March 2016 Volume 9, Number 3

Cadillac & LaSalle Club Northwest Ohio Region News

NORTHWEST OHIO REGION

In this issue… Officers, Board Members ...... 2 A rare Cadillac adorns our cover...... 2 President’s Message...... 3 Magnificent convertibles more than dinosaurs. 4–5 Activities Report; Trivia—by George! ...... 6 Minutes and Treasurer’s Report...... 7 A Phoenix from Sedan, Part III...... 8–9 e Editor’s Inbox...... 10 Ed Welburn exudes love: four-door convertible . 11 CLC/NWO monthly meeting …more than dinosaurs (from page 5)...... 12 Cadillac convertible sedans at Gilmore...... 13 Saturday, March 12, 1:30 e 7th Annual CLC Picnic...... 14 Uncle John’s Pancake House e reference desk ...... 15 3131 Secor Road (near Central Avenue) Classified plus stuff that fits no place else ...... 16 Toledo 2016 Great Lakes Inter-regional Meet ...... 17–18 CLC/NWO Region A rare Cadillac adorns our cover 2016–2017 Elected Officers and Board Members by Elden Smith President/Director...... William Shepherd 1941 Cadillac Series 6229D Convertible Sedan 8310 Garden Road Maumee OH 43537 OVEN INTO THIS ISSUE are references 567-277-6215 [email protected] Wto convertible four-door sedans. Cadillac V.P./Activities Director...... George Louthan last produced such a car in 1941. It was the 1321 East Beverly Hills Drive Series 6229D Convertible. e entire production Toledo OH 43614 419-754-4454 run was only 400 cars. is 5-passenger vehicle [email protected] weighed 4,230 pounds. e 346 cid (5.7 liters) Secretary...... Philip Compton engine developed 150 horsepower—a real 0475 TR 30 Ada OH 45810 heavyweight in 1941. e factory (base) price 419-634-9582 was $1,965. For those who would like to read [email protected] about these Cadillacs in greater detail, consult Treasurer ...... Andrew Shepherd 8310 Garden Road the Standard Catalogue of Cadillac, 1903–2000 Maumee OH 43537 and Legacy of Leadership, Volume two. 419-349-5692 [email protected] Sean Szymkowski’s January 20 article in GM Membership Chair ...... Robert W. Stahl Authority (http://gmauthority.com/) prompted 8991 East Mulberry Road Blissfield MI 49228 this concentration on “phaetons.” Quotes from 517-486-4818 portions of Road and Track’s interview with [email protected] Ed Welburn about the future of the four-door News Editor...... Elden Smith 4541 Gilhouse Road convertible led to additional online research. e Toledo OH 43623 GM Authority article and my commentary are in 419-754-3923 the Inbox overflow on page 11. [email protected] Member at Large ...... Kenneth Dorotiak Other convertibles—not all Cadillacs—found 8354 Jackman Road Temperance MI 48182 their way into the editorial. Ford products, other 734-847-3470 General Motors makes, a Mopar, an Overland, [email protected] and a Packard crept into the mix. Member at Large ...... Tom Tapp Below: a 1937 LaSalle Series 5780 four-door convertible 2550 Eastmoreland Oregon OH 43616 419-346-3573 [email protected]

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CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 2 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 3 MARCH 2016 President’s Message by William Shepherd F YOU MISSED THE CLC/NWO SOCIAL GATHERING in IJanuary, you missed something good. e food was excellent and the fellowship superb. e menu upgrade and the door prizes were an added bonus. Katie and I arrived a bit later than everyone else. Finding a place to park was next to impossible, so we made our own parking spot. e Harbor Inn and Pub was a place I have never been before, but judging by the crowd inside, everyone else from near and far knew about it. anks again to Alan and Vicki Haas for putting together this excellent event. Winter weather has settled in on northwest Ohio. February’s meeting at Uncle John’s Pancake House saw weather that we are more used to in that venue. One decision at the meeting was to use the logo created by George Louthan for the upcoming Inter Regional. at logo will appear on event registration forms, and hopefully on clothing that attendees to the event can purchase. I recently watched the 2016 edition of the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction that was broadcast on Discovery Channel and Velocity Channel. e cars that appealed most to these well-heeled buyers were what we would classify as modified cars, or resto-mods. It seems people with the money to do so are interested only in the artistry of the old car’s body and interior, and have no interest in the underlying mechanicals that are less than equal to the best of modern day engineering. It’s enough to make a purist cringe. It makes one wonder what will happen to our meticulously restored and maintained classic cars when the typical auction buyer of today or the future takes over the cars of our hobby. To add insult to injury, examples of restored back to original classic cars went for modest sums— only exceptionally rare or desirable coach-built examples escaped that fate. Part of the problem might be an increasing lack of skilled mechanics properly versed in the specifics of our old cars’ systems. Last summer, we took one of our cars to a large local dealership for a complete detailing. We were thrilled with the end result. e next cruise- in type show we attended, the car took best of show. We later learned from

insiders at the dealership that the detailers, perfectionists in their craft, did NORTHWEST OHIO REGION the car twice and were themselves unhappy with their work. e problem was CLC/NWO monthly meeting that for all the skills they possess, they had simply not worked with lacquer paint before. is will increasingly be a problem as more existing cars use Saturday, March 12, 1:30 base coat-clear coat painting. Authenticity may become a thing of the past. Uncle John’s Pancake House I’ll see you on the Cadillac road. 3131 Secor Road Toledo CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 2 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 3 MARCH 2016 Magnificent convertible sedans are more than dinosaurs by Elden Smith ONVERTIBLES HAVE LONG EVOKED AN IMAGE of Cluxury. Hollywood in the 1930s through the 1940s might claim partial responsibility for that illusion. To point out the obvious, Cadillac convertibles held a dominant place in movies during those decades. Chrome-laden decadence was what moviegoers sought in musical and romantic productions. Illusions of wealth and power were part of the popular expectation. Heroes and heroines needed cars and homes that reflected these. Open-top cars continue to cost more than their closed-body siblings. Convertibles possess that certain “something” that closed-body cars never quite achieve. Four-door convertibles suggest luxury even more than convertible coupes, but they are (so far) relics of a bygone era. Nevertheless, these magnificent sedans are March’s subjects. Clearly, the initial comment must be that the earliest cars all had open tops—and most had no doors to speak of. Convertibles seem to have evolved from the horse drawn phaeton. ese vehicles had no glass side 1915 Overland Model 81 windows, but they might have had a removable side fabric protective material. A folding roof frame covered with fabric grew to be typical. (e 1915 Overland on the left was not considered a convertible.) e first closed-body concept car was the 1905 Cadillac Osceola. Built for Cadillac founder Henry Leland, its features included a tilt steering wheel. An Osceola-type car became a public offering in both single and four-cylinder models in 1906, and was advertised as “e Ideal Physician’s Car, e Ideal Shopping Car, and e Ideal Opera Car.” Despite the advertising, open cars continued to enjoy popularity. e 1907 Cadillac Model M Touring Car is one example. [Some writers suggest that Henry Ford opposed closed cars for safety reasons. His concern was that auto glass—common window glass in early vehicles—shattered easily. In 1919, Ford solved the problem of flying debris with a new technology from France called glass 1905 Cadillac Osceola laminating. Windshields made using this process were two layers of glass with a cellulose inner layer. is inner layer held the glass together when it fractured. is was the first victory for the closed- body car. Protection from the weather and warmth soon followed as further justifications for the majority of vintage cars.] e demographics of modern convertibles * reveal that California and Florida, due to their climates, have the greatest number of drop-top buyers. Major cities like New York and Chicago also have a large number of top-down drivers despite their harsh winters. Affluence remains a major factor in statistics about those who buy new convertibles. Chicago 1907 Cadillac Model M Touring Car and New York have many wealthy, well-educated people. ese buyers tend to shop for brands that offer removable hardtops.

* http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/study-says-convertible-buyers-are-wealthy-and-well-educ-1609316220

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 4 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 5 MARCH 2016 …more than dinosaurs Owners of convertible collector cars are entities unto themselves. Some of us have always loved convertibles. Others, like me, have come into the convertible “fold” late in life. A hasty search of CLC/NWO member’s cars seems to indicate that the most frequently owned convertibles among us are the Eldorado, Series 62, and DeVille. Only one person in the NWO Region owns a convertible four-door sedan— Phil Compton. If there are others, please correct the record. A rapid look at Ebay reveals only a few Cadillac convertible four-doors for sale. Here is a short list from February 19. • 1941 Series 62 convertible sedan, Copake Falls, NY, $125,000. • 1940 Cadillac LaSalle convertible sedan, Dallas TX starting bid $5,000. • 1938 LaSalle Model 5049 convertible sedan, Punta Gorda, FL $86,000 1935 Packard Dual Cowl V-12 • 1938 LaSalle Series 50 convertible sedan, Amarillo TX $76,500 Ed Welburn reveals his love for convertible sedans and offers a possible look into the future of four-door convertibles on page 11. Perhaps these cars have not gone the way of the dinosaurs after all. Keep warm, dry, and safe. A spring crank-up is right around the corner.

1936 Ford Phaeton

Photo by Rex Gray-Flickr 1956 Imperial Parade Phaeton (note dual cowl) 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe 85 might have been owned by President Dwight Eisenhower https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30287163

2011 Cadillac Ciel Concept Top speed...... 174 mph 0-60 mph ...... 5 seconds Power...... 431 bhp Displacement...... 3.6 liters Weight...... 5071 lbs

1961 Lincoln Continental More pictures on pages 12–13

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 4 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 5 MARCH 2016 Activities Report by George Louthan, Vice-president, Activities Director OMETIMES, IT’S HARD TO GET INSPIRED Trivia—by George! Sabout activities as I write in this article. This February Question is not to say I am not inspired by the things we I’m not sure why any of you do, but the tough part is imagining what the Corvette fans did not answer this, but here is the answer. majority of members might like in the future. I’m not great at second-guessing, so your input Question What new model did Cadillac is important to me. The majority will win—not release in 2004 and what special my feelings as to what we should do. Because of plant was it produced in? this, I am all ears. This is not to say all ideas will Answer become reality as I have the final say, but the In 2003, Cadillac introduced a new car for limited input is definitely beneficial. production in 2004 called the XLR—a special The Great Lakes Inter-Regional is taking shape as we design roadster with composite engineering and have several early registrations. Putting your registrations design characterization not seen by standard Cadillac in early would help solidify our support of the event that production before. [See picture below left.] we are sponsoring. Choosing a plant familiar with this type of design and Andrew Shepherd is trying to put together a late spring engineering experience was easy being a General Motors tour to several collections in the Defiance (OH) area. car. The Corvette plant in Bowling Green, KY was just Stay tuned, as there will be more on this later. the ticket. The personnel were well versed in composite construction and engineering along with limited It has been suggested by a member we consider a tour production problems. to the Stahl collection—about an eighty mile trip into Michigan. I have heard many good things about this The production line of the XLR was slower than the collection and consider this worthwhile. If there is Corvette by a ratio of three jobs per hour as compared enough support within the region, we will go. Let me to seventeen jobs per hour for the Corvette. For further know if you have interest in this. information, I suggest you obtain access to Cadillac XLR by John McCormick. I have that book and would be Keep your eye on the K100 cruise list as it tells of most happy to loan it to individuals willing to risk collateral of the local car shows and cruise-ins. Just google K100 of their first-born. Toledo and open Gary’s Cruise Calendar tab. Or click the link listed here: (http://www.k100country.com/ March Trivia Question 2012/12/11/garys-cruise-upcoming-shows/) This will I have not written this Question to date but a nudge by tell you almost everything going on in the Toledo area as Elden Smith prompts me to write a new article. I will far as car show items. give you a clue: “Spark Plug,” and the answer will be a full-page article in April.

Above: 2004 XLR crest Left: 2004 Cadillac XLR

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 6 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 7 MARCH 2016 Minutes of February 13 meeting by Phil Compton INETEEN PEOPLE BROKE BREAD together around the Ntables at Uncle John’s Pancake House at our CLC/NWO meeting—only five Cadillacs were driven. President Bill Shepherd called the meeting to order at 1:50, and with a break for the meal, the meeting was adjourned at 3:00. • M inutes of the January meeting were in the February newsletter. • President Shepherd extended a warm thanks to Al and Vicki Haas for organizing our mid-winter gathering in January at the Harbor Inn & Ale in Monroe, Michigan. e fellowship was excellent and the food was delicious. He also passed out a copy of the logo for the Inter- Regional show this July. Bill encouraged members to write an article about their collector cars for our newsletter, and he also encouraged members to think about planning club events. • After our meal, Activities Director George Louthan reported that Andrew Shepherd was planning a tour for this spring in the Defiance area for some time in May. He stated that there were two advanced registrations for the Inter-Regional show at the Holiday Inn French Quarter in Perrysburg. He is also thinking about a trip to the Stahl museum in Michigan. • e tentative date for the Toledo Vintage Car Show is July 16. George also reported that the Inverness Golf Course is considering a show, but nothing is concrete at this time. • Bill Shepherd gave Andrew Shepherd’s treasurer’s report with an ending balance of $1774.68. • Bob Stahl reported no new members. • Alan Haas related that they are preparing three new displays at the CLC museum dealing with information on the V-16 Cadillacs, Cadillac’s involvement in WWII, and a LaSalle display. • Newsletter Editor Elden Smith said that the deadline for the March newsletter is February 19 and for the April newsletter, March 22. e March newsletter will feature four-door convertibles. • George Louthan stated that the Self Starter will feature an article on his 1976 Eldorado convertible and on the 1949 Cadillac engine prepared by our club for the CLC museum. • Sue Pashukewich sold some CLC calendars that featured their –Treasurer’s Report son’s beautiful 1942 Cadillac Seven Passenger Sedan (November). All by Andrew Shepherd proceeds from the calendar sales go to the CLC museum. Balance on January 9 ...... $1847.69 Newsletter expenses...... ($49.85) Respectfully submitted, Postage...... ($9.80) Phil Compton, secretary Inter-Regional supplies...... ($13.36) Balance on February 19....$1774.68

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 6 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 7 MARCH 2016 A Phoenix from Sedan, Part III by William Shepherd is is the third in a series of three vintage articles written by NWO president William Shepherd. Bill wrote these in the winter of 2007 and the spring of 2008. ey appeared in the newsletter of the CADILL-IKES Chapter of the Cadillac & LaSalle Club. I hope you will find these articles and Bill’s research interesting. For further information about this chapter, follow this link. http://midcenturycadillacs.com/IKES/Cadill-Ikes.html. About itself, the club offers this statement. “We are a Chapter of the Cadillac & LaSalle Club dedicated to Cadillac Motor Cars built from 1954 to 1956. e ‘IKE ’ years.” An earlier report described Cadillac LaSalle Club member Roy Johnson’s efforts on my behalf to track down the original owners of my 1956 Cadillac Sedan De Ville. I received a follow up letter from Roy Johnson dated July 11, 2008. Roy sent along a letter from Roy Call, the former editor of e Emporia (Kansas) Gazette. Mr. Call wrote, in part: “e information you have about Roy Harmon is correct. e Harmons were three-generation merchants in Sedan. Roy Below and page 9: and Helen were social leaders. My wife worked at Harmon’s Drug Store is is not Bill’s Sedan De Ville, but when she was in high school and remembers that Helen Harmon drove it might be his pipedream. See these the Cadillac to the drug store every morning to have breakfast prepared by Internet photos at the link: her husband at the soda fountain. I was a friend of their son Jim.” As time http://notoriousluxury.com/tag/1956- passes, I am getting a more complete history of this Cadillac. Once again, cadillac-series-62-sedan-deville/. my thanks to Roy Johnson for his help.

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 8 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 9 MARCH 2016 A Phoenix from Sedan, Part III (continued) e time had come to see what this 1956 Sedan De then. e power windows all worked as they should. e Ville could do. While I had been able to recharge the brakes seemed to go all the way to the floor, so I would original battery, I worried about its current capacity and need to use the emergency brake or take the car out of opted to purchase a battery from lnterstate Batteries. gear once I got outside. I eased the shift lever into drive Although not the correct, original style Delco battery, I and.....nothing. e car just sat there. Same thing in any figured that the car might have a long way to go before of the forward gears. I couldn’t try reverse, as there was authenticity would be a real concern. As I installed stuff behind the car. e previous owner had told me the new battery, the positive cable connector came that reverse didn’t work, so that probably would have completely off, so a replacement was in order. I decided been futile to try anyhow. that as long as I had to crawl under the car and remove I got out the shop manual and listed the possible the old positive cable, I may as well remove the starter causes for no drive. I presumed that the transmission and rebuild it. A good cleaning was what was needed, had not been rebuilt, so some possibilities such as both inside and outside of the starter. I put a little quick incorrect assembly were immediately discarded. e start fluid down the carburetor. e car sputtered a bit, most likely causes were the manual (gear) shift valve, so I tried that again with similar results. I then cranked and low fluid pressure. t lubed the selector linkages to the engine for a short time. e car fired up and ran the transmission, then planned to drain and refill the smoothly, although the rotted and/or damaged exhaust transmission with Dexron 3 transmission fluid. I enlisted system was quite loud. my son’s help to push the car out of the car barn. e car On my next trial run, I looked at the vacuum hoses, as wouldn’t budge. So now the focus of the problem shifted some were missing. When comparing the car to both to the brakes. e emergency brake worked properly. a 1955 Cadillac and another 1956 Cadillac, I realized e front end of the car was jacked up, and those wheels that part of the windshield wiper vacuum motor was were free. Since the car had no brake pedal anyhow, missing, so a search on eBay became a priority. I again I decided I may as well take the brake booster out to started the car with no difficulty. A test of the radio rebuild it. e only problem I encountered in getting antenna I had rebuilt showed that it worked fine. While it out was that the brake line leading into the booster I couldn’t test the radio within the steel structure that didn’t want to cooperate, so it had to be cut. And that’s houses the car, the radio light came on when I turned the status of the car currently, as I now will track down the radio on—a good sign. Plus I planned to get the car rebuild parts for the Bendix Treadle-Vac and try to have outside to change the oil, and could thus assess the radio the car driving and stopping by the spring. I hope that I can give you a positive report at that time.

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 8 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 9 MARCH 2016 The Editor’s Inbox From GM Authority, February 9, 2016 GM Design Chief Ed Welburn Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award by Francisco Cruz D WELBURN IS THE SIXTH PERSON Eto hold command of all General Motors design, and as such has done tremendous work to revamp the design of the automaker’s latest • Above is a photo of the 2011 Cadillac Ciel with the products. In doing so, Welburn has become the passenger-side doors open. is picture demonstrates first to receive the Detroit Free Press Automotive a sales enticement employed for the 1961 Continental Difference Maker Lifetime Achievement Award. four-door convertible—it is easy to load backseat It’s not hard to imagine why Welburn was presented passengers through the “suicide” doors. with this honor when you look at GM’s latest work. e • As strange as it may seem, no one sent anything to Buick Avista was a shell-shock to what we thought Buick the Inbox this month. A couple of people did call my could offer, the new Cadillac ATS-V and CTS-V are attention to a few typos and to some spacing errors arguably the most stunning modern Cadillacs to have that came about because I put parts of the February ever been built, the Chevrolet C7 Corvette is the object issue together in a hurry. of desire around the globe, and let’s not overlook Opel‘s sharp looking lineup including the redefined Astra. • e upshot of this is that some current Cadillac/GM news has crept into our March newsletter. I include Congrats to Welburn on an award well-deserved. He these things in the event that readers had not otherwise will later join five other Difference Makers that have seen these newsworthy items. yet to be announced at the Detroit Athletic Club in downtown Detroit on March 15. • Editors hate vacant space on a page unless it is intentional “white space” chosen to convey an artistic Read more: http://gmauthority.com/blog/2016/02/ expression. Newspapers commonly set type tightly to gm-design-chief-ed-welburn-honored-with-lifetime- fill a page because in a commercial venue, space equals achievement-award/#ixzz3zs4erzLp. money. is is not a commercial setting. No money From Elden changes hands for our publications. Still, this page If the article above causes readers to wonder who the other would have had a rather peculiar appearance if it were five Design Chiefs were, here is the list. For those who save not for our beloved “filler.” these newsletters, thumbnail sketches about each person— with source citations — are available in the CLC/NWO Region News, July 2011, Volume 4, Number 7. Harley Earl ...... (1927–1958) Bill Mitchell...... (1959–1977) Irwin (Irv) Rybicki ...... (1977–1986) Charles (Chuck) Jordan ...... (1986–1992) Wayne Cherry ...... (1992–2003) Ed Welburn ...... (2003–present) For those who did not save the newsletter but would like a digital copy, please contact me at [email protected].

Left: Ed Welburn with 1953 Corvette

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 10 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 11 MARCH 2016 Ed Welburn exudes his love over a future four-door convertible by Sean Szymkowski * in GM Authority (January 20, 2016) E SIMPLY HAVE TO ECHO Road & But, there is hope convertible connoisseurs. WTrack’s love for a giant, yacht-like four- “As we have more breakthroughs in materials and that door convertible: there’s something simply mass comes down … if that breakthrough comes, it will American about a barge of a car with no roof. happen,” he says. “It’s not going to happen in the next couple of years, but we’ll see.” Despite the convertible market retracting more and more each year, a four-door convertible would make See, the 2000s up until present have been an interesting for a stunning centerpiece for a certain luxury line time for automotive design. Calls for vehicles to from General Motors, no? R&T had a few words with withstand their own weight under a rollover crash, and General Motors chief of global design, Ed Welburn, over other various safety measures, have had automakers the matter. scrambling to conform. is is also what killed the skinny pillars responsible for some of the elegant designs “When you’re doing a convertible, you’re taking away we love from yesteryear. a lot of structure,” Welburn said. “When you make a four-door convertible, even more of the structure goes But, as materials evolve and change, we may one day away, and the car would flex a lot.” be able to create that elegant A-pillar again, and maybe forego the B-pillar, too. Welburn noted it won’t happen What does he mean? He means a four-door convertible any time soon, but there’s definitely some love for the would act just as you may remember one from yore: idea in the future. heavy, cumbersome, and it would suck gas like a five- year old drinking a juice box. “It just brings a smile to your face when you think of a convertible that size and being able to travel—two “Your fuel efficiency would really suffer tremendously,” he couples, I just think of two couples or even a family added. “You could design it to meet all the regulations, in something like that,” he says. “It’s like a wonderful but at the end of the day, after doing all of that, I think painting. ere is nothing edgy or harsh about it at all.” it would be a very, very heavy car—rather cumbersome.” * Sean Szymkowski is a staff writer for GM Authority and Motrolix.

Road and Track’s interview with Ed Welburn brought to mind a administrations also enlisted the “Queens.” Truman took couple of cars. First was Phil Compton’s 1971 custom four-door delivery of two Lincoln “bubbletop” limousines in the 1950s, convertible (below left), sometimes said to have belonged to but both Cadillacs remained in the official fleet. former NY Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Built with armor plating and weighing 8,000 pounds, they The second is a presidential parade limousine first used by had special running boards, grab handles, communication President Franklin Roosevelt. Shown below right, it is a 1938 equipment, special compartments for firearm storage, sirens, Cadillac V-16, a car specially built for White House use. and lights to accommodate their Presidential duties. Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower referred to this After their long time of use by the White House, the most car as the “Queen Mary.” An identical car bore the title “the recent sale took place in January 2012 at a Sotheby auction in Queen Elizabeth.” These references were to luxury liners of Arizona. The “Queen Mary” sold for $269,500. the time. Following FDR’s death, the Truman and Eisenhower

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 10 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 11 MARCH 2016 …more than dinosaurs (continued from page 5)

Left: 1936 Buick Roadmaster Right: 1937 Buick Special

Left: 1940 Oldsmobile 90 Series Right: 1953 Mercedes 300

Advertising policy Each month, the final page of out newsletter provides two columns for advertisers to list automotive items. ese include • CLC/NWO member items for sale and • Items for sale by friends of members. Members of this club may advertise without a time limit unless a space restriction occurs. e second category lists items offered by friends of a CLC/NWO member who vouches for the seller. Listings will be available without time limits unless in editorial opinion too much time passes. If individuals would like to list an automotive item in this newsletter, they should contact the editor. Commercial or business listings will not appear in this section. A paid advertisement option is available.

Right: Golden Gate Bridge under constuction, 1933 https://www.facebook.com/OldPhotoArchive/

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 12 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 13 MARCH 2016 Cadillac convertible sedans made appearance at Gilmore (2014)

Mark and Jana Reenders of Grand Haven MI Salisbury House of Des Moines IA own this owns this 1930 LaSalle Seven-Passenger Dual Cowl Phaeton 1932 Cadillac Series 356-B Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton

Ron DeWoskin of Fitchburg WI Jay and Patty Fitzgerald of Grosse Pointe MI owns this own this 2006 Cadillac DTS Custom Convertible Sedan 1929 Cadillac Sport Phaeton

Motometers designed for Cadillac

The Cadillac “Tooter” 1926–1930 Eiffel Tower under construction, 1888. https://www.facebook.com/OldPhotoArchive/

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 12 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 13 MARCH 2016 The 7th Annual Cadillac & LaSalle Club Picnic Saturday June 11, 2016 Noon–4:00 (rain or shine) Please RSVP by June 10 to 419-349-5692. 8310 Garden Rd. Maumee, OH 43537 (in Springfield Township) Questions about the event? Contact Andrew Shepherd’s cell at 419-349-5692 or Bill Shepherd’s cell at 567-277-6215. Come check out the Shepherd car collection featuring Cadillacs, Corvettes, Mercurys, and others. We always have new additions for you to see. e club will provide sandwiches and soft drinks. Bring your family in your classic car, chairs, plus a dish to pass. We have a large amount of parking both in the front driveway and in the driveway leading to the barn. We are conveniently located near Airport Highway, and two miles from a Speedway station. Garden Road is between Airport Highway and Salisbury (Dussel) Roads. For either exit, head west to Albon Road. We are the second house west of the Garden/Albon Road intersection. ere is a wooden arch at the base of the driveway that reads Willowtree Farms.

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 15 MARCH 2016 The reference desk Readers frequently share information about automotive topics. is list might be helpful to those looking for information or for solutions to problems. is information comes from our readers. Additional sources and resources will boost our shared knowledge. Please submit whatever you may have. Online Facebook provides car enthusiasts a number of “pages” that might be of interest to readers. ese are available to online recipients and readers of our newsletter. ose who receive this newsletter in hardcopy form will not be able to access the information, as entertaining as it might be. • https://www.facebook.com/Vintage-Automobile-Dealerships-and- Automobilia-280823595287791/?fref=ts • https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLandYachtSociety/?fref=ts • https://www.facebook.com/ClassicCarRestorationClub/?fref=nf • https://www.facebook.com/CollectibleAutomobile/?fref=ts • https://www.facebook.com/e-Cadillac-Eldorado-Page 366166523584642/?fref=nf • https://www.facebook.com/collectorsector/?fref=nf e following websites are not part of Facebook. • http://www.americantorque.com/ • http://www.cnbcprime.com/jay-lenos-garage/ • http://theoldmotor.com/ • http://www.sportscardigest.com. • http://www.classiccarclub.org/. • http://www.hemmings.com/newsletter/ • http://www.historicvehicle.org/ • http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/ • http://www.cadillaccountryclub.com/ • http://gmauthority.com/blog/ All of these links are free. ere are no membership fees to enter. Television resources e Velocity Channel, available through many cable services, offers a variety of restoration and customizing programs. To view the Velocity Channel program achedule, follow this link: http://www.velocity.com/schedule/ MotorWeek is a television series produced by Maryland Public Television. Most PBS affiliates carry this program. In addition to reviewing new cars, Goss’s Garage offers information on car repair. Feedback from readers regarding any material that appears in our newsletter is always welcome.

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 15 MARCH 2016 Classified plus stuff that fits no place else— • 1968 Cadillac Camper built by Superior Coach • 1977 Olds Toronado. All original from Washington Company, Hamburg NY State—rust free, second owner. New tires, alternator, 472 cid motor, Turbo 400 transmission, 3.73 Dana 70 fender fillers. No leaks. A dream to drive. $3,500 or series rear end. New crankshaft, lifters, timing gear, best offer. John Nagel 419-508-0242 timing chain, radiator. ree-battery system—one car battery and two deep-cell batteries. Refrigerator with small freezer, 3-burner stove. Twenty gallon pressurized water tank, 30-gallon wastewater tank, bathroom with toilet, 30-pound LP tank. Furnace. Sleeps 5. Call for more information. $12,500 OBO. Call Bob Stahl at 517-486-4818.

• 1951 Cadillac Series 62 4-door sedan. Original interior, new jet-black paint, new tires, rebuilt engine. Runs great. $25,000 OBO. CLC/NWO reference: Mike MacAllister for Len Gallagher (419-478-1140) or Pat Gallagher (419-392-4170). Picture below. • 1941 NOS DELCO unopened ignition parts $50: points, condenser, rotor, distributor cap. • NOS TRICO WS washer pump, bottle, and bracket in original box. Fits ’56–’58 Cadillac, Buick, and Olds. Pump is perfect and has little paper note for adjustment. e finishing touch for a show winner. $325. • 3 WS washer glass jars ’40s–’62, $25 each. • 1967 dash pad, black, no rips, tears, or stains. $275. Pick up only. (Shipping would kill it!) • Also have a 40-year collection of owner’s, Fisher Body, shop manuals, and sales brochures. Not all years. • All plus shipping. Phone Bob Morrow 513-793-2425. Email [email protected].

• Indoor car storage available. Two locations in Whitehouse and West Toledo. For all questions, call Andrew Shepherd at 419-349-5692.

CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 16 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 17 MARCH 2016 2016 Great Lakes Inter-regional Meet Perrysburg, Ohio July 28, 29, 30, 31 ��

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CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 16 MARCH 2016 CLC/NWOHIO REGION NEWS 17 MARCH 2016 Host Hotel Holiday Inn French Quarter Perrysburg, Ohio 10630 Fremont Pike (US20) near I-75 Phone 1-419-874-3111 Special CLC rate $104 double occupancy. You are responsible for this reservation. and it must be done by July 15. DO NOT USE HOLIDAY INN 800 number Registration For Great Lakes Cadillac LaSalle Club Inter-Regional Meet July 28, 29, 30, 31 (deadline July 15) Member name Associate Guest Address City State Zip Phone E-mail CLC Membership # Non Member Region Car Driven Make Model Year Activity Fee Number Attending Total Cost Registration $40 per family/$25 per guest Friday Night Mixer $16 per person Great Lakes Museum $13 per person Saturday Banquet $36 per person Snook’s Car Museum $6 per person Total Amount Remitted...... Make checks payable to: Northwest Ohio Region CLC Mail to: Andrew Shepherd, 8310 Garden Road, Maumee, Ohio 43537

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