The July 2012 newsletter - Text Version 

Updated 19-Jul-2013 ==== Copyright (c) 2013 Corvairs of New Mexico  

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   JULY 2012 / VOLUME 38 / NUMBER 7 / ISSUE #442 
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Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2005
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, Third Place, 2010

EDITOR: Jim Pittman=

NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, July 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

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 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
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          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

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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!

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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  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 
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|        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  |
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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

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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
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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

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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
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November ..... Great Fan Belt Toss & Swap Meet - Palm Springs, California

November ..... Bingo / Potluck / Auction ------ to be arranged
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Sat  1 Dec  5:30 PM  (tentative date) Christmas Party -- to be arranged
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See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities:
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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

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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.

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