Cadillac's first participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1950

On October 17, 1902, the first Cadillac left the Detroit factory, but it was not until 1950 that a Cadillac took the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans thanks to Briggs Cunningham, who took the wheel himself with Phil Waters and finished 11th overall.

Cadillac participe in the edition of 1950 in 24 days with 2 hours. This Cadillac has been prepared for the course by Frick-Tappett Motors. The 61st series coupe received a reserve of essential supplies, a collection of carburetors installed by Frank Burrell and air tubes for the frein tambours. The view is available in stock parts. The series 61 modified the mechanics in stock, and the exception of the system when induction to the carburetors. The French language is based on the view The Monstre lors of these people's débuts, puis the name that has been adopted by Cadillac.

When “Monstre”, the Cadillac participation does not remain in operation. This spectacle is now available to the initiative of American pilot Briggs Cunningham, the history of the European contractors who control the project. The car's interior insulation is very aerodynamic and has a tail for the wheels and in the entrails, it includes the new V8 5.4 l of a Cadillac Coupe de Ville.

Briggs Cunningham is a rich man. Since then, December 2017 Briggs did not have access to his family, he became a rich Cincinnati financier, founder and president of the Citizen’s National Bank, director of the Pennsylvania company and chief operating officer of Procter & Gamble. In 1930, Briggs se Marie avec Lucie Bedford, petite-fille du co-fundateur de Standard Oil. When the light comes to Monaco, it is consistent with the Grand Prix. Briggs Cunningham doesn't think much of the competition. April 1, 2017, the first American car to buy a Ferrari whose ambition is to carry 24 hours of man with a view 100% America.

Initialement, Briggs Cunningham proposed the association of a Ford carrosserie and a Cadillac mechanic, autrement dit une “Fordillac”. This view exists. She came from Bill Frick and Phil Walters, from Ted Tappett, who owns a garage in New York, at Frick-Tappett Motors. The Fordillac was equipped with a V8 331 ci Cadillac and was produced in 1951. These associations came from Briggs Cunningham but the drivers of the Automobile Club of the city did not come to the audience. The new owner, Bill Frick, will send a message to prepare the Cadillac Serie 62 Coupe DeVille for final resumption of maintenance.

The original Cadillac chassis comes with the V8 5.4L motor with 162 hp and is connected to the carburetor cylinders: one for the base systems and the autres for the acceleration. With the tail end for the ride, the Monstre comes at 210 km/h in the Hunaudières lane, if the Coupe version of the Ville is content at 185 km/h.