Henry M. Leland (1843-1932) was one of the great figures in the development of the automobile during the first two decades of this century. Beginning as a toolmaker, he rose to executive positions in several corporations, and in 1908 he won the Dewar trophy for automotive excellence. He had reassembled three knocked-down Cadillac automobiles that had interchangeable parts, and all ran successfully for five hundred miles' or more. After he sold Cadillac to General Motors in 1909, Leland and his son continued to operate the Cadillac division, where they introduced many technical improvements. In 1917 he left GM to manufacture Liberty airplane engines, and in 1920 he began to produce the Lincoln. At first the Lincoln was well received, largely on the basis of Leland's reputation for high-quality work. But although the car was superbly engineered, it was poorly styled, and its production was slowed by Leland's insistence...