JAN-FEB 05 NL - 1958 Cadillac Owners Association

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2005
STARTING OUR 15TH YEAR
OUR 84TH
NEW FROM THE DIRECTOR.
MEMBERS BY STATE AND COUNTRY
As we close out another successful year it’s time to look ahead and
build up our membership and also support our Newsletter with additional
ads. We need you to make an exerted effort to get an ad for the
Newsletter. We need ads to help finance the Newsletters. Talk to the
vendors who you have done business with in obtaining parts for your ‘58s.
In 2002 we picked up 34 new members but we also dropped 5
members: 2 left the club because they sold their 58s and 3 passed away.
AL-4, AK-1, AZ-8, AR-5, CA-71, CO-11, CT-9, DE-1, DC-1, FL-27,
GA-10, HI-4, ID-3, IL-25, IN-4, IA-6, KS-6, KY-8, LA-5, ME-2, MD-9,
MA-50, MI-22, MN-12, MS-6, MO-8, MT-7, NE-1, NV-0, NH-8, NJ-20,
NM-6, NY-55, NC-8, ND-1, OH-27, OK-4, OR-14, PA-27, RI-12, SC-2,
SD-1, TN-9, TX-26, UT-7, VT-1, VA-12, WA-16, WV-1, WI-7, WY-1,
AUSTRALIA-10, AUSTRIA-1, BELGIUM-3, BRAZIL-1, CANADA-28,
COSTA RICA-1, CUBA-1, CZECH REPUBLIC-1, DENMARK-2,
ENGLAND-7, FINLAND-2, FRANCE-3, GERMANY-7, IRELAND-1,
MALTA-1, NETHERLANDS-9, NEW ZEALAND-2, NORWAY-4,
SAUDI ARABIA-1 SWEDEN-22, SWITZERLAND-1.
Total 702
So we start the New Year with 702 members.
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Let’s all pause for a moment and remember this:
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It is The Soldier, not the reporter,
MODELS IN THE CLUB
Eldorado Biarritz
80
Convertible
57
Coupe
84
Eldorado Seville
49
Coupe DeVille
67
Sedan
85
Sedan DeVille
66
Sixty Special
105
who has given us Freedom of the press.
It is The Soldier, not the poet,
who has given us Freedom of speech.
It is The Soldier, not the campus organizer,
who has given us Freedom to demonstrate.
It is The Soldier, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is The Soldier, who salutes the flag,
who serves under the flag, and
whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows the protester to burn the flag.
Please support our troops around the world.
Extended Deck Sedan
Eldorado Brougham
Fleetwood Sedan
Imperial Sedan (Limo)
Commercial Chassis
Total Models
Models Unknown
Members “Looking”
35
18
19
9
12
686
3
130
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NEWSLETTER SPONSORS
This issue of our Newsletter is sponsored by: Les Sadler, LA; Jean
Filiatreault, CANADA and George Michaels, GA. The March-April ‘05
Newsletter will be sponsored by John Wolsiefer, FL; ichael Knoblauch,
AZ and Juergen Vieth, GERMANY. John and Juergen please send me
an article about your ’58 Cadillac. Michael, you ought to be able to write
something about the interest you have in 1958 Cadillacs. Possibly how
they are inspected before they can be registered ion certain countries. I’d
appreciate hearing from all of you by the 20th of February, thanks
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NEW MEMBERS
A BIG welcome aboard to our 10 new members: Roland Blixt –
Grytmar, S-610 60 Tystberga, SWEDEN +46 155 220951, Code L,
[email protected]; Frank Shattuck – 9288 Sauer Rd., Eden, NY 14057
(716) 992-3225, Code X, [email protected]; Teemu Pyy –
Lohtajankatu 12 A, 87150 Kajaani, FINLAND, Code X; Joey Jesser 26
West ST., Akron, OH 44303 (330) 376-8181, Code J, [email protected]
and Randy Kay – 80 Royal Orchard Blvd., Thornhill, ON., Canada I3T
3C8 (416) 258-5040, code X, [email protected]; Lou Kalberg –
2318 Columbiaa Ave., Helena, MT 59601 (231) 449-6087, Code P; Bo
Claesson – Bjorndammsterrassen 116, Partille 433 42, SWEDEN +4631
224181 Code F, [email protected]; Ken Sahlen – Vasterlyckan 3,
Torslanda 423 38, SWEDEN, +46 31 923151, Code E&F,
[email protected]; Jan Sahlen – Bjorndammsterrassen 12,
Partille 433 42, SWEDEN +46 31 445622, Code E2&P,
[email protected] and Kent Nilsson – Box 56, Hokerum, 523 04,
SWEDEN +46 321 51422, Code J, [email protected].
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MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY CHANGES
Frank Golden, GA – New address and phone: 105 West Price Dr., Locust
Grove, GA 30248 (770) 957-1444; Ed Schwartz, MA – Delete
(Deceased); John Sinning, MI – New address: 7086 Peck Lake Rd.,
Saranac, MI 48881; Tom Morgan – WI New email:
[email protected]; Dale Skelton – CANADA New email:
[email protected];
Norman Audino – RI New email:
[email protected]; Chet Barrows – RI New email:
[email protected];
Les
Wolf
–
AZ
New
email:
[email protected]; George Rienzo – NJ Change Code to X; Ken
Merring – NY Change Code to F; Sharryn & Bryan Savin – NEW
ZEALAND Delete email address and Stefan Wargh – SWEDEN add
Code E.
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I have recently invested quite a bit to get the car in adequate
working condition. I bought the car on Ebay (having never seen the
car) from the original owner and it was shipped to my home in
Geneva, Illinois from Saskatewan, Canada. The area is known to
be relatively dry, so the exterior and chrome are in excellent
condition. However, the car drove a little rough when I brought it
home for the first time and I was worried about serious mechanical
problems. I figure the original owner of the vehicle to be an elderly
man who was simply unable to keep up with the constant rigor of
vehicle maintenance. I'm confident I got the car, considering its
condition, for a very reasonable price, but I have already invested
almost $2,000 in the car, as the tune-up proved to be a little
more complicated than I had hoped. Assuming that the car has
spent the last several years of its life sitting in a garage, there was
significant buildup in the carburetor that was hindering the car's
overall performance. I brought the Cadillac to a reputable garage in
the area and they performed a general safety check on the vehicle
and helped me to determine what needed to be done to get the car
in working order. To make a long story short, the carburetor was
completely rebuilt by an 87-year-old man in the Chicago area and I
just had a new set of whitewalls put on, as the old set was dryrotted and consisted of mismatched tires. This weekend, I hope to
have the exhaust system replaced by a different local garage that
specializes in custom exhausts and has the machinery necessary to
bend pipes, etc. If you have any suggestions or collector advice
about exhaust or interior refurbishment, I would very much
appreciate it. Well, I probably told you more than you wanted to
know about the Caddy, but I just thought you would be interested
in hearing its most recent history. Enjoy the picture!
Sincerely,
Anthony Johnson - Geneva, IL
This Dealer Showroom Ashtray was auctioned on ebay in November
with a starting bid of $15.00. The winning bid was $200.00
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This
Classified
ad had to
be from a
long time
ago before
old car
prices skyrocketed.
From the
Rik Gruwez
Cadillac
Mailing List
Collection
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2005 Cadillac-LaSalle Club Grand National Meet
Holiday Inn University Park, Des Moines, Iowa
August 3 – 6, 2005
Room Rate $92.00 Per Night
Reservations 1-800-Holiday or (515) 223-1800
You must mention Cadillac LaSalle Club for this special rate
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THE CLUB’S POSTAGE POT
As you all know, the $22.00 membership fee you paid when you
joined this great club is for a lifetime. We do not have annual dues
like all other car clubs. We depend on the generosity of our
members who donate to the pot to keep the club functioning, as ads
do not bring in that much. I want to take this opportunity to thank
all the members who have made donations in the past. Dave B.
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FOR SALE
1958 Cadillac Data Book in excellent condition - $275.00
Member Joe Gildea.
Phone: (617) 288-6626
email: [email protected]
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POSTAGE POT DONATIONS
Heather & Karl Clements, Derbyshire, ENGLAND; Mike
Gonzales, Napa, CA., Jim Judge, Maui, Hawaii and Joey Jesser,
Akron, OH. Thank you all for your support of our great club
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Ozone Cure for Stinky Cars
Do you have a car that smells? I had a 1972 Eldorado Convertible that
had sat outside for many years, acquiring a powerful stink from mold,
mildew, mice and old age. When I wanted to clean it up, I closed all the
windows to make it reasonably airtight, then set my Quantum Pure Aire
WE GET EMAILS AND LETTERS
11/3/04 email
Dear Dave,
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ozone generator on the passenger side floor, blowing under the seat to
maximize air circulation. (After a few minutes I saw two mice run away.)
Twenty-four hours later, I couldn’t believe the fresh clean smell. I opened
the windows again to ventilate the car before I set to with my brushes and
professional carpet shampoo to brighten up the upholstery and carpets and
remove the actual dirt. Mission accomplished!
(One should always do the ozone treatment before attempting to
remove mildew, according to the International Fabricare Institute. And
always ventilate before working in a treated area, as high concentrations
of ozone will irritate eyes, nose and lungs.)
How does it work? The ozone molecule (O3) has three loosely boundhence unstable- oxygen atoms. When ozone comes in contact with mold,
mildew, smoke or airborne bacteria, the third atom oxidizes the pollutant
and leaves behind just oxygen (O2) and water vapor. It also acts to
precipitate floating contaminants such as pollen, dust and dust mites,
viruses, smoke, animal dander, odors and toxic chemical fumes out of the
air. (According to the USDA, ionizing a room leads to 52% less dust in the
air and 95% less bacteria in the air, since many pollutants reside on
floating dust particles.)
As a carpet cleaning equipment supplier, I first saw the powers of
ozone generators thirty years ago when they were introduced to fire and
smoke restoration professionals. Twenty years ago my brother-in law
(always on the cutting edge of electronics) loaned me his small Panda unit
to freshen up my boat. That introduced me to buy a Panda of my own,
which I use not only for the cars and boat, but also in the damp cellar, the
bathroom before painting the ceiling, in musty closets-and anywhere else
my wife wrinkles up her nose! Over the years I have called on the
Quantum Pure Aire (formerly Panda) Corporation’s Barry Newman for
help and advice and found him to be more than helpful. He faxed me a
letter from Iskip Motors, (Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, BMW, Rolls Royce,
Lexus and Infiniti) highly recommending the Quantum machine to get rid
of “literally any odor, pet odors, mold, mildew, etc,” If you think you
might need your own ozone generator (I now have two), Barry or Jeff
Ramos, can be reached at: Quantum Pure Aire Corporation, 2642
Warwick Ave., Warwick, RI 02889 (401) 732-6770 Ext. 104 or 800 9665575. www.quantumpureaire.com. Just mention this article and Quantum
will give you a 10% discount.
Chet Barrows – Cranston, RI
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the
table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling
the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you
to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
important things - your God, family, your children, your health,
your friends, and your favorite passions, things that if everything
else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your
house, and your car. The sand is everything else - the small stuff.
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no
room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If
you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will
never have room for the things that are important. Pay attention to
the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your
children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your
wife/husband/kids out to dinner. Maybe even play another 18.
There's always time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take
care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your
priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the
coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It
just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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WANTED
1958 Eldorado Biarritz
Must have excellent body and mechanics
Phone: 716 992-3225 - email: [email protected]
Member Frank Shattuck – Eden, NY
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‘58 PARTS FOR SALE
Water pump - needs rebuilding; front brake drum; l & r door
window motors – work; generator for/ac – works; radiator
core; Power steering pump – works; power steering pump
w/compressor for air suspension – works.
Member Mike Gonzales (707) 863-7529 – Cell: (707) 863-7529
12/7/04 email
Dear Dave:
I recently bought the car on ebay, yes, I paid too much! I plan
on bringing the car to my standards and driving it. I'm trying to find out as
much information about this car as I can. It does have the Sabre wheels.
I'm hoping that the other members will be able to help me with different
issues as I rebuild this Classic. I am forwarding you a check today for
membership. VIN: 58J020844, Mileage: 62,072, Data Plate: 586237DX, Body: 3378, Trim: 45B PX, Paint: 44, ACC: E, H.
Thank you very much,
Joey Jesser – Akron, Ohio
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SEAT BELTS were an option in 1958. Does any member have
a ‘58 with factory installed seat belts? If so, please advise Dave
Becker. A photo of how they are fastened underneath the car
would be appreciated.
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Remember the mayonnaise jar
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours
in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar ... and the coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large
and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the
professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He
shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the
golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed
it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
was full. The students responded with a unanimous "Yes."
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12/16/04 email
Dave,
I have been a member of the club for 3 years without owning a '58 but
have always admired your dedication and contribution to the members.
It pleases me to report that I have purchased my dream car, a gorgeous
convertible, from fellow club member George Rienzo. I have known
George and the car for the past 2 1/2 years since he purchased it and
showed up at our local Caddy club.
Keep up the good work; you're one in a million!
Have a great day!
Ken Merring, New City, NY
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The Junkyard Cadillac
The rust is falling from the doors,
bumpers, fenders, trunk and floors.
Ice is forming in the hoses:
The smell of mold crinkles our noses.
What once was gas is now shellac
Woe …is the junkyard Cadillac
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Consequently, their continued advertising helps us to provide you
with the quality Newsletter that you want.
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Jay Ann Edmunds, CLC
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Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas
This was a four door sedan in sky blue that was rescued from a junkyard,
possibly in Dumas or maybe Milford, Texas. The tires were flat, so they
had to be pumped up, but then amazingly with the aid of a can of
carburetor cleaner it started. It cost $120.00. The interior was real dusty.
It was no fun driving the car fifty miles back to Amarillo; since it had been
exhumed from it’s grave and still gave off smells of death. Cadillacs
durable V-8 was developing 310 horsepower by 1958, but this one barely
made it to Cadillac Ranch. All 1958 models were available with a signal seeking radio with two speakers and automatic parking brake release, none
of which worked on this particular car. It was previously owned by a small
town Banker, or the owner of an insurance agency.
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In Memoriam
Member Ed Schwartz, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, passed away after a
lengthy illness in October. Ed was always present with his ’58 Black
Eldorado Biarritz at the annual Cadillac Day shows at the Lars Andersen
Auto Museum in Brookline. He will be missed. Our condolences to his
loved ones. May he rest in peace.
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WANTED
1958 CADILLAC ELDORADO SEVILLE
WOULD PREFER A RUST FREE CAR IN #2 TO #3 CONDITION.
WILL PAY FAIR MARKET VALUE.
Also would consider a really nice ‘58 Coupe
MEMBER RANDY KAY - TORONTO, CANADA
Phone: (416) 258-5040 - Email: [email protected]
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1958 CADILLACS FOR SALE
Brougham - $49,900. 630-878-2200
60 Special - $22,900. 514-735-0555
Convertible - $49,500. 207-363-2667
The above 3 photos submitted by member John Shumate show 1958
Limousines in a junk yard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. That’s John in the
photos. He was an architect working with an engineering company from
Texas during his four years there.
(All as seen in Hemmings Motor News)
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FOR SALE
Member Mauriece Hamilton’s Extended Deck Sedan $9,000.
Rebuilt transmission, carb & generator. Replaced water pump, valve cover
gaskets, shocks, rear springs & all hoses (incl. power steering hose).
Needs: headliner, right front wheel bearing and ball joint. Dayton wire
wheels with Vogue tires. Dash pad has a few wrinkles.
Phone: (502) 776-8592 KY - Email: [email protected]
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How many of these do you remember?
Before and after photos of member Martin Shepherd’s Eureka
Flower Car.
Candy cigarettes, Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar
water inside, Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles,
Coffee shops and diners with tableside jukeboxes, Blackjack,
Clove and Teaberry chewing gum, Home milk delivery in glass
bottles with cardboard stoppers. Newsreels before the movie,
P.F. Fliers, Keds sneakers, Telephone numbers with a word
prefix...(Pennsylvania-6-5000), Party lines, Peashooters, Howdy
Doody, 45 RPM records, S&H Green Stamps, Hi-Fi's, Metal ice
cubes trays with levers, Mimeograph paper, Beanie and Cecil,
Roller-skate keys, Cork pop guns, Drive ins, Studebakers,
Washtub wringers, The Fuller Brush Man, Reel-To-Reel tape
recorders, Dial Telephones, Typewriters, Tinker toys, Erector
Sets, The Fort Apache Play Set, Lincoln Logs, 15 cent White
Tower hamburgers, 5 cent packs of baseball cards - with that
awful pink slab of bubble gum, Penny candy, 35 cent a gallon
gasoline, Jiffy Pop popcorn?
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Do you remember a time when...
Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-moe"?
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "Do Over!"?
"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest? Catching
the fireflies (lightning bugs) could happily occupy an entire
evening? It wasn't odd to have two or three "Best Friends"? The
worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was
"cooties"? Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a
slingshot? A foot of snow was a dream come true? Saturday
morning cartoons weren't 30-minute commercials for action
figures? "Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense? Spinning
around, getting dizzy, and falling down was cause for giggles?
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team?
War was a card game? Baseball cards in the spokes transformed
any bike into a motorcycle? Taking drugs meant orange-flavored
chewable aspirin? Water balloons were the ultimate weapon?
If you can remember all of these, then you have lived!!!!!!!
The cheapest gas around!
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WANTED
Tri Carb Air Cleaner
Member Ken Merring (845) 352-13 NY [email protected]
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THE 1958 CADILLAC - 46 YEARS OF BEAUTIFUL
DRIVING.
Brothers Ken and Jan Sahlen are 1958 Cadillac collectors in Sweden
11/28/04 email
Hello,
My name is Ken, and i´m living in Sweden, me and my brother Jan is
Cadillac 58 collectors. How do we become members in the club? sending
you some pics from the-caddy-58-garage
Best regards
Ken Sahlen – Sweden
12/14/04 email
Hi Dave,
Tomorrow I´ll send you money for 4 or 5 new members, all cars parked in
our 58-garage. i´ll also send you by mail tomorrow, all personal data and
data about the Cadillacs. Here is just a short brief:
Kenneth Sahlen Cadillac serie 62 Convertible (never restored 1 owner
and
Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz (restoring project)
Jan Sahlen (my brother) Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz (Show winner) and
Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
Bo Claesson Cadillac Serie 62 Convertible (white)
Kent Nilsson Cadillac Cupe deville (red/white)
Best regards
Kenneth Sahlen – Vasterlyckan, Sweden
Member Joe Gildea, left, who arranged the 3rd (also the 1st & 2nd) Annual CLC
New England Region Cadillac Day & Tony Bartolotti, General Manager
Cadillac Village, Norwood, MA.
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11/2/04
Hallo During looking for news about 1958 Cadillacs, I have found
your side. I am the owner of a verry special 1958 Cadillac Camper.
Perhaps you are interested to have a picture of the car for your
gallery. if you are interested about more photos, let me know.
If you know the car and if you have more detailed informations
about the history, please let me know, too
regards
Lothar from Germany
11/3/04 email
Hallo Dave,
Thanks for your help It is vrry kind of you. I have a question.
The car will come to Dresden some days befor sylvester. We will have a
nice party on sylvester around the car in order to have a new attraction in
our city. Now we wonts to creat a poster. Have you got some photos of the
front of the Model from 1958, which we can use in order to paint a
poster I only have these Photos, I have send to you. We will make a Poster
wich looks a bit like a comic poster of the car If you are interested about
the result, I will send you one by post or mail.
Today the car will be pickecd up in Berkeley calif. And will be shipped
during the next days to Rotterdam
I am verry happy when the car arrives in Europe, it is my first own
Cadillac. I am working for Cadillac since 2 years on the fairs in Geneva
"Car Saloon" or in Frankfurt " IAA". But this one is my first own one...I
will think about a mebership whith my girlfriend. I hope to see you one
times in Europe. Since 1945 a lot of things have changed successful.
Best regards
Lothar Fasen – Dresden, Germany
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The Republic of Congo [Africa] issued this stamp depicting the
1957-58 Eldorado Brougham
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November 15, 2004
Hi Dave,
I always look forward to your Newsletters. In the July-August
’04 Newsletter there was a picture of a custom low rider Cadillac
of ‘58. Well, that car was modified here in London, Ontario,
Canada and I bought it a year ago. I call Ron Box the King of
Custom. He is 70 now and a former body shop owner. He has been
building and designing for decades and his customs win awards all
over North America. I’ve seen the stacks of plaques and trophies
for all the cars he has done. He has a great talent for creating
design modifications that are tasteful, not excessive. Ron’s
mechanical abilities are excellent for building and modifying
suspensions and every other aspect of a hot rod.
Out of the 34 Cadillacs I have 5 are ‘58s. All are restored to
original but I needed just one custom to throw everyone off.
This custom is a 1958 Coupe DeVille extended deck on a ’86
Fleetwood drive train and chassis. Even the entire ’86 dash is fitted
to the curved windshield. The rear window is still full size,
however the metal roof has been chopped and brought down to
cover the upper half. The stainless trim has been perfectly installed
around the smaller window openings.
Some of the numerous mods are the grille, which is original,
however Harley Davidson valve stem caps were installed over
each bullet. The stainless moldings on top of the front fenders were
reversed pointing upwards, welded in and painted the same as the
body.
Ron told me he broke 3 windshields cutting it to size. The
frenched or inset headlights are like devils eyes. The frosting on
the back of each headlight has been polished clear, then painted
red. When lit it gives a red background. There are so many suttle
alterations that even I had to be shown everything. All the features
of an ‘86 Cad were transferred over, air, outside temp, auto
dimming, twilight sentinel, etc.
It’s nice to drive, with the ’86 engine and overdrive
transmission and believe me, there’s no shortage of looks with this
one.
Steve Plunkett – London, ON, Canada.
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12/1/04 email
Dave,
I apologize for the mix-up in email addresses.
Shortly, I will send you some pictures of the car. The engine,
tranny, exhaust, and body are finally complete. All that is left is the
interior, which will be sweet when done. The entire car will be
completely correct and original, with the exception of the interior.
This is where we're going to get a bit creative. I've procured a set
of seats from a '65 Fleetwood, complete with the footrests and fold
down service trays in the back seat. They will be recovered in '58
material and pattern, but thought it would be a nice touch for this
cavernous cabin. It should be complete and on the road when the
snow melts in the spring.
Now that the exterior is done, my club sticker is proudly
displayed on the vehicle. I'm very proud of my affiliation with the
club.
It was good to hear from you. Thanks for everything you do.
Regards
Tom Morgan - Hudson, Wisconsin
12/1/04 email
Dave,
Thank you so much for replying. Just so you might know, my project was in a body shop when vandals broke in and set the shop
on fire. Neither I, nor the shop had insurance. It just seemed too much to try to salvage the entire project. However, thanks to a
couple of friends who said " It can be done and we will help you", we are now resurrecting my 1958 Convertible.
Dale Skekton – Rosetown, SASK, Canada
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From The (New) Cadillac Database CLC.
(Credit:"Yann Saunders and the Cadillac-LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center.")
D'Agostino, John (USA) custom 1958 Eldorado Brougham, Emerald Mist. John D'Agostino's Kustom Kars have earned him a fine
reputation over the past 40 years and his creations have won many prizes at over 750 shows. Many are on display in the Petersen
Automobile Museum in LA. This car was exhibited at the Seattle Roadster Show in 2003. An advertising flyer tells us that 400 of these
1958 Broughams were built (in fact, only 304) and that they were built in Italy (the writer may have been referring to the models of 1959
and 1960, assembled there by Pininfarina). The custom body work was commissioned from Oz's Kustoms of Oroville, CA; it incorporates
a modified front end, resembling the regular Cadillac front clip for 1958. Doors are electrically activated by remote control. Gene
Winfield applied the Mint Pearl and Platinum Pearl paint job blended with Candy Emerald and highlighted in Ice Pearl. Bob Devine of
Martinez, CA did the interior which is a combination of 1-inch pleats and 4" biscuits; the white pearl vinyl is offset with sea foam green
velvet imported from Egypt and there is an emerald Persian
All photos above courtesy John d'Agostino, through Sweden's greatest Brougham fan, Jerry Jansson.
Scenes from the movie “Hud” starring Paul Newman 1963
FOR SALE: 1958 Convertible parts: Complete top frame, windshield stainless trim pieces, locks and keys,
wheel covers, front fender trim, bumper ends, complete front bumper, many more parts to numerous to list. Also for 1958
Eldorado Biarritz: Rear back-up light with lens, housing and grille (not stainless) $250. Upper rear fin chrome trim
(excellent) $250. pr. Rear brake lights with bezels and lens $200. pr. Complete pinch weld molding, 4 pieces (excellent) $500.
Contact member Norman Audino, (401) 232-0099 or email: [email protected]
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST
As in the recent past, any member
who is not on line will have to request
an up to date membership directory
by February 15th, 2005. Requests
must be in writing, either letter or
post card. NO PHONE CALLS.
Because of the expense in
printing, we discontinued mailing
them to all members. Members who
are on line can view and print the
directory by accessing the website at
www.1958cadillac.com.
FOR SALE
Set of 4 doors with glass for 1958 Sedan
Member - John Binder – (413) 3294236
Email: [email protected]
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AND THEIR FAMILIES
Winter in Massachusetts
12/3/04 email - Hello Dave,
We recently purchased a triplex in Seattle "as is" including all of the contents; it was owned by an older neighbor of ours for the last 50
years. In the garage we found a 58 Cadillac that has apparently been there for at least 20 years. It was purchased by this gentlemen in
1963 and driven by him for an undetermined number of years prior to his starting to take it apart and restore it and then garaging it. I
have the title issued in 63 and original purchase receipt--the last registration tabs I can find for it are from 1986. It does not run and all of
the parts seem to be there but it's hard to say. Here's the info we pulled off of the metal plate in the engine compartment: Style# 58-6239,
Body# FW2879, Trim# 36 S, Paint# 29, ACC EH. We are located in the Fremont neighborhood of the city of Seattle. $200. or best offer.
Thanks Dave--appreciate the help!
Lyn Porterfield
daytime phone: 206.343.7644
eve phone: 206.781.0517
e-mail: [email protected]
I’d like to see a member near Seattle purchase this car and sell the parts
to other members at reasonable prices if it is not worth restoring. Dave
My sincere best wishes for good health and happiness in the New Year to all our members and friends. Dave B.
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