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2009 Member's Picture Gallery

(Each month a different Peach State CLC member's car will be featured. So, take a digital picture of yours and send it, along with a brief write-up, to the Web master at; LHS36@aol.com

December 2009

1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible

Talk about traveling in Cadillac style, this Santa really knows how to go!

November 2009 Member's Picture Gallery Car Belongs To:
Alan Grist of Ringgold, Georgia

1970 Cadillac Deville Convertible

My passion for Cadillacs began as a youth with the TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard". Each week I looked forward to seeing Boss Hogg's big white Cadillac convertible. I bought this, my first Cadillac, in the summer of 1986. I spent that summer restoring the car and have enjoyed it ever since.

October 2009 Member's Picture Gallery Car Belongs To:
Becky Richardson & Richard Bissell of Canton, Georgia

1976 Cadillac Hearse

Here is one for all the Professional Car Collector's in our Club. Often overlooked, these cars are hand built works of art and serve us well, especially in the end!

This 1976 Cadillac Hearse, with 3-way loader (electric table), was built by Superior Coach Co. It has 67,000 miles and is in original condition with exception of a repaint from the original color of white over purple. Equipped with the Cadillac 500 V8 engine and Turbo 400 automatic transmission. It has A/C, P/S, P/B, power seat, manual windows, locks and is radio delete. Becky Richardson & Richard Bissell purchased this in early 2008. They also own a beautiful 1970 Eldorado that we featured here in March of this year.

September 2009 Member's Picture Gallery Car Belongs To:
Bill Greene of Stone Mountain, Georgia

1968 Cadillac Coupe DeVille

This car was purchased new in 1968 from Young Motor Co in Anaconda, Montana. The family that owned it kept it in a heated garage and did not use it as a daily driver. It was sold at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale about six years ago to a Doctor in Atlanta, GA. At the time of the auction the car had 65900 miles, I purchased the car about two years age with 67300 miles. The car is completely authentic with the exception of the tires and battery. There has never been any body or paint work done to the car. Turquoise exterior and interior. Power windows, power seats, air conditioning with auto climate control.

August 2009 Member's Picture Gallery Car Belongs To:
Shane Stanley of LaFayette, Georgia

Shane is one of Peach State CLC's newest Members and we welcome him!

1939 LaSalle 5011 2 door Touring Sedan

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This recently acquired 1939 LaSalle 5011 2 door Touring Sedan belongs to New Peach State CLC Member Shane Stanley. It is #848 of 977 produced that year. Shane got this numbers matching virtually complete LaSalle by swapping a 1972 Chevy Nova body with no running gear. Looks like he came out on top in that deal! Shane is going to do a full restoration back to original spec on his new find and we can hardly wait to see it.

The June / July 2009 Member's Picture Gallery Car Belongs To:
Emerson Duke of Greer, South Carolina

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Emerson's 1941 Series 63 Cadillac (7341973) was shipped Feb 10, 1941 to Capitol Cadillac Co. in Washington DC. Finished in color #61, a two-toned Fairoaks and ElCentro green, at a dealer cost of $1155.60. "T" was the addition of Hydramatic (first year in Cadillac) for $95, dealer cost. The radio and antenna was an additional $43, day-night mirror $2.25 and a "back up light loose" for $2.50. The back up light on this car IS different from the published Cadillac unit for 1941. What happened? Was there a shortage? We may never know. There was another unknown option for $6.35 (Trico windshield washer? - the jar was evidently allowed to freeze and is not there, along with the strap around the bottom), fog lights at $9.75 (since removed), shipping at $50.46, "EOH" (heater, special steering wheel and economy axle) at $50 and "adv" at $18, bringing the total dealer cost to $1442.06. The consumer MSRP was $1695 without options - a profit margin of 32% that today's dealers would covet!

The April / May 2009 Member's Picture Gallery Car Belongs To:
Lewis Schwartz of Atlanta, Georgia

1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham

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This is my 1981 Fleetwood Brougham. People knew you had arrived when you pulled up in this land yacht. This is a Canadian built model so is a bit on the unseen side. It is finished in Briarwood Brown Metallic with a matching Elk Grain full vinyl top. Inside it sports the standard Heather knit cloth with Raphael velour inserts in the Doeskin color.

All Fleetwood’s came very well equipped as standard but most had other options piled on and this car is no exception. Originally owned by the CEO of a large timber company it has additional options such as dual Power Seat Recliners, Symphonic Sound System and a factory Astroroof just to name a few. It still rides on the original Uniroyal Puncture Seal Tires and has traveled just 17,253 miles (27,766 km) since new.

It is powered by the one year only 6.0 litre, 368 Cubic Inch, V8-6-4 Fuel Injected engine. This system was widely thought to be of bad design but in fact was just ahead of its time as computers of the day were not capable of keeping up with it. Most of these were disconnected so the cars ran in V8 mode all the time but this car has not been tampered with. The system in this car runs flawlessly and performs very well considering the time period in which it was built.

The March 2009 Member's Picture Gallery Car Belongs To:
Richard Bissell & Becky Richardson's of Canton, Georgia

1970 Cadillac Eldorado

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Rick and Becky’s beautiful 1970 Cadillac Eldorado was purchased in the fall of 2007 from the Grandson of the Lady that purchased it in 1971. Included with the car were the service records and other documentation all the way back to it original purchase, always a nice thing to have.

This Eldo has only traveled 37,000 miles since 1970 and is equipped with Cadillac’s all powerful 500 Cubic Inch V8. Being a Cadillac it is of course well equipped with A/C, Power Windows, Locks, Seat, Am-Fm Stereo and Automatic Level Control. It is finished in (95) Cinnamon Firemist with a Black Interior. A sleek new tail lamp design and rear side marker light design debuted in 1970 and really sets this car off. We hope to see it at an upcoming event this year.

The February 2009 Member's Picture Gallery Car Belongs To:
Dick Peden of Alpharetta, Georgia

1953 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible
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Dick's beautiful 1953 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible is #256 of 532 produced.

His matching numbers Eldorado was refinished to factory specs and colors after receiving a 2 ½ year, full frame off restoration that was completed in 2008. Painted #27 Alpine White with #38 Red and White leather interior, it is a stunning example of this very sought after convertible.

Powered by Cadillac’s 331 V8 producing 210 HP she weighs in at 4800 pounds and has 59,898 actual miles. Originally purchased new in Birmingham, AL for a retail price of $7750 it now resides in Alpharetta accompanied by a host of other fine automobiles.

The January 2009 Member's Picture Gallery Car Belongs To:
Buster (Cecil) Miller of Chatsworth, Georgia

1958 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe

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This is my 1958 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe I am presently in the process of restoring. I have always loved cars of the 50’s, with their grand Harley Earl styling and opulence. I have owned a few '57 Chevy's as well as 60's Muscle cars but was looking for something different. Ever notice when you go to a car show there are an abundance of the cars? Rarely do you see 1950's Cadillac's, or at least in the area I live in here in Chatsworth. So I said, I will change that and I started my hunt for the perfect 50's Caddy and I found her in Chickasha, Oklahoma thanks to eBay. After I got the car back here to Georgia I drove her around a bit, then with the help of a friend started the task of restoration. Striping her down to see what we needed, it was soon apparent why you don't see a lot of these cars, parts are not readily available. She needed new floor pans and patch panels, as well as this and that, who knows what else by the time she is complete. I have been emailing our Membership Director, Doug Bailey, who owns a '58 as well to discuss colors. We have talked about black with a silver top and a black and white interior or red and white. I own a 100th Anniversary Road King that is black and silver and I think it needs a companion so that will be Patsy's new color. Oh yea, Doug and I came up with Patsy as her name, after Patsy Cline, all beautiful Caddy's need a female name.

I will keep working on her, hopefully I can show up at an event to show her off in the near future.

Here is a little story from Doug Bailey about an experience he had while out with his '58 that is quite interesting;

I was over at Woodstock Baptist Church at a car show a while back. You know how, sometimes if you walk away, people get a little closer to your baby? I did. Along comes a white-haired gentleman in a button-down shirt, with four silver-haired gentlemen in tow. Now, I am off about 25 yards, just watching, when this fellow tucks his head and shoulders inside and starts waving his arms. He’s in to his waist, and I’m curious, but I stay away. It sure isn't the number of ash trays he’s pointing to!

Now, he’s under the hood, waist-deep, and he’s waving his arms around. He leans back from time to time, catching his breath and locking eyes with his crew. I hold my place. He’s probably just regaling them with the old 365 he had when he was younger.

The entourage heads to the rear. He’s crouched down, wrapping his hands around the driver’s side tail light, hands flying like he’s modeling a clay pot on a wheel. He’s entertaining now, and I’m a little worried he might try to open that hinged door. I have heard stories of bystanders dropping the danged thing down and breaking the hinges…

Can’t stand it any more. Wandering over, trying to look disinterested – the blasé Cadillac owner just trying to educate the untutored admirers… WAY too full of myself. So, looking down on him I say, “Would y’all like for me to show you how that fuel filler door operates?” Bantie Rooster turns and looks me in the eye, steadily. “Oh, you can rest assured I KNOW how to operate that filler cover…” Trying to recover… “Well, I saw you waving around the car and I wondered: What’s your experience with the ’58 Cadillac?”

Gentleman says, “Son, I was one of the designers of that device…” Straight up, I ‘bout came out of my shoes! That ought to teach me to patronize anyone, least of all a fellow who might have been there when the Turk was born. Now I’m hanging on every word… “You know the side-opening fuel filler doors in the fin of the ’57 Chevy? I helped to design that one too.”

Dang! He WAS at the birth of my car … “I used to watch those Cadillac assembly men working on these fenders,” he said… “They would sit on a high stool and along the line would come those fenders standing straight up in the air, not yet fins. The machinery would roll those upright panels close enough together for the workers to weld them closed, and then someone would run a bead of solder down that joint, making the famous FINS of the ’58 Cadillac…” An image of sparks flying and solder going down that seam caught my breath. No robots in the picture.

Before I could muster another question my hero bestows on me one more nugget… “You know, they used SILVER solder on those fins…” “No! I always thought it was lead solder,” says the lame-o whippersnapper. “Why in the world would they use silver solder?” Long pause.

“Because, son… It’s a CADILLAC!”

My hero and his entourage sauntered on down the line… and I regret to this day that I never asked his name.