The Cadillac LaSalle Club of Australia will showcase what organisers claim will be the biggest display of Cadillacs ever seen in Australia when they bring 82 vehicles to Echuca in April.
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The Cadillac LaSalle Club of Australia will showcase what organisers claim will be the biggest display of Cadillacs ever seen in Australia when they bring 82 vehicles to Echuca in April.
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The Cadillac LaSalle Club of Australia Victorian president Steve Ashman said the display would span more than a century of automotive history.
“We will have cars from 1912 all the way through to 2026, about 82 cars on display,” he said.
“Cadillacs are an American car that has been around since the early 1900s, around 1908, right through to the current day, still manufacturing now as 2027 electric vehicles.”
The event will attract enthusiasts from across the globe, with 195 registered attendees travelling from every Australian state, New Zealand, Germany, the United States and the Netherlands from April 13 to 19.
“We have been sponsored by General Motors in Australia, which is General Motors United States, and they are bringing three brand new, current model vehicles to the show on the Saturday,” Mr Ashman said.
The display highlights dramatic technological evolution in the automotive industry.
“One car is a veterans’ motor vehicle, with wooden wheels from 1912, all the way through and now in 2026, we are full electric vehicles with many modern improvements,” Mr Ashman.
His personal 1954 Fleetwood Special demonstrates this advancement, featuring electric seats and windows that were revolutionary for the era.
Steve Ashman’s 1954 Fleetwood Special features electric seats and windows.
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“It is important to showcase the vehicles to the community,” Mr Ashman said.
“There is always a great excitement we see from communities when they see, particularly motor vehicles that only come out every year or two for these types of events, they don’t come out for general events, so much.
“On that day, we encourage everyone to come down and have a look at what will be the biggest display of Cadillacs ever seen in Australia.
“As a club we would like to thank Cadillac Australia, RACV and the Shire of Campaspe for their support in putting on the event.”
Mr Ashman also thanked local businesses, the Beer Shed, the Echuca Hotel, Port Ice Creamery, the Port of Echuca, Morrison Winery and Mercure Hotel, for their support of the event.
Over the week, the cars will be displayed in various locations around the district, including in Shepparton at the Museum of Vehicle Evolution from 10am to 3pm on April 14.
On Friday, April 17, the cars will begin the day in Rochester, from 10am to 11.30am, then head to the Colbinabbin Hotel, with the cars on display in front of the silos from noon to 1.30pm, followed by the Vietnam War memorial in Tongala from 2.30pm to 4pm.
The main Show and Shine event runs from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, April 18 at the Port of Echuca.
