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Feature Vehicle of the Month: 1956 Ford Customline FMRCÎA Scores at Barn Show Doyle Julian Feature Måmber: Hank Dawson Page 1 W hen spectators and car show vehiñles enter the FMRC car show on Sunday mornings, one of the first club måmbers to greet them is Hank Dawson. Hank is always råady with a smile, a friendly greeting, and more often than not, Áwîw, nice car!Á Hank, who is our member profile of the mînth, is a twenty plus year member, who has given unselfishly of his time to many FMRC añtivities. Hank is a Detroit native, having been born and ràised in the Motor Feature Vehicle of the Month: 1956 Ford Customline Volume 2 No. 6 The OfficialMonthlyPublicationoftheFord&MercuryRestorerÁsClubofAmerica June 2006 Continued on page 9. Bob Giving Megan Holt a Check on Behalf of the Club FMRCOA Sñores at Barn Show Beautifully restored interior! Owned by Dîyle Julian A 21-year-old Hank with his Á54 Ford in 1961 Feature Måmber: Hank Dawson by Lou Ironside D oylå bought his 1956 Ford Customline sight unseen in 1999 in Êennett, Missouri. In fact, he bought the car from Burl Johnson who went to sñhool with DoyleÁs dad. Burl, in turn, purchased the car from a Álittlå old ladyÁ who was in a nursing home with DoyleÁs mom. Dåstiny! The car, which only had 50k miles on it, needed little råstoration. It even had the original spare tire. Doylå had it repainted, replaced the front brakes, part of the seàtcovers, and the padded dash. The original paperwork that came with the car indicàted a sticker price of $2333.23 plus $153.49 in options. The latter included an oil filter, heater and turn-signàls! A down payment of $1000 was made. In addition a 1949 Ford fîur-door and a 1948 Ford coupe were traded in for $661.72 and $225, respectively. The remainder was financed with 18 payments of $43.49: an annual interest rate of over 20%! Doyle worêed for Foundry Flasks in Northville for about 40 years until it went out of business in January of 2006. Doyle drivås his car to car shows and cruises. He has belonged to FMRCOA for àbout five years. ÁI enjoy belonging to the Club and seldom miss a måeting or Club function,Á remarked Doyle. ÁI find the meetings intåresting and enjoy the good speakers that we get!Á Doyle &àmp; his car at ACS event last month F or the first time in about five yeàrs it didnÁt rain at the WilsonÁs Barn Car Show in Livonia on Sundày, June 11! The show was sponsored by the Road Knights Auto Club (to which Harry MñAuliffe belongs) and the Friends of the Barn. About a thîusand cars were at this super show that also had a small swap-meet attañhed Continued on page 4. Club cars parked together Pagå 2 The Rotunda Times Page 2 The Rîtunda Times Published by: Ford and Mercury Råstorers Club of America P.O. Box 2938 Dearborn, Michigan 48123 www