Volume 45, Number 8 August 2020 Valley Forge Region Cadillac / LaSalle Club John Barry Editor/Publisher [email protected] August 2020
President: Mike S nson; Mi- This Issue chael.c.s [email protected] Vice president: John Barry; [email protected] Calendar 1 Secretary: Earl Ru er; eru [email protected] Treasurer: John Wood; [email protected] Mike’s Missives (President’s message) 2 Membership: Earl Ru er; eru [email protected] Rescheduled: Huntington Manor Show 3 Awards: Woody Rohrbach; woody@be erworkbyfar.com Dealer show coordinator : Marty Watkins Capitol Cadillac Fall Show Flyer 4 [email protected] Calendar/Sunshine: Bud Coleman; Just Before the Last Great Pandemic: 1917 [email protected] 6 Ac vi es Commi ee: Vickie Baruzza; Barbara Cole- Cadillac Type 55 Victoria man; Mary Conway; Nancy Hotz; Becky Hux; Helen Wood; Bobbie Zimmermann J. D. Power 2020 Loyalty Survey shows Webmaster: Jeff Hansen ; [email protected] 10 Board of Directors Cadillac Near Bottom of Luxury Brands Cliff Woodbury III John Wood La Salle Retrospective from Mac’s Motor Robert Schles 12 Mike Zimmerman City Garage Michael Marchese Mike Stinson The Future of Back: Teaser for the Rear Ron Hux 16 Earl Rutter Design of the Cadillac Lyriq John Barry 1940 La Salle Series 50 Four Door Sedan 18 Past Presidents Lew Howells [1975-82] Summer in the City: 1965 Cadillac de Ville Gary Anderson [1983-7] 23 George Cavanaugh [1988-9] Two Door Convertible Jack Hotz [1990-1] Don Miller [1992-3] Bill Edmunds [1994-5] Notes, Website Statistics, Etc. 27 Jack Hotz [1996-9] Toni Rothman [2000-01] Obituary: Art Archambeault 27 Rob Robison [2002-03] Mike Barruzza [2004-05] News and Announcements 28 Marty Watkins [2006-09] Cliff Woodbury [2010-2011] Loose Bolts 29 Ron Hux [2012-2017] Page 1 The Goddess August 2020
CAUTION: all entries below should be regarded as tenta ve given the fluid situa on concerning assemblies and the COVID -19 virus. Watch for e-mail updates, and check relevant websites as dates approach for possible postpone- ment or outright cancella ons. Un l the situa on returns to normal, the calendar will remain sparse. There is no point in doing otherwise.
2 August Hershey, PA AACA Museum Re-Opening Celebra on and Cruise-In; see h ps://aacamuseum.secure.force.com/ cket/PatronTicket__PublicTicketApp#/inst ances/a0F4p000004QjrtEAC for more details. 20 -22 August Allentown, PA AACA Annual Grand Na onal
5 September Boyertown, PA Duryea Day at the Community Park
12 September Haddonfield, NJ 33rd Annual Haddonfield Car Show, sponsored by the AACA Ankokas Region Can- celed, according to the Ankokas Region website, 25 July 2020 13 September Wilmington, DE Annual Hagley Car Show. See www.hagley.org for details. The 2020 Hagley Show is canceled, per www.hagley.org on 4 July 2020. 20 September Greenbelt, MD Potomac Region show at Capital Cadillac. See the flyer on page 4.
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26 September Hun ngdon Valley, PA Moreland Manor Car Picnic. See flyer on p. 3 in this issue for further details.
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REGULARLY RECURRING EVENTS 3rd Tuesday, each Malvern, PA Valley Forge Region monthly mee ng: conducted as a combina on in- month person and virtual mee ng via Zoom un l further no ce. Watch for e-mails giving more details.
3rd Thursday, each South Plain- Raritan Region monthly mee ng; St. Stephen’s Church banquet hall; 609 month field, NJ Lane Ave.; 7:30 PM
3rd Thursday, each Harrisburg, PA Central PA monthly mee ng; Gilligan’s Bar & Grille; 987 Eisenhower Boule- month vard; 7:30 PM August 2020 The Goddess Page 2
Gree ngs. For me, July was… indecisive . I couldn’t figure my way out of an open paper bag. I’ve been vacilla ng over when to host the Lahaska show so as not to conflict with Potomac Region’s annual show at Capitol Cadillac, which several VFR members like to a end under normal circumstances. What dates are available? What format should the show take? What kind of a endance can we expect? Should we even have a show!? If not, should we plan something else? Fortunately, I was self-aware enough to realize my mental vised it would not be prudent to host the Lahaska show block, and, more importantly, that I can’t make these deci- this year. Several members have suggested we organize a sions alone. Such decisions need VFR Board approval; half-day, scenic driving tour to a state park or local point of events require help from volunteers. Members will be interest where we can have a socially distanced picnic. affected: at best, their plans will be disrupted; at worst, Several regions of other clubs are having similar events. someone might get sick. We will convene at a central loca on on a Saturday or Sun- Many members think there is no “decision” to be made or day morning. We will plot a scenic route to a local park or have made their own decision already. Indeed, many point of interest with a sea ng area or parking lot where members have already decided to forgo any/all events and we can gather in small, distanced groups for a picnic. Par- gatherings this year out of concern for their health and cipants bring their own chairs, food, and drinks. Please rd that of their families. I realize that my indecisiveness was save the date of Saturday, October 3 for this event. De- more a lapse in judgement, failing to see the forest tails will follow in the coming weeks. If you have any sug- through the trees (or in hobby terms, the show field ges ons for a tour des na on, please contact me directly. through the cars). I forgot the important message that I I am saddened to report the sudden and unexpected pass- myself shared with you just last month: the virus doesn’t ing of long- me VFR and Central PA Region member Art take a vaca on; it won’t “disappear” so we can resume Archambeault. Art and his wife Jan live in the Harrisburg our shows and gatherings. The spikes we’ve seen as a re- area. They were both passionate about their Cadillacs and sult of relaxed restric ons and people le ng their guard LaSalle, with Art having done much of the restora on and down are evidence of this. preserva on work on the cars himself. He was an ac ve I worried about rescheduling our Lahaska show to avoid par cipant in CLC and AACA events throughout the PA, NJ, scheduling conflicts and keep everyone happy (including and Potomac Regions, as well as Grand Na onals and fall me). I even contemplated hos ng a social gathering of VFR Fes vals. For several years, Art and Jan have hosted CLC members here at home, my thought being that with so members at their home a er CLC and AACA events in the many car events cancelled, we need to plan something fun area. Chuck Piel of the Potomac Region described Art and to bring us together. Jan fi ngly: “…They are two of our favorite people in the Bring us together!? No! Club. They personified the hospitality and fellowship of I was so preoccupied with organizing something fun, I lost the CLC and our old car hobby. Art was a real ‘salt of the focus on the most important priority , namely, the health, earth’ guy…” We extend our heart-felt condolences to Jan, safety and well-being of our members, my family, even the Archambeault family, and to CLC members Eric me! My ponderings devalued the health, welfare, and re- DeVirgilis, Mike Cascio and Dan LeBlanc who were espe- lated concerns of members, many of whom are currently cially close friends of Art and Jan. Mike Cascio posted a managing serious health issues. It was, quite frankly, lovely tribute to Art on his Facebook page. You can read it selfish thinking on my part, for which I apologize to all of here: you. I am grateful to our Board of Directors for their forth- h ps://www.facebook.com/michael.cascio.14/ right input on Club events going forward. Their feedback posts/10216643317265325 helped me gain clarity and reset my priori es. Each cur- Thank you all for your comments, sugges ons, and con n- rent and former member of the Board from whom I sought ued support. Keep your CLC family in your thoughts along guidance was so considerate; no one men oned my with your immediate family. Please stay well! flawed thinking; fortunately, I figured it out for myself. Your “In-a-Fog” Director, Perhaps there is s ll hope for me. `|v{txÄ fà|ÇáÉÇ With that long-winded prologue, the VFR Board has ad- Page 3 The Goddess August 2020 August 2020 The Goddess Page 4
August 2020 The Goddess Page 6 On the Eve of the Last According to Coachbuild, a victoria is defined as a close coupled two door sedan or an enlarged coupe Great Pandemic: with a rear seat also known as an OPERA COUPE. Also a four door open car with folding top over the rear 1917 Cadillac Type 55 seat only. Victoria Inspection of the photo below shows how Cadillac ap- plied this definition approximately 103 years ago.
The New Cadillac Database reports that in 1917 Cadillac offered eleven body styles. The type 55 rode on a 125” wheelbase, powered by a 314 in³ L-head V-8 engine delivering 70 hp with a bore and stroke of 3 ⅛“ by 5 ⅛”. Back in the days of Woodrow Wilson in the White House, a new type 55 victoria carried a price tag of $2550, approximately equivalent to $51,000 today, treating an automobile as a commodity. Note from the photo above that it was possible to crank-start the engine, even though self- starters had been introduced several years earlier. Page 7 The Goddess August 2020
Here’s a closer look at the engine: note the presence of priming ports on each cylinder, and the extensive use of copper tubing. August 2020 The Goddess Page 8
Local dealers weren’t shy about promoting their products in 1917. Here’s a contempo- rary ad from Cadillac’s agency in Syracuse, NY, illustrating the victoria in use. Page 9 The Goddess August 2020
At left, a closer look at the quadrant-style spark control and hand throttle at the hub of the folding steer- ing wheel. At right, note the rather spartan jump seat provided for whoever was riding shotgun—and the floor register for the heater, since this car was intended for year-round use. A quick glance shows clearly why this was called the Nickel Plate era.
At left, a closer look at the dashboard. The speedometer and odometers were illumi- nated by a bulb in the housing located at about 10 o’clock to the left of the speedom- eter. The gauge below the light monitored oil pressure; that to the left of the light, amperes. Note that the speedometer was calibrated up to 80 mph.
With the shotgun jump seat out of the way, it’s easy to see how this car fit the vic- toria definition in its seat- ing arrangement. The use of that area behind the driver’s seat is not clear: perhaps there was some sort of storage compart- ment there? August 2020 The Goddess Page 10
HEADED FOR THE BASEMENT: 2020 J. D. POWER LOYALTY SUR- VEY SHOWS CADILLAC AMONG THE LOWEST- RANKED LUXURY BRANDS
Consumer intelligence firm and data analy cs com- pany J.D. Power recently published the results from its 2020 Brand Loyalty Study findings, which ranks major automo ve brands on customer reten on rates. This is the second year J.D. Power has con- ducted the study, and Cadillac has once again ranked among the lowest luxury brands studied. J.D. Power’s Brand Loyalty Study looks at infor- ma on from the Power Informa on Network (PIN) to determine whether a vehicle owner bought the same automo ve brand when purchasing a new ve- hicle or trading in. The company looked at transac- on data collected between June of 2019 and May of 2020, with all model years considered. The data is then used to calculate percentages for each automo ve brand, with higher percentages indica ng greater custom- er reten on. Per the new findings, Cadillac placed tenth among the 13 luxury brands studied, with a score of 33.8 percent. That places Cadillac above Masera , which scored 28.7 percent, and below Lincoln, which scored 37 per- cent. The top-ranked brand in this year’s study was Lex- us with 48 percent. Mercedes-Benz secured the second-place posi on with 47.8 percent, while BMW was in third with 45.1 percent. Cadillac showed no improvement compared to last year’s study, in which it once again placed tenth among the 13 brands studied with a score of 34.1 percent.
Source for this feature: h p://cadillacsociety.com/2020/07/24/cadillac-among-lowest-ranked-luxury-brands-in-2020-j-d-power- brand-loyalty-study/ Page 11 The Goddess August 2020
“There are many factors that contribute to brand loyalty, ranging from the experience a customer has when purchas- ing the vehicle to how driving it makes them feel,” said vice president of data & analy cs at J.D. Power, Tyson Jominy. “Automakers are really focused on customer reten on, as evidenced by the payment plans and incen ves they’ve offered since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. Many have gone above and beyond to offer customers fi- nancial assistance during a period of economic uncertainty, which does a lot to bolster consumer confidence in their chosen brand and repurchase it in the future.” August 2020 The Goddess Page 12
Today, many folks know the LaSalle brand mainly 80 Years Afterward: A Brief from “Those Were the Days,” the theme song of the popular 1970s TV sitcom, All in the Family. Each Sun- day night, Archie and Edith Bunker (Carroll O’Connor La Salle Retrospective and Jean Stapleton) sat at their piano and sang: “Gee, our old LaSalle ran great—those were the days.” [How (originally published by Mac’s Motor City Garage, an obvious blue collar type from a loca on as urban as 29 August 2015) Queens, NY ever owned a La Salle is beyond compre- hension. A Willys, Plymouth, or most likely of all, an entry level Ford are all believable, but assuredly not a La Salle. —Ed.]
In its me, 1927 through 1940, the LaSalle, a junior or companion brand to Cadillac, was an admired and respected car—and a rather successful one for General Motors, too. In some ways it was too successful, it’s been said. Here’s a pocket history of the popular baby Cadillac.
Adver sing artwork for the 1936 La Salle. The woman shown gives off an immediate impression of a Katharine Hepburn type, which would be en rely appropriate for both the car and the era. Page 13 The Goddess August 2020
Introduced in March of 1927, LaSalle was one of GM president Alfred P. Sloan’s companion brands—sub-brands de- signed to fill in the perceived gaps in the model lineup among the Chevrolet, Oak- land, Oldsmobile, Buick, and Cadillac di- visions. Sold and supported by the Cadil- lac dealer network (and like Cadillac, named a er an early French explorer), the LaSalle slo ed in below Cadillac and above Buick in the GM model range. Shown at le is a 1927 roadster. The LaSalle was powered by its own 303 CID junior version of the vaunted Cadillac V8, rated at 75 hp, while features and appointments were deluxe through- out. The LaSalle’s exci ng styling, o en compared to Hispano-Suizas of the period, was supplied by a young California car designer named Harley Earl, who was discovered and brought to Detroit by GM execu ve Lawrence Fisher. Of course, Earl would soon become GM’s first vice president of design. Thanks in no small part to Earl’s styling, the LaSalle managed to be more than the sum of its parts: less expensive than a Cadillac, but offering a more youthful and stylish image than either the Cadillac or Buick. In the first two years of LaSalle produc on, nearly 27,000 units were sold, boos ng the Cadillac division’s sales volume by a third. With the ex- cep on of Pon ac, which actually eclipsed its Oakand parent division, LaSalle was the most successful of the GM com- panion brands. In 1934, struck hard by the Great Depression and ba ling to cut costs, GM repackaged the LaSalle on an Oldsmobile body shell and drivetrain, including the Olds L-head, straight-8 powerplant. This more austere version of the LaSalle was offered through 1936 with fair success in the showroom. It was not a great seller or a style se er like the original, but it kept the LaSalle name in the game un l economic condi ons improved. One important advance for 1934 was wishbone-type independent front suspension, a great step forward in ride and handling.
Many accounts indicate that La Salle would be dropped a er the 1933 model year; however, exercising showmanship, Harley Earl unveiled a prototype at a high level corporate mee ng and informed those assembled that “this is the car you will not be building in 1934 if you dis- con nue La Salle.” The decision was reversed. August 2020 The Goddess Page 14
For 1937 LaSalle returned to its for- mer glory with dis nc ve new styling and Cadillac V8 power, a 322 CID unit with 125 hp. Ralph DePalma is shown at right behind the wheel of the mus- cular LaSalle conver ble coupe that paced the 1937 Indy 500. Sales that year zoomed to 32,000 units, a high- water mark for the brand. The latest junior Cadillac was a smash hit with car buyers, or so it would seem. But in the big picture, sales were only even with the Zephyr, Lincoln’s V12 mid-price luxury car, and far behind the volume of the Packard 120, Pack- ard’s price leader introduced in 1935. LaSalle’s comfortable market niche was slipping away. [The comparison to Lincoln Zephyr is rather unfair. The Zephyr may have had twelve cylinders, it is true, but those were twelve small cylinders: that Lincoln engine had a total displace- ment of 267 in³ and developed 110 hp, while the La Salle V-8 had a total displacement of 322 in³ and developed 125 hp. Long story short: any La Salle could dust any Zephyr. Period.—Ed.] The 1940 model year was the final one for LaSalle. While a 1941 ver- sion made it into the formal plan- ning stages, it was essen ally a base- model Cadillac with a different front end and badges. A lower- priced Cadillac 61 series at $1345 was slipped into the LaSalle’s for- mer slot in the lineup and the LaSalle name was re red.
In total, just over 205,000 LaSalles were produced over the car’s 14-year run—not a bad record at all, but not a great one. In the end, LaSalle sales mainly siphoned off volume from the senior Cadillac brand, but at a lower profit margin. With the LaSalle discon nued, Cadillac sales for 1941 leaped from 37,000 to 63,000 units, a division record. If anyone on the 14th floor of the GM Building shed a tear for the LaSalle, they quickly got over it. Page 15 The Goddess August 2020
At le : fi ng the body onto the chassis, late 1930s.
At le : a first-class example of self-reference from the 1940 La Salle sales brochure.
For decades following the LaSalle’s demise, General Motors repeatedly toyed with the idea of reboo ng the popular brand. One noteworthy example was this de- sign studio mockup from August of 1960, the LaSalle II concept (also known as the GM XP-715). But Cadillac turned thumbs down on the proposal and the car be- came the 1963 Buick Riviera. Will the LaSalle nameplate ever return? That seems doub ul. Cadillac has had numerous opportuni es to apply the name to its entry-level models over the years, and each me the division has turned away the idea. Today we can remember the LaSalle just as it was, as one of America’s most beloved cars. Those were the days. August 2020 The Goddess Page 16
Cadillac has released an image showing the rear end of the new Cadillac Lyriq electric crossover, which will make its official debut in concept form on August 6 th . The luxury automaker released a teaser image this week showing the screen layout and design of the new advanced LED display that will be found in the Cadillac Lyriq. The crossover’s display shows a third-person perspec ve of the rear end of the vehicle, which looks to be a visual guide for the Super Cruise semi-autonomous system. The Cadillac Society plans to go in-depth on the new LED display, but for now, let’s stay focused on what the teaser image reveals about the Lyriq’s exterior design. The image on the next page shows the rear of the Cadillac Lyriq from an elevated, third-person perspec ve. The black- painted roof appears to feature a larger glass moon roof and stretches into a rear spoiler that extends over the narrow rear window. The taillights consist of a single LED light strip that begins on the d-pillar on either side of the rear window and contours around the li gate, framing the rear glass. They are joined by thin, ver cal LED light strips on the lower por on of the rear fascia, while a trapezoidal license plate frame cutout sits in the middle of the tailgate in between the lower LED lights. This image also shows a pair of very thin side mirrors, which appear to be mounted on skinny, aer- odynamically op mized stalks. Page 17 The Goddess August 2020
The Lyriq, which will be Cadillac’s first- ever fully-electric car, was originally set to debut back in April, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed those plans . Now the model will make its debut during a virtual, online-only event set for August 6 th , 2020 at 7 PM EST. The vehicle will first be shown in concept form, though it is understood this styling concept will be largely rep- resenta ve of the finished produc on model. The Cadillac Lyriq will be built at the automaker’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan and will enter produc on in late 2021 as a 2022 model year vehicle. We should learn more about its powertrain when the concept debuts, as well.
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A look at La Salle’s most well known model for its last 1940 La Salle Series 50 model year. A total of 6558 were built, with a base price of $1260 (~$23,150 today). Note that a grand Four Door Sedan total of 10,377 series 50 La Salles were built for this model year, accompanied by 13, 750 series 52 cars. [posted by Herb Logan on Facebook in the Classic Cadillac Connoisseur Pre-64 Group] Page 19 The Goddess August 2020 August 2020 The Goddess Page 20 Page 21 The Goddess August 2020
Views of the engine show an apparently stock flat head V-8, which makes the dual ba eries in the trunk a mystery. Perhaps those are spares? August 2020 The Goddess Page 22 Page 23 The Goddess August 2020 Summer in the City: This a en on-grabber was one of 19,200 built for the 1965 model year. These and its cohort were 1965 de Ville Convertible powered by a 90° V8 4.13” x 4.00" bore and stroke engine with a total displacement of 429 in³. The engine was equipped with overhead valves (push rod actuated) and featured a 10.5:1 compression ra o, Rochester #701930 4 barrel carburetor. It developed 340 BHP @ 4600 rpm. Work was delivered to the rear wheels by a Turbo Hydra-Ma c, 2.94:1 rear axle ra o transmission. These cars also featured live rear axle suspension, coil springs and tube shock absorbers, front independent coil-springs with tube shock absorbers and a full perimeter frame. Other sta s cs: 129.5" wheel base, 225" over-all length, 62.5" track front and rear , 8.00x15 res, weight: 4390-4725 lbs, 0-80 in 15.5 seconds., top speed 120-125 mph, 12-15 miles / US gallon. New Delco Superli rear shock absorbers provided automa c load leveling; l ng and telescoping steering wheel adjustment became standard; "Calais", "De Ville" and "Fleetwood" series; 11 models, 15th in U.S. car sales ranking . August 2020 The Goddess Page 24 Page 25 The Goddess August 2020 August 2020 The Goddess Page 26 Page 27 The Goddess August 2020
Website Statistics [Jeff Hansen, webmaster] : For mid-June to mid-July (6/14 to 7/18 - 35 days): 96 website visitors (or 2.74 per day). This is compared to 67 visitors (2.39 per day) mid-May to mid-June, 28 days in length . Top countries where our visitors are from: USA (81), Netherlands (7), France (3), and five countries ed with (1) visitor each. 10 most popular pages: 1) Home page, then: Current News The Goddess Our Friends Membership (Join Us!) President's Message Accolades Classified ads Calendar 10) Our Cars Treasurer’s Report [John Wood, treasurer] : the Valley Forge Region had neither any in- come nor any expenses in the past month given the suspension of all activities.
In Memoriam: Art Archambeault The following obituary was provided by the courtesy of Richard Sills. For those who have not heard the sad news, I am wri ng to let you know that our friend Art Archambeault passed away (very unexpectedly) on Monday a ernoon July 27, at age 68. Art lived in Linglestown, PA, near Harrisburg, and was a former assistant director of the Central Penn Region CLC. He was also a long- me member of this Region and the Valley Forge Region. He was a frequent par cipant in CLC and AACA shows with his 1938 LaSalle, his 1949 Series 62 sedan, his 1962 Fleetwood 60 Special, and his 1963 Eldorado Biarritz. He and his wife Jan a ended the 2017 CLC Grand Na onal Meet with their 1963 Eldorado. Most importantly, Art and Jan were the king and queen of hospitality for all CLC members and friends in the Central Pennsylvania area. They regularly invited all CLC show a endees back to their home a er our annual show at the AACA Museum, where they served cold drinks and sumptuous refreshments (meals, actually) to friends gathered around their backyard pool and in the shaded gazebo next to the pool. I used to kid Art and Jan that theirs was the only car-club get-together that should be on the Zagat registry of fine ea ng establishments , or nominated for Mich- elin stars. Everyone who a ended these events was made to feel like family. Art was well known for his warm per- sonality and generous spirit, as well as the help he provided to one and all who asked for it, whether it was advice on an automo ve ma er or a personal problem. In addi on to hos ng the a er-show get-togethers, Art and Jan opened their home every October to CLC members who traveled from far and near to a end the Hershey fall meet. The comments on Facebook bear witness to the love and affec on that many CLC members felt toward Art. He will be greatly missed. Pursuant to Art’s wishes, there is no funeral or memorial service. Art was always concerned with focusing a en on on others, rather than on himself. We extend our condolences to Jan, and to their children and grandchildren. August 2020 The Goddess Page 28
Updates on Regional & Inter -Regional Events: VFR’s August monthly meeting is scheduled for the third Tuesday (18th). Socially distant, in -person, al - fresco dining on the patio at The Desmond combined with a virtual Zoom meeting. We will explore a premium Club subscription to Zoom so others can join by phone. We would love to see everyone in person but understand and respect that each member must decide the advisability of attending in -person based on their individual situation to protect their own health as well as the health of others. We will combine in -person and Zoom meetings going forward each month whenever possible.
Cadillac LaSalle Club Central PA Region show at AACA Museum Sat Aug 22nd, 9 -2.
AACA Grand Nationals: Sat, Aug 22 nd at the Wyndham Gettysburg.
The Potomac Region’s annual show at Capitol Cadillac has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 20 h . Heavy restrictions have been put in place by Capitol Cadillac and the Potomac Region in order to comply with state and county restrictions on social gatherings. The show is limited to 60 cars, which will be displayed outside only, utilizing every other space. Pre - registration only; no -day -of -show registrations. Masks are required for all participants & attendees. There will be no ac- cess to the dealership building, except for use of restrooms, which will require patrons to have their temperature checked by dealer staff. There will be no food or beverages provided, except for bottled water. There is a TGI Friday’s restaurant next door, however, expect long wait -times. There will be no auction this year. A registration form and details are included in this issue below. For questions, please contact Lynn Gardner of the Potomac Region at [email protected] Online registration: https://www.capitolcadillac.com/Community -Events#promo
Fall Carlisle Auction & Flea Market: Sep 30 -Oct 4. Auction is Thu & Fri Oct 1 & 2.
AACA Eastern Fall National at Hershey Park Sat Oct. 10. This is usually the huge, week -long flea market, car corral and RM Sotheby’s auction which culminates with the AACA car show on Saturday, but because of the pandemic, they are just hav- ing the car show on Sat. This is also tentative.
Sat Oct 17: Classic Car Show at Classic Auto Mall Morgantown. I have a placeholder on my calendar, but I don't know if this is still on or not, who's hosting, etc.
Fri Nov. 6th, 6 -9pm: Autos & Ales at AACA Museum. SEVERAL Local and regional breweries will be giving out samples, and there is supposed to be decent food. Again, tentative.
VFR’s Spring/Fall/45 th anniversary banquet is postponed. We are looking into rescheduling the banquet at Pennsauken Coun- try Club (PCC) to utilize non -refundable payments already made. We will update you on the banquet when we have more details. Consult respective websites, Facebook pages and organizers for updates on shows and events hosted by other regions, clubs, and organizations. National News: The national driving tour scheduled for August 22 -28 in the Pacific Northwest has been cancelled. The CLC National Winter Board of Directors Meeting will be held February 24 -27, 2021 at the Embassy Suites Golf Resort & Spa in Concord NC. Several tours and points of interest are being planned. Early registration is expected to open on July 10 th , with details of tours and activities. The room block for the 2021 Grand National in Albuquerque will be released soon. Check the CLC website for updates. LOOSE BOLTS
Proof posi ve that enough money can put stupidity in the driver’s seat and ruin an otherwise-handsome vehicle. The tag in the lower right says it all. BARN FINDS