Cadillac & LaSalle Club Northwest Ohio Region News October 2014 Volume 7, Number 10 NORTHWEST OHIO REGION In this issue… Officers, Board Members ..................................... 2 1929 341-B Town Sedan is breathtaking!............. 2 President’s message ............................................... 3 Cadillac model names from past .......................... 4 ABC Bodies stir the pot of confusion ................... 5 irteenth Taylor Cadillac Show success ........ 6–11 Activities Report and Trivia—by George!........... 12 CLC/NWO monthly meeting Treasurer’s report................................................ 12 Wednesday, October 8, 6:00 e Editor’s Inbox.............................................. 13 Byblos Restaurant Membership application/renewal form ............... 14 1050 South Reynolds Road Announcements etc.............................................15 e Classified and the Un-classified NFS!.......... 16 Toledo, Ohio 43615 CLC/NWO Region 1929 341-B Town Sedan is breathtaking! 2014 Officers and Board Members by Elden Smith President/Director ARRY AND BARBARA FLORKE, CLC/NWO Bill Shepherd members from Defiance, brought two 2623 Drummond Road Toledo OH 43606 Cadillacs to the Taylor Classic Cadillac Car 419-534-3055 L Show on September 13. Both took best-of-the- [email protected] decade honors—this one in the 1902–1929 class V.P./Activities Director George Louthan and another in the 1950–1959 class (a 1956 1321 East Beverly Hills Drive Eldorado Seville). is 1929 341-B Town Sedan Toledo OH 43614 419-754-4454 really caught my attention. [email protected] As a child during the 1940s, I remember many older Secretary cars on the streets. Few were equipped like this one. Philip Vrzal is Town Sedan represents one owned by few people 3401 Swan Ridge Lane Maumee OH 43537 due to its $3,495 factory price—a hefty toll in 1929. I 419-867-2110 cannot determine how many of these vehicles Cadillac [email protected] built. Even CarPictures.com is silent on the production Treasurer numbers, saying that it is “a rare and beautiful Andrew Shepherd body style not often found.” is is a 5980 Bucher Road five-passenger car, Body by Fisher, and Whitehouse OH 43571 419-349-5692 weighs 5,028 pounds. at is about [email protected] 70¢ per pound—about twice the price Membership Chair of round steak in Chicago that year. Steve Kasprzak 2510 Randall is Cadillac has dual side-mount Oregon OH 43616 spares with Cadillac script mirrors, 419-693-8098 velour upholstery, and bud vases on the News Editor interior b-pillars. On the upholstered Elden Smith inside doors, just below the window 4541 Gilhouse Road frames, there is a beautiful brocade border. Toledo OH 43623 419-754-3923 Someday, I hope the Florkes will submit detailed [email protected] pictures of this beautiful car. Below is a photo of the Members at Large rear, taken at the Taylor Show. Robert W. Stahl 8991 East Mulberry Road Blissfield MI 49228 517-486-4818 [email protected] Tom Tapp 2550 Eastmoreland Oregon OH 43616 419-346-3573 [email protected] Visit the CLC/NWOhio Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CLCNWO CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 2 OCTOBER 2014 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 3 OCTOBER 2014 President’s Message by William Shepherd EARS AGO, MY EMPLOYER WOULD most people. e restaurant often have meals included at the various choices aren’t offered as either meetings that were routine from semester permanent or as the only Y possibilities. Next year may to semester. Some of the meals were elaborate— bring two entirely different others quite simplistic. After a while, I would restaurants. If you would like know just what was coming at the various to suggest others, please first meetings. A colleague called it “management by investigate that your choice food.” I don’t know if the then-President was has a private meeting room at trying to get his own way, or simply keeping no-charge with no difficult- to-attain minimum number the natives from becoming restless as the result required. of a growling stomach. e fact is you get better attendance if food is involved, as our e Taylor show was again a success. We need to CLC/NWO winter meetings at Uncle John’s thank the Taylor family for their generosity in Pancake House prove. I stated last January that I providing both the venue and the food for this would like to make the October and November annual event. e attendance was down a bit. meetings dinner meetings at a venue to be e early rain and blustery temperatures may determined. at determination has been made. have scared away some potential participants. If you weren’t there, we missed both you and your I looked at about a dozen restaurants. I avoided downtown Toledo as a security risk in the evening for Cadillac. By the time the show was wrapping both patron and Cadillac. I eliminated a couple of up, the sun was shining and the temperature other restaurants as being too far away for the majority was comfortable. Maybe Mother Nature will be of members. Some restaurants lacked a meeting room, kinder to us next year. which knocked them off the list. Others wanted to charge extra for the use of their meeting room. No I hope to see you at the restaurant. I know I’ll thanks! Others wanted a guaranteed headcount, or there see you on the Cadillac road. would be a charge. We can’t make such a guarantee, especially when the magic number is 25 or 30. Two contenders emerged—Byblos (1050 South Reynolds Road) and Rosie’s Italian Grille (606 North McCord Road). Both have a meeting room at no charge and no required minimum headcount. I have scheduled the next meeting for 6:00, Wednesday, October 8, at Byblos. e reservation has been made (separate checks), and tentatively scheduled the November meeting for 6:00, Wednesday, November 12 at Rosie’s Italian Grille. NORTHWEST OHIO REGION e 6:00 meeting time allows enough time for eating CLC/NWO monthly meeting and for meeting, and for more socializing afterwards. Wednesday, October 8, 6:00 e approach of reconvening post 9:00 at a watering Byblos Restaurant hole after an evening meeting doesn’t work well for many people who have to get up early the next morning 1050 South Reynolds Road to go to work. I think the 6:00 time will be doable for Toledo, Ohio 43615 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 2 OCTOBER 2014 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 3 OCTOBER 2014 Cadillac model names from past no longer a mystery by Elden Smith ADILLAC MODEL NAMES HAVE taillights, and somewhat richer CONFUSED ME FOR YEARS. About interior trim. Tail fins made their the time I think that I know the appearance in 1948. C Cadillac’s OHV V-8 was the big distinguishing marks of a particular model, somebody up and changes the specifications and innovation for 1949. is engine produced 160 hp. Its cubic size sometimes the moniker—even with the new ones. was 331 cid, e major difference Series 61 lived through four generations from 1939–1951. between Series 61 and Series 62 models of similar body Series 62 lasted seven generations from 1940–1964. styles occurred through trim variations. Series 62 again ese two series were Cadillac’s “bread and butter” cars had grooved, front fender stone shields and bright rocker for many years. My guess is that more people identify panel moldings. Chevrons below the taillights vanished. Cadillac with these cars than with the Fleetwoods. Here is (Believe it or not, a heater was optional!) a brief description of a few Series 61 and Series 62 marks. Major styling changes happened for the 1950 models. During the decade of the forties, Cadillac and other e cars were lower and sleeker with longer hoods and carmakers had to overcome the influence of war and the one-piece windshields. Hydramatic was now standard. remnants of the Great Depression. Cadillac replaced Series 61 had a shortened wheelbase—122 inches. the LaSalle with the Series 61 in 1941. Less expensive Full-length chrome rocker panels adorned the 1951 than other Cadillac models, it still offered a comfort models. e Coupe de Ville wore noticeably improved and dependability. Series 61 (the name) was available in trim—including Coupe de Ville script on the rear roof 1939 as a club coupe or a sedan. pillar. Cadillac again decided to cater to upper working Cadillac produced Series 62 from 1940 through 1964. class customers. Cadillac discontinued Series 61 in the Originally replacing entry level Series 65, Series 62 middle of the year through lack of sales. e booming became Series 6200 in 1959. Five years later, in 1964, fifties seemed to be all about prestige. Most Cadillac the name changed to Calais and continued under that owners preferred the more expensive models that offered badge until 1976. longer and sleeker body styles. In 1948, the Series 62 rode on the same 126-inch chassis e most popular Cadillac for 1951 was the Series 62 as the Series 61, making the vehicles virtually identical. four-door sedan. Series 62 offered a pillared coupe, a e chief difference, apart from extra chrome, was the convertible, and the Coupe de Ville. A new piece of availability of a convertible model. Distinguishing features standard equipment came in the form of power windows. included bright metal front fender gravel guards, rocker Perhaps this will help identify our cars’ steel cousins. panel brightwork, chevron style chrome slashes below the Coat of Arms of the Coat of Arms of the LaSalle Family City of LaSalle MI The Cadillac Database© The Cadillac Database© This 1940 LaSalle Series 52 Sedan belongs to John and Linda Bertolone. The photo was taken at the Greenfield Village Motor Muster in June 2014.