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(Last updated: Wednesday, 25 January 12)



Flyer!


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Raritan
River Region
Meeting
Schedule
Is
Changing BACK To The Third Thursday of Each Month! |
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From Our "THE
MORE THINGS CHANGE - THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE SAME" file.... |
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Based
on a vote of the membership at our January meeting it has been decided to
revert back to our 3nd Thursday of the month meeting
schedule. This will begin with the March, 2012 meeting. Due to the
short notification time the February meeting will be held on the 2nd
week of February, 2/9/12 |
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Meetings begin at 7:30 pm. |
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Our
corrected schedule is as follows: |
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Jan 19 - Monthly Meeting
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Jul 19 - Monthly Meeting |
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Feb 09- Monthly Meeting (2nd
Thurs) |
Aug 16 - Monthly Meeting |
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Mar 15 - Monthly Meeting |
Sep 20 - Monthly Meeting |
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Apr 19 - Monthly Meeting |
Oct 18 - Monthly Meeting |
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May 17 - Monthly Meeting |
Nov 15 - Monthly Meeting |
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Jun 21 - Monthly Meeting
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Dec - Holiday Party, Date &
Location To Be Announced |
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Monthly
Directors Message
Is Being
Discontinued...
Member
Articles Needed For
Caddy
Corner Newsletters! |
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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, we have
our first member submission by
Pat Rizzo
which appears on our website Home Page. Here
Pat tells 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
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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: |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGK_UTp_-7k |
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More information
about the Museum's fund raising campaign will be in the October issue of
The Self Starter. |
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Check out the Museum's new website at: |
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http://www.cadillaclasallemuseum.org/
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Revision 3 is now available! |
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The Raritan River
Region is proud to announce the publication of the
Cadillac Color,
Upholstery & Accessory Database.
This database covers the years of 1940 through 1979 and is available in
Excel spreadsheet format.
We are indebted to RRR member and Director,
Ralph Messina
for his efforts to compile this extensive database covering our favorite
marque.
We also thank
Paul Allen, Lou
Commisso, Jim Eccleston, Tom Hall, Hill Jenkins, Mike Josephic, Warren
Rauch and Jim Salmi
whose contributions were numerous and invaluable.
Visit the Database,
here, and enjoy!
Comments and questions may be directed to Ralph Messina at
RalphM@rrrclc.org |
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Local “RRR” Referrals |
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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. |
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Company Name: |
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Street Address: |
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City, State, Zip: |
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Owner/Contact (if known): |
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Phone Number: |
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Website: |
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Their Specialty: (electrical repair, exhaust, etc.) |
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Vehicle Years Serviced (if specific): |
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Additional Comments: |
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Recommending Club Member: (your name) |
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Please email to:
tedmandalakis@comcast.net , or mail this form
to: |
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Ted Mandalakis, 1 Edna Court,
Somerset, New Jersey 08873 |
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This
form is also available in PDF format (1 page) here. |
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Check out the activities on this year's
calendar...


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No doubt you enjoy reading Caddy Corner. Have you ever considered writing an article for
an upcoming issue? Articles don't have to be long - a few paragraphs is
fine. Ray will certainly help with the editing and "word-smithing", too!
Articles can be about any Cadillac or LaSalle related topic....for example:
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The acquisition and/or restoration of your
car.
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A technical article.
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A maintenance article (engine detailing,
leather or vinyl care).
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Your significant other's perspective of this
crazy hobby.
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A summary or commentary of an RRR event you
attended.
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News about modern Cadillacs.
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Give it a try - you might like it !
Contact Ray at
RayK@rrrclc.org


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The Raritan River Region Merchandise Factory has been
working overtime, cranking out all sorts of great region merchandise.
Window Clings ~ Patches ~ Hats
CLUB JACKETS !

Click here to see all the latest stuff !
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