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EDITOR Jim Pittman NEXT MEETING: Wednesday March 6th, 7:30 PM Galles Chevrolet, Lomas & University THIS MONTH: Dues Due Sylvan Zuercher New Member Sylvan Zuercher Billiken Mark Morgan February Meeting Notes Chuck Vertrees February Board Notes Chuck Vertrees The Driver's Seat Robert Gold Calendar of Coming Events Everybody CNM Ladies Anne Mae Gold Seven Years Ago Jim Pittman For Sale, Trade or Wanted Everybody Tri-State Hotels Laura Wilshire Letter to the Editor Richard Finch Letter to the Editor Joel Nash February Garage Tour Jim Pittman Powder coating for the home shop owner Elvis King Progressive Dinner Maps The Editor COVER: At the Doll Museum Photos by Steve Gongora & Jim Pittman === Subject: ENRONISM (Spam from the Internet) COMMUNISM: You have two cows. Your neighbors help take care of them and you all share the milk. CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell your herd and retire on the income. ENRONISM: You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit obtained by your brother-in-law, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so you get all four cows back, with tax exemptions for all five. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven back to your listed company. The annual report lists all eight cows. You get a clean audit opinion from Arthur Anderson. Dues due or expired: Mike Stickler 2002-Feb Ruth Boydston 2002-Apr Bill McClellan 2002-Apr Tarmo Sutt 2002-May Terry Price 2002-May If your membership is due or has expired, please send your dues to: Wendell Walker, CNM Treasurer 301 Utah Meadow, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 Note: the Club will mail in your National dues when you renew, but only if you send us the renewal form from CORSA Communique! CORSA's home page: http://www.corvair.org CNM's home page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871 CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~casa NEW MEMBER We welcome new member Geoffry Johnson, 6424 Franciscan NE, Albuquerque NM 87107, phone 720-1484. Geoffry is a UNM student and currently drives a 1963 coupe. He has been a CNM family member for many years and is now a dues paying member. His father Carl was one of the founders of CNM twenty-eight years ago. A big CNM welcome to Geoffry! Sylvan Zuercher -- Membership Chairman. FEBRUARY MEETING NOTES Chuck Vertrees The meeting was called to order at Galles Chevrolet at 19:34 on 2/6/02. All officers were present except the Vice President. It was announced that Sylvan Zuercher had to go into the hospital Sunday to have a pacemaker installed. His pulse was down to about 20 beats per minute. He should be back on his feet in about two weeks. Anna Gold will see to a card and some flowers. Mike Hacker was introduced as a guest. He has a 1964 Corvair that he plans to use the power train out of for a VW van. The body will be for sale. The minutes for last month were approved as published in the newsletter. Treasurer Wendell Walker announced that CNM has $5,701.43 in its checking account. This will probably be partially transferred to a GMAC account recommended by Bill Reider. Mark Martinek reported that the Car Council had met and that the report was on the CNM web page. CNM has decided to put the Car Council annual picnic on our activity calendar. It will be the first weekend in August. Mark also said that the Car Council had been unable to find someone to run the Museum show and had decided to just basically tell one of the clubs in the Car Council that it would be their responsibility. If they wouldn't do it their choice would be to resign from the Car Council. It was decided that if CNM was chosen we would accept, reluctantly. Mark Domzalski reported that Cactus Corvair sends their thanks for our offer to help them with the International Convention in Flagstaff. He also announced that Little America was not full, having set aside another block of rooms. CORSA is also looking into the possible legal problems of items willed to the Corvair Preservation Society. The progressive dinner will be Saturday March 16th. There will be appetizers at 17:00 (that's 5:00 PM for some of us) at the Golds', dinner at the Pattens' and dessert at the Wilverts'. (I think I missed something in my notes. Look elsewhere in the newsletter for details.) A list was passed for those planing to go on the garage tour on 2/10/02. Ollie Scheflow cannot make his usual arrangements for the "Old Route 66" cleanup on 3/9 because he will be out of town. Dave Huntoon volunteered to take over. Please let's have plenty of helpers out on that Saturday morning. The 2003 Tri-State was discussed. We will sponsor this event. LeRoy Rogers will chair this with help from Bill Reider and Hurley Wilvert. They are considering Raton, New Mexico. There are several things in the area to see. The replacement trophy for the Tri-State has been ordered. There will be space for 18 more years on the new trophy. The awards committee authorized by the board will consist of Mark Domzalski, Anna Gold, Ollie Scheflow, and Jerry Goffe. There will be a carburetor work-shop scheduled for April 27th. The meeting was adjourned at 20:40. -- Chuck FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING NOTES Chuck Vertrees Vice President Larry Blair called the board meeting to order on 2/20/02 at 17:10 at House of Covers. Also present were Wendell Walker, Bill Reider, Jim Pittman, Hurley Wilvert, Steve Gongora, Mark Domzalski, and Chuck Vertrees. Wendell reported that all our funds are in one account at this time. The amount is $5,746.43. He will place $5.000.00 in the GMAC account as soon as all the paper work is completed. Sylvan Zuercher is coming along just fine after his pacemaker insertion. He is up and about but is not allowed to drive for a while. The new Tri-State trophy has been ordered. There are 36 spaces on the plaque and 18 or one-half will be used which will allow the new trophy to be used for another 18 years. The problem is that we do not have a record of who won on each of the past 18 years. Mark will check with Denver and see if they can fill in some of the spots. We will have the small plaque inserts made for each of the 18 past years. They will give date, location, and winner. In the event we are unable to determine which chapter was the winner, only date and location will be shown. The winner in each coming year will be responsible for having the new plaque insert made. Larry suggested that the rules be laminated onto the back of the trophy. This seemed like an excellent idea, and Steve said he would take care of this. The Tri-State for next year was discussed. CNM will sponsor the event. The planning committee is LeRoy Rogers, Bill Reider and Hurley Wilvert. The location now being considered is Raton. The committee members are going to go to Raton next month and see what they can come up with. They are also thinking about a patch and a design contest for it. The Tri-State for this year in Grand Junction was discussed. Probably a group from CNM will leave on Thursday and drive to Durango the first day and go on to Grand Junction on Friday. A convoy seems like a good possibility. We expect to have volunteers to organize the hotel in Durango but no confirmation as yet. Bill has four pages of the revisions for the "Care and Feeding" book done which is about 20 percent. He is currently chasing parts numbers, which takes a lot of time. We will also need to vote at the next meeting on any revisions on the CNM Constitution and By-laws since these will be a part of any revisions. We will also need to include the details of The Francis Boydston Award and The Ike Meissner Award. The awards committee can suggest revisions for the Constitution and By-laws, which would then be voted on. We discussed selling the book and were reminded that the purpose of the book is to provide information to new members to the Club; any income from sales is a welcome by-product. Larry said that he had a representative of Octopus Car Wash lined up for the March meeting. If some problem develops, Steve will try to get someone from Rain Tunnel that he knows. The April meeting will have someone to talk about carburetors. Larry also has a list of quite a few possible future programs that we will present to the membership to see what they may be interested in. The meeting was adjourned at 18:22. -- Chuck FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT Robert L. Gold I want to begin this column by recognizing a CNM member for his heroic dedication to the club. That member is Sylvan Zuercher. I received a call from Sylvan and in a calm and measured tone he apologized for not being able to make February's meeting. And why couldn't he make the meeting? It was a simple matter that a couple of days earlier he was rushed to the hospital and had a pacemaker inserted in his heart. With his life saved Sylvan felt the need to explain to me why he wouldn't be available to perform his duties as membership chairman. This goes to show what a special person Sylvan is and how much he means to all of us at Corvairs of New Mexico. All I can say is - Sylvan, you take your time getting back to your CNM duties and until then we'll all miss you! Things seem to be shaping up nicely concerning our participation in the 2003 Tri-State. Just a few weeks ago we confirmed that CNM would head up the effort. That meant we needed to put together an organizing committee and to decide where the meet would be held. In no time Leroy Rogers volunteered to head up the committee and Hurley Wilvert and Bill Reider agreed to help Leroy. Leroy suggested that Raton might be a good place to hold the meet, so we'll see how that works out. I always feel a need to recognize those members of the club who are willing to help out when the club needs their help. The latest example of that was at the last club meeting when Ollie Scheflow announced he would be unable to head up the Route 66 cleanup on March 9. With no prodding from yours truly, Dave Huntoon volunteered to take up the slack. As I have mentioned in previous columns it's important that we support this cleanup effort, so let's all make an effort to turn out on March 9. Again thanks to Dave for his help. On February 10 I packed up the family and traveled the approximately 1/2 mile from my house to the Doll Museum for the annual garage tour. I've known about this museum since it was built because it stood in the way of my former bicycle commute to work. I've always been curious about it and thanks to Leroy Rogers I had an excuse to go inside. The folks at the museum were quite hospitable. The introductory description of the displays given the club was quite helpful. My son was excited to see GI JOE while I loved the Elvis display. I have a confession to make. Among the eclectic mix of things in my house I have a genuine Elvis on velvet painting imported expressly for me from Juarez by my true love Anne Mae. The painting should not reflect poorly on Anne Mae, I'm the one who told her I always wanted one. Long live the King! He is still alive isn't he? I want to thank Dave Langlois for his hospitality on the second stop of the tour. He treated the club members to a tour all the way back into the recesses of his Corvair car and parts collection. Alas, I didn't manage to buy a car from him, but I saw some possibilities! Lastly, I mentioned in my first column that I am the proud owner of the only official VW Bus Corvair. This being due to the fact that my Corvair-powered bus was included in the CNM group picture that was on the cover of the CORSA magazine the year we had the national convention. Well it seems that the number of Corvair-powered bus owners in the club may be growing. Joel Nash has had one for many years and I'm still intending to drop by to see that one. At the last meeting it was my pleasure to talk to potential future club member, Michael Hacker who is in the process of converting a bus he's owned for some time to Corvair power. I hope that I can be of some help to Michael in his efforts. I guess that's it for now. I hope to see you all at the next meeting on Wednesday, March 6! -- Robert Gold FEBRUARY GARAGE TOUR Jim Pittman On Sunday February 10th several CNM members and their friends gathered at the Doll Museum at the corner of Constitution and San Mateo NE. (Some of us had lunch at the very crowded Denny's Restaurant near I-40 at noon.) We sat in the tea room for a talk by our tour guide. Some of us learned more than we ever thought there was to know about dolls! Then we went out to buy our tickets and stroll through the museum. There were dolls of every size, every style, every age. Who would have thought anyone but little girls would have found the museum so interesting! But at least some of us gearheads looked and listened and took photos. Some of us checked out the shop where a lot of doll-related items were for sale. Some purchases were made. In short, it was a remarkably nice visit. If you have any little girls in the family, give them a treat and take them to the Doll Museum. Next we all drove north on San Mateo and found Dave Langlois' shop on San Francisco. We milled around, staring at the neatly stacked aluminum cylinder heads and blocks and fans and myriad other parts while Dave told us about how he'd developed his shop over the years. The family 1964 convertible with a 140 engine was most impressive too. I am sure those who visited were pleased to see so many spare Corvair parts and pleased to know that Dave knew what each one was and how to use it to fix any ailment our Corvairs might have some day. Thanks to all who attended; thanks to LeRoy for making the arrangements; thanks to Dave and Mona and Sean for showing us their shop, and not least, thanks to the weather service for providing a magnificent day. -- Jim Seven Years Ago - March 1995 - Volume 21 - Number 3 Our cover showed a cutaway drawing of a 1960 Corvair engine from THE AUTOCAR, October 1959. Sylvan ran the meeting as both president and V.P. were absent; later both V.P. Beasley and president Blair arrived. A guest was Steve Schultheis. Minutes were corrected for minor errors: the check for newsletter expenses was for $50, not $30, and we charged non-members $5 for an ad, not $15. Apparently last month's newsletter arrived late for most members. We had a total of $1259 to spend, including $125 in the convention account. Bill Reider reported on the Car Council meeting. We received $50 for our work at the last swap meet. Quite a few activities were mentioned. Plans for the Tri-State at Red River were discussed. Sylvan reported on a group purchase of harmonic balancers; they were $45.16 plus shipping and core in batches of ten; the club purchase would bring the total to $52 each. After the meeting Bill Reider gave a talk on rebuilding differentials. President Larry appreciated the talk with slide illustrations on rebuilding differentials. Larry said working on Corvairs was very therapeutic and worked wonders for relieving stress buildup from his real job. Billiken was about to leave for Tucson, Arizona where he planned to look for a Corvair to buy. But did he? Sylvan told us all we needed to know to prepare for Red River Rendezvous II which was coming up in May. Debbie told us all we needed to know about convention activities. Work by the various committees was progressing apace. A tech tip from the Internet outlined things you should do to a car that was going to be in storage for the winter. Finally, an article stolen, err, borrowed from another publication told us about the very interesting Corvair-powered Cord 8/10 replicar. This car embodied several great ideas including the styling of a 1936 810 Cord, front-wheel-drive, and a body made of rust-proof Royalex plastic. Using a Corvair engine was a pretty good idea too. Fourteen Years Ago - March 1988 - Volume 14 - Number 3 Our cover loudly proclaimed the Club's 14th birthday! We were saddened to learn of the death of Marlee Meissner; her husband Ike Meissner died eight years earlier after an auto accident. We had $456 in the bank. The Car Council's big car show was being planned. We had a garage tour coming up. We planned a "see and be seen" session on a Saturday to check out lights and turn signals on our cars. We voted to raise our dues to $12 per year or $25 for 26 months. We had another LeRoy Special auction. Tech tips included a quick emergency fix for a broken clutch cable, and a quick way to tell which fuse had blown out. Twenty-one Years Ago - March 1981 - Volume 7 Number 3 The cover showed our happy CNM dragon munching on a birthday cake: the Club was seven years old. We were about to buy $14 jackets and $1 name tags. Robin DeVore gave a talk on generators and alternators; yes, it's a good idea to install an alternator in an early model. Sylvan told about diagnosing clutch problems caused by a loose clutch cable pulley anchor. Bill wrote that you could have clutch release problems if you put a thick insulating pad under the carpet! A report on CNM Ladies' Day said there was a small but enthusiastic crowd who came to learn about basic tools and car care. CORSA asked for help with judging at the Denver convention and tech tips addressed getting rid of squeaks and rattles. Twenty-eight years ago, on Sunday 17 March 1974, several Corvair owners gathered at Carl Johnson's adobe house on Griegos Road in the north valley. The informal meeting was organized by Pete Colburn who had written letters to all CORSA members in New Mexico and had telephoned many of the Albuquerque members. Carl had quite a collection of cars, many of them Corvairs, for us to look at. This was a deciding moment for CNM because we all decided we would meet again soon to see if we could start a Corvair Club. LETTERS . . . Subject: WEB sites Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 22:51:23 EST From: Richard F Finch To: casa unm edu Dear Mr. Editor, I surely do agree with your editorial in this month's (February 2002) Newsletter. I regularly get messages telling me to look something up on someone's web site. If those people would realize that not everyone has a $ 2,000.00 computer and access to the internet, they might be more considerate and send a letter with photos in it like we did back in the good old days. Telling club members that they can not see what the club is doing unless they spend thousands for computer equipment, is rude and thoughtless. I suppose that this web site thing is just another example of our need for instant gratification. Speaking for myself, I simply do not have time to sit in front of a video screen and scroll. I still make my retirement living by doing things the actual way, not by the dot com way. Richard Finch, Tularosa, NM === Subject: newsletter Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 11:51:31 From: Joel Nash To: casa unm edu Jim, sorry I didn't make the garage tour as my back went out that AM. (Better now.) I was unaware of your web site, and also of its sophistication. I will certainly take advantage of it and wish to enclose my thanks along with all the others for your labor and dedication. The future articles section was very helpful; I hadn't heard about Sylvan so will e-mail him. I also enjoyed the photos, particularly of the (notorious) Beagle Bros. racing team. I was always going to make t-shirts for the Guajolote Bros. Racing Team. Thanks again. Joel Nash * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FOR SALE, TRADE OR WANTED * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FOR SALE: 1964 Corvair Monza - wrecked front end - whole car minus engine and trani or parting out. - Mike Hacker 256-0682 FOR SALE: 1955 Ford Crown Victoria - red and white - $10,000.00 - Mark Martinek - 275-3271 WANTED: 1963 Radio Bezel for push button radio. - Geoff Johnson - 720-1484 FREE: 1965 Corvair Parts Car - free to good home - Steve Johnson - 864-6278 - 2-Dr 500, 110, PG FREE: 1965 Corvair Parts Car - free to good home - Steve Johnson - 864-6278 - 2-Dr HT, Monza FOR SALE: 1960 Monza coupe -- $650.00 Needs ground up restoration. Automatic, Radio, gas heater. Powder coated engine shrouding. Full set of '60 Monza wheel covers. Extra front & rear suspension, less than 27000 miles. Assembly & Shop Manuals for the '60 Corvair. Extra gas heater parts. Call Bill Reider 299-4597 FOR SALE: 66-67 Corvair body has dual master cyl. Has good bumpers with bumper guards front and rear. Very straight body with a few minor dents. $400 drive train is in car, will leave in until you get car so it can be moved or towed. Call Bill Reider at 299-4597 FOR SALE: Black Clark's carpet late coupe $100 Padded dash Clarks 65-66 installed on metal support, black $150 Black headliner Clarks late model coupe $60 Late model 3.55 automatic differential $75 Call Bill Reider at 299-4597 WANTED: Late model coupe lower fenders Ollie Scheflow 897-2611 FOR SALE: 1962 Greenbrier 140-hp 4-speed Mike Stickler 344-2039 * * * * * * * * * CNM ADS ARE FREE TO CNM MEMBERS, $5.00 TO NON-CNM MEMBERS * * * * * * * * * * Arkansas Corvair Club CORSA Chapter 722 January 2002 Vol 15 Issue 1 POWDER COATING FOR THE HOME SHOP OWNER Elvis King With the right equipment and a little practice, you can achieve professional results. For those who may be unfamiliar with the term "powder coating," it refers to a method of applying an electrically-charged powder onto a clean metal part and then baking the part at 400 degrees F for about 15 minutes to cure the finish. The procedure provides a neat, shiny, abrasion-resistant finish that also resists ultraviolet light and most chemicals, including fuel, brake fluid, and solvents. Powder-coated parts can be used as soon as they are cool enough to touch. The finish is much tougher than paint and powder coating uses no solvents or volatile compounds involved in the application or clean-up. A Corvair engine compartment finished with powder coated appointments can be a knockout. Ever since I was introduced to this wonderful finish, while attending the powder coating tech session at the Dallas CORSA Convention, in 1995, I've been caught up with the notion of trying to do some powder coating at my shop. Back then, I even daydreamed of somehow building a wood-fired oven for such a purpose. Fast-forward a few years to spring of 2001. Although I had previously paid for having the engine sheet metal powder coated for two of my cars, I'm now retired, there are always more projects to do, and the Eastwood Company has begun marketing a reasonably-priced home powder coating system. So, the time was right for me to give it a try. I ordered Eastwood's kit from Harbor Freight Tools for $20 less than the $149.99 regular price. (Since my initial purchase, Eastwood has offered the same kit as a short-time sale item for $99.99). The basic kit consists of Eastwood's HotCoat powder coat gun (with cup) and its power unit, ground clamp, remote-activation switch and screw-in moisture separator. Also included are a can of black powder and instructions. Additionally, to succeed at powder coating, you need a good in-line pressure regulator, capable of throttling back the air pressure to a regulated 5-to-8 psi. For my baking oven, I leaned on a lifelong friend who owns the Sears store in Conway. He was able to provide me with two 1970's-style GE electric ovens that came out of nextdoor houses when the owners installed new Kenmore units. Having two just-alike was to prove to be a stroke of luck for my effort, indeed. My first try to powder coat a part produced mostly experience. After buying a plug and connecting the better looking of the two ovens to my 220-volt shop outlet, using an oven thermometer, I found that the oven and thermostat worked. I chose two decent valve covers for my first project. Using Simple Green, paint remover, and bead blasting, I got the surfaces down to clean metal after only an hour or so of cleaning. When it came time to apply the finish, my first mistake was trying to get by without a real diaphragm operated pressure regulator at the gun. I bled off the air pressure in my tank down to a low level and thought I could get by with that. However, the powder finish is not to be sprayed on by any sense. Rather it is to be almost breathed out the gun and then electrically attracted onto the object. Despite my lack of understanding, I managed to get some powder on the valve covers before moving them into the oven for baking. They turned out shiny-black, even if the finish was somewhat thin in places. With this first effort, I knew the learning curve was broached. Since then, I've bought a good regulator and gauge, a pressure sandblasting tool, and some other powder colors. A second set of valve covers and a spare wheel rim for my Spyder turned out almost perfect. Following those successes, I considered finishing a late air cleaner and cover, but the crossover tube was too long for one oven. Something larger was needed. I built a platform, with casters, so both ovens could be secured1 connected back to back, and rolled about together. Not being much of a metal worker, this part of the project was scary for me but somehow it got done. There is a 9%-inch deep connecting tunnel between my twin ovens. I was able to retain the lights in each. Also, the oven-rack slides line up because they are alike. My fear that the conjoined oven would not get hot enough in the connected area to properly melt and cure the powder didn't come true. Just recently, I coated that late crossover tube, two kick panel vents, a valve cover with holes for lifter lash adjustment, and other miscellaneous items. These were my first projects using the conjoined ovens. My modified oven is large enough to bake an engine cover or about anything else on a Corvair, excepting a front cross member or a long belly pan. In the near future, I plan to try finishing some parts in a color called Near Chrome. It's a chromium-like finish that is also clear coated. It should look good on carburetor linkages, vacuum balance tubes, oil filler caps, and so forth. I also have two different wrinkle Hot Coat finishes waiting on the shelf for just the right refinishing opportunity. When I picked up the matching GE ovens, my friend also offered a nice, newer Kenmore oven that I took, not knowing if it would be needed. It's now an unnecessary spare. If anyone in the club would like the oven, I'll even deliver it and share everything I have learned about powder coating in your home shop. If not, the spare oven may be seen on a curb in North Little Rock... soon. ============================================================================ C O R V A I R S o f N E W M E X I C O C O M I N G E V E N T S ============================================================================ | | | | | M a r c h | A p r i l | M a y | | | | | | : : : : : 1 2 | : 1 2 3 4 5 6 | : : : 1 2 3 4 | | 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 | | 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 | | 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 | 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 | 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 | | 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | 28 29 30 : : : : | 26 27 28 29 30 31 : | | 31 : : : : : : | : : : : : : : | : : : : : : : | ============================================================================ Wed 6th Mar 7:30 PM Regular Meeting - GALLES CHEVROLET 1601 Lomas NE Sat 9th Mar 9:00 AM Route 66 Cleanup - thanks to David Huntoon Sat 9th Mar 1:00 PM CNM Ladies - Rita Gongora's - 8419 Palo Duro NE Sat 16th Mar 5:00 PM Progressive Dinner - Golds', Pattens', Wilverts' Wed 20th Mar 5:00 PM Board Meeting - House of Covers Fri 22nd Mar 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Fri-Sat 22-23 March Corvair Gathering at St. George, Utah. Wed 3rd Apr 7:30 PM Regular Meeting - GALLES CHEVROLET 1601 Lomas NE Sat 6th Apr ....... Maintenance Day, World Wide Automotive. Jerry Goffe. Sat 13th Apr 1:00-4:00 CNM Ladies Brenda Wilvert 15 Oakmont Ridge Rd Sandia Park Wed 17th Apr 5:00 PM Board Meeting - House of Covers Fri 19th Apr 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Sat 27th Apr ....... Carburetor Workshop - more information later. Sat 27th Apr 8:00 AM "PoppyRun2002, Ventura County Corvairs (California) Wed 1st May 7:30 PM Regular Meeting - GALLES CHEVROLET 1601 Lomas NE Sun 5th May ....... Albuquerque Museum / NMCCC Car Show "Cinco de Mayo" Sat 11th May 1:00-4:00 CNM Ladies - Kay Sutt 2504 Calle de Ricon Bonita, Santa Fe Wed 15th May 5:00 PM Board Meeting - House of Covers Thu 16th May ....... Caravan to Durango on the way to the Tri-State (?) Fri-Sun 17-19 May 2002 - Tri-State Meet - Grand Junction, Colorado Fri 24th May 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Sat-Sun 8th-9th Jun Campout - Ruth's Cabin in the Pecos and CNM Ladies Wed-Sat 26-29 Jun 2002 - CORSA International Convention - Flagstaff, Arizona First weekend in August - NMCCC All-Club Picnic =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=++=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= CNM Ladies -by- Anne Mae Gold WOW! What a turnout we had for our February meeting! It was wonderful seeing so many of you. I really enjoy spending some time with you ladies and catching up with new jobs, health, gossip, etc. The fellowship and friendship you offer is great! Thank you Ruth for the delicious soup and cake. Kay, your quilt top is just gorgeous and thank you to everyone for helping me plan Robert's pennant quilt. He really flipped for the starburst plan and can't wait for me to start. The CNM Ladies meetings are set through the summer. Get your calendars and pencil us in... remember it is open to any female remotely linked to the Corvair Club of NM... there are no dues, no membership, nothing like that, so just come out and join us! On March 9, we will meet at Rita Gongora's home. She's at 8419 Palo Duro NE. That is off of Wyoming north of Menaul, north of Candelaria... I think even north of Comanche. The street is on the east side of Wyoming. April 13th Brenda Wilvert will host us up in the east mountains. March 11th we'll caravan up to Santa Fe where we will be at Kay Sutt's home. June 8th we will have the annual CNM campout up in the Pecos Wilderness, where Ruth Boydston hosts us on her property. Bring your shovels and you can help me dig an outhouse since I'm one of her new neighbors! In July we will gather at my home...that'll be on July 13. On August 10 we will caravan out to Placitas and be the guests of Elizabeth Domzalski. Addresses and directions will be published in the upcoming newsletters. I want to thank all of you again for welcoming us into your homes. I really look forward to seeing you at these gatherings, you have all become very dear to my heart and I know that that feeling is shared by many of the women that attend. I'd like to remind you of the Progressive Dinner that we will be having on March 16th. We'd like to start about 5pm at the Gold household for soup and salad. After we've chatted and munched a bit, we'll caravan up to the Pattons' for the main dish and later to the Wilvert's for dessert. We look forward to a good turnout. Jim will print maps to the various homes... Thanks Jim! Hasta la Pasta! - Anne Mae SUBJECT: ACTIVITIES - VENTURA COUNTY CORVAIRS Newsletter Editor: Please include these two events in your next newsletter. Flyers and our 2002 Activities Calendar will be mailed soon. We are always happy to promote any of your planned events. Thanks, Jack Pinard Corvair Chronicle Editor, Ventura County Corvairs jackpinard@cs.com, 805 984-2692 Saturday, April 27 "PoppyRun2002" Ventura County Corvairs again sponsors SoCal's largest Corvair driving tour. Enjoy interesting country and mountain roads to and from Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. Fun for all the family. Open to Corvairs and other car enthusiasts. Meet on I-5 in Castaic. $15 car includes T-shirts and refreshments. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., breaks. Entry form: PoppyRun2002, Box 6032, Ventura CA 93006. jackpinard@cs.com or phone 805 984-2692. Sunday May 5 or 12, "Ventura County Corvairs again sponsors Corvair Autocross Day at Camarillo Airport. Special opportunity for novice and seasoned drivers to test skills in their favorite fun car. This is the only Corvair Club sponsored autocross in California, and only autocross in Ventura County. Limited entrants. Corvair bodied or powered cars have priority. Great fun for participants and spectators. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Will repeat on September 1 or 8. Entry form: Autocross, Box 6032, Ventura CA 93006 or jackpinard@cs.com. Brian Shaneman, 805 794-7913. PROGRESSIVE DINNER Saturday 16 March 2002 MAP GUIDE Start by getting to the Golds' residence by 5:00 PM. If you start from Lomas, go north on San Mateo then turn right (west) on Mountain. Go four blocks and turn right (south) on Valencia. Look for many Corvairs at 1301 Valencia NE or call 268-6878 if hopelessly lost. Upon leaving the Golds' residence to go to the Pattens' residence, head east using the route of your choice until you can turn left (north) on New Mexico 14 headed for Cedar Crest, San Antonito, Sandia Park and Madrid. At Frost Road note your odometer reading and drive about one and a half miles. Turn left (west) into the PaaKo development. The road turns toward the north; continue to Kiva Place and turn left (west). Look for 66 Kiva Place - a number sign on a driveway reflector. If hopelessly lost, call 286-6690. Upon leaving the Pattens' to go to the Wilverts', go back the way you came so you are headed south on New Mexico 14. At San Antonito turn left (east) on Frost Road. Contiune east until you see an acute right (west) turn onto Valle Hermosa Road. Look for a right (north) turn onto Oakmont Ridge Rd. Look for the only asphalt driveway on the right with "Wilvert" and "15" visible. If you get lost, call 281-1732. =end=