Two new cars from Cadillac at year 1906

1906 Cadillac Model M 

By 1905 the company was producing one car every 10 minutes. Work days were 10 hours long. A year later Cadillac set a new record, selling more cars than they had ever produced. Their one-cylinder cars were known for their reliability, durability, and quality. A successful advertising campaign also helped fuel sales.

1906 Cadillac Model M one-cylinder engine:

a 1906 Cadillac Model M Tulip Touring car powered by a 5-horsepower, one-cylinder engine. It is a completely original car that has never been taken apart. It is equipped with one tailight, two sidelights, two headlights and a horn. It has the original interior, top and floor mat. It rests on a 76-inch wheelbase and has an 18-inch wide, body-double door entrance with a divider front seat. The car sold new for $950 without the lamps.

Perhaps an outstanding example of elegant beauty and comfort of its period. By 1906 most manufacturers had progressed to two or four cylinder engines; however, this model Cadillac was very popular and an excellent performer.

It featured a fully closed body at a time when most other cars were open buggies. The first coupe, developed in late 1905, was Cadillac founder Henry Leland's personal car named after Seminole Indian Chief Osecola. The first coupe was known as 'Osecola.'

1906 Cadillac Model K:

The Model K was powered by a 98.2 cubic-inch horizontal single-cylinder engine delivering 10 horsepower. They had a two-speed planetary transmission and dual differential-mounted brakes. The prior year, in 1905, Cadillac introduced a four-cylinder model, yet the single-cylinder cars remained sufficiently popular and would remain in production through 1908.

By 1905, under-seat engines were becoming passé, so Cadillac disguised the fact by mounting a dummy hood over the front axle with a vertical radiator at the front.

For 1906, Cadillac had new single-cylinder models - the Model K and M - the differences between these two were only their wheelbase sizes. The M was two inches longer. The Model K came in a single body style, the Light Runabout often called 'Tulip' because of the shape of the seat.