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Newsletter Update CADILLAC & LASALLE REGIONAL UPDATE The VOICE of the Iowa CrossRoads Region September 2007 The Iowa CrossRoads Region September 2007 Welcome to the Iowa CrossRoads Cadillac & LaSalle Region Newsletter! Please remember . .The success of our newsletter is dependent upon the contributio ns made by our members Nancy Kirstein and Noel Friday are happy to coordinate the production of a monthly newsletter for the Iowa CrossRoads Region. Nancy’s email address is: [email protected]. Her cell phone is 515-229-1427. Noel’s phone is 641-342-3137. * * * * * * Iowa CrossRoads Region – Cadillac & LaSalle Club Officers and Newsletter Contacts JIM PITTMAN – Director DAVID L. TWOMBLEY – Treasurer National Board of Directors 2305 Linda Circle 40 Omega Place Urbandale, IA 50322-5206 8525 Douglas Ave. (515) 253-2618 Urbandale, IA 50322 [email protected] (515) 278-5018 Cell: (515) 249-5018 NANCY KIRSTEIN & NOEL FRIDAY [email protected] Newsletter P.O. Box 280 JEFFREY KRAUSMAN – Secretary Osceola, IA 50213 Dickinson Mackaman Tyler & Hagen PC (641) 342-3137 699 Walnut Street, Suite 1600 [email protected] Des Moines, Iowa 50309 * * * * * * Website Addresses: National Cadillac & LaSalle Club www.cadillaclasalleclub.org Iowa CrossRoads Club: www.iowacrossroadsregion.org Betts Cadillac: www.bettsautos.com * * * * * * Renewal of your National Cadillac & LaSalle Club Dues Your copy of “The Self-Starter” magazine indicates the expiration date of your national Cadillac & LaSalle Club dues. On the outside wrapper, just above your name and address is the date of your dues expiration. Birthdays and Anniversaries Maurine Edmond July 26 – A Belated Wish Jim & Elise Galinsky August 30, 1964 - A Belated Wish Karen Repp September 19 Lyle and Lorie Dahl September 11, 1971 If your birthday or anniversary have not been included, please forward them to Nancy Kirstein. Member News Jim Johnson will be having foot surgery on August 31. His home address is: 10227 Blakesburg Road, Ottumwa, IA 52501. Jim, we wish you a speedy recovery! The Iowa CrossRoads Region September 2007 Colored Pencil drawing on Canson Mi-Tientes Paper 18”x24” By Dan Reed Illustration Jim Pittman’s 1956 Derham Sixty Special First, a little story about the above drawing. My family, mainly our son John, spotted an advertisement by Dan Reed Illustrations in one of my car magazine; he proceeded to contact Mr. Reed by phone and email, and commissioned him to draw a picture of my 1956 Derham. John gathered pictures of my car, from my collection, (I have more than one of it you know) and sent them to Dan and they then visited about the content of the rest of the drawing and John thought it would be nice to have it setting in front of the Salisbury House. Dan proceeded to look at Salisbury’s web site, since he had never been there, to get ideas. This past Christ mas morning I was very surprised and, very overwhelmed when I unwrapped this gorgeous drawing by Dan. At the 2007 Grand National in Savannah, Georgia, I had the pleasure of meeting Dan, and expressing to him how much I enjoy the picture. I look at it every day in my of fice, directly in front of my desk. The original owner of the car was Mrs. Helen De Young Cameron, wife of George T. Cameron, the publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle from 1925-1955. Mr. Cameron died in 1955, but this did not stop his widow from continuing to live large. The car was ordered and delivered new to San Francisco, CA. then shipped to the Custom-body firm Derham located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, PA. Ownership and dates of the car after Mrs. Cameron’s ownership is somewhat murky, including a few noted Cadillac collectors along the way. Standard Derham design elements were the closed rear quarters and the padded top. A smaller limousine could be had by using the 60 Special as a platform, rather than the longer wheelbase Series 75. Incorporating a division glass between front and rear compartments, plus the addition of the Derham script on the side of the hood completed the package. The only files that exist today on Derham Body Company are located at the Gilmore CCCA Museum in Hickory Corners, MI. I have a letter from the museum stating they have searched the Derham Body Company files for 1956 Cadillac 60 Series cars for custom bodies they may have manufactured, and find only one record. This is the car identified as being sold to a Mrs. Cameron of San Francisco. Now you know why my license plate is “1 of 1”. The Iowa CrossRoads Region September 2007 Calendar Of Events For 2007 September 29 12:00 Noon – Lineup for Pancake Day parade in Centerville (See article below) October 21 3:30-5:00 p.m., Business Meeting, Urbandale Library; Dinner after meeting November 3 Joint Christ mas Party with Buick Club, Amanas (Bring a $5 grab bag gift) December 15 6:00 p.m. – CLC Christ mas Party, Christopher’s Restaurant, 2816 Beaver, Des Moines Please watch the newsletter for details and newly scheduled events. Always remember, “The More the Merrier” so don’t miss out on the fun. MARK YOUR CALENDARS Pancake Day Parade - September 29, 2007 – 12:00 Noon Centerville, Iowa DeWayne Repp has made arrangements for the Iowa CrossRoads Region to participate in the annual Pancake Day Parade in Centerville on September 29. The lineup begins at 12:00 Noon on Washington Street, east of Main Street in Centerville. The parade starts promptly at 1:00 p.m. DIRECTIONS: On Highway 5 from Albia, go to first stoplight in Centerville, turn south on 5. Go 3 blocks to Washington. Please contact DeWayne at 641-932-5506 for additional information. Also, please let DeWayne know if you are planning to be in the parade. Business Meeting of Iowa CrossRoads Region October 21 – 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Urbandale Library Our next business meeting and planning session will be on October 21 at the Urbandale Library, 3520 – 86th Street from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Following the meeting, we’ll plan to have dinner together at, as of now, an undetermined location. Please plan to attend as we make plans for our future activities. Report of Joint Meeting with Buick Club - August 18 – Marshalltown, Iowa The day was beautiful with a most welcome change in the weather from HOT to cool. We met at the Tree House just east of Marshalltown in hopes of having a tour. However, the owners were unwilling to grant the tour because of wet steps and their concern of someone being injured. We then drove to Pat Brooks’ garage where he is restoring the only existing Spaulding for the Transportation Museum in Grinnell. We had lunch together at the Tremont followed by a joint business meeting of the two groups. Those attending agreed that additional joint meetings would be beneficial to both our groups. We then went our separate ways. Many of us shopped in the antique stores and at Lily Mae’s Candy Shop. Those attending from CrossRoads Region were Lyle and Lori Dahl, Steve and Joel Fox, Noel Friday and Nancy Kirstein, Jim and Karen Pittman, DeWayne Repp and Bill and Nora Schlenker The Iowa CrossRoads Region September 2007 DIRECTORS COLUMN - September 2007 Jim Pittman Karen and I just recently returned from the Grand National and we had a great time as usual. We are sorry a change in plans prevented our fellow club members from going. We left early so we could meet other members from various regions in Atlanta. There were between 40 and 50 of us that toured Atlanta and the surrounding area for two days before caravanning on to Savannah. Mike Posey of the Peac h State Region showed us what “Southern Hospitably” was all about. He and his mother graciously hosted a cocktail party Sunday evening at their home. On Monday Mike had a bus tour planned for us which included a tour of the home of the author of “Gone With The Wind”, Margaret Mitchell, the Coca Cola Museum, and a cemetery where many veterans of the Civil War were laid to rest, (one memorial was for 30,000 unknown Confederate soldiers) and the richest street in Atlanta (multi million dollar houses). On Tuesday we toured the car collection owned by the founder of “Chick–fil-A”, Mr. Truett Cathy. He had a collection of over 200 cars; following that we toured the Dickey Peach Orchard. We all enjoyed Peach ice cream and the history of the orchard. Then it was on to Savannah. Savannah is a beautiful city and full of history. The region had planned great tours and Karen was able to go on all of them. I was only able to go on the historic one Thursday as I had board meetings (the club and museum) on Wednesday and Friday. There were nearly 800 in attendance but only 100+ cars for judging. I think people hesitated to drive their old cars in the hot humid weather. Yes, it was very humid but we expected that. We were lucky that the temperatures stayed in the 80’s most days. This was the seventh Grand National we have attended and we have thoroughly enjoyed all of them. We continue to hear how much everyone enjoyed Iowa and the 2005GN. Next year is the 50 th Anniversary of the club and it will be in Cherry Hills, New Jersey, hosted by the Valley Forge Region. I think you should start to think about making hotel reservations now. They really have some great tours planned and I’m sure it will be quite an event.
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