0 years:  On May 3, the CLC Potomac Region’s (PR) 34th Annual Dealer Show and Automobilia Auction is happening in Silver Spring, MD, at Sport Cadillac.  I asked PR officers, what would you say to our readers in the final days to bring them out to the show?  They made their points: 

“This is the one chance in the year locally to see Cadillacs and LaSalles of all eras and all conditions!” - Chuck Piel, Assistant Regional Director

“It is the members and friends who make the Potomac Region an organization that people want to support, and whose events generate memories. So come join us on May 3rd at Sport Cadillac. Don't be shy. Introduce yourself and get to know the people behind the wheel of these beautiful cars.” - Christopher Winter, Activities Director

“Great bargains are to be had at the automobilia auction. Bring an item, buy an item!” - Vince Taliano, Newsletter Editor, Secretary and Website Manager

“Come as a stranger, leave as a friend. Cars & fellowship go together!!!” - Dan Ruby, Car Show Coordinator

“Your Cadillac is bored! It sits in your garage all day long while you drive your other cars. It wants to come to the Sport Cadillac show on May 3rd to be with other Cadillacs and LaSalles. Bring it and you will have a good time as well with your fellow club members.” - Bill Hilliard, Treasurer

“To Sport we go for a perfect show!” - Franklin Gage, Membership Director (with apologies to Edgar Allen Poe)

From heartfelt to bizzare, well put, all!

 50 years: The Potomac Region welcomes its new members this month, two with semi-centennial 1976 Cadillacs:  Monte Gingery of Rockville, MD – Eldorado; Tony & Leslie Cain of Silver Spring, MD – Sedan deVille. 

In addition, Ross Morgan, owner of two 1953 Eldorados, among other Cadillacs, joined from Perth, Australia.  Welcome!

100 years: Next year the “L” in CLC takes on special meaning.  2027 will be the centennial anniversary of the LaSalle marque, produced entirely by Cadillac.  When it made its debut in 1927, it was the first car whose style was intentional by a stylist, not inadvertent by engineers.  LaSalles contributed hugely to Cadillac’s success during the depression and were eventually rebranded in 1941 as the Series 61 Cadillac.  The Self-Starter Editor Jeff Shively explains this chapter of Cadillac history in his current May column.  CLC gives the LaSalle Discovery Award to people who spread the word about LaSalles because they are obscure to most of the general public today.  The Potomac Region submitted a candidate for this award in 2026 and will submit another one in 2027.  CLC is proud of the “L” in its name.  Don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.

200 years: 1976 cars are also known in the CLC as bicentennial cars because the US was 200 years old then.  Confusing.

Concluding note: With the heavy activity in May, PR will not hold a general business meeting.  Instead, come to the Annual Show (May 3) and to Tech Day (May 16).  Information on both appears in this issue.

Larry Good