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EDITOR: Jim Pittman NEXT MEETING: Wednesday 4 October 2006 at 7:00 PM Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE THIS MONTH: Dues Due Membership Chairman September Meeting Minutes Chuck Vertrees Birthdays and Anniversaries Sunshine Committee September Board Meeting Minutes Chuck Vertrees Christmas Project Sunshine Committee Mechanically Un-inclined Ray Trujillo 2007 Tri-State Preview Steve Goodman Bill Lawless, Corvair Rebuilder Jim Pittman Calendar of Coming Events Everybody Car Council Report Robert Gold Seven Years Ago Jim Pittman Moriarty Fly-In John & Tracey McMahan For Sale, Trade or Wanted Everybody Moriarty Fly-In and Car Show Jim Pittman State Fair Report Robert Gold COVER: David Huntoon brought the "Library Van" to the Moriarty Fly-In =CNM= PRESIDENT: Ray Trujillo 839-7436 ray @ bpsabq.com VICE-PRES: John Wiker 899-3076 wiker @ aps.edu SECRETARY: Charles Vertrees 299-0744 vertrees @ swcp.com TREASURER: Wendell Walker 892-8471 defarge505 @ aol.com MEMBERSHIP: David Huntoon 281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com NEWSLETTER: Jim Pittman 275-2195 casa @ unm.edu PROPERTIES: Ruth Boydston 821-1506 CAR COUNCIL: Robert Gold 268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com DUES: CNM: 12 months $15.00 or 26 months $ 30.00 CORSA: 12 months $38.00 or 26 months $ 76.00 BOTH: 12 months $53.00 or 26 months $106.00 CORSA's home page: http://www.corvair.org CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~casa CNM's home page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871 =CNM= DUES EXPIRED OR DUE OR APPROACHING DUE: INACTIVE AS OF 25-OCT-2006: Lee Olsen 2006-Sep Dwight Simmons 2006-Sep Kevin Sullivan 2006-Sep Sally Williams 2006-Sep DUES, THIS MONTH: Jon Anderson 2006-Oct Mark Domzalski 2006-Oct Richard Finch 2006-Oct Steve Johnson 2006-Oct DUES, COMING DUE SOON: Joe Ashton 2006-Nov Steve Gongora 2006-Nov Del Patten 2006-Nov David Huntoon 2006-Dec Walter Huntoon 2006-Dec Mark Morgan 2006-Dec Roger Pape 2006-Dec Bill Reider 2006-Dec Wendell Walker 2006-Dec DUES EXPIRED, NOW INACTIVE: Tom Bunter 2005-Aug Dan Clifford 2005-Aug Jacob Schlessinger 2005-Aug Willard Davis 2005-Dec Fred Edeskuty 2006-Feb Robert Moore 2006-Jun If your membership is due or has expired, please send your dues to: Wendell Walker CNM Treasurer 301 Utah Meadow Rio Rancho, NM 87124 Past due memberships will become inactive after a one-month grace period. Note that the Club will mail in your National dues when you renew, provided that you send us the renewal form from your CORSA Communique! =CNM= PHOTO: Dave Huntoon and John & Tracey McMahan check out a powered hang glider - just room enough for one pilot, no passengers! =CNM= Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter is published monthly by Corvairs of New Mexico, a chartered chapter of CORSA, the Corvair Society of America. Contents are copyrighted in the names of the Authors and CNM. Articles may be reprinted in any CORSA publication as a service to CORSA members provided credit to the Author and this Newsletter are clearly stated. All opinions are those of the Author or the Editor and do not necessarily reflect endorsement by CNM or CORSA. Material to be published should reach the Editor by the 15th of each month. Submit material as ASCII TEXT via e-mail to ( casa @ unm.edu ) or in ASCII TEXT format on Apple II, Macintosh or MS-DOS disk, or submit a readable manuscript. I don't like MS Word documents (they are ten times as big as the text they contain) but no problem, I can read them, thanks to icWord 3.0. The same goes for RTF files. So, send what you have, I'll read it! Photographs including digital JPGs are welcome too! This newsletter was produced in a nearly Microsoft-free environment using a 1989 Apple IIgs with GS/OS 6.0.1, a 1998 Macintosh G3 with OS 9.2, a 2003 Macintosh G4 PowerBook with OS-X and a 2003 iMac with OS-X. Software includes Bernie To The Rescue 2.6, Addressed For Success, ShadowWrite 1.3.4, Platinum Paint 2.0, Pointless and Harmonie for the Apple IIgs and AppleWorks 6, Photoshop CS, GraphicConverter 5.8, BBEdit 8 and InDesign CS 3 on the Macs. Printing is via HP LaserJet IIp and Apple LaserWriter Pro 630. Ask for more technical details if you are interested. Transportation requirements provided by Albuquerque SunTran, 1965 Corvair Monza, 1990 Honda Civic, 1996 Mazda Miata and 2003 Honda Civic. And when I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my friends. =CNM= SEPTEMBER MEETING NOTES Chuck Vertrees The meeting was called to order on September 6th at 19:05 at Highland Senior Center. All officers were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter. Treasurer Wendell Walker reported that CNM had $476.74 in the Checking Account and $2,461.36 in the GMAC account for a total worth of $2,938.10. New member Dick Cochran was introduced. Dick was a member in the past and now that he is retired he will become a member again. He and Linda live in Grants and have a 1963 Monza coupe. He will become a long range commuter again along with Tarmo. Also introduced was visitor Jim Burks, who is a friend of Pat Hall. Robert Gold reported that he made the Car Council meeting and that the main thing right now is the Swap Meet on September 22-24th. The 24th conflicts with the CNM time at the State Fair but we can volunteer some time on Saturday the 23rd. A sheet was sent around to get a list of those who can help man the entrance to the Swap Meet. It will only take a couple of hours and still give you time to check out the goodies before they are picked over. Also discussed was the governor's idea about double (front and rear) license plates. This could cause a big problem for many collector cars and a lot of modern cars. There will probably be much more on this later. CHRISTMAS PROJECT: Lee Reider, Emma Rogers and Heula Pittman are involved with supporting the Barrett House which is at Constitution and Eubank NE behind Carl's Jr. The Barrett House is transitional, temporary, short-term housing for homeless women and their children. It is a facility that assists women with a place to live while either going to school, finding a job and working, while receiving medical care, or finding permanent housing. It is a non-profit non-denominational organization. Whenever any child leaves this facility, a NEW BOOK is given to him or her. A big supply of new books is always in demand for this reason. Also school supplies are distributed to school age children whenever they enroll in school. Lee, Emma and Heula are working together, getting things organized, to start a collection of items to donate to this worthy organization. We will present these things to the Barrett House to be distributed to these women and their children as needed. At Christmas time this year, we are asking that our Club Members help support this group of women and children. You can help by bringing the following (tax-deductible) items to our annual Christmas Party in December. NEW BOOKS for outgoing children and new or gently used children's books for their library. SCHOOL SUPPLIES: 1. Back packs or book bags 2. Loose leaf paper 3. #2 Pencils 4. School glue (washable) 5. Colored markers (washable) 6. School scissors 7. Crayons 8. Spiral bound notebooks 9. Boxes of tissues 10. Other back-to-school items Please start collecting these items now and bring them with you to our Christmas party. If you don't particularly want to go shopping for these items, you can give Heula a little bit of cash and she will do it for you. Jim Pittman said that the newsletter deadline is Friday the 22nd as normal, but he will try to get in last-minute reports from the State Fair on Sunday the 24th. Members were reminded about the annual Fly-In in at the Moriarty airport on Saturday and the State Fair Car Show on the 24th. Robert says they have promised him 70 ribbons, so everyone should get several. There might be one for the "Most Decorative Oil Spot" -- who knows. Also remember that the next meeting will be election of officers. If you don't want to be "railroaded" into an office, be sure to be in attendance to protect yourself. October 8th will be the Balloon Fiesta Car Show. This is one that you don't want to miss. Meet at 07:30 at the Alameda overpass at Edith. Our October breakfast will be on the 21st at 08:30 at Jimmy's at 7007 Jefferson NE. October 27th-29th is the Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet at Palm Springs, California. Raffle tickets are now available. Ten dollars a chance on a 1964 turbo convertible. October 28th is our last cleanup on "Old Route 66" this year. Meeting time is 09:00. The last cleanup went well because we had 11 members turn out. Thanks for plenty of help. The August 6th Car Council picnic had only 21 people in attendance. The club which was sponsoring the event had a great location, a pavilion which would shelter lots of people and plenty of soda and chips. It is a shame that so many people were afraid that it might rain. It didn't! The Western AMA motorcycle races are coming up, along with a swap meet. The track is just west of town and you might see Hurley Wilvert and my son-in law, Jim Crain, out there. Jerry Goffe mentioned some of the new electronic billboards that are starting to show up around town. At least one of them is supporting the Bosque. Mark Domzalski announced that it is now FIVE years since he was president of CORSA, so he can no longer be called on as a past-president! The meeting was adjourned at 19:54 and was followed by a tech session presented by Dave Huntoon and Sylvan Zuercher. -- Chuck =CNM= HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes go to our four CNMers who celebrate this month: Sylvia Goffe October 16 Bill Reider October 17 Erica Anderson October 25 Jon Anderson October 27 =CNM= SEPTEMBER BOARD NOTES Chuck Vertrees Our meeting was called to order at 17:03 on September 20th at Business Printing Service. Present were Ray Trujillo, Robert Gold, Heula and Jim Pittman, David Huntoon, and Chuck and Julia Vertrees. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter. President Ray has talked to Steve and Rita Gongora about having our annual CNM Potluck and Auction at House of Covers. Steve said that Saturday, November 4th at 18:00 would be great with him and Rita. Vice President John Wiker was unable to attend because of school activities. Secretary Chuck Vertrees had nothing to report. Treasurer Wendell Walker reported that CNM had $539.34 in the checking account and $2,473.58 in the GMAC account for a total worth of $3003.92. Heula Pittman reported that the Sunshine Committee has already had a response from the chapter on their request for support for Barrett House. Dave Huntoon reported that he had a membership nibble. Living near him is the editor of "Southwest Motor Sports" magazine. Dave has talked with him and his wife and they seem interested in CNM. His wife said that she would like a Corvair with a V-8 motor! Wendell Walker said that he had spoken to a young lady (at Wendell's and my age all ladies are young) who has a 1963 convertible and plans to attend our next meeting. Robert Gold reported that the Car Council Swap Meet is the same weekend as the State Fair Show. He has a list of CNM members who are going to work the morning at the swap meet on Saturday so they can come to the Corvair Show at the State Fair on Sunday. It was rumored that the Mo-Par club was going to be at the fair on Sunday and would be in our space, however this is wrong. They will be there on Saturday. Sunday will be CNM and the other Chevrolet Club. Robert has the ribbons for the show. Mr. McBreen who Robert has been working with at the fair grounds told him that the Jobe's Daughters' Cafe is not open this year so we will have to find another place for breakfast. As a note about the New Mexico Car Council, I bring to all meetings a list of state-wide car activities that the Car Council puts out each month. I always bring one or two copies of this list to all the meetings. If enough people are interested, I can easily print up some extra copies. It's amazing how many activities there are and the list usually runs about three pages. At the next meeting I will have a copy of the letter which President Robert Agnew of the Car Council sent to Governor Richardson about the proposal to add front license plates to New Mexico cars. The Car Council is NOT in favor of this plan. Dave Huntoon, the Pittmans and the McMahans went to the car and air show in Moriarty along with Richard Finch from Tularosa. Gayle couldn't come this time because of illness. We all hope she gets better soon. Richard had several friends with him. One of them had been a ground crew chief for the U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds. It was suggested that the annual Car and Aircraft show in Moriarty be considered as an event to add to our schedule of activities next year. Jim Pittman suggested that we might consider making a CD version of past CNM newsletters and photos available to members or to other clubs. Jim has several years worth of past newsletters on his computer. The price for each CD would be low. Dave Huntoon suggested that we might appoint an official CNM photographer with a camcorder to tape many functions such as the Tri-State Meet, the Christmas party the Potluck & Auction. These tapes could also be made available to the members. Upcoming events include, October 4th is the next regular meeting and election of officers. October 8th is the Balloon Fiesta Car show. Meet at 7:30 on Edith Boulevard at the Alameda underpass. YOU CANNOT GET THERE FROM ALAMEDA! October 21st is our breakfast at Jimmy's at 7007 Jefferson NE at 08:30. October 27th-29th is the Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet in Palm Springs, CA. There are still tickets available to win the 1964 turbo convertible being raffled at the meet. Last but not least, in October we'll have our last cleanup of the year on "Old Route 66" -- this is on October 28th at 09:00. November 4th is the Potluck and Auction at House of Covers starting at 18:00. Don't miss this! Thanks to David Huntoon for bringing to the September meeting his films of the races at Meadowland Track in Illinois in the 50's and 60's. Robert Gold reported that he had a set of 140 heads that had been on his back porch for a long time with lots of other things and he noticed the other day that they were gone! It was the consensus of the board that with the current rising prices for scrap metal, that was a pretty good chunk of aluminum for somebody to carry away to sell. We adjourned at 18:06. -- Chuck =CNM= MECHANICALLY UN-INCLINED Ray Trujillo Hello Everyone! Our busy CNM fall schedule continues this month with the Balloon Fiesta Car Show, the Great Western Fan Belt Toss in Palm Springs, California, and our last Old Route 66 clean-up for 2006. In November we have our Annual Pot Luck and Auction, so start gathering your nifty items to donate for that fun event. When I first joined CNM three Octobers ago the first event we attended was the Pot Luck and Auction. We really had a great time bidding against other members for the donated items. It's all in good fun and there's always plenty of food and drink available to complete an entertaining evening. So please read the schedule page in this newsletter for all the specific details on these events. The first two fall activities, the State Fair Car Show and the New Mexico Car Council Swap meet, occurred just after our newsletter deadline so I'll update you of the happenings at the next membership meeting. Some of you might remember where I wrote in a previous article about fall being my favorite season. A lot of activities I really enjoy occur in the fall. Things like the harvesting of summer's fruits and vegetables, the State Fair, watching exciting college and pro football games, the tradition of the baseball World Series, the beauty of the Balloon Fiesta, the stealing of candy from my kids' Halloween bags, and the delight of a four day Thanksgiving holiday, and of course the absolutely perfect Indian summer days. These kinds of days are made for driving your Corvair around beautiful New Mexico or driving a golf ball down an immaculately cut fairway. Speaking of golf, it reminds me of the time my family and I were waiting to be called for seating at a local restaurant. While we're waiting the host sees my youngest son Isaac in his little league uniform and asks him "Who's the best baseball player in the world?" Isaac thinks about it a second and says "Ken Griffey Jr." It's a debatable answer and since he's only six years old at the time I think it's a good answer. The host then asks Isaac "Who's the best basketball player in the world? Isaac quickly responds "Michael Jordan." I figure that's another pretty good answer. Finally the host asks Isaac "Who's the best golfer in the world?" Of course we all expect him to say Tiger Woods, but without hesitation Isaac says "Oh that's easy, my Dad." Well needless to say we all got a good laugh out of it and for the life of me I just don't know where he could've got such information. I guess it's true about being really careful about what you say around your kids. It's hard to remember a time where I felt so embarrassed and yet so proud at the same time. I think many of you can relate to this story, especially if you're parents, because when your kids are young they still believe you are the best at a lot of things in the world. It's really a great feeling, even though you know eventually your kids will find out differently someday. More than a few years have passed since that day and my son Isaac now knows Tiger Woods is probably just a little bit better at golf than his dad. Anyway it was nice while it lasted. Moving on now, at our next membership meeting on October 4th we'll have our annual election of CNM officers, so please plan on attending so you can cast your vote. Also immediately following our meeting Sylvan Zuercher will do a tech session on how to install your hard-to-get-to thermostats. Well, I guess that's enough said for now, so hopefully I'll see you at the next club meeting. -- Ray =CNM= 2007 TRI-STATE IN MONTE VISTA, COLORADO Steve Goodman Hello Jim: If you have a bit of space in the next month or two you might put in a few words about the 2007 Tri-state in Monte Vista. I visited the town again today (9/13) and the motel is all arranged. The motel is Movie Manor, which is a Best Western and which has the added feature of being able to watch the drive-in movie next door from your room. Also they have their own restaurant next door which will double as the banquet facilities. Prices will be along in the next couple of weeks for both rooms and food. The city park for the car show has been reserved since last year and the city didn't lose the note so we are set there. I drove out to the Great Sand Dunes National Monument (maybe 45 miles from Monte Vista) and hopefully some will see it as a chance to visit something unique in the area. There is also an Alligator Farm nearby. Anyway all parties are anxious to see us in their town. I will forward motel prices and phone number for reservation when they contact me. -- Steve -- rearengine.steve @ worldnet.att.net =CNM= BILL LAWLESS, CORVAIR REBUILDER Jim Pittman For some years now our daughter Mary has had her heart set on getting a Honda S-2000 sports car. I remembered that back about 2002 our former CNM member Bill Lawless decided to sell his 1966 turbo Corsa and bought an S-2000 as his mid-life-crisis sports car [my description - not his!] so I decided to call him up to get some tips on the care and feeding of this surpassingly exotic Honda. We had a great conversation and his Honda comments extended beyond sports cars to Accords and Odysseys. We even discussed Mazda Miatas for a while. For the new folks in the club, Betty and Bill Lawless lived in Santa Fe and used to drive a neat Corvair convertible to club events. Bill contributed several articles to the newsletter and was a fascinating person to talk to. I remember sitting at the motel in Durango at the 1990 Tri-State Meet when Bill asked me a question about which pistons to order for a turbo Corvair engine: cast or forged. I was flattered to be consulted -- after all, the last time I personally worked on rebuilding a Corvair engine was in 1969 -- and I recommended forged, on the grounds that a turbo would run a bit hotter than other Corvair engines, and some sunny summer day he'd be blasting along uphill, passing Mustangs, and it would be a shame to have to back off in the knowledge that the pistons were "almost" good enough. Bill had acquired a 1966 Canadian-assembled turbocharged Corsa coupe and had set out to rebuild it. We were in Santa Fe a couple of times and went to look at his workshop and the array of parts. I was tremendously impressed at the neatness of the shop and the care Bill was taking in rebuilding that engine. The project was a great success and Bill used to drive that car to work every day. Tarmo and Kay have kept in touch with the Lawless family over the years and it has been my pleasure to talk to Bill several times. My thanks to Bill for some more automotive lore. He's welcome to re-join CNM at any time. He could even send us an occasional article for Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter! And when Mary gets her S-2000 I'll pass along Bill's tips on its care and feeding. -- Jim =CNM= I've never been a vitamin, I never hope to be one, But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather C than B1. -- Tom Montgomery ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ | | | | | October | November | December | | | | | | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | : : : 1 2 3 4 | : : : : : 1 2 | | 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 | 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | | 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 | 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 | 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | | 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 | 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 | 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 | | 29 30 31 : : : : | 26 27 28 29 30 : : | 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | | : : : : : : : | : : : : : : : | 31 : : : : : : | ============================================================================ Wed 4 Oct 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE Election of Officers tonight -- come and vote! Sat 7 Oct early! Balloon Fiesta 2006 starts Sat 7 Oct 11:00 AM Pojoaque Car Show - Pojoaque Fire Station Sun 8 Oct 7:30 AM Balloon Fiesta Car Show - meet at Alameda overpass at Edith Fri-Sun Oct 13-15 Santa Fe Porsche Oktoberfest. Swap Meet, Show & Shine, Rally Wed 18 Oct 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE Fri 20 Oct 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Sat 21 Oct 8:30 AM CNM Breakfast -- Jimmy's at 7007 Jefferson NE 341-2546 Fri 27 Oct ....... Great Western Fan Belt Toss - Palm Springs, California Sat 28 Oct 9:00 AM Route 66 Clean-up - contact Ollie Scheflow Sat 28 Oct ....... Great Western Fan Belt Toss - Palm Springs, California Sun 29 Oct ....... Great Western Fan Belt Toss - Palm Springs, California Wed 1 Nov 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE Sat 4 Nov 6:00 PM Auction & Pot Luck House of Covers 115 Richmond NE 256-0551 Wed 15 Nov 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE Wed 15 Nov 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman - EARLY THIS MONTH! Sat 18 Nov 8:30 AM CNM breakfast - the Owl Cafe at Eubank & Lomas NE Sun 3 Dec ....... CNM Christmas Party -- date is tentative - stay tuned! Wed 6 Dec 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE Wed 20 Dec 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE Fri 22 Dec 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Sat 23 Dec 8:30 AM CNM Breakfast -- TBA =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=++=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= =CNM= REPORT ON THE CAR COUNCIL MEETING August 23, 2006 Robert Gold I first want to thank Geoff Johnson for subbing for me at the July Car Council meeting. Geoff emailed me the following summary of that meeting: "The meeting was good, and short. That bunch of people is entirely different this year. I am really impressed with how Bob Agnew runs the group. Nothing much except everything was on schedule and running well. All dates are set. There is going to be a special presentation to the council and club members on the 26th (August, 4:00 pm) at Old Car Garage by Mike Maestas on Detailing." I think Geoff did a good job in describing how the current council is now being run. He later mentioned to me that the drama of past years is now gone. No one has walked out and no one shouts at the meetings. The meetings are now focused on promoting the car hobby and I feel that is the way it should be. I also am impressed by the fact that Mike Maestas of the Trans-Am club has brought some new blood to the group. Concerning the August 23 meeting, I was able to attend that get-together. The stars seemed to be aligned this month (I think you can occasionally see them through the rain clouds) and I'm actually able to submit this report before the CNM newsletter goes to press. Therefore the news I'm telling you about is not weeks old. In the past I've given you a running commentary about the classic cars on display at the Old Car Garage. You may also know that I miss a meeting from time to time, so when I attend a meeting the lineup of cars usually changes quite a bit. This month was no exception. There were so many interesting cars that I could (and maybe should) fill up my report with descriptions of them. However, I'll focus on just one of those gems. This is a car that when I saw it the name JIM PITTMAN popped into my mind. I've known Jim for a number of years and I think I have some idea of what kind of cars pique his interest. The car that I think Jim would have truly enjoyed was a 1953 turquoise XK 120 Jaguar. I was told that the car has been in restoration for the past two years and it looks like it will take a while longer to finish it. But it is a beauty. According to the story, a wealthy (I guess that's sort of redundant) woman from Santa Fe owns the car and decided on the color to match a pair of boots she owns. Well, this woman has wonderful taste and I feel richer for being able to see this thing of beauty. Now on to the meeting. After the obligatory officers' reports we got into the meat of Car Council activities. I need to mention that the council now has a new VP, Mike Maestas of the Trans-Am club. I think it is a great addition to the management of the council, even though I don't know why or how it was done since elections aren't for a while. I guess I'll need to ask Geoff Johnson to see if he knows. Anyway the first report was made by Mike about the council picnic. First the good part. The weather was wonderful, the companionship was great, and the cars that turned out were superior. However, due to a combination of factors not many people attended. Yours truly was among the no-shows. It was either abandon my daughter Sara at a sleepover or go to the picnic. I guess I made the right decision? I was told that two CNM members did attend, John Wiker and Cary Hubbard. Thanks go to both of those members for representing the club. Hopefully we'll have a better turnout next year. Next on the agenda was talk about the Car Council swap meet. It will be held on September 22-24 in Los Lunas. Directions are as follows: Los Lunas is approximately 20 miles south of Albuquerque, exit 203 on Interstate 25. Go east on Rt. 6 about 1-1/2 miles, then turn south on State Road 314 about 1-1/2 miles. Look for the signs on Morris Road to find parking, vendor exhibit spaces and registration. For any club members who haven't attended this meet you need to take the time to see what it is all about. There are all sorts of neat things for sale and the meet itself is very well run. It is the third year down in Los Lunas and the council has done a fine job of learning from past mistakes. This year I've volunteered CNM to help out on Saturday morning from 7:30 until 9:30 at the entrance gate. So at the September CNM meeting I'll be asking for volunteers. For two hours of easy work you get an official Car Council volunteer's hat and a meal ticket good for food at the concession set up by the Luna Mansion. I've eaten at a lot of car events and most of the food is less than satisfactory... however, the Luna Mansion folks produce a bill of fare that is downright delicious. It would almost be worth attending the meet just to eat the food. And if you volunteer you get to eat for free -- such a deal! Since the swap meet is next month we've decided to hold the next Car Council meeting early on Wednesday, September 20 to take care of any pre-swap meet preparations. I guess that means I may have another on-time report for you next month. Our last topic of note had to do with a proposal from the well loved New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department to double the number of license plates we display on our cars. I can say that everyone in attendance was less that impressed with that proposal. As I understand it, the idea has yet to be endorsed by our Governor so there is a chance to "head it off at the pass." During the discussion about the change it was noted that such a "change" would obviously cost the drivers in New Mexico a lot of "change." The estimate from the Taxation and Revenue Department is that it could cost as much as $13 million dollars. Now we're talking about some real money here. And I give you one guess about who will be paying that money? Also, as the membership pointed out, many of our old cars do not have brackets for front license plates. Does anyone know where we can get a bracket for a 1948 Hudson? Another problem would be for cars that have year of production license plates on them. Trying to find two with the same number might be as easy as that weapons of mass destruction hunt. Needless to say the clubs represented weren't very happy and we voted to send a letter to the Governor voicing our opposition. It was also suggested that each individual club send a letter, so I'll be making such a motion at our next CNM meeting. Lastly, here is an observation that doesn't have anything to do with the Car Council. Over the years I have become accustomed to the abbreviation of "CNM" for our club name. It sort of rolls of the tongue so to speak. Anyway, we now have a competitor in town, the Community College of New Mexico, formally known as TVI. They now call themselves CNM. (Why not "CCNM"?) I guess the bright spot is that they may have some neat T-shirts or stickers that would have the CNM logo. All I can say is that we had it first and we are the best. I guess that's all I have for this month. I'll see you all at the next club ("CNM") meeting. -- Robert =CNM= SEVEN YEARS AGO Jim Pittman Seven Years Ago - October 1999 - Volume 25 - Number 10 - Issue 289 The cover showed the often-reproduced photo of the editor's 1966 turbo Corsa at Dog Canyon near Alamogordo in 1967. Dennis ran our meeting. Ron & Debbie Deck were introduced as new members, along with visitor Pat Copp. Our campout this year was a very wet one. Tarmo & Mark were working on a Fall Tour. Robert previewed the State Fair car show. Debbie was working on the 2000 Tri-State. Wendell was working with the proposed Wheels Museum. October 2, 1959 was the date Chevrolet dealers displayed the new 1960 Corvair in their showrooms. To celebrate, we planned to parade down Central in our Corvairs. At the board meeting Wendell reported a bank account totaling $6,227.97. Dennis thanked us for a fun two years as CNM president and described ongoing Corvair work including prepping a Lakewood for painting. An article borrowed from the August 8, 1999 Albuquerque Journal profiled CNM member Larry Blair, revealing interesting details of his careers and adventures. A letter from Will Davis told us about the adventures of the Davis family at their new home in Florida where Will had a job at NASA. The issue finished up with several photos from the September State Fair, possibly the first crop of digital photos to appear in our newsletter. Fourteen Years Ago - October 1992 - Volume 18 - Number 10 - Issue 205 The clever cover, commemorating the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage to the new world, showed Spanish ships with Monza crosses on their sails. Steve ran the meeting, Debbie stood in for VP Dennis, Chuck recorded meeting notes, and Wendell reported a bank balance of $1076. We discussed the Swap meet, the State Fair, the Aspencade, CNM elections and our Christmas dinner. Jon Anderson was a guest - and soon became a new member! Carl Johnson told us about his adventures driving a Corvair to the convention in Atlanta in July. President Steve said our Club is the envy of local car clubs for our accomplishments and activities. He thanked Bill Reider and others for putting together the Care and Feeding booklet which has garnered national attention. LeRoy reported on the State Fair show: there were eighty cars on display, thirteen of them Corvairs. Chuck reported on the Orange Barrel Funkhana: fourteen drivers negotiated a challenging course and the winner was Debbie Pleau. Brenda previewed the Christmas dinner, to be held at the All-Indian Pueblo Center. A guest article by Mark Shaw examined the pollutants emitted by old cars in typical driving conditions and concluded that even well-tuned sixties cars contribute more than their share of environmental degradation. Tech tips included a recommendation for using Dow Corning GN metal assembly paste when assembling your engine, filling the bowl of your newly-rebuilt carbs with gas before trying to start the engine, and a report that tuning up all old cars would be the most cost-effective way to significantly reduce smog. Twenty-one Years Ago - October 1985 - Volume 11 - Number 10 - Issue 121 The cover featured another Mark Morgan styling concept. Bill Hector took notes, Francis presided and we had $543 to save or to spend. We discussed plans for upcoming events and saw a television spot about Clark's Corvair Parts. Bill Reider's monthly column discussed the importance of keeping springs in shape and told how to check ride height. He recommended new springs, not spacers to prop up sagging springs. Tech tips included a template for mounting late model bumper guards, fixing a leaky trunk, and using exactly the right size and shape screwdriver to get those stuck jets out of your carb without damage. The blade should be the same width and thickness as the jet's slot, and should be straight-ground or hollow-ground, not tapered. Twenty-eight Years Ago - October 1978 - Volume 4 - Number 9 - Issue 37 Our cover showed a snail's path spelling out "corsa" which I guess was better than a blank page. We learned at the meeting that Congressman Runnels got the Manuel Lujan bill shelved; this bill would have paid dealers or junk yards $300 to scrap any pre-1968 vehicle. Arrgh! Joel was our president, Tarmo the VP and Steve the secretary-treasurer. Les Campbell was organizing the State Fair show and we needed someone to organize our next Winrock show. New members were Greg Corazzi and Ken Bell. Jim's article "Don't Paint Your Wagon" asked CNM people to think about why they own Corvairs. Jim asserted it was more important to keep them running well so they'd be fun and useful to drive than to paint them up so they'd look so good you'd be afraid to drive them. What do you think? The third part of Bob Helt's tune-up article covered ignition timing.Terry Gray reported on the State Fair where nine Corvairs showed up. The crowd was overheard making the usual remarks: Where's the engine... My brother used to have one of those... My dad's Corvair was the one with four cylinders... I had one and never should have got rid of it... I'd never own a car like that... =CNM= MORIARTY FLY-IN John & Tracey McMahan When we first heard about the Land of Enchantment Fly-In at Moriarty, there was an instant appeal to see the antique and experimental aircraft, along with the promise of a classic car display. Part of the appeal was the fact that most people, including ourselves, pass by Moriarty at 75 MPH never knowing what the town is all about. The web site for the event said "Weather permitting, we are expecting a large turn out." Well, the morning of Saturday, September 9th was the perfect day to take Tracey's "new" 1955 Chevy on a road trip to Moriarty. The '55 Chevy had been a childhood dream of Tracey's and now the dream has come true. We had planned to have breakfast in Moriarty at the yet to be determined "best" restaurant in town. After cruising the entire main street and talking to a few locals, we had a great breakfast at Jenk's Cafe. After breakfast we headed for the airport southeast of town. The airport was a buzz of activity with gliders being towed to altitude by small planes. To our surprise we watched a "jet powered" glider take off and then make two low flying passes over the field before landing and taxiing right by the onlookers. As we walked among the parked aircraft, occasionally various antique and experimental aircraft took turns at the runway. They all returned to continue their proud display on the tarmac. Dave Huntoon displayed his Corvair van among the other classic cars on the north side of the tarmac then walked around with a video camera. It was a delightful day among classic aircraft and cars, and the event would certainly be a worthy outing and display for CNM at the next annual event in the fall of 2007. -- John and Tracey =CNM= = = = = = FOR SALE, TRADE OR WANTED = = = = = FOR SALE: 1960 Corvair 2-door coupe. Automatic. White/blue interior. Rust-free. Only minor traffic dings in door. All glass is good; new windshield. Driveable. All original but worn interior. Asking $800.00 John Caldwell - GALLUP, NM - 505-488-5314 FOR SALE: 1964 Monza sedan - needs work Cary Hubbard 350-0483 FOR SALE: 1961 Monza 900 coupe - needs work Cary Hubbard 350-0483 FOR SALE: 1968 Corvair Monza Convertible, 110 HP, 4-speed. New front seat upholstery, New carpet, 2-year old top. Sheet metal in floor has been replaced. Needs paint, has rust. Asking $3,000 John Arnold 505-281-5542 FOR SALE: 1962 Wagon 700 $1,500.00 OBO Terry Price 872-0100 1967 Monza 2-door coupe, 110-HP, auto. Great interior, good condition. $2,500.00 OBO Terry Price 872-0100 WANTED: Late NOS Front Panel Call Jerry Goffe 345-3100 / 346-4220 FOR SALE: 1961 Monza coupe, '66 110-HP engine, Powerglide. New interior, needs paint, minor body work. Make offer Hurley Wilvert 281-1732 hurbrenwil @ peoplepc.com FOR SALE: 1968 Monza coupe, 110-HP rebuilt engine with 4 carbs, Powerglide. New paint, good interior. Make offer Hurley Wilvert 281-1732 hurbrenwil @ peoplepc.com =CNM= MORIARTY FLY-IN AND CAR SHOW Jim Pittman Several days ago I got the following e-mail from Tularosa, New Mexico: Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 09:33:09 -0600 From: Richard Finch ( finchbooks @ tularosa.net ) To: Jim Pittman ( casa @ UNM.edu ) Subject: Moriarty Fly-In and Car Show Sept 9-10, '06 Hi Jim and Heula, This is to let you know about a significant EAA Fly-In and car show just 35 miles from Albuquerque. This will be the 15th annual event there and Gayle and I plan to drive up there for the day on Saturday the 9th. There will be a free, I think, car show that usually includes cars from the early days even to new models. Most of the cars are like 1960 Fords and 1957 T-Birds. The airplanes are all years and models. Food will be available and will be cooked, such as hamburgers and the like. I will also have a couple of local Corvair people with me to see the show. For more info, click on www.loefi.com - That stands for "Land of Enchantment Fly-In." Can you pass this info on to the other CNM members? Thanks, Richard Finch I immediately asked Steve Gongora to relay this message via his extensive address list and we made plans to head for Moriarty bright & early on Saturday the 9th. The 1990 Civic was pleased to get to do a road trip, however short 35 miles might seem. We headed east on I-40 and were soon up to freeway speed... ...until we got to Tijeras Canyon and had to slow down! Miles of highway construction were going on and we were bottled up into two lanes along with all the usual I-40 eighteen-wheelers. Nothing for it but to ease over into the exit lane at Tijeras and make the rest of the trip on NM 33 AKA Old Route 66. It was a beautiful day and we admired the green fields full of flowers as we cruised past Edgewood and approached Moriarty. Passing the truck stops and gas stations we looked for the road leading to the airport. Soon we were turning in to where the parking area had been improvised from a cow pasture. Several apparently 12-year-old Civil Air Patrol cadets directed us in a very professional and courteous manner to our designated parking space and we got out the wheel chair and headed across the bumps looking for smoother ground to roll on. We started our visit by going to the tent where volunteers were serving up breakfast. While finishing up our sausages and pancakes and coffee we saw an Oldsmobile with "Tularosa" on the front license plate drive up and Richard Finch and friends disembarked. Gayle unfortunately wasn't able to come. We spent some time telling old war stories and flying stories and car rebuilding stories, then it was time to go out and inspect the old cars and the old and new airplanes. The first "car" we saw was a black 1956 Messerschmidt KR-200 which apparently was a move by the German company from building formidable warplanes to trying to keep the company alive after the destruction of war. It looked as if it would be a fun commuter in a small town with no SUV's to run it over. We wandered around the field looking over the collection of parked airplanes. Richard pointed out an airplane just like the one he owns that has a Buick V-6 engine. Whenever I'm around airplanes I think back to 1967 at Holloman AFB when I started taking flying lessons. After soloing in a Piper Cherokee I decided to stay with sports cars instead of trying to go further with aviation. Now and then I wonder if I made the right choice. I think of my friend Carl Harris, owner of a Chevy 409 street racer, the world's fastest 1965 Impala 396 and the world's neatest 1966 Corvette 427, started flying lessons and was hooked. He sold his Corvette, bought a clunker '57 Chevy to drive to the airport, became a pilot, and got a job as a flying instructor. He never looked back at his automotive glory days. Whom should we see but Dave Huntoon in "our" yellow 8-door Corvair van which he parked with the old cars. Next we spotted John and Tracey McMahan who arrived in a bright green 1955 Chevrolet. We watched as gliders were towed into the sky and then released to soar around far above. We heard the sound of jet engines in the distance and saw a glider zipping down the runway. The pilot held it flat and level nearly to the end of the runway, then pulled up in a spectacular U-2-like steep climb. After making a few passes the glider landed and taxied by, making proportionally as much noise at a Southwest 737. We all went over to stare at the two tiny jet engines mounted just behind the canopy. It was marvelous to see old and new airplanes in such great condition, many of them taxiing out to take off for a spin. Some of the older planes were exotic to our eyes, including a 1944 Howard GH-3 in Navy paint. That was one I had never heard of before. Looking at the neat little 1946 Ercoupe painted in RAF colors, it was easy to imagine earlier times in aviation when you flew by the seat of your pants and depended on your skill and the integrity of your airplane to get down safely. They have this fly-in every year? Let's do this again sometime. -- Jim =CNM= CHRISTMAS PARTY GIFT COLLECTION Sunshine Committee Be sure to read the meeting minutes on page 3 of this newsletter for details on our project for the Christmas Party! We will collect school supplies for the Barrett House children. =CNM= State Fair Car Show September 24, 2006 Robert Gold They say that timing is everything. Well, when it comes to writing articles for this year's newsletters it seems that I've become a slave to the deadline. This will be the second time this year I have to write about an event while I'm actually taking part in it. The first time was at the Museum car show in May and now I'm doing it again. That's because our newsletter is going to press while I write this. I guess you can call this instant gratification. I write the words and then though Jim Pittman's hard work I'll read them today in the newsletter. I'll tell you one thing. I don't plan to become a newspaper writer after I retire in January. So if my words seem a little frantic that is because they are. This year's State Fair Show was full of surprises when the Gold car caravan arrived at the Furr's parking lot. There where only three Corvairs waiting for us. Let's see, 3 + 2 = 5 cars for the show. I was a bit depressed over the small number of cars and the fact that the weather to start the day was cold and dreary. But not to worry, before I could get parked the number of cars had swelled to 11 and the weather showed signs of improvement. By the time we drove in to the fairgrounds (we got in for free - again!) the sun was out and when we got everyone parked we had 13 gleaming examples of Corvair art to exhibit for the public. Photos start on this page, and on the next page is a list of those who had fun at this year's show: 1. Robert Gold 1961 Rampside (This year's only FC!) 2. Anne Mae Gold 1965 Corsa convertible (Yes, you've seen this car before, but not with the Golds) 3. Art and Kelly Gold 1965 Monza 4-door (The debut of this car with its new owners) 4. Julian & Ray Trujillo 1964 Monza 4-door (A truly spectacular early model 4-door!) 5. Larry Blair 1964 Monza convertible (We don't see this beauty enough at CNM events!) 6. Pat & Vickie Hall 1963 Spyder convertible (A classic looking '63 with all the goodies!) 7. Bernie & Nancy Urbassik 1963 Spyder convertible (A real head turner when it drives by!) 8. Geoff Johnson 1963 Monza convertible (This car looks better every time it is displayed - next stop - perfection!) 9. Geoff Johnson (and Sally) 1966 Corsa (This is that V8 thing that gets so noticed at the shows!) 10. Tarmo Sutt 1965 Corsa (Just one word - perfection.) 11. John Wiker 1966 Monza (A true inspiration for all of us who work at Corvair restoration - great job!) 12. Isaac & Ray Trujillo 1965 Corsa convertible (That can't be the same car that he had when he joined the club-- tooooo cooool!) 13. Bob McBreen 1963 Monza convertible (Watch out, CNM, this is just one of the cars Bob has to show off now that he's got the time!) I want you to know that this car show is intended to be a fun time for everyone. We distribute 70 ribbons for all sorts of "novelty" classes and ribbons just for showing up. Club members do the judging so I want to thank them all for their help. For the finest of the vehicles we gave out "Best of Show" ribbons. Geoff Johnson did the technical points judging. Thanks Geoff! Here are those purple ribbon winners: 1. Best car - late (1965-1969) 1st Tarmo Sutt 1965 Corsa 2. Best car - early (1960-1964) 1st Larry Blair 1964 Monza convertible 3. Best Forward Control 1st Robert Gold 1961 Rampside 4. Best Gold Family Car 1st Art & Kelly Gold 1965 Monza There are more photos on the next page of the newsletter. I want to again thank everyone for supporting this year's show. I hope you plan to attend next year. See ya then! -- Robert Gold =CNM= REMEMBER THE AUCTION! We need to add a couple of sentences as a reminder about the November 4th Pot Luck and Auction at House of Covers. This is always a fun way to raise a little money for the club and to get some of that junk, I mean, some of those neglected treasures, out of the house... and at the same time, pick up some new and different junk, I mean, new and better treasures to take back home! Hey, it's always good to have something available to recycle at next year's auction!! Plus, we can count on some nice pot luck dishes and some great conversations! I wouldn't be surprised if our favorite auction fan, Del Patton, manages to make the trip out west just to attend!! So start thinking of what you'd like to auction off and start planning your pot luck dish to bring to House of Covers by 6:00 PM on Saturday November 4th. See you there! =end=