Newsletter April 2018 Cadillac LaSalle Club Las Vegas Region www.lasvegasclc.com Thank You for Your Sponsorship and Support MEETING LOCATION 4th Wednesday 6:00 p.m. 6560 Warm Springs Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-617-6775 South of the 215 between Jones and Rainbow near Torrey Pines President s Message Activities: Are you prepared for a really busy month? Dan Dionne, Jerry Robinson, Larry Rafferty, John Bergler, Gary Weaver, Margaret Rawson, and a host of others are ready to make April an amazing month. I would like to encourage you to have a look at the Calendar on our website (LasVegasCLC.com). There are over 700 car activities in the Las Vegas valley and nationally through our national Cadillac & LaSalle Club. These activities are for you... IF you want to go. We are trying to identify anything car related that we think you would be interested in attending. If you see something you think we'd all enjoy, please email our activities coordinator Dan Dionne (Dan@LasVegasCLC.com). April 21, 28 and the 29th are all fun activities related to Cadillac Through The Years (CTTY). The 21st is The Car Show at Rexmore and Eastern at 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. The 28th is our Speed Vegas experience at 7:30 to 9:30 am. They'll have prizes and awards AND all the Cadillacs will be able to take laps around the track. The 29th of April is our Cadillac Through The Years event at the Town Square. Cadillacs from every decade and a fire engine for the kids and fire extinguisher demonstrations for the rest of us. Classics, restored, modifieds and a few surprises will be there. The cost to register your car is $20 (member) for one or more cars. The registration form is in this newsletter, on our website and on the event itself in our Calendar. In all this month is going to be our month for activities. We hope each of you can join us and even display your car. Picnic: Do not forget the picnic on Sunday May 6. Wednesday Meetings: Our new meeting place is getting to be more familiar and fun. Please give it a try. Thank you for the opportunity to be your President/ Director, Sincerely, 1
Las Vegas CLC Region Club Activities April 2018 April 19, 2018 Third Thursday Village Square 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fort Apache/Sahara Charity Raffle, Music Classic Cars Join the group at Viva Mercado we ll be outside! Saturday April 21, 2018 Celebrity Classic Cars Rexmore and Eastern Sansone Plaza 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Let s get here around 7:15 and park together. Look for the modifieds near Twin Peaks along Eastern; let s promote CTTY the next weekend Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Monthly Meetup 4th Wednesday 6 p.m. Social Hour/Dinner 7 p.m. Meeting 7:45 p.m. 50/50 Raffle 7:50 p.m. Win Cash! Wear Your Name Badge Bring Your Cadi Saturday, April 28, 2018 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Cadillacs at Cars and Coffee 14200 S Las Vegas Blvd Join us to drive the track! Let s see if we can make 2 miles of Cadillacs. ALL Cadillacs are Welcome! Do not have to registered for Cadillac Through The Years to participate April 2018 Continued Sunday, April 29, 2018 Cadillac Through The Years Town Square Las Vegas Blvd. South See registration form for more details 8:30 a.m. Check-in and parking 10:00 a.m. All cars in place 4:00 p.m. End of show May 2018 Sunday May 6, 2018 Picnic Spring Mountain Ranch 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. See flyer for details May 17, 2018 Third Thursday Village Square Fort Apache/Sahara Charity Raffle, Music Classic Cars Join the group at Viva Mercado_, we ll be outside! Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Monthly Meetup 4th Wednesday 6 p.m. Social Hour/Dinner 7 p.m. Meeting 7:45 p.m. 50/50 Raffle 7:50 p.m. Win Cash! Wear Your Name Badge Bring Your Cadi Thursday, May 24, 2018 Share The Memories Car Show Atria Seville 2:30 4:30 p.m. 2000 N. Rampart Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89128 Available? Contact Dan Dionne to reserve your space. ddionne@mindspring.com or call/text 919-606-5624 2
Ronald Gene Harl and Diane Fallon NV 1951 Cadillac Coupe DeVille and a 1959 Cadillac Coupe Cadillacs In The Showroom at Just a few weeks left to check out the Cadillacs in the showroom. Each year prior to Cadillac Through The Years, you can see how the classics looked in a showroom! If you are at the showroom around 8:30 a.m. on the day, you can even see 2 at once and watch them change out! Car in the picture above showroom is Gary Weaver s 1976 Sedan deville. Thank you Larry Rafferty for organizing. The list is subject to change, April 7 to April 14 Jerry Robinson 1941 Sedan 63 April 14 to April 21 Larry Rafferty 1960 FlatTop Sedan April 21 to April 28 Josue Hosway 1966 deville Convertible The Cadillac ElDorado The nameplate Eldorado is a contraction of two Spanish words that translate as "the gilded (i.e., golden) one" and also refers to El Dorado, the mythical South American "Lost City of Gold" that fascinated Spanish explorers. Chosen in an internal competition for a 1952 concept vehicle celebrating the company's golden anniversary, the name Eldorado was proposed by Mary-Ann Marini (née Zukosky), a secretary in Cadillac's merchandising department and was subsequently adopted for a limited-edition convertible for model year 1953. The original 1953 Eldorado convertible and the Eldorado Brougham models of 1957 1960 were the most expensive models that Cadillac offered those years Biarritz name continued through 1964. Beginning 1965, the Eldorado became the 'Fleetwood Eldorado'. 'Biarritz' returned as an up level trim package for the Eldorado for 1976. For the tenth and last generation (1992-2002) the car was sold under Cadillac ETC (Eldorado Touring Coupe) and ESC (Eldorado Sport Coupe). In 2001 GM announced that the Eldorado's 50th model year (2002) would be its last. To mark the end of the nameplate, a limited production run of 1,596 cars in red or white the colors available on the original 1953 convertible were produced in three batches of 532, signifying the Eldorado's first year of production. These last cars featured specially tuned exhaust notes imitating their forerunners from a half-century earlier, and a dash-mounted plaque indicating each car's sequence in production. Production ended on April 22, 2002. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cadillac_eldorado Cadillac began using the nameplates "Eldorado Seville" and "Eldorado Biarritz" to distinguish between the hardtop and convertible models (respectively) while both were offered, from 1956 through 1960 inclusively. The "Seville" name was dropped when the hardtop was initially discontinued (1961), but the 3
Cadillac Through The Years Activities Share The Memories Cadillac Car Show Saturday April 21 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Sansone Plaza Cadillacs on Eastern Rexmore and Eastern Arrive at 7:15 to park together near Twin Peaks along Eastern. Look for the Cadillac Kings and Club members. Let s promote the CTTY! You do not have to participate in Cadillac Through The Years to attend. Saturday April 28 7 a.m. Speed Vegas Cars & Coffee 14200 S Las Vegas Blvd Ride the Track! Let s see if we can make 2 miles of Cadillacs. You do not have to participate in Cadillac Through The Years to attend. Sunday April 29 Town Square 8:30 a.m. Check-in and parking 10:00 a.m. All cars in place 4:00 p.m. End of show Show your Cadillac or LaSalle! See more info on the next page REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Spaces are limited! http://lasvegasclc.com/cadillac-through-the-years Or go to our website calendar, select April, find the 29th and the event. When you open the event, there's a link to get your car signed up for the event. The application is also in the newsletter. The form (See link above) can be filled out online, then print it, scan it back into the computer and email it to us at Membership@LasVegasCLC.com ASAP. Note: You will need to mail payment or call Susan Story to use a credit card. You may bring payments to the meeting. Thursday May 24 th from 2:30 4:30 pm. Atria Seville 2000 N. Rampart Blvd (just South of Lake Mead Blvd.) Las Vegas, NV 89128 Available? Contact Dan Dionne to reserve your space. ddionne@mindspring.com or call/text 919-606-5624 Great opportunity to share with some of the valley s retirees on this great service project and bring back memories. Space is limited so reserve your space early. If available at the last minute, give Dan a call or just show up! Save The Date Grape Expectations in Henderson Winery Tour 7360 Eastgate Rd #125, Henderson, NV 89011 Sunday June 3rd from 2 to 4 pm. This is Las Vegas first winery and it opened in December. Contact Dan Dionne to reserve your space. ddionne@mindspring.com or call/text 919-606-5624 Definitely bring your Cadillac! 4
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Annual Picnic Spring Mountain Ranch Sunday May 6 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 10 a.m. Arrive at the Park 10:30 Tour the House 11:30 Get Ready for Lunch 12 noon Lunch 1:00 Raffle 2:30 Until Next Year Free To Members* Guests: $25 *There is a $10 fee per vehicle to enter the park Deadline May 1! We Need To Know If You Are Coming So We Can Order Food! To let us know you are coming: Sign up at the meeting! Call or Text Jerry Robinson @ 702-890-1769 Do you have raffle prizes to donate? Bring to the Picnic! We always welcome new items related to: Cars, Cadillacs, Special Items for The Ladies Directions: West on Charleston past 215_ if you see Bonnie Springs, you missed it Best Opportunity to Take Great Pictures of Your Cadillac! 6
Las Vegas CLC Board Members Officers DR Rawson President, National and Findlay Rep; CTTY dr@lasvegasclc.com Gary Weaver Vice President, CTS Susan Story Treasurer/Registrar Margaret Rawson Secretary, Findlay Rep.Board Members John Bergler Colin Christie Rick Hawkins Hal Sheaks Drop Tops Director Carolyn Weaver, Newsletter Editor Cadillac & LaSalle Club National / International Events Cadillac & LaSalle Club National and International Events give you the opportunity to tour the country and meet others that enjoy Cadillacs. See the national web site/self Starter magazine for details and registration forms June 5-9, 2018 CLC Grand National San Marcos, TX August 3-10, 2018 CLC National Driving Tour - San Luis Obispo, CA June 11-16, 2019 2019 CLC Grand National - Louisville, KY October 22-26, 2019 2019 CLC National Driving Tour - Valley Forge PA LOOKING FOR MORE CAR EVENTS? Cruise Night with the Las Vegas Cruising Association Friday April 20 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 3100 East Sahara Get there early if you want to park your Cadi If you have not seen this private collection, this is a must for any car lover. It is not always open, so please take advantage. Check your award-winning web site calendar: LasVegasCLC.com Swap Meet sat. April 14 See Flyer Check out the LV Cruising Association Locations Vary http://lasvegascarshows.com/ Do you want to order a club shirt or other Cadillac and Club logo items? https://gmphotogifts.com/collections/cadillaclasalle-club-las-vegas-region Saturday Morning Car Show Eastern and 215 http://www.celebritycars.com/weekly-car-show-.aspx Like us on Facebook. Receive meeting and event reminders automatically. Lots of Pictures! 8