VFR HOME PAGE

The Latest...
Join The VFR
'10 Calendar
The Goddess
Monthly Mtg.
Emeritus
The Gallery
Past Events
Links
Merchandise
Thank You!
Officers
Questions ?

 

(Last update: Sunday, 7 December 08)

 

Welcome to the Official "Wrap-up" webpage for the 2008 Grand National!

On behalf of the Grand National Planning Committee, thank-you to all the participants and volunteers for making the Golden Jubilee of the CLC such an unqualified success.  This webpage will be updated often, providing GN08 statistics, links to photos, and any other interesting GN08 information.  Please visit this site often, as we'll be updating it frequently.

Thanks to everyone involved, for making GN08 the "Standard of the World"!

 

Did you attend GN08?  If you have any comments, criticisms or accolades that you would like to share with the GN08 Planning Committee, please send them to the Valley Forge Webmaster, Pat Caruso.  All comments will be collected and forwarded to the committee.

Grand National 2008 - Photos on the Web....

bullet CLC Photo Gallery
bullet Long Island Region Web site
bullet Central Penn Region Web site
bullet Missouri Valley Region Web site
bullet New England Region Web site
bullet ST Dog's Photo Gallery (see album listing on left side of page for each day's photos)
bullet Classic Cadillac Gallery

 

COMMITTEES & VOLUNTEERS
Grand Marshall Jack Hotz
Registrars Cathy and Tom Myers
Parking Bud Coleman and David Barr
Treasurer Larry Lesiger
Raffle Ilene Lesiger
Swap Meet Vicky Barruzza and Mike Barruzza
Activities & Tours Mike Zimmerman, Toni Rothman, Rob Robison, Florrie Watkins
Tabulator Jeff Hansen
Commemorative Book Al Cowling, Joann Walter and John Barry
Liaison to the Printer Joann Walter
Media Coverage David Rothman
Photographer Alan Clark
Region Photographer Richard Hartkorn (assisted by Pat Caruso and Vince Taliano)
Photo Presentations Nancy Hotz, Rob Robison, Chevonne Robison, Vince Taliano
Chief Judge Bernie Cooney
Website Pat Caruso
Banquets Barb Coleman, Andrea Jacoby and Joann Walter
Goody Bags Nancy Hotz, Joann Walter and Bernie Cooney
Hospitality Andrea Jacoby and Nancy Hotz
Ladies Tea / Fashion Show Andrea Jacoby and Nancy Hotz
Youth Group Andrea Jacoby
Seminars Marty Watkins
Artwork Dan Reed
Driving Tour Jack and Nancy Hotz
Maritime Tour Mike & Bobbi Zimmerman
Historic Philadelphia Tour Florrie Watkins
Longwood Gardens Tour Rob & Chevonne Robison
AACA & Bulgari Tours Toni Rothman
Liaison to the CLC Toni Rothman
Security Don Miller
Coordinator of Volunteers Cliff Woodbury
GN Memories Slideshow Nancy Hotz, Rob Robison, Vince Taliano
Trailer Parking Andy Jacoby and Bernie Shuster
Advertising in Savannah Rob Robison
Commemorative Plaques Andy Jacoby
Secretary Nancy Hotz

FINAL STATISTICS

bulletSATURDAY'S CAR SHOW!
bulletCars at the show: 405
bulletCars scheduled to be judged: 324
bulletCars actually judged: 255
bulletLaSalles registered: 18
bulletOldest car on the showfield: 1916 Cadillac
bulletPEOPLE!
bulletRegistered members: 531
bulletAustralia: 8
bulletCanada: 7
bulletNetherlands: 1
bulletBelgium: 1
bulletGermany: 2
bulletUnited Kingdom/England/Ireland: 7
bulletUSA: 505
bulletTotal: 531
bulletSpouses/partners: 334
bulletGuests: 138
bulletChildren: 102
bulletTotal participants: 1,105
bulletGrand National first-timers: 151
bulletWHAT THEY DID AT THE GRAND NATIONAL!
bulletTuesday's driving tour: 44
bulletWednesday's Allentown/Bulgari Tour: 91
bulletWednesday's Welcome Party at Taylor's: 501
bulletThursday's AACA/Allentown tour: 131
bulletThursday's Longwood Gardens Tour: 89
bulletThursday's Philadelphia Tour:  85
bulletThursday's Youth mini-golf: 20
bulletThursday's Youth pizza party: 21
bulletThursday's dinner at Taylor's: 40
bulletThursday's dinner at The Lobster Trap: 190
bulletFriday's AACA Tour: 61
bulletFriday's Maritime Tour: 90
bulletFriday's Philadelphia Tour: 110
bulletFriday's GM 100th Anniversary Reception: 700
bulletSaturday's Ladies Tea: 76
bulletSaturday's Banquet: 710

"Independence Cadillac", by Dan Reed

This 24"x36" Acrylic-on-canvas painting was created specifically for the creation of the 2008 Grand National event posters. I unveiled the original painting at the January 2008 Grand National committee meeting where it received rave reviews. The concept for the poster design was also approved that evening.

Because of the limited GN capital budget the VFR-CLC committee members and myself agreed that I would have to invest all of the time and money involved with creating the original painting as well as the design and printing costs of the event posters. I have had a long standing tradition of donating ten percent of my proceeds from commissions from VFR-CLC members back to the club, so regarding the auctioning of the original painting at the GN banquet, I also agreed to donate ten percent from the sale of the original painting. My hope was to recoup all of my expenses involved with the painting and posters, which thankfully I did.

The painting itself was nearly a year in the making. It was July of 2007 that I began conceptual sketches to formulate my ideas for the painting. By August 2007 I had settled on the background being Independence Hall in Philadelphia along with the feature car. Also in August I performed the photo shoot with the 1931 Cadillac V-12 370-A Roadster which I picked for its color scheme and its spectacular design features. It was in October 2007 that I had the opportunity to drive to Philadelphia to gather all of the required photo references of Independence Hall. In December 2007 I tweaked and finalized the concept and sketches of the overall composition of the painting. The actual painting process began right after the holidays and continued through most of January 2008.

Once the painting was completed and digital high resolution images were created, I had Trevor Reed at Direct Impact Marketing design the posters and create print-ready files for reproduction. In March 2008 two separate qualifying printing companies quoted on the task of printing the 250 posters. Each company supplied a proof for review and the highest quality printer was contracted for the job. Posters were completed in April 2008.

The original painting was auctioned at the 2008 Grand National banquet and brought a high bid of $8,000 - ten percent of which was donated to the Valley Forge Region CLC.

Personally autographed posters are for sale by sending $15.00+$5 S&H  to Dan Reed, 63 Dogwood Rd. Hamburg, PA  19526

 

Visit Dan's website www.danreedillustration.com

WINNERS LIST

The list of people that won CLC Awards can be found HERE.

The list of vehicle and other award winners can be found HERE (PDF - 15 Pages).

LINKS TO WEBPAGES WITH PHOTOGRAPHS

bullet Photo Album on the National CLC website
bullet Long Island Dreamboats Region, CLC
bullet Central Pennsylvania Region, CLC
bullet Missouri Valley Region, CLC
bullet New England Region, CLC
bullet ST Dog's Photo Gallery (see album listing on left side of page for each day's photos)
bullet Classic Cadillac Gallery

WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT GNO8? 

TELL THE WEBMASTER...

 

Copyright © 2000 - 2010 Cadillac & LaSalle Club - Valley Forge Region, Inc. ~ All rights reserved.
Questions or comments? E-mail the webmaster
The Valley Forge Region is not affiliated with the Cadillac Motorcar Division or General Motors Corporation.
Hit Counter pages have been visited since December 16, 2004.

WINNER - 2001 - Newsletter Excellence Award, Cadillac-LaSalle Club
WINNER - 2000 - Norman Uhlir Regional Activity Award, Cadillac-LaSalle Club
WINNER - 1998 - Norman Uhlir Regional Activity Award, Cadillac-LaSalle Club
WINNER - 1996 - Norman Uhlir Regional Activity Award, Cadillac-LaSalle Club
WINNER - 1994 - Norman Uhlir Regional Activity Award, Cadillac-LaSalle Club
WINNER - 1992 - Norman Uhlir Regional Activity Award, Cadillac-LaSalle Club
WINNER - 1989 - Norman Uhlir Regional Activity Award, Cadillac-LaSalle Club

WINNER - 1986 - Norman Uhlir Regional Activity Award, Cadillac-LaSalle Club