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I was watching a friend's just purchased (low 6 figures) & delivered (to the show) 1930 V16 Cadillac at a downtown street show in a college town several years ago. When I first walked up, he had all 4 doors open to show off the very nice, original interior and I stopped that sheet right away. 'Dave, people are going to climb inside if you leave the doors open'. He didn't believe me until a couple kids, with mom & dad watching, did just that. Once the car was secured (doors now closed) he took a few minutes to walk away and get something to eat. Very shortly a mom & her young son show up and he wants to sit on the fender so she can take a picture. NO. She asks if he can sit on the bumper. NO! They walk away unhappy. Then I turned my head for a few seconds to talk with another friend and share 'people are so stupid' stories when I see a woman open the rear door and start to pull down a delicate window shade. I literally grabbed her collar and pulled her back before she stepped into the car. My nerves were shot between bicycles & baby buggies by the time Dave got back. Forced to stay through the end of the show due to blocked exits, he stood guard on one side and I was on the other. What a cluster mess!!!

We're dealing with this currently from my in laws aka hoarders / collectors / never-threw-anything-away-not-even-expired-credit-cards. 3000 sf home very full but not quite the type that only has pathways through it; more like some rooms are jammed and just closed off. But half dozen outbuildings full of tools, equipment, building materials (owned rental properties), collected cars for about 30 years and a lot of everything else. We've started taking 4'x8' trailers of clothing, bedding household items to the local Salvation Army. Fortunately we live in an area where we have free dumping @ the landfill. Borrowed a friend's 'junking' trailer; essentially a car hauler with sides. We've filled it 25 TIMES since last fall including 3 trips to the county hazardous waste disposal days to get rid of refrigerators, tires, paint, etc. Working now to pull out building materials and other items for a Habitat 4 Humanity pick up next week. We've literally lost A YEAR of our lives cleaning up this sheet and getting the property ready to sell. What time I did have last winter was spent scanning & shredding lots & lots of our paperwork (warranties, receipts, owner manuals, tax records). Once this nightmare is over we'll dig into sorting out and reducing some of our projects to a more manageable level.

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Agree, golf carts are a problem at Hershey and other events but often I accompany someone with bad knees who can't tolerate walking long distances. Recently he's taken to renting a mobility scooter otherwise he'd miss most of the swap meet. Some people may or may not notice that some 80 year olds get around easier than my younger-than-60-year-old friend but he definitely has a walking problem. On another but somewhat similar topic, the LAST time I went to Carlisle (yes I realize not an AACA event but rather a private enterprise) was about 15 years ago. While waiting for my friend, standing on the side of an aisle but evidently not far enough over for the CAR driving through the swap meet in the middle of the day, the driver purposely ran into me. Yes, really. He wasn't going very fast but he did use his car to push me out of the way. I was standing there holding onto lots of stuff that 2 people who wandered a swap meet all day had managed to acquire. He really hit me, on purpose. WTH?!?!?!? Then as he drove past, he spewed some malarkey about how I needed to get out of the way faster. And yes, at the time, cars were not permitted in the swap meet during the day but that did not deter him and other persons from driving cars through the swap meet to see what was for sale. I got his license number and reported him to Security but as far as I know, nothing was done. We watched as he continued his way up and down the aisles. Disclaimer: Love seeing the very vintage stuff moving around in the swap; its an integral part of the Hershey experience we crave every October. Always see them being operated safely and courteously - a distinct difference from my experience mentioned above @ Carlise.

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Cadillac & LaSalle Club will be at the Shrine Church Tower Parking Lot, NE corner 12 Mile & Woodward today (Wed) from noon until about 9 pm. Oldsmobile Club will be at the same location all day Saturday. Both clubs welcome anyone with their marque cars to stop by and say hi.

Yep! Several years ago there was a huge display (60 or more?) of Duesenbergs @ the ACD Festival in Indiana. I recall speaking to one owner who mentioned having a tire failure on the Penna Turnpike while driving to the event. MANY other participants regularly drive their ACD cars from as far as California every year to attend. Often we will trailer our pre-war car across town due to driving conditions (lunatics that tailgate and cut you off with no consideration) on certain freeways and no other reasonable way to get there on secondary roads. But as Matt mentions, on the other hand, we will hop in the same car and go for a leisure 200+ mile tour on a nice day out of the craziness of the urban area.

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Make sure the car you are towing on your trailer isn't smoldering because when you drive down the road it will catch fire. Or make sure you have enough quarters for the car wash to put out the fire.

Mexicalifornia is a whole other country dependent on and trying to rule the US. Or at least that's what they think.

Christmas party @ a swanky club back in late 1980s. A pretty teal 66 Toro was my daily driver at the time. The club was renowned for double parking in the street but got away with it because all the judges, politicians and big wigs in town were members. Pulled up in Toro and the valet suggested leaving it 'right there' double parked in front of the entrance. I had to give up the keys (2nd set was in my pocket) but was able to peek out the window all night and keep an eye on it.

Recently had to drop off my new pcup @ the dealer for a service adjustment and they were providing a loaner. The Service Writer walked around their new truck to show me no damage. Un huh, and let's walk around MY truck and I'll show you that it has no damage. Fortunately, the mechanic was a very good friend of my son and he took good care of the truck. Even diagnosed that it needed a new battery @ 2 1/2 yrs old and 35k miles. Good deal.

CLC Museum Benefactors, those who have donated at least $1000 to the group, are allowed free admission to the Gilmore Museum. I enjoy visiting there several times per year. Its possible that other clubs who have their museum buildings hosted at the Gilmore offer a similar benefit. Yes, some of the older, uninsulated, unheated buildings are closed through end of March but many are open year round. Congrats on visiting in April, not only will you be able to access all of the buildings but you'll see the Duesenbergs and also a new display of more than 100 Fisher Body Craftsman Guild models. Enjoy your visit, bring comfortable walking shoes and good batteries in your camera or a fully charged cell phone.

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Just had our 3rd Waldron Exhaust system delivered this past week to install on the current project a 53 Buick Super. The first, 60 Cadillac convertible fit like a glove. The second, 56 Cadillac sedan fit like a glove. I'm expecting this one to be perfect also. When ordering, was offered the option to pay a decently high (IMO) cost for UPS shipping since one pipe is almost 8' long. Another option was to have it cut (designed to be cut & reattached) OR Beth suggested to use Fastenal for shipping at a cost somewhere in between. Perfect! There is a Fastenal less than 1/2 mile from where I often travel. Sometimes order to delivery time is almost 2 months but must have hit them at a slow period, even with the holidays, the system was in my hands in just about 4 weeks. Inline Tube in Michigan is another company that has provided 'fit like a glove' products and has been very easy to work with for a couple custom items too. They used my original pattern and are now offering it as a stock item. So if you need brake or gas lines for a vehicle and have an factory set, send to them and they can recreate using CNC and other technology.

What about motorcycles? Haven't heard of any self driving bikes yet.

Unfortunately that is so very true! We ended up between two jerk drunks (that's being nice) and they made our life heck for several years. I will admit rejoicing a bit (no a whole bunch) when reading the death notices for each of them. The funny thing, moved into an area that has MANY vintage cars in the garages and barns. In a 1 1/2 mile stretch there are Packards, Buicks, Cadillacs, LaSalles, Willys Knight, Stanley, Corvettes, Camaros, Mopar, 57 Chevy, Model A, lots of Mustangs (one guy's garage ended up in a book), Lincolns, several vintage tractors, cool steam roller, fire trucks and so much more. And yep, we got stuck living between a couple turds. On the other hand, our house is set back on a private road. Shortly after we moved in, the owner of the house closer to the road said he was being transferred. We told him not to list the house, we knew a buyer and shortly thereafter a long time friend moved in. The past 25 years, we've both helped each other on big jobs, borrow and share tools, consult and advise, lend a quart of paint thinner or pint of hardener and of course, wander out to nearby cruise nights. Life is good.

Not AACA but our Region of the CLC accepts Paypal for dues and event registrations. Very simple to set up and use. There are fees charged by Paypal but the group decided having the ability to pay online was worth the nominal expense. You can set up a Paypal button on your website or payments can be sent directly when accessing the PP website and entering the email address. A spot for notes/comments allows the sender to indicate the payment purpose. The CLC Museum also uses Square to process credit card transactions for online purchases, donations and event purchases. Again, once set up, simple to use with nominal fees. Great way to receive payments from people. As discussed above, many people don't use paper checks, may not have them at the time and/or want to make a contribution or purchase and this offers a convenient credit card option. Both offer an electronic 'paper trail' to verify the transaction was completed and reports can be processed as needed. Great alternative to cash. In our Region we have had instances where the Treasurer ends up with cash that he doesn't remember who gave it to him or why. (despite numerous suggestions that he use a cash receipts book)

Good suggestion, thank you. What surprises me, is that my 79 white/gold always attracts attention, mostly police, although not necessarily tickets. Back in the late 80s I did drive it to work in nice weather and the neighborhood was not so great. Thinking back, surprised it was never stolen. Did watch out the windows and see coworker's Buick GN drive away - she was watching too. And another coworker's red Firebird. Linda V generously posed with my cars during the 2008 Nats. Wonderful lady.

STOLEN! 1983 Oldsmobile Hurst Olds Tribute Car H/O - Built By Jack "Doc" Watson with parts for the 1988 20th Anniversary Hurst Olds. It has a Dash Plaque Signed by Doc in the center of the dash. Lightning Rod Shifter. Virginia Inspection Stickers on the Windshield VIN: 1G3AK47Y7DM560565 Michigan Plate: AEROLDS Taken From friend's driveway 1-9-19 in Erie MI Near Toledo Ohio. It was Damaged when it was Stolen pieces of the Ground Effects around the Front Left Area were laying in the driveway. Any Help in Locating it would be Greatly Appreciated! Please contact Monroe County (Michigan) Sheriff with tips or info. Owner name: Evans

Delco Model 714 Starter fits 1938 and 1939 Cadillac V16 only Very good condition; bench tested and ready to install

Winter is not the best time to visit Michigan and doesn't look like its on your itinerary so I'd suggest to come back in August for Henry Ford Museum, Sloan Museum (Buicks), RE Olds Museum, Gilmore Museum (Cadillac, Lincoln, Franklin, CCCA, Pierce Arrow, Model A Ford and lots more), Stahl Foundation (100+ fabulous vehicles plus awesome vintage music machines), Ypsilanti Auto Heritage (Corvair, Hydramatic, Tucker, Checker plus fire museum just down the street), Detroit Historical Museum (Cadillac body drop) plus a side trip to Auburn Indiana (NATMUS, Auburn Cord Duesenburg and Model A Ford) and Elkhart Indiana (RV/Motorhome Museum). Plus Auto Baron Homes (mansions), historic factories such as Ford Piquette and Rouge Plant not to mention the amazing Woodward Dream Cruise (World's Largest 1 day auto event which lasts all week) with 40,000+ vintage, hotrod, classic, special interest vehicles of all types enjoyed by 1.5 million auto fans. And almost forgot Back to the Bricks in Flint, same time as Woodward - another huge auto event - shows / cruise nights / concerts / extravaganza. And if your lucky, you might get into the GM Heritage Center. Can't forget to mention the Lingenfelter Collection in Brighton Michigan, the M1 Concours / Roadkill Nights right on Woodward in Pontiac. I could keep going and going and going. There's nothing better for a vintage car / truck fan than Michigan in August.

WOW!!!!!!!! Cool car and very cool story.

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