We close out 2020 still in a pandemic! Sadly many car shows were canceled and businesses have closed this year, but none as important to us as Capitol Cadillac’s closing.  After 86 years, this family-owned, historic dealership closed its doors on November 18, 2020.  They have supplied cars and outstanding service for the White House, Senators and Congressmen, dignitaries, business owners and the general public.  As Director, I can speak on behalf of the Region and give Daniel Jobe and Capitol Cadillac a huge “Thank You” for all they have done for the National CLC, our Region and the hobby by sponsoring our car shows since 1992.  The shows we co-hosted at the dealership drew worldwide attention and could be categorized as mini Grand Nationals.  We wish Daniel and his family all the best!  

The Cadillac portion of the dealership has been taken over by the Sport Automotive organization and will be located in Silver Spring, Maryland as Sport Cadillac.  We wish the owners well and look forward to meeting with them to discuss the possibility of co-hosting our annual shows at their dealership.

Closing out the year, we also welcome two new officers in our Region. Dianna Moy will be our new Secretary and Christopher Winter will be the new Activities Director. Give them a warm welcome when you see them in the coming year.  We sincerely thank Sandy Kemper for serving as Secretary for the past 16 years and Scot Minesinger and Randy Edison for splitting the term as Activities Director the past two years.

Thanks to Juan & Luis Aranda for their huge donation of CLC and Region historical memorabilia to our club’s archives plus items for our automobilia auction. Also, thanks to our Region members who participated in the AACA show in Gettysburg, PA last month.  Your cars looked impressive on the show field.

Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season!  I look forward to a much better 2021.

Dan Ruby