South Florida Cadillac Meet-UP

[Auto Pride]

Thank you for the great response regarding putting together a South Florida Cadillac Meet! The questions have been: When? And where?

Here is my suggestion for when to have the meet- up: I am a bit of a trivia buff and research shows that Cadillac incorporated it's first "Coat of Arms" emblem on August 7, 1906 (please see the reference info below). This would be the 99th anniversary of the Cadillac Emblem. I think it would be a perfect day since it is a Sunday. It would be great to start this annually this year so we would be ready the following year to celebrate the 100-year mark!

We would need to get the ball rolling fast for the event to be ready for this August. There are several parks here in the Fort Lauderdale area.

Here's what we would need in the next 2 weeks:

1) Volunteers for the management of the event

2) Posting the pre-event planning on every Cadillac site that we can.

3) Once we have a strong indication of the number of Cadillac owners that we can expect to attend the event, we can then pick the location based on the size of expected attendance (individual clubs can organize their car rallies to the event).

Management of the event planning will be the most critical part of pulling this off for August, 2005. Please contact me at info@cadillacmerchandise.com if you would like to volunteer for this project.

Those who have a serious desire to attend the event, please let yourselves be known since we would need to hear from you as soon as possible. I think it would be a real kick to get some Cadillac dealerships and automotive related businesses to help sponsor the event as well.

I can be reached by phone at 954-340-6670, M-F 9:30 - 4:00 East coast time. Ask for Lloyd.


Below is the reference info about the anniversary of the Cadillac emblem:




Le Sieur Antoine De La Mothe Cadillac was born in Gascony on March 5, 1658. He was of a prominent family since he earned a commission in the Royal Army. He founded Detroit in 1701, as well as the governorship of Mississippi. King Louis XIV awarded him the rank of Chevalier of the Military Order of St.Louis.

Breaking the coat of arms into its components:

The Couronne (Crown)-The crown symbolizes the six ancient counts of France. Each tip is topped with a pearl, a symbol of decadency from the royal counts of Tolouse.

The Shield-In heraldry, a shield represents the origins of a noble family. Its shape is of no consequence, and it pertains to those shield shapes used during the Crusades. The original Cadillac shield though, is round.



The First and Fourth Quarterings-They display the arms de la Mothe. The birds are merlettes, which are heraldic adaptations of the martin. They are set in trios to represent the Holy Trinity. Merlettes were usually awarded by the school of heralds to knights making significant contributions in the Crusades. The color- black against gold- represents wisdom and riches. The "fess" or lateral black bar, represents an award for Crusader service.

The Second and Third Quarterings-The red band symbolizes prowess and boldness in action. The silver represents purity, charity, virtue, and plenty. The blue represents knightly valor.

The emblem was adopted for use on Cadillac cars in 1905. It was registered as a trademark on August 7, 1906.

[ghser7]

Planning on anything like this in the near future?

[alcast082]

the V guys want to organize a meet in the next few weeks ehre in mia

[05 Cadillac Escalade]

I am willing to help set this thing up. I live up in Boca Raton. I can easily make my way down to Miami. Let me know if you guys need some help.

Thanks.

[alcast082]

thanks, you should talk to danystang, Check the V forum for details.

[05 Cadillac Escalade]

Originally Posted by alcast082

thanks, you should talk to danystang, Check the V forum for details.

Ok. I just sent him a message. I will wait for a reply. When would you guys actually want to make this happen? I hope we can do this in the near future, maybe in a couple of weeks or something. Let me know if you need anything.

Thanks.

[starfox86]

ill meet up, i live in cape coral...

[05 Cadillac Escalade]

Would we want to do a meet in Miami or in Fort Lauderdale? Let me know which is a better location because either is fine for me.

Thanks.

[ghser7]

Well Ft. Lauderdale is a little more centralized area for both the boca and Miami people. Hopely we can do this soon, since I should have my job promotion/reloc to Orlando come Febuary.

[newetc]

I would prefer Boca.. i'm close to Martin county so Boca is closer...
I'm yet to come out and meet the locals.. would be cool to meet up..

[05 Cadillac Escalade]

Definitly would be cool to meet up. We need to find a good place to hold the get2gether. A place that has room for all the cars as well as a nice environment. If anyone can think of any locations in either Miami, Fort Lauderdale, or Boca Raton, let me know. You can reach me here or through email at Zman1399@aol.com.

Thanks.

[Night Wolf]

Clearwater here.... I woudln't mind meeting up, if it is a bit of a drive, and on a weekend, then damn, I'll be happy

'93 Coupe DeVille or '79 Sedan, I can bring either one

[05 Cadillac Escalade]

Ok. I am going to start a list of emails so I can email everyone when we figure out where and when the get2gether will be. Please send me a private message, post, or email me at Zman1399@aol.com with your email address that I can reach you at.

Thanks.

[Auto Pride]

Hi All,

My name is Lloyd Kushner. I operate a site called www.cadillacmerchandise.com and would like to help with a Meet- Up in Fort Lauderdale. My company, Auto Pride, Inc. and Bayview Cadillac in Fort Lauderdale would be willing to be the Co- Hosts for the event. I am sure that I could get other Cadillac related vendors tho help offer funds for prizes and perhaps some trophies. I am looking for everyone who wants to get involved in this project. Bayview Cadillac and Cadillacmerchandise.com would offer raffle prizes, and beverages. perhaps we could all get involved in some sort of cookout at the event. We would try to get a local radio station for the music. I would like to have this meet-up for both current model Cadillac and classic Cadillac owners. My goal would be to have some sort of entry fee that could be donated to a charity. The hardest part will be picking a date... I am open to all suggestions. If you would like to get involved in the event, please contact me at info@cadillacmerchandise.com.
Thanks again to all those who have expressed intrest in this event,
Lloyd

[05 Cadillac Escalade]

Thanks Lloyd. This sounds great. Let me know what you need because I am willing to help out in any way possible.

Thanks.