The July 2011 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 21-May-2013 ==== Copyright (c) 2013 Corvairs of New Mexico
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JULY 2011 / VOLUME 37 / NUMBER 7 / ISSUE #430
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Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2005
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, Third Place, 2010
EDITOR: Jim Pittman
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center
7520 Carmel NE Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
Dues Due............................Membership Committee
"AIRTIME"..................................David Huntoon
June Meeting Minutes............................Art Gold
June Board Meeting Minutes......................Art Gold
Red River Tri-State Fan Belt Toss......Vickie & Pat Hall
What This Year's Tri-State Meant to Me......Contributors
Birthdays and Anniversaries...........Sunshine Committee
My First Tri-State Rally....................Larry Yoffee
Calendar of Coming Events.............Board of Directors
Red River Tri-State Final Comments...........Heula & Jim
Another Car Show (Hoffmantown)................John Wiker
Tri-State Statistics.........................Jim Pittman
Car Council Meeting Notes 06-22-2011..........John Wiker
Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago...........Club Historian
COVER: John Wiker captures Red River Corvairs and Lifts West
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MEETING: First Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
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President: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.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: John Wiker 505-899-3076 wikerj63 @ yahoo.com
Merchandise: Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Membership: Larry Yoffee 505-321-5909 corsa180 @ gmail.com
Sunshine: Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Past Pres: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Past Pres: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com
Correspondent: Charles Vertrees 505-299-0744 vertrees @ swcp.com
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
CORSA's home page: http://www.corvair.org
Steve Gongora's page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871
Larry Yoffee's home page: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.weebly.com
CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp
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DUES DUE DATES FOR JULY 2011
== DUE MAY = INACTIVE 25-JUN-2011:
2011.05 Elizabeth & Mark Domzalski
== DUE JUN = INACTIVE 25-JUL-2011:
2011.06 Melba & Tommie J. Anderson
2011.06 Mark Jones
2011.06 Klaudia & Steve Sanchez
== DUE JUL = INACTIVE 25-AUG-2011:
2011.07 Anne & Geoffrey Johnson
== EXPIRED = INACTIVE AS OF 25-MAY-2010:
2011.01 Darlene & William Darcy
2011.01 Wibke Garrecht
2011.02 Richard Finch
2011.04 Cary Hubbard
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!
CORSA# YEAR.MONTH NAME
25400 0000.00 Ruth Boydston
13007 1991.01 Frank Stadler
07456 2008.08 Jerry Goffe
24014 2009.03 Anne & Geoffrey Johnson
23387 2009.04 Janet & Steve Johnson
13137 2011.05 Kim Patten
30646 2011.06 Klaudia & Steve Sanchez
A special report on the Red River Tri-State was mailed to all who registered.
This issue of the newsletter has photos and essays on the Tri-State. The special
report in PDF format will be available on my web page after the CORSA Convention
in Denver is over. - Jim
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"AIRTIME"
David Huntoon
Wasn't it just a few months ago it was -20F for three mornings in a row? I
remember it well. Now it is in the high 90s and a good deal warmer in the
garage. Then again, the mornings and evenings are quite pleasant. It is just
the afternoons that are toasty.
All of us need to thank those who worked so hard and long on this year's
Tri-State. All reports say it was well run and enjoyed by all. We even made a
little money by preliminary accounts. I did not go as that Friday was a doctor's
thing, and I pay more attention to these things now than I did in the past.
CNM won the attendance plaque with 38 folks. A total of 33 cars showed. More
statistics are elsewhere in the newsletter I'm sure.
Now that the Tri-State is over our next big news is our new meeting place for
the next two months. As likely mentioned by others in the newsletter, but I want
to reinforce the point. The meeting place starting July 6 is the North Domingo
Multigenerational Center. The address is 7520 Carmel NE. We have the room from
7:00 to 9:00 pm. Just north of the Wyoming and Paseo del Norte intersection.
Carmel is an east/west street. Depending on how things progress, and if the city
agrees, we may have found a new permanent home. Well, at least as permanent as
things can be in this age. This a brand spanking new facility that just opened a
few weeks ago. Too early to tell now, but we will be on our best behavior.
Thanks to Ray for his work in finding this place.
So, everyone remember. New meeting place starting with our next membership
meeting and a new starting time. See you all there.
Happy 4th of July, David
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June Meeting Notes 06-01-2011
Art Gold
Meeting came to order at 6:00pm, with 23 in attendance, at the temporary meeting
place: Ray Trujillo's place of business.
Officer Reports
President: Dave Huntoon asked for approval of the minutes of the last meeting.
Vice President: Ray Trujillo discussed his and Dave's efforts to find a new
meeting place. Barales is a no-go since they close at 5pm. Other leads: Domingo
Baca Community Center and Manzano Mesa. Ray has contacted Domingo Baca which is
near Paseo del Norte and Wyoming. This brand-new facility opens on June 11th.
Ray requested the First Wednesday, 7pm to 9pm time slot. If we don't get that,
we could try for Manzano Mesa but then we'd have to pick another day of the week
as Wednesdays are full.
Treasurer: Robert Gold stated that the checking account has $3,291.15,
accounting for the liability of $1,000 for the banquet at the Tri-State. Robert
also stated that he will be at the Tri-State on Thursday.
Committee Reports
Membership: Larry Yoffee stated that he will place more ads once a regular
meeting place is decided upon.
Editor: Jim Pittman stated that he thought the Car Council meeting for May was
cancelled. Jim also stated that the Old Route 66 clean-up is June 11th. He also
discussed the meeting place for the caravans up to Red River. He talked about a
car show on Father's Day. Jim discussed the on-going saga with non-availability
of 13-inch tires. Dave talked about Moss Motors - they have a racing type wheel
for the early models. Pat said he was pretty sure he could still get 13-inch
tires. Jim continued to tell of seeing Tarmo's incredible 1966 180 turbo
convertible that will be at Red River. Tarmo brought it down to House of Covers
for top and upholstery installation.
Sunshine: Heula Pittman gave Ray a lot of credit for inviting us to have our
regular meeting at his shop. She stated that everything needed for the Tri-State
will be shipped up to Red River tomorrow.
Merchandise: Vickie Hall had nothing to report.
Scrap Metal: Pat Hall stated that he has not yet sold the scrap metal from our
recent collection, and he has not forgotten about it.
New CNM Award: John Wiker stated that there are four suggestions for the new
Award. There was a vote with the winning suggestion being the "CNM Member of the
Year" and Vickie asked, would the name include the year, or not? Perhaps this
has yet to be decided.
Tri-State: There was a discussion of the possible routes to be taken up to Red
River. The meeting place for the caravan will be the on-ramp on the I-25
interstate, north of Tramway. Dave stated that he needs someone to present the
Boydston Award. Larry Blair volunteered to present the award. Rocky Mountain
CORSA will do the Tri-State next year. The hospitality room is all set, and
everything will go quite smoothly.
Rita Gongora talked about the different duties of volunteers. There was also a
discussion of the banquet prices ($20 for adults and $10 for children, and
payment can be with either cash or check).
Winner of the 50/50 drawing: Brenda Wilvert at $12 with $12 going to the
Sunshine Committee.
Upcoming Events
Saturday June 11th Route 66 pick-up, 8:00 AM
Meeting was adjourned at 6:45 PM
Submitted by "The Tremendously Jolly" Art Gold
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June Board Meeting Notes 06-15-2011
Art Gold
On a hot afternoon the meeting was called to order at 5:05 PM at Business
Printing Services.
Officer Reports
President: Dave Huntoon proceeded to call for the treasurer's report since Ray
was looking up an address on the Internet.
Treasurer: Robert Gold reported $4,824.12 in the account. He stated that the
club made about $420 from the Tri-State. There were as yet no statistics on
number of raffle tickets sold, but these numbers will come. Robert gave praise
to all involved with the event. The club account's address was changed to an
address in San Diego (where Wendell was staying for a time) and Robert has now
changed it back.
Vice President: Ray Trujillo stated that there is a new meeting location: North
Domingo Baca Community Center, at the corner of Wyoming and Carmel, just north
of Paseo del Norte. The meeting will be from 7-9pm on first Wednesdays, in the
new facility. We are now scheduled for July and August. If all goes well, we
hope to be on their schedule permanently. The next meeting will be at the new
location at 7pm, Wednesday 7-6-11.
Committee Reports
Membership: Larry Yoffee was absent.
NM Car Council: John Wiker stated that there was no meeting last month. He
discussed the picnic for a bit, more at the next meeting.
Editor: Jim Pittman stated that the newsletter deadline was Friday 6-24-11. He
also reported seeing on the news that the B-17 the club visited in 2008 had
crashed outside of Chicago. He stated that those people who registered for the
Tri-State will be receiving the special Red River report including many
pictures. Jim expressed his appreciation to Russ McDuffie for doing a great job
as master of ceremonies. Jim is asking for people to write up short reports on
the Tri-State for the July newsletter. He also gave figures of the attendees,
and the total number of people registered was 98. The car show had 33 cars.
Tarmo Sutt received the best of show award. Jim pointed out that Larry Yoffee
had put photos and videos from the Tri-State on his webpage immediately after
the event. If you haven't seen them, take a look.
Sunshine: Heula Pittman stated that Brenda should speak of the Tri-State. Brenda
Stickler stated that Heula had prepared several Thank-You cards for those
special people in Red River who helped us with the Tri-State: Bobbie at Lifts
West, Brett who catered our banquet, Rebecca at the Chamber of Commerce. Jim
ordered the patches, and Brenda wanted to reimburse Jim for the patches. The
club made a motion for the reimbursement for Jim, and he rejected it. Heula and
Brenda pointed out that Brenda & Hurley Wilvert went to a lot of work and
expense to organize, supply and run the hospitality room and they deserved our
appreciation. There was a motion made to send a check to Hurley for
reimbursement. The motion passed. Pat Hall congratulated Jim and Heula for their
efforts in the club. Pat conducted a fan belt toss and it was a huge success, as
was the balloon toss. We assume the next Tri-State for CNM to sponsor will be in
2014. Brenda said there are already efforts underway to plan the event.
Tentative location: Chama, NM with an emphasis on the Cumbres & Toltec
Narrow-Gauge Railway.
Merchandise: Vickie Hall brought up the topic of the nature of the plaque or
other award to be presented to the CNM Member of the Year. Suggestions for the
award were: the traditional wood and engraved wall plaque, a "traveling" plaque
to be engraved with the name of each year's winner and then presented to the
next year's winner, or a certificate (suitable for framing) in a special folder.
A motion was made and seconded that the Board should decide on the award.
Thereupon the board voted among the three choices, and the vote was for the
certificate.
Old Route 66 clean-up: Ollie Scheflow discussed the recent Route 66 clean-up.
The new bags are very large and the normal twist ties won't hold them. Doubled
twist ties won't work. Only the very long "vegetable" ties will work. The next
clean-up will be in August, 08-06-2011 at 8:00 AM during the cooler part of the
day.
Ollie also suggested amending the constitution for how votes are cast, that is,
who can vote at Tri-State events or any other voting event. This topic is tabled
for a future meeting, but Jim suggested that a statement of the proposal for a
change in the constitution should be published in the newsletter so all may
consider it.
Meeting adjourned at 6:14pm
Submitted by "Hot Tamale with Red" Art Gold
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Red River Tri-State Fan Belt Toss
Vickie & Pat Hall
A good time was had by all, Pat and the kids, at the 2011 Tri-State "Fan Belt
Toss" in Red River. Everyone was a winner and the kids picked out their choices
of prizes.
Thanks to all who participated. -- Pat & Vickie Hall
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Nine CNMers celebrate birthdays this month:
Connie Elmore July 2
Debra Anderson July 6
Mark Domzalski July 8
Tarmo Sutt July 8
Larry Blair July 15
Leslie Sullivan July 18
Richard Foster July 20
Richard Finch July 29
Kay Sutt July 31
Three couples deserve HAPPY ANNIVERSARY wishes:
Angela Fraleigh & Wesley Heiss July 4
Anne & John Wiker July 6
Linda & Dick Cochran July 18
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WHAT THIS YEAR'S TRI-STATE MEANT TO ME
All who attended the Red River Tri-State were asked to contribute
an article for the July newsletter on the topic: "What this year's
Tri-State meant to me." The challenge: make the article fit in a
tweet! That is, the article should be 140 characters or fewer.
Everyone could participate, even if they think they can't write.
Anyone can tweet! Here are the results.
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JIM PITTMAN (140)
Spectacular mountain scenery! Those great Colorado cars!
Crystal clear air. Happy people and fine friends.
All because of the 1960s Corvair.
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ROBERT GOLD (140)
From the beginning, I didn't want CNM to do the Tri-State.
I did not want to work on it or spend any money traveling
to it. How wrong I was!
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KAY SUTT (140)
Tri-State was an embarrassment of riches for the Sutts this
year. Friends (old and new!), fun, Best of Show and Ruth's
quilt!!! Yippee!!!
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WENDELL WALKER (56)
Great motel, 33 Corvairs, Park w/trees,
Good Old friends
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MIKE STICKLER (140)
Beautiful drive,
AmazN Hostess Spread,
Car show wrap'd W/Corvars,
FUN Banquet/grt food,
OutstandN raffles,
Przes galore,
awesome MC,
AAA Town/Hotel
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HEULA PITTMAN (140)
Chair-Superb
Registration-Crazy
Hospitality-Deelish
CarShow-Beautiful Games-Fun
MC-Terrific!
DoorPrizes-Galore
Raffles-Gorgeous
CNM=Awesome!
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PAT HALL (63)
Caravaning, viewing nice cars and meeting a lot of nice people.
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CHUCK VERTREES (73)
Hi Jim,
This was the first Tri-State that I went to without Julia. Chuck
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JOHN WIKER (59) - 1
I ENJOY MEETING OTHERS WITH SOME COMMON CHALLENGES IN LIFE.
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JOHN WIKER (237) - 2
The Tri-State always gives me the opportunity to measure my car
against others that I don't see everyday or month, etc. It makes
me appreciate the work that others have done to their car that I
could not afford at this time to do to mine
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VICKIE HALL (140)
"A Reunion of Friends." Excitement with smiles on their faces as
they primp their cars for the show. Corvairs bring out the kid
in everyone.
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LARRY YOFFEE (140)
My first Tri-State Corvair meet. Definitely not my last. Also
the longest trip I've been on since buying my Corsa in 2006.
A great time too.
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BRENDA STICKLER (140)
Banquet Perfect
Hostest Mostest
Motel Excelled
MC OOEE!
Classic Car flair-Mostly Corvair
Great Prizes
w/surprizes
Travel trophy-ours-Whopee!
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GORDON JOHNSON (140) - 1
The Johnson family, Gordon, Barbara, Steve & Janet,
traveled to our first Tri-State at Red River via the
Viet Nam Memorial & Eagle Nest Lake
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GORDON JOHNSON (138) 2
The snacks in hospitality were great! We enjoyed seeing
the beautiful Corvairs. Thanks to hardworking CNM members
for an outstanding meet!
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Map showing location of North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center
at the corner of Wyoming and Carmel NE.
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My First Tri-State Rally
by Larry Yoffee
Attending the 2011 Tri-State Corvair meet in Red River presented some great
opportunities. Since this was my first Tri-State, I wasn't really sure what to
expect but I was open to whatever might happen. The first opportunity that
presented itself was the chance to take my 1965 turbocharged Corsa on an
extended road trip. Previously, the farthest I had driven it was to Bernalillo.
In addition, it was also a chance to see what kind of highway gas milage I might
get. That was disappointing. But I'm willing to trade that for a trouble-free
round trip. It was a fun opportunity to caravan with other members, and that
worked out very well.
Events such as Tri-States are nothing if not about people, and the opportunity
to meet, make new acquaintances, talk shop and have fun. And I did. Finally,
Tri-State gave me one more opportunity to use my website as a way to promote the
Corvair hobby, Corvairs of New Mexico, and to feature this event in pictures and
video that all may see, especially those unable to attend. If you haven't
already done so, please go to:
www.CorsaTurbo180USA.com/ and find "Tri-State" in the menu.
So, to sum it all up, attending Tri-State meant some great opportunities to take
advantage of. And I did.
-- Larry Yoffee
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RED RIVER 2011 TRI-STATE - REPORT OF THE TREASURER
Robert Gold
The 2011 Tri-State held in Red River, NM was a financial as well as an
organizational success.
Specifically, we had a total of 99 registrations for the meet's banquet, 97
raffle tickets sold for Ruth Boydston's magnificant quilt, 111 tickets sold for
Kay Sutt's handcrafted purses, and 210 tickets sold for the 50/50 raffle. This
resulted in $2,506 in club receipts.
Once the expenses for the banquet, checking account fees, raffle costs, and
reimbursement of expenses for CNM members were deducted we were left with a
surplus for the club treasurery of $371.00.
I want to thank all the club members who worked so hard on this event. Through
your efforts the club now has additional working capital for future activities.
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Wed 6 Jul 7:00 PM North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center,
at the corner of Wyoming and Carmel NE,
just north of Paseo del Norte.
Wed 6 Jul After our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner, 1405 Central NE
Sat 9 Jul Second Saturdays: Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starts in Bosque Farms at the
Wells Fargo Bank. 1:00 PM in Winter, 6:00 PM during Daylight Time.
Wed 20 Jul 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 22 Jul 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
TUE-SAT 26-30 July - Rocky Mountain CORSA - Denver - CORSA Convention
Get more information from Rocky Mountain's web site:
http://rockymountaincorsa.com/
Click on their Denver Eleven page or download their 2-page flyer:
http://rockymountaincorsa.com/CWAPromo.pdf
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Wed 3 Aug 7:00 PM North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center,
at the corner of Wyoming and Carmel NE,
just north of Paseo del Norte.
Wed 3 Aug After our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner, 1405 Central NE
Sat 6 Aug 8:00 AM Old Route 66 Clean-up - Ollie Scheflow - volunteers needed!
Sat 13 Aug Second Saturdays: Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starts in Bosque Farms at the
Wells Fargo Bank. 1:00 PM in Winter, 6:00 PM during Daylight Time.
Sun 14 August ........ NMCCC All Clubs Picnic: Nambe Falls again this year.
Wed 17 Aug 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 26 Aug 9:00 PM September Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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Wed 7 Sep 6:00 to 7:00 PM Meeting: Location to be determined
Wed 7 Sep After our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner, 1405 Central NE
Sat 10 Sep Second Saturdays: Los Lunas "66 Cruise" starts in Bosque Farms at the
Wells Fargo Bank. 1:00 PM in Winter, 6:00 PM during Daylight Time.
Wed 21 Sep 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 23 Sep 9:00 PM October Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
Fri-Sat-Sun 23-24-25 September -- NMCCC Swap Meet, Los Lunas, NM.
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Sun 2 Oct CORVAIR HERITAGE DAY (Corvair's official birthday)
Wed 5 Oct Election of Officers at October Meeting. Inform yourself! Vote!
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More activities: New Mexico Council of Car Clubs: http://www.nmcarcouncil.org
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Tarmo Sutt suggested a tour to Glorietta (east of Santa Fe) to see a collection
of old guns, some as recent as The Great War of 1914-18. Is there any interest?
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Red River Tri-State Final Comments
Heula & Jim Pittman
Pictures and essays from the Tri-State are scattered through the newsletter,
starting with John Wiker's cover photo of our hotel, Lifts West.
The photos above go with a story. Laura and Joan Wilshire were driving from the
Denver area in a 1966 turbocharged Corsa. Near Pueblo they heard a sound
something like a backfire. The car was running well so they continued on.
Upon getting ready for the car show on Saturday morning, they noticed that the
spare tire, located in its storage spot in the engine compartment, had a tread
separation. They put the spare in the trunk. Later during the car show there was
a sound like a gunshot -- the spare had exploded, bending the trunk lid.
Fortunately the safety latch kept the trunk lid from flying open. Soon several
mechanically-inclined bystanders were working to bend the trunk lid at least
enough that it could be shut and locked for the trip home.
If the tire had exploded while it was in the engine compartment, or while it was
being moved to the trunk, it could have resulted in serious injury. Maybe some
of us will now be more inclined to believe that tires should be replaced after a
few years, rather than after a certain number of miles, or after a certain
amount of tread wear.
Of course some of us have often wondered about the wisdom of having the standard
storage location of the spare in the hot engine compartment in the first place!
Below: at the last minute Mary Lou and Mark Martinek were able to drive to New
Mexico from Vancouver, Washington, towing their early Monza convertible behind
their motor home. Mary Lou joined CNM back in August 1990 and she and Mark were
faithful and active members for years. When they moved away from the dry desert
to the somewhat less dry Northwest they maintained their CNM membership.
However, on this trip they claimed CORSA Oregon as their home club!?
Below: Steve Goodman gets called on to report on all activities of both Colorado
clubs. He's president of PPCC, but here he's telling us that RMC will sponsor
the 2012 Tri-State in Gunnison, Colorado. Or maybe it will be in Salida? Or,
maybe, somewhere else?
Brenda Stickler chaired our event this year and did one fantastic job! She
invested many long hours in preparations, including phone calls, e-mails,
twisting arms to recruit help from members, attending board meetings and giving
detailed reports to help with decision making. Jim designed and obtained jacket
patches. Registration bags were obtained, with useful or novel items to put in
those bags such as pens, special engraved pencils, snacks, tissues, bookmarks,
wrenches, note pads, balls... We had a total of 19 items per bag!
The Sunshine Committee members Heula [chair], Vickie, Ruth, Wendell, Anne Mae &
Brenda were responsible for both registration bags and banquet table
decorations. Brenda was in charge of the banquet with help from Sunshine. Heula
made a bulletin board and signs, as well as many of the door prizes. Ollie,
Robert & Jim designed registration forms. Robert organized the car show. Anne
Mae played games with the children and gave away great prizes. Pat & Vickie did
the fan belt toss games and distributed prizes to all, because all were winners!
Brenda & Hurley Wilvert set up a spread of food and drinks in the hospitality
room that was amazing. Just about anything one could ask for was available.
Russ McDuffie acted as MC for our banquet and did a super job, adding humor and
enthusiam to the evening. Rita distributed door prizes (many of which were hand
made) which took quite a while as there were many great ones. They were donated
both by our generous members and by Clark's Corvair Parts.
Larry Blair volunteered to make the presentation of the 2011 Boydston Award --
sometimes called the St. Francis of Corvair Award. This year it went to our
long-serving secretary, Chuck Vertrees. Congratulations to Chuck!
Many Thanks to all our dedicated members who volunteered their time, energy and
resources to make this one of the best Tri-State events we've ever sponsored. We
could not have accomplished such an event without the help of all. Thanks All!
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Another Car Show
John Wiker
I attended the State Farm Insurance Car Show at Hoffmantown Mall today. There
were 30 vehicles to include a old milk delivery truck, a scooter, some pickups
and some nice cars. In exchange for being outside in 100 degree heat to display
our cars, we were fed popcorn and lots of water. At the end we were given two
free tickets to the new "Cars 2" movie opening this week.
If you recall, when the original "Cars" movie came out years ago, we all drove
downtown to the Kimo for the grand opening. Not so lucky this time. Tickets are
for 09:00 AM showing at a U-8 movie complex way out by the Hinkle Fun Place.
It was supposed to be at 10:30 AM which means Anne and I could attend after our
Kiwanis Club requirement from 08:00-09:30. But now it looks like I spent hours
in the sun for nothing. We may try to sneak in fashionably late just to see if
we could get away with it. The change was driven by the Theater who suddenly did
not want to give away free seats later in the day when they could make lots of
money.
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SOME STATISTICS ON THE RED RIVER 2011 TRI-STATE
Jim Pittman
REGISTRATIONS BY CLUB:
CNM 38
RMC 24 Other Clubs: MID-CONTINENT & HEART OF AMERICA 1
PPCC 20 Bonneville 2
OTHER 8 CORSA OREGON 2
NON 8 Ute Trails 3
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TOTAL 98
CARS IN SHOW:
LISTED BY CLUB:
RMC 10
PPCC 9
CNM 8
NON 3
BONNEVILLE 1
OREGON 1
Ute Trails 1
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TOTAL: 33
LISTED BY STATE:
Colorado 20
New Mexico 10
Washington 1
Utah 1
Wyoming 1
LISTED BY YEAR:
1960 1
1961 2
1962 4
1963 4
1964 4
1965 8
1966 6
1967 2
1968 2
1969 0
LISTED BY BODY:
Conv 13
Coupes 10
Sedans 4
Wagon 3
FC 2
Other 1
CAR SHOW AWARDS:
Best Early: 1962 Monza Sedan Paul & Pat Campbell PPCC
Best Late: 1966 Corsa Conv turbo Tarmo Sutt CNM
Best Custom: 1965 Corsa Coupe V-8 Garrie Fox PPCC, RMC
Best FC: 1962 Rampside Steve Gongora CNM
Best of Show: 1966 Corsa Conv turbo Tarmo Sutt CNM
Attendance Award: Corvairs of New Mexico
Hard Luck Award: Joan Wilshire - exploded tire!
Boydston Award: Chuck Vertrees of CNM
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LIST OF ALL WHO REGISTERED FOR THE RED RIVER 2011 TRI-STATE
CAR FIRSTNAME LASTNAME CITY ST ZIP PHONE EMAIL SPOUSE/GUEST CLUB1 CLUB2 YEAR ST CAR_BODY
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1 Steve Gongora Albuquerque NM 87111 505-292-5570 steve @ houseofcovers.com Rita CNM 1962 NM Rampside
2 Robert Gold Albuquerque NM 87110 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com Anne Mae CNM 1965 NM Corsa Conv
3 Larry Blair Albuquerque NM 87109 505-249-1035 blairylar @ hotmail.com Kathleen CNM 1964 NM Monza Conv
4 Tarmo Sutt Santa Fe NM 87505 505-471-1153 tarmo @ juno.com Kay CNM 1966 NM Corsa Conv turbo
5 Russ McDuffie Albuquerque NM 87109 505-400-5526 russ.mcd @ msn.com Nancy CNM 1965 NM Corsa Conv
6 Jim Thompson Albuquerque NM 87114 505-898-6103 @ Alice non-affil 1963 NM Monza Conv
7 John Wiker Albuquerque NM 87120 505-239-3311 wikerj63 @ yahoo.com CNM 1966 NM Corsa Coupe
8 Pat Hall Los Lunas NM 87031 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com Vickie CNM 1961 NM Lakewood
10 William Pearce Austin CO 81410 970-835-5260 eslide5 @ tds.net Trezina non-affil 1961 CO Lakewood
11 Mike M. Head Delta CO 81416 970-874-4594 mhead517 @ aol.com Marilyn Ute Trails 1967 CO Coupe
12 Mary Lou Martinek Vancouver WA 98664 360-809-8349 mjmartinek @ juno.com Mark Corsa Oregon, CNM 1963 WA Monza Conv
13 Larry Schubert Sedalia CO 80135 303-660-6037 skys @ schuberts.com Sheryl RMC 1964 CO Coupe
14 Larry Yoffee Albuquerque NM 87109 505-321-5909 corsa180 @ gmail.com CNM 1965 NM Corsa Coupe
15 Steve Goodman Denver CO 80219 303-934-5027 rearengine.steve @ att.net Ruth PPCC RMC 1968 CO Corsa Coupe
16 John Dawson Centennial CO 80121 303-779-4356 john.dawson @ rtd-denver.com Marlene RMC 1966 CO Coupe
17 Dave Olwine Fort Collins CO 80525 970-225-6656 iggy @ frii.com Brenna RMC 1963 CO Spyder Conv
18 Jean Olwine Grand Junction CO 81501 970-243-6160 @ RMC 1964 CO Monza 4-door
19 Joan Wilshire Loveland CO 80537 000-000-0000 @ Laura Wilshire,navigator RMC PPCC 1966 CO Corsa Conv turbo
20 John Drage Westminster CO 80234 303-466-8755 jcdrage @ nisn.com RMC 1962 CO Conv
21 Kermit Shields Colorado Springs CO 80906 719-473-4091 kermitshld @ aol.com Maria Oldendorf PPCC 1968 CO Conv
22 Dale Nielsen Littleton CO 80123 303-933-8584 monza @ dnvair.net RMC 1965 CO Coupe
23 Ed Halpin Castle Rock CO 80109 303-619-0080 halpinem @ comcast.net Cheryl PPCC RMC 1960 CO Monza Coupe
24 John K. Koll Colorado Springs CO 80920 719-593-1928 jkkoll @ aol.com Jeannie PPCC 1965 CO Conv
25 Warren Ehrmann Colorado Springs CO 80919 719-598-7438 ehrmannw @ aol.com PPCC 1964 CO 4-door
26 Paul Campbell Colorado Springs CO 80909 719-633-8708 pdtcamp @ yahoo.com Patricia PPCC 1962 CO Sedan
27 John Dinsdale Aurora CO 80011 303-341-2327 johndinsdale @ adp.com Debbie RMC CNM 1966 CO Monza sedan
28 William Pohzer Ranchos de Taos NM 87557 575-770-6798 williampohzer @ sbcglobal.net non-affil 1967 NM Ultra Van
29 Garrie Fox Colorado Springs CO 80910 719-338-505 gfox80915 @ yahoo.com Patricia PPCC RMC 1965 CO Corsa Coupe V-8
30 John Hesco Greybull WY 82426 307-765-2022 jhesco @ tctwest.net Marilyn PPCC 1966 WY Monza Coupe
31 Christopher Klapp Colorado Springs CO 80910 760-267-0624 skymangs @ yahoo.com Jennifer PPCC 1965 CO Convert
32 Timothy Shrtle Durango CO 81303 970-903-2127 shortle556 @ earthling.net Lilian RMC 1963 CO Rampside
33 Timothy Shrtle Durango CO 81303 970-903-2127 shortle556 @ earthling.net Lilian RMC 1962 CO Monza Wagon
34 Bruce Gwyther Clinton UT 84015 801-776-8353 vairman @ q.com Tim Gwyther = brother BONNEVILLE 1965 UT Corsa Conv
x Jonni Berkman Brighton CO 80602 303-659-4525 jonnian @ aol.com RMC, Corsa West LA, Tucson
x Ruth Boydston Albuquerque NM 87109 505-821-1506 sg730 @ comcast.net Sherry Gray CNM
x Richard Finch Tularosa NM 88352 575-430-1258 finchbooks @ tularosa.net Guest:Jon Linke CNM
x Alan Gold Albuquerque NM 87110 000-000-0000 @ CNM
x Tom Grippen Loveland CO 80531 970-622-8833 tgrippen @ hotmail.com RMC
x Gordon Johnson Corrales NM 87048 505-898-7688 gjohnson @ unm.edu Barbara CNM
x Terry Kalp Valley Center KS 67147 316-755-2458 @ MCCA, HACOA
x John Neal Colorado Springs CO 80908 719-495-2802 @ Phyllis PPCC
x Larry Neal Colorado Springs CO 80915 719-570-9694 lneal1671 @ comcast.net non-affil
x Lee Olsen Burdett KS 67523 620-285-9134 obro1 @ gbta.net non-affil
x Jim Pittman Albuquerque NM 87112 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu Heula CNM
x Chuck Riblett Loveland CO 80537 970-461-1328 chuckriblett @ msn.com Carolyn Taylor RMC
x LeRoy Rogers Albuquerque NM 87111 505-294-0623 004873 @ q.com Emma CNM
x Ollie Scheflow Corrales NM 87048 505-897-2611 owsmas @ peoplepc.com CNM
x Paul Seyforth Thornton CO 80602 303-280-2025 psayforth @ comcast.net Maxine RMC
x Michael Stickler Corrales NM 87048 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com Brenda CNM
x Charles Vertrees Albuquerque NM 87110 505-299-0744 vertrees @ swcp.com CNM
x Wendy Walker Rio Rancho NM 87124 505-892-8471 defarge505 @ gmail.com CNM
x Hurley Wilvert Sandia Park NM 87047 000-000-0000 hurbrenwil @ msn.com Brenda CNM
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CAR COUNCIL MEETING NOTES 06-22-2011
John Wiker
Treasury report: $7000.09 in the bank. $60.00 in the hole so far this year. Make
it up at the swap meet.
Museum Car Show wrap-up: 361 cars, $700.00 profit.
Volunteers who really worked, not just signed up: Pizza at Corrales about the
23rd of July.
New committee next year: Publicity to make sure it gets in newspaper and in the
news on TV.
Next year, each club will be allowed to bring one ORIGINAL vehicle to display up
front at the request of the Museum who will host again. The theme next year will
be "100 Years of the Chevy".
The National Classic Cars caravan came through Albuquerque with 33 cars and were
treated like Kings and Queens. Best support of any state they had visited so
far.
Collectors Car Day is Friday July 8th. The Governor will read a proclamation
outside the Capitol building some time that day. Santa Fe area clubs will be
asked to bring in some classic vehicles as a backdrop to the event. I will call
Tarmo tomorrow and let him know so he can snoop around and get his Corvair in
the picture for TV, etc. Still waiting for something from our Mayor. We local
clubs will have a Caravan from Louisiana down Central then on to the Wild and
Miles body shop for a picnic on the 9th of July.
August Nambe Picnic Update. All is well: no fire damage to our area as of this
time. Pre-pay tickets are available at the July Car Council Meeting. These will
save you the hassle of waiting in line at the gate. I will need everyone's money
if you want to buy early.
Clubs are asked to donate. We will take a vote at our July meeting to see what
we want to donate: soda, water, salads, watermelons, chips, dip, side dishes,
condiments.We need to do one thing and let the Chair of the picnic know what it
is and how many to expect so he can publish it so everyone will know what is
already taken and what is needed still. He is Mike Madlener at 505-323-6032 or
madmike1964@msn.com.
Reminder: no alcoholic beverages at the picnic.
Swap Meet Notes: envelope stuff meeting with ice cream on 13 July at 7:00 PM at
the Car Barn. Because of price increases, the spot charge will be up $5.00 this
year.
Election of Officers: by proclamation, all serving officers were continued in
their positions for 2 more years.
Interesting recent and Upcoming Car Shows/Events
Last Saturday, June 18th, 32 liquid cooled other types of cars and one air
cooled Corvair showed up at the Brookdale Assisted Living Home for a small show
for the residents, most of which were older than the cars in the show. I have
some pictures that I will try to send.
Saturday, 25 June, there is a grand opening of the new Hoffmantown Body Shop on
Carmony Lane off Comanche behind American Furniture Warehouse. There is a Car
Show with room for 200 cars at $10.00 each. All profits go to the ASlb Christian
Childrens Home.
The Neon Cruise will be held in conjunction with the NM Route 66 Motor Tour on
23 July. Price is $5.00/car. Gather at Washington and Copper. There will be live
bands, foodcourts and activities for kids. Then at 8:30 PM, we will travel down
Central to the Enchanted RV Park on top of Nine Mile Hill for a drive-in movie.
Bring chairs to sit on. There will be snacks and drinks to buy there too. For
more information: email bcougar67@msn.com or visit www.oldrt66.com.
On a personal note, my wife just reminded me that we will be out of town from
3-11 July, so I won't make our July meeting. If someone could collect the
advanced ticket money and let me know what we as a club will bring to the
Picnic, I will handle it when we get home the next week.
As Bugs Bunny would say: That's all folks. John Wiker sends
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YEARS AGO --- Jim Pittman
07 JULY 2004 VOL 30
Number 7 #346
Cover: David and Del pose with the purple Corvair at the CORSA convention in
Kentucky. We had $2,502 in the bank. The Awards Committee was set up. We went
over our revised constitution line by line and voted to adopt it. Robert
reported on another outstanding Museum car show. Steve Goodman told about a
Corvair driven from Maryland to Colorado with no right rear brake. He also
cautioned about using rubber fuel lines: cracks before the pump will leak in
air, and cracks after the pump can spray gas. Dennis provided statistics from
the Cripple Creek Tri-State. Del Patten and Mark Domzalski gave us their take on
the 2004 CORSA convention.
Seth Emerson provided a detailed article on the steering boxes and steering arms
found on all Corvairs. Who has installed a Flaming River steering box on an
early 1965?
Finally, we published the complete text of our revised constitution. You can
find it today on the web page.
14 JULY 1997 VOL 23
Number 7 #262
The cover featured Larry Blair and his 1964 Spyder convertible at the Museum car
show; inside, Paul Campbell proudly posed next to his 1965 Monza coupe. New
members were Mack & Marleen Milner of Farmington. President Mark ran our
meeting, secretary Chuck scribbled minutes and treasurer Wendy counted up $7,354
in the bank.
Dennis emailed a tech tip on replacing a 1964 Spyder's wiring harness. Other
tech tips outlined special requirements for rebuilding a turbo engine, the easy
way to change from generator to alternator, how to touch-up paint, some early
model shock tips and things to watch out for when changing springs.
21 JULY 1990 VOL 16
Number 7 #178
The cover celebrated the CORSA convention in Ontario, California. Tom Martin ran
our meeting. A guest was Ed Gast and his 1963 Monza. Bill Reider asked who
wanted to pay $5 for a printed copy of Clark's parts list. Jerry reported there
were 419 cars at the Albuquerque Museum car show. Tarmo invited us to bring our
cars to the Plaza at Santa Fe for the Fourth of July Fiesta. President Dale
Housley's column advised those of us without air conditioning to "roll down our
windows and drive as fast as possible" to stay cool. Tom Martin's "La Ventana"
revealed the private lives of "mischievous" Jerrold Aaron Goffe, a CNM fixture
in more ways than one.
Some interesting statistics on automobiles were lifted from GREEN-PEACE
magazine. They claimed that an EXXON-VALDEZ-worth of used oil is dumped into
drains and sewers by American shade-tree mechanics every two and a half weeks.
Do you believe that? We've gotta get these guys out of the back yards and into
garages because the sun is cooking their brains.
Finally, we had an article from Bill Smith about the future of the Tri-State
meet. He wanted each club to discuss the options, vote on them, and let him know
in time to plan next year's event. And the issue wrapped up with tech tips by
Steve Goodman on cleaning your battery box and adjusting your tire pressures.
It's vital to keep the rears 15 pounds higher than the fronts.
28 JULY 1983 V.09
Number 7 #094
Our July cover featured a wacky car lot where the spiel was, a used Corvair was
guaranteed not to leak oil. Why not? It had no engine in front! Meeting notes
said we voted to abolish the requirement for 100% CORSA membership. We previewed
an econo-run and a trip to ride the narrow gauge railway from Chama to Antonito.
Bill Reider said the recent car show had 234 cars. We had $541 in the bank. Del
Patten told about Corvair activity near St Louis, Missouri. Sylvan reported the
results of the econo-run and Richard Twilley's early Corvair got 40.7 MPG, maybe
a record?
35 JULY 1976 VOL 02
Number 7 #018
Glen Thompson edited and we had no cover illustration. Membership stood at
fifty-two. Steve Gongora's meeting notes said we had $82 in the bank. We mailed
the June newsletter to "every possible CORVAIR contact in the USA" with the
intention of getting feedback from other clubs. We planned a second Winrock car
show. Steve reported on attending the recent club get-together in Montrose,
Colorado where a good time was had by all. As it turned out, this was the very
first "Tri-State" event.
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