"Elvis bought over 100 Cadillacs over the course of his life."
- Danny "The Count" Koker

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GM is expected to file for bankruptcy by the weekend. From 1954 through until the late 1970s, GM enjoyed a 54% market share, which has slid to a low of about 16%.

An earlier reference to Cadillac here.

thousands

Morty Seinfeld

My son bought me the car. It's a present.

Jack Klompas

(disbelief) You bought it?

Jerry Seinfeld

That's right. I bought it.

Morty Seinfeld

You ever see one so nice?

Jack Klompas

Some car.

Morty Seinfeld

You wanna take a ride?

Jack Klompas

No, thank you.

Morty Seinfeld

C'mon, take a ride.

Jack Klompas

I don't wanna take a ride.

Morty Seinfeld

Why not?

Jack Klompas

I don't feel like taking a ride. Do I have to take a ride?!

Jerry Seinfeld

He doesn't wanna take a ride.

Morty Seinfeld

Uh huh.

Jack Klompas

What d'you think? I've never ridden in a Cadillac before? Believe me, I've ridden in a Cadillac hundreds of times. Thousands!

Morty Seinfeld

Thousands?!

An earlier reference to Cadillac here.

"pride of GM"

1992 Cadillac Sedan de Ville owner's forum here. Megan McArdle thinks GM is toast. 

I bought this car today when analysts just announced that there's little hope that GM will survive: "they need hundreds of billions; not tens of billions." The implication for suppliers plus Ford and Chrysler aren't good, but who the hell knows.