The July 2012 newsletter - Text Version Updated 19-Jul-2013 ==== Copyright (c) 2013 Corvairs of New Mexico ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULY 2012 / VOLUME 38 / NUMBER 7 / ISSUE #442 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 11th, 2012 at 7:00 PM Note: We are meeting on the - SECOND - Wednesday, not on July 4th! North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE THIS MONTH: Dues Due.......................................Membership Committee President's Report on Summerfest.........................John Wiker June Meeting Minutes.......................................Art Gold Original 13-star flag, Fort McHenry 15-stripe "Star Spangled Banner" June Board Meeting Minutes..............................Heula & Jim Treasury Report...............................Treasurer Robert Gold Garage Tour Report.....................................LeRoy Rogers Puppy Comes to My House - Loadside Freeloader...........Robert Gold Nearby places to Visit with your Corvair........................Jim Calendar of Coming Events.................................CNM Board Birthdates, Anniversary Dates..............................Sunshine Years Ago: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35..........................CNM Historian COVER: Geoff Johnson shows off his 1960 Monza to Frank & Anne Bristol At right: A Few of the New Mexico License Plates owned by Art Leupold ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MEETING: This Month Only: Second Wednesday at 7:00 PM July 11th, 2012 (the Center is closed on July 4th) North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ President: John Wiker 505-899-3076 wikerj63 @ yahoo.com Vice-Pres: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com Secretary: Art Gold 505-620-7434 rollerart @ gmail.com Treasurer: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com Board: Car Council: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.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: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com Board: Past Pres: Ray Trujillo 505-839-7436 ray @ bpsabq.com Board: Past Pres: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com Board: Past Pres: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.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 CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp Larry Yoffee home page: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.weebly.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DUES DUE DATES FOR JUNE 2012 == DUE JUN = INACTIVE 25-JUL-2012: 2012.06 Melba & Tommie J. Anderson == DUE JUL = INACTIVE 25-AUG-2012: 2012.07 Anne & Geoffrey Johnson 2012.07 Tracey & John McMahan == DUE AUG = INACTIVE 25-SEP-2012: 2012.08 Alan Gold 2012.08 Janet & Steve Johnson 2012.08 Nancy & Russ McDuffie 2012.08 Joel Nash 2012.08 Robert Philips 2012.08 Fred Riggs II == DUE SEP = INACTIVE 25-JUN-2012: (none) == EXPIRED = INACTIVE AS OF 25-MAY-2012: 2011.12 Diane & A. John Pattison 2012.02 Kelly & Art Gold 2012.05 Jerry Goffe 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! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summerfest Report John Wiker The day began at 08:00 at the Enchanted Trails RV Park. We then left to cruise old Route 66 before returning to Albuquerque for a car show. Twelve classic vehicles joined the caravan. We ventured west to the ghost town of Budville. The smartest thing I did was to fill up with gas that morning. Budville was not on any map I had at home so I had no idea where it was. Turns out, it is 45 miles from Albuquerque. Starting at Route 66 Casino on top of Nine Mile Hill, we went west on I-40 and then took exit 117 to get to old Route 66. After going through Laguna Pueblo and almost getting to Grants we arrived at the thriving metropolis of Budville. We admired its abandoned gas station and small grocery store and of course we looked over an automobile grave site with some interesting shells of cars and trucks. After letting our cars cool for about 20 minutes it was time to head back to town and we arrived just in time to meet the 10:30 starting time for the car show. There were forty cars with representation from most of the clubs making up the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs. Three were air breathers: a VW Bug, a Karmen Ghia 2-door hardtop and my Corvair. If I had a dollar for every Ralph Nader story I heard, if I had a dollar for every child I lifted into the Corvair's trunk for photos, if I had a dollar for every adult who asked to sit in the car to bring back memories of the Corvair they or some relative of theirs once owned -- well, let's just say I would have earned over $100 easily! The rest of the Summerfest had five stages with different entertainment going on constantly. There were plenty of active displays to include the Buffalo Soldiers, the Civil War enactment group, Square Dancing, Western Dancing and so many varied food booths I could not begin to count them. Central Avenue from the traffic circle west to Fourth Street East was closed to traffic and hundreds of people were wandering about all day long. Finally at 6:00 PM we were dismissed and I arrived home at 6:30 PM just in time to see Tiger Woods make some bad swings and bad decisions. Then, to top things off, the water pump on my swamp cooler quit. So, here I am sitting in 82 degree heat until I can get the swamp cooler water pump fixed in the cool of the morning tomorrow. What a way to spend your Father's Day! I should count my blessings, though, because the water pump in the Corvair gave me no trouble at all! Hope the Garage Tour went well and everyone else had a good Father's Day. See you at the next meeting on July 11th. -- John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Regular Meeting Minutes (Happy D-Day! June 6, 2012) Art Gold Meeting came to order at 7:08pm at North Domingo Baca Multicultural Center with 23 in attendance. Officer Reports President (John Wiker) pointed out that we have two guests today: Frank & Anne Bristol. They have a 1961 Monza convertible. Later we hope they will decide to join our club. We welcome them! John also discussed a downtown event sponsored by the Mayor. It's a Route 66 celebration on Saturday 6-16-2012. The Corvair club has been allotted two slots. The parade will begin at 8:00am at the top of Nine Mile Hill and will conclude with a mayor's ball that evening. John reminded us that our next meeting will be on the second Wednesday, July 11th, because the Center will be closed for the Fourth of July holiday. Vice President (Pat Hall) stated that the Sunshine committee will serve cookies. YUM! Treasurer (Robert Gold) stated that the account has $4,981.60 Secretary (Art Gold) stated that his car (1965 Monza convertible, with A/C) is functional and he is very happy to be driving it. Membership (Larry Yoffee) told us that the community center is approaching its first anniversary and had planned a car show on June 9th, but the celebration was rescheduled due to lack of publicity. Instead it will be on Saturday July 21st at the same location. Larry discussed the plans for a Balloon Fiesta Corvair car show in October. He said that despite his advertising, there has been little interest so far, with one person from Wisconsin and one from Colorado having contacted him. Heula said that our new members from Illinois had sent e-mail to express some interest in the Balloon Fiesta event and had several questions concerning the car show. So far Larry has advertised the event on his website and in the Communique. Larry complemented editor Jim Pittman for his photo report on the Salida Tri-State. Member Reports Jim Pittman (Editor) stated that the deadline is Friday 6-22 for the newsletter. Jim discussed the wonderful webpage that is put on by Larry Yoffee. Vickie Hall (Merchandise) stated that she didn't sell anything last month. Buy a jacket patch! Heula Pittman (Sunshine) stated that everything is rocking along and there are two new members who joined since the last meeting. She stated that she had mailed a new member packet to the new members, Joan & Murray Bruskin from Illinois. Once their names tags had been made, she mailed those as well. She explained to the new members what the sunshine committee duties are. Mike Stickler (Car Council) - stated that the meeting was very exciting. The council would like to have a luncheon to celebrate old cars in Los Lunas on Sunday 7-8-12. The All Clubs picnic will be at Oak Flats which is on NM highway 337 about 10.5 miles south of Tijeras. We hope for rain between now and then to reduce fire danger so we can safely have a cookout. New Business Our 50/50 winner was Heula Pittman who donated winnings of $18 to the club. LeRoy Rogers talked about the garage tour on June 16th. It is all set with details in the newsletter calendar and on the web page. We'll meet for lunch at the Denny's Restaurant at Menual/Juan Tabo at 11:00am. Then go to LeRoy's place at about 12 noon. A count showed 15 will most possibly be in attendance. Next year's Tri-State discussion: It will be held May 31st-June 2nd, 2013 so there should be no conflict with the Museum Car Show or school graduations. The location will be Cripple Creek, CO and the sponsor is the Pikes Peak Corvair Club. Volunteers may be needed to help. Ruth Boydston said she will make a quilt out of old Corvair T-Shirts to be raffled at this Tri-State. But she asked that folks save old T-shirts for her as she has no more. The 2014 Tri-State will be sponsored by CNM and we should start planning soon. Over many years there have been suggestions that it should be in Chama, New Mexico, but we have never verified that Chama would be suitable. For example, would there be adequate hotel accommodations for a Tri-State? What is available in the area beside riding the train? Larry Yoffee stated that he would volunteer to be chairman for planning the 2014 Tri-State. Chama is located in a scenic mountain area of the state and is the southern terminal of the Cumbres & Toltec Narrow-Gauge Scenic Railway. Larry has spoken to the mayor of Chama. At a previous meeting Larry Blair said that he would be interested in helping to plan a Chama event, and Brenda Stickler said that Kay Sutt had contacts in Chama. John Wiker discussed having a picnic on the same day as the balloon fiesta. Larry Yoffee discussed plans for an entire balloon fiesta weekend with a dinner, possibly at El Pinto Restaurant. The members took a vote to nix the October picnic for this year, and we would attend the August picnic held by the Car Council. Pat Hall discussed the possibility of having a picnic in Los Lunas at some future time. There are nice parks suitable for picnics there. Vickie Hall stated that there is too much going on for October, such as the Old Route 66 Clean Up, Los Alamos tour, Balloon Fiesta. We discussed the need to start planning for the Christmas Dinner. We need to decide on a date -- Saturday December 1 or Saturday December 8th have been suggested -- and a location. We need a volunteer to organize this. Rita Gongora has done this in the past but may not want to do it this year. Robert Gold distributed a sheet for the members to put their correct e-mail addresses for future notifications of activities of interest. Ollie Scheflow wondered if there was any interest in having a Corvair-only swap meet or possibly a garage sale. It could be at his house because he has many Corvair parts that he could make available to members. Vickie Hall read an interesting report on the history of Flag Day, which is celebrated each year on June 14th. She and Heula passed out homemade brownies to members with little American flags stuck in the top of each. The tables in our meeting room were decorated with flags as well. Thanks, Vickie, for this presentation. Meeting Adjourned at 7:56pm. FLAG ILLUSTRATIONS: 1) The original 1776 American Revolution "Betsy Ross" flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes. 2) Fort McHenry 1814 "Star Spangled Banner" with 15 stars and 15 stripes. Francis Scott Key saw this flag during the battle. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June Board Meeting Minutes Heula & Jim A busy board meeting was called to order early at about 4:53. Maybe the first time a CNM meeting has started early? All were worried by the bosque fires near Corrales that were pumping gray smoke into the air over the city and threatening many residences on both sides of the Rio Grande. John said he had just come from House of Covers and wondered what was going on with the Car Council who kept contacting him about car show events that were on the NMCCC calendar. An event this coming Saturday June 23rd at an old folks home requested cars for a show. He said the Summerfest in downtown Albuquerque was not well advertised. Why not? Because they were afraid they'd attract too many people and there would be rowdy crowds? Officer reports President John Wiker said he attended the Albuquerque Summerfest. See article elsewhere. He said the car show was limited to forty cars and CNM had two slots. John could not find an available Rampside so the Corvair contingent consisted of his yellow coupe. Vice President Pat Hall said he was planning a scrap metal collection for next April, if members think they will have enough throwaway scrap metal to make a collection worthwhile. Secretary Art Gold arrived a little late and told us what an ordeal it was to take his certification exam. He described the elaborate precautions that were taken to prevent cheating on the exam. Art drove his 1965 convertible with A/C today. Treasurer Robert Gold reported $4795.98 with only minor sums outstanding. He told us of finding lost paperwork for the state fees for tax-free status. He paid for three years, including late charges. Robert drove his rare Loadside pickup tonight. Committee Reports Membership: Larry Yoffee asked whether anyone would be able to bring Corvairs to the July 21st car show at North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center to celebrate their anniversary. He said he'd ask again at the July 11th meeting. Larry reported on progress with the Balloon Fiesta Corvair Car Show in October. Three people outside the state have expressed interest so far. We discussed possibilities for tours, lunches, banquets and other attractions during the fiesta. Larry discussed preparations for the 2014 Tri-State we will host. He has scheduled August 1st to meet with the mayor of Chama and with the chamber of commerce. There are two hotels, one with 39 rooms, one with 30. He discussed possibilities for a venue for our banquet. He has been told the car show can be held in front of the train station. Larry asked whether we'd want a jacket patch, a T-shirt or a dash plaque. He said we should design a suitable logo for the Tri-State and said that the logo of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway was especially attractive and we should come up with a similar logo for the Tri-State. Finally, he said what dates and everyone agreed we had to have a date after school is out. In 2014 a Friday-Saturday-Sunday weekend is May 30 to June 1. Would that work? He asked about the banquet: should alcohol be available? We all emphatically said, NO! Prices? Brenda said everyone really liked a discounted price for children's meals and a price of or under $20 per person would be good. Merchandise: Vickie Hall had no sales to report. Editor: Jim Pittman said the newsletter deadline was this Friday, June 22nd. He said, since our July meeting is delayed one week, he wanted to mail the newsletter on Saturday June 30th so people would get it just before July 4th and see the notice that the meeting was on the second Wednesday of the month. Jim said there was no news on CORSA membership rules. We may not to hear anything until after the national convention. He said his web site had been rather static lately, except for news items and calendar. Larry mentioned how he was able to get pictures and videos on his site and Jim said that wasn't feasible for his site at this time. Sunshine: Heula Pittman received a check from Robert to cover three months postage for the newsletter and ongoing postage for the Sunshine Committee mailings. She asked Larry to let the committee know as soon as possible of any help needed in planning the Tri-State. She told members that she had mailed a thank you note to Art Leupold who hosted one of the garage tours, Saturday the 16th. Upcoming events Fourth of July on the Plaza in Santa Fe. Several people mentioned that they had enjoyed attending in the past. There are always great old cars to see in Santa Fe. No organized caravan was contemplated. Christmas Dinner. John said while he was at House of Covers he asked about this and Rita said she'd do it. Rita wants the dinner to be Saturday December 1st. Los Alamos Trip. John said that Steve & Rita Gongora were planning a trip to Los Alamos on August 4th to organize this trip. Jim spoke with Rita Thursday morning (21st) and she said that October 27th would be a better date. Because of the Balloon Fiesta date of October 7th we'd prefer the 27th. Jim said, if this is an "aspencade" the 27th may be too late to see fall colors. John said we'd need to leave Albuquerque at about 10:30 AM to get there by 12:00 noon. Auction - Potluck - Bingo in November. No one has mentioned having this event this year or where it might be held. Old Route 66 Clean-up. Robert said we have had confusing information on this from the state transportation department. We were first doing it three times a year, then they wanted four times a year, and now Ollie was told twice a year was enough. Some of us commented that it did not look as if the trash bags left by the side of the road were being collected in a timely manner. Robert said, it's as if they don't care what we do or when we do it. We all agreed that three times a year was better than twice. John said we need to get Larry Barker of Channel 13 to get on their case to see if they are doing their job. Patriot Act requirement: Heula mentioned an item in June's Silicon Valley Corsa newsletter about club officers obtaining an Employee ID number as required by the Patriot Act. None of us had heard about this. Robert said there has been no mention of any such thing with our Wells Fargo account concerning officers who are authorized to sign checks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TREASURY REPORT: 05-23-2012 to 06-15-2012 Robert Gold DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION ========== ==== ========= ============ ============================== 06/04/201 +$ 95.00 Deposit Dues F.Riggs, M.Bruskin 06/05/2012 2126 -$125.00 Abq Grafix May, June Newsletter 06/15/2012 2128 -$ 60.00 NMPRC Nonprofit fee 2009, 2010, 2011 ENDING BALANCE = $4,795.98 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Garage Tour Report - 16 June 2012 LeRoy Rogers Six of us met at Denny's Restaurant, Menaul & Juan Tabo, at 11:00 AM for lunch. We went first to LeRoy Rogers' garage at 12:00 noon where we admired a 1960 Monza coupe, a 1963 Rampside, and a 1965 Corsa coupe. A 1929 DeSoto, a 1935 Chrysler, and two Imperials, 1955 and 1961, were also on display. At about 1:00 PM we left to go to the large Ford garage of Art Leupold. His Model A sedans, 1932 and 1933, and a 1940 pickup are top of the line restorations. He also has an original 1957 Ford and a very early Mustang. We listened to several of his stories from the early years of the 20th Century in Deming and in Belen and in Albuquerque. I think Art and his family were involved with every Ford dealership in the state from the late teens to date. We admired his New Mexico licence plate collection and saw an original 1912 license plate -- one of only three known to exist. The white with green "592-NM" plate was from a car registered to Art's grandmother in 1912. New Mexico Territory became a state in 1912. In 1912 and 1913 the state's license plate did not indicate the year, but the 1914 plate had a big "14" embossed on it. In later years the plates had an added tag (in the shapes of diamond or octagon or six-pointed star) with the year on the tag. Still later it became the practice to have the two-digit year number inside the Zia sun symbol, but in 1952 the year number was moved to a corner on the plate, leaving the Zia sun symbol free of adornment. We admired several of Art's Fords including a 1932 and a 1939, as well as a "loaded" 1957 dealer demo and a 1965 Mustang convertible. We were unable to see the Blair garage as Larry phoned to say he was still in California and wouldn't be back in time. Thanks to those who attended: Lube Lubert, Joel Nash, Heula & Jim Pittman, Vickie Hall, LeRoy Rogers, Bill Reider and Steve Gongora. LeRoy drove his 1960 red Monza coupe and Steve arrived in his beautifully restored red Rampside. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Puppy Comes To My House - A Story of a Loadside Freebee Robert Gold Life is full of good news and bad news stories. This tale will be of good news that went bad and became good again thanks to CNM member Geoff Johnson. First the good news. I was lucky enough to purchase one of the most rare Corvairs at a wonderful price. It is a 1962 Loadside and only 369 of them were made. They are so rare that a registry has been set up for them. When I got the truck I knew it needed some work, but I didn't realize that a mechanical mystery lurked ahead for me. The Loadside started out like a "free" puppy. You might remember a pet that came to your house free of charge. It soon turns out this free puppy will be costing big bucks. That's why my Loadside is now named Puppy. I went about restoring the Loadside, going through the engine, PG transmission, and the brakes. After Dave Langlois was done the truck ran wonderfully, but it had one major problem: when I touched the brakes it turned into a bucking bronco. The steering wheel wobbled violently from side to side and the brakes barely worked. This type of activity takes all the joy out of driving. It could take the living out of my life if I didn't take care. To his credit, Dave did a valiant job of trying to solve this problem, but the vehicle continued to try and kill me! A visit to a second mechanic improved things, but did not solve the problem. What to do next? By luck I mentioned the problem to Geoff and he volunteered to try and solve the problem, and solve the problem he did. To be honest the problem wasn't solved until Geoff put the rest of his life on hold! We are now back to the good news part of this article. Given the problems as I just described them, the two previous folks worked on the brakes concentrating on the front brakes. That was a good guess, but not the right one. After Geoff bled the brakes he noticed that the brake fluid for the back brakes was pretty gunky. That's my technical term for really "lumpy" fluid. Geoff proceeded to look further at the brakes and noticed a major problem. The rear brakes weren't working at all. Well, they were sorta working. The emergency brake operated, but the rear brakes themselves were not responding when you stepped on the brake pedal. So what was the problem? It seems that both wheel cylinders were seized! Yep, a visual inspection had revealed nothing wrong, but once things were taken apart it was obvious that the cylinders were not operating. Geoff rebuilt the cylinders and like magic the truck and I resumed our love affair. (Sorry, Anne Mae, but there is another that I love.) But here comes one of those bad news parts. The bucking bronco would now stop just fine, but the Loadside was still looking for a rodeo. Yes, it was still bucking. To his credit Geoff would not stop trying to fix the problem. And fix it he did after replacing most the front end. My free puppy had been worn out. After many $$$ and mental pain the Loadside lives again. The moral to this tale is, watch out if you are offered an almost free vehicle, and, if you do take that puppy, I've proven that most problems can be solved if you throw Geoff -- and enough money -- at them. Now when you see me with my Loadside I challenge you not to remember its name! And, if you hear me say, I'll be driving that puppy, you'll know I really mean it! -- Robert Gold ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nearby Places to Visit with your Corvair Jim Pittman Let's think of places to visit that are nearby but that we may not be familiar with. We can drive our Corvairs! Have you ever been out to Jemez Dam? It's a quiet place with picnic tables and shade from the sun and offers views up the Jemez valley toward Old Santa Ana pueblo and San Ysidro. Cabezon peak is visible in the distance. Drive up the busy US 550 past Bernalillo. When you get to Santa Ana Casino, turn right at the traffic light where NM 528 meets US 550. Don't turn into the casino/golf course complex but keep going north. The road finally dives down across a spillway then swoops up to the right. There's a big parking area at the end of the road. Walk up to the top of the escarpment, look for petroglyphs on the western side of the rocks, and have a picnic or just enjoy the silence and the view back toward the Sandia mountains and the city. A nearby favorite is Coronado State Monument, an adobe pueblo with an excellent little museum. It's to the north from US 550 just after you cross the river from Bernalillo. There are picnic tables and you can look upstream along the Rio Grande and see the mountains north of Santa Fe. In the opposite direction, Quarai Pueblo, part of Salinas National Monument, is about 55 miles from the east edge of Albuquerque. Go to Tijeras on Old Route 66 (NM 333) then turn south on NM 337 ("old south 14") until it makes a "T" at NM 55. Turn right to Tajique, continue to Manzano and look for the sign to Quarai to the right. If you get to Mountainair you've missed it! Sandia Peak is always a fun destination -- except when there's heavy snow. Go east out of the city on NM 333 (aka Old Route 66) to Tijeras and turn north on NM 14. Go through Cedar Crest to San Antonito and turn left on NM 536 and go past Tinkertown Museum. The Sandia Crest road is curvy and steep in places. At the parking area next to the forest of antennas at the top there are spectacular views in every direction. For a cheap thrill, hike to the top of the "J" Volcano. Go west up Nine-Mile Hill on I-40 and turn north on the road to Double Eagle airport. You'll see the volcanoes on your right. Look for a road to the right (it's dirt, so don't go after a rain) that leads toward the volcanoes. There are rest rooms and sun shelters. Trails lead toward the volcanos. The view over the city and the Rio Grande bosque is spectacular. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C O R V A I R S o f N E W M E X I C O C O M I N G E V E N T S ============================================================================ | July 2012 | August 2012 | September 2012 | | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 | | 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | | 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 | 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 | 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | | 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 | 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 | | 29 30 31 | 26 27 28 29 30 31 | 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 | | | | 30 | ============================================================================ Wed 4 Jul EARLY! Pancake Breakfast - Car Show on the Plaza - Santa Fe Contact: Buddy Roybal 505-473-5333 NOTE: We will not meet at North Domingo Baca on the FIRST Wednesday, July 4th, because the Senior Centers will be closed for the July 4th holiday. We will instead meet on the SECOND Wednesday, that is, July 11th. Wed 11 Jul 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER, at the corner of Wyoming & Carmel, just north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE Wed 11 Jul After our meeting, we may go to the IHOP at 8100 Wyoming NE Sat 14 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 18 Jul 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE Fri 20 Jul 9:00 PM August Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Wed-Sat 25-28 July 2012 CORSA CONVENTION! Sturbridge, Massachusetts The Northeast Corvair Council (NECC) hosts the 2012 CORSA Convention ============================================================================ Wed 1 Aug 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER, at the corner of Wyoming & Carmel, just north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE Wed 1 Aug After our meeting, we may go to the IHOP at 8100 Wyoming NE Sat 4 Aug 8:00 AM Old Route 66 Clean-up -- Meet at the I-25 "triangle" Sat 4 Aug ....... Rita & Steve Gongora plan to make a trip to Los Alamos to coordinate our October "aspencade" to see Mike Ragsdale's car collection Sat 11 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 12 Aug ....... NMCCC Picnic -- Oak Flats on Hwy 337 (old South Route 14). There will be an admission charge. Lunch will be provided. We are waiting for a report from the Forest Service on the fire pemission. Details will be announced as the event gets closer. Help will be needed for carrying food and supplies to the site and for manpower at the event. If your club, or members of your club, are interested in helping, please contact Bob Agnew at 881-2722 during business hours. http://nmcarcouncil.net/2012/2012-new-mexico-council-of-car-clubs-all-clubs-picnic/ Wed 15 Aug 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE Fri 24 Aug 9:00 PM September Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman ============================================================================ Wed 5 Sep 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER, at the corner of Wyoming & Carmel, just north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE Wed 5 Sep After our meeting, we may go to the IHOP at 8100 Wyoming NE Sat 8 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 19 Sep 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE Fri 21 Sep 9:00 PM October Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Sun 23 Sep 7:00 AM New Mexico State Fair Car Show Fri 28 Sep NMCCC Swap Meet in Los Lunas - set-up day Sat 29 Sep NMCCC Swap Meet in Los Lunas Sun 30 Sep NMCCC Swap Meet in Los Lunas ============================================================================ Sat 6 Oct 9:00 AM Old Route 66 Clean-up -- Meet at the I-25 "triangle" October ...... Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Corvair Car Show -- to be arranged October ...... Tour to Los Alamos ------ to be arranged ============================================================================ November ..... Great Fan Belt Toss & Swap Meet - Palm Springs, California November ..... Bingo / Potluck / Auction ------ to be arranged ============================================================================ Sat 1 Dec 5:30 PM (tentative date) Christmas Party -- to be arranged ============================================================================ See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities: ========================= http://nmcarcouncil.net/ ========================= ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Happiest Birthday Wishes Go To Eleven CNMers: Connie Elmore July 2 Joan Bruskin July 5 Debra Anderson July 6 Mark Domzalski July 8 Tarmo Sutt July 8 Larry Blair July 15 Leslie Sullivan July 18 Kelli Pogue Morgan July 19 Richard Foster July 20 Richard Finch July 29 Kay Sutt July 31 Our Three Couples Celebrating Wedding Anniversaries This Month: Angela & Wesley Heiss July 4 Linda & Dick Cochran July 18 Kelli & Mark Morgan July 19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YEARS AGO IN JULY 7 2005 - VOL 31 - Nr. 7 - # 358 Cover photo: Bernard Urbassik brings Sylvan Zuercher to our meeting at Galles Chevrolet. His black 1963 Spyder is immaculate! Guests were Bob Moore and Paul Hopkins. Wendell reported $2,991 in the bank. CNM was hosting the August Car Council picnic. CNM planned to attend a baseball game on June 11th, but it did not work out. Maybe later? The Car Council picnic was to be at "Inscription Rock" AKA El Morro. Heula reported on a great club breakfast at Milly's on Jefferson. Steve Goodman discussed a few common failure modes on Corvairs due to just simple old age and high mileage: clutch swivel, locking nuts on rocker arms and rear motor mount, fuses, door latches and the roll pin in the distributor drive gear. Dennis Pleau reported on the Ouray Tri-State in the Pikes Peak DRIPLINE, and we stole his report for our newsletter. He said it was a Tri-State to remember. President David Huntoon reported on interesting things he found when doing a minor restoration on the 8-door "library van" he now proudly owns. 14 1998 - VOL 24 - Nr. 7 - # 274 On the cover: the first Saint Francis of Corvair Award is presented at the Lake City, Colorado Tri-State. President Dennis ran our June meeting and Treasurer Wendell said we had $6542 to save or spend. Steve modeled our new CNM polo shirt. We learned on the day of the June board meeting that Ilva Walker had a heart attack and was not doing well. Most of the newsletter revolved around the Tri-State event. Dennis Pleau said it was perfect and complemented Kay and Tarmo on an outstanding job of organizing. Reports were submitted by Mary Lou Martinek, Debbie Pleau, Kim Patten, Mark Martinek, Ilva Walker, Elizabeth Domzalski, Mark Domzalski, Chuck & Julia Vertrees, Tarmo & Kay Sutt and Heula & Jim Pittman. There were many photos by LeRoy Rogers, Bill Reider and others. Among the awards: Ralph McDonald for "best of show" for his 1969 Monza coupe. This special 16-page newsletter was mailed to everyone who attended the Tri-State in Lake City! 21 1991 - VOL 17 - Nr. 7 - # 190 The cover showed the path of the July 11 total solar eclipse at Mexico City; Corvair relevance? Karen and Clayborne Souza had a new baby boy. Jerry Goffe reported 453 cars were at the Albuquerque Museum car show. Tarmo and Kay got a first place trophy with their red 1964 Monza convertible. Twenty-one CNM members and affiliates went to Gunnison for the Tri-State but the Denver club beat us out for the most members attending. Bill Reider distributed the new "Care & Feeding" membership booklets. President Steve Gongora reported that Milton Sanchez and Ed Black's Chevrolet made the All Chevy Show a big success. He said the watchword for the coming Tri-State trip was "Vairvegnugen" (mitt umlaut uber der "u") to match VW's advertising. Tech tips included using a VW backup light switch in your early model, adding Chevron's "Techron" to your gas to reduce pinging, and psychoanalyzing yourself so you could change from a stressed-out Road Warrior to a calm Easy Rider. 28 1984 - VOL 10 - Nr. 7 - # 106 The cover: rocket assist zero-to-sixty! We watched films showing 1960 Corvairs driving from Detroit to Panama. A year later some 1961 Corvairs made the same trip. Incredible! Sylvan previewed our Bandelier National Monument Econo Run/ picnic. LeRoy reported on the Club's trip to Alamogordo and White Sands. Bill Reider's monthly column talked about wheels and tires. We also had a tech tip on checking your tires before taking a trip. 35 1977 - VOL 3 - June/July issue We met on the sidewalk as no Ed Black's sponsor was present. We had a poker rally. We planned a Winrock Car Show and an "Intermountain TriState" meet in Montrose, Colorado. A tech tip told how to clean out your old grungy fuel tank and protect it against further corrosion. A reprinted article told how a couple, smitten with the New Car Bug, made the rounds of all the new and used car dealers but finally decided to keep their faithful old Monza for a few more years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ == END ==