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Debra McDonald 1964 Series Sixty Two Sedan

- Director’s Message - Chapter & Website Updates - Member Cadillac Spotlight - “Ultimate Anniversary Gift”

- Grand National Updates - February Car Shows - Tech Tips - Stats & Facts, and more

Director's Message by Jason Edge

Hello All! I hope 2013 finds you all well and fully recovered from the Holidays! In this newsletter we have a delightful spotlight of Debra “Dwight Yoakam Fan” McDonald and her and husband Chris 1964 Series 62 6 Window Sedan, chapter and website updates, and a few other odds and ends. A Double Delight! I have to start off this issue with “a brag” … or a “double brag”! The very night I was uploading our Nov/Dec 2012 Newsletter to the CLC site, I saw that I had made the cover of the January Self Starter (and their website). This followed just two months after making the cover of the Carolina Region November newsletter, and I was of course very thrilled. Needless to say it is a huge honor for me to have my car featured in the premier car club magazine! I have to send a big thank you out to Steve Stewart and Tim Coy for the Self Starter cover and feature story of my Cadillac. I am also equally thankful to Carolina Region Newsletter Editor Travis Dowell for featuring my car in our local club newsletter and having me and Cheryl in their wonderful region! If there is a life lesson to this story, it would be that if you stick with your passion, respect and work with those that share that passion, and trust your gut instinct, you will see many rewards in return down the line. On a very personal level, my greatest reward is serving as your chapter director and seeing our club go from strength to strength!

Boston Grand National Reminder The host hotel is now sold out on Monday, July 29, Tuesday July 30, and Saturday, August 3. Please make your reservations for these nights in the alternate hotel. There is information on the main and alternate hotels at this link: www.nerclc.com/hotel CLC Membership Reminder Having been approved for permanent Chapter Status in January 2012, our club is now a year old and one of my responsibilities as chapter director is to ensure that all of our chapter members are also current members of the Cadillac LaSalle club. The CLC makes it very easy to go online at www.cadillaclasalleclub.org/joinrenew and renew via credit card, e-check or PayPal. If your membership has lapsed, please go online and renew today!

Jason’s 64 Coupe Deville on cover of Self Starter & Carolina Chronicles

Chapter Status Our chapter became a provisional chapter in July 2010 and was approved for permanent status at the winter CLC Board Meeting in Jan 2012. We are now one of 11 CLC Chapters. You can see a list of all Chapters at https://cadillaclasalleclub.org/regions-a-chapters-new/regions-listings#Chapters

Chapter Organization Currently, I serve as Director and we have 3 officers: Gary Westfall, Alex Figueroa, and Jeff Kinzler. NOTE: If you have an interest in taking on a more active role in the club please contact me. I am always looking to enlist those that want to contribute more and put their skills to use in helping us grow the club.

Chapter Membership MEMBERSHIP: Our current membership is at 195. Since the last newsletter we have lost one member

who did not renew their CLC membership but gained 6 new chapter members.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL REMINDER: Remember that being a member of the CLC is a requirement to belong to the CLC Chapter. If you have let your membership lapse be sure to renew today!

WEBSITE: Our 63/64 Cadillac Website has had 545 members sign up since going public on August 9th!

FACEBOOK PAGE: We maintain a Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/6364cadillac that points anyone interested in 63 & 64 Cadillacs back to our main website and the Cadillac LaSalle website. We currently have 878 Facebook users that "Like" our page.

NEW MEMBERS! Please join me in welcoming the following new Chapter Member:

- Wayne Cleff from California

- Christopher Pozarycki from New Jersey - Charlie & Liz Monroe from California - Brian Faull from Pennsylvania - Art Archambeault from Pennsylvania - Mel Weeks from Florida

Website Updates: New Features Recently Added to our Website

Website Header and Appearance Changes There were no big cosmetic changes this past month, however, I did add a basic Contact information

page which you now see in the header section. The header links were also shifted around a bit to make

room for the Contact page link. I can create a 4th

row of links at the bottom of the header but I believe it

starts getting too busy. Another option is to create nested page links.

Adding More Content via Sub-Tabs

We also have the option of creating sub-tabs to add more pages to the website. I have used this feature

sparingly up to this point, but can use more in the future if we end up with many more pages we want to

link to from the header section. To see how this works, go to the website and hover over the ‘Join our

Chapter’ link and you will see a drop box with links to Chapter Flyers and Chapter Members. It’s just

another tool in the website tool box we can pursue more in the future.

Help Topics Page Additions Keep in mind we are constantly adding help topic items to our Help Topics Page which you can access

from the website header tab or the URL help.6364cadillac.com.

Some of the new entries added in the last few weeks have included: Engine Paint Colors and Engine Painting Tips (from last month’s newsletter) Body Name Plate (expanded) Body Styles and VIN #'s (expanded) Engine Unit Number - Decoded and Defined (expanded) Vacuum Schematics and Pictures

National Events Added Each Month! Since our 63/64 Cadillac Chapter has members spread out all over the USA and world, last month I

started adding national Car Shows to our events website page and newsletter using the very handy

Hemming car event search tool. For the January newsletter coming out shortly I have added Car

Auctions and will expand to include swap meets, etc. in the future. If you have specific events in your

area not on the list please feel free to go to www.events.6364cadillac.com and add your events!

This month we spotlight Deb and Chris McDonald’s 1964 Series Sixty Two Sedan

Member Cadillac Spotlights

Periodically we spotlight a member Cadillac on our website and Facebook page.

If you would like to show off your 63 or 64 Cadillac on our websites for a week

send an email to jasonedge@nc.rr.com with pictures or pictures links.

Debra McDonald

Dressed in Period Correct Attire with 1964 Cadillac

Debra with the 1964 at an event in Trenton Michigan called Somewhere in Time whereby you dress the period of your car. Chris calls this the 200 mile dress since they travelled all over southern Michigan to find an original Jackie Kennedy style dress. Deb

really gets into it as you can see and that is why she loves the 64 so much.

…member Cadillac Spotlight continued

Debra McDonald in Front of her 1964 Cadillac

Note the Cool Dwight Yoakam Vanity Plate

Anniversary Gift for a Dwight Yoakam Fan

by Chris McDonald

As long as I have known my wife, Debra, she has been a Dwight Yoakam super fan whereby we would go

to every concert possible. We have even travelled out of state and to Canada for his concerts. Her favorite

song and video of all time is Guitars, Cadillacs so when trying to find her the ultimate anniversary gift it

finally hit me. Find a blue four door Cadillac just like the one in the video. I looked and looked and finally

found a 1964 blue Series 62 six window that was pretty close to the look of the 1963 four door. The irony

was that in the video you see Dwight and the band out touring honky-tonks but stuck waiting to have the

car fixed and its up on a hoist. Well, within a half hour of us picking up the 64’ in southern Indiana it was

up on a hoist getting the brakes fixed so we could drive the 180 miles back home in Michigan. I should

have paid more attention to that part of the video.

Anyway, Debra loves the car as you can see by the vanity plate on the front that she designed with the

famous Dwight look. We did have the interior redone by one of Jay Leno’s guys who specializes in

interior work. Debra has won Best in Show and Best in Show Interior at local events. She has also shown

it in period dress at a Somewhere in Time car show. It is a great driver and she loves the 64’ almost as

much as she loves Dwight.” Check out our “Looking Back” section for more on Dwight & Guitars!

…member Cadillac Spotlight continued

Want your Cadillac Spotlighted? …we need Cars, Pictures and Stories to Spotlight!

Debra showing off Another Award

Have you ever seen such a clean interior!

Series Sixty Two Sedans in this condition are indeed Very Rare!

Deb and Chris serve as Activities Director Vice Presidents for the Motor City Region Cadillac LaSalle

Club and are coordinating this year’s Woodward Cruise Event August 17, 2013 and are renting the

Olga’s Parking Lot on Woodward just south of 13 Mile. According to Chris, this is like the center of

the world for the cruise and last year was their first year there and it was a great spot to show off

about 40 Cadillac and LaSalle cars. They will send along info as they go forward with plans. We of

course would love to include pictures and stories from this great cruise-in!

1963/1964 Cadillac Chapter Shirts Gildan Ultra Cotton Pre-Shrunk

Last year we produced our first batch of Chapter Shirts using our Official Club Design provided by Ray Bombeck for the back of the shirt, and a new design logo created by PKD Screen Printing, Inc. out of

Raleigh, NC, who are also producing the shirts. These are top quality "Gildan Ultra Cotton" pre-shrunk shirts. The color is ash grey which will go great with just about any color pants or jacket.

These are being sold “at cost” + shipping with $1 added to cover shipping expenses.

The cost for shirts sized S to XL is $15, the 2XL is $17 and the 3XL is $18. Currently on hand: 2 - Small, 0 - Medium, 1 - Large, 0 - XL, 1 - XXL, 4 – XXXL

If interested in one of our Club Shirts send me an email at jasonedge@nc.rr.com

Chapter Shirts

Boston Marriot Quincy Host Hotel of the 2013 Grand National

Tucked away on Boston's South Shore, the Boston Marriott Quincy hotel offers easy access to Boston, Plymouth,

and Cape Cod. This central location makes our Quincy hotel perfect for Boston weekend getaways or business

travel. Local attractions including the Adams Mansion, Granite Links Golf Course, and the US Naval Shipbuilding

Museum are just minutes away. Downtown Boston and the TD Garden are only 13 miles from this South Shore

hotel. This Boston area hotel is the ideal lodging choice, featuring 464 hotel rooms including 8 suites, as well as a

concierge level, business center and health club. Hotel guests can enjoy fine dining at Kilroy's Irish Pub or

Hancocks Restaurant in Quincy, MA. The hotel is also an ideal venue for Boston area meetings, weddings and

events. The hotel offers 15,000 sq ft of meeting and wedding space with state-of-the-art sound and

telecommunication capabilities. An indoor pool, fitness center, two restaurants and PURE® allergy-friendly rooms

are offered at this South Shore hotel. THIS HOTEL IS A NON-SMOKING HOTEL. NO PETS.

Information

Room Rate:

Just $119/night

Valid Saturday, July 27 through Tuesday, August 6

Address:

1000 Marriott Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

Phone (617) 472-1000

Fax (617) 472-7095

GPS and Directions:

1200 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

Reservations

Please make your hotel reservations BEFORE July 9, 2013.

Online:

Use the special event reservation's page.

The event code is CADCADA.

By Phone:

To make reservations by phone, call 1-800-228-9290 in

the USA and Canada

UPDATE: The host hotel is now sold out on Monday,

Tuesday, and Saturday and nearly sold on all other nights.

Reservations for the backup hotel will begin Wednesday,

Jan. 30. For more info click on www.nerclc.com/hotel

Events, Announcements & Reminders

Phoenix, AZ

February 2nd, 2013: car show

Motoring Thru Time Where the transportation past meets the future! From Model Ts, to Corvettes and Packards, vintage travel trailers, fire

trucks and more – View over 100 beautiful antique and classic vehicles from the early 1900s to the mid-1980s courtesy of Valley collectors and enthusiasts on exhibit throughout Historic Heritage Square inside Heritage &

Science Park in downtown Phoenix at this fun filled free event. Special highlight this year featuring a 1947 International Pickup (Seabees) paired with a large detailed replica of the USS Arizona. Exhibit vehicles by pre-

registration & approval only from the early 1900s to the mid-1980s (autos, trucks, vintage travel trailers, motorcycles, & more).

Indian Wells, CA February 9th, 2013: car show

Dr. George Car Show 1,000 cars. Food, music, vendors, trophies. Celebrity judges. Sponsor: Auto Club Southern California. Suggested

donation: $2. Park: $5. Rain or Shine. www.PalmSpringsCruisinAssociation.com/DrGeorgeCarShow

Longwood, FL February 9th, 2013: car show

Downtown Longwood Car Show Historic Downtown Longwood car, truck and bike cruise from 4pm-7pm every second Saturday of each month. Free

for all years and models. Music by DJ Don from the Orlando Bowtie Club, gourmet food truck rally, vendors, door prizes and 50/50.

Lake Mary, FL February 9th, 2013: car show

9th annual Cars For The Cure -Orlando Fl Auto Fest The American Lung Association’s 9th annual www.CarsForTheCure.com registration is now open .. We welcome everyone to enter their cars into the show for a donation of $50 for the show day only (Sat) or $125 for the entire weekends festivities (Fri, Sat, Sun) Orlando Florida's 2013 Cars for the Cure will showcase an array of the most

distinctive and unforgettable cars from around the world, with proceeds from the day long, family festival to benefit those who suffer from lung disease (young and old)...This successful event raised over $95k for the association at the

2012 show alone...

Tempe, AZ February 9th, 2013: car show

Racing Hearts Charity Car Show and Free Shred Day Event held at the Centers for Habilitation/TCH in Tempe, AZ. $10 preregistration fee includes goody bag, dash

plaque, and food coupon. Space limited to 80 cars. Visit TCH website to register. Free to the public. Bring the family and enjoy music, food, arts and crafts, rummage sale, and raffle prizes. Bring a box of paper for shredding and

receive a raffle ticket. Vote for your favorite car by placing $'s in container in front of car. Most $'s collected wins. Bring your heart!

Bushnell, FL February 15th, 2013 through February 17th, 2013: car show

20th Annual Winter Extravaganza huge automotive swap meet, car corral and Top 50 car and truck show; easy access off I-75 or SR 50, Club

Participation award, trivia questions, door prizes.

U. S. Car Shows & Auctions February 2013

Courtesy Hemmings Motor News

Madison, GA

February 15th, 2013 through February 16th, 2013: auction Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum

RM Auctions is delighted to present the celebrated Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum, offered without reserve, February 15-16 in Madison, Georgia. The world’s largest collection of the world’s smallest cars, the sale will feature approximately 200 microcars along with an eclectic assortment of more than 300 lots of collectibles including rare

kiddie rides and hugely valuable microcar models. For those unable to attend in person, RM offers a range of remote bidding options including Internet, absentee, and telephone bidding, and the auction will stream live online at

rmauctions.com. For further information, visit rmauctions.com, or call toll free at 1 800 211 4371 (or +1 519 352 4575 outside North America).

Orlando, FL February 16th, 2013: car show

26th Annual Mustang & Ford Roundup MFMC’s annual show that you won’t want to miss! More than 300 Mustangs & Fords will fill the boulevard at

Waterford Lakes. Pre-reg by 2/2/13 to possibly have your car judged. There will also be a vendor area filled with show sponsors and vendors offering a host of products and services for Mustang & Ford enthusiasts too. This is the show

everyone waits for in the area!

Denton, TX February 23rd, 2013: car show

Sweethearts & Orphans Car Meet XIV Pre 1989 orphan vehicles only. Awards people’s choice by decade.

Windermere, FL

February 23rd, 2013: car show 4th Annual Windermere Auto Show

Gather Friends and Family to enjoy the 4th Annual Windermere Auto Show in Downtown Windermere Florida! With over 100 show cars & trucks on display along with many great sponsors, the town closes its historic streets for a

family friendly day! All the great boutiques and cafes will greet you as a neighbor along with additional food & drink vendors. Registration for your show vehicle is FREE and there will be prizes given in all classes! Register today

online and Mark your Calendars for the day! See you at the Show!

Panama City, FL February 23rd, 2013: car show

Florida Mopars 4th Annual Car Show Saturday, February 23, 2013 – Florida Mopars 4th Annual Car Show. Open to all makes and models. Rain or Shine. Location – TGI Friday’s (1022 W 23rd Street, Panama City, FL 32405). Time -10am to 3pm. Entry Fee: $20 ($10 for second car – same owner). Dash Plaques and Goody Bags for first 100 entries. Great music, cool cars, lots of door

prizes, 50/50. Proceeds to benefit the Animal Rescue Center of Bay County. Lots of awards including Sponsor’s Choice, Ladies Choice, Kids Choice, Farthest Traveled, Best of Show and Club Participation. For more information:

850-866-8964 www.facebook.com/floridamopars or floridamopars@gmail.com.

Palm Springs, CA February 25th, 2013 through February 27th, 2013: auction

McCormicks 52nd Annual Palm Springs Collector Car Auction The McCormick family invites you to their 52nd auction featuring over 500 antique, classic, exotic, muscle, sports and

special interest autos.

DO YOU KNOW OF AN EVENT WE MISSED OR SHOULD INCLUDE? If you do, send me an email to jasonedge@nc.rr.com and will include in next month’s netter. Jason.

U. S. Car Shows & Auctions …continued…

Removing the Dash Pad

by Jason Edge

1964 Cadillac Dash Pad

- remove upper and lower phillips finish screw

holding the a-pillar finish trim and remove trim.

- remove 3 finish phillips screws at top of chrome

instrument cluster bezel that scew up and into clips

in the dash.

- remove two 5/16" hex head metal screws inside

glove box up top to left and right of latch that screw

up and into clips on the dash.

- use a flat pry bar or large flat screwdriver to gently

wedge in behind the "dash legs” about 2/3’s of the

way down to pop them out of the clips that hold

them against the metal dash. These legs have a ball

stud that presses into a retaining clip in the dash

near the bottom of the dash. Use cloth or something

soft behind pry bar to protect dash paint. (See

picture above with arrow pointing to legs that pry

away from metal dash)

==> Note: If you have a 64 Cadillac with AC and the

in-car sensor and plastic grill in the outer ridge of the

dash just left of center of dash, be sure to not grab

the plastic grill as it is brittle and will break. Also be

sure not to bump it into anything when removing.

Treat that piece with respect as they are easy to

break!

- with dash legs pulled away from the dash raise the

front of dash up and pull out toward you a few

inches. There are wire clips at back that engage and

holds the dash down and in place. You will sort of

feel it release.

- Once raised up a bit, disconnect the wire

connectors for courtesy lights (far left and right on

64, center on 63), and optional items if equipped

including cruise control control wheel and switch

assembly (top left of dash), twilight sentinel

photocell dash sensor (64 option on top left front

corner of dash), and guidematic phototube (in

center top on 63's with guidematic auto-dimming).

- From there lift up, and pull back and out.

Depending on condition the vinyl can be very brittle

and all it may take is a heavy hand to crack the

vinyl... especially across the top where it has baked

in the Sun for 49/50 years.

From

Jason’s Garage

1963/1964 Cadillac Engine Colors by Jason Edge

This month we include the Sheet Metal Tolerances

as provided in the Serviceman Bulletins.

Sheet Metal Tolerances Continued

With the spotlight on Debra and Chris McDonalds Cadillac and her “enthusiasm” for both Dwight Yoakam and Cadillacs, we include screen shots from Dwiight Yoakam’s excellent “Guitiars, Cadillacs” video in this month’s “Looking Back” section. “Guitars, Cadillacs" is the title of a song written and recorded by Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 1986 as the second single and partial title track released from his 1986 debut album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.. We include old articles, write-ups, ads, pictures, collectibles, toys, etc. in our “Looking Back” section. Please feel free to share anything you would like to include in our “Looking Back” section.

Parts Suppliers Page

We have a website page that lists many parts suppliers along with their contact information to help members

quickly find those hard-to-find restoration parts. You can access the page by clicking on the page tab beneath

the website header or you can use the link partssuppliers.6364cadillac.com.

NOTE for Parts Sellers and Members Looking for Parts I encourage parts sellers that want to post something specific for sale to post messages, pictures etc., and title as

“For Sale - …” and tag as partsforsale. For those looking for a part or parts I encourage you to post messages,

pictures, etc. and title them “Wanted - ….” and tag as partswanted. By using a tag without the space between

words, it makes searching for these For Sale and Wanted items much easier as it filters out all the other posts

that might have the words parts, for, and sale.

Spotlighted “In House” Parts Suppliers

We have several “in house” parts supplier members listed up top and encourage you to check with them for

your parts needs. If there are other members selling parts on the side, we can add them to the list. Just send

email to jasonedge@nc.rr.com with your contact information as you would like to have it listed. If you are

aware of another good parts supplier source, also feel free to provide their information so we can add to our

growing list. Below is a list of our current. Below is a list of our current Spotlighted Parts Suppliers:

Classic Cadillac Parts - www.ClassicCadillacParts.com Misc. Used & New 1963 & 1964 Cadillac Parts from 38 Parts cars across most body styles. Jason Edge, 104 New Rand Rd, Garner, NC 27592, jasonedge@nc.rr.com

Willington Cadillac - www.WillingtonCadillac.com 1956-1976 Cadillac restorables and parts. Willington, CT 860.805.1575 Jeff@WillingtonCadillac.com

Caddy Shack - www.1963caddyshack.com 63-64 Cadillac parts. Good Arizona sheet metal Russ Austin, russ85747@hotmail.com, Tucson, AZ

Cameron's Cadillac Parts Solid rust free southwest Cadillac parts Bill Cameron, hdp10@yahoo.com, Durango, CO

That’s all for now...

Until next time…..

Happy Motoring