After more than a year of work by 13 committee members, the 2nd edition of the 1948-49 Cadillac Authenticity Manual for Series 60S, 61 and 62 cars is now on sale. With 123 pages, much more detailed content, as well as 150 mostly color illustrations, this new, improved edition of the manual has more than twice the information on judging and restoring as the 1st edition. Also, being spiral-bound it can be laid flat for easy use. The cost is $65 postpaid. Make your check payable to The Cadillac & LaSalle Club, Inc. and mail it to Bill Anderson, 2198 Johns Hopkins Road, Gambrills, Maryland 21054-1614 USA. Bill can also be contacted by email at rivsrgr8@aol.com and by telephone at 410-849-3376.
In this issue of the Times there are several excellent “how-to” technical articles. In the last issue in September, readers could not have failed to notice that the lead article on the CLC Grand National in New Jersey was lavishly illustrated with two pages of color photos, a Times first. This entailed extra printing expenses for which we thank Times Editor, Art Gardner, for a generous contribution.
It’s that time of year again: 2009 dues are due. If you haven’t yet paid your $8 dues for ’09, you will receive a post card in the mail reminding you to do so. To make a payment, please enclose the post card and an $8 check payable to Jay Friedman in an envelope and mail it to me at: 1530 September Chase, Decatur, Georgia 30033 USA. Canadian members can send me a cheque in Canadian Dollars at the exchange rate of the day for 8 US Dollars. Members in Great Britain and in the Euro Zone can send a 5 Pound or 5 Euro note. If you don’t get a post card, your 2009 dues are paid and you can enjoy another year of the Times, which appears very March, June, September and December, without further ado.
May all Forty-Niners have a Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukah or whatever you celebrate this time of year. Besides the usual Happy New Year, 2009 is significant for Forty-Niners since 60 years ago last month, in November 1948, the first 1949 Cadillacs were sold. So have a great ‘09 as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of our favorite car.