The April 2010 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 29-May-2013 ==== Copyright (c) 2013 Corvairs of New Mexico
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APRIL 2010 / VOLUME 36 / NUMBER 4 / ISSUE #415
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EDITOR: Jim Pittman
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday 7th April 2010 at 7:00 PM
Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
THIS MONTH:
Dues Due ............................. Membership Committee
Drive a Corvair! Yesterday's News, Today's News .. Pat Hall
March Meeting Minutes ............................ Art Gold
Birthdays and Anniversaries ............ Sunshine Committee
March & February Board Meeting Minutes ........... Art Gold
City Road Trip, May 8th .................... Chuck Vertrees
Calendar of Coming Events .............. Board of Directors
Who's Missing From This Picture? .............. Robert Gold
CNM Den Mother: Ruth Boydston ............... Heula Pittman
Tech: Gauges and Wiring ..................... Steve Goodman
Rocky Mountain CORSA ................. CNM's 2011 Tri-State
Penetrating Oil Test ........... Vulcan Corvair Enthusiasts
Rear Tail Light Sockets ... Heart of America Corvair Owners
Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago ............ Club Historian
Encounter in 1964 ...................... Al "Alabama" Smitt
Alternate Universe Cover .............. Resident CNM Artist
COVER: CNM, Recycling Your Scrap Metal Since July 2008 .....
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President: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Vice-Pres: Ray Trujillo 505-839-7436 ray @ bpsabq.com
Secretary: Art Gold 505-620-7434 rollerart @ gmail.com
Treasurer: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com
Car Council: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com
Merchandise: Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Membership: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com
Sunshine: Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Past Pres: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com
Correspondent: Charles Vertrees 505-299-0744 vertrees @ swcp.com
Membership: Sylvan Zuercher 505-299-7577 flat6 @ hubwest.com
Emeritus: Wendell Walker 505-892-8471 defarge505 @ aol.com
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DUES: 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
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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 APRIL 2010:
== DUE LAST MONTH = INACTIVE 25-APR-2010: (none)
== DUE THIS MONTH = INACTIVE 25-MAY-2010:
2010.04 Deborah & John Dinsdale 2000.02
== DUE NEXT MONTH = INACTIVE 25-JUN-2010:
2010.05 Jack Bryan 1982.02
2010.05 Tracey & John McMahan 1983.12
====== DUE JUN = INACTIVE 25-JUL-2010:
2010.06 Melba & Tommie J. Anderson 2008.06
2010.06 Mark Jones 2009.06
2010.06 John Myers 2003.05
2010.06 Joel Nash 1974.12
2010.06 Fred Riggs 2008.06
====== DUE JUL = INACTIVE 25-AUG-2010:
2010.07 Geoffrey Johnson 2002.03
DUES NOT PAID == INACTIVE 25-MAR-2010:
2009.03 Sally Williams 2003.09
2009.07 Jerry Goffe 1977.05
2009.08 Marci & Gary Calabrese 2008.08
2009.11 Pam & Charlie Mann 2008.11
2009.12 Robert Galli 2007.10
2010.01 Kim & Del Patten 1980.07
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, if you send us the
renewal form from your CORSA Communique!
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Drive A Corvair!
Yesterday's News
Pat Hall
April 3, 1860 - A young man named Johnny Fry took off from St. Joseph, Missouri
on horseback. The first relay of riders on a new mail service to California.
The Pony Express, 150th Anniversary.
Mail could go from New York to San Francisco in the revolutionary time of ten
days. The Pony Express lasted only eighteen months -- then the Civil War and
the telegraph happened and the Pony Express was no more.
Drive A Corvair!
Today's News
Pat Hall
March 13, 2010, Vickie and I attended a Fundraiser, in Bosque Farms, New Mexico,
for Air Force Senior Airman Michael Malarsie. On January 3, 2010, while on a
routine foot patrol in Afganistan, he was seriously injured. While most of
Michael's physical injuries have healed, he has suffered the permanent loss
of eyesight.
The fundraiser was an overwhelming success. It was really wonderful to see how
the community came together in order to support Michael. Over $70,000 was
raised.
Don't forgot about CNM's recycling project on April 7th, before the meeting.
Be sure to get there early. I'll bring my truck and start loading scrap metal
(iron, steel, copper, aluminum -- but NO PLASTIC) about 45 minutes before the
meeting starting time. Bring all the scrap metal you don't ever want to see
again.
Hope to see everyone there. -- Pat
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Minutes Regular Meeting 03-03-2010
Art Gold
The meeting commenced at 7pm at the Highland Senior Center with 18 attendees.
Pat Hall (President) approved the last minutes.
Ray Trujillo (Vice President) was not present.
Robert Gold (Treasurer) was not in attendance but gave a paper report of the
funds. These funds are Cash Account $2,536.46 and GMAC $1,157.39 for a total
of $3,693.85.
Sylvan Zuercher (Membership) knew of no new members.
Jim Pittman (Editor) reported that there is a discussion of the Tri-State in
2011 to be in Red River, which will be ongoing. He also discussed the topic of
shirts for the upcoming Tri-State in Colorado. The shirt orders are not to be
taken as of yet. Jim also discussed the 16th annual Spring Thaw to be held at
the Old Car Garage in April, in which valuable information can be gained for
your particular vehicle.
There was a guest speaker, Jim Clements, from the New Mexico Council of Car
Clubs. He discussed the upcoming 32nd Museum Car Show to be held at the
Albuquerque Museum on May 16th, 2010. The featured cars in the show will be the
American compact, which includes the wonderful Corvair (50th Anniversary), and
the 100th anniversary of the Hudson. The fee to enter the show will be $10. The
gates to the show open at 7am and close at 10am for entry to the show. The show
will last until about 3:30-4pm. There will be trophies given for best Corvair
and best of show.
Joyce Clements (Jim's wife) described parking at the museum. The spaces for the
featured cars will be right up front in the handicapped parking area. The
organizers would like us to show up in a group to park together. There will be
ample room for rampside displays. Jim said the city does not allow cars to be
advertised for sale. Joyce stated that we will be allowed to have a display and
a table to attempt to gain more members for the club.
Dave Huntoon (Car Council) reported that there will be a car show at Bullhead
Park this weekend displaying military vehicles. He also stated that the council
has a new website (www.NMCarcouncil.org), that is in the process of being
completed to be up and running soon.
Heula Pittman (Sunshine Committee) was not in attendance.
No breakfast this month due to the upcoming anniversary luncheon.
The topic of the Anniversary Luncheon was discussed by Art Gold and Pat Hall.
Discussion included the location (Romano's Macaroni Grill), the date
(03-21-2010), the menu offered, the price of the lunch ($20, which includes
lunch, tip, and a non-alcoholic beverage), and door prizes (which are to be
brought to the luncheon). Ruth Boydston will bring a cake for dessert. The
Meissner Award will also be presented at the luncheon.
Upcoming events:
Metal recycling at the next CNM regular meeting (04-07-2010). Please bring your
items 45 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
Old Route 66 Clean-up (04-10-2010) at 9am, maybe lunch afterwards.
TUNA (04-17-2010) at Pat Hall's place at 10am, conducted by Alan Gold (Topic is
Powerglide automatic transmissions). Lunch will be afterwards at Sopa's in
Bosque Farms.
Albuquerque Tour (05-08-2010) hosted by Chuck Vertrees, possible meeting place
to begin the tour will be at the Winrock Mall parking lot. Lunch after the tour
is completed.
NMCCC and Albuquerque Museum 32nd Annual Car Show (05-16-2010) at 10am.
Tri-State (05-21-2010 to 05-23-2010) at Canon City, Colorado will be sponsored
by the Pikes Peak Club and the Boydston Award will be presented there. If going
to the Tri-State, please be sure to get your name and choice of entree (chicken
cordon bleu or sirloin steak) on the sign up sheet for the banquet.
The meeting was adjourned and many of us continued the less formal part of our
March meeting at the 66 Diner on Central.
That's all folks!
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HAPPY April Birthdays:
Mike Stickler April 2
Nicholas Wilvert April 2
Cary Hubbard April 5
Mark Martinek April 5
Elizabeth Domzalski April 9
Ray Trujillo April 9
Robert McBreen April 17
Ollie Scheflow April 25
Emma Rogers April 28
HAPPY April Anniversaries:
Connie & Robert McBreen April 1
Opal & Sylvan Zuercher April 21
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March Board Meeting Notes 03/17/2010
Art Gold
Meeting came to order at 5:00pm. Previous minutes were approved.
Heula Pittman gave Vickie Hall brownies for her birthday. Happy Birthday Vickie!
Committee Reports
Ray Trujillo (Vice President) stated that he ordered the Ike Meissner Award
plaque. Ray wrote the speech and will do the presentation of the award. He gave
Robert Gold a bill for the plaque.
Robert Gold (Treasurer) stated that there is in the CNM Checking Account
$2,856.72 and in the GMAC $1,161.39 for a total of $4,018.11.
Dave Huntoon (Car Council) stated that the council has money for the museum show
in May. The website has not changed, is still not up-to-date. The mayor may
attend the show. There will be a Spring Thaw on April 17th, at the Old Car
Garage, and there will be 27 time slots available (each about 45 minutes each).
Donations will be accepted for the event to look at the car in question. This
event will conflict with the CNM Tuna in Los Lunas where Alan Gold will
demonstrate repair of a Powerglide. Dave also discussed the All Clubs Picnic
that will occur on August 15th, at Nambe Park (past Espanola, on the way to
Taos). Price for this event will be $10. Also, on Saturday, March 27th, there
will be a veteran's parade stating at 10:30am at Bullhead Park. There will be a
parade of various military vehicles (Jeeps, Tanks, etc.).
Jim Pittman (Editor) stated that the plaque for the Boydston Award has been
ordered and delivered. He will pass around, at the next regular meeting in
April, a sign up for the Tri-State banquet, as well as, an order form for
Tri-State T-shirts. Jim also passed around a map of all the previous Tri-States,
and stated that the map is available on his website.
Heula Pittman (Sunshine) sent out sympathy cards to Art and Robert Gold
concerning the passing of their grandmother/mother. She also gave Robert Gold
more names of people to attend the CNM Anniversary Luncheon on Sunday, March
21st.
Vickie Hall (Merchandise) stated there is still more merchandise for sale. The
latest merchandise sold monies ($20) were given to Robert Gold (Treasurer).
New Business --- 2011 Tri-State discussion
Dates of the Tri-State were discussed, either the beginning of June or the
middle of June 2011.
Concerns for the 2011 Tri-State include: being grouped with another car show
(which is already planned in Red River on the proposed weekend), rates may go up
if CNM picks a later date, $25 fee to enter the car show on the proposed
weekend, limited rooms may be available on the proposed weekend, and the
location of the Tri-State Banquet.
What board members stated concerning the 2011 Tri-State:
Pat Hall: "Not traditional for us to have it (Tri-State) with different clubs
(other than Corvairs)".
Bill Reider: "This has been done before - 10 years ago - at the Museum show in
Albuquerque." He also stated that he doesn't like the competition aspect and the
$25 fee to be in a show with cars other than Corvairs. Bill also brought up
alternative sites to have the 2011 Tri-State which include: Alamosa, CO; Las
Vegas, NM; Raton, NM; Farmington, NM; or Grand Junction, CO.
Ray Trujillo: "I like Red River."
Dave Huntoon: "I like being with other cars for the pre-planned activities. We
just have to find a venue for our banquet."
Robert Gold: "I like Red River, but concerned about the amount of effort CNM
would have to do for the Tri-State. I like seeing other cars and allowing the
other clubs to do some of the work that we would have to do. Maybe we could vie
to be out of the prizes."
Mike Stickler: "I would like to table the conversation till next month until
Brenda could call Red River. $25 is not an issue."
Jim Pittman: "This Tri-State (2011) is a break for the Colorado clubs for the
Convention (in Denver)." He also stated that he wants to have a voting ballot
for a just Corvair category, if we choose to go in that direction for Red River,
and to have our own Banquet on Saturday night.
Brenda Stickler: She accepts all ideas, but is going to ask these questions
prior to any decision being made of the Tri-State issue:
a) group load discount of the $25 fee, b) if possible, then the Corvairs could
sit without being voted upon in the general show (no fee?), c) banquet facility
for around 100 attendees, d) possible Corvair logo on the t-shirt, e) another
location to show just Corvairs, f) look into the cost of the following weekend.
Proposal by CORSA for Three-tier Membership
The board decided to let it wait and be prepared for it by the Iowa Convention
in July, 2010.
Up coming event:
CNM Anniversary Luncheon on Sunday, 3-21-10, at 1pm, at Macaroni Grill.
Meeting adjourned at 6:25 pm.
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Delayed February Board Minutes 02-17-2010
Art Gold
The meeting was called to order at 5pm, beginning with old business.
A discussion was had concerning the CORSA membership for the current members of
the club. According to the constitution of the Corvairs of New Mexico, a member
must pay dues to both organizations. There is a 3 tier rule that can be found in
the CORSA Communique.
Heula Pittman discussed the upcoming plans for the 2011 Tri-State to be held at
Red River. A letter was shown at the meeting, from Brenda, concerning ideas for
moving the dates of the Tri-State to June 3rd-5th 2011, since there is a car
show that is expected to have 140 cars in it. There are also door prizes for
this event that would be worth around $1200 only for those participating in the
show. Registrations are $25.00 for the car (second car per family is $20), which
will include a "16th Anniversary Red River T-Shirt." There is also a trophy for
the club with the most cars for that event. Free hot dogs would be provided for
the night of the show.
Brenda also stated in the letter that her contact told her that she will start
calling on our behalf to find us a hotel that can handle at least 30 rooms at
the maximum amount of $60.00 a night. The roster of hotels will be e-mailed to
Brenda some time in the coming weeks. Also, there is even a carnival down the
road from the car show the same weekend.
Ray Trujillo (Vice President) stated that the nominations for the Ike Meissner
award have been turned in at the last regular CNM meeting in February.
Art Gold (Secretary) stated that Dave Huntoon will go to the Car Council meeting
on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 as a "possible" replacement for future meetings.
Robert Gold (Treasurer) stated that the funds available in the accounts are as
follows: CNM Checking $2,856.72, and GMAC $1,157.39 for a total of $4,014.11.
Robert also discussed that the luncheon at the Macaroni Grill will cost around
$20 per person which will include everything. Anne-Mae Gold will be the speaker
at the event, and payment will occur at the restaurant. There will be a sign up
sheet at the next regular meeting.
Dave Huntoon (Membership) stated that he had no new member news.
That's all folks!
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City Road Trip, May 8th
Chuck Vertrees
I am putting together a little trip around town for Saturday May 8th. It will be
about two to two and a half hours, and will end with a late lunch. I will have
it start around 10:00 AM.
There will be some places where you might want to stop for a few minutes to look
over the sight. There will be some places where someone really went overboard on
their decorations or changing a residence so that you wonder how they thought it
would fit in. There will be some historic sights and some which I think are just
interesting, also some statues and figures and paintings which can catch the
eye.
Maybe we'll have a quiz afterwards?
Anyway, I hope that many of the CNM members will be interested.
-- Chuck
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The Collings Foundation B-17, B-24, and P-51 will start the 21st season
of the Wings of Freedom Tour. Call 978-562-9182 to book your seat today!
Wed-Fri Apr 14-16 Albuquerque, NM Airport. Location: Cutter Aviation
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Wed 7 Apr 6:15 PM Pat Hall: scrap metal recycle project as a fund raiser.
Collect your scrap metal and bring it to the meeting.
Wed 7 Apr 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE
Wed 7 Apr 8:30 PM After our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner 1405 Central NE
Sat 10 Apr 9:00 AM First Old Route 66 Clean-up of 2010.
Brunch afterwards? Ollie Scheflow 897-2611
Sat 10 Apr 1:00 PM Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starting in Bosque Farms at the
Wells Fargo Bank. This is every second Saturday.
Sat 17 Apr 10:00 AM TUNA at Pat Hall's place, 58 Avenida Valencia, Los Lunas
Conducted by Alan Gold: repair Powerglide transmissions.
Sat 17 Apr ........ SPRING THAW at Old car Garage
Wed 21 Apr 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 23 Apr 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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SOMETIME IN THE SPRING:
Tarmo Sutt suggests a tour to Glorietta (east of Santa Fe) to see a collector of
old guns, some of them as recent as World War I. Date and time to be determined.
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Wed 5 May 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE
Wed 5 May 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 8 May ....... Albuquerque Tour - organized by Chuck Vertrees. Time and
starting point to be determined. The end point will be
at a restaurant where we'll have lunch.
Sat 8 May 1:00 PM Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starting in Bosque Farms at the
Wells Fargo Bank. This is every second Saturday.
Sun 16 May 10:00 AM NMCCC and Albuquerque Museum 32nd Annual Car Show
Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque
Wed 19 May 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Wed 19 May 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman - EARLY THIS MONTH!
Fri-Sat-Sun May 21-22-23 The Tri-State will be held in Canon City, Colorado.
Sponsored by Pikes Peak Corvair Club, Colorado Springs, CO.
= BOYDSTON AWARD: Sponsored by the Pikes Peak club.
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Wed 2 Jun 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE
Wed 2 Jun 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 5 Jun 8:00 AM Second Old Route 66 Clean-up of 2010.
Brunch afterwards? Ollie Scheflow 897-2611
Sat 12 Jun 1:00 PM Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starting in Bosque Farms at the
Wells Fargo Bank. This is every second Saturday.
Wed 16 Jun 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
MON-FRI JUNE 21-25 CORSA International Convention - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
See the web site: http://conventions.corvair.org/2010/ for latest information
Fri 25 Jun 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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Sat 7 Aug 8:00 AM Third Old Route 66 Clean-up. Ollie Scheflow 897-2611
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Fri-Sun 24-25-26 Sep NMCCC Los Lunas Annual Swap Meet
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Sat 9 Oct 9:00 AM Fourth Old Route 66 Clean-up. Ollie Scheflow 897-2611
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2011: 3-4-5-June - Tri-State Event - Red River, NM - Corvairs of New Mexico
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2011: 20-23 July - CORSA Convention - Rocky Mountain CORSA - Denver,Colorado
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See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities:
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Who's Missing From This Picture?
Our 36th Anniversary Luncheon
Robert Gold
As they used to say in those old movies, "It's great when a plan comes
together." That's how I felt as I sat among almost 40 fellow CNM'ers at our
latest anniversary luncheon held at Romano's Macaroni Grill on Lousiana NE.
Anyone who's had to arrange a banquet can tell you that there are numerous
details to such an event. It's not really rocket science, but if you don't get
most of those details right those people who are expecting a good time will be
disappointed.
First of all my wife, Anne Mae, and I needed to find a nice place for the lunch.
As luck would have it Anne Mae knew the manager of the restaurant through our
daughter, Sara's, soccer team. Once we had the place, everything else fell into
line. The date and time were based on last year's successful luncheon. So we
planned for a meal in late March (March 21) at a time (1:00 pm) on Sunday that
didn't conflict with any of the numerous things club members do on Sunday
morning, such as going to church. With the place, date and time out of the way,
we then needed to have some good old fashion CNM member support.
It's the members who supply the door prizes and most importantly attend the
event. It wouldn't be much of a luncheon if nobody came. That turned out not to
be a problem. As I mentioned, we had almost 40 people there to help us celebrate
the 36th year of our club's existence. In addition, we had a table literally
overflowing with door prizes. I want to thank all of you who attended and
brought those great things to give away. I also want to thank LeRoy Rogers who
brought an album of pictures from our tenth anniversary dinner. My family
spotted me in a couple of the shots before I could. I didn't realize I was ever
that skinny!
The last ingredient to our successful luncheon was how well the restaurant
performed. The guys and gals at the Macaroni Grill really came through with
flying colors. The room we used was comfortable and just the right size. The
staff worked hard to make sure we got what we ordered and that it was still warm
when it arrived. And the food was great. As I write this article I'm desperately
trying to stay awake because of eating much too much fettuchini alfredo.
So you can say this luncheon was a terrific success. Except, maybe for one kinda
weird thing that happened. As you know, this event marks the time every year
when we present the Ike Meissner award to a CNM member who has made significant
contributions to the club. This year Ray Trujillo did a wonderful job of
presenting the award. He described the basis for the award and then went on to
list all of the past recepients and recount some of their contributions. He then
announced what the current recepient had done to deserve that honor. And as
things go, he ended his talk with the words, "And this year's Ike Meissner award
goes to ......" That's where the weird thing comes in. It seems that this year's
honoree has a problem with garlic. You know, that stuff that Italians just love
to include in most of their dishes. And since we had this year's meal at an
Italian restaurant there was lots of garlic in the air. So about fifteen minutes
before she would have gotten the award, Ruth Boydston had to leave. Those few
who knew she was leaving didn't know she was the recipient, and those few who
knew she was the recipient didn't know she had left. But not to worry, she'll
get her plaque and all will be right with the world.
(Jim tells me that he and Heula asked Ray if he'd go with them to Ruth's house
and present the award to her in person. He agreed to do that, so the three of
them drove to Ruth's. Ray made his presentation all over again and they had a
great visit with Ruth and her sister Mildred.)
To all of you who attended this year's luncheon our sincere thanks for a great
time. Oh yes, one last thing. I began this article by quoting a line from an old
movie.Certain types of movie characters don't like garlic. Vampires!? I assure
you that our Ruth Boydston had no problem attending the meal because it was
during the daytime. So she won't be playing a vampire in the movies....
Take care. -- Robert
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Corvairs of New Mexico Den Mother:
Ruth Boydston
by Heula Pittman
Ray Trujillo, in presenting the 2010 Ike Meissner Award, probably described her
best. He said, "Our CNM Den Mother." It was at at our luncheon where we were
celebrating the 36th Anniversary of our club. Ruth attended the luncheon but had
to leave early, so she was not present to hear our enthusiastic approval of
Ray's presentation.
We all know what prompted Ray's choice of words. Ruth has been a part of our
Club from the start. Francis was one of the founding members of the club, and
Ruth was mostly behind the scenes at first. We didn't fully realize how much she
supported Francis in his many Corvair projects and how her enthusiasm helped the
club along. When Francis died in 1997 many of us felt the club would fall apart
without him, but Ruth stepped up to help fill the void. She began coming to
meetings, proudly driving her white Monza sedan. She continued to attend
Tri-States and helped organize and work on them. She has offered members of our
club her wisdom and expertise in many different areas of the Corvair experience.
Ruth designed and made several beautiful Corvair quilts over the years using
T-shirts depicting Corvair events. Then she donated them to CNM and to Tri-State
events to be raffled or to be given as door prizes. She also made a quilt for us
to raffle here in Albuquerque when we hosted the CORSA International Convention
in 1996. These lovely quilts enhanced our treasury nicely.
Ruth's hand-decorated culinary creations are well known. One was featured in
this year's anniversary celebration: a white cake with green trim. Everyone
present enjoyed its light, delicate vanilla taste and texture. She has baked
hundreds of delicacies over the years whenever CNM participated in anything that
required any kind of refreshments. She's one of the first ones to volunteer her
skills in baking her famous brownies, cakes, cookies and more. She was host to
one of our Progressive Dinners, featuring a huge pot of her homemade soup.
She has been the perfect "Hostess with the Mostest" on several occasions when
she opened her cabin in the Pecos for CNM camp outs. Many of us attended these
events and had a great time visiting in the quiet forest environment. We
appreciated the opportunity to explore parts of the gorgeous Pecos wilderness.
As proprietor of CNM's merchandise for five or so years, Ruth managed and sold
lots of CNM license plates, patches, pins and such which also enhanced our
treasury.
In an article for our 1999 special edition newsletter, Ruth told us that she and
Francis bought their first Corvair in 1968. Francis took it apart, fixed what
was wrong and re-assembled it. It would not run. He found he had put the clutch
disk in backwards. This may have been the last serious mistake Francis ever made
in doing Corvair work, and he and Ruth bought and sold well over 200 Corvairs
over the years. Most were 1964s, their favorite year. Ruth assisted Francis with
repairs and rebuilds, some cars for family members and others cars for club
members. They were members of the Ultra Van group for many years.
When we went up to Ruth's house after the luncheon to make the Meissner Award
presentation to her, she was very touched and kept repeating that this award was
really for Francis. It is true that we all benefited from Francis's support of
the club for many years. We are happy to express to Ruth how much we appreciate
her contributions as well.
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To My Club Family
I would like to thank everyone for choosing me
to receive the 2010 Meissner Award. It is such
an honor and something I will cherish forever.
The Corvair club and the people in the club
mean a lot to me.
Thanks and love to all,
Ruth
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Gauges and Wiring
Steve Goodman
In this final installment of my "electric" series, I am going to offer solutions
for additional wiring. It is my observation that anytime something electrical is
added to a car, whether it be a radio or a set of gauges the wiring just doesn't
match the quality as the rest of the wiring in the car. Let's face it, GM made
professional looking wiring harnesses and running a couple of wires along the
underside of the car, hanging down to the ground and flopping in the breeze just
doesn't look like the General made that addition.
Usually gauges and/or electric fuel pumps make for the hardest wiring efforts
because the wires must run full length of the car. However, it actually is
easier to run wires through a Corvair than on some cars. Part of the key is
planning ahead -- what accessories do you have in mind now and possibly
something additional in the future?
Let's take this example: Either changing to a Spyder or Corsa dash or just
adding, say, three gauges? Obviously there are sending units attached to the
engine for oil pressure/oil temperature/head temperature plus wire pickups for
those and maybe a hose for the vac/boost gauge in the Spyder/Corsa dash. NOTE:
please use an electric oil pressure gauge, NOT a mechanical gauge with plastic
tube strung through the car full of hot pressurized oil. You can, however, use
even a small diameter rubber hose for the vac/boost gauge, no worry about
failure with that application.
Making a wiring loom with the necessary wires isn't that difficult, find the
length and number of wires and their colors and tie the wires together on one
end and wrap them with electrical tape to the other end. An easier option is to
purchase trailer light wiring harness, it comes in 4-6-8 wires, molded together
and color-coded too. Just run it along the stock wiring harness using wire ties
every few inches and it can be under your dash and inside the engine bay easily.
Again, don't forget to put in extra wires for later.
Another decent idea is to simply use another stock CORVAIR body harness, the
harness that runs full length of the car. I prefer 65-69 because of the better
locking plug ends. Add the corresponding plug in with the wires to the
accessories and it looks like it belongs because it does. It will fit too, it
came out of a Corvair so you know the length is correct, and it's nicely
wrapped, ready to use and all wires are color-coded. The ends are available from
Clarks and please purchase a good wire stripper and wire crimper.
NOTE: Installing an ammeter means running two 12ga wires the full length of the
car that are always HOT. In case of a bad short, there is a lot of amperage
through those wires. Even though a voltmeter indirectly shows alternator output
because it reads battery volts, the voltmeter is much safer to install. If you
see the volts dropping you know the alternator isn't working, same as an
ammeter. A voltmeter is easily installed with short wires under the dash, no
need to wire back to the battery.
Remember when I said above "plan ahead." I have been talking about gauges, you
may already have an electric pump or will install one in the future. Getting the
wires from the fuel pump (near the fuel tank) into the passenger cabin and
hooked into your accessory wiring harness above is easy, just follow the fuel
tank sender wire. If you have planned ahead, there will be an unused wire in
your second harness waiting to feed power back to the inertia or oil pressure
cut-off switch.
There are numerous wire loom tie downs available, the easiest is to replace the
existing tie downs with a button that is pushed into a hole in the frame rail
with longer tie downs. Then both wiring harnesses can be tied down together.
Just follow the stock harness around as far as necessary, even to the coil for a
tach installation.
Having wires come around the back of the engine bay and jump off towards the oil
filter for oil press and temp, and another wire to the coil for a tach can blend
nicely if run along the original harness. Likewise under the dash, a single wire
plug makes a better appearance with wires coming out the plug and going to the
gauges instead of a gaggle of wires running back and forth. It is easy to wrap
the wires coming out of the plug under the dash and let them feed off to each
gauge. OR do a small gauge harness with another plug to the main harness. Look
at the back of stock 1965-9 Corvair IP and you will see a small separate harness
for the gauges and lights. It plugs directly into the main body harness. Body
grommets with more holes than original are available, too, just replace a single
hole grommet with a two hole and both wiring harnesses will fit.
To visit gauges briefly, ones typically used are: Tachometer/oil pressure/head
temp/ oil temp/ volt meter/vacuum or boost pressure/fuel pump pressure/hour
meter, probably close to that order. Use quality gauges such as Westach,
Autometer or VDO, check to ensure that all of your choices are available so that
matching faces can be used.
Reprinted from Denvair News - March 2010 - Page 5
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Denvair News - March 2010 - Page 4
Item from Meeting Minutes
John Dawson reported that Corvairs New Mexico had agreed to switch host
assignments with RMC in 2011 to free our chapter to concentrate on the National
Convention. The question was raised whether or not we should hold both events,
i.e., will members attend both?
The consensus was, YES, we want the Tri-State to proceed as usual, and
appreciate CNM hosting for us. Since the Tri-State is a weekend-only event, it
will serve as a short vacation before RMC goes to work hosting the Convention.
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TECH TIPS -- From Other CORSA Publications
PENETRATING OIL TEST
Source: THE OIL DROP -- Vulcan Corvair Enthusiasts -- December 2009
Richard Stolzmann brought this to my attention and I did some follow up on the
internet. The article came from Machinist's Workshop magazine in an article by
Lloyd Bender. Mr. Bender tested penetrants for break out torque on rusted metal.
He arranged a subjective test of popular penetrants with the following criteria:
A 5/8" diameter rod of cold finished low carbon steel was lathe drilled, cut
into 1/2" lengths and sequentially numbered. Each piece was reamed to 1/4". All
pieces, along with commercially ground 1/4 x 1" dowel pins were ultrasonically
cleaned in methanol to remove contaminants.
A dowel was inserted into each piece using finger pressure and were exposed to a
12 hour cycle of immersion in a 3 percent solution of table salt (10 minutes)
followed by air drying at 105 degrees F (50 minutes). The samples were divided
into groups.
One fluid ounce of the "penetrating oil" being tested was used to immerse each
group for a period of 12 hours. A compressometer was used to determine the load
required to move the dowel pin on each sample. The test was conducted by
numerical sequence without the name of the penetrant used. Here are the results:
Penetrating oil Average load Price per Fl. Ounce
None 516 pounds $0.00
WD-40 238 pounds $0.25
PB Blaster 214 pounds $0.35
Liquid Wrench 127 pounds $0.21
Kana Kroil 106 pounds $0.75
ATF/Acetone Mix 53 pounds $0.10
Prices quoted are based on the cost by the author for the minimum amount needed.
The ATF-Acetone mix was a "home brew" mix of 50 - 50 automatic transmission
fluid and acetone. Note the "home brew" was better than any commercial product
in this one particular test.
My thanks to Mr. Bender and Machinist's Workshop magazine.
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TECH TIPS -- From Other CORSA Publications
REAR TAIL LIGHT SOCKETS
Source: Condensed from Jan. 2009 Heart of America Corvair Owners Association
Late model rear tail light sockets and early model front turn signal/parking
light sockets share a common problem, they fall apart when removed repeatedly or
they rust around the hole and lose their ground.
Replace them with Echlin LS6469 or O'Reilly 0852 (Calterm). They do not have the
plastic outer portion that comes apart on the originals and have six metal tabs
to ground instead of two. An all metal socket with a separate ground is
available in case you have a bad early model trunk area.
Early model rear sockets can produce strange lighting effects due to bad
grounds. The entire socket assembly must have a good ground to the body where it
clamps from the back. The inner socket can lose its ground where it is crimped
to the outer housing. The best approach is to replace the entire assembly. The
repro should be weatherproofed from the back side after installation and should
have a good gasket installed under the lens to keep water out of the inner
socket.
A fix for an original socket with a loose bulb is to try extending the two
contacts on the end of the bulb with a small drop of solder.
Testing - With the car lights on, use a test light to test the separate parts of
the socket for good grounds. If you install an 1156 bulb in an 1157 socket or
cross the wiring, you activate the tail light circuit when you put on the
brakes, or activate the brake light circuit when you turn on the lights. Check
for the correct bulb. When replacing a socket, mark the wires or make notes, so
if you get distracted you don't rely on memory!
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SEVEN YEARS AGO -- Jim Pittman
Seven Years Ago - April 2003 - Volume 29 - Number 4 - Issue 331
The cover showed the Old Route 66 clean-up crew discussing their finds. Chuck
explained why he used the 24-hour clock in his minutes. Guests were Joan Myers
and Morton Bicoll. Wendell reported $5741 in the bank. Mark reported that CORSA
was considering a dues increase. Ollie had a hip replacement so Dave was going
to run the Old Route 66 cleanup. LeRoy was reported to have the Library Van back
at his house where he was cleaning rodent debris. Bill showed his Tri-State
logo. Larry had a set of templates to use in cutting a 110 top shroud to fit a
140. Robert thanked Steve Johnson for a great garage tour at Double Eagle
airport. Robert also mentioned that both Don Yenko (of "Stinger" fame) and Ed
Cole (of "Corvair" fame) died in light airplane accidents.
Our speaker for April was to be a pilot who flew as spotter for fire-fighting
slurry bombers. We planned a tour to Trinity Site. Plans for the Raton Tri-State
were well in hand. Anne Mae received the Meissner Award for 2003. Heula reported
on the Progressive Dinner event, a big success even if some got lost in the
wilds of Rio Rancho. Richard told us why he hated electric fuel pumps (fire
danger) and a story from the Internet told about the insanity of growing, then
cutting grass. Speaking of insanity, your editor could not resist quoting a
variety of comments from the media on the ever-growing war in Iraq.
Finally, it's worth noting that this April Fool issue featured a totally bogus
"back cover" complete with a picture of a Mustang, designed to confound all who
received the newsletter in the mail.
Fourteen Years Ago - April 1996 - Volume 22 - Number 4 - Issue 247
The cover showed CNM members giving a final polish to our convention raffle car,
shaded by giant hot-air balloons. Jerry was about to shoot a cover photo for
CORSA Communique. At our March meeting we welcomed guest Lisa Meissner, Ike's
daughter, who owned a late model. We had $1184 in the bank. We planned a trip to
Trinity Site in April. We already had twelve registrations for the convention.
Larry gave an excellent tech talk, having brought in his early suspension for a
show-and-tell. We hoped to get one or two special interest Corvair vehicles to
display at the convention. We had several choices for sections of highway to be
adopted but had no decision as yet. Brenda organized a "Ladies' Night Out" to be
held at the Pleau residence. Steve Goodman of Pikes Peak Corvair Club provided a
short history of the Tri-State event. This year we looked forward to going to
Montrose, Colorado.
Mark Domzalski reported on the fun-filled photo rally which served as a dry
run for the convention rally. He also gave us a couple of tech tips on FC front
suspension rebuilding. Chuck Vertrees reported in depth on the Photo Rally
(a Corvette won it) and Bill Reider told us some more about the how and why
of recurving a distributor.
Twenty-one Years Ago - April 1989 - Volume 15 - Number 4 - Issue 163
On the cover there was ... a Mustang?! Well, why not, since it beat out the
Corvair fair and square. Well, maybe not fair. We had $392 in the bank. New
members: Joe Ashton, Neil Alessio, Wendell Walker, Jim Gould, Mark Deters, James
Scoughton and Ernest Preciado. We were working on a fifteenth anniversary party
and a special jacket patch. Work on the library van was proceeding. Our guest
speaker, Scott Stapp, told us about oxygenated fuels. Some of us still wonder if
smog was really reduced, and whether EtOH has damaged our old cars? We planned
an auction for April. Kem Owen told us about installing a rack-and-pinion
steering unit on his V-8 powered Corvair. And Jim told how the Mustang led to
his infatuation with sports cars and to his career as a Corvair owner.
Twenty-eight Years Ago - April 1982 - Volume 8 - Number 4 - Issue 79
The cover was an April Fool joke showing rare Corvair parts available only from
a Tatra dealership in Tibet. Jim told about selling his 1964 Austin-Healey to
buy a turbo 1966 Corvair Corsa coupe. Corvair fans agree this was NOT a case of
temporary insanity. This issue also reported on another April Fool joke: our
March Fun-Run. Most of the participants got lost.
Thirty-five Years Ago - April 1975 - Voume 1 - Nunber 4 - Issue 4
The cover featured two views of Mark Morgan's fabled 1965 Monza. Our March
meeting was again held at House of Covers and 20 members showed up. A "birthday
tour" to Bosque del Apache was snowed out; five members went to a pancake house
for breakfast instead of braving an icy I-25 in search of snow geese and the odd
whooping crane. Francis provided a "How much is your Corvair worth" printout. A
1966 Corsa coupe might bring about $1600.
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Encounter in 1964
Al "Alabama" Smitt
Your long-serving newsletter editor and resident social critic may look like
a quiet, considerate and civilized person who seldom is involved in risky
adventures, but many years ago, as a brash young Air Force lieutenant, he was
involved in an incident of earth-shaking import. It's finally time for the
complete story to be told.
Your future editor was on a TDY trip to Washington, D.C. and after finishing his
Top Secret liason mission with the National Aerospace Resources & Developmental
Laboratories he thought he'd look up his old college buddy Frank Jones who was
living in Bethesda, Maryland.
He pulled up to his friend's apartment in his rented Ford and rang the door
bell. Frank came to the door and after greetings were exchanged asked if lunch
might be a good idea. It was, and Jim offered, We can go in the rental Ford.
Nah, said Frank, we'll take my new Spyder.
Sure enough, when the garage door opened there was a shiny new convertible,
brilliant black, red interior, top down and ready to roll!
What's this, Jim asked, Is this a BMW or something? No, Frank replied, it's a
Corvair, it's made by Chevrolet. The Spyder model's got a turbo motor and it
goes like greased lightning.
Jim didn't want to admit to Frank that his car back in Ohio was a 1962 Fairlane.
He thought it was a perfect sized car, not too small like a Falcon and not too
big like a Galaxie. The problem was, for a dashing young lieutenant it was
rather bland, and Jim had been thinking of getting something with a little more
pizzaz, maybe a Sunbeam Alpine. He was impressed with the looks of this new
Corvair. At first he thought it was rather small, but as they buzzed along the
streets he thought it was pretty comfortable and obviously it was agile and made
a healthy noise as it accelerated.
Wow, I could get to like this car! he said. Wait till we get her out on a
winding country road, said Frank. They stopped at a restaurant and were enjoying
a superb Maryland lunch of crab cakes when a carelessly dressed young man came
up to their table.
Excuse me, he began, I couldn't help noticing as you parked your car. That's one
of those Corvairs, isn't it?
Sure is, said Frank, I just got it and it's the best car I ever had. It will
out-corner a Porsche and out-drag my brother's 409. It's the future for
Chevrolet, for sure.
Well, the young man said, could I take a closer look at it? You see, I am
thinking about writing a book about cars and I need some first-hand experience.
We're about done with lunch, said Frank. Sure, let's go out and take a look.
They paid their bills and went out to the street, the young man eagerly
following.
Tell me all about this car, he said. For example, does it have seat belts? It
doesn't have a top, I don't see how it could have shoulder belts. And does it
have air bags and anti-lock brakes and electronic traction control? What kind of
fuel injection and vapor recovery system does it have? What about the tail fins,
where are they? Do they deploy only when you get over forty miles an hour? What
about that dash -- it is padded? It looks pretty unyielding to me. And those
radio knobs! The way they stick out, they would surely put your eye out in an
accident.
Frank was somewhat puzzled by this rapid-fire string of science-fiction
questions and tried to cover his confusion by opening the engine compartment lid
and bragging about the engine. Look, he said, it's air-cooled, and this is a
turbocharger, that's technically a turbo super-charger, this is the only car on
the road that's got it. It picks up your hot exhaust gas that would otherwise be
wasted out the tailpipe and uses the energy in the exhaust to make more power,
more than a V-8 even, so it's like getting free power. Once you get up to fifty
or so this baby'll pass anything on the road.
What's that smell, the young man suddenly exclaimed. Is that gasoline? How can
gasoline leak out of the engine while it's just sitting here?
Never mind that, said Frank. The smell will go away when you start the engine.
Look under here, you can see the independent rear suspension and the leaf
spring.
They peered under the back end of the car. That looks like a swing-axle
suspension! the young man exclaimed. Just like those death-traps, Volkswagens!
How fast do you have to be going before there's danger of tuck-in and the tire
coming off the rim?
I don't know anything about Volkswagens being death-traps, Frank said, but this
car is no Volkswagen. I haven't had any of that tuck-in or tucker-out or
whatever you called it. This car'll out-handle any Beetle I ever saw, any time,
any weather. I can take Corvettes, easy, as long as the road has a few curves.
You ought to give him a ride, Jim suggested. Then he could see what a nice car
this is. It's a lot more impressive on the road than it is standing still.
Sure, hop in, Frank said. The young man eagerly slid under the steering wheel, a
big grin on his face. Jim snapped a picture with his ever-present Minolta as the
young man stared at the rich instrument panel.
Golly, he said, look at all those gauges. Temperature! Engine revolutions! And
it says here this car will go 120 miles an hour. That's twice the highest speed
limit in this state. Surely it's not safe to drive that fast? What's this yellow
and red on the engine revolutions gauge? Is that a danger warning of some kind?
Frank was not about to let all this safety talk sully his pride in his new car.
Why don't you drive it around the block? You'll see what a sweet ride she is. He
got in the passenger seat, handed over the keys and Jim jumped in the back.
But, I don't own a car, I don't drive . . . the stranger started to protest, but
Frank insisted.
Nothin' to it. Hold down the clutch, he said, and he twisted the ignition key.
Here's first gear, here's second, see, the gear speeds are right here on the
knob. Let's go!
Nervous but obviously game, the young man took the wheel, let out the clutch and
the car moved into the street. After a few false starts they were soon careening
along a side street, missing parked cars by centimeters. Up ahead was a Ford
dealership. Jim remembered that today, April 17th, 1964 was the date for the
announcement of a new Ford sports car. Sure enough, there was a shiny, sleek,
red convertible right in front of the dealership.
Hey, stop here, he said, I've gotta see this new car!
They stopped and a dapper salesman approached, Rolex and gold rings glittering.
He looked askance at their black Corvair. What the heck is that? he said. You
fellows ought to trade that thing in and get a real sports car.
You may have a deal, said Jim, but I'll have to get a test drive in that new
Ford sports car first.
It's called a Mustang, and sure, you can have a test drive. Just let me go in
and get the plates.
Soon Jim and the salesman were in the Mustang, following the Corvair with Frank
and his new friend. They headed out of town and merged onto highway 495. Frank
was telling the young stranger to put his foot in it -- we can't let a Ford beat
a Chevy!
Jim soon found that he had a dog on his hands. It felt a lot like his Fairlane
but maybe heavier. The automatic transmission seemed okay but when he asked
about the engine the salesman had to admit that this beautiful new Mustang only
had a six, and Jim thought the tires felt like they were a little too soft. He
had to hustle to keep up with Frank's black Spyder.
They approached a series of curves and Jim watched in awe as the Corvair
careened from one side of the road to the other. Jim could see the swing axles
going to severe positive camber as the driver repeatedly over-corrected his
steering. He now felt, too late, that it had been a big mistake to suggest that
Frank show off his new car to someone who had told them up front he didn't
drive!
By the third curve the stranger was in way over his head. Jim had to brake hard
to avoid the Corvair, by now spinning around to face back toward the Mustang as
it slid backward toward the outside of the curve! Fortunately there was nothing
along the side of the road to hit. Jim pulled off the road onto the grass next
to the now stalled Corvair. Frank was fuming, the stranger was trying to get his
seat belt unfastened, and the salesman was saying he had never seen anything
like that before.
Here, young feller! You ought to try this new Mustang! I'll show you what a nice
safe car Ford has just introduced and you can forget about that so-called
Chevrolet. It's just like a Beetle and I bet it only has a four-cylinder engine
in it anyway.
He tugged the stranger out of the Corvair, put him in the Mustang and soon they
were motoring out of sight, the young man asking about Ford's plans to develop
anti-lockup brakes, run-flat tires and crushable frames.
Frank soon had the Spyder started and carefully drove through the grass back to
the highway. I never should have let that guy drive my car, he muttered. He's
probably the only person who ever managed to spin out a Corvair, and this road
wasn't even very curvy.
Forget about it, said Jim. When I get back home I'm gonna test drive a new
Mustang with a V-8 and a four-speed and some serious rubber. Then one weekend
I'll come back with my new car and we'll catch a rally or autocross and give
your Spyder a true test!
As for that writer fellow, don't worry about him. I doubt we ever hear from him
again. . . . .
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EDITOR: Jim Pitttman 11112222 Winchesterfield NE Albukerkey NW 871111222
NEXT MEEETING: Wodensday 7 Apr 2010 A.D. @ 7:00 PM O'Clock MDT
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THIS MONTH ONLY:
Dues Due to be Increased This Month ............ Memorable Committee
How Ralph May Have Driven a Spyder ......... Jim Smith & Frank Jones
Marching Orders for March ........................... Bart Silverado
Burthdaies, Anniversarys, Cerebrations .... Sunrise&sunset Committee
March Bored of Education Minutes ..................... Mart Platinum
President's Prescient Phrases ......... President Patrick Haulitaway
Xmas Dinner Memories .......... Lee & Emma & Heula & Rita & Gertrude
Antique Corvair Book from 1860s Elgin, Illinois ...... David Goliath
CNM Member Prenatal Photo Contest ......... Heula Spellitrightplease
Collendar of Predicted Dire Events .............. Board of Dictators
State Fair but Windy Car Show 2009 .............. Roberto Goldplated
Chevrolet Volt Actually Only Gets 224 MPG! ......... Jam Pattermundt
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? .............. Peter Paul & MaryLou
For Save, Tribes or Wandering ..................... Selected Members
Photos from the State Fair but Windy Car Show ........ The Educators
Seventy, 140, 201, 29, 33-1/3 Years Ago ............ Cubed Hysterian
Warning: Copyright by MAD Magazine ........ The Usual Gang of Idiots
COVER: Cary sez, If you drive 'em backward, they will be rear-engine cars.
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