Greetings from Brazil! This is family time for us. While everybody back in the Potomac Region (PR) is busy fighting static shock from -10% humidity, we’re here trying to unstick everything from everything in 110% humidity. There are Cadillacs here that carried heads of state, the rich and the famous. One by one, they’ll appear in the Caddie Chronicle.

This issue’s got Leonid Brezhnev of all people! Never in my life did I think we’d connect Cadillacs to the world’s top communist, but it happened.  Other features in this issue include Gary Cameron’s calendar car and a recap with photos of our Region’s January holiday dinner, once again generously sponsored by member Mark Brodsky.  The Region really appreciates that.

January brought a dreadful start to the new year for Californians.  Unfortunately, a few dozen people perished in the firestorm of Biblical proportions, but fortunately this number is far lower than most major disasters.  As the conflagrations progressed, I tracked them around my son's house and PR member Daniel Jobe's house.  They were in the "good news" zone.  Disaster stopped a couple miles short of their houses.  I tried to go through the CLC Member Directory to see which Cadillac owners might have lost their cars, only to give up, realizing I didn’t know the California map well enough. Anyway, the restoration industry will be busy with fire victims for years to come.

While the ink is still wet on this issue of the Caddie Chronicle, the Washington Auto Show has just started.  The Potomac Region is displaying four Cadillacs and a LaSalle. Come and see them in person! The show runs from Friday, January 31 – Sunday, February 9.

Looking forward to spring, we just confirmed the PR Annual Car Show and Automobilia Auction at Sport Cadillac in Silver Spring, MD will be held on Sunday, May 18 (no rain date).  Stay tuned for more details and the registration form in the March issue.

Larry Good