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The Rotunda Times Wins OCW 2009 Golden Quill Award! The Rotunda Times Volume 6 No. 5 The Official Monthly Publication of the Ford & Mercury Restorer’s Club of America May 2010 Feature Vehicle: My Dad and His Design of the 1949 Ford: Part I 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler by owned by Mary Geo Stephenson Dale and Debra Levasseur Mary Geo Stephenson and her mother, Adelaide, stand with Vic Hollingshead in front of his beautiful 1949 Ford. think that when we came out with the 1949 Ford, our had a 70 Cyclone GT when I was younger and it was a first Ford designed from scratch after WWII, it was a “I fun car,” commented Dale Levasseur as we chatted. So, “I three years ago, after looking for one that was straight and milestone not only for our company, but for our nation solid, Dale and Debra found a solid but rough Cyclone in Continued on page 9. Phoenix, Arizona. 1910 International Auto Show Dale and Debra, who own D&D Restorations, completely at Piquette Plant restored the car inside and out over a two year period between by doing customer cars. They were assisted by a friend, Scott Steve Rohde Continued on page 8. n May 13 my sister, Denise, Oand I attended “The 1910 International Auto Show and Charity Kick-off Party” at the Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit at the invite of club member Don Nicholson, who is the Plant’s Marketing Administrator. Above: Interior before & after restoration. Below: Engine compartment before & after restoration. The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant may be the most significant auto-heritage site in the world. Built in 1904, it is where Henry Ford and his Club members Don Nichol- son, the Marketing Adminis- trator of T-Plex, at the event. Continued on page 8. The Rotunda Times The Rotunda Times Published by: FMRCOA Ford and Mercury Restorers Club of America FORD AND MERCURY RESTORERS P.O. Box 2938 Dearborn, Michigan 48123 CLUB of AMERICA www.fmrcoa.org P.O. Box 2938 • Dearborn, MI 48123 Newsletter Staff 2010 OFFICERS President Art Cervi 248.553.8897 Editor [email protected] Steve Rohde 734.717.5444 [email protected] 2955 Bateson Ct., Ann Arbor, MI. 48105 Vice President Bob Guetschow 248.328.9113 [email protected] Display Ad Editor Secretary Phil Lyon 734.578.6223 Bob Guetschow 248.328.9113 [email protected] [email protected] 16291 Worden Rd., Holly, MI. 48442 Treasurer Steve Rohde 734.717.5444 [email protected] Staff Contributors Director Brian Saylor 248.486.8851 Bill Gipperich 586.826.8813 [email protected] [email protected] Louis Ironside 810.798.8803 [email protected] Director Mike Fontana 248.926.0160 (The Roving Reporter) [email protected] Brian Kuta 734.753.3788 [email protected] Director Art Cairo 248.398.9709 Phil Lyon 734.578.6223 [email protected] [email protected] Bill Timoszyk 734.421.2076 [email protected] Terry Worful 313.271.2017 [email protected] The Ford & Mercury Restorers Club is a hobby organization whose Roxanne Fontana 248.926.0160 [email protected] purpose is to foster and promote the acquisition, preservation and Debra Levasseur 248.634.9806 [email protected] use of all Ford vehicles, 25 years of age and older. Van Nazarian 248.426.0053 [email protected] Membership Roster Editor In this Issue Terry Worful 313.271.2017 [email protected] Club Historian David Cheklich 248.391.3934 [email protected] President’s Page 3 WEBMASTER New Members 3, 5 Gil Brueckner 910.819.1721 [email protected] Club Calendar 4, 5 Gilmore Museum/Tour 5 Editor’s Message Meeting Minutes 6 Treasurer’s Report 6 CZ Safety Series: Welding Lenses 7 e are delighted to have received a 2009 Golden Quill Harry MacAuliffe Recognized 8 WAward from Old Cars Weekly! I’d like to thank the Show & Tell 10 Staff Contributors and, more generally, the club members Brian’s Tip: Valve Guides 11 for providing the material for our newsletter that made this The FMRCOA Roving Reporter 13 possible. Some of you have asked for more information about Postcards from the Past 13 the Golden Quill Award, and we’ll include that in an issue in Classifieds 14, 15 the near future. This month we thank Dale and Debra Levasseur for the Feature Vehicle material. I’d also like to thank Mary Geo Stephenson, our featured speaker at May’s meeting, for her enlightening spearheading our advertising campaign. article about her dad, Richard Caleal, who designed the 1949 We still need more Feature Vehicle articles. Ford; and Vahan Nazarian and Lou Ironside for their articles. If you want to report on an event that you attended, let me And, as usual, thanks again go to our team of Staff Contributors know. This is particularly true now as car show/swap meet for providing materials. season is just starting! Just give me a call (734.717.5444), This month we welcome a new advertiser LaFontaine email me, or put something in the mailbox. Typically, it really Automotive Group. Thanks again to Bob Guetschow for Continued on page 4. Page 2 The Rotunda Times May 2010 Our 41st anniversary and still going strong! ur June meeting includes our mini swap meet, so bring Oout your goodies. Swap or shop….it should be fun. Please remember that if you are going to set up to sell, use WELCOME NEW MEMBERS the rear of the main parking lot. Last year there was some Bryan Robson (Sheri) confusion and we ended up in two different spots. 22478 Lilac May’s meeting was greatly enhanced by our guest speaker, Farmington, MI 48336 Mary Geo, daughter of Richard Caleal, the designer of the ’49 586-292-8673 Ford. Mary is one knowledgeable lady when it comes to her [email protected] dad’s career! (See page 1.) Brian Lang At our July meeting we are gong to try something different, 25872 Firwood and that is to eat first and then have out meeting. Food would Warren, MI 48089 be ready 6:30-6:45 (not locked in yet). Grab a quick bite, 586-779-5740 still have time to gather outside, and our meeting should still 1930 Ford A 5 Window Coupe be able to start at 7:30 pm. We’ll give it a try. A couple of 1948 Ford Coupe reasons…..(1) many of our members travel quite a distance and leaving the hall at 10:30-11:00 gets them home very late; (2) others say eating late as we now do is hard for them because when they get home they are still full and have difficulty DEARBORN 2010 T-SHIRTS READY going to sleep. Another thought is that members are usually staggered coming in, and this could eliminate the mad rush to eat after the meeting. As I said, let’s give it a try. Are you signed up for the swap meet? It’s your chance to give 2 hours back to the club for all that you get throughout the year. Remember at the beginning of the year it seemed so far away and now its right around the corner. Bring out the cars….its that time again! Art Cervi, President Just a quick note to all of you who helped move vehicles at the RM Auction. The auction folks gave all of you the biggest compliment ever! As you know, they auction all over the country and have people like yourselves doing what you do. You are the stand-outs! Your courtesy, friendliness, and work ethic do not go unnoticed! Great job once again!.... Dearborn 2010 T-Shirts will be available from Mike Fontana at our June club meeting for $10. thank you one and all......Art (Photos on page 16). Page 3 The Rotunda Times 2010 FMRCOA Meetings & Events Calendar YOUR CAR! elow is the tentative table of meetings and events for B2010. New information will be posted each month he Rotunda Times would like to feature your old as events and dates are “firmed” up. Bold font represents Tcar or truck in an upcoming issue. We are interested club sponsored activities. Also, if you have an idea for in how you came about finding your vehicle of choice, a Club event, please let a Board Member know! and what you have done to enhance its beauty, and / or mechanical condition. Simply mail or e-mail us your article June 2 Club Meeting accompanied with a photo to: June 6 Orphan Car Show STEVE ROHDE June 6 Crosspointe Car Show [email protected] June 13 Wilson Barn Show ROTUNDA TIMES 2955 Bateson Ct. June 19-20 Motor Muster Ann Arbor, MI. 48105 June 26 Downriver Cruise 734.717.5444 July 7 Club Meeting July 10 Cruisin’ Michigan July 17-18 FMRCOA Swap Meet and Car Show Monthly Club Meeting Location July Club Picnic TBA July 24 Telegraph Cruise Our monthly club meetings are at St Mary’s Cultural August 4 Club Meeting Center at 18100 Merriman Rd in Livonia between 6 and 7 Mile Roads. This is the beautiful facility where we August 7 Gilmore Museum Trip (see page 5) have held the last several dinner dances. Moreover, it has a August Dearborn Homecoming TBA extremely large parking lot enabling club cars to be easily August 21 Woodward Dream Cruise parked together (and the food is -great!). Sept. Overnighter TBA Meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month and Sept. 1 Club Meeting begin at 7:30 PM. And do bring a friend! Sept. 9-12 Frankenmuth Auto Fest Oct. 6 Club Meeting Oct.