Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle January 2017 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE BY VINCE TALIANO 2017 OFFICERS: On behalf of the Region and its officers, I want to thank Mark REGIONAL DIRECTOR Brodsky for offering to pay for the Holiday Party a second year in NEWSLETTER EDITOR a row. We are truly appreciative of his continued generosity and WEBSITE MANAGER VINCE TALIANO support of the Region. The updated holiday flyer indicating the ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR party will be FREE for members is included in this issue. Harry CAR SHOW COORDINATOR SUMMER PICNIC HOST Scott will be returning payment to anyone who has already DAN RUBY submitted their RSVP and payment. NATIONAL DIRECTOR NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST This newsletter issue contains information on where to access the JACK MCCLOW 2017 Grand National Event Registration and Vehicle Entry forms SECRETARY ASSOCIATE NEWSLETTER EDITOR online. We recommend that members complete the registration SANDY KEMPER forms on the computer and then print and U.S. mail along with TREASURER HARRY SCOTT payment to either Lauren Schweitzer in Rothschild, Wisconsin ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR (event registration) or Mike & Nancy Book in Columbus, Ohio NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST (vehicle registration). Using this method avoids errors caused R. SCOT MINESINGER MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORS when they have to decipher handwriting. CENTRAL VA REGION LIAISONS NEWSLETTER COLUMNISTS Please note the Grand National show field can accommodate 435 CHUCK & DEBBIE PIEL cars, therefore the vehicle registrations will be date stamped. OTHER KEY POSITIONS: When we reach 435 cars, any additional cars will be placed on a AUTOMOBILIA AUCTIONEER waiting list. Thus, we recommend members planning to bring GEORGE BOXLEY NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST their cars for judging and/or display, register their vehicles as RITA BIAL-BOXLEY soon as possible. Not only is the host hotel sold out, but the NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST backup hotel has over 90 rooms sold to date. The attendance at CHRIS CUMMINGS this event is likely to rival any that the club has even seen at PHOTOGRAPHER RANDY EDISON previous Grand Nationals. AUTOMOBILIA AUCTIONEER DERRICK FISHER Regarding Grand National judging, the Valley Forge and Potomac NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST Regions are co-sponsoring a Judges’ Workshop on Saturday, April VALLEY FORGE REGION LIAISON LYNN GARDNER 29th at the host hotel (Hilton McLean Tysons Corner). The NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST registration flyer is included in this issue. If you are interested in JIM GOVONI judging at the Grand National, it is important that you attend this CAR SHOW SPONSOR AND HOST DANIEL JOBE & CAPITOL CADILLAC one-day session. A minimum of 25 participants is needed to hold NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST this event (maximum of 50). If 25 don’t sign up, the Judges’ TOM MCQUEEN Workshop will be cancelled. HONORARY MEMBER NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST VERN PARKER Thanks to Bill Anderson and Angelo Van Bogart for writing and CAR SHOW MASTER OF CEREMONIES publishing, respectively, a story on our Celebrating the 75th NATIONAL CLC ADVISOR Anniversary of the 1941 Cadillac car show in Old Cars NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST RICHARD SILLS Weekly. With Angelo’s permission, we have a copy of the story included in this issue. Vince Taliano Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle January 2017 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR December 6, 2016 Vince, I visited Cadillac House on Hudson Street a few months ago. Nicest restrooms in the city! Nice place at the Cadillac NYC HQ. Here is a picture of the top of the line CTS-V stickered over $100k. Earlier this year they had a red ‘59 Eldorado Convertible out on their front patio for a special charity event. Quite a site in NYC, a red ‘59 Caddie Convertible! Ed Haase Arlington, Virginia November 30, 2016 Hi Vince, I saw the picture of a 1953 Corvette in the newsletter (page 8, December 2016 issue). When my dad had his Chevrolet Dealership in Silver Spring, Maryland, we had a 1953, number 6. Attached is the brochure of the first Corvette. That is me standing next to the car circa 1952. My dad worked for Chevrolet Motor Company before buying the dealership in 1944. Bill Holler was the General Sales Manager of the Division and told my dad to develop the “OK Used Cars” program. The “OK Used Cars” sign in the newsletter (page 7, December 2016 issue) was one of his projects. Old stuff coming to mind! Bob Williams Greenville, South Carolina Visit us on the web! 2 www.clcpotomacregion.org Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle January 2017 2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION CONTACT INFORMATION Jan 20-22 Auto Mania Allentown http://www.carlisleevents.com/carlisleweb/carlisle- Fri-Sun Fairgrounds events/automania/default.aspx Allentown PA Jan 22 12:00 pm – Potomac Region Springfield Country R. Scot Minesinger at [email protected] Sun 4:00 pm Holiday Party Club or 703-283-2021 Springfield VA Jan 27- Potomac Region booth at the Convention Center Franklin Gage at [email protected] Feb 5 Washington Auto Show Washington DC Fri-Sun Feb 9-11 AACA Annual Meeting Philadelphia PA www.aaca.org Thu-Sat Feb 10-12 44th Annual Classic Car Show Atlantic City NJ G. Potter King, Inc. at Fri-Sun & Auction Convention Center 800-227-3868 or www.acclassiccars.com Feb 19 2:00 pm – Potomac Region Olive Grove Vince Taliano at 301-258-8321 Sun 4:00 pm Monthly Meeting Restaurant or [email protected] Linthicum MD Mar 11 8:00 am – 44th Annual AACA Howard County Tom Young at 443-744-6338, Sat 3:00 pm Chesapeake Region Fairgrounds [email protected] or Antique Auto Parts West Friendship MD www.chesapeakeaaac.org Flea Market Mar 20 7:30 pm – Potomac Region Silver Diner Vince Taliano at 301-258-8321 Mon 9:00 pm Monthly Meeting Merrifield VA or [email protected] Mar 24-25 47th Annual AACA Sugarloaf Carroll County Robert Clubb at 301-831-0300 Fri-Sat Mountain Region Annual Agriculture Center or [email protected] Antique Auto Parts Meet Westminster MD Apr 19-23 Gates open Spring Carlisle Carlisle PA 717-243-7855 or www.carsatcarlisle.com Wed-Sun daily at 7:00 am Apr 29 9:00 am – CLC Judges’ Workshop Hosted Hilton McLean William C. “Bill” Anderson, P.E., National Chief Sat 5:00 pm by the Valley Forge and Tysons Corner VA Judge at 443-994-5455 or [email protected] Potomac Regions Aug 1-5 CLC Grand National Meet Hilton McLean http://www.vfrclc.org/2017gn.html Tue-Sat Hosted by the Valley Forge and Tysons Corner VA Potomac Regions To view more events and to download flyers, visit http://www.clcpotomacregion.org/eventslisting.htm. Visit us on the web! 3 www.clcpotomacregion.org Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle January 2017 Silent auction includes two (2) $100 Announcing the Potomac on-line store credits to Car Parts, Auto Region’s Annual Holiday Parts Warehouse or JC Whitney Party including a 2017 GN planning update and a silent auction Sunday January 22, 2017 DIRECTIONS FROM 12:00 – 4:00 PM I-495 BELTWAY: Springfield Golf and Country Club Take I-495 to Braddock Road West 8301 Old Keene Mill Road (Exit #54A) Springfield, Virginia 22152 Turn left on Rolling Road (VA 638S) 703-451-8600 Turn left on Old Keene Mill Road (VA 644W) Price: FREE Club is on your right immediately past Spouses/Significant Others and the Shell station Children are welcome! For information, contact Plenty of parking for your R. Scot Minesinger Cadillac or LaSalle at 703-283-2021 or [email protected] Enjoy the Springfield Buffet Email or U.S. Mail RSVP (Accepts Only by January 16, 2017) . Spinach Salad with Almonds and Dried Cranberries Number Attending: . Chicken Florentine with Brandy Cream Sauce Name(s): . Beef Tenderloin Tips with Mushroom Cream Sauce Name(s): . Wild Rice Blend . Oven Roasted Herb Potatoes Name(s): . Seasonal Vegetables . Warm Rolls and Butter Harry Scott, Treasurer, at . Assorted Pies [email protected] or . Coffee and Tea . Cash Bar: Wine, Beer, Cocktails 14421 Aden Road Nokesville VA 20181-3122 Dress Code: Holiday Casual Visit us on the web! 4 www.clcpotomacregion.org APRIL 2017 JUDGES’ WORKSHOP 4/29/2017 Learn How to Use the New 2017 Judging Procedures The Board o Directors has approved a comprehensive upgrading o CLC DETAILS Judging. One element o that program is Judges’ Training Workshops. When: Saturday, April 29, 2017; These in-depth Workshops are conducted or geographic groupings 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. o individual CLC Regions. This Workshop is being conducted or the Northeastern and Southeastern Regions to prepare judges or the 2017 Where: Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, Continental Ballroom Grand National hosted by the Valley Forge and Potomac Regions.Any 7920 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22102-3308 CLC member is welcome to register. Cost: $45 to cover cost o lunch, rereshments and judging materials WHAT IS A JUDGES’ TRAINING WORKSHOP? Participants: Minimum 25; Maximum 50. I 25 don’t sign up, the It is six-plus hours o training, including classroom instruction and the workshop will be cancelled. In the event o can- actual judging o cars. Classroom Instruction will cover: cellation o the workshop, the ee will be reunded. Maximum limited by date o registration orm receipt; n Judging Foundation—Rationale, Philosophy o Judging, ees will be reunded to those persons exceeding 50. Judging Standard Deadline: All registrations must be received by April 5, 2017 n Entrant and Judge responsibilities n New judging procedures to be used in 2017 Registration: Use orm attached Hotels: Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, Host Hotel, 7920 Jones Practice Judging includes demonstration o the “as-new” judging stan- Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22102, (703) 847-5000. Special dard. It also involves actually judging a potential show car ollowed by room rates or Friday 4/28 and Saturday 4/29 at $89/ critique o the judging perormed by workshop participants.