The November 2009 Newsletter - Text Version

Updated 27-Oct-2009 ==== Copyright (c) 2009 Corvairs of New Mexico  

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   NOVEMBER 2009  / VOLUME 35 / NUMBER 11 / ISSUE #410 
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EDITOR: Jim Pittman

NEXT MEETING:   Wednesday 4 November 2009 at 7:00 PM
                Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE

THIS MONTH:
 Dues Due ....................................... Membership Committee
 September Meeting Minutes ............................ Chuck Vertrees
 Birthdays and Anniversaries ...................... Sunshine Committee
 September Board Meeting Minutes ............................ Art Gold
 Drive a Corvair! ................................. President Pat Hall
 Christmas Dinner .......................... Heula & Rita & Lee & Emma
 CNM Younger Member Contest ............................ Heula Pittman
 Calendar of Coming Events ........................ Board of Directors
 Car Council Meeting, Swap Meet Report ................... Robert Gold
 For Sale, Trade or Wanted .................................. Everyone
 Photos from the State Fair Car Show 2009 ................. The Editor
 Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago ...................... Club Historian
NEW OFFICERS: Robert Gold, Art Gold, Pat Hall, Ray Trujillo (photo: Heula)

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ELECTED OFFICERS:
    President:    Pat Hall      620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
    Vice-pres:    Ray Trujillo  839-7436              ray @ bpsabq.com
    Secretary:    Art Gold      620-7434        rollerart @ gmail.com
    Treasurer: Robert Gold      268-6878        beisbol30 @ msn.com
BOARD MEMBERS:
  Car Council:    Art Gold      620-7434        rollerart @ gmail.com
   Membership:  David Huntoon   281-9616        corvair66 @ aol.com
     Sunshine:  Heula Pittman   275-2195             jimp @ unm.edu
   Newsletter:    Jim Pittman   275-2195             jimp @ unm.edu
Correspondent:  Chuck Vertrees  299-0744         vertrees @ swcp.com

   Properties:   Ruth Boydston  821-1506            sg730 @ comcast.net

    Emeritus:  Sylvan Zuercher  299-7577            flat6 @ hubwest.com
    Emeritus: Wendell Walker    892-8471       defarge505 @ aol.com

 Car Council:    Cary Hubbard   350-0483       bus63kombi @ gmail.com

         CNM: 12 months $25.00 -or- 26 months $ 50.00  
       CORSA: 12 months $45.00 -or- 26 months $ 90.00  
 CNM & CORSA: 12 months $70.00 -or- 26 months $140.00  

   CORSA DUES WENT UP AUGUST 1st 2009! See your CORSA Communique.

         CORSA's home page:  http://www.corvair.org
      Steve Gongora's page:  http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871
         CNM's newsletters:  http://www.unm.edu/~jimp

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DUES DUE DATES FOR NOVEMBER 2009:

DUE LAST MONTH = will become inactive 25-NOV-2009:
2009.10         Debra & Jon Anderson   1992.10
2009.10     Mary Lou & Mark Martinek   1990.08

DUE THIS MONTH = will become inactive 25-DEC-2009:
2009.11        Linda & Dick Cochran    2006.09
2009.11    Pamela & Charles Mann       2008.11

DUE NEXT MONTH = will become inactive 25-JAN-2010:
2009.12       Kathy & Larry Blair      1985.11
2009.12      Diane & Robert Galli      2007.10
2009.12               David Huntoon    1994.11
2009.12               Roger Pape       2002.12

DUE JAN = will become inactive 25-FEB-2010:
2010.01   Darlene & William Darcy      2009.01
2010.01   Marilyn & Richard Foster     1999.07
2010.01        H. C. "Lube" Lubert     1987.10
2010.01           Kim & Del Patten     1980.07
2010.01       Carolyn & Dan Palmer     2006.01

DUE FEB = will become inactive 25-MAR-2010:
2010.02     Susanne & Larry Hickerson  2002.08
2010.02               Frank Stadler    1990.02
2010.02       Brenda & Mike Stickler   1976.07
2010.02       Julia & Chuck Vertrees   1983.05
2010.02             Wendell Walker     1989.01

DUE MAR = INACTIVE 25-APR-2010: (none)

DUE APR = INACTIVE 25-MAY-2010:
2010.04      Deborah & John Dinsdale   2000.02
2010.04         Heula & Jim Pittman    1974.04

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PAST DUE - INACTIVE AS OF 25-SEP-2009:
2008.04     Florence & Bill Hector     2006.04
2008.10     Guadalupe & Jim Arellanes  2006.10
2008.10          Mary & Art Hurley     2007.10
2008.11     Nancy & Bernard Urbassik   2004.08
2009.02                Carl Johnson    1974.04
2009.03               Sally Williams   2003.09
2009.07               Jerry Goffe      1977.05
2009.07            Geoffrey Johnson    2002.03
2009.08        Marci & Gary Calabrese  2008.08
2009.09         Kay & Tarmo Sutt       1976.07
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If your membership is due or has expired, please send your Dues to:

    Robert Gold, CNM Treasurer
    1301 Valencia NE
    Albuquerque, NM      87110

Past due memberships will become inactive after a one-month grace period.
The Club will mail in your National Dues when you renew,
provided that you send us the renewal form from your CORSA Communique!

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OCTOBER MEETING NOTES
Chuck Vertrees

The meeting was called to order at 19:05 at the Highland Senior Center on
October 7th. All officers were present. There were 26 members in attendance.
President Mike Stickler asked that we express thanks to Robert Gold for
organizing the State Fair Car show. Robert in turn thanked all who brought their
cars. There were 19 Corvairs on display. We had almost all years present and
there were all body models on hand.

Treasurer Robert Gold reported that CNM had $2,623.65 in the checking
account and $1,149.45 in the GMAC account for a total worth of $3,782.10.

Guest Hyman Eisenberg was introduced. His job is title research. If you
have a car without a title, he can take care of it. He has done work for Dave
Langlois, who has been satisfied with his work. If you need his services, I have
his card and so does Mike Stickler.

Swiftly and smoothly switching job titles, Robert Gold reported on the
Car Council meeting. He said that there were few people present. Mostly the past
swap meet was discussed. CNM was well represented at the meet. Pat Hall helped
set things up and then several members were on hand on Saturday to help with
admittance and parking. The Car Council will meet next month, then probably not
meet again until after the first of next year.

Jim Pittman, newsletter editor, thanked Robert Gold for getting his
report of the State Fair car show in to him early (maybe while the show was
still going on!?) so that he could get it into the newsletter. Jim said this is
a short month and items for the newsletter must be in to him by the Friday after
the Board meeting. Jim also reported on an article in Road & Track magazine by
Peter Egan. The article was about Egan's thoughts on the "Cash for Clunkers"
program. We discussed this at our last meeting. We pretty much agreed that it
was sad, perhaps stupid, to ruin good engines as, some of us suspect, pretty
much a publicity stunt. Jim also reported on reading articles agreeing with him
about the Chevrolet Volt all electric car. Some think it may be very much a
waste of money to buy one. Some think its utility may not be near what should be
expected.

Heula Pittman reported that a get well card was being circulated for
Jerry Goffe. He is in Anna Kaseman Hospital. He is a diabetic and got a very
serious foot infection. The doctor said that they found it in time so that he
does not have to lose a foot or leg. He will still be hospitalized for some
time. Also she said that the deadline for young pictures of members is the end
of tonight's meeting. Score sheets with all the pictures will be available in
the November newsletter and at the November meeting and the results will be
announced at the Christmas dinner. There will be some more pictures in the
newsletter that this is published in.

October is the time for election of officers. Your current secretary
(Chuck Vertrees) finally had someone who would run against him, so he (I)
stepped down. Our new candidate was really interested in the job. Chairman of
the nominating committee Sylvan Zuercher suggested that the slate of candidates
be accepted by acclamation and the members so voted. Therefore officers for the
coming year will be Pat Hall, President; Robert Trujillo, Vice-President; Robert
Gold, Treasurer; and Art Gold, Secretary.

Upcoming events include a possible money raiser at House of Covers in
November. The board will have to come up with the details. In December we will
have our Christmas dinner. It will be at Roper's on Saturday evening December
5th at 5:00 PM. Roper's is at 8810 Central SE. That's just east of Wyoming. We
will have the whole place to ourselves. It will be a buffet and the price is
very reasonable, $12.45 per head including gratuity. The board will decide on
the menu items.

Before we adjourned, Dan Palmer introduced his son Dan who is visiting.
He currently is very active in the NASCAR team of Ernie Elliott. He started out
as a specialty welder and branched out from there. He currently has an extensive
machine shop in Dawsonville, Georgia. It was fantastic hearing him tell about
some of the things that they do, such as starting out with an aluminum ingot and
machining out an oil pan! I could have listened to him all night. I learned much
that I had wondered about as far as NASCAR rules, etc. went. We thank Dan for
bringing Dan to visit our meeting, and we thank Dan for his stories about his
work with NASCAR.

The meeting was adjourned at 20:00. We went to the "66 Diner" for
refreshments and more talk.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes to:

Five CNM members celebrate birthdays this month:

   Anne Wiker          November  6
   Jim Pittman         November 13
   Sylvan Zuercher     November 16
   Opal Zuercher       November 22
   John Wiker          November 23

HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes to each of you!

Brenda and Mike Stickler celebrate their wedding anniversary on November 21

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY wishes to the happy couple!

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DRIVE A CORVAIR
Pat Hall

Hello CNM members. I am proud that our club selected me as President. My promise
to the club is to do the best I can to make the club better.

I feel that with newly elected officers such as Ray Trujillo as
Vice-president, Art Gold as Secretary, and Robert Gold continuing as Treasurer,
we, as a team, will be able to help our club.

I am honored to serve in our club with our long-time Newsletter editor,
Jim Pittman.

There are many projects to talk about for the year in front of us. I have asked
LeRoy Rogers to arrange a garage tour, probably for February, and he will report
back on his suggestions for where and when. I asked Jim and Heula Pittman
whether they'd like to find a restaurant and arrange our Anniversary dinner in
March. (At the board meeting I learned that Anne Mae Gold had already
volunteered to organize the Anniversary dinner. Heula & Jim agreed to help her
if she needs help.)

Now we need suggestions for other events for the coming year, as well as
volunteers to organize and run them. We made a start at talking about such
events at the board meeting tonight.


Hope to see all members on Nov. - 04 - 09.	-- Pat Hall

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OCTOBER BOARD MEETING NOTES
Art Gold

Mike Stickler called the meeting to order and there was a brief and very
informal change-of-command ceremony in which Pat Hall took over the club
briefcase and the seat at the head of the table. All officers were present.
Others attending were Brenda Stickler, Vickie Hall, Heula & Jim Pittman,
Julie & Chuck Vertrees, "Lube" Lubert, David Huntoon, Rita & Steve Gongora.

President's Report - Pat Hall - Became new president at this meeting. Stated
that he wants to make the club the best it can be, by organizing more events,
getting suggestions from club members, getting guest speakers (during dinners?),
tech demonstrations (during meetings?), defining the TUNA, and driving tours?
(The purpose of the TUNA should be to gain hands-on experience for repairing
Corvairs.) Appointed five individuals to the board (Jim, Chuck, Dave, Sylvan,
and Heula) and Art Gold agreed to continue as Car Council rep.

Vice-President's Report - Ray Trujillo talked about the fund-raiser event and
costs of printing.

Treasurer's Report - Robert Gold - $2,623.85 (Checking account), $1,151.20
(GMAC) for a total of $3,775.05. It was reported that our sponsor GALLES
CHEVROLET has not given any money to the club recently. The plaque for the
Tri-State will be ordered from All Sports Trophies and the cost reimbursed to
whoever orders it.

Secretary's Report - yours truly Art Gold as new secretary took notes as needed.
Past Secretary Chuck mentioned that his mailing address and e-mail address were
used for the club's business, and he volunteered to continue without changing,
which those present heartily approved, particularly as regards the GMAC account
and the state non-profit certificate forms.

Brenda Stickler - Discussed the printing of the new Caring and Feeding of Your
Corvair book. Cost to print is about $.... each in quantity, and the book will
be sold for $..... There would be 100 printed now, with the possibility for more
in the future. These books would be sold to Clark's Corvair Parts. Brenda
brought up the possibility of printing calendars again and Ray discussed the
costs for different formats. There was a debate over whether to go with either a
book calendar or the one-page sheet calendar. The decision was made to go with
the one-sheet calendar. The book calendar would cost $15.00 to print as opposed
to $1.50 for the single sheet. The preparation for making the calendar,
including selecting suitable photographs, would start next year, with the
calendar being for the year 2011. A sign up sheet will be passed around at the
next meeting for interest in the calendar.

Jim Pittman - Discussed club members who do not possess membership in both CORSA
and CNM. Cost for membership to CORSA is $45 per year, $90 for 26 months, and
CNM's dues are $25 and $50 for the corresponding periods. The constitution
states that 100% of the club members should be a member of CORSA unless they are
grandfathered, and the date for that was July 1997. A new member to the club
must join both CNM and CORSA simultaneously. CORSA's list of active and
non-active members for our chapter was given to each attendee at the meeting.
Rita stated that this issue should be settled with the members of the board and
not the regular club members. Robert said he was sure many of those not on the
list had indeed paid dues for both CORSA and CNM, so somehow they were not
getting on the list correctly. Jim said that he will check with Robert to verify
which members not appearing on the list actually joined CORSA and then inquire
of CORSA how to correct their list. The issue will be discussed again at a
future board meeting.

Other Events Discussed - November 7th (Saturday), Annual Fundraiser at House of
Covers. There will be bingo and a pot luck and a silent auction. December 5th
(Saturday), Roper's Restaurant, Christmas Dinner. February, date to be
determined, a garage tour organized by LeRoy. March, our anniversary dinner,
possibly at the Macaroni Grill. Anne Mae Gold is taking charge of this event, in
which the date is yet to be determined.

Written by Art Gold, Secretary

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Christmas Dinner 
Heula Pittman

Once again, Rita Gongora has set up our annual Christmas Dinner. This year it
will be held at Roper's, 8810 Central SE which is east of Wyoming. We will meet
at 5:00 PM and we will have the entire restaurant reserved for us. The meal
costs will be approximately $12.45 each. Dessert will be provided. More details
will come later.

Don't forget to bring your items to donate to the Safe House. Emma Rogers and
Lee Reider will collect the donated items and see that they get delivered. We
don't exchange Christmas gifts among us members; instead, we chose a worthy
organization to contribute needed items.

The Safe House temporarily houses folks who have been displaced from their
homes, often because of domestic abuse. Many times they leave with only the
clothes on their backs. Clothing for men, women, boys and girls from ages birth
on up are needed. Toys, games, books, school supplies, etc. are all accepted.
This organization will accept just about anything with the exception of STUFFED
TOYS! Therefore, please, no stuffed toys. Please do not wrap your items. We urge
you to be generous with your selection of gifts for the Safe House. If you would
like for me to shop for you, I'll be glad to. Just let me know.

Be sure to make your calendars for this fun evening - December 5th, 5 PM at
Roper's. Bring your items for the Safe House, enjoy a good meal and fellowship
together and learn the results of our "Younger Members" photo identification
contest.

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Calm Before the Storm
Car Council September Meeting Report -- Robert Gold

I want all of you to know that the club was represented by a Gold this month,
but not the usual "Gold" rep. Art was out of town so I subbed for him at the
September meeting. I was surprised to see that that there weren't many at the
meeting. It seems that a little thing called the Annual Car Council Swap Meet
sorta distracted the members. The Car Council's monthly meeting fell a mere one
day before the swap meet and most of the council members decided to conserve
their energy for work on the meet. That meant that there were only about a dozen
other reps at the meeting besides me.

I guess I could say that in spite of the low numbers it was an exciting
meeting, but that wouldn't be telling the truth. The major activities at the
meeting were setting up the chairs, looking at the cars being restored at the
Old Car Garage, and talking about how well plans were preceding for the swap
meet. Predictions were that the meet would be one of the best ever. So read on
to see if those predictions were true.

I first want to thank Pat Hall for volunteering to be an "early bird"
and help with the swap meet setup on Thursday. He told me later that he set up
the flags that delineated the booths. Setup work is the hardest part of the
preparations and it was nice to have a CNMer helping. Pat seemed none the worse
for wear when I saw him at the meet on Saturday.

Our club did its duty on Saturday by helping to direct traffic. I made
sure the Gold family (Alan, Javi, and I) was there early enough to help direct
the first wave of exhibitors. None of us were run over, so I guess we did what
we were supposed to. For those of you who haven't participated in this early
morning ritual, it's a gas! You get to look over a lot of stuff as it's going in
and you can plan how you'll attack field. I saw some really juicy parts and cars
come in. That helped a lot in waking me up so early in the morning.

After an hour of work we were relieved and we spent the rest of the
morning marching through the numerous vendors. I am now the proud owner of a
floor jack that my brother Alan tells me cost more than my first Corvair, and it
even works! Thanks to Pat Hall I was able to get it home. It's sure nice to have
friends. I did manage to resist the urge to buy any cars, therefore as I write
this I am still happily married.

The swap meet was an unqualified success. Lots of vendors and parts and
a beautiful day to boot. I expect that the treasurer of the Car Council will
have a very good report to make at the next council meeting. If you missed this
one plan to attend next year's!

Anyway, I guess that's all I have about the Car Council for this month.
Now that the swap meet is over the council will be going into winter hibernation
until January. Before long we'll be having more fun and games in 2010. See you
then.

-- Robert Gold

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Donna Mae Mims Died
Tucson Corvair Association

Corvairsation - October 2009: Donna Mae Mims, 82, of Bridgeville, died Tuesday,
Oct. 6, 2009. Born July 1, 1927, to George Warnoch and Margaret Bodner. She was
known by many as the "Pink Lady", "Think Pink", "Donna Amazing" and even as
"Free Maui".

Donna started racing in 1958 and was the first woman driver ever to win
a Sports Car Club of America National Championship H Production in 1963.

Her career and involvement in Yenko led her to racing such cars as the
Camaro, Austin Healey, MG, Corvette and Corvairs. She worked for Yenko Chevrolet
and Yenko sports car division as executive secretary for both and was the
liaison for design and production with the Yenko sports car division with such
cars as the Deuce, Camaro, Nova, Chevelle and Corvair. She worked closely with
Zora Arkus-Dontuv, Ed Cole and the pioneers of Chevrolet Racing.

She coordinated parts delivery and car development of Corvette Race Cars
in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. She raced many times in Sebring, Daytona and
Riverside. Donna Mae was as original participant in the original Cannonball Run
where her 1968 Cadillac Limo was wrecked with her teammate behind the wheel. She
was known as being able to go toe to toe with some of the best drivers in the
country at speeds up to 140 miles per hour. She was an avid longtime member of
the SCCA and her other interests included Jazz music and teaching Sunday school
as an active member in Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church.

Donna Mae Mims was the spokesperson for Don Yenlo's racing division and during
the Yenko Stinger days.

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Wed  4 Nov  7:00 PM  Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE
Wed  4 Nov  9:00 PM  Turn your "Younger Members" score sheet in to Heula!
Wed  4 Nov  8:30 PM  (time approx.) after our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner
Sat  7 Nov  5:00 PM  Pot Luck / Bingo at House of Covers
Wed 18 Nov  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Wed 18 Nov  9:00 PM  Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman

Wed  2 Dec  7:00 PM  Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE
Wed  2 Dec  8:30 PM  (time approx.) after our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner
Sat  5 Dec  5:00 PM  Christmas Dinner - Roper's Restaurant 8810 Central SE
Sat  5 Dec           Winner of "Younger Members" contest announced.
Wed 16 Dec  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 25 Dec  9:00 PM  Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman

2010 
=  MEISSNER AWARD: The nomination form will be in the January newsletter.
Wed  6 Jan  7:00 PM  Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE 
Wed  6 Jan  8:30 PM  (time approx.) after our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner 
                      at 1405 Central NE (between University Blvd and I-25) 
Wed 20 Jan  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE 
Fri 22 Jan  9:00 PM  Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman 

=  MEISSNER AWARD: The nomination forms are due at TONIGHT's meeting.
Wed  3 Feb  7:00 PM  Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE
Wed  3 Feb  8:30 PM  (time approx.) after our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner
                      at 1405 Central NE (between University Blvd and I-25)
Sat  6 Feb  9:30 AM  CNM Breakfast - to be arranged - suggestions?
Wed 17 Feb  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 19 Feb  9:00 PM  Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman

March         CNM's 36th Anniversary Party = IKE MEISSNER AWARD =

=  BOYDSTON AWARD: We anticipate getting information from the Pikes Peak club.

Wed  3 Mar  7:00 PM  Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE
Wed  3 Mar  8:30 PM  (time approx.) after our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner
                      at 1405 Central NE (between University Blvd and I-25)
Sat  6 Mar  9:30 AM  CNM Breakfast - to be arranged - suggestions?
Wed 17 Mar  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 19 Mar  9:00 PM  Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman

Spring        Pat Hall will conduct another metal recycle project as a fund
              raiser. Collect your scrap metal and save it for the collection.

May 21-22-23  The 2010 Tri-State will be held in Canon City, Colorado.
              Sponsored by Pikes Peak Corvair Club, Colorado Springs, CO.

More activities: New Mexico Council of Car Clubs: http://www.nmcarcouncil.org

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CNM Younger Member Contest
Heula Pittman

Well, not bad for our contest! I received twenty-three photos of members from
their younger days. The contest is now closed, the score sheet is in this issue,
and all the photos are shown on these two pages. If you want to participate in
the contest, all you need to do is put your name on your score sheet, write in
the names of members next to their photos, and get the score sheet to me by 9:00
PM on meeting night, November 4th. (Jim insisted that, since 23 photos wouldn't
"come out even" on the score sheet, there had to be an even 24. So, we have an
"April Fool's Joke" in November and one person has two photos. Now, who could
that be?) The winner will be announced at the December 5th Christmas party.
Thanks to all who contributed photos! I hope to see you at the Christmas Party.
Remember, this is a contest, so no fair sharing guesses with others!  -- Heula

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Route 66 Cleanup
Ollie Scheflow

The Club held its fourth and final cleanup of our mile of Old Route 66 on
Saturday, October 10, 2009.

We had a beautiful Fall day and a large turnout enabling us to finish in one
hour! We didn't find any unusual items this time. Jim said he segregated out all
the aluminum cans and saved them to take to Pat Hall's spring "metal recycle
day" next year.

Dan Palmer made a hoop out of a coat hanger and used clothes pins to attach a
bag to hold it open in the wind. Yankee Ingenuity!

Those participating this time were: Pat Hall, Dave Huntoon, Lube Lubert, Dan
Palmer, Jim Pittman, Bill Reider, Ollie Scheflow, Mike Stickler, John Wiker and
Hurley Wilvert.

Thanks to all who participated in the October cleanup and those earlier in the
year. Hope to see you in 2010.

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To: RTLettersonline @ hfmus.com
From: Jim Pittman < jimp @ unm.edu >
Date: October 8, 2009
Subject: Peter Egan

Editor,

You folks at ROAD & TRACK should say thanks every day for Peter Egan. His
November article prompts me to finally write to express my admiration and
gratitude to him, and to ROAD & TRACK for publishing his words.

I have been a subscriber for decades. Every month I turn to Peter Egan's column
first. There's not much of a logical excuse for my continuing to subscribe to
the magazine all these years, considering that about ninety-nine percent of the
cars you review are cars that I could never afford to buy, and many of them,
well, I doubt I could live up to their image.

Peter Egan is a major reason I keep subscribing. Yes, I also appreciate the high
quality of your articles and the technical information you provide.

My reaction to the "Cash for Clunkers" program was somewhat like Egan's
description. Yes, it's good to replace some old gas-guzzlers with more modern,
more efficient cars. Yes, it's good to have provide some stimulus to the auto
factories. Yes, no doubt many of the cars being traded in as "clunkers" will be
much better off, permanently off the road.

But as one who has devoted hours and dollars and not a little sweat, tears and
even a few drops of blood to keeping my 1966 car running safely all these years,
it is painful to think of a smoothly-running old car being gratuitously
destroyed.

Peter Egan said this so eloquently.

So, thank you, Peter Egan, and thank you, ROAD & TRACK.

Jim Pittman

Albuquerque, New Mexico

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FOR SALE: 1961 Rampside -- runs -- 4-speed -- color: light blue.
          Two spare engines are available. The vehicle is located in Santa Fe.
          Best offer over $500.00 by Thanksgiving. Photos are available.
          Contact: Hugh Linn Phone: (505) 473-4838 or (866) 776-3906
          Email: hugh @ cybermesa.com

FOR SALE: 1960 Monza coupe. Runs and looks good.                       $3,500.00
        1964 Monza convert. Good interior, good top, good tires. Runs. $3,500.00
        1965 Corsa coupe. Black, 140 HP, runs good.                    $2,500.00
        1964 Monza coupe. Runs.                                        $2,000.00
          Several cars for sale - to restore or for parts.
          Lots of used and rebuilt parts such as:
          Carbs, starters, distributors, heads, axles, differentials.
          Contact: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 in Los Lunas, New Mexico

FOR SALE: Many mid-1960s Mustang parts are available. Owned by Joe Lite,
          Rio Rancho. Need to sell all. Prices negotiable.
          Larry Lite, Albuquerque, 505-268-2557

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SEVEN YEARS AGO
Jim Pittman

Seven Years Ago - November 2002 - Volume 28 - Number 11 - Issue 326

The cover featured Lee Olsen's 1967 Monza. In a scene from the movie Magnolia, a
Corvair was pelted by frogs. Examples of spam (apparently still a novelty) from
the internet were listed. VP Larry Blair ran our meeting, Wendy said we had
$5,501 in the bank, and Richard & Gayle Finch visited. Bill Reider and LeRoy
Rogers went to Raton to plan our Tri-State. Anne Mae reminded us of the coming
Pot Luck and White Elephant Auction. The State Fair Car Show was a big success
and Steve Gongora had photos on CNM's web site. Elections: the VP slot was
contested between Larry and Joel and the decision was said to be handed down by
the Supreme Court. Results: Robert Gold, Joel Nash, Chuck Vertrees, Wendell
Walker. Sylvan introduced our speaker Sy Feldman who gave a 45 minute slide and
talk presentation on his experiences as an American pilot with the RAF during
WWII. He told about the V-1 flying bomb attacks on London and efforts to thwart
them. There was a lot more to flying with the RAF than scrambling Spitfires to
shoot down Heinkels and Messerschmidts.

Rita previewed our Christmas party at the Kirtland AFB Officer's Club. There
would be no Meissner Award at the Christmas dinner this year because the Board
decided to move this award to the March club birthday party. It has remained
there ever since.

Mark Martinek reported on a special NMCCC meeting. Does the Car Council intend
to work with the city and the Albuquerque Museum to have a car show in
Albuquerque next year, or will they go back to Los Lunas? Steve pointed out that
there are many car enthusiasts in the Los Lunas - Belen area and they always
support automotive events. They definitely want us back.

Robert thanked those who participated in the State Fair Car Show. We had 17
Corvairs entered this year - a car show record. The entries were the most
diverse we've ever had and included the Sullivan's Ultra Van.

There was no official Aspencade but individuals made their own tours this year.
Jim & Heula reported on a spectacular Miata "sports car" drive up to the Santa
Fe Ski Area.

Fourteen Years Ago November 1995 - Volume 21 - Number 11 - Issue 242

New president Mark Domzalski shared the cover with a sketch of a Rampside. We
had $913 in the bank, with $328 reserved for the convention. A guest was Mr Kron
who had for sale a 1964 Monza with 140. Bill Reider said the September swap meet
was a success. Coming up was the third annual National Atomic Museum car show.

Wendell planned to refurbish the 1965 coupe that LeRoy donated for the
convention raffle prize. Needed parts were listed. We planned a potluck and
auction event. Another potluck was planned when a contingent from CORSA would be
here to help with convention planning. Mark Ellis wanted a register of all 1969
Corvairs.

Election results: Mark Domzalski, Terry Price, Chuck Vertrees, Will Davis. After
the usual congratulations and heckling, Larry gave an informative talk on gas
heaters.

Mark recognized several key CNM members for contributions past and present. He
pledged to lead CNM through the next year in a productive and fun way. Chuck
Vertrees reported on a successful photo rally and took credit for the marvelous
weather. The winners were Wendy & Ilva, closely followed by Steve & Rita and
Debbie & Dennis. This photo rally was important because it was practice for a
rally for the convention! Chuck and Debbie provided an article on the convention
to be published soon in CORSA Communique.

Tech tips: how to fix a leaky convertible top with saran wrap and RTV, changing
oil before storing a car, an idea for a drive train removal dolly, and the
phlogiston theory of electronics.

Twenty-one Years Ago - November 1988 - Volume 14 - Number 11 - Issue 158

The cover showed another Mark Morgan fantasy race car. We met "under the stars."
Our bank held $690. A guest at our meeting was "Windle" Walker.

Elections: Bill Hector, Tom Martin, Chuck Vertrees and Brian Zolna. We planned a
trip to Petroglyph Park and the Natural History museum. Tom Martin previewed the
Christmas party at the County Line. Tarmo reported on a memorable Aspencade to
Espanola, Dixon, Ojo Sarco, Las Truchas and Chimayo. Some collected Holy Dirt.
We went to Rancho de Chimayo for an excellent lunch. The fall colors and weather
were perfect. Finally, a tech tip told why not to use silicon brake fluid in a
street-driven car.

Twenty-eight Years Ago - November 1981 - Volume 7 - Number 11 - Issue 74

Francis and Sylvan had a Rampside full of firewood. We visited the Boydstons at
their cabin in the Pecos. A new member was Dan Moss. Officers: Bill Reider,
George Morin, Robin DeVore and Mary Twilley. Doug Crandall spoke to us on zoning
laws affecting members working on cars in their back yards. Bob Nugent showed
slides from the April econo-run. Dick Twilley showed rebuilt carburetors with
nylon or steel sleeves. We learned that Ralph Nader was to speak in Albuquerque.

Sylvan's Dummy of the Month column warned about the ease of crossing spark plug
wires. Robin DeVore planned to bring a CO monitor to our next meeting to test
members' heaters for carbon monoxide leaks into the passenger compartment
through the heater.

Thirty-five Years Ago - November 1974 - No newsletter yet. At our meeting we
viewed color photos from our first Winrock Car Show.

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