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After a full weekend of setting up the forum I am glad to announce that it is open for our members. Our Cadillac Forum has been set up and I have been learning all the nifty features.

Cadillac Fan Forum
Cadillac Country Club Forum

I encourage you to sign up and make a few post so we can get to know about you a little better. In the coming weeks I will be adding features but right now you have your own album where you can upload pictures. This takes the burden off of me a lot since the only way to get pictures on the site was to email them to me.

It has been a labor of love getting to know everyone through email but now with the addition of the forum you can all meet each other, swap parts, list your Cadillac for sale etc. I added a Wanted section for people looking for parts also. I am also open to any suggestions you may have as we go along. If you see anything missing don’t be afraid to ask or put it in the website feedback section.

Just Click Here to join our forum and enjoy the ride.

Would you use a Forum on the Site

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Well it looks like winter is finally over here in the United States, it really didn’t feel like going away. Pretty soon summer will be upon us and they’ll be more people out cruising in their Cadillacs.

I have been playing with the idea of putting a forum on the website for a long time. What has been holding me back is I’m not sure people will use it. It takes a lot of work to maintain the forum and I am not sure that I have the time. What I need to do is find a good couple of people who want to be moderators. Finding these people is not easy, if you have moderated a forum before and think you can handle the job let me know.

If I get enough interest I will put the forum on the site. I think I may do it anyway because of it will be easier for people to upload their own pictures, have their own photo gallery and be able to tell about their Cadillacs without me having to upload a page.

I’ve been getting a lot of e-mails lately of people looking to sell their Cadillacs. By opening the forum it will give people a place to buy and sell Cadillacs with minimal involvement from me. This past week alone I’ve got five e-mails from people looking to sell their Cadillac. I would like to help these people as I’ve been doing for the last 10 years but it’s just become very time consuming.

Getting a forum to the website will make it feel more like a club, which is what I wanted to attain in the first place. Right now our e-mail newsletter goes out to all of 123 countries and people really enjoyed it. Every time I send out a newsletter, I get 25 to 50 replies back. Some people leave comments but mostly it’s people asking for parts, and where they can find them. Opening the forum for this would help our readers help each other.

The new forum software that I’ve been looking at is kind of expensive but I think it will be well worth it. I want to hear what you think? Either send me back a reply saying yes or leave it in the comments on this page.

Busy Month For Us

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This month is going to be a very busy month, I will be spending three days at the New York auto show, and I have a lot of pictures that people sent in. Our e-mail newsletter is getting a ton of new subscribers, and I am grateful for that. I love spreading the news about Cadillac, and I love that a lot of people are interested in both new Cadillacs and the old Cadillacs.

I have to draw a fine line because some people join the newsletter to get info on the latest Cadillac and some people join to see pictures of older Cadillacs. Like it said in the past if the newsletter doesn’t interest you, odds are the next one will. I don’t get a lot of complaints, actually if I get a complaint a year it’s a lot. Most people see the hard work I put into the newsletter and I appreciate that.

Red Cadillac Ambulance
Red Cadillac Ambulance

I just recently joined the forum where they talk about professional cars. I have been having a lot of fun seeing the old Cadillac ambulances like the one in the picture. You can click on the car and see more of the ambulances that we have on the site. If you are interested in joining their forum feel free and I’ll see you over there.

 

I’ve given thought about hiring somebody and have them maybe post a newsletter once a week but I’m still giving it some thought. If I hire somebody to write about the new Cadillacs, I can focus on the older models. I have been doing this for a long time by myself so it’s something I have to think about. I would also have to find a person, if you think you are the right person send me an e-mail. Vinny@cadillaccountryclub.com

I have to thank Wes again for sending in all those pictures of the Cadillac show in town square in Las Vegas Nevada. It’s not everyday that I get to make seven pages on the same topic but since it was so many pictures I had to break it up. I did this because loading a lot of pictures on a webpage takes a lot of time to load and we still have people using dial-up for their Internet connection.

Is there anything Cadillac related that you would like to see on the site that is missing? If there is send me an e-mail or leave a comment and I will address it. The only way I can make the site better is by knowing what you guys want to see.

I could go on and on and on about the new CTS-V coupe I am sure that will annoy the people that come here to see the old Cadillacs. I like keeping the mix 50-50 or so. So with that said the rest of the month of April will feature both new and old.

The new being some of the pictures I take at the auto show, and the old will be a status update on Paul’s progress as he fixes up his 1959 Cadillac. I am way behind on keeping up with Paul’s Progress. I’m sure many of you are waiting for the pictures from him as he restores his car.