Cover page for Jan. `04 newsletter

Volume 6, Issue 1
January 2004
Paul and Barbara Flykt’s 1957 Cadillac Coupe Deville at
the Annual Sunday Brunch at the Chart House Restaurant
THE HERALD
NORTHSTAR REGION
CADILLAC LASALLE CLUB, INC.
January 2004
Page 2
January, 15, 2004 (Thu)
January 18, 2004 (Sun)
Club Events Calendar
Board Meeting. New Location. Richfield Bloomington Credit Union, 345 E. 77th Street, Richfield, MN,
55432, phone number 612-869-1037. Time: 7:00PM. All members are welcome.
Holiday Party. Chez Daniel Bistro, 2800 W. 80th Street, Bloomington, MN (inside Embassy Suites
Hotel). Time: 11:30AM. Price is $20.95 per person, includes tax, gratuity, coffee, orange juice and Champagne . Please notify Duane and Linda Warren if you are going to attend, Ph.# 763-420-7980. Exit off
I-494 at Penn Ave., go South to 80th Street and then turn right (West) and go approx. two blocks to the
Embassy Suites Hotel.
February 19, 2004 (Thu) Burger Run. Tavern On Grand, 656 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105. Phone # 651-228-9030. Time:
6:30PM. This restaurant is known for their famous Walleye Fish and Black Angus Beef. Please notify
Duane and Linda Warren if you are going to attend, Ph. # 763-420-7980.
March 18, 2004 (Thu)
Burger Run. Sunsets Restaurant, 700 E. Lake Street, Wayzata, MN 55391-1713. Phone #
952-473-5353. Time: 6:30PM. Upscale casual dining. Please notify Duane and Linda Warren if you are
going to attend, Ph. # 763-420-7980. www.sunsetrestaurant.com
April 22, 2004 (Thu)
Burger Run. Mancinis Char House Restaurant, 531 W. 7th Street, St. Paul, MN 55102-3091. Phone #
651-224-7345. Time: 6:30PM. You will be able to order steak, fish or chicken. Please notify Duane and
Linda Warren if you are going to attend, PH. # 763-420-7980. They are know for their fabulous food and
service, we always have a great time there.
May 20, 2004 (Thu)
Burger Run. Doolittles Air Café, 550 Winnetka Avenue N., Golden Valley 55427. (near Hwy. 55 and
Winnetka) Time: 6:30PM. Phone # 763-542-1931. Please notify Duane and Linda Warren if you are
going to attend, Ph. # 763-420-7980. Casual dining. www.doolittlesaircafe.com
CLC Web Site: www.cadillaclasalleclub.org
Car Info. Web Site: www.autoswalk.com
NorthStar Region Web Site: northstarcadillac.org
Correction
This is a correction for the phone
number for Angela Trotta Thomas. She
is the artist that drew up the picture of
the Christmas scene at the station that
was used for the front cover of the November/December 2003 newsletter. Her
correct phone number is 1-570-5860774. I hope some of you have or are
going to order some of her cards or
paintings.
Ramblin Roy’s Ramblings
Rambling Roy’s Ra mbling’s takes us to Vi rginia this month. (The
State Of, not the lady) So
what! This article has nothing to do
with Virginia (either one of them) except that’s where I found the AAF
Tank Museum and along the way we
found these books, *CARS, one of the:
FASCINATING ‘40’s, FABULOUS
‘50’s, SIZZLING ‘60’s and SENSATIONAL ‘70’s. I was hooked as soon
as I saw they were mostly pictures
with the text in the form of captions,
bullet points and paragraphs. That’s
for me, books that don’t read like a
dictionary or War and Peace.
As I settled into these books, evenings in the motels (yes motels, we
took the car only on this trip, not the
motor home) it emphasized an issue
that’s been on my mind for some time,
actually ever since I started hanging
around the CLC. These folks are, for
the most part, talking a language I don’t
have a dictionary for, Cadillac LaSalle
ees, I.E. There seems to this reporter, to
be a “Series” number for every Cadillac
and LaSalle ever made not to mention a
veritable Encyclopedia of trivia.
At the risk of boring some, but with
the opportunity to help others of us being
more informed. I’ve extracted the following interesting trivia.
1940 - Last year of the LaSalle saw
sales up 41% to 24,130 cars, while total
Cadillac and LaSalle sales were only
371,136 cars. Last year of the fender
mounted spares. Series Sixty Special
Sedans could be ordered with a
(Ramblin Roy continued on page 3)
THE HERALD
NORTHSTAR REGION
CADILLAC LASALLE CLUB, INC.
January 2004
Inside This Issue
Calendar of Events
2
Correction
2
Ramblin Roy’s Ramblings
2&3
New Member’s Story
3&4
Editorial
4
President’s Letter
4
Roy’s Pictures
4&5
Sunday Brunch Pictures
6 & 11
Advertising
7, 8, 9 & 10
Club Items
10
Classifieds
11
Email Change For Herb Karow
11
2004 Grand National Information
11
Cadillac Standard Of The World
(Ramblin Roy continued from page 2)
“Sunshine Turret-Top Roof,” a precursor
to today’s sunroof.
1941 - Trade mark egg crate grill introduced, Olds Hydra-Matic available as an
option, Air-Conditioning is introduced,
Cadillac sales up 80% to 66,130 cars, 7th
in the industry and a Cadillac record,
headlights were fully in the fenders and
the claim “Standard of the World” first
appeared in product literature.
1942 - Pontoon fenders and bullets
added to the grille/bumper, Cadillac’s
40th Anniversary, Hydra-Matic’s accounted for 40% of sales, fender skirts
were made standard and production
ended Feb. 4, 1942 for the war effort
with 2,150 “Blackout Specials”.
1943 - 1945 - Only 139 passenger cars
were built in America in 1943, all for
military use. In 1944 one B-24 Liberator
Bomber was produced every hour and a
jeep every two minutes. The HydraMatic transmission improved tremendously during the war due to extensive
use in military vehicles. Cadillac produced at least six military vehicle mo dels. (see photos)
1946 - Production begins Oct. 17,
1945, few changes were made to pre-war
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models plus a four-month UAW labor
strike held production down to 29,214
cars, 14th in the industry. The new
CADILLAC block letters adorned the
front fenders and the “V” was on the
hood and trunk and post war inner tubes
were butyl synthetic rubber.
1947 - Again, few changes, the block
letters on the quarter-panel changed to
script, Hydro-Electric power windows
available on some series, “Sombrero”
hubcaps introduced, Hydra-Matic’s
reached 92%, Cadillac outpaced Packard
for the second time, doubling to 61,926
cars and leaving 96,000 orders unfilled.
It would take Cadillac until 1950 to out
sell Packard for good.
1948 - Complete redesign with introduction of fins, Cadillac, along with
Oldsmobile, introduced the first all-new
post war design by the big three car
manufactures. Late introduction due to
new design makes it a nine-month model
year with 52,706 units and 15th in the
industry. The new “Standard of the
World” was the by-line.
1949 - Few body changes but a new
331-cid overhead valve V8 @ 160 hp,
One Millionth Cadillac built, production
up 76% to 92,554 cars, but still 15th in
the industry. The new motor was 200
pounds lighter and five inches shorter
than the “L “ head it replaced and a
power driver’s seat was available.
Next month we’ll pick a few interesting tidbits from the ’50’s. If anyone
wants to borrow these books just ask, or
you can find them at the Cracker Barrel
Restaurants. The books are by James M.
Flammang and the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide.
See Roy’s pictures on page 4.
Roy Boone, Club Columnist
New Members Story
Monty Robinson and
I (Mary Ann Robinson) joined the NorthStar Region/Cadillac
LaSalle Club this last
Spring after Monty purchased a 1955
Cadillac in Phoenix. We joined with a
bit of hesitation. We had previously
joined car clubs, only to find that we
never felt that we were welcome. One
other club, who shall remain nameless,
was very cliquey, and as much as we
tried to be friendly, we were never
made to feel a part of the group.
So with this background, we hesitated
to join the fall tour. It sounded like a lot
of fun, we really did want to be part of
the group. We decided to join the fall
tour, but we made contingency plans,
just in case. We have friends who have
a cabin in the Bayfield area and we arranged with them that we could “visit”
them if we were unhappy with the
group.
Much to our surprise, and delight, we
were made to feel welcome and a part
of the group immediately. We were part
of the group that met at the Cracker
Barrel in Brooklyn Park. We were
early, the first to arrive. Audrey and
John Sword were the next couple to
arrive. Audrey and John immediately
welcomed us to everyone as they arrived, giving us a little background on
each couple. Everyone was very
friendly and made us feel a part of the
group. The group was considerate
enough to have brought an extra radio
so that we could stay in touch with the
group as we headed out.
When we met up with the second half
of the group, Audrey again took the
time to introduce us to everyone that we
had not met at Breakfast. Again, everyone welcomed us and we felt like we
had known these people for years, when
we had only met hours, or even minutes
before. We were asked our opinion and
included in the discussions about side
tours, and the barbecue arrangements.
Saturday morning when we were discussing the trip to Madeline Island and
whether we wanted to take all the cars,
Earl and Jill invited us to join them. It
was a pleasure to be chauffeured
around the island by Earl. Sunday
morn ing as we were preparing to leave
for breakfast, we found that we were
the only car that needed to stop for gas
before heading home. Roger was kind
(New members story cont. on page 4)
THE HERALD
NORTHSTAR REGION
CADILLAC LASALLE CLUB, INC.
January 2004
Page 4
(New member story cont. from page 3)
enough to lead us to the gas station in
town and then to the restaurant for
breakfast.
The entire weekend was a joy and a
wonderful time. Everyone was friendly
and when we separated Sunday evening
at the last gas stop, there were hugs
from everyone. We never even considered our “escape” plan. We were having too much fun. I also want to thank
Duane for the Rain-X, we were actually
able to see to drive the rest of the way
home. Why is it that you don’t find out
that the windshield wipers don’t work
until it starts raining.
If you have never joined the group on
one of the tours, Monty and I highly
recommend it. The people we met,
Audrey and John, Linda and Duane,
Paul and Millie, Earl and Jill, Roger
and Geraldine, Richard and Shirley,
Jerry, Zona and Jan, Dennis and Lennae
and Jim were wonderful. We look forward to meeting others on future tours.
MaryAnn Robinson. Club Member
Editorial
Well we made it to another year. I hope everyone had a great Holiday’s and everyone got
what they wished for. I
hope everyone enjoyed themselves welcoming in the New Year.
This time of the year there isn’t much
to talk about concerning our cars. I suppose some of you with heated garages
are already getting your car or cars
ready for this years of touring and car
shows.
If you are planning on going to the
2004 Grand National’s make sure you
get your hotel registrations made soon
and get your Grand National registration form in soon.
The host hotel for the Grand Na tional’s is the Marriott in downtown
South Bend, IN, 123 N St. Joseph
Street, South Bend, IN, hotel phone
number: 1-574-234-2000. The club rate
is $104.00 a night. (when making registrations make sure you tell them you are
a member of the Cadillac LaSalle Club)
The registration forms for the Grand Na tional’s should be in the January, 2004
issue of The Self-Starter Newsletter. If
you need another copy of the form let
me know and I will send you a copy.
Also check the CLC and NSR web sites
for updated information concerning the
Grand National’s in South Bend, IN.
Make sure you look at the calendar of
events so you don’t miss any of the
events.
Jan Gerecke has sent out the notices
for 2004 NorthStar Region renewal
memberships. Please send them in as
soon as possible. Please, if you have an
email address include it with the
membership form. We need these
email addresses so we can notify me mbers on important information or last
minute changes concerning events.
You will get a separate renewal notice
from the Cadillac LaSalle Club, send
them to the national address.
We all had a great time at the Annual
Sunday Brunch, Chart House Restaurant. About sixty members showed up to
take part in this great event. The food
was top notch. Also look at some of the
pictures of the Chart House event on
page 6 and 11.
Well that’s about all for now. I’ll be
talking to you next month.
Richard Moeschter, Editor
President’s Letter
I hope everyone had a
nice holiday season. We
did very well at our
house. It’s time to think
about my New Year diet,
however.
2004 for NSR has a very bright look to
it. Our board has done a lot of planning
and things are looking great. We do need
someone or a couple to help with the
Spring tour. Most of the planning for it is
done so this is not a big commitment.
Please call me or another board member
if you can help.
Participation in events for 2003 was
off the chart. I don’t believe there is another car club that had the support of its
members percentage-wise that the NSR
had in the last year. Hopefully you will
want to attend the events planned for this
year to make it another record-setting
year. Plans include more short driving
tours that will be three or four hours
long. Please inform the board of places
you would like to visit and any other
things you would like to do.
I’ve had a lot of calls recently from
people wanting to know how to fix a car
or where to buy parts. All of them have
been people with pre-’50’s cars. It is going to be great to see some of these vehicles on the road touring with us. Thanks
for the calls. I am always happy to help
someone to get on the road with these
great cars, no matter what year.
See you at the January Holiday Party.
Jerry Steelman, President
Ramblin Roy’s Pictures
U.S. M42A1 Duster
This is a Anti-Aircraft Tank.
This unit was made by Cadillac & American Car & Foundry. Built in the 1950’s.
Weight is 25 tons, six man
crew, operating range 100
miles and speed 47 mph. The
Duster is considered obsolete
today. Cost to build in 1952,
$92,821.00.
(Ramblin Roy’s pictures continued on page 5)
THE HERALD
NORTHSTAR REGION
CADILLAC LASALLE CLUB, INC.
January 2004
Page 5
Ramblin Roy’s Pictures continued from page 4
U.S. M5 Stuart Light Tank. Built by Cadillac in
1942. Tank weight is 16.5 tons, 4 men crew, range
100 miles-road, engine twin Cadillac, 16 cylinder, V8, 4 cycle, 148 h.p., fuel used gasoline, fuel cap. 89
gallons and armament 1 pc M6 37 mm cannon and 2
pc.30 cal M1919A4 machine gun. Used in WWII.
XM706E1 Armoured Car (V-100) Built by Cadillac in 1962. Weight of Armoured car 8 tons, crew 3
men plus 9 passengers, range 600 miles-road, speed
62 mph, engine Chrysler V-8, 361 C.I., fuel gasoline, fuel cap. 393 litres, armament 2 pcs 7.62 mm
machine guns and is amphibious.
U.S. M41A3 Walker Bulldog Light Tank. Built by
Cadillac in the 1950’s. Weight 26 tons, 4 men crew,
range 100 miles, speed 45 mph, engine-Continental-6
cylinder air cooled supercharged, fuel gasoline and
140 gallons (.7 mpg).
U.S. M37 105mm Self-Propelled Howitzer. Built
by Cadillac in 1945. Weight 21 tons, 7 men crew,
range 100 miles, speed 30 mph, engine Model
44T24 Cadillac V-8 liquid cooled, fuel gasoline,
and fuel cap. 110 gallons (9 mpg).
U.S. M56 Scorpion Self-Propelled Gun. Built by Cadillac in June 1958. Weight 15,500 lbs., 4 men crew, engine Continental AOI402 - 403.2 C.I. Displacement 6 cylinder - horizontally opposed - air cooled, speed 28 mph, range 140 miles and fuel gasoline.
THE HERALD
NORTHSTAR REGION
CADILLAC LASALLE CLUB, INC.
January 2004
Page 6
Sunday Brunch at the Chart House Restaurant
Some of the other Cadillac’s at this event
Kelly (Herb’s daughter) and Herb Karow
L. to R. Roy Boone and Roger Koelln
L. to R. Phyllis Latour and Thomas Love, Jean and
Duane Shuck, and Earl Faulkner Sr.
L. to R. (front) Carol and Dick Ducharme, (back) Jill
Faulkner and Daughter
L. to R. John and Audrey Sword, and Nancy Voss
(Sunday Brunch pictures continued on page 11)
THE HERALD
NORTHSTAR REGION
CADILLAC LASALLE CLUB, INC.
January 2004
Page 7
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NorthStar Region
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NorthStar Jacket Patch $5.00
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January 2004
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Classifieds
Cadillac items for sale or wanted will be printed for two months free of charge to NorthStar Region Member’s. Ad’s from non-members
will be printed on a space available status.
Cars for Sale
Cars For Sale
1974 Cadillac Sedan DeVille, one
owner. Owned by one of the best
Mechanics Herb knows. Car is the
Closest to new as you can find. Price
$4,000 or?? Approx. 75,000 miles. Bob
Olinger, 507-387-7542. Lead from
Herb Karow.
radio, heater, very good upholstery,
poor headliner. Car has minor rust,
needs paint, chrome and good tires.
Car runs and drives, engine sounds
good, but needs a tune-up. Car has
been in same family since new and is
.
totally
original and complete. Call
Gordon Thomas 952-920-3467 or call
Herb Karow 612-889-1835.
1973 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible.
Nice original car only needs a new
Home, just in time for summer. Under
100,000 miles, very clean. $7,500 or
close offer, Orin Gottlieb,
612-861-7184. Lead from Herb Karow
1971 Cadillac Model 75 Formal. It has
been repainted, new carpet, new brakes,
new transmission and tires. It
meets all safety standards for comme rcial Limo. I have $7,500 into it, but I
will sell it for that. Peter Hustad,
612-529-1337
1970 Cadillac DeVille convertible. Car
for sale or tow away. Car runs, rusty,
boxed frame, bad top - parts car or a
real project. Keith, 763-786-5128.
Found by Ramblin Roy.
1967 Cadillac Coupe DeVille. Newly
rebuilt engine, new vinyl top. New
brakes, radiator, battery, water pump
and climate control. New tires and upholstery. All power windows, seats.
Paint is 3-4 years old. Car located in St.
Paul-Mpls. Area. Call Dick 651-6049125, lead fro m Bob Campbell.
1957 Cadillac Eldorado Seville. Restored, excellent condition, 63,000
miles. White exterior, brown vinyl top
and brown leather interior. Price
$25,000 OBO. Bob Ba wek 1-507-4332078. Lead from Bob Campbell.
1941 Cadillac 4 door, 6219 D. This is a
good winter project for someone. Has a
standard transmission, fog lamps,
Important info. for 2004 G.N.’S
Parts needed for 1951-52 Cadillac. 6
volt starter, 6 volt generator. Front
door upper and lower hinges. Stainless
Steel side trim, both sides, coupe mo dels. (fake scoop) Call Ivar Jensen, cell
011-47-9138-6603 (Norway) or call
Deen Braathen, 612-250-5005.
1980 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe. V-8
engine 368 cu. in.. Black exterior,
black leather interior. Black vinyl cabriolet roof top. 65,000 miles. Florida
car. No rust, always garaged, no winter driving. Price $4,000.00. Fred Joseph, 952-474-2486. Lead from John
Francis.
The 2004 Cadillac LaSalle Club Grand
National’s will be held in South Bend ,
IN. The dates for the Grand National is
Wednesday, June 23, thru Saturday, June
26, 2004. The host hotel is the downtown Marriott, 123 N. St. Joseph Street,
South Bend IN. Hotel phone number is
1-574-234-2000. Cadillac LaSalle Club
rate is $104.00 per night. (4 nights)
When making reservations make sure
you mention you are a member of the
Cadillac LaSalle Club to get the special
rate. Make your reservations as soon as
possible. The car’s being judged will be
displayed inside the Century Center. To
get more info. go on the CLC Web Site:
www.cadillaclasalleclub.org. Also check
the Self-Starter for info. and registration
forms for the Grand National.
(Sunday Brunch pictures continued from page 6)
1958 Cadillac 4 door Hard Top.
95,000 miles. Model 6239E. Good
shape. New brakes. Asking $7,500.00.
Call 763-424-5654. Car located in Maple Grove. Lead from Earl Faulkner
Sr. and Grayle Leech.
Parting out a 1966 and 1969 Cadillac
Sedan DeVilles. Many parts like new.
Call with your needs. Both cars are in
running order. Roger Koelln, 715-3862538 WI.
Notice:
Herb Karow’s new email address is:
[email protected]
This is due to a computer problem.
L. to R. Jim Elliot and Deen Braathen
The Herald
Richard Moeschter, Editor
1262 Etna Street
St. Paul, MN 55106
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