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October
2009:
Capitol Cadillac's 75th Anniversary
Car Show was featured in the October 15, 2009 issue of
Old Cars Weekly.
The show
was
also
featured in the October
8, 2009
issue of
Hemmings eWeekly. 
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August 2009:
A 1959 Fleetwood Series 60 Special sold new by
Capitol Cadillac was featured in
the August 6th issue of Old Cars
Weekly. The car is owned by CLC members Dave & Dora Forry of
Manhiem, PA. Read
story.
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 July
2009: The Potomac Region’s car show sponsor,
Capitol Cadillac in Greenbelt,
Maryland, is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year. The dealership
was established in Washington, DC in 1934 by Floyd Akers, the grandfather
of Daniel Jobe, its current President and 2009 CLC Cadillac Herald Award
recipient. In 1979, the dealership moved to its present facility in
Greenbelt, Maryland, and has been hosting CLC Potomac Region car shows
since 1992.
To commemorate the anniversary, the theme selected for this year’s fall
car show is “Celebrating Capitol
Cadillac’s 75th Anniversary”. As part of the
celebration, we are attempting to fill the showroom on Sunday October 25th
with Cadillacs / LaSalles from 1934 – 1979 that were originally sold by
Capitol Cadillac (all Cadillacs and
LaSalles will be welcome at the show, but the ones sold new by
Capitol
Cadillac in 1979 or before will be the specially-featured cars).
To date, we have identified 11 possible cars sold new by
Capitol Cadillac pre-1980.
Invitations have been sent to the owners (1 in FL, 1 in SC, 1 in DE, 6 in
MD, 1 in PA and 1 in VA).
Special arrangements have been made at the Holiday Inn Greenbelt
(800-465-4329), where rooms will be reserved for the night before the show
at the special rate of $94 (mention Cadillac & LaSalle Club when making
reservations). The Holiday Inn Greenbelt will also be the site for a
dinner the night before the show hosted by past CLC President Richard
Sills & Shelley Chadick (please contact Shelley at
shelleychadick@yahoo.com if
making hotel reservations).
To celebrate the event, our
commemorative program will highlight the history of
Capitol Cadillac, and will include a
description of each one of the featured cars pre-registered for the show.
Each owner of a featured car will receive one of these programs, and also
a framed certificate of appreciation for participating.
If you know of any owners of
Cadillacs/LaSalles sold new by Capitol
Cadillac pre-1980, please let us know.
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June 2009: Daniel
Jobe, President of Capitol Cadillac, was awarded the 2009 CLC Cadillac
Herald Award at the Grand National in Las Vegas. Congratulations to Daniel
on receiving this prestigious award. Previous winners read like a who’s
who of General Motors: Bob Lutz, Greg Wallace, Jim Taylor, Gary Cowger and
Rick Wagoner. Read story.
Congratulations to Region member Benjamin Berman, who drove from Sarasota, FL
to Las Vegas, NV and won
First Place in Class P28: 1985-1999 Cadillac (without 1985 Eldorado and
Seville) for his 1985 Cadillac CB69 Fleetwood Sedan.
At the Grand
National, the Potomac Region also received an award, the CLC Norm Uhlir
Regional Activity Award. This marks the second time that the Region has
won the award. Congratulations to all the members!
See
story.
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June 2009:
Vern Parker,
syndicated auto columnist, launched his
new web site soon
featuring locally-owned antique cars!
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April 2009:
Each year,
Old
Cars Weekly selects national and regional publications for its
Golden Quill Award
based on various categories. This year’s
winners appeared in the April 9th issue and included five Cadillac &
LaSalle Club (CLC)
publications. We are proud to announce that the Potomac Region's
Caddie Chronicle was among the publications that won (this is our
second Golden Quill Award). Below is the list of CLC
winners:
CATEGORY – REGIONAL LUXURY
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THE SELF-STARTER, Steve Stewart,
Editor, CLC
CATEGORY – NATIONAL
INTERMEDIATE SIZE
*
LACAD MAGAZINE, Terry & Robyn Griffin, Editors, CLC of Australia
CATEGORY – REGIONAL
COMPACTS
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CADDIE CHRONICLE, Vince Taliano,
Editor, CLC Potomac Region
*
CADILLAC PAST, Chris Milici,
Editor, CLC New England Region
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THE DAGMAR, Dave Leger, Editor,
CLC Rocky Mountain Region
In addition, the CLC St. Louis Region
and its Editor David Armbruster received honorable mention in the Black
and White category and the Potomac Region’s Bill Anderson won as Editor of
BOOM TIMES,
Buick Club of America / Buick Club of Maryland, in the Regional Luxury
category.
The stories and photos that we published in 2008 were
informative, entertaining and enjoyed by classic car enthusiasts
world-wide. Special thanks to Sandy Kemper, Richard Sills
and Steven & Margo Sisson for reviewing and enhancing each issue
prior to publication and to everyone listed below for submitting stories,
letters to the editor and/or photos in 2008.
Byron Alsop Bill Anderson Roland Baladi
Charles D. Barnette J. Roger Bentley Tom Bottoni
George & Rita Boxley Jamie Christie Chad Coombs Bernie
Cooney Bob Crimmins Chris Cummings
Randy & Susan Denchfield Laurie Dewitt Sue Entwisle Alex
Figueroa Candace Fuller Franklin Gage
Hillary Gavan Jim Govoni Greg Gross Jeff Gurski
Rich Hartkorn Joe Holley Jack Hotz Ivars Jaunrubenis
Daniel Jobe Sandy Kemper Chip Lamb Charles Lemons
George Maslow Jack McClow Tom McQueen
Gregg D. Merksamer R. Scot Minesinger Kyle R. Morris Tom
Musson Aksel Olesen Vern Parker Chuck Piel
Stuart Popp Brian Rachlin Margaret Rasor Dan Reed
Dan Ruby Henry & Diane Ruby Bob Ruckman
Kim Rusinow
Yann Saunders Harry Scott Bill Sessler Stephanie Siegel
Ron Siegrist Richard Sills
Richard Sisson
Steven Sisson Rose Mary Spicuzza Dirk Van Dorst Bill Van
Luven Michael Veilleux
Ken Visser Marc Tuwiner |
April 2009: Our 2008 Fall Capitol Cadillac
/ CLC Potomac Region car show,
Cadillac Dream Cars, was
featured in the April 2009 issue of
Cars & Parts magazine. See story.
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January 2009:
Our 2008 Fall Capitol Cadillac
/ CLC Potomac Region car show,
Cadillac Dream Cars, was
featured in the January 2009 issue of The Self-Starter magazine.
See story. |
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September 2008:
Cadillac Dream Cars
Coming to Capitol Cadillac!!
Both Remaining
1953 LeMans Scheduled to Appear
1959 Cyclone Out
and 1956 Maharani In
See Show Flyer
See 2009
Cadillac Dream Cars Calendar
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August
2008:
Congratulations to
all the Potomac Region members who won awards at the 2008 CLC Grand
National in Cherry Hill, NJ.
The full list of
winners is below.
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Category |
Member Name
City and State |
Year and Model |
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Past
Presidents’ Preservation Award |
Michael J.
Fahey
Mt Airy MD |
1964 6339 SDV |
Primary Class
P-02: 1924-35 Cadillac V-8
First Place |
Henry H. Lewis
Owings Mills MD |
1928 8055C IMP |
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Primary Class
P-13: 1948-49 Cadillac w/o Series 75
First Place |
Randy & Susan
Denchfield
Chevy
Chase MD |
1949 6267X CCP |
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Primary Class
P-14: 1950-53 Cadillac
First Place |
Bart Mitchell
Brooklandville MD |
1953 6267SX ELC |
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Primary Class
P-15: 1954-56 Cadillac
Third Place |
Richard Sisson
Potomac MD |
1954 6267SX ELC |
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Primary Class
P-20: 1963-64 Cadillac plus 1965 Cadillac series 75
Third Place |
Michele & Daryl
Hauf
Pasadena MD |
1963 6257 CPE |
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Primary Class
P-22B (Split Class): 1969-70 Cadillac without Eldorado
First Place |
Mark E. Brodsky
Chevy Chase MD |
1969 68347 CDV |
Primary Class
P-22B (Split Class): 1969-70 Cadillac without Eldorado
Second Place |
Mark E. Brodsky
Chevy Chase MD |
1970 68367 DVC |
Primary Class
P-22B (Split Class): 1969-70 Cadillac without Eldorado
Second Place |
R. Scot
Minesinger
Fairfax Station VA |
1970 68367 DVC |
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Primary Class
P-22B (Split Class): 1969-70 Cadillac without Eldorado
Third Place |
Mark E. Brodsky
Chevy Chase MD |
1969 68367 DVC |
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Primary Class
P-28B (Split Class): 1990-97 Cadillac
Second Place |
Richard Sills
Lancaster PA |
1996 KF69 CSD |
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Primary Class
P-28B (Split Class): 1990-97 Cadillac
Third Place |
Steven & Margo
Sisson
Ashburn VA |
1992 EL57 ETC |
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Senior Class
S-05: 1930-40 Cadillac V-12 and V-16
First Place |
Byron & Alida
Alsop
Oak Hill VA |
1936 8529 C4D |
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Senior Class
S-08: 1950-60 Cadillac
Third Place |
Richard Sills
Lancaster PA |
1960 6337 CDV |
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Senior Class
S-99: Commercial and Professional Vehicles
Second Place |
Mike & Vicky
Barruzza
Bristol PA |
1977 6ZZ90 AMB |
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Touring Class
T-03: 1930-40 Cadillac V-12 and V-16
First Place |
George & Rita
Boxley
West River MD |
1938 9033 IMP |
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Touring Class
T-08: 1967-76 Cadillac
Third Place |
Mark S. Russo
East Hanover NJ |
1970 68367 DVC |
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Touring Class
T-09: 1977-88 Cadillac w/o Allante
First Place |
Rosemary
Spicuzza
Spotswood NJ |
1978 6CD47 CDV |
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Touring Class
T-99: Commercial and Professional Vehicles
First Place |
Mike & Vicky
Barruzza
Bristol PA |
1963 8690 CHS |
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Youth Club
Award – Original |
George & Rita
Boxley
West River MD |
1938 9033 IMP |
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CLC Henry M.
Leland Award |
Steven Sisson
Ashburn VA |
Read story |
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CLC Maurice
Hendry Award |
Chris Cummings
Manassas
VA |
Read story |
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CLC LaSalle
Discovery Award |
Vince Taliano
North Potomac MD |
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May 2008:
The
CLC Potomac Region's Caddie Chronicle
newsletter received Honorable Mention for the 2007
Old Cars Weekly Golden
Quill Award (Black & White category), along
with Sallee Speaks (the CLC
LaSalle Appreciation Society Chapter newsletter – Editor Nancy Hotz) and
The Standard (CLC Motor City Region
newsletter – Editor Kevin Luedtke). Thanks to everyone who submitted
articles and stories this past year.
Congratulations
to the CLC publications and editors that won a 2007
Golden Quill Award
-
Steve Stewart
& Tim Coy for The Self-Starter,
CLC National magazine (National Intermediate Size category)
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Chris Milici
for Cadillac Past, New
England Region newsletter (Regional Compacts category).
The CLC was
well-represented in this year’s selections.
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February 2008:
The
Capitol Cadillac/CLC Potomac Region's
Fall 2008 Car Show
featuring the Legacy of
LaSalle: 1927-2007
was showcased in
The Self-Starter magazine.
Read story.
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August
2007:
Congratulations to
all the Potomac Region members who won awards at the 2007 CLC Grand
National in Savannah, GA. The list of winners is below.
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Category |
Member Name
City and State |
Year and Model |
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Best Pre-War |
Pete Sanders
McLean VA |
1930 V-16
“Madam X” Sedan |
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Past
Presidents’ Preservation Award |
Mark E. Brodsky
Chevy Chase MD |
1969 Deville
Convertible |
Second Place
Senior Class S9: 1961-76 Cadillac |
Michael J.
Fahey
Mt Airy MD |
1964 Sedan
Deville |
First Place
Primary Class P6: 1930-33 Cadillac V-12/V-16 |
Pete Sanders
McLean VA |
1930 V-16
“Madam X” Sedan |
First Place
Primary Class P7: 1934-37 Cadillac V-12/V-16 |
Byron Alsop
Oak Hill VA |
1936 Series 85
V-12 Convertible Sedan |
Second Place
Primary Class P18: 1959-60 Cadillac |
Derrick Fisher
Rockville MD |
1960 Coupe
Deville |
Second Place
Primary Class P22B: 1969-70 Cadillac wo Eldo |
Mark E. Brodsky
Chevy Chase MD |
1969
Coupe Deville |
Third Place
Primary Class P22B: 1969-70 Cadillac wo Eldo |
Mark E. Brodsky
Chevy Chase MD |
1969 Deville
Convertible |
Second Place
Primary Class P24: 1971-78 Cadillac Eldorado |
Randy
Denchfield
Chevy Chase MD |
1976 Eldorado
Convertible |
First Place
Primary Class P28: 1985-Current Cadillac wo ’85 Eldo or Seville |
Michael A.
Barruzza
Bristol PA |
1995 Fleetwood
Brougham |
First Place
Touring Class T2: 1927-40 LaSalle |
Aaron “Bud”
Coleman
Malvern PA |
1940 LaSalle
5019 Sedan |
Third Place
Touring Class T10: 1989 Cadillac-current Cadillac plus all Allantes |
Benjamin Berman
Sarasota
FL |
1989 Coupe Deville Convertible |
First Place
Touring Class T99: Commercial and Professional Vehicles |
Michael A.
Barruzza
Bristol PA |
1976
Miller-Meteor Landau Hearse |
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CLC Ken Moss
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Lee Herbermann
Pittsburgh PA |
Southeastern
Region Vice President |
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CLC
Distinguished Service Award |
Vincent A.
Taliano
North Potomac MD |
Potomac Region |
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CLC Newsletter
Excellence Award |
Nancy Hotz
Haddonfield NJ |
LaSalle
Appreciation Society (LAS)
“Sallee Speaks” |
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May 2007:
Our Caddie Chronicle newsletter has received its first
Old Cars Weekly Golden Quill Award. This year’s list of winners appeared
in the May 31st issue and included four Cadillac & LaSalle Club
publications:
THE
SELF-STARTER,
Steve Stewart, Editor,
Cadillac & LaSalle Club (CLC)
SALLEE SPEAKS,
Nancy Hotz, Editor,
CLC LaSalle Appreciation Society
CADDIE CHRONICLE,
Vince Taliano, Editor,
CLC Potomac Region
THE DAGMAR,
Dave Leger, Editor,
CLC Rocky Mountain Region
Special thanks to Sandy Kemper, Richard Sills and Steven & Margo
Sisson for reviewing and enhancing each issue prior to publication and to
everyone who submitted stories, letters to the editor and/or photos in
‘06.
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March 2007: The response to our Presidential
Limos story has been overwhelming. Soon after it was published in the
March 2007 Caddie Chronicle newsletter,
Hemmings Auto Blogs,
Auto Blog and other blogs across the world posted the story.
Read
newsletter version.
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February 2007: Our 2006 Fall Capitol Cadillac
/ CLC Potomac Region car show,
Eldorado Extravaganza: 1953-1966, was
featured in the February 2007 issue of
Hemmings Classic Car.
See story. The show
was also featured in the February 2007 issue of The Self-Starter.
Read story.
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October 2006:
Eldorado Extravaganza: 1953-1966 featured on front
cover of the October 12, 2006 issue of
Old Cars Weekly!
View cover.
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March 2006:
Our 2005 Fall Capitol Cadillac
/ CLC Potomac Region car show,
Celebrating V-12 & V-16
Cadillacs, was
featured in the March 2006 issue of
Hemmings Classic Car. See story.
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February 2006:
Our 2005 Fall Capitol Cadillac
/ CLC Potomac Region car show,
Celebrating V-12 & V-16
Cadillacs, was
featured in the February 2006 issue of The Self-Starter.
Read story.
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