On Wednesday nights during the summer, for example, Tucci heads for The Fireplace, a family restaurant on Route 17 in Paramus, along with other Caddy lovers. Just strictly Cadillacs, we've been doing it for three years. It's a ritual that is replayed in many other spots, over and over, on summer nights. They roll in around 6 and stay until 9. Trophies are awarded to different cars.
Cars come and go, and there are stories behind every model, every turn in design and engineering.
Their reasons for restoring cars, right down to the ashtray knobs, may be personal, but collectively, owners become something of historians. They are also fiercely loyal. It might be less true today, but throughout the whole history of automobiles you see allegiances spring up. Car clubs are the ideal vehicle for nurturing this loyalty, this love of the brand, the year. It's really a love affair that you don't see with any other product.