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The monthly newsletter for the Rocky Mountain Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club
June 2012
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The
The monthly newsletter for the Rocky Mountain Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club
Rocky Mountain Region BoaRd
Regional diRectoR
John Serfling303.887.4632
deputy diRectoRBrad Bauer
activities diRectoRJim Salmi
secRetaRyNancy Tucker303.394.2557
MeMBeRship chaiRJanice Olson303.697.8460
tReasuReRLeonard R. Johnson
editoR of the dagMaRWayne Shmitka
cccc RepResentativeTom Orton
clc national RepResentativeTim Coy
inteRnet WeBMasteRJohn Henry
Monthly MeetingsRegular business meetings of the Rocky Mountain Region Cadillac and LaSalle Club are held on the second Tuesday of each month. We meet at the Elks Lodge at 2475 W. 26th. Ave. in Denver. The meetings begin at 7:00 PM with a dinner served beginning at 6:00 PM for those interested. The meetings are open to the entire membership.
the dagMaRThe Dagmar is published month-ly except December and mailed First Class to all RMRCLC mem-bers on the current roster. The Dagmar is copyright ©2012 Rocky Mountain Region Cadil-lac and LaSalle Club. Other CLC Regions may reprint articles without permission as long as attribution is given. The dead-line for submission is the 25th day of the month prior to issue date. ALL RMRCLC members are encouraged to submit articles, letters and photos to the Editor for publication.
adveRtisingDisplay ads are $15 per issue or $125 per year prepaid for a busi-ness card size ad. Larger ads are available (contact the Editor for more information.
classified adsALL CLC members are welcome to submit Cadillac and LaSalle related ads. The ads are FREE for Rocky Mountain Region mem-bers for three months and are $20 prepaid for non-members for three consecutive months.
WeB siteBe sure to visit our web site at www.rmrclc.com and the na-tional site at www.cadillaclasall-leclub.org.
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fRoM Wayne shMitka - editoR
This is your newsletter! One way to make it more personal for the entire membership would be to publish birthdays and anniversaries. Maybe you would receive a card or phone call wishing you the best. If you are so inclined, please email or call me with your information and I will include the birth dates or anniversaries for each month. You do not have to include the year! Just the month and day. Don’t forget your significant other and children...they are members too!
Old Stars and Their Cars This is great! Jean Harlow and her ‘34 Cadillac Split Limo. What a spectacular photo of an elegant time gone by....never to be duplicated again by today’s “jelly-bean” cars and our virtual reality actors and actresses.
InsIde ThIs Issue
Chapter Information..........................................2News In Brief.......................................................2Director’s Message.............................................3Secretary’s Meeting Minutes.............................4Activities..............................................................5Sheplers Show & Shine.......................................6Memorial Day Parade ........................................7Father’s Day Car Show........................................9Classifieds & New Members.............................10Contributor’s ads...............................................11
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dIrecTor’s Message
froM John serflIng
The Memorial Day parade was more successful this year than it was last year. CLC member attendance doubled! At least one person who hasn’t attended a parade in a number of years decided it was time to join the group again. Isn’t it time that you came to an event? Please see Jim Sal-mi’s article in the July issue to get all of the details on the event.
It is almost time for the summer tour to Pueblo to begin. Messrs. Washburn and Cutler have a great trip planned. I’m told that 17 people will be mak-ing the trek and a good time will be had by all. It’s not too late to join them (assuming you read this before June 7th). You can go to our web site and look at previous issues of The Dagmar to get all of the details.
The week after the Pueblo Tour, on June 17th, Blaise Flaherty has invit-
ed us to the retirement home where his wife works for a Father’s Day car show and picnic. Those who have at-tended in the past really enjoyed the day. I plan to join them this year. The older men, especially, enjoy seeing our cars. Jim Salmi sent an email to everyone on May 8th with informa-tion on the show. Additional infor-mation is printed on page 8 of this8 of this issue. To register, contact Blaise at [email protected] or (303) 302-5768.
Leonard Johnson brought a special guest to the May meeting. Bo Parfet talked about the Gilmore Car Muse-um fame. Bo’s style of speaking was both fun and interesting. Everyone in attendance enjoyed his presentation. Following the meeting I reminded Leonard that he is on tap to be the speaker at the June meeting. He bet-ter not forget! At the July meeting July meeting
our guest will be Paula Sarlls. Paula is our contact with the Women’s Ma-rines Association. She will be talk-ing to us about the Colorado Yellow Ribbon event happening in August, which we have committed to attend-ing.
Please join us for the June meeting. We continue to meet at the Denver Elks Lodge on 26th Ave, near Speer Blvd. and I-25. The Elks Lodge serves soup and salad, beef or bison hamburgers, fries and dessert for only $10. Those of you who only want soup and salad can have it for $5. We really do have a good time at the din-ner, so please join us. The meeting portion of the evening begins at 7.
Get out and join your fellow mem-bers of the club this summer at a pa-rade, a car show, a cruise or on a tour. u
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Sunday, May 6th.
Michael Britton’s ‘57 Convertible took Best in Class (Original & Restored 1900 - 1968) at today’s Great Machine Car Show 2012 hosted by the Rocky Mountain Nova Club.
Saturday, May 12th.
Michael’s ‘78 Seville Elegante took 2nd. Place for Best 4dr. at the B.P.O.C. Shine & Show. Pic-ture of this car is in the upper left corner of the front cover.
Nice going Michael!!
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secreTary’s MonThly MeeTIng MInuTes
froM nancy Tucker
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION CADILLAC & LA SALLE CLUBMONTHLY MEETING MINUTES
May 8, 2012
Director John Serfling called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was held at the Elk’s Lodge. There were 34 in attendance.
SECRETARY’S REPORT: Minutes from last meeting are posted in The Dagmar and on the RMRCLC website.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Leonard Johnson reported that we have $412 in the Christmas charity fund.MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Janice Olson has sent out 2nd Notice letters requesting annual dues.CCCC REPORT: Tom Orton reviewed the CCCC meeting. He asked that members consider sharing a $35 swap meet booth at the Pontiac Oakland Club meet in Watkins on August 18th.OLD BUSINESS/NEW BUSINESS: Brad Bauer and Paul Whitlock expressed disappointment in Cruise Golden this season and suggested we not participate. - Brad is going to check out Cruise Littleton this coming Saturday. - Allen Hofsetz has a list of Cadillacs in all of the local salvage yards. - Tim Coy asked members to contact him if they have any issues to be discussed at the June 15th board meeting. - John Washburn will do diagnostics and very simple repairs at the upcoming “tune-up” clinic. - Leonard Johnson said we are invited to do a car event in Estes Park in the future. He also discussed a Longmont company called Extreme Chrome, which applies spray-on chrome to any object or surface. - Wayne Shmitka asked members to advise if they want to receive electronic and/or printed copies of The Dagmar. He also showed us a shirt with Cadillac and Allante logos embroidered by John Serfling.
UPCOMING EVENTS: (See page 5 for latest list of Proposed Events) - Activities Director, Jim Salmi, discussed upcoming activities. - National Board Meeting hosted in Denver – January 10-12-2013
CHRISTMAS CHARITY PROJECT: $110 was donated to the fund.
CAR STORIES: Guest Bo Parfet entertained us with the history of the Gilmore Car Museum in Michigan and his family’s long interest in cars. Guest speaker! Next month’s story teller will be Leonard Johnson.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted, Nancy Tucker, Secretary
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Rocky Mountain Region CLC2012 Proposed Activities
( as of May 30 )Proposed Activities: Leader: Date: Pueblo Area Tour John Washburn (303.646.6105) June 7-10 Art Cutler (303.470.6271)Grand National (St. Augustine, FL) N/A June 13-16Havana Cruise Bob Lyons (303.337.7319) June 16Father’s Day Car Show Blaise Flaherty (303.805.8850) June 17Golden Cruise ? Brad Bauer (303.791.1516) July 7 Brad Bauer (303.791.1516) July 7Brad Bauer (303.791.1516) July 7 (303.791.1516) July 7July 7
Cruise Littleton ? Brad Bauer (303.791.1516) July 14Diagnostic Clinic John Washburn (303.646.6105) July/Aug ?
Wildlife Sanctuary Tour Nancy Tucker (303.394.2557) July 28 Jeanne Tiffany (303.452.4148)
VFW Cookout John Evans (303.425.9515) Aug 4Colo. Yellow Ribbon Event J. Salmi (303.758.8930) Aug 11Regional Meet/McCaddon Cadillac Leonard Johnson (303.438.6632) Aug 25Labor Day Parade (Louisville) Tim Coy (303.673.0011) Sep 3 John Evans (303.425.9515)Colfax Cruise/Picnic @ East High School Bob Lyons (303.337.7319) Sep 15 Brad Bauer (303.791.1516)National Driving Tour (Las Vegas, NV) N/A Oct 13-14Veterans Day Parade Jim Salmi (303.758.8930) Nov 10N/A = Not Applicable
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OTHER 2012 CAR RELATED ACTIVITIES (Not RMRCLC Events)Other car related activities, as published in Old Cars Weekly, Hemmings, CCCC, Denver Post or from other sources. Please verify accuracy before attending.
1st Sat ~ Boulder, CO Informal car show, S.W. corner of Hwy 42 & Arapahoe, 8am-12pm on the first Saturday of the month.1st Sat ~ Golden, CO Golden Cruise.2nd Sat ~ Littleton, CO Cruise Littleton, 5301 So. Broadway, Noon.June 3 ~ Rossi Run, Denver to Brighton, Meet at City Park Zoo parking lot.June 8-10 ~ Loveland, CO Goodguys Colorado Nationals, Larimer Cnty Fairgrounds.June 10 ~ Monument, CO Benefit Car Show, downtown Monument.June 16 ~ Grand Junction, CO VMCCA Colorado West Car Show, Lincoln Park on Twelfth Street.June 16 ~ Highlands Ranch, CO Classic Car Show, Cherry Hills Community Church, Fairview & Grace Blvd., 10am-2pm, 303-791-2500.June 16 ~ Castle Rock, CO Classic Rock Cruise-In Car Show, downtown Castle Rock.June 22-24 ~ Pueblo, CO R. M. Street Rod Nationals, State Fairgrounds.June 30 ~ Littleton, CO Faith on Wheels Neighborhood Car Show, 6228 So. Carr Ct.,10am-2pm, Contact Joe Unrein at 303-918-3800.July 4 ~ Arvada, CO Olde Town Arvada Spirit of America Car Show, Stenger/Lutz Complex, 58th & Kipling.July 7 ~ Loveland, CO All American Car Show, NW corner I-25 & Hwy 34, 7:30am-2:30pm, www.allamericancarshow.com.July 11-14 ~ Westminster, CO Buick Skylark Club Meet, Springhill Suites by Marriott www.skylarkclub.orgJuly 29 ~ Golden, CO Orphan Car Show, downtown Golden, Washington between 10th and 11th.July 29-30 ~ Denver, CO Colorado Collector Car Auction, Denver Merchandise Mart, 451 East 58th Ave.Aug 11 ~ Centennial, CO All Mopar Car Show, Southglenn, 7001 So. University Blvd. 10am-2pm.Aug 18 ~ Front Range Airport, CO F.R. Aircraft and Car Show, 8am-2pm.Sept 7-9 ~ Vail, CO Vail Automotive Classic, www.vailautomotiveclassic.com.Oct 6 ~ Loveland, CO Specialty Auto Auction, Larimer County Fairgrounds.
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SUNSCREEN WASN’T NEEDED AT SHEPLERSThe B.P.O.C. ( Buick, Pontiac. Olds and Cadillac) Show and Shine at Sheplers went on as scheduled on Saturday, May 12th, but as things turned out nobody got sunburned. Fortunately, it was dry but the sun was not seen for most of the day. This has been a popular event for our club, since it is conveniently located, manageable in size, and the Rocky Mountain Olds Club is the host and does the work. We just show up with the Caddies. Dark skies didn’t stop a few of our members from displaying their vehicles. Joe Unrein was there with his enormous ’59 Cadillac Ambulance, Brad Bauer brought his ’63 Sedan DeVille, Michael Brittan had his ’78 Seville, Wayne Shmitka displayed his ’92 Allant�, Don Herbel showed his�, Don Herbel showed his, Don Herbel showed his ’58 Coupe DeVille, Dirk Biermann brought his ’72 Coupe DeVille and Ken Lenarcic brought his ’63 DeVille convertible. George Dameron brought two cars this year, his ’84 Seville and his yellow ’48 Buick convertible. Nancy Tucker didn’t bring a car but did bring herself. Paul Whitlock and Don Braden also attended. We even saw Tim Coy and Cynthia Rutledge (looking for but not finding John Serfling), and did not bring the ’63. John Washburn and Blaise Flaherty planned to attend but were apparently deterred by the weather or wine. There were 11 Cadillacs registered...9 from our club. Brad Bauer won 3rd Place for Best 4dr. with his ‘63 Sedan DeVille, new member, Don Herbel, won for Best Cadillac with his ‘58 Coupe DeVille, Joe Unrein won 1st Place Best Specialty Car with his ‘59 Cadillac Ambulance and Michael Brittan won 2nd Place for Best 4dr. with his ‘78 Seville Elegante. George Dameron won for Best Buick with his ‘48 Convertible. My apologies if I missed mentioning anyone. The organizers had their ceremony for awards a little earlier than planned. Undoubtedly, they were concerned that the threatening skies might cause a few folks to leave early and I’m sure a few did. I counted about fifty cars on display this year compared with eighty plus last year. Spectators were a little sparse as well, although those who attended seemed to enjoy themselves. If you haven’t attended this event before, put it on your list for next year. It’s a good way to while away a Saturday. u
The cars were Shining and ready to Show despite the
lack of Sun. Our many thanks to the Rocky Moun-
tain Oldsmobile andPontiac-Oakland Clubs.
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Good weather prevailed and the annual Memorial Day Parade in downtown Denver went off without a hitch on Saturday, May 26. Volunteer drivers really started coming out of the woodwork in the last few days leading up to parade day and I ended up waving off a couple of folks at the last minute. That is something I was reluctant to do, but there have been times in the past when we have ended up having more cars than riders and things just didn’t “look right”. Additionally, the area where we form up is pretty congested and we usually get wedged in against other groups. I have heard feedback that the city has complained about too many cars from other car clubs at some parades, particularly St. Patrick’s Day. Maybe we can find a better way to determine the optimal number of vehicles next year. Thank you to the folks who volunteered but didn’t drive. I hope they will keep the August 11th Colorado Yellow Ribbon parade in mind. More information will follow on that event, which is new this year, and is in honor of returning military veterans.
We were drivers again this year for the Women Marines Association and the Gold Star Wives who are women who have lost a husband in service to our country. We had a good turnout from both groups. Six cars from our club participated, consisting of three closed-bodied cars and three convertibles. The Gold Star Wives ended up riding in gold colored cars, namely Bill Bowser’s ’74 Eldorado convertible and Tim Coy’s ’63 Sedan DeVille. Peter Luce led our part of the procession as he al-ways does in his maroon ’38 convertible sedan. Also driving were Brad Bauer (’59 flat top Sedan DeVille), John Evans (’59 six-window SDV) and Jeanne Tiffany and son in her ’73 red Eldorado convertible. Every car had at least one veteran rider. This year the organizers put the Women Marines and Gold Star Wives in succession, so we weren’t divided up as happened last year. The crowd was a little thin and the parade route was also a little short. Lack of publicity for this parade probably contributes to a low turnout. John Cullinan has spoken with one of the organizers about ways to generate some additional free publicity for the event. Those spectators who did attend did not seem disappointed.
Prior to the parade, which began at 10:00am, there was a wreath remembrance ceremony to honor fallen soldiers from WWI through Afghanistan. This took place at the Colorado Veterans Monument at 14th Avenue and Broadway. It is the real reason for the holiday.. u
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE A SUCCESS
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faTher’s day car show aT lIncoln Meadows ~ June 17Th
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DATE: JUNE 17, 2012TIME: 9:00 to 9:30 AM SETUP
SHOW TIME 10:00 AM to 2:00 PMAWARDS AT 1:50 PM VOTED BY THE PUBLICLUNCH PROVIDED BY LINCOLN MEADOWS
TWO TICKETS PER CARALL CARS WELCOME
NO ENTRY FEELOCATED ONE MILE EAST of I-25 AT
10001 SOUTH OSWEGO STREET, PARKER COLORADOCONTACT BLAISE AT [email protected]
or 303 302 5768 TO REGISTER
Come join Rene� and Blaise Flaherty for our 2nd annual Father’s Day Car show. Help bring back the memories of the past for the residents, family members and guests. The past years we have had a good turnout of cars and trucks. Good conversation and plenty of good food. Not to mention goodie bags and great awards for the top three cars. Entrants are judged by the residents, family members, and guests. So plan on a short day with no entry fee!
And FREE lunch for those who bring a car and guest to the show.
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Cadillac & LaSalle Classifieds
For Sale: 1950 Cadillac 2dr. Hardtop. Great condition. Original chrome and stainless. 33,000 original miles. New paint and upholstery. $25,000. Contact Gene Fenton at 303.905.2107. Also have assorted sets of ‘50 - ‘70 Cadillac hubcaps and hood ornaments. Call to see if he has what you need.
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For Sale: 1976 Cadillac 4dr. - 5 passenger Talisman Fleetwood. Black with black velour interior. 500 cubic in. engine with 76,000 miles. Perfect paint and everything works except the clock. New tires. The car is 100% com-plete and has the Elkhide top cover. $15,000. Located in La Junta, CO. Con-tact 2nd. owner Elmer Giltner at 719.384.7993 or 719.241.0011
For Sale: 1976 Cadillac Calais 4dr. 500 cubic in. engine. Original family owners. All original exterior and interior. Loaded; A/C, PS, PW, AM/FM, etc. Always in Colorado dry climate. Exterior tan, interior tan and blue. 63,776 miles. Runs and drives nicely. $8000. Photos available. Contact Lee Steed at 303.220.1446 or [email protected].
Rocky Mountain Region New MembersJohn Kirschner & Barbara Brundin1995 Chamonix LaneVail, CO [email protected]
Don & Shirley Herbel8822 W. Iliff Ave.Lakewood, CO [email protected]
Wanted: Set of 1968 Colorado license plates. Must be in good condition suitable for car show display. Contact John Kirschner at 970.476.0550 or [email protected].
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303-442-3160
Just off Foothills & Pearl Parkway
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Your full color business card size ad can be placed
here!Contact the Editor
Rocky Mountain Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club
RMRCLC 2300 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80304-4145
10% Off Service and Parts to all Rocky Mountain Region Members of The Cadillac and LaSalle Club, maximum of $200.
Show this ad at time of service write up or parts purchase.
Blaise Flaherty - Service Manager
