The December 2011 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 21-May-2013 ==== Copyright (c) 2013 Corvairs of New Mexico
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DECEMBER 2011 / VOLUME 37 / NUMBER 12 / ISSUE #435
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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, December 7th, 2011 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center
7520 Carmel NE Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
Dues Due..................................Membership Committee
Red River Tri-State Quilt........................Heula Pittman
President's Message.................................John Wiker
November Meeting Minutes........................Chuck Vertrees
November Board Meeting Minutes..................Chuck Vertrees
CNM Christmas Dinner..............................Rita Gongora
Safe House Christmas Donations........Emma Rogers & Lee Reider
Bingo Night Story...................................John Wiker
End-of-Year Car Council Report.....................Robert Gold
CORSA Chapter Requirements, Activities for 2012....Jim Pittman
Birthdays & Anniversaries...................Sunshine Committee
CNM's Fall Corvair Affair.........................Larry Yoffee
A CNM Member Celebration...........................Robert Gold
Silly Rhymes, Funny Puns, Weird Spellings........Heula Pittman
Remembering Chuck Vertrees -- 1926-2011............Jim Pittman
Calendar of Coming Events...................Board of Directors
Seven, 14, 21, 28, Years Ago....................Club Historian
Index to Volume 37 - Year 2011..........Club Newsletter Editor
COVER: Larry the Car Show Organizer and Russ the Photographer
Larry Yoffee took some great shots of Steve Gongora's Rampside
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MEETING: First Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
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President: John Wiker 505-899-3076 wikerj63 @ yahoo.com
Vice-Pres: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Secretary: VACANT
Treasurer: Art Gold 505-620-7434 rollerart @ gmail.com
Board: Car Council: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com
Board: Merchandise: Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Board: Membership: Larry Yoffee 505-321-5909 corsa180 @ gmail.com
Board: Sunshine: Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Board: Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Board: Past Pres: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @
hotmail.com
Board: Past Pres: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com
Board: Past Pres: Ray Trujillo 505-839-7436 ray @ bpsabq.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 DECEMBER 2011
DUE LAST MONTH = INACTIVE 25-DEC-2011:
2011.11 Connie & Hubbard Elmore
2011.11 Amy & David Franco
DUE THIS MONTH = INACTIVE 25-JAN-2012:
2011.12 David Huntoon
2011.12 Roger Pape
2011.12 Kim Patten
2011.12 Diane & A. John Pattison
2011.12 Larry Yoffee
DUE THIS MONTH = INACTIVE 25-JAN-2012:
2012.01 Darlene & William Darcy
EXPIRED == INACTIVE AS OF 25-NOV-2010:
2011.01 Wibke Garrecht
2011.04 Cary Hubbard
2011.06 Mark Jones
2011.06 Klaudia & Steve Sanchez
2011.07 Anne & Geoffrey Johnson
2011.08 Janet & Steve Johnson
2011.10 Opal Zuercher
Send your Dues to:
CNM Treasurer
c/o Robert Gold
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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RED RIVER TRI-STATE CORVAIR QUILT
Heula Pittman
Prolific quilters Ruth Boydston and Kay Sutt were chatting at the Taos
Tri-State, comparing notes on different projects they had done over the years.
Ruth expressed an interest in making a quilt featuring all the CORVAIR models,
perhaps using photographs. Kay told Ruth and her daughter Sherry about a company
that supplies paper to be used to transfer digital photos onto fabric.
Sherry's husband Larry ordered the paper; Ruth and Jim collected photos, then
Larry did the printing. When the prints were ready, Ruth and Heula ironed them
onto the fabric. Ruth arranged them in order from 1960-1969, stitched them onto
the quilt, added the backing, and a gorgeous quilt was born!
Ruth took the quilt to the Red River Tri-State, intending it to be used as a
raffle prize to earn money for the club. Many tickets were sold. At the banquet,
when the winning ticket was drawn, KAY SUTT was the winner! So, the idea for the
quilt came from Kay, and what goes around came around, and Kay won the quilt.
How fitting!
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
John Wiker
Some may know that I spent 26 years in the Air Force as an Aircraft Maintenance
Officer and I am often asked what kind of airplanes did I work on. The answer is
simple, I only worked on two of the twenty types that I have been around. The
rest of the time I was supervising others who worked on the aircraft. After you
read this, you will know why I don't work on my Corvair.
I am a firm believer that others were put on the earth to help helpless folks
like me. My first aircraft maintenance adventure was in the Philippines in 1969.
A fellow golfer pilot of a C-54 invited me to travel with him on a "critical"
mission to a southern island. The mission was to pick up fresh bananas and other
fruits to be used by the Wives' Club at Clark AFB for a special dinner. While
the locals loaded the plane we played golf. When it was time to leave, one of
the four engines on the plane would not start. My pilot friend said "It's time
to earn your pay, maintenance guy, go check it out." I reached into the cowling
and found a loose wire and as I pulled on it, it touched the metal engine and
suddenly the propeller turned. If I had not dropped the wire quickly, I may have
lost an arm. The wire was the ground for the starter and the pilot had not
turned off the power. Lesson number one, don't trust a pilot to turn off power,
do it yourself.
The second challenge came in 1973 in Vietnam. F-4s would leave Thailand with a
load of bombs to drop on the way to Bien Hoa where we reloaded them for a drop
on the way back to Thailand. One day one of the aircraft had a problem with the
flight control horizontal stabilizer. It was not traveling enough in each
direction to give the pilot complete control. All my men were occupied with
other aircraft so I volunteered to do a system check along with the pilot. To do
this, I had to climb up on the stab, and then I motioned the pilot to pull back
on the stick. Suddenly, the stab went the opposite direction and dumped me on my
tail bone. It was four years since the first incident and I thought that I had
gained trust in pilots, but apparently not.
From that time on till my retirement, I did not "help" again. It continued with
my Corvair as well. I always let someone else work on it.
Well, I did up until about 3 weeks ago. On the way to a Kiwanis breakfast, my
Corvair started to really rattle in the engine area. I pulled off of Montano
near Louisiana and popped the hood. For some reason, I grabbed the fan belt and
shook it. It was then that I saw the fan moving. A closer look reveled that the
four bolts holding the fan pulley to the fan had come loose. One of the bolts
was held by one thread and the others each a different amount. At 6:30 AM, it
was time to see what I could do. The spare tire, the air filter and the air
distribution housing all had to come off. As luck had it, I had a wrench that
fit. I tightened all the loose bolts down, put everything back together and
cranked it up. It ran like new. How lucky was I!
Maybe I can do something without putting myself in harm's way after all. Then
again, I want to thank all of you club members, in advance, who may be asked to
help keep me and my Corvair going during this next year.
Enough for now. See you at the Christmas Party. -- John
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NOVEMBER REGULAR MEETING
Chuck Vertrees
The meeting was called to order at 19:11 on 11/02/2011 at North Domingo Baca
Community Center. There were 23 members present.
President: John Wiker was involved in some way with golf in Arizona and was
unable to attend.
Vice President: Pat Hall ran our meeting. He asked, Who forgot the club
breakfast last Saturday? Only seven showed up. Your secretary was planning to
go, but had not been discharged from UNMH MICU until later that day. It was
suggested that we not try for any more breakfasts until January since we'd have
a lot of holiday conflicts.
Pat brought up the subject of members with past due dues. This was discussed at
length at the last board meeting. Board members felt that to attend CNM
functions, your dues should be current. This discussion is related to changes at
CORSA, which will be discussed later. Robert Gold promised to contact past due
members to see if they wish to continue with CNM.
Treasurer: Art Gold reported that CNM had $4,767.53 in the checking account with
no outstanding bills. Robert Gold reported receiving a letter from Mark
Domzalski, renewing both his and Elizabeth's dues in CNM. He also sent a $50.00
donation to the treasurer. Any newer member who does not know about Mark and
Elizabeth should ask one of us older members to tell you what a great part of
CNM they were.
Secretary: Chuck Vertrees is here and taking notes.
Membership: Larry Yoffee passed out a flier to the members present on the fall
"Corvair Affair" that he is planning. We need ALL the Corvairs that we have to
be present at the North Domingo Baca Community Center on November 20th, no later
than 12:00. We have permission to use the parking lot for our display. Larry has
done a lot of planning for this in the attempt to get new members. It is
important that we all support him in this. If you were not at the meeting, check
Larry's web page at: http://www.CorsaTurbo180USA.weebly.com and you can e-mail
him at Corsa180@gmail.com for more information.
Car Council Representative: Robert Gold reported that the Car Council is very
solvent. Two new car clubs recently joined C.C. The swap meet was very
successful and C.C. cleared about $4,000.00 from it. The C.C. contributed
$1,250.00 to Los Lunas for their help in the swap meet. The C.C. is trying to
get a new special non-profit status. The advantage of this is not known. It
would probably prevent us from lobbying our representatives on car matters.
The 2012 C.C. picnic will be in August (no more info at this time), the 2012
Museum Show will be May 20th, the 2012 swap meet will be September 28-30th.
Robert said that there will be a cruise on November 12, starting at 11:00 at the
Hiland Theater. This will go over to the west side. Robert said that they have
been great fun in the past.
Editor: Jim Pittman said that this is a long month as far as the newsletter
goes, but get those cards and letters flowing in by the November 25th deadline.
He also mentioned some of the changes that CORSA made at the convention. The one
that caused the most discussion at the board meeting was the continuing effort
to have clubs affiliated with CORSA have 100% CORSA membership. For clubs not
having 100% CORSA membership, the club must pay an extra $3.00 to CORSA for each
non-CORSA member. Bill Reider pointed out, this is to help pay for the liability
insurance that is carried on all approved club functions.
LeRoy Rogers reminded us that the CNM Constitution requires CORSA membership.
Wendell Walker said that the Constitution has a provision to "grandfather" those
who were members as of June 1, 1997 who did not want to join CORSA. We have two
"grandfathered" members at present. The Constitution does require new CNM
members to join CORSA.
After some discussion the membership proposed and passed a resolution that, any
members who do not wish to join CORSA, will pay the extra $3.00 as part of their
club dues. This is instead of the club treasury paying the $3.00. Details of how
this will be worked out for the March 1st 2012 report to CORSA will be worked
out at the next board meeting.
Sunshine Committee: Heula Pittman thanked everyone for their help at the picnic.
The consensus was that we have at least one each year, and go to a lot of
different places.
Merchandise: Vickie Hall said that she had sold some items. Also there were not
many license plates left, and we would probably not be getting any more. I
noticed several being bought after this announcement.
Jim complemented Larry Yoffee on his web page and pointed out that photos and a
video were available the same day as the picnic! He said the Pikes Peak club's
Dripline newsletter had an article by Garrie Fox describing a problem with a
fuel-injected 1969 Corvair, and that he casually mentioned having been driving
two fuel-injected Corvairs for sixteen years! Vickie emphasized the value of
Larry's web page and looking at the newsletters from the Colorado clubs.
Upcoming events: Ray Trujillo previewed the Bingo, Potluck and Silent auction
this coming Saturday at House of Covers.
The Christmas dinner was by Rita Gongora and will be Saturday December 3rd at
5:30 PM at Roper's Restaurant. Bring presents for donation to The Safe House.
Just about anything that a family would need when they had to leave without
anything. The only thing is, no stuffed toys. Bring your items to the Christmas
party. Ruth Boydston showed a quilt that she made using Julia Vertrees' many
CORSA event T-shirts. It will be raffled at $1.00 per chance.
Roger Pape won the 50/50 ($10.50 for Roger, $10.50 for the Sunshine Committee)
and the meeting was adjourned at 19:50. Many went to Flying Star just across
Paseo del Norte from our meeting place.
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NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING
Chuck Vertrees
The board meeting was held at Ray Trujillo's Print Shop on November 16th. The
meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM. Present were: Vickie & Pat Hall, Robert
Gold, Ray Trujillo, Larry Yoffee, Lube Lubert, Heula & Jim Pittman and Chuck
Vertrees. A guest was introduced, Tim Farmer, son of Vickie Hall.
President John Wiker was away on business.
Vice-President Pat Hall ran the meeting.
Secretary Chuck Vertrees had comments on our future activities to be discussed
later in the meeting.
The Treasurer's report was made by Robert Gold. We had in the Checking Account
the amount of $4,909.13. A current printout was available and it was noted that
there was the amount of $291.80 from the Bingo night yet to be deposited. We
discussed getting a more detailed report on club finances. Vickie would like to
see a report which would show all transactions. Robert said that in the past he
had printed such a report each month but nobody seemed interested. He can print
a report and bring it to meetings if anyone wants to see it.
Car Council representative Robert Gold reported on the NMCCC meeting. Future
activities of NMCCC will be the Museum show in May, the Picnic in August, the
Los Lunas Swap Meet in September, and the Balloon Fiesta Car Show. The Museum
show, as it has many times in the past, will conflict with the Tri-State Event.
Ray Trujillo reported that it is still to be determined whether we will be able
to continue our monthly meetings at North Domingo Baca, and he will continue to
check with the manager at the center to keep our presence in their attention.
Ray also will check on progress of the work at the Hiland Senior Center and we
will try to schedule it for future Board meetings as soon as it is available.
Ray needs a break from providing our meeting place!
Membership chair Larry Yoffee has been very busy for CNM. First he reported on
activities to help membership. There will be a "Fall Corvair Affair" at North
Domingo Baca at noon on Sunday the 20th of November. I hope everyone with a
running Corvair will be at the show.
Sunshine Committee: Heula pointed out that the newspaper told of two conflicts
with our meeting place: in March the North Domingo Baca facility will be closed
for cleaning during our meeting week, and all senior centers will be closed on
July 4th, which is a meeting night. We will have to work around these two dates.
Merchandise: Vickie Hall reported that she from time to time sells a few of our
items and turned in $17 to the treasury. The best bargain is on the license
plate at a give-away price. When these are gone, there may be no more, unless at
a much higher price.
Editor Jim Pittman brought quite a list of things which he thought the Board
should discuss.
First on Jim's list: new CORSA requirements for chapters. CORSA wants an annual
fee of $3.00 for each club member who is not a CORSA member. Why? To help pay
for insurance on any chapter event sponsored by or approved by CORSA. After
extensive discussion it was decided that, per our constitution, any prospective
new member will join both CNM and CORSA. Current dues are $70 for 12 months or
$140 for 26 months. If someone, already a CNM member, wanted to drop CORSA, then
their local dues would increase by $3.00 per year. That would mean local dues
would be $28 for 12 months or $56 for 26 months. Jim said at present we have two
"grandfathered" members. One of them has already paid the $3.00 fee.
Jim said further that he would prepare a member list and a list of our officers
to forward to CORSA by their March 1st, 2012 deadline. Also, if no one objects,
he would be CORSA's chapter representative and his address would be CORSA's
chapter contact address. Long ago the chapter address was House of Covers, and
more recently it was the Vertrees address, but this will no longer be available.
Finally, Jim listed possible club activities for the coming year. Some of these
I wanted to discuss because I had thought of proposing them for future club
activities. Examples: the Tri-State, the Museum Show, the State Fair Car Show
and possible driving events. These require time and effort from club members to
organize, prepare and participate in.
Years ago we often had driving events and people seemed to enjoy them. We have
been to The VLA radio telescope, to the Valley of Fires park near Carrizozo, to
the Santa Fe Ski Area, to Bandelier National Monument, to Fourth of July Canyon,
to Bosque del Apache, to Rancho de Chimayo, to El Morro, to the Salman Raspberry
Ranch and to other scenic places. A big problem with our club recently has been
participation, or rather, the lack thereof. In recent years I organized three
road trips (rallies, economy runs, architecture tours) that ended at a
restaurant for a meal. The first one had 12 drivers participating. There were
fewer on the second event and fewer still on the third event, with only one who
stayed to the end of the drive. I drove over 1,000 miles to prepare these three
events, with very little return.
We have had many discussions at Board meetings in recent years about why so few
members are willing to participate in such driving events. Perhaps we can try to
build interest among our members, and find out what members would like to do.
Would anyone be interested in going out of town for a trip? Possibly overnight?
TUNAs: There have been several requests for more. We could have two a year, in
Spring and Fall! We need to find out what technical maintenance or repair
projects our members are interested in so we can schedule TUNAs for those who
need help in a certain area.
Christmas Party: Be sure to put December 3rd on your calendar. Our holiday party
will happen before the next regular meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM.
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CNM CHRISTMAS DINNER
Rita Gongora
Our annual CNM Christmas Party will be held on Saturday, December 3 at 5:30 PM
at Roper's Restaurant, 8810 Central SE. The buffet dinner will be American and
Mexican Food and will cost $12.95 per person. This includes tax and gratuity.
Please plan to bring gifts for charity as has been done many times in the past.
An article about the charity is nearby. Roper's Restaurant is just east of the
intersection of Central & Wyoming on the south side of Central.
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SAFE HOUSE CHRISTMAS DONATIONS
Heula Pittman
Don't forget to take your donations to our Christmas dinner at Roper's
Restaurant on Central on Saturday, December 3rd, at 5:30 PM. This is our third
year to sponsor the Safe House and we hope to have a good collection of items
again this time. Some things donated in the past were toothbrushes/paste,
deodorant, bath soaps, shampoo/conditioner, bath towels/wash cloths, razors
(men/women) for the bathroom. Kitchen items include utensils, pots/pans, dishes,
dish cloths and small, working appliances. Bedroom needs are sheet sets, pillows
and blankets. Clothing for ALL ages, Birth-Adult, both sexes. Toys, games with
the exception of STUFFED TOYS and school supplies are always needed. CASH
DONATIONS are always appreciated.
Lee Reider and Emma Rogers will load everything after our dinner and deliver to
the Safe House for us. Thanks Lee and Emma!
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CORVAIR QUILT RAFFLE
Heula Pittman
Ruth Boydston, quilter extraordinaire, has put together a quilt made from images
from CNM and Tri-State T-shirts. The T-shirts belonged to Julia Vertrees. Chuck
donated the T-shirts and asked Ruth to put them together in a quilt to be
raffled at our Christmas dinner. The proceeds would go to the club treasury in
memory of his beloved Julia. Raffle tickets will be $1.00 each.
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BINGO NIGHT STORY
John Wiker
Another very successful evening with the CNM club members at House of Covers.
The Gongoras once again did an outstanding job hosting about 22 members and
about 10 others for a Pot Luck dinner and five Bingo Games. The food was
excellent, the company was willing to put out money and the Bingo and Silent
Auction seemed to be a huge success financially. We played Four Corners,
Diagonal, Vertical, Horizontal and finally Blackout. For the first time in three
years, I relieved Ray Trujillo as the caller so he could play. What do you know,
he won the first game!!! Justice was served.
Others winners were Pat and Vicki Hall and Mike and Brenda Stickler. Altogether,
Bingo brought in $114 to our treasury. The Silent Auction was just as successful
with about $115 brought in for a total of almost $230.
Thanks to all who came, participated and helped build our treasury again.
John Wiker sends.
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END-OF-THE-YEAR CAR COUNCIL REPORT
Robert Gold
Greetings CNMers, I'm now your new/old New Mexico Car Council Rep. Since this is
my first official Council report in some time, I won't waste a lot of space
rehashing the Council information you can find in the CNM meeting minutes. Well,
maybe just a little bit. At the last Council meeting they talked about the
September 2011 swap meeting (a success!), the upcoming Museum Car Show (to be
held Sunday, May 20, 2012), and their plans for the Car Council picnic
(scheduled for sometime in August 2012).
The big news this time around is that the Car Council is changing its approach
to the car hobby. In the past the organization was capable of a number of
different things, including pushing for car issues that they deem important.
Another aspect of the Council is to educate the car hobby in New Mexico about
all things cars. The Council is now changing into a charitable institution in
the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service. The result will be that any donations
to the Council will in the future be tax deductible (a good thing). Another
change will be that the organization will only be able to be an educational
group and not an organization that can advocate stands on various car issues.
Whether this change will be beneficial in the long run remains to be seen....
Anyway, I had a Rip Van Winkle moment when I attended the October Council
meeting. I dug out the notebook I use for car meetings and turned to the section
for the Car Council notes. My last entry was from 2007, when I last attended a
meeting as your Council Rep. Many things had changed at the Old Car Garage, but
one thing seemed to have remained the same. There was at least one vehicle in
the garage that was there for restoration from four years ago when I was last in
the building. This should make any CNM'er, who has taken a lot of time restoring
his baby, feel better! I got to thinking about all the car things I had done in
the intervening four years. I remembered the fun I have had associating with car
guys from outside of CNM. I also remembered that we Corvair people are finally
getting the respect our cars deserve from the car community. That respect is in
large measure due to how active we have been in Council events. That is a nice
thing.
So four years have passed. Here I am again. Remember that saying about the bad
penny? There are no Council meetings in November or December, so you'll be
hearing from me again in a couple of months.
-- Robert Gold
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CORSA CHAPTER REQUIREMENTS
Jim Pittman
To maintain our CORSA chapter status, by March 1, 2012 we need to file a report
with CORSA that provides our membership roster, including CORSA and non-CORSA
members; that lists our current officers; that gives name & address of our CORSA
contact person; and that gives time and location of meetings. We also must
forward $3.00 per non-CORSA member. I told the Board that I would take care of
these requirements.
Should we have any CNM members at that time who are not CORSA members, Robert
Gold will write a check as needed. I find that I am already CORSA representative
for chapter 871. If you are interested, go to CORSA's web site and look up
chapters in New Mexico. You'll find something like the following:
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Organization Name Corvairs of New Mexico
Image Url (I don't know what this is)
Street Address .... Westerfeld .. ..
City Albuquerque
State NM
Country United States
President John Wiker CORSA# 23118
Vice President Pat Hall CORSA# 26728
Secretary Charles Vertrees CORSA# 06906
Treasurer Art Gold CORSA# 27365
Newsletter Editor James C Pittman Jr CORSA# 05434
Newsletter Name Enchanted Corvairs
Website http://www.unm.edu/~jimp
Email jimp @ unm.edu
Chapter ID 871
Established March 1st, 1974
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POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR 2012
Board of Directors
At the November Board meeting we listed possible activities for the coming year.
We thought we could try some activities that were popular in the past, as well
as the more "usual" activities of recent years. We worried that few would turn
out for events that required long distance driving. People just don't seem to
have the time or interest these days as compared to the early years of the club.
If you have an event in mind that you'd like to propose, be prepared to bring it
up at the December meeting. You can chair an event, or you can help organize and
support an event. Do you know of something other members might like to see on a
garage tour? Do you have a project that would lend itself to a TUNA? Let us
know!
February Garage Tour Need Chair
March Anniversary Party Need Chair
Club Activities Award at Anniversary Party John Wiker
April Corvairs-only Car Show Larry Yoffee
May 18-19-20 Salida, Colorado Tri-State Dates conflict with the Museum show
This year's BOYDSTON AWARD will be done by Rocky Mountain CORSA at the Tri-State
May 20 NMCCC/Albuquerque Museum car show Date conflicts with the Tri-State
May 20 NMCCC/Albuquerque Museum car show Robert Gold/Larry Yoffee
JULY 25-26-27-28 CORSA Convention in Massachusetts Any CNM participation?
August xx NMCCC Picnic Need Chair
September xx Obtain nominees for October elections in advance Need Chair
September xx State Fair Car Show Robert Gold/Larry Yoffee
September 28-29-30 Los Lunas Swap Meet Need Chair
October xx Balloon Fiesta car show Need Chair
November xx The 2012 GWFBT&SM Need Chair
October xx Fall Picnic or Aspencade Need Chair
October: Preparations for a December Christmas party Need Chair
Organize or participate in other car shows during the year? Need Chair
Organize or participate in driving events during the year? Need Chair
Group purchase of a Club Jacket and/or a Club T-Shirt? Need Chair
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BIRHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
Sunshine Committee
Special Birthday Celebrations Include Seven Special CNMers:
Dick Cochran December 5
Hub Elmore December 6
Ruth Boydston December 7
Isaac Trujillo December 9
Elisa Yoffee December 18
Lube Lubert December 21
Sara Gold December 30
Fred Riggs December 31
Three Special Couples Celebrate Wedding Anniversaries This Month:
Elizabeth & Mark Domzalski December 11
Barbara & Gordon Johnson December 18
Lori & Joel Nash December 31
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CNM's FALL CORVAIR AFFAIR
Larry Yoffee
When you tell someone that you own and drive a Corvair what often follows is
"what's a Corvair?" or if they're old enough it's, "Oh yes, we used to have one
of those," or "My Uncle Bob had one," or "Aunt Betty drove hers until she
couldn't drive anymore." And everyone seems to have an opinion about why they
stopped making them. Mostly they'd be wrong.
Well, as members of Corvairs of New Mexico, we still do own and drive Corvairs
and we decided on this beautiful November 20th day to show the community what we
are proud to display.
So, we staged our first "Fall Corvair Affair" to make ourselves available to
promote not only one of the most unusual American cars but to make the community
aware of the Corvairs of New Mexico car club and possibly attract new members.
We may have at least one new possible member as a result of doing this show.
We had about 20 Corvairs show up, and although not all were current members, we
thank them for coming. This was a great opportunity to get together and for
many, a chance to catch up with members we may not have seen for a while. A
special thanks to Curt Shimp for making the trip from Silver City in his very
nice 1966 Corsa 140.
As you know, Corvairs of New Mexico meets monthly and engages in a wide variety
of activities centered around our cars and our members. Among ourselves, we
probably own each and every production model produced by Chevrolet between 1960
and 1969. And we had a nice variety on display this day.
This was a fun day. Since this was the first "Corvair only" car show we have
organized and put on, it was also an opportunity to learn what we can do to make
it better the next time out. So everyone's ideas are welcome so that we can
attract even more folks when we stage the "Spring Corvair Fling" as we may call
it!
Thanks to all who attended and helped make this another great CNM event. If
you'd like to see a slide show and video presentation of this event, go to:
http://www.corsaturbo180usa.com
Larry Yoffee -- Membership
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A CNM MEMBER CELEBRATION
Robert Gold
Over the years I've planned a number of car shows with mixed results. Sometimes
the number of cars at the show was impressive, while the individual cars were
not all that nice. In fact, at one show a car was towed to the event. Not very
impressive. On the other hand, sometimes we don't get many cars, but the ones
that show up are pretty nice. That would be a show where Tarmo Sutt, Steve
Gongora, and Larry Hickerson enter their rides.
With those standards in mind I'd like to report on the recent CNM event that
Larry Yoffee organized to publicize our club to the public. The event was held
on Sunday, November 20 in the parking lot of the North Domingo Baca Multigeneral
Center where we recently have been holding our monthly CNM meetings. The goal of
the event was, I believe, two-fold. One goal was to put on a car event to
publicize the club. It would be even nicer if we could get someone interested in
joining the club at this event. The second goal was to gauge how much support
there is in the club for member-raising events.
I've always contended that the strength of Corvairs of New Mexico lies in the
support the membership gives to the many events we put on during the year. This
event was no exception. Larry Yoffee worked extremely hard planning this show.
His thought was that once the public got to see our cars and talk to the
membership this would result in more members for the club and more people
interested in Corvairs. The event on this Sunday reflected Larry's hard work.
I arrived late. You see, I had to go by Five Guys for my burger fix. Anyway,
when I drove up, there were already six or seven cars on display. I figured
eight cars would be a nice get-together. However, cars kept coming. We had nigh
on twenty cars when things finally settled down, plus as the day went on members
continued to show up. This turned out to be one of the best attended events
we've had in some time. Bravo Larry Yoffee! No doubt he had met his goal to have
a nice display for the public, thanks to the support from you CNM'ers.
On the public attendance side, traffic through the event was a little slow, but
the people who did see our cars were very impressed and made it a point to let
us know that. Add to that the perfect, warm, fall weather -- how did you arrange
for that Larry? -- and the three hours of the show just flew by. I had such a
wonderful time that I didn't want to leave.
I believe the main conclusion that can be drawn from this event is that the CNM
club members are committed to support efforts to increase our membership. This
show/pulicity event was a success and with Larry Yoffee in charge of the
membership committee I'm confident that we'll be seeing many potential members
at our future meetings. At the very least, we'll get to have some fun seeing
what he comes up with. Many thanks Larry, keep up the good work!
-- Robert Gold
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SILLY RHYMES FUNNY PUNS WEIRD SPELLINGS CLUB NAMES CORVAIR PARTS & MAINTENANCE
by Heula (with a lotta help from her Gem)
At a recent club picnic, sum of our stalwart members got to gather to disk cuss
the upcoming future of our fabulous and famous club.
Vickie started the conversation. "We have bin doin all the same ole things for
two long! This club needs to move into the future. We can't stand Pat!"
Pat replied, "We need to overhall the way the club works. We need more spark in
our plugs! More Tuna and less Fish in our TUNAs! More Uni-Syn for the Ultra-Vyn!
And by the way, I remember hearing that Nixon joke way back when it was New."
Pape said, "I want to Roger that! Sullivanly!" Kevin commented that we had
missed several Gold opporTuneities over the years. "There's an Art to keeping
these old cars running," he opined. Alan agreed that some Supercharged ideas had
been Chucked out in the past.
Brenda, who is a real Stickler for details, said, "Let's all move a Head with
some Independent Rear Suspension plans. The club needs to get that powerful PA
system, the one with the updated Mike."
Lubert suggested we could have a TUNA to learn how to Lube properly when
replacing our front wheel bearings.
Jim wanted us to include topics such as replacing Pitman arms, Marking
differential shims, reBillding carbs, Jerry-rigging electronic ignition systems
and practicing the Art of adjusting headlights.
Trujillo agreed. He continued, "Those Rays must be tilted just right to see far
down the highway in the dark! Then we'll yell Bingo when properly adjusted!"
Bob remarked that a Philips screw-driver worked well when adjusting the Spyder's
headlights. "Your tool kit must include an English Flat Screwdriver too, just in
case you need to work on a Morgan."
"Please-Spell-It-Right", better known as Heula, said, "You guys Skid-ule your
tune-up sessions and I'll be sure to go through the Weather Drill of ordering a
Bit of Sunshine for those days! The Weather Drill is a High-Torque Drill, too!"
Richard said that he and Dan could rebuild a Coupler engines so they could power
Finch-sized airplanes. Dan had to check his schedule on his Palmer Pilot first,
however. "Of Corsa you can do it, Dan," Carolyn hastened to assure him.
Steve said he'd traded his Palmer Pilot for a BlackBerry, then a StrawBerry, but
now his mobile communication device was from Apple. "I'll show you a movie on my
iPhone," he said, but we all said, "No, we don't want to see a Spoiler!" Steve
said, "No problem, instead I can Dig the Digital photos I have Coil-ected!"
Domzalski reMarked, "For sure, these are Capital ideas! They'll help to Foster
improvements in the club. We can Shifter the direction of the club the Lanl
way." Elizabeth, who was an avid Reider, looked up from her Kindle and said,
"Yes, D.C. has taught us a lot about running an organization. For example, now
we only buy genuine D.C. DELCO spark plugs to use as Front Door prizes."
Doctor Joel reminded us that we weren't diagnosing problems with Nash Ramblers.
"Sometimes I just Gnash my teeth when I hear silly, convoluted theories about
how Rochester carbs work. Jimmy Carter made a better Carb."
Joel continued, "On a recent trip to Scotland I saw a cute little Austin
3-wheeled Lorry. I just had to buy it and bring it home. I knew Lori would enjoy
driving the Lorry around town, especially when she goes Shopping, or to Garage
sales. Just last Weak she found a Good set of Goodrich tires at Goodwill, at a
reMarkably Good price," he bragged.
Martinek asked Mary Lou to Mark the spot where she wanted the Steering Wheel
Sintered. "I think it's off-center because the Pitman arm got bent. Last week I
was blinded by the Sun and hit a Curb," she Mused.
LeRoy said, "Saying 'Mused' reminds me of a joke about the Part that wasn't
New-Old-Stock. Emma Mused by that joke." Emma had heard that Pun One Two Three
times too many and wanted to Stalk away in disgust. Instead she Turned to Kay to
ask if she had heard the Choke about the Denvair Convention.
Kay was busy reminding Tarmo to be sure there was no Sutt left in the Exhaust
Pipe after running his Turbo's highly original Carter Carb too rich. "And don't
go near that Croissant," she added. "It for sure has Carbs too rich."
Tarmo replied, "Yes, I had to replace that badly bent and Russted Metering rod,
so I threw the old Rod away."
Wendell overheard. "Last week my Challenger threw a Rod, so I know how Torqued
you feel." Tarmo retorted, "Not that kinda Rod. But did I tell you how strict
they were at the conVention. The judges eVentally made me check the Vent on the
carburetor, and also the number of click eVents on the Brake handle."
David announced he was buying a '60 Corvair so he could be a cave man. He'd tell
everyone he was Dave the Cave. He asked LeRoy's advice. He knew Rogers was
already famous as a Cave man.
LeRoy was de Soto glad that someone asked his oPinion. "Better get a Chrysler,"
he said, "the better to Dodge those unsafe Falcons, Camaros and Mustangs."
Emma, standing nearby, thought she'd like to try a Russian car for a change, so
she Voted for a Volga Volvo. "The new half-electric Chevy Volt cannot Veto my
Volga Volvo Vote," she Volunteered.
Larry said, "Hey guys, these are all Vairy good topics! But right now this
Yoffee needs a Cuppa Coffee!" Elisa asked him to Change the Filter, clean the
Oil from the Housing and Grind some beans so she could brew a fresh Pot.
Angie said, "Speaking of Pot, Sylvan told me that carbs are made out of Pot
metal. Could that be for real?" Sylvia said she did not Sink so, but Reider
assured her it was true. "Pot metal carb parts must always be assembled with a
True Fit," he added. Ollie said, "I nearly had a Fit when the last engine I
reBillt would not Turn over." Tommie said, "We have long been admiring the Fit
from Honda."
Larry said, "I've got a Flair to Care for a Blair Corvair! You know, I dare to
cool by Air!" Kathy inquired, "Will it be a Green Briar, Spider, Monsa or
Corza?" "None of the Above," said Larry, "I am going to count up to Five
Hundred."
Mary Alice suggested a session on "How to keep our motor oil Scheflowing."
Curtis noted that one cannot Shimp on southern New Mexico Silver parts when
rebuilding an engine for Long-distance travel toward the West or Midwest.
Jon and Debra announced that Superior parts could usually be found in Colorado,
or maybe near Lake Superior. Pat stated that a better selection of used no-Russ
parts could be found in the town of LAS Lunas, operated by, Frankly, a great
Corvair Mechanic. Nancy said we don't need anything Fancy! That made Russ Antsy.
"Getting truly Fancy parts is somewhat Chancy," he asserted.
Reider stated that, while work can be done by a Shade-tree Mechanic, at times we
must get a Professional to do the job and then expect to be Bill'd and Lee'd
accordingly. "A boy scout Master has to be a good Leeder," remarked Reider.
A fairly Fine color for a Corvair is Fred, but Jim sed, "My Corvair's Fight!"
John and Dave said, "Ours are Fellow!" "Purple was a Pattened color," mused Del.
We couldn't hear him, however, because he was so far a Way, somewhere in V-A.
When his Fan rattled when Driving back from a Golfing event and he had to turn
off the engine, Wiker nearly became a Hiker. He thought he'd have to Walker back
home. "Just remember to use the Rite wrench, John Deer. The pulley is okay, it
just needs its bolts rightly tightened to fix the Fanne," said Anne. "Wright
away, Dear," said Wiker. He went to his Green tractor to get the rite rench.
We ask, "Well, John, do you continue to hear a Rattle when driving?" According
to Connie, Try to Pry the Hub cap, then use a Lug wrench to frighten the wheel
nuts tight. "A wheel nut that's Loose will cause you to Lose a wheel," Connie
cautioned.
To cope with ethanol-induced vapor-lock, John installed an electric fuel pump in
his Mellow Yellow '66 Monza Coupe. "Now I have successfully coped with the
alcohol content of gasoline!" he gloated.
Ruth sat in her Rocker-arm chair working on a crazy-quilt. She thought of all
the cocoa-Nut cakes, brownies and cookies she had baked over the years for this
clan of Corvair Nuts. She always had to take Mike's engine parts out of the oven
before she could bake the cookies. She wondered if these guys would think to
include adjusting the valve rocker arm Nuts and the ignition lock Nuts on their
Corvairs at some of their tech sessions. "I know how to tighten the bolts on the
valve covers using the Dime test," she boasted.
Jim offered his '65 Monza for a TUNA on "How to reBilld a Fast Steering Box."
Tarmo said that he'd be glad to help since he had done this numerous times on
his Differentials Corvairs, but cautioned that rebuilding a Fast box was a Slow
job.
Someone, perhaps Kevin, suggested a session on Ultra-high-flow oil pumps on
Ultra Vans. Dan and Richard agreed to help since they had often modified
low-flow oil pumps to flow more oil much faster. Carolyn and Leslie said they
would love to give colorful tips on decorating special Ultra Van interiors.
Ultimately, we think that's a Supercharged idea!
Rita noted that the ladies are more interested in Upholstery, Dash pads and
Convertible tops. "All jobs for our famous House of Covers!"
Steve said. "I recommend mending all these things. After awl, we Artfully do
them awl!"
Art said, "Remember that in my family we prefer Kelly Green above all other
colors, including Fred, Fight and Flue!"
Hurley had a Quarrel with Carl over the best way to patch Russ spots. For Wes,
the Best in the West was fibreGlas, but Gordon Believed Bueno Brand Blue Bondo
would be an aBundantly Better Binder.
Javier yelled, "I'm going to enter ROTC, but first I need advice on how to deal
with General Tuneups. Can anyone assist me?" His dad said, "Privately, I'll
admit there's a Colonel of truth to that. We Sergeantly would not want to Rob
you of a Major learning experience!" Anne said, "We Mae be able to help, an
Admiral thing to do. But you'll have to promise that Sara gets to conduct the
Test driving afterward." Sara, however, said she would prefer to Maneuver Mom's
Mid-nineties Miata.
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REMEMBERING CHUCK VERTREES 1926-2011
Jim Pittman
Chuck and Julia Vertrees found CNM back in 1983. They already had a long history
with Corvair FCs. Chuck wrote an article for the May 1984 newsletter describing
a rally which he entered with his 1962 Rampside, with navigator Jim Craine.
Chuck was elected secretary in October 1985 and was re-elected annually until
October 2009 when, finally, someone else agreed to run. Then in 2011 he again
volunteered to serve as secretary. He attended the November 16th board meeting
despite having great difficulty breathing, even with the help of his oxygen
bottle. He sent in the meeting minutes just five days before he died. Chuck's
twenty-four years as secretary makes him by far the longest-serving officer in
CNM's history.
Chuck served the club in many ways. He loved to travel and worked on several
club rallies over the years. Perhaps his most spectacular success as a rally
master was the photo rally he organized for the 1996 CORSA Convention held in
Albuquerque. Putting on a rally means uncounted hours and miles scouting roads,
running the course, and devising, refining and correcting the instructions. And,
for the photo rally, Chuck had to make pictures along the route, then get them
printed for the contestants' route instructions.
Chuck sang in a Barbershop Quartet and organized several singing events at some
of our Christmas and Anniversary parties. Chuck and Julia were always active
church members and often arranged to hold CNM dinner or lunch parties at their
church.
We were privileged to be in the company of Chuck and Julia at any number of club
meetings, and at many club events, as well as some of those rallies. Perhaps my
most vivid memory of Chuck is from 2001 when we went along on a drive to the
snow-line of Pikes Peak at the Manitou Springs, Colorado, Tri-State. Chuck was
experienced at driving in all weathers and all terrains and handled the drive up
the increasingly snowy and slippery road with great aplomb. We will miss Chuck
and Julia very much.
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Sat 3 Dec 5:30 PM Annual CNM Christmas Party -- Buffet meal $12.95/person.
Roper's Restaurant, 8810 Central SE, east of Wyoming.
Bring your items to donate to the SAFE HOUSE as in previous Christmases.
Wed 7 Dec 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at the corner of Wyoming & Carmel. That is just north of
Wyoming and Paseo del Norte.
Wed 7 Dec After our meeting, we will go to the IHOP at 8100 Wyoming NE
Sat 10 Dec 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 Dec 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 23 Dec 9:00 PM January Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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Wed 4 Jan 6:00 to 7:00 PM Meeting: [ TO BE DETERMINED ]
Sat 14 Jan 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 18 Jan 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 20 Jan 9:00 PM February Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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Wed 1 Feb 6:00 to 7:00 PM Meeting: [ TO BE DETERMINED ]
Sat 11 Feb 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 15 Feb 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE
Fri 24 Feb 9:00 PM February Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman
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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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2012: March CLUB ACTIVITIES AWARD PRESENTED AT 38th ANNIVERSARY PARTY!
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2012: May 18-19-20 Tri-State Meet - Salida, Colorado - ROCKY MOUNTAIN CORSA
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2012: May 20 - Albuquerque Museum / Car Council Old Town Cars Show
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2012: July 25-26-27-28 (Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat) 2012 CORSA CONVENTION!
The Northeast Corvair Council (NECC) has been awarded the 2012 International
Convention for the Corvair Society of America (CORSA), to take place in
Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Plan on coming to colonial Sturbridge, Massachusetts!
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See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities:
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YEARS AGO IN DECEMBER --- Jim Pittman
07 2004 - VOL 30
Nr. 12 - # 351
Was this the last time Jim changed oil & filter on a Corvair? We met at Galles.
We had 23 members present and $2304 in the bank. We talked about our auction and
potluck, the Great Western Fan Belt Toss, the Christmas Party and club
breakfasts. Ray Trujillo said his "new" 1962 Corvair was at his shop, somewhat
disassembled. He needed advice on getting it running properly. Chuck told us
about a Wall Street Journal article describing how the booming classic car
market was driving up prices of old cars. The WSJ article suggested that the
collector look for a 1965 Monza coupe as most likely to appreciate in value.
Robert Gold told us his automotive life story under the guise of a Car Council
report. Robert's stories are always interesting and worth reading. Steve
Goodman's tech tip told about a car coming into his shop with NO FAN BELT! The
owner said the dash warning light came on "Oh, about 30 miles back." Steve also
told us the best way to change the oil filter on an air-conditioner-equipped
Corvair.
Heula reported on the Auction/potluck party, Mark Domzalski reported on the work
of the Awards Committee and David told about his dad's "new" blue 1936 Ford
four-door back in Illinois. The issue finished up the year with photos and a
2004 index.
14 1997 - VOL 23
Nr. 12 - # 267
Cover drawing: a ghostly Lakewood. VP Mark ran our meeting; president Dennis was
at the GFBT&SW. We discussed the existing Meissner and the proposed Boydston
awards. New members were Faye & Clint & Bradley Jones and Beryl & George
Montoya. We had $7,999 in the bank. Bill reported on the Car Council: a
successful swap meet, a great Chimayo Tour by the Packard club, an upcoming tour
to Bosque del Apache and next year's Museum car show. Jim thanked Mark for his
regular column and many tech tips during the last two years.
"Full'a Hot Air" by president Dennis noted that several CNM families were
driving late sedans - they aren't useful only as a source of spare parts for
coupes or convertibles after all! The Fan Belt Toss was a great event this year
and Clayborne was the only CNM member to take a Corvair. A tech tip by Larry
Claypool told us that pre-1966 Corvairs did NOT have holes or brackets for rear
seat belts, and he strongly advised against glueing down a carpet. Larry also
told us what to do (and what not to do) if your late model glove box was stuck
shut. Dennis forwarded a Virtual Vairs article on HO electronic ignition systems
and their benefits. We reprinted an article on "Unsafe At Any Speed" by Norm
Helmkay. A good overview of the infamous book by a famous presidential candidate
in 2000 and in 2004. Last but maybe not least, we had an index of all the useful
and interesting contents of our newsletter during 1997.
21 1990 - VOL 16
Nr. 12 - # 183
Cover: a Lamborghini Diablo with a Corvair front end: another Mark Morgan
invention. President Steve Gongora introduced guests Daniel and August Chavez.
We had $905. We discussed Christmas party plans. Sylvan was officially appointed
membership chairman and Wayne Christgau assumed Publication/Properties Manager
duties. We needed new license plates. Bill Reider suggested a packet for new
members to include tips and local sources of parts. A list of suggested events
for 1991 was included.
Mike Stickler told us how to use plumber's tape to install late heads on an
early engine. Larry Dandridge from another club contributed a list of all you
should take along on a trip. Finally, there was the infamous snake story from
"Liars' Corner" by Roger Welsch. We finished up with the 1990 index.
28 1983 - VOL 09
Nr. 12 - # 099
Our cover featured a Corvair Christmas Tree. LeRoy ran the meeting. Our bank
account was up to $445. We planned to get metal, not plastic license plates this
time. Del planned our Christmas dinner at Milton's Restaurant. John Hayes of the
Car Council showed slides of old cars. George Morin provided an outstanding
article on oil and grease seals, with part numbers and tips on installing them.
Bill Reider offered tips on checking old pistons before re-use. Last month's
Model-T parts were listed. And there was a 1983 index.
35 1976 - VOL 02
Nr. 11 - # 021
Meeting minutes were penned by Steve Gongora. We had 29 members present. We
agreed to increase dues from $15 to $17. All officers were re-elected for
another term. A council of car clubs was being formed and LeRoy Rogers was
appointed as our representative. LeRoy offered to sell a 1961 Lakewood for $175.
This issue featured "CLYDE AND THE 500," an often-reprinted story by Ike
Meissner about a fellow commuter from Santa Fe to Los Alamos. Clyde drove a
400-CID Pontiac LeMans. Ike had a well-tuned 1965 Corvair 500. It's worth your
time to re-read this great story.
Tech tips from other newsletters: Venting Your Carburetors by Bob Frost. The
Notorious Swing Axle by Pete Skony. Increased Air Flow Heater Fan by Larry.
Corvair Prices by Pete Skony. Engine Black Paint from Vairmail. Early Engine
Seals from Vairmail. Oil Cooler Airflow from Vairmail. J C Penney's Mechanic's
Application by Larry.
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INDEX TO ENCHANTED CORVAIRS NEWSLETTERS FOR 2011
EACH MONTH: Dues Due Membership Committee
EACH MONTH: "AIRTIME" President David Huntoon
EACH MONTH: President's Report President John Wiker
EACH MONTH: Meeting Minutes Art Gold / Chuck Vertrees
EACH MONTH: Board Meeting Minutes Art Gold / Chuck Vertrees
EACH MONTH: Birthdays & Anniversaries Sunshine Committee
EACH MONTH: Calendar of Coming Events Board of Directors
EACH MONTH: For Sale, Trade or Wanted Everyone
EACH MONTH: Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago Club Historian
JAN In Memoriam, Sylvan Zuercher, 16-Nov-1924 - 24-Nov-2010.....Obit
Billiken - the Boss's Ace Corvair Mechanic...........Mark Morgan
In Memoriam, Walter Huntoon, 03-Mar-1922 - 20-Dec-2010......Obit
New CNM Activity Award Inaugurated....................John Wiker
What If You Have Too Many Corvairs?..................Vickie Hall
Red River Reeling Round Up.......................Brenda Stickler
The CNM Newsletter CD Project........................Jim Pittman
December 2010 Member List............................Your Editor
Ike Meissner Award Nomination Form...............Award Committee
COVER: Bernie Urbassik brings Sylvan to a meeting in 1963 Spyder
FEB January Poker Run in Los Lunas.............photos by Vickie Hall
Thank You Letter from the Safe House..............Michele Fuller
Steve Gongora's Rampside on my Web Site.............Larry Yoffee
Thoughts About Bubbletops............................Robert Gold
Remembering Sylvan - February Memorial Service.......Sherry Gray
Our 37th Anniversary Lunch on March 6th............Ruth Boydston
Red River Request................................Brenda Stickler
Corvair Brakes Ain't Got No ABS!.....Reprinted from DENVAIR NEWS
Engine Codes.............Bob Helt.....Reprinted from VEGAS VAIRS
Harmonic Balancer.Richard Stolzmann...VULCAN CORVAIR ENTHUSIASTS
Map to Sopa's Restaurant in Los Lunas, February 12th......Editor
COVER: 1966 Corsa turbo, cruising through Nevada on 29-July-1967
MAR Photos at Pat & Vickie Hall's Corvair Collection.....Jim Pittman
Memorial Service for Sylvan Zuercher...............February 19th
Metal Recycling Project, New Members Recognized....Heula Pittman
In Memoriam Hector Gongora..........Albuquerque Journal Obituary
CorsaTurbo180USA Web Page Features..................Larry Yoffee
Winter Storm 2011....................................Jim Pittman
The Nuts and Bolts of It All.....Steve Silvia BAY STATE CORVAIRS
Red River Revivifying Review.....................Brenda Stickler
Report on January Car Council Meeting.................John Wiker
The Boydston Award Nomination Form......Saint Francis of Corvair
COVER: Monza at the limestone mine and cement factory in Tijeras
APR You'd Never Catch Me.................Driving Something That Size
Scrap Metal Recycling Project......................Heula Pittman
Our 25th and Final Meissner Award Winner Is:.....Brenda Stickler
Our 37th Anniversary Luncheon......................Heula Pittman
Winter Storm 2007....................................Jim Pittman
Reports on February & March Car Council Meetings......John Wiker
Pump Pain: A Story About Fuel Pumps...................Tim Colson
Tri-State Preview: Red River Renaissance.........Brenda Stickler
What's Going On At CorsaTurbo180USA.................Larry Yoffee
Gayle Finch Passed Away..............Alamogordo Daily News Obits
For Those Seeking the April Fool Feature..........See Back Cover
COVER: Russ McDuffie: 1965 Corsa Convertible..Photo: Larry Yoffee
MAY Old Route 66 Clean Up..............................Ollie Scheflow
Red River Roster Committee Heads..................Brenda Sticker
Cruise-in, Car Show Season Has Arrived..............Larry Yoffee
Black Paint Aids Cooling? Not Good Idea...Bob Helt - Vegas Vairs
Not a Joking Matter: Ernie Kovacs' Lakewood..........Robert Gold
COVER: (top) Robert Gold's Georgeous Rampside Graces Our Street
COVER: Larry Yoffee's Turbo 180 Corsa at a recent Club Breakfast
JUN Photos from the Albuquerque Museum Car Show..........Jim Pittman
Thank You CNMers...................................Heula Pittman
Tarmo's Tune-Up.........................................Kay Sutt
Report on April Car Council Meeting...................John Wiker
Engine Coatings: Power & Cooler Running............Mike Stickler
2011 Car Show: A Day on "Cloud Nine".................Robert Gold
My Friday the Thirteenth..............................John Wiker
Red River Tri-State Last Minute Notes..............Heula Pittman
COVER: Tarmo's 1966 Turbo Corsa Convertible at House of Covers
JUL Red River Tri-State Fan Belt Toss.................Vickie & Pat Hall
What This Year's Tri-State Meant to Me.................Contributors
My First Tri-State Rally...............................Larry Yoffee
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
COVER: John Wiker photo captures Red River Corvairs and Lifts West
AUG In This Issue............Photos in and around our new meeting place
A Trio of Surreal Forward Controls.............Detroit Corvair Club
The Straight Man: A Story from the 2011 Tri-State.......Robert Gold
Look What I Found......................................Larry Yoffee
Black Cars -- White Cars................................Jim Pittman
Birthdays and Anniversaries......................Sunshine Committee
I Didn't Know That! The ZAZ 966.........................Robert Gold
Two Hundred and One Oil Leaks.........................Steve Gongora
Corvair Sighting: The Pink Panther..................Movie from 1963
COVER: Two views of a Monza Convertible........Mark Morgan drawings
SEP Corvairs With Altitude - Convention Report..............Vickie Hall
CORSA International Convention 2011........................Pat Hall
Cure for Recession Blues: State Fair Car Show...........Robert Gold
Car Council Picnic at Nambe Falls........................John Wiker
Car Council Meeting Notes 24-Aug-2011....................John Wiker
Rocky Mountain High With a Little Help from our Friends....Kay Sutt
Denver, 80 MPH Traffic and Headwinds with Hills........David Huntoon
Old Route 66 Cleanup for August.......................Ollie Scheflow
Uni-Syn to Balance Carbs Fred Croydon, Ed...North Cascades Corvairs
Club Breakfast at Jimmy's Cafe, August 27th.............Jim & Heula
Page of Convention photos......Vickie Hall, Kay Sutt, David Huntoon
COVER: Polishing Corvairs at CNM's Red River Rendezvous, June 1989
COVER: Tarmo shows us his 1966 Corsa 2011 CORSA Convention Trophies
OCT October 15th Picnic at Elena Gallegos.................Heula Pittman
Ten Years Ago - Forty-Eight Years Ago...................Jim Pittman
Different Drug Problem......................submitted by John Wiker
Our Summer Vacation...............................Vickie & Pat Hall
State Fair Car Show.....................................Robert Gold
COVER: John & Larry at the Fair. Will you go to the Balloon Fiesta?
NOV Christmas Items Needed for SAFE HOUSE................Heula Pittman
Tri-State 2012 Salida, Colorado.................Steve Goodman, RMC
Balloon Fiesta Car Show.................................John Wiker
Bingo Night Preview...................................Ray Trujillo
CNM Bingo Preview.....................................Rita Gongora
Christmas Dinner Party Preview........................Rita Gongora
Old Route 66 Clean-up................................Ollie Scheflow
November 20 Corvair Show - Domingo Baca...............Larry Yoffee
The Corvair Powerglide Transmission..........Bob Helt: Vegas Vairs
Pushrod Tube O-Rings................Ken Hand: Tucson Corvairsation
Dennis Ritchie, Father of "C" and UNIX.................Jim Pittman
COVER: October 15th Club Picnic at the Elena Gallegos Picnic Area
DEC Red River Tri-State Quilt.............................Heula Pittman
CNM Christmas Dinner...................................Rita Gongora
Safe House Christmas Donations.............Emma Rogers & Lee Reider
Bingo Night Story........................................John Wiker
End-of-Year Car Council Report..........................Robert Gold
CORSA Chapter Requirements, Activities for 2012.........Jim Pittman
CNM's Fall Corvair Affair..............................Larry Yoffee
A CNM Member Celebration................................Robert Gold
Silly Rhymes, Funny Puns, Weird Spellings.............Heula Pittman
Remembering Chuck Vertrees -- 1926-2011.................Jim Pittman
Index to Volume 37 - Year 2011...............Club Newsletter Editor
COVER: Larry the Car Show Organizer and Russ the Photographer
Larry Yoffee took some great shots of Steve Gongora's Rampside
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Here we are at the end of another CNM year
and the beginning of a new CNM year. What will
we remember about 2012 when 2013 rolls around?
What we remember will depend in part on what each
one of us does to support the club. It is our club. We all
have a part in deciding what we want to do, and in putting
in the time and effort to make it happen. Are there new things
we could try this year? Are there events from past years that we
could repeat? Suggest an activity that you'd like the club to organize.
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