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Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle September 2008 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE BY VINCE TALIANO I am thrilled to announce that three 2008 OFFICERS: REGIONAL DIRECTOR Potomac Region members won major NEWSLETTER EDITOR awards at the 2008 CLC Grand National. WEBSITE MANAGER VINCE TALIANO Steven Sisson, who co-founded the ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR Potomac Region in 1969 with Ron DAN RUBY VanGelderen, won the CLC’s most NATIONAL DIRECTOR BILL SESSLER prestigious award, the Henry M. Leland SECRETARY Award. Chris Cummings, author of ASSOCIATE NEWSLETTER EDITOR “The Cadillac That Followed Me VALLEY FORGE REGION LIAISON SANDY KEMPER Home”, won the Maurice Hendry CAR SHOW COORDINATORS Award. Yours truly won the LaSalle CENTRAL PA REGION LIAISONS DIANE & HENRY RUBY Discovery Award for efforts related to Vince Taliano TREASURER last year’s Legacy of LaSalle event. 2008 CLC LaSalle HARRY SCOTT Read all about Steven’s and Chris’ Discovery Award MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST accomplishments in this issue. In Winner RICHARD SISSON addition to individual awards, over 15 Photo by Jack McClow ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR Potomac Region members won awards CENTRAL VA REGION LIAISON NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST for their cars. A full list of those winners appears on pages 19- STEVEN SISSON 20. Congratulations to all the winners. OTHER KEY POSITIONS: AUTOMOBILIA AUCTIONEER Congratulations to Jack Hotz, Grand National Chairman, and the HAMPTON ROADS REGION LIAISON GEORGE BOXLEY Valley Forge Region for hosting an incredible Grand National. It NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST was great to see so many Potomac Region members in Cherry RITA BIAL-BOXLEY Hill. We hope our 2009 National Driving Tour will equal the SHOW WEEKEND COORDINATOR SHELLEY CHADICK success of this milestone event. NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST CHRIS CUMMINGS On Saturday September 13th, the Hampton Roads Region is CAR SHOW DISPLAYING/PARKING DERRICK FISHER hosting their 12th Annual Suttle Motors Show. George & Rita CAR SHOW DISPLAYING/PARKING Boxley have generously offered overnight accommodations at NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST their Northern Neck home for two-three couples who plan to JIM GOVONI attend and do not want to return Saturday evening. Anyone CAR SHOW SPONSOR AND HOST DANIEL JOBE & CAPITOL CADILLAC interested should contact George & Rita at 301-261-5634 or NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST [email protected]. Regarding the Hampton Roads TOM MCQUEEN Region, Art Matthews, founding Director and Potomac Region HONORARY MEMBER NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST member, recently passed away. Our sympathies go to his wife VERN PARKER Bettie and to the Matthews family. See page 22 for a tribute to HONORARY MEMBER NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST Art. BOB RUCKMAN CAR SHOW MASTER OF CEREMONIES Also, we offer our sincerest condolences to Harry & Julia Scott on NATIONAL CLC ADVISOR NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST the recent passing of Harry’s mother. RICHARD SILLS Vince Taliano Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle September 2008 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vince, THANK YOU for your fine article on Vern Parker. He has become a friend to many old car enthusiasts in the Washington, DC area and well deserving of your fine accolades. Vern helped bring historic automobiles mainstream in the thoughts and minds of John Q. Public. Best of all, he invites all those featured cars and owners to his yearly meet at the Spring Hill Recreation Center, near Tyson’s Corner, and personally greets every owner as they arrive. Chad Coombs Lincoln-Mercury Friends Vince, Many thanks again for the promotion you gave the Professional Car Society (PCS) in the June issue of your newsletter. As you might well imagine, Cadillacs figured prominently in the 65-or-so funeral vehicles, ambulances and limousines in attendance. Saturday's car show even attracted a news crew from the CBS affiliate in Philadelphia (check out Anne-Marie Green's report at http://cbs3.com/video/[email protected] as she did a superb job summarizing what the PCS stands for and how our preservation focus stands apart from other hearse clubs that play up the macabre). We also had a couple from Australia - the Lemons - who were moving on to the CLC Grand National after our meet. Best Wishes, Gregg D. Merksamer Publicity Chair Professional Car Society Visit us on the web! 2 www.clcpotomacregion.org Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle September 2008 2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION CONTACT INFORMATION Sep 5 4:30 pm – “An Evening in Howard County Lisa Macek at 410-309-1200 or Fri 10:00 pm Black and White” General Hospital [email protected] Columbia MD Sep 7 8:00 am – AACA Sugarloaf Mt Airy Bill Brown at 301-662-6778 Sun 3:00 pm Mountain Region's Fireman's Park 39th Annual Car Show Mt Airy MD Sep 8 7:30 pm – Potomac Region Capitol Cadillac Vince Taliano at 301-258-8321 or Mon 9:30 pm Monthly Meeting Greenbelt MD [email protected] Sep 13 9:00 am – 12th Annual CLC Hampton Suttle Motors Tom Bottoni at 757- 538-1518 Sat 3:00 pm Roads Region Car Show Newport News VA or [email protected] Sep 19-20 GM Heritage Tour Weekend Greater Detroit MI area Stuart Popp at [email protected] or Fri-Sat 734-453-8920 or Sep 20 8:00 am – 33rd Annual Edgar Rohr Manassas Museum Bill Sessler at 703-361-5491 or Sat 3:00 pm Memorial Antique Car Meet Manassas VA [email protected] Sep 21 10:00 am – 16th Annual MVA Earl Chesley at 240-446-6657 Sun 4:00 pm Car and Truck Show Frederick MD Sep 27 8:00 am – Annual Corvettes and Forrest Career and Bill Gilligan at 301-994-3926 Sat 4:00 pm Classics Car Show Technology Center Leonardtown MD Sep 27 10:00 am – 2nd Annual Driving Out Edgewater MD to Heidi Thomas at 410-467-360, Sat 4:00 pm Cancer Motor Rally & Car Solomons Island MD [email protected] or Show www.drivingoutcancer.org Oct 1-5 Gates open Fall Carlisle Carlisle PA 717-243-7855 or Wed-Sun daily www.carsatcarlisle.com at 7:00 am Oct 4 10:00 am – Inaugural Dogfest 2008 Shawan Downs Andrew S. Levine at 410-561-7666, Sat 4:00 pm Car Show Cockeysville MD [email protected] or http://www.dogfest2008.org/car_show.html Oct 8-11 Opens at AACA National Giant Center http://local.aaca.org/hershey Wed-Sat 7am Eastern Fall Meet Hershey PA Oct 11 10:00 am – Fun Fall Day and Antique Car Sandy Run Farm Linda and Arthur Goldberg at Sat 2:00 pm Show Thurmont MD 240-476-6523 (cell) or 301-340-0313 (office) Oct 18 10:00 am – 8th Annual UPS Classic Car, UPS Facility Jim Lanham at [email protected], Sat 5:00 pm Truck and Motorcycle Show Laurel MD 301-390-9085 (home), 301-741-3721 (cell) or 301-604-4579 (office) Oct 18 8:00 am – City of Rockville Rockville Civic Center 240-314-5022 or Sat 4:00 pm Antique and Classic Car Show Rockville MD www.rockvillemd.gov/events/carshow.htm Oct 20 7:30 pm – Potomac Region Silver Diner Vince Taliano at 301-258-8321 or Mon 9:30 pm Monthly Meeting Merrifield VA [email protected] Oct 26 9:00 am – Capitol Cadillac/Potomac Capitol Cadillac Diane & Henry Ruby at 301-894-8026 or Sun 3:00 pm Region Fall Car Show Greenbelt MD [email protected] Nov 1 Starts at Vintage Collector Car Auction Howard County Bernie at 443-807-8883 or 410-243-9999 Sat 10:30 am Fairgrounds West Friendship MD Nov 17 7:30 pm – Potomac Region Washington Dulles Vince Taliano at 301-258-8321 or Mon 9:30 pm Monthly Meeting Airport Marriott [email protected] Dulles VA Visit us on the web! 3 www.clcpotomacregion.org Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle September 2008 Cadillac Dream Cars Proposed for Capitol Cadillac Show Sunday October 26, 2008 Capitol Cadillac and the CLC Potomac Region are The 1953 Cadillac LeMans © General Motors (GM) Corporation proud to announce that -- depending upon contributions that we hope to receive from members and friends of the region -- this year’s fall car show theme will be Cadillac Dream Cars. General Motors has offered to provide us with four dream cars for our event: the 1953 LeMans, 1959 Cyclone, 2003 Sixteen and another Cadillac concept car to be determined. This is a rare opportunity to see these historic cars. In order to cover the expenses related to The 1959 Cadillac Cyclone transporting the cars from Michigan to Capitol © General Motors (GM) Corporation Cadillac, the Potomac Region is undertaking a fund-raising effort. In appreciation to individuals who donate $200 or more, an exclusive invitation- only reception will be held at Capitol Cadillac the Saturday night before the show to preview these unique vehicles. Each of the past four fall shows at Capitol Cadillac in Greenbelt, Maryland has been theme-related. Theme for 2007 was the Legacy of LaSalle: 1927-2007. The show attracted 90 cars, including 18 LaSalles. It was featured in The Self-Starter and in Hemmings eWeekly newsletter. The 2006 The 2003 Cadillac Sixteen theme was Eldorado Extravaganza: 1953- Source: www.carforum.net 1966. Over 100 cars were in attendance, including 25 rear-wheel drive Eldorados. The show was featured on the front cover of Old Cars Weekly, in The Self-Starter and Hemmings Classic Car. Capitol Cadillac was established in Washington, DC in 1934. The dealership is a 25 minute drive from the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport and a 5 minute drive from the Holiday Inn Greenbelt (301-982-7000), where rooms will be reserved for the night before the show at the special rate of $94 (mention Cadillac & LaSalle Club when making reservations).