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Bill Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives to Stop Sale of E15 Gas Pending Scientific Analysis

SEMA-supported legislation (HR 875) has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives directing the National Academies to conduct a scientific assessment on how gasoline blended with 15 to 20 percent ethanol (E15 and E20) may impact gasoline-powered engines, vehicles and related equipment. The analysis would consider a variety of issues including tailpipe and evaporative emissions, impact on OBD systems, materials compatibility and fuel efficiency. The National Academies would have 18 months to conduct its analysis, during which time sales of E15 blended gas would be halted. HR 875 has been assigned to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for consideration. The Committee passed a similar bill last year but no further action took place. The U.S. Senate is currently considering another SEMA-supported bill (S. 344) to ban sales of E15.

We Urge You to Contact Your Congressional Representative to Request Support for H.R. 875

	H.R. 875 acknowledges that E15 causes corrosion with incompatible parts. Ethanol increases water formation which can then create formic acid and corrode metals, plastics and rubber. The EPA allows use of E15 in 2001 and newer vehicles, but agreed to make it �illegal to fuel pre-2001 vehicles� with E15. A required warning label on the gasoline pump will not protect consumers from accidentally misfueling these vehicles/engines.
	H.R. 875 prevents the EPA from permitting the sale of E15 before the report from the National Academies has been submitted to the House Science Committee.
	H.R. 875 potentially protects millions of vehicles and engines that can be harmed from E15. The EPA was premature in permitting the sale since it is still unclear how E15 impacts tailpipe and evaporative emissions, OBD systems, materials compatibility and fuel efficiency.

DON�T DELAY! Click here to contact your member of the U.S. House of Representatives to request support for H.R. 875. Under Federal Officials, Identify Your Congressional District Representative: http://semasan.com/lookup.asp?g=semaga

For more information, contact Dan Sadowski at dans@sema.org.

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Monthly Directors Message
Is Being Discontinued...
Member Articles Needed For
Caddy Corner Newsletters!
At the recent board meeting it was decided to discontinue the monthly Directors Message. This decision, quite frankly was made because our board members have run out of ideas for future articles. They have put forth a valiant effort over these many months and have contributed greatly to the quality and readability of our newsletters. But now it�s time to hear from our silent majority, namely you our members. There is an old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. If that's true, then a picture and an accompanying story about your classic car should be worth at least a couple of hundred words. We want to encourage each and every club member to consider submitting an article for inclusion in our upcoming Caddy Corner publications. Your story should be car-related, and could be a personal story about one of your classic cars, such as how you found and acquired your first classic car, or the article can cover any other car-related topic. We have so many members with interesting stories that de-serve to be told, so please put pencil to paper and write a story to share with your friends in the club. To mark this new beginning, our first member submission was by Pat Rizzo. Pat told us a poignant story in poetic form of a dream, a car and a loving spouse. Thanks, Pat, for this great submission and thanks to all of our board members for a job well done. Now it�s your turn, so get the pen and paper out and start writing. Please submit all articles to Lynn D'Agostino at LynnD@rrrclc.org

The CLCMRC (Cadillac-LaSalle Club Museum and Research Center) museum, the Cadillac Gallery, is now in operation at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, MI. As part of their agreement with Gilmore, the CLCMRC is renting the Gilmore's Carriage House until their new museum building is constructed.

Please take the time to view the CLCMRC's new 7-minute video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGK_UTp_-7k

More information about the Museum's fund raising campaign will be in the October issue of The Self Starter.

Check out the Museum's new website at:

http://www.cadillaclasallemuseum.org/

Local �RRR� Referrals

Through discussions at our October meeting, we thought a compilation of local vendors and service people who have assisted us with our vehicles would be useful to all. There are many vendors we have had good experiences with that we have shared with our fellow club members through questions and conversations. The thought is to compile a quick list we can share with all. This could include general repair shops, body shops, local vendors, specialized vendors by production year, some guy who has a bunch of inventory in his garage that is always in good shape and well priced, etc. Any business that is local that you would recommend to a club member is the goal for this list. The template, below, is what we would like to include in our directory. If you have a vendor you would like to include, please fill out the information request and email or mail it to Ted Mandalakis. We will distribute the compiled list in the near future.

Company Name:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip:

Owner/Contact (if known):

Phone Number:

Website:

Their Specialty: (electrical repair, exhaust, etc.)

Vehicle Years Serviced (if specific):

Additional Comments:

Recommending Club Member: (your name)

Please email to: tedmandalakis@comcast.net , or mail this form to:

Ted Mandalakis, 1 Edna Court, Somerset, New Jersey 08873

This form is also available in PDF format (1 page) here.