Armor All supplied me with two car care kits for me to give away to CadillacCountryClub readers to promote their “Off Track with Tony” series. I decided to have a free contest since I know all of you like to take care of your Cadillac and keep it nice and clean. That’s right two people will win an Armor All Gift Pack. If you haven’t heard about the “Off track with Tony” series it is all about watching Tony Stewart like you have never seen him. Here is a preview.

To celebrate his genuine love of cars and “do it yourself” roll up your sleeves entrepreneurial spirit, Tony and Armor All have teamed up to give fans a unique insiders look at a side of Tony’s life they don’t often get to see.

Here is how to enter the contest:
In the comment section on this post enter your favorite car care tip, and your favorite Cadillac and year. That’s it. Our contest is pretty simple and two winners will be chosen at random. The contest ends Saturday June 21th at 5 pm EST. You can enter the contest with up to 3 entries so have fun. Each comment counts as one entry.

Example : Use Armor All it is the best
1957 Cadillac Eldorado

If you are having problems finding a car care tip visit Armor All and look one up. Told you this was an easy contest!

In addition to our contest, Armor All is also having another contest To Win a Vip Race Weekend With Tony.

Good luck and thanks for playing in our contest.

I know it has been awhile since I sent out a newsletter, I have been busy but enough about that. I am looking forward to this week.

This week I am attending the New York Auto Show and will have a lot of pictures and videos of the new Cadillac Converg. I hate the name but love the idea of a practical Cadillac. If you can call it that, to me it’s a Chevy Volt in disguise – we will just have to wait and see if it ever goes into mass production. By the end of the week I promise I will have pictures and video.

UPDATES ABOUT THE 1959

There has been some facts about my last post about the 1959 Cadillac with the tv. It seems that this Cadillac is not what it was made out to be. As you can see from the responses on the post about the 1959 Cadillac. It seems to me that the nice folks over at the Imperial Palace got wrong information also. I have been corrected about this Cadillac from a few places. One Car-nection.com Cadillac database and the Cadillac Lasalle forum also had a post about MY wrong info. I can only post what I saw on the sign. This car seems to be something else then what that sign says.

First off I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. It has been a while since I sent out a newsletter. That will change in the new year as I have a bunch of stuff being planned. One of the big changes is the newsletter system itself. We will have a new look and feel around here in a few weeks. Lots of stuff behind the scenes going on right now.

Over the weekend I was able to see the movie “Cadillac Records” and besides being a good movie I was amazed at the amount of Cadillac’s in the movie. It was fun trying to identify the years as they drove the cars around. There had to be about 50 different ones used in the movie. Lots of Cadillac’s from the mid 1950′s were used, it was fun watching the tailfins get bigger as the movie went on. I suggest you try to see the movie.

Now on to the new stuff, I just found this video on the new 2010 Cadillac SRX which looks like a combination of the old SRX and the concept Provoc.

I have been making some changes over on www.Caddychat.com also. There is a new blog/newsletter being installed. I am getting a lot of questions over there and the site is screaming for some interaction. I have added a new gallery on the site that needs some tweaks but you can go there and see some classic Cadillacs. I will be going out to Las Vegas next week on vacation and I am looking forward to visiting the Imperial Palace car show and see what new Cadillac’s are there.  Maybe they will even have a pro car there like the ones that our friend Earle sent us Cadillac Pro cars. Big thanks to Earle for sending these in. Speaking of car shows if you know of any good shows that have a bunch of Cadillacs send me an email vinny(at)cadillaccountryclub.com

I just saw the trailer for the new movie staring Beyonce Knowles that is coming out in December, you may be wondering what that has to do with Cadillac. Just bear with me for a second, the movie is called “Cadillac Records”.

Although the trailer is short there is a bunch of old Cadillacs in the movie. It looks like some late 1950′s Cadillac’s to be exact although it was hard to tell from the trailer. The basis of the movie is about musicians selling so many records you can afford a Cadillac. Since the movie is all about stars like Chuck Berry and Etta James the movie will be filled with Cadillacs from this era.

It will be worth going to see this movie just to see all the Cadillacs.

I am sure there will be a lot more interest in restoration of classic Cadillacs in the near future when the movie bring attention to what great cars these Cadillacs are.

In the next post I will have some more pictures of Cadillacs from the 1950′s as I am receiving a lot of picture request lately which is a good thing.

* On a side note I am looking for someone to take pictures at the Los Angeles auto show, If you are in the area and plan to attend please send me an email.

Every once in a while I come across a cool video. This one reminds me of another place at another time. The 1958 Cadillac sure is a beauty.

1958 Cadillac comercial

I know it has been a few weeks since I last sent out a newsletter – I am sorry about that. I promise to send it out more often. People have been sending me in a bunch of pictures. I even missed a car show in New Jersey due to being so busy. The next newsletter will have some pretty cool pictures that were sent to me from that show.

Look forward to getting a newsletter in a few days

1968 Cadillac Calais

This is not the way a Cadillac is suppose to spend its final days. Up near Seattle Washington “Bud O” a Cadillaccountryclub member let me know about this poor Cadillac that needs some love.

I hope there is someone out there that can make this 1968 Cadillac look like it once did. It looks like it needs a full restoration.

“At first glance, I thought this car had been underwater, what with it’s myriad water-based lifeforms clinging to its seals and all. Heck, there are even visible signs of green slime inside the windshield.”

See more or get in touch with the owner here.

http://jalopnik.com/397423/drowned-cadillac-and-skeletal-ranchero-await-resurrection-in-washington-storage-yard

On another note drinking and driving doesn’t mix

With July 4th right around the corner I don’t have to tell you that people will make the mistake of going to a BBQ and having drinks and then getting into their car and driving. This is a story that will just make you say HuH and she did it in a Cadillac which makes matters worse.
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2008/07/02/Police_Woman_74_drives_car_into_store/UPI-99551215038674/

It has been a while since I have sent out any emails, that doesn’t mean things are not happening around here. In fact things are really busy. The forum www.caddychat.com is gaining new members and they are starting to show some pictures of their Cadillac’s.

The www.Cadillaccountryclub.com site is currently getting more visitors than ever. I have updated the pages on the 1950′s Cadillacs and started to place some information on Cadillacs from the 1940′s. If you have any pictures from this era feel free to share them. As usual you can either email me or you can post them up on Caddychat.com.

I have changed the newsletter format to make it faster to get the latest information to you as soon as updates to the site(s) are made.

The beauty of the Cadillac blog is you can comment on the information that you see in this newsletter. I would love to hear from you. It is only through your participation that the sites get better. You can help make your Cadillac community the best on the internet.

Speaking of the sites, I bet you didn’t know that the site gets a lot of hits from around the world. There are countries that I have never heard of that visit and revisit the site. In the last 6 months I am amazed at the amount of Cadillacs there are scattered all over the world.

I have been contacted by various people that want to rent classic Cadillacs for their groups to use to cruise the USA. That sounds like a great way to see the country.

On Caddychat right now there is an old Cadillac that is looking for a new home, If you are up for a restoration project and you are in the Georgia area this might be something you should look at.

By popular demand I have added sections on Cadillac hearses and pro cars and even a special section on Catera’s.

Like I said things are busy and that is a good thing. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Save Money On Gas By Making A Few Changes.

Gas seems to be going up everyday and with the rising prices of gasoline the first thing that crosses your mind is how can I save money. You will always prefer that your Cadillac provides maximum mileage but consumes lesser amount of precious fuel. You obviously don’t want to run up your monthly car expenses

So if you want to save money and enjoy your car rides without worrying too much about fuel expenses then you must make your car more fuel-efficient. To get the most out of your fuel tanks without burning a hole in your pockets you can adopt the following budget-friendly tips on how to make your car more fuel-efficient:

To get more miles per gallon of fuel both while driving in the city or on the highway you’ve got to regularly check your car tuning. Keep an eye on the spark plugs and if there is any problem get it tuned immediately so that no additional fuel gets wasted.

The air filters of your car’s engine often accumulate dirt particles. So get your car air filters checked regularly and replace them as and when necessary to increase your car’s fuel efficiency.

You can see more tips on the maintence section here http://www.cadillaccountryclub.com/maintain-your-cadillac.html

After a few years of messing around with the free blog that I had I figured it was time to take a step into the future. This new blog is designed to become a place where we can interact with each other.

I have learned that Cadillac owners are a strange breed and I mean that in a good way. Some people don’t like to join forums like the one I have set up at www.caddychat.com they would rather just made a short post or comment on a story. That is what the blog is all about. A place to comment on stuff that is in the news.

If you have a Cadillac site that you feel is worthy of a mention here speak up and put a link in the comments to it. This way others can enjoy it as well.

Some people like the Classic Cadillacs and some like the new Escalade. This blog/forum/site are aimed at all Cadillac’s.

Luxury and class is what this place is all about. I would love to hear what type of Caddy is your favorite and why.