The 2012 Cadillac and LaSalle Club Grand National Meet took place in St. Augustine, Florida, June 13-16. I drove the 380 miles from my Georgia home to St. Augustine in my 6207, arriving Wednesday morning, the 13th (Art Gardner drove down from Georgia in his 56 Fleetwood). The host hotel, The Renaissance Resort, was great, as was the city of St. Augustine which has a neat waterfront area with lots of good restaurants. There were a number of ‘49ers attending besides me, including Ray Anderson, Sig Chrey, Frank Dickinson, Bill Edmunds, Art Gardner, John Giltinan, Ned Hannah and John Washburn. No doubt, there were others, too. A few of us gathered one evening, some with drinks in hand, as per the photo below. Left to right: ‘49er John Washburn, non-member Matern Harmsel, CLC Director of Technical Services Bill Anderson, ’49 Times Editor Art Gardner, ‘49er Sig Chrey and your author.
On the other hand, only 3 of us brought ‘49s to the GN: Ray Anderson’s Series 75 limousine, John Giltinan’s Series 62 4-door and my aforementioned Series 61 Club Coupe.
The photo below is of Ray’s limo, which won a first prize in Primary Class 12 for all ‘42-‘47s and ’48-‘49 Series 75.
