To 2018, Here's Looking at You!
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Finz MAGAZINE of THE CADILLAC LaSALLE CLUB of NEW ZEALAND INC. Coffee table quality... To 2018, here’s looking at you! DECEMBER 2018 The Black & White facts - We formed our New Zealand club in 1973 and celebrated our 40th Anniversary in 2013 making us one of the oldest Cadillac clubs in the world. We are proud to be an cadillacclubofnz.org International Affiliate of the world-wide Cadillac LaSalle Club of the USA - itself formed in 1958. Front & Inside ‘COVER Caddy’ pix Cover and inside page are drone images from the 2018 Australian Cadillac Nationals in Renmark, South Australia. Images sourced from drone footage edited by Davinci Resolve. ‘Neon Glo’ image by FINZ Editor. 2 FINZ Magazine Editor: Ron Melville Recipient of (CLC) The Yann Saunders International Activity Award 2013 Now here’s a sneak-peak of what this issue is The Maurice Hendry Award for Excellence in all about... Journalistic Contributions - 2015 Rondezvous! International Newsletter Excellence Award - 2015 F O R E W O R D Old Cars ThroughoutWeekly ~ the Golden late nineties, Quill the CLC(NZ)Award M2011,agazine published a monthly cartoon created by member Jason Curry. Hi there. It’s hard to believe yet another Christmas has rock and rolled 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 Twenty years on, we look back on some of the highlights of the series with the around! A personal highlight was being first-time grandparents! very best of Cardillac Arrest… Caddy club-wise we have achieved a few things this past year. Past Pres. Steve and myself attended the Australian Cadillac Nationals Contributions to: [email protected] back in April. A great event and we are still “dining” off the many The Editior reserves the right to accept or reject any contributions. photos taken from this fabulous event. Then we staged our own 45th Nationals here in my home town of Tauranga, the highlight of which Deadline is 20th of each month was the attendance by 10 of our fellow Australian members (thanks guys!) - we’re gonna come see you all in 2020! You may know by now that we have a new NZ President, Ian Lind and Cadillac La Salle Club a new Vice Pres. Mike Thompson. Good luck guys in your roles and of NZ Mag azine NEW ZEALAND I am sure all Kiwi members will be right behind you in our coming Decem ber 1997 Caddy club year ahead. Talking of changes, Steve Stewart, Editor of LaCad the US club magazine, The Self Starter has decided to pass on his AUSTRALIA Editorial batton to Jeff Shiffley. After over a decade of Award-winning Summer 1998/1999 issues, Steve probably deserves a well-earned break and on behalf of The Self Starter the NZ club, I wish him well and we look forward to Jeff’s delivery. Jeff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA January 2000 was President of the ‘Vertical Headlight (Cadillac) club’ of which I am a member, so I look forward to a few ‘65-’68 Caddies appearing from time to time! Thanks to all those CLC members from all over the globe that have made our little FINZ magazine a great read on the International stage Jaxon Melville - 2 months and came be found on the www.cadillaclasalleclub.org website. 100’s of reads each month! Keep those fab photos, kind words and great May all your Christmases Rock! stories coming in 2019. Thank-ya all very much for all A thank you too, to all the spouses, partners of members and Cadillac your contributions this past widows who play a huge behind the scenes to enable their loved ones year! partake in Caddy events throughout the year. Your support doesn’t go un-noticed. And special thoughts to all our friends overseas that have suffered dreadful climatic events this past year. Fires, floods, storms - we see it all on TV and the web and you are always welcome to migrate to NZ - just bring your Caddy or LaSalle! Merry Xmas to all our readers and have an amazing 2019. Until the January issue, enjoy time with your loved ones including your Caddy! Ron, André, Reece, Ridge, Louise and our new family member, Jaxon. 3 cadillacclubofnz.org Christchurch Railway Station, era early Our Global 1950s. Note the Rover 90! Firmans Motors in Napier. Look at the Patea, NZ (near New Plymouth) size of that grader getting fuelled up! Taxi dressed as a Wedding car. Courtesy of Patea Historic FAMILY Society says Paul AUSTRALIA - Paul Dixon has sent over a slection of old car pics originating from Australia and New Zealand, so enjoy. [Thanks Paul. Jim Richardson who spends the summer in the Coromandel each year, escaping the States will love the Morrie Minor pic - Ed] Paul notes late 40s NZ Chev use Poor Ford Customline caught up in flooding somewhere in NZ - oh This a GM Bedford van delivering books dear! for The Wellington Library Want to Hire a Morris Minor Jim? Auckland, corner of Queen and Circa 1972 - Papakura, Or maybe Victoria Streets in the Central city. NZ. Foreground is Ebbett Motors, Hamilton - Chev a Hillman? Mid 1950s with tram cars. Note what Hillman Super Minx. dealer. Of interest, Ebbetts are 1951-56 era maybe British Austin and part of a Distant red car is a still in business and still sell GM Morris Oxford. Holden vehicles. They were responsible for the marketing of the cancelled At RIGHT -> is a Ford At left is a Aust. Cadillac order several years Ambulance from Maffra, 1951 Buick in ago. Those Caddies were a sell- Victoria says Paul Melbourne out! Ed. Publication details - ‘FINZ’ (2018 ‘The Americas Series II’) is Copyright to The Cadillac & La Salle Club of NZ Inc. Publication is distributed via email and snail mail. All correspondence to the editor: [email protected] Artwork/design layout and technical support by Shea’ Melville ([email protected]). Ideas and concepts by Ron Melville and many inserts from Editors own collection, both hard and electronic copy. We thank all contributors world-wide for permitting publication, use of items and advertisers for your ongoing support. To advertise, email editor for rates. FINZ is a non-profit club publication and printed for club members and readers enjoyment. No responsibility taken for errors or ommissions. The name FINZ is copyright to the Cadillac LaSalle Club of New Zealand formed in 1973 and original magazine name conceived circa 1974. FINZ is proudly made of and in New Zealand! FINZ Magazine under Ron Melville Editorship is in Year 9, Issue 12 - December 2018 4 cadillacclubofnz.org had acquired a majority interest in the Fisher Body Corp. and Alfred P. Sloan (then head of GM) had appointed Larry Fisher as Cadillac’s General Manager in May that year; it was Larry who added a so-called “custom” line to the Cadillac range of models and who actually oversaw the purchase Our Global by GM of the Fleetwood Metal Body Company. Cadillac’s “regular” models carry the “Fisher Coach” emblem on the sill plate; those in the “custom” line carry the oval “Fleetwood” badge in that same location. Indeed, it is quite possible that a successful Cadillac FAMILY agency located in one of Pennsylvania was offering USA - Yann Saunders writes: G’day Ron, this V-16 sedan from stock. It is DOUBTFUL that Thanks for another great edition of “Finz” ... the coachwork was constructed by Pennsylvania’s and don’t be surprised that I picked up some Fleetwood Body Company. The flat windshield “questionable facts” on p.16, relating to my and raised panel hood on this car is reminiscent favorite Cadillac models: the bespoke sixteen- of all Detroit-built V-16 sedan styles for 5 and 7 cylinder models of 1930-1940. passengers having a style number beginning with Superb Fleetwood bodies. Above and below is Style 4108-C “43”. The photo is that of a “regular” 1930 V-16 sedan style (5 or 7 passenger) built in Detroit. The caption Cheers! Yann [Thanks Yann for your ‘expert eye’. mentions a “1930 V-16 with Custom Coachwork” Merry Xmas to you and your family. Cool images and “a 1930 Cadillac V-16 with custom or semi- here supplied by Yann - Ed] custom coachwork”. IMHO, only about a score of early V-16s may be termed true “1930 V-16 cars with Custom Coachwork”; all were 5-pass, 4-door styles readily distinguishable from other sedans by their almost vertical, “split-V” windshield and their equally “split” instrument panel with dials on both sides. These VERY RARE sixteens were built at the old Fleetwood plant in PA before all Fleetwood production was moved to new premises in Detroit in April/May 1930. Fleetwood’s former “custom” coachwork became Cadillac’s “custom coachwork by Fleetwood”, starting in September 1925 when the Pennsylvania company was acquired by Cadillac Motor Car Division of GM; the latter conglomerate already 5 cadillacclubofnz.org Our Global FAMILY USA - Potomac Region - It was a shock and sad to hear, Potomac member Butch Sevlia aged 50 has passed away. We recently featured his amazing gold Caddy wagon in our FINZ Magazine. Read article at right. Our condolences to Butch’s family and fellow Potomac Region members on their loss - Ed. Ron Zahn, CLC VP - International Affliates has emailed me details of revised membership pricing for US club membership. I have been a member since 2005 and can attest it is a terrific club to belong to and I receive their Award Winning The Self-Starter magazine. I can certainly recommend joining and I have attached to this FINZ issue a copy of their application form.