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The Rotunda Times Volume 8 No. 12 The Official monthly Publication of the Ford & Mercury Restorer’s Club of America December 2018 DECEMBER FEATURE 2018 from SPRING 1975 Well this being 2019, Ford Mercury Club of America is starting a celebration of 50 years of existence. So we will be featuring articles from the past. If you have an article, please submit it for publication. TheTheThe RotundaRotunda Times Times The Rotunda Times TheThe Rotunda Rotunda Times Times ThePublishedPublished Rotunda by: by: Times FMRCOA FordFord and and Mercury MercuryPublished Restores Restorers Club by:Club of Americaof America FORDFMRCOA AND MERCURY RESTORERS P.O.Ford P.O. Boxand Box 2938 Mercury 2938 Dearborn, Dearborn, Restorers Michigan Michigan Club 48123 of 48123 America FORD ANDFMRCOA MERCURYCLUB of AMERICARESTORERS FORD AND MERCURY RESTORERS P.O. Box 2938www.fmrcoa.org • Dearborn, Michigan 48123 P.O.CLUB Box 2938of AMERICA • Dearborn, MI 48123 www.fmrcoa.org CLUB of AMERICA www.fmrcoa.org P.O. 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Box 2938 2011• Dearborn, OFFICERS MI 48123 President Art Cervi 248.553.8897 Editor Temporary Editor 20192012 [email protected] OFFICERS Steve Rohde 734.717.5444 [email protected] Beth Marschner Newsletter Staff Vice President Bob Guetschow 248.328.9113 2955 Bateson Ct., Ann Arbor, MI. 48105 President Jim Crawford 734.259.8079 248.231.4892 [email protected] President Bob Guetschow [email protected] 248.328.9113 17445Newsletter Norborne, Editor Redford, MI 48240 [email protected]@wowway.com Display TimAd PusiloEditor 313.278.1325 Secretary Phil Lyon 734.578.6223 Bob DisplayGuetschow Ad Editor [email protected] [email protected] Vice President StanTim Pusilo Miller [email protected] 734.464.3978 313.278.1325 Treasurer [email protected] Steve [email protected] 734.717.5444 16291Bob WordenNewsletter Guetschow Rd., Holly, Advertisements MI. 48442 Editor [email protected] [email protected] 248.328.9113Bob Guetschow [email protected] Secretary GeraldBeth Marschner Murphy No Phone 248.231.4892Listing Staff 16291Contributors Worden Rd., Holly,[email protected] MI 48442 Director [email protected] Brian Saylor [email protected] 248.486.8851 Bill Gipperich 586.826.881316291 Worden Rd., Holly, [email protected] MI 48442 [email protected] Staff Contributors Treasurer Dale Levasseur 248.807.2821 248.807.2821 Louis Ironside 810.798.8803 [email protected] Director Hank Dawson 810.231.3184 Bill Gipperich 586.826.8813 [email protected] [email protected]@yahoo.com Membership (The Roving Classified Reporter) Ads Editor Brian KutaLouisMark Ironside Sapienz 734.753.3788810.798.8803 734.676.5379 [email protected] [email protected] Director Director RobMark Martoia Koehler Tim Pusilo 734.837.1891 734.699.6900313.278.1325 [email protected]@yahoo.com Phil Lyon 734.578.6223(The [email protected] Reporter) [email protected] [email protected] Bill Timoszyk 734.421.2076 [email protected] Brian Kuta 734.753.3788 [email protected] DirectorThe Ford & MercuryBillRob Timoszyk Martoia Restorers Club734.421.2076 is a hobby734.837.1891 organization whose Terry Worful Staff Contributors 313.271.2017 [email protected] purpose is to [email protected] and [email protected] the acquisition, preservation and RoxanneDebraLouis Fontana Levasseur Ironside 248.926.0160 810.798.8803 [email protected] use of all Ford vehicles, 25 years of age and older. Debra Levasseur [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Director JerryJim Crawford Worful 313.271.2017 313.724.9117 (The Roving Reporter) [email protected]@comcast.net Van NazarianRob Martoia 734.837.1891248.426.0053 [email protected] [email protected] Brian Kuta 734.753.3788 The Ford & Mercury Restorers Club is a hobby organization Mark Sapienz 734.676.5379 none The Ford & Mercury RestorersIn Clubthis is aIssue hobby organization Membership Roster [email protected] whose purpose is to foster and promote the acquisition, whose purpose is to foster and promote the acquisition, Terry WorfulTerry Worful 313.271.2017 [email protected] [email protected] preservation and use of all Ford vehicles, 25 years of age Club Historian Membership Secretary preservationand President’solder. and use Page of all Ford vehicles. 3 Membership Secretary Bill GipperichBarb Jockwig 586.826.8813 248.459.9019 [email protected] Treasurer’s Report 3 Terry Worful [email protected] [email protected] WEBMASTER Club Calendar 4 SteveClub Rohde Historian 734.717.5444 [email protected] InIn ThisThis IssueIssue BillClub Gipperich Historian 586.826.8813 [email protected] Cars Helping People 5 Mark Sapienz 734.676.5379 President’sClub Meeting Page Minutes ............................... 3 6 Web Master [email protected] Presidents Message ....................................... 3 Jim Crawford 313.724.9117 [email protected] CalendarShow & ofTell Events .......................... 4 10 Editor’s Message Calendar of Events ........................................ 4 Web Master ClubThe Meeting First FMRCOA Minutes Publication .................... 5 10 William HillAttention 734.771.0845 All Members ClubBoard Meeting Meeting Minutes Minutes .................................. 5 11 When you hear of a member/spouse’s death, please get all History Uncoverd ............................ 5 [email protected] Brian’s Tip: Cooling Systems 11 his themonth information we thanksuch as Artthe funeralCairo home for andthe address,really moving BoardThe MeetingNo .............................................. Minutes ................................. 7 5 Featureviewing Vehicle times and Attentionarticle dates, andabout All the serviceMembersthe Cairo time and family’s date. 1950 Postcards from the Past 12 T ShowPostcards N’ Tell from................................................... the Past .................. 8 6 Mercury.When WeThen you also contacthear thank of a oneVan member/spouse’s of Nazarian the following for death,people:his pictorial please getabout The FMRCOA Roving Reporter 12 all the information suchJim Crawfordas the funeral home and address, TheThe KudosRoving Roving to Reporter Our Reporter Roving ................................... ..................... Reporter 8 7 13 an old gas station;313.724.9117 Hank orDawson [email protected] for his article about a car viewing times and dates, and the service time and date. TrentonClassifieds War Memorial .................. 9 13-15 show fundraiser;Then contactBill GipperichBob one Guetschow of forthe hisfollowing article people:about the first Ford Celebrates 100 Years ........................... 8 248.328.9113 or [email protected] Brian’sTip:Photos 16 club publication; and DeniseJim Rohde Crawford for her banner! Beth Marschner Mr.Electrical Magoo ..................................................... Connections ................... 9 9 248.231.4892734.259.8079 or or [email protected] [email protected] Finally, we thank our teamBob Guetschowof Staff Contributors for their TimeJanuary at The Show Fordson and .................................... Tell .................. 10 10 248.328.9113These folks or [email protected] ensure that the articles and photographs.membership at large knows of the death. th These folks will ensure that the membership at large knows of the death. ConsiderClassifiedsClassifieds the .................................................... 15 ...................................... of the month as a deadline 11 10 for getting We are again very low on Feature Vehicle material. Please help here! announcements or other materials to the Editor for that Page 2 As some of you know, I have resigned as Editor of the RotundaPage 2 month’s newsletter. Times. I have very much enjoyed composing this publication Finally, don’t forget to visit our website www.fmrcoa.org over the past seven years, but now feel that it’s time to move on! where you can read these newsletters in color and see more I wish whoever takes over as Editor the best, and will work to event pictures, and videos. make the transition smooth. Steve Rohde, Editor Page 2 The Rotunda Times #1 in the Nation FIND OUT WHY!* 248-305-5300 Novi/Wixom 2018 december VarsityLincoln.com PRESIDENTS REPORT Save Thousands! 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