The 2025 Cadillac Fall Festival was blessed with ideal car show weather enjoyed by the 1100 people attending. The All-GM car show featured 150 cars with 38 Cadillac V cars, the featured model, covering most every year from 2004 to 2025. These were supplemented with a special curated display of each year of the Eighth Generation Eldorados from 1967 to 1970 and about 10 cars representing each of the four other GM marques plus 9 Corvettes and 11 Professional Cars. Cadillacs provided the rest ranging from 1930 to 2025.

A real highlight was the Cadillac Sollei and the 2019 Expressive Coupe concept cars provided by GM Design. Cadillac representatives were available both days to explain the many features of these one-off models. The Expressive Coupe is an interpretation of a coupe using the design language of the 2016 Escalla Sedan concept – this show was only the fifth time this car was displayed to the public.

The Peoples’ Choice was a 1942 Cadillac Coupe owned by Jack Shepard. Best of Show Pre-War was Rick and Vicki Kwarciany’s 1941 Cadillac Series 61 Coupe. The Post-War Best of Show winner was Rebecca Clark’s 2006 XLR-V. Click this link for a list of all Class Prize Winners.

Other Highlights

• The Driving Tour involved 18 cars and 30 people who visited the Tom Selvious Collection in Grand Rapids and after lunch visited the Cadillac Storage Building near Gun Lake about 25 miles from Gilmore.
• This year, the Museum’s 1941 Cadillac Convertible Sedan and its 1958 Cadillac Sixty Special were busy both days providing rides around the Gilmore campus for many people.
• The Garage Sale that was open both days provided a variety of automobile literature, collectibles and used parts. The Sale netted $6200 for future needs.