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Letters from Cuba Martina Butler reports on the CLC Winter Board Meeting in Scottsdale - page 7 The Issuetailfin 25 • February 2015 www.peachstateclc.com LETTERS FROM CUBA PG. 14 FIND YOUR CADILLAC’S DATA BOOK! BILL YOUNG’S 1971 ELDORADO DREAM CAR PG. 23 PG. 12 THE TAILFIN is a publication of Peach State CLC, a region of the Cadillac and LaSalle Club, Inc., and is distributed to its members. Prerequisite for membership in Peach State CLC is current or pending membership in the national club. Member costs are $25 a year for Peach State CLC. The CLC, Inc. dues categories may be found at: http;//www.cadillaclasalleclub.org/ P EACH S TATE C ADILLAC & L A S ALLE C LUB F EBRUARY 2 0 1 5 Contents We’re excited that our Peach State web- Valentine’s Day at Château Élan site has been honored with a regional 4 Merit Award! Check out our site at: Grab your sweetheart and join us as we http://peachstateclc.com/ Cruise-on-over to Braselton, GA and enjoy a fabulous lunch! You may even choose to stick around and tour the Château’s President famous winery. Doug Bailey 770-992-8394 H [email protected] 7 CLC Winter Board Meeting [email protected] Martina reports on a busy agenda Vice President in Scottsdale. Read all about ideas Kevin Garrison and upcoming national-sanctioned 706-207-1550 events coming up this year and [email protected] several years into the future. Corresponding Secretary Sandy Barth A ‘54 Eldorado in the UK 770-663-8327 H 14 770-630-2417 C Leigh Spivey weaves an amazing story [email protected] about the great times of his UK-famous Membership Director “KKK” Eldo that’s been featured in Cecil “Buster” Miller commercials, films, parades and 706-517-0601 H even advertising for Kit-Kats! 706-264-9558 W [email protected] Data Books and Historic Treasurer 23 Michelle Anderson Cadillac Literature 706-270-8976 H Wondering where to get a [email protected] Cadillac Build Sheet for your Activities Directors favorite ride? We’ve got the Tom and Linda Di Nucci source link and details. PLUS, 678-880-4345 H other links to retrieve your 770-479-9328 C [email protected] Cadillac’s Data Book (by year) -- for FREE! Communications Director Annette Benneche [email protected] National Board Director Martina Butler [email protected] TAILFIN Editor Sandy Barth [email protected] Webmaster Lewis Schwartz [email protected] 2 P EACH S TATE C ADILLAC & L A S ALLE C LUB F EBRUARY 2 0 1 5 November 10, 1938. Fulgencio Batista, the Cuban Army Sergeant who has risen to the heights of Caribbean Dictator, arrived in Washington today. This is the first time the Cuban Dictator has set foot outside his native land in 37 years. Gen. Malin Craig, the Army Chief of Staff, is shown with him as they pass the Capitol in a Cadillac. Calendar Membership in the national club is required. The Cadillac & LaSalle Club pays Upcoming Calendar MARK THESE DATES then stay tuned for the specifics! for insurance to cover regions like ours February 14 Valentine’s Day lunch at Château Élan with during sanctioned events. CLC also offers tour of winery and visit to Panoz Heritage Center one of the best glossy monthly March 21 Georgia Old Federal Highway - 1 Day Tour: Trail of Tears collector auto magazines anywhere, Gainesville to Chatsworth The Self Starter. March 29 Cadillac Clinic at Winchell’s Shop April 5 Avondale Estates Easter Parade CLC provides an online forum for parts April 18 50th Annual Atlanta Steeplechase (Kingston, GA) searches and technical support. And April 18-19 ATL Motorama at Atlanta Motor Speedway membership is required if you ever want to April 25 Steam Day Brass Car & Packard Collection (Canton) join us for a Grand National in various parts May 1-2 BOPC hosted by the Dixie Buick Club (Marietta) of the U.S. Dues for the national club are May 22-24 Spring Driving Tour - Columbus, GA (3 days/2 nites) $55.00 per year through December 2015 for June 24 - 27 Grand Nationals (Racine, WA) first class mailings of The Self Starter. June - TBD Streetside Classics (Lithia Springs) June - TBD Cofer Collection? (Tucker) This first-class fee also gets you immediate June - TBD Josh Mills Shop? (Marietta) access to the online version of the magazine July 4 Roswell Manor on the Squre Cruise-in Cookout if you live within the U.S. (You can receive TBD Truett Cathy’s Collection (Atlanta) the second class mailing of The Self Starter Aug -TBD Josh Mills Shop? (Marietta) for $40.00 per year, but without internet access; it will arrive a few days later. This is a August 11-15 FALL CLC NATIONAL DRIVING TOUR: Southeast Michigan popular option, unless you need immediate Oct - 4 4th Oakland Cemetery access to those parts and auto sale listings!) TBD Marist Homecoming Nov 7 Corinth Baptist Show Please visit http://store.cadillaclasalleclub. org/category_s/1819.htm for an Nov - TBD Members Appreciation Picnic immediate on-line application using VISA, Nov - TBD Cadillac Clinic MC, Discover or PayPal. Or, you can print Dec - TBD Christmas Banquet and send a paper application to: Dec - TBD Fayetteville Christmas Parade Cadillac-LaSalle Club, Inc. P.O. Box 360835 CRUISE-INS: Don’t miss these cruise-ins, because we will be there and Columbus, Ohio 43236-0835 we need YOUR presence as a show of force! Please advise Buster Miller, Peach State Downtown Canton 1st Friday Canton Riverstone 3rd Sat PM CLC Membership Director, as soon as you Piedmont Church 1st Saturday Cartersville 4th Saturday Galaxy Diner 1st Saturday Woodstock 4th Saturday receive your new CLC member number! Tucker 2nd Saturday Acworth 5th Saturday Cumming 2nd Saturday 3 P EACH S TATE C ADILLAC & L A S ALLE C LUB F EBRUARY 2 0 1 5 PSCLC Valentine’s Day Luncheon SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 11:30 am to ? Versailles at Château Élan 4 P EACH S TATE C ADILLAC & L A S ALLE C LUB F EBRUARY 2 0 1 5 PSCLC Valentine’s Day Luncheon - Château Élan (continued) Bring your Valentine and drive your Classic Cadillac for a fine Valentine’s Day Buffet Lunch and optional Guided Winery Tour & Tasting* From the moment you drive through the gates of Château Élan until the moment you leave, you will experience warm hospitality combined with the beauty of the French countryside. Within the sweeping panorama of the North Georgia foothills, just 40 minutes away from Atlanta. Address: Reservations required on or before 100 Rue Charlemagne Dr. Braselton, Georgia 30517. February 7, 2015. Menu & Directions: Contact: http://www.chateauelan.com Tom or Linda Di Nucci (678) 880-4345 or *Buffet Lunch is $22.95 per person. [email protected] Guided Winery Tour & Tasting (includes 5 samples of wine, plus a souvenir wine glass) is $12 per person You may also wish to experience the romantic after lunch. atmosphere of Château Élan with one or two overnight packages at the Inn or Spa 5 P EACH S TATE C ADILLAC & L A S ALLE C LUB F EBRUARY 2 0 1 5 An Added Bonus for Our VALENTINE’S DAY LUNCHEON After our Chateau Elan wine tour, come with us to the PANOZ HERITAGE CENTER to see America’s most exclusive custom sports and racing cars. Located beside the Panoz manufacturing facility, the Panoz Heritage Center offers an intimate look at the race cars that helped put America back into international sports car racing. On display are such renowned Panoz race cars as the LMP 900 Nurburgring winner, 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, Indy 500 winner, first ever electric/ gasoline hybrid race winner and several other key Panoz race cars. The Heritage Center is attached to the showroom, where visitors can also view the many street cars that have borne the Panoz marque over the years. We will depart the winery after the tour at about 3:00 PM. Follow our guide Tom to Panoz, which is very close by the winery. Parking will be abundant for our Cadillacs. Admission charge: Panoz asks for a small donation, which they will pass along to a local boy’s home charity. www.panoz.com 6 P EACH S TATE C ADILLAC & L A S ALLE C LUB F EBRUARY 2 0 1 5 2015 CLC Winter Board Meeting SCOTTSDALE, AZ Martina Butler – National Director This is my 7th winter board meeting representing our Peach State Region. I started in 2009 with a trip to an extremely cold Chicago, followed by Oakland, CA, Boston, Galveston, TX, Denver, Scottsdale in 2014 and Scottsdale again this year. I also attended all summer board meetings in conjunction with the GN meets. This year we had 53 board members in attendance and several spouses came as well. For the first time I invited Frank to join me. After last year’s trip I simply couldn’t stop talking about all the great cars I saw. Members arrive at different dates but a large group of us was able to attend some of the pre-board meeting events hosted by the Sonoran Desert Region and our leader Phil Terry and his wife Sandi. Many thanks to everyone who helped and made it all so extra special for us. Two years in a row is quite a task! Optional tours included a trip to the Barrett Jackson, RM and Russo-Steele Auctions as well as the Pueblo Grande Museum and the Hall of Flame Fire Engine Museum. Since I arrived early, I attended all events including a much earlier Biltmore Concours at the famous Arizona Biltmore.
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