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The Monthly Newsletter of

 Fleetwood
 Flyer
 May 2020
Director & Webmaster: National Website: 
 Kevin Williams: 314-481-9111 Region Website: 
Associate Director: (submit info to )
 Todd Tobiasz: 314-540-2431
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SECRETARY/EDITORS REPORT IT’S A MAJOR AWARD!
April Meeting: Our April meeting/Spring Car Show The collector car enthusiast magazine Old Cars
which was to have been held at ELCO Cadillac was Weekly (OCW) reviews national car club member
 magazines and regional newsletter issues for
canceled due to COVID-19. writing excellence. OCW reviews, judges and
New Members: I’m pleased to announce a new selects those it views as “prime examples of
 quality, balance, integrity and cordial reading in
member, James Dougherty, has joined our Club. ways other publications may wish to follow.”
On behalf of the Club, Welcome James!! Several
new members have joined this year, and I look I’m happy to report that our National Club
 magazine The Self Starter, February 2019 edition,
forward to meeting those of you I’ve not yet met, was one of two national car club issues selected as
once we start club activities again. “highly exemplary representatives” and the
 recipient of OCW’s 2019 Golden Quill Award.

 As I did not get the OCW mentions four
 articles in that February
 newsletter published issue that made it
 before Mother’s Day, special, and highlights
 here is wishing all the article written by
 mothers a belated our own Bob Schuman,
 Happy Mother’s Day! titled “The Perfect
 Collector Car?”
 Bob’s article discusses
 the unexpected prob-
 Craig Masterson lems that pop up with
 old cars, no matter how
 CAR FOR SALE perfect they looked or
 were represented to be
A local individual not affiliated with our Club has before their purchase.
asked a member to submit this information As Bob stated, “Under-
regarding a Cadillac for sale. Details are: standing and accepting
 the realities of vintage car ownership prior to
 1992 Cadillac DeVille; 164,000 miles purchasing one will result in a much more pleasant
 experience.” Congratulations on the kudos Bob!
 Good tires; gas gauge not working
 COLLECTOR CAR AUCTIONS
 Needs: water pump, serpentine belt, front (Mecum Kansas City Auction Canceled)
 brakes
 The April 2018 edition of the Fleetwood Flyer
 Asking $2,000; Call Linus Lange: 314-723-1186 included Phyllis Steckel’s article about attending
 various collector car auctions such as the Barrett-
 Jackson, Sotheby’s and Mecum Auctions. While
 she and husband Rich never bought or sold a car
 at an auction, they enjoyed viewing what I call “the
 circus” and the chance to potentially rub elbows
 (maybe not advisable now!) with both auto and
 non-auto celebrities who may have been attending.
 I’ve not attended such an auction, but hope to do
 so some day. Mecum may have the most auctions
 within a day’s drive of St. Louis. Its recurring
 auction schedule lists auctions in Indianapolis,
 Chicago, Louisville, and until last year, Kansas
 City. With the current pandemic, some of the
 auctions may be postponed or canceled.
 Phyllis’s article discussed attending the Kansas City
 Mecum auctions in Decembers past, which they
 had attended the last six years, taking the Amtrak
 train from Washington, MO to Kansas City.
 Phyliss has now informed me that Mecum will not
 have its auction in Kansas City this December.
 This decision was made before any cancellations
 due to COVID-19. Kansas City was one of the
 smallest auctions Mecum hosted, and it likely did
 not make economic sense for it to continue.

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When the televised collector car auction phenome- battery pack, branded as Ultium, is expected to
non started, I was in gear-head heaven. Each deliver up to 400 miles of range as well as Level 2
January I spent Friday night and afternoons on and DC fast-charging. (cadillacsociety.com)
Saturday and Sunday glued to the couch in front of
the TV, watching the auction “live”. With the
number of televised auctions proliferating, and the
amount of hours broadcast per auction expanding
more quickly than my waistline, I had to modify
my viewing technique, else I would never leave the
couch. Initially, I started recording the auctions on
my DVR, so I could fast-forward through the
commercials. Now, I have the need for speed. I
view the auctions in fast-forward, but at a speed
that still allows time for visual identification of each
vehicle. If a Cadillac or other car of interest
appears, I back up and watch that particular car’s
bidding and listen to the announcer's commentary.
This method has saved enough time to allow me to
take up worm farming, just in case there should be Lyriq conceptual renderings provided by Cadillac
a meat shortage during this pandemic . (I had a
neighbor across the street try worm farming in the
late ‘70s. I guess he saw the ads in the back of
Popular Mechanics and thought he was going to
make a fortune. And...the immediate next-door
neighbor tried raising chinchillas for fun & profit!)
 CADILLAC EV CROSSOVER
Although its April media debut in concept form has
been delayed because of restrictions on large
gatherings due to COVID-19, production of the new
Cadillac EV crossover “Lyriq” is still on schedule,
expected to kick off sometime in the second half of
2021 as a 2022 model. The all-electric crossover
will be similar in size to the current Cadillac XT5,
and will compete with the Tesla Model Y. A new
 CONVERTIBLE TOP CARE
 Ron Funk forwarded a copy of the April Allante-XLR Chapter newsletter because an article and product
 caught his attention. The article was about convertible top care. Several members of the Allante-XLR
 Chapter have been using RaggTopp convertible top care products and are happy with the results. This
 product is recommended by the Haartz company, maker of convertible top materials. I’ve not used the
 product but may give it a try. The website is https://wolfsteins.com. Click on the “convertibles” link
 and then on any product; there will be a link to videos available demonstrating how to use their prod-
 ucts. But, be aware, there are two different protectants available—one for vinyl and one for fabric tops.

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May Edition

 2020
 CLC - St. Louis Region
 Calendar of Events
Date Day Time Event Location Notes
1/18 Sat 1:00 pm Annual Holiday Party & Monthly Mtg Favazza's, 5201 Southwest Ave.
2/26 Wed 6:30 pm Monthly Mtg Pietro' Restaurant, 3801 Watson Rd !! RSVP REQUIRED BY 2/23 !!
3/28 Sat Canceled Auto Clubhouse Tour & Monthly Mtg Seekamp/Baker Clubhouse, Imperial, MO March Meeting Canceled
4/11 Sat Canceled ELCO Spring Car Show & Monthly Mtg ELCO Cadillac, 15110 Manchester Rd, Ballwin Rain Date is 4/18-Canceled
4/18 Sat Canceled ELCO Spring Car Show & Monthly Mtg ELCO Cadillac, 15110 Manchester Rd, Ballwin Potential Rain Date-Canceled
5/17 Sun Canceled Annual Picnic & Monthly Mtg Blackburn Park, 421 Edgar Rd, Webster Groves Best Home-Made Dessert Contest
6/8-13 Canceled CLC Grand National Overland Park, KS; 2021 GN - Albuquerque, NM
6/24 Wed 7:00 PM Monthly Mtg - Tentative To Be Determined Date & Time Subject to Change
7/22 Wed TBD Private Auto Collection & Monthly Mtg Details to Follow! Directions in the July Newsletter
8/26 Wed 1:00pm Hunter Auto Collection & Monthly Mtg Hunter Engineering, Bridgeton, MO Directions in the Aug. Newsletter
9/23 Wed TBD Private Auto Collection & Monthly Mtg Details to Follow! Directions in the Sept. Newsletter
10/4 Sun 11:00-2:00 pm Annual CLC Car Show & Monthly Mtg Museum of Transport., 2967 Barrett Station Rd Display only
11/18 Wed 6:00 pm Monthly Mtg ELCO Cadillac, 15110 Manchester Rd, Ballwin
 Other Local Car Related Events
4/12 Sun Canceled HCCMO-Annual Easter Car Show Forest Park-Muni Opera Upper Parking Lot Club display (no judging)
6/21 Sun Canceled HCCMO-Father's Day Car Show Museum of Transport., 2967 Barrett Station Rd
9/13 Sun TBD Wheels in Motion Show - Club Display Westport Plaza, Maryland Heights, MO Natl. Children's Cancer Society
9/20 Sun TBD HCCMO Show & Swap Meet Details to Follow!
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