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Dinner will be served at our July meeting at 6:30 PM! The Rotunda Times Volume 6 No. 6 The Official Monthly Publication of the Ford & Mercury Restorer’s Club of America June 2010 Feature Vehicle: Club Scores at 2010 Wilson Barn Show Ford Model 79 1-1/2 Ton Truck by owned by Roxanne Fontana Brian Saylor Club members enjoy the view and camaraderie. he FMRCOA was well represented at the 23rd Wilson like big trucks and this one looked cool! So I bought it Barn Show hosted by The Road Knights on June 13. “I for a little over $1000 on eBay in 2003,” remarked Brian T Saylor as we chatted. “It had all the tires and wheels and it It was early, 6:45 a.m., when 24 club members and friends, met rolled – barely,” Brian laughed as he described the truck which to enter the show together. No one in their right mind would had sat in a field in Nebraska for over 25 years. However, the Continued on page 9. truck’s body was solid and it had the PTO driven hydraulic My Dad and His Design of the 1949 Ford: Part II dump feature still mounted. by This truck obviously needed some work! So Brian stripped Mary Geo Stephenson the truck completely down. Among other things, he found Continued on page 8. Caleal’s original 1949 Ford 1/4 scale mold showed no sign of a spinner in front. he 1949 Ford was actually introduced on June 8, 1948 Tat a very chic, gala and completely lavish extravaganza at Yes, this truck needed some work! 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 Gil Brueckner 910.819.1721 [email protected] Club Calendar 4, 5 Crosspointe Cruise-In 5 Editor’s Message Meeting Minutes 6 Treasurer’s Report 6 his month we thank Brian Saylor for the Feature Show & Tell 10 TVehicle material. I’d also like to again thank Mary Geo CZ Safety Series: Fire Extinguishers 10 Stephenson, our featured speaker at May’s meeting, for her Brian’s Tip: A/F Ratio 11 second article about her dad, Richard Caleal, who designed Postcards from the Past 12 the 1949 Ford. The FMRCOA Roving Reporter 13 Classifieds 14, 15 And, as usual, thanks again go to our team of Staff Contributors Photos 16 for providing materials. We still need more Feature Vehicle articles. The well is empty and if we don’t get more Feature Vehicles soon, I may include my 1951 Studebaker! And with a larger newsletter, Consider the 15th of the month as a deadline for getting we do need more material! announcements or other materials to me for that If you want to report on an event that you attended, let me month’s newsletter. know. This is particularly true now as car show/swap meet Finally, don’t forget to visit our website www.fmrcoa.org where season is ongoing! Just give me a call (734.717.5444), email you can read these newsletters in color and see more event me, or put something in the mailbox. Typically, it really pictures, and videos. doesn’t take more than a 10-15 minute conversation to get Steve Rohde, Editor great “stuff” for an article. Page 2 The Rotunda Times June 2010 Our 41st anniversary and still going strong! big “thank you” to those of you that brought “STUFF” WELCOME NEW MEMBERS A for our June mini-swap meet. Considering the weather was so iffy I thought it was a good turnout. Amanda Smith Just a reminder….food at the July meeting will start at 6:30 5530 Independence Ct. p.m. We’re going to give it a try and see if eating first works. Punta Gorda, FL 33982 (941) 639-0431 If all goes well we can start the meeting at 8 o’clock. [email protected] Well, the swap meet is now a few short weeks away. Let us hope all of the pieces are in place and we are good to go. Nickerson, Sara (Ron) Hopefully the weatherman will cooperate and give us a great 1720 Lincoln weekend. It sure would be nice to refill the coffers and we can Royal Oak, MI 48067 continue to pay our expenses. (248) 541-7329 Hope all of you guys had a Happy Father’s Day and were able to go to the venue of your choice…….Eyes on Design; DYC’s car and truck show; and, of course, the Motor Muster at the Henry Ford. It certainly was a nice day for it. It was a shame that the Orphan Show in Ypsilanti got cancelled for this year because of the storm. It’s my understanding that the park was 10’ underwater. Sure hope no one wanted to park their vehicle the night before to get a jump on beating the crowd. However, the Orphan Car Show has been rescheduled for Our “mini-swap meet” in the parking lot before the meeting. September 26. On a sad note, one of our club members, Ed Tallarek, passed away. Ed really enjoyed being a member of FMRCOA and was one of its strongest supporters. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Ed will be missed. Art Cervi, President Art receives another “token” of his past at the meeting! 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 July 7 Club Meeting accompanied with a photo to: July 10 Cruisin’ Michigan STEVE ROHDE July 17-18 FMRCOA Swap Meet and Car Show [email protected] July 25 Club Picnic (see page 5) ROTUNDA TIMES 2955 Bateson Ct. July 24 Telegraph Cruise Ann Arbor, MI. 48105 August 4 Club Meeting 734.717.5444 August 7 Gilmore Museum Trip (see page 5) August Dearborn Homecoming TBA August 21 Woodward Dream Cruise Monthly Club Meeting Location Sept. Overnighter TBA Sept. 1 Club Meeting Our monthly club meetings are at St Mary’s Cultural Sept. 9-12 Frankenmuth Auto Fest Center at 18100 Merriman Rd in Livonia between 6 and 7 Mile Roads. This is the beautiful facility where we Sept. 26 Orphan Car Show have held the last several dinner dances. Moreover, it has a Oct. 6 Club Meeting extremely large parking lot enabling club cars to be easily Oct. Color Tour - TBA parked together (and the food is -great!). Nov. 3 Club Meeting Meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month and Dec. 1 Club Meeting begin at 7:30 PM. And do bring a friend! Dec. 11 Christmas Walk-Greenfield Village The Ford and Mercury Restorers Club of America, Inc. newsletter, “The Rotunda Times”, its contents, Club logo, articles, and artwork are the property of the Ford and Mercury Restorers Club of America. No changes, additions, deletions or reproductions are permissible without the Bob Haas (hairdo and all!) with his beautiful 1954 Ford written approval of the Ford and Mercury Restorers Club of Sunliner at a Depot Town Cruise Night in Ypsilanti on June 17. America, Inc and its duly authorized representatives. Page 4 The Rotunda Times Come to our Club Picnic: 1954 Ford convertible and its matching golf cart. Bob gave the kids rides on the golf cart and they loved it. Also, the judges picked Bob’s ‘54 for Best of Show. We even had goodie bags and some nice prizes for Even Plymouth’s were there! the participants.