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February 2005

Back to Vancouver Island weather with rain, Cloud and sun. If you don’t like the weather, be patient, it will likely change in about five minutes. The day of our Annual General Meeting was somewhat of an "inside day" so a lot was decided in a very short time. As you have seen by the minutes, the club is still on track to have limited meetings, many tours and a lot of fun. Our next tour will be next month to the "Dog House Restaurant" in Duncan via the Brentwood Bay Ferry. It will eleviate the trip over the Malahat and with the price of gas these days it won’t cost much more to take a sea cruise to Mill Bay. The prices and times of departure on the ferry are as follows:

Price – Car - $7.85, Adult passenger - $3.10 .

Departure for Sunday March 13^Th /05 Brentwood Bay to Mill Bay, 08:40 A.M.

Brentwood Bay to Mill Bay, 09:50 A.M.

Departure from Mill Bay to Brentwood Bay – 3:00 P.M.

Mill Bay to Brentwood Bay - 4:10 P.M.

Mill Bay to Brentwood Bay - 5:20 P.M.

Final details will be announced around the first week in March or as soon as arrangements are complete. The main idea is to form a run starting at the ferry and drive to Duncan for lunch then Lloyd Smith has invited the members to his house for a short garage tour. His address is: 3224 Drinkwater Rd. , Duncan, B.C. This promises to be an entertaining day so lets all make the best of it.

The meeting also produced the sign up of 10 memberships with only twelve members present. We have two new members, thanks to Vic Lane and Newell Morrison. Welcome to the CLCC Rod West and Steve Butler. May you have many joyous outings with us. We look forward to meeting you in person on the March Tour.

Website

The website will be under-going change in the near future. The procedure of transferring it to a new server is almost complete. If all goes well, we will still be able to keep the same format that we have had for the last couple of years, thanks to Craig Reeder. It is possible to have the whole site transferred to the new server –Dot easy.com – and if we can manage to get it to function we will have it active again very soon. If the management of it is more than we can handle, we will have to revert to a much simpler site in the future. The reason for the change is cost, as the present server is about to change his system and our club would not find the cost justifiable for our purposes. Regardless of the outcome, club newsletters and other information will be delivered by e-mail and Canada Post, as usual.

Cars (still) for Sale:

1940 LaSalle 4 Door Sedan – This car is dismantled but is almost complete. It is in a garage but has some rust areas. Call Norm Marr in Naniamo @ 1-250-754-8229 for details.

1966 Coupe DeVille #3 condition - $6,000.00 CDN 1-250-477-3402

4-1973 Cadillac Hubcaps for sale- $50.00. Call Stephen @ 1-250-217-1202

1977 Coupe DeVille – one owner 92,000 mi. Call 656-6466

1980 Biarritz Eldorado Coupe – Stored outside – project car Call 1-250-652-3090

1976 Eldorado Convert – Superb original condition, Arizona car,all available extras. You can purchase it for $12,000.00 now or wait until spring and pay $14,000-16,000. Hoping to sell before it goes to the dealers or e-bay. Call David at 250-744-1409 or messages at: 250-479-5894.

Club Sponsors:

The following are the sponsors of the club at this point. We will publish additional sponsors as they are brought on line. These sponsors have provided support to the club either financially or otherwise and as a club, we would like to assist in the promotion of their efforts. If you are in need of any of their services please don’t hesitate to call.

Craig Reeder – Coast Capital Real Estate – 592-1723 – Craig has been the main benefactor in our web site production and maintenance. He is the Webmaster for the club and conducts his very busy real estate business to the joy of his many clients. Thanks Craig for making this all possible.

CLCC Commercial Friends and Associates

LORDCO – This western Canadian auto parts company has supported us with club membership discounts and prizes. This is a full inventory parts and accessory store that caters to many businesses as well as retail sales. LORDCO has many branches throughout B.C. as well as machine shops on the lower mainland for service work.

The JB Group – This fine group of Auto Parts stores has been in business since 1970 and has a full service machine shop, paints and other auto related merchandise for the amateur and professional automotive enthusiast. They now have five branches on the Lower Island to serve you and mention that you belong to the Cadillac LaSalle Club of Canada for the club discount. If you don’t have their card, please contact me and I will get the application to you ASAP.

STYLES UPHOLSTERY – Styles is a full service upholstery and trim shop specializing in Auto and Marine equipment. They have provided a Club discount for members of the CLCC and are located at 631 Princess Street in Victoria, Ph. 1-250-384-5442

FINISH LINE MOTOBILIA-This magic toy box has opened at 2008 Douglas Street in Victoria, Ph. 1-250-361-1562. It contains a plethora of Die-Cast Models, Clothes, signs, Videos etc. etc. etc. The shelves are stocked with a great quantity of items only superceded by their quality. It is sure worth a browse if you are interested in anything concerning automotive or motorcycle memorabilia. They have also been known to do favors for clubs, their members and activities.

Many thanks to the above sponsors of our club and their endeavors, without them the CLCC would still be an unorganized group looking for a place to enjoy their Cadillac habit.

Grease from the Squeaky Wheel!!

For the past few issues, our Vice President Elect has been providing us with tidbits of information and has now volunteered to make it a continuous part of our newsletter. Thanks Wayne and we look forward to your words of wisdom.

Battery Installation:

When installing a battery with side posts, do not over-tighten! Four to six INCH Lbs. of torque is recommended. Too much torque will break the bottom out of the hole causing an acid leak. Corrosion will ensue. Side posts don’t normally have corrosion and if it occurs, pre-mature battery failure will be the result. Keep battery posts clean and put Vaseline or "Super-Lube" on them. Super-Lube is available at any auto parts store and is very useful in many electrical applications.

Car of the Month:

The car of the month for Feb. is John and Gay Benson’s 1951 Coupe, Series 62 wedding car. It is around 79,000 miles young and still in its original state. It was on loan to them when they were married and after a short while, the owner decided to sell the vehicle. John couldn’t let his wedding car get away so he purchased it and it has been comfortably kept for the last 25 years. It still turns heads at events and will for many years to come. Well done, John & Gay.