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Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle August 2008 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE BY VINCE TALIANO I would like to thank Thom Lombardi and Monica Moore, Mid- 2008 OFFICERS: Atlantic Picture Cars, for obtaining access for me to attend filming REGIONAL DIRECTOR NEWSLETTER EDITOR of the movie My One and Only. The movie, starring Renée WEBSITE MANAGER Zellweger, Kevin Bacon and other A-list stars, is set in the 1950s. VINCE TALIANO ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR Filming was taking place in the Baltimore area and features two DAN RUBY identical 1953 Eldorados: one owned by Potomac Region member NATIONAL DIRECTOR Marc Tuwiner and the other by CLC member Ross Morgan from BILL SESSLER Australia. Ross recently purchased his car from Annapolis Classic SECRETARY ASSOCIATE NEWSLETTER EDITOR Cars. The car is appearing in the movie before being shipped to VALLEY FORGE REGION LIAISON SANDY KEMPER Perth in Western Australia, where Ross lives. CAR SHOW COORDINATORS On the day that I attended the shooting, street scenes were being CENTRAL PA REGION LIAISONS DIANE & HENRY RUBY filmed in front of the Mitchell Courthouse building on Calvert TREASURER Street in downtown Baltimore. When I arrived on the set, Marc HARRY SCOTT and Ross were being interviewed while dressed in period attire, MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST including stylist hats. Marc, Ross and Ross’ two teenage RICHARD SISSON daughters were appearing in the film as extras. What a great ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR way to spend your summer vacation, visiting the States and CENTRAL VA REGION LIAISON NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST appearing in a movie! STEVEN SISSON OTHER KEY POSITIONS: The Potomac Region is proud to announce that we have a AUTOMOBILIA AUCTIONEER signed contract with the Washington Dulles Airport HAMPTON ROADS REGION LIAISON GEORGE BOXLEY Marriott to be our host hotel of the 2009 CLC National NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST Driving Tour. We were successful in negotiating a $99 per RITA BIAL-BOXLEY room night rate. Congratulations to everyone who participated SHOW WEEKEND COORDINATOR in the review and negotiation of the contract, especially Shelley SHELLEY CHADICK NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST Chadick, Sandy Kemper, Jack McClow, Tom McQueen, Richard CHRIS CUMMINGS Sills and Steven Sisson. In this issue, you will start to read about CAR SHOW DISPLAYING/PARKING what is being planned and how assistance from Potomac Region DERRICK FISHER members across the board will be needed to produce “one of the CAR SHOW DISPLAYING/PARKING NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST most memorable CLC driving tours ever.” JIM GOVONI CAR SHOW SPONSOR AND HOST Best wishes to Charlie Lightbown, Art Matthews and Jack DANIEL JOBE & CAPITOL CADILLAC McClow’s mother for speedy and full recoveries from their NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST TOM MCQUEEN respective illnesses, and condolences to Derrick Fisher on the HONORARY MEMBER recent passing of his brother. NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST VERN PARKER If you plan to be in Cherry Hill for the Grand National, please stop HONORARY MEMBER by and say hello to Henry Ruby and Harry Scott who will be NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST BOB RUCKMAN stationed in the vendors’ area selling Legacy of LaSalle items CAR SHOW MASTER OF CEREMONIES such as t-shirts, dash plaques and DVDs, in addition to parts and NATIONAL CLC ADVISOR automobilia. NEWSLETTER COLUMNIST RICHARD SILLS Vince Taliano Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle August 2008 2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION CONTACT INFORMATION Aug 1 – 2008 Maryland Wine Visit 10 out of 19 www.marylandwine.com or Sep 3 Festival® 25th Anniversary participating Maryland www.carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org Trivia Road Rally wineries Aug 3 1:00 pm – 4th Annual Picnic with Lincoln J. Roger Bentley’s Home Steven Sisson at 703-724-7652 Sun 4:00 pm Mercury friends Brinklow MD or [email protected] Aug 5-9 32nd Professional Car Society Wyndam Hotel Dan McCann at 732-433-2024 or Tue-Sat Annual International Meet Mt Laurel NJ [email protected] Aug 9 10:00 am – 34th Annual Metro Chapter Montgomery College Cory Correll at 240-686-0229 or Sat 3:00 pm Buick Club All-GM Show: Rockville MD [email protected] Celebrating 100 Years of GM Aug 12-16 CLC Grand National Meet Cherry Hill NJ www.vfrclc.org/GN08.htm Tue-Sat Hosted by Valley Forge Region Aug 17 8:00 am – 23rd Annual Francis Scott Key Rose Hill Manor Joe Bart at 301-898-1041 Sun 3:00 pm Antique Car Show Frederick MD Ken Wilson at 301-695-6581 Aug 18 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 Aug 30 11:00 am – 2008 Baltimore Pennsylvania Ave George Gilliam at 410-669-5397, Jim Hamlin at Sat 3:00 pm Cadillac Parade Baltimore MD [email protected] or [email protected] Aug 31 10:00 am – 20th Annual Out of the Past Spring Hill www.washingtontimes.com Sun 3:00 pm Revue, sponsored by The Recreation Center (Auto Notes section) Washington Times McLean VA 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 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 Oct 1-5 Gates open Fall Carlisle Carlisle PA 717-243-7855 or Wed-Sun daily www.carsatcarlisle.com at 7:00 am Oct 8-11 Opens at AACA National Giant Center http://local.aaca.org/hershey Wed-Sat 7am Eastern Fall Meet Hershey PA 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 The Royal Theater Music Festival & Baltimore Cadillac Parade Continuing the legacy, the heritage, the history, the music and the legend on historic Pennsylvania Avenue August 30, 2008 Visit us on the web! 2 www.clcpotomacregion.org Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle August 2008 THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE 2008 GRAND NATIONAL #1 - There will be no cancellations and /or refunds accepted after midnight - Thursday, July 31st. #2 – No car registrations will be accepted after Wednesday, July 30...for judging or display. The show field is filled to capacity. #3- Registrations of people for events are still being accepted. Some events are close to being filled up but spaces are still available. #4- Due to the problems incurred by the recent fire at the planned lunch at Sweetwater Casino, the Driving Tour is now closed, including passengers. #5- The Maritime Tour will be closed for registrations after August 2nd. Questions? Please contact the Grand National Registrars Cathy and Tom Myers at [email protected] or Grand National Chairman Jack Hotz at [email protected]. Visit us on the web! 3 www.clcpotomacregion.org Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle August 2008 MOTOR CITY REGION - CADILLAC & LASALLE CLUB together with General Motors presents its 100th Anniversary GM Heritage Tour Weekend Friday, September 19 - Saturday, September 20, 2008 Friday, September 19, 2008: 10 AM – 4 PM - GM 100th Anniversary Car Show at GM Tech Center Limited to the first 50 registered cars (and their passengers) – no more than one car per member please 5 PM – 9 PM - Tour the General Motors Heritage Center An ever-changing display of GM vehicles, engines and memorabilia from the early part of the 20th century to current. Depending on the day, you will see one-of-a-kind concept cars, milestones of production, technological experiments, or other vehicles that are constantly being added to fill gaps in the collection. Saturday, September 20, 2008: 10 AM – 12 noon - Guided Tour of the GM Renaissance Center including the GM Next Showroom (secure, guarded parking provided) - www.gmrencen.com The Ren Cen is located on the Detroit Riverfront overlooking the Windsor skyline. It rises 73 stories on the Detroit skyline and is 5.5 million square feet in size. In addition to it being the location of GM Global Headquarters, it also contains many restaurants and retailers in its seven towers. 12:30 PM – 2 PM - Lunch at Packard Grill Photos by Bill Sessler (next to the Proving Grounds) - www.packardgrill.com 2 PM – 4 PM - Walking Tour of historic Packard Proving Grounds - www.packardmotorfdn.org The historic Packard Proving Grounds includes Albert Kahn designed Lodge buildings, Garages, Timing stand, Lindbergh hangar, elevated water storage tank, a portion of the original test track and Grand Entrance gates. 4:30 PM – 6 PM - Museum Bronze - www.museum-bronze.com Museum Bronze is a collection of more than 1000 hand-made working models that demonstrate both the precision building of machinery for mass production and historical impact of the Industrial Revolution. 6:30 PM – 9 PM - Dinner at Bistro Bourdeau - www.bistrobourdeau.com Visit us on the web! 4 www.clcpotomacregion.org Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region Caddie Chronicle August 2008 MOTOR CITY REGION - CADILLAC & LASALLE CLUB together with General Motors presents its 100th Anniversary GM Heritage Tour Weekend Friday, September 19 - Saturday, September 20, 2008 No registration fee!! Participants are responsible for own expenses, lodging, and meals Accommodations: Courtyard by Marriott (across from GM Tech Center) 30190 Van Dyke Ave.