The Davidson-Cadillac armored car of 1915 was developed on a Cadillac chassis by Royal Page Davidson and the cadets of the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Highland Park, Illinois. This military vehicle is the first true fully armored vehicle made in the United States because it was built specifically just for that purpose and was not a conversion of an automobile or truck.
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—Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)
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