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Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle May 2011 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE BY VINCE TALIANO On Sunday May 22nd 2011 OFFICERS: at 1:30 PM, a REGIONAL DIRECTOR NEWSLETTER EDITOR memorial service, WEBSITE MANAGER with reception to CENTRAL VA REGION LIAISON VINCE TALIANO follow, will be held to ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR celebrate Steven DAN RUBY Sisson’s life. This NATIONAL DIRECTOR NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST event will be held at JACK MCCLOW the Potomac Greens SECRETARY ASSOCIATE NEWSLETTER EDITOR Community Center VALLEY FORGE REGION LIAISON located at 44499 SANDY KEMPER Oakmont Manor CAR SHOW COORDINATORS CENTRAL PA REGION LIAISONS Square in Ashburn, DIANE & HENRY RUBY VA. For those who TREASURER HARRY SCOTT wish to attend, please email Margo Sisson at ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR [email protected] or call 703-724-7652. Special thanks to NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST Margo who has donated the following items to our upcoming R. SCOT MINESINGER auction in Steven's memory: MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST TOM MCQUEEN • Car books OTHER KEY POSITIONS: • Personal collection of old car pictures SUMMER PICNIC HOST • Posters J. ROGER BENTLEY • Collectibles including Cadillac watches, plates, signs, etc AUTOMOBILIA AUCTIONEER HAMPTON ROADS REGION LIAISON • Marilyn Monroe collectibles including books, calendars, etc GEORGE BOXLEY NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST RITA BIAL-BOXLEY The Work in Progress event planned for May 7th at USA Parts SHOW WEEKEND COORDINATOR Supply in Kearneysville, WV has been postponed due to schedule SHELLEY CHADICK conflicts and low expected turnout. If you would like to NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST CHRIS CUMMINGS participate in an event of this nature in the future, please contact NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST R. Scot Minesinger at [email protected] or 703-283-2021. JIM GOVONI CAR SHOW SPONSOR AND HOST DANIEL JOBE & CAPITOL CADILLAC Drum roll, please! The date for our Fall Car Show will be Sunday HONORARY MEMBER NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST October 30th. The show, known as Dazzling DeVilles, will VERN PARKER feature DeVille models from 1949-1970. Stay tuned for more CAR SHOW MASTER OF CEREMONIES NATIONAL CLC ADVISOR details! NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST RICHARD SILLS Vince Taliano Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle May 2011 LETTER TO THE EDITOR April 1, 2011 Dear Vince, I remain appreciative of the coverage you gave to last year’s PCS International in Albany, NY. Perhaps this will be your year to head west to Cleveland and check out our show field first hand! All the best, Gregg D. Merksamer Warwick, New York PROFESSIONAL CAR SOCIETY “Dedicated since 1976 to the preservation and appreciation of vintage ambulances, funeral cars and livery vehicles” 35th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MEET July 12th - 16th, 2011 - Hudson, Ohio Hosted by the PCS Ohio Chapter at the Clarion Inn, (330) 653-9191 Meet Chair: Sarah Snook, (330) 356-8202 or [email protected] Publicity: Gregg D. Merksamer, (845) 986-6857 or [email protected] The traditional “Sound and Light Show” ends each PCS International Meet Visit us on the web! 2 www.clcpotomacregion.org Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle May 2011 INDY 500 CADILLAC PACE CARS STORY & PHOTOS BY NICK FERRANTINO AND VINCE TALIANO This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500. To commemorate the event, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway called on owners of classic cars to display their magnificent machines in competition for blue-ribbon awards as part of the 100th Anniversary Indy 500 Mile Race Celebration of Automobiles festivities. Congratulations to Charles Gillett whose 1931 Cadillac V-16 All-Weather Phaeton (pictured left) was selected to participate (a Cadillac served as pace car at the 1931 race). The two day event will be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 13-14th. To read more about the event, visit www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/ev entinfo/39708-Celebration-of-Automobiles/. In 1973, the Cadillac Eldorado was the pace car. The sheer weight of the Eldorado convertible forced the Cadillac engineers to take some measures to allow the car to reach the high speeds needed. The 8.2 liter (500 cubic inch) engine was tweaked to add horsepower. Pictured left is Daniel Jobe’s Pace Car replica. To read more about the 1973 Eldorado pace cars, visit www.indy500pacecars.com. The 1992 pace car was once again a Cadillac. This time it was an Allanté. Nick Ferrantino’s 1993 Allanté (pictured left) was used by Al Unser, Jr. as a pace/parade car (he won the race). What makes this pace car different than the 1973 Eldorado that was used is that its engine did not need any performance modifications to stay ahead of the field. [Editor’s Note: Did you know that a LaSalle has been used as an Indy 500 Pace Car as many times as a Cadillac? LaSalles were used in 1927, 1934 and 1937 and Cadillacs in 1931, 1973 and 1992.] Visit us on the web! 3 www.clcpotomacregion.org Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle May 2011 2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION CONTACT INFORMATION May 6 5:30 pm – 3rd Annual Dover Days Legislative Mall 302-734-4888 or www.visitdover.com Fri 9:00 pm Car Show Dover DE May 7 8:00 am – 53rd Annual AACA Jim Barnett Park Duane Catlett at 540-869-6668 or Sat 4:00 pm Apple Blossom Meet Winchester VA www.huskyclub.com/abmeet.htm May 7 10:30 am – Asbury Methodist Village Asbury Methodist Ken Jones at 301-216-5210 or Sat 2:00 pm 85th Anniversary Celebration Village [email protected] Car Show Gaithersburg MD May 8 10:00 am – Stratford Hall’s Inaugural Stratford VA Beth Sharpe 804-493-8038 ext. 9578 or Sun 5:00 pm Antique Car Show [email protected] May 14 12:00 am - Darnestown Day Saint Nicholas Liz Kraft at 240-447-2995 Sat 4:00 pm Episcopal Church Darnestown MD May 15 9:00 am – 20th Annual Capitol Cadillac Capitol Cadillac Car Show: Diane & Henry Ruby at Sun 3:00 pm Spring Car Show/ Automobilia Greenbelt MD 301-894-8026, Automobilia Auction: Auction George Boxley at 301-261-5634 May 16 7:30 pm – Potomac Region Silver Diner Vince Taliano at 301-258-8321 or Mon 9:30 pm Monthly Meeting Merrifield VA [email protected] May 21 10:00 am – City of Fairfax City Hall www.nvrg.org Sat 3:00 pm Antique Car Show Fairfax VA May 21 10:00 am – CLC Valley Forge Region Faulkner Cadillac Ronnie Hux at [email protected] or Sat 4:00 pm Car Show Trevose PA www.vfrclc.org/upcoming_events.htm Jun 4 9:00 am – CLC Central PA Region's Kelly Cadillac Art Archambeault at 717-557-6974 or Sat 3:00 pm 22nd Annual Spring Show Lancaster PA [email protected] Jun 4 4:30 pm – 25th Annual Leesburg Car Show Leesburg VA's Bob Brown at 571-237-2888 or Sat 10:00 pm Downtown Historic www.novarodsnclassics.org District Jun 4 22nd Annual Burkittsville MD Jon Battle at 540-364-1770, Sat Orphan Car Tour [email protected] or (A LaSalle qualifies www.orphancartour.org as an orphan car Jun 8-12 CLC National Driving Tour Hosted Texas Panhandle Rubye Hubbard Musser at 817-795-2032 or Wed-Sun by the North Texas Region [email protected] Jun 11 10:00 am – CLC Valley Forge Region Delaware Cadillac www.vfrclc.org/upcoming_events.htm Sat 4:00 pm Car Show Wilmington DE Jun 18 9:00 am – CLC Raritan River Region Royal Cadillac Darren Muso at [email protected] Sat 3:00 pm Car Show Florham Park NJ Jun 19 10:00 am – 38th Annual Sully Plantation Sully Plantation Bill Worsham at 703-250-5474, Sun 3:30 pm Father’s Day Car Show Chantilly VA [email protected] or www.gwcmodela.org Jun 20 7:30 pm – Potomac Region Hamburger Hamlet Vince Taliano at 301-258-8321 or Mon 9:30 pm Monthly Meeting North Bethesda MD [email protected] Jul 2 11:00 am – 7th Annual Picnic with Lincoln J. Roger Bentley’s R. Scot Minesinger at [email protected] Sat 4:00 pm Mercury friends Home or 703-283-2021 Brinklow MD Jul 8 2nd Annual Collector Car All across the USA www.SEMASAN.com/ Fri Appreciation Day CollectorCarAppreciationDay Jul 9 5th Annual CLC AACA Museum Art Archambeault at 717-557-6974 or Sat Inter-Regional Meet Hershey PA [email protected] Jul 9 CCCA Grand Classic Hosted by the Turf Valley Resort Jim & Brenda George at 703-754-4294 or Sat Chesapeake Bay Region Ellicott City MD [email protected] Jul 12-16 35th Annual PCS International Hudson OH Sarah Snook at 330-356-8202 or [email protected] Tue-Sat Meet Jul 18 7:30 pm – Potomac Region Silver Diner Vince Taliano at 301-258-8321 or Mon 9:30 pm Monthly Meeting Merrifield VA [email protected] Aug 10-13 CLC Grand National Meet Hosted Columbus OH www.2011clcgn.org Wed-Sat by the Central Ohio Region Aug 14 10:00 am – VCCA Free State Region's Annual Meadowbrook Larry at 410-360-8216, [email protected] or Sun 3:00 pm Car & Truck Show Regional Park [email protected] Lutherville MD Visit us on the web! 4 www.clcpotomacregion.org Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle May 2011 20th Annual Capitol Cadillac / CLC Potomac Region Spring Car Show & Automobilia Auction Sunday May 15, 2011 Car Registration: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Please read the Car Show Rules on the following page Car Show Hours: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Auction starts at 11:30 am 6500 Capitol Drive Greenbelt, MD 20770 301-441-9600 LOCAL DIRECTIONS: From Capital Beltway (I-495/95) • Use Exit 23 - Kenilworth Avenue Rte 201, proceed South on Kenilworth Avenue to first exit - Greenbelt Road, Route 193 • At light, proceed East on Greenbelt Road - Rte 193 (left) • At traffic light make left onto Walker Drive (TGl Friday’s Restaurant on corner) • Make an immediate right onto Capitol Drive (Dealership is on your left) From Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Rte 295) • Use Exit for Rte 193 (Greenbelt Road) • Proceed West on Rte 193 - Greenbelt Road The Region has reserved rooms at the Holiday Inn • Make first right after underpass onto Capitol Greenbelt 301-982-0863 for the night before the Drive (Dealership is on your right) show at the special rate of $94 (mention Cadillac & LaSalle Club when making reservations).