The November 2013 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 26-Nov-2013 ==== Copyright (c) 2013 Corvairs of New Mexico
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NOVEMBER 2013 / VOLUME 39 / NUMBER 11 / ISSUE #458
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Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2005
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, Third Place, 2010
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2012
EDITOR: Jim Pittman
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
Dues Due.........................................Membership Committee
Nebraska Auction:.................................1960 Corvairs Photo
Where's Dave............................................David Huntoon
"Air" Force President's Notes..............................John Wiker
October Meeting Minutes......................................Art Gold
Meeting Minutes Supplement.................................the Editor
October Board Meeting Minutes.........................Fly-on-the-Wall
Deja Vu All Over Again September Car Council..............Robert Gold
October Old Route 66 Cleanup..............................Jim Pittman
Refuge from the Storm October Car Council.................Robert Gold
Christmas Donations: Emma Rogers, Lee Reider............Heula Pittman
Birthdays & Anniversaries..........................Sunshine Committee
Gasoline Heater TUNA Success - Sorta......................Robert Gold
Treasury Report...........................................Robert Gold
Who Has What.................................................Everyone
Longest "Vacation" Ever.................................Mike Stickler
Little Red Corvair.........................................Tarmo Sutt
Calendar of Coming Events..........................Board of Directors
Tri-State Committee Meeting November 2nd.................Larry Yoffee
November Issue, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago............Club Historian
COVER: At the TUNA: Keeping Robert's Loadside Warm this Winter
Russ McDuffie's 1965 convertible is ready to ride off into the sunset.
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MEETINGS: First Wednesday of the Month at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
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President: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com
Vice-Pres: Tarmo Sutt 505-690-2046 tarmo @ juno.com
Secretary: Art Gold 505-620-7434 rollerart @ gmail.com
Treasurer: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com
Car Council: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ gmail.com
Merchandise: Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Membership: Larry Yoffee 505-321-5909 corsa180 @ gmail.com
Sunshine: Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 heula @ q.com
Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Past President: Ray Trujillo 505-839-7436 ray @ bpsabq.com
Past President: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Past President: John Wiker 505-899-3076 wikerj63 @ yahoo.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.com/
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DUES: CNM: 12 months $25.00 -or- 26 months $ 50.00
CORSA: 12 months $45.00 -or- 26 months $ 90.00
CNM & CORSA: 12 months $70.00 -or- 26 months $140.00
CNM only: 12 months $28.00 -or- 26 months $ 56.00
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CORSA's home page: http://www.corvair.org
Steve Gongora's page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871
CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp
Larry Yoffee home page: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.weebly.com
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DUES DUE DATES NOVEMBER 2013
DUE OCTOBER ==== INACTIVE 25-NOV-2013
2013.10 Debra & Jon Anderson
2013.10 Ruth Boydston
2013.10 Mary Lou & Mark Martinek
2013.10 Mary Alice & Oliver Scheflow
2013.10 Sylvia & Ray Trujillo
DUE NOVEMBER ==== INACTIVE 25-DEC-2013
2013.11 Anne Mae & Robert Gold
2013.11 Cheryl & Edward Halpin
2013.11 Kay & Tarmo Sutt
2013.11 Brenda & Hurley Wilvert
DUE DECEMBER = INACTIVE 25-JAN-2014
2013.12 David Huntoon
2013.12 Larry Yoffee
2013.12 Roger Pape
2013.12 Kelli & Mark Morgan
2013.12 Barbara & Gordon Johnson
EXPIRED = INACTIVE AS OF 25-SEP-2013:
2013.04 Richard Finch
2013.06 Joan & Murray Bruskin
2013.06 David & Judy Jaramillo
2013.08 Alan Gold
2013.08 Nancy & Russ McDuffie
2013.08 Lori Nash
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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PHOTO: Probably every Corvair enthusiast in the world knows about
the Nebraska auction by now. Here are some "new" 1960 Corvairs.
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WHERE'S DAVE?
Dave Huntoon
For those not at the last membership meeting, we held our annual officer
elections. Tarmo and I decided to throw our hats in the ring and I opted for the
president's position and Tarmo the VP office. We will try to keep things moving
along. Also I want to thank John and Pat for their service the last few years.
They deserve a vacation. I am sure they will enjoy their new found free time.
Thanks again to both.
By the time this issue is out we will have had our tune up session at Pats'
Corvair emporium and the breakfast in Placitas. The next activity for the club
is our annual bingo/potluck dinner at the House of Covers. Saturday November 9th
at 5 pm. Always a good time and plenty of food. For a single guy, read me, it is
a good opportunity to fill up.
See you at the next meeting or bingo/potluck or down the road somewhere. Take
care everybody.
-- Dave Huntoon
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"AIR" FORCE PRESIDENT'S NOTES
John Wiker
I want to take this opportunity to thank every member for your support over the
last eight years serving two years as your VP and more recently two years as
President. And editor Jim says I have to take credit for bringing my Corvair to
every car show available over the last eight years! Well, not every opportunity,
but certainly many.
I really enjoy the varied activities we partake in and the fun we older folks
can have playing with our "toys." As I told Dave Huntoon and Tarmo Sutt
Wednesday night, I will always be there for them as they were for Pat Hall and
me.
Lastly, I want to say thanks to my right-hand man Pat Hall and his wife Vickie
Hall. I could not have kept going without their help and guidance.
I intend to keep very active in the club. Don't be surprised if I show up at a
board meeting occasionally. I'll see you in Placitas for our club breakfast on
Saturday October 26th at 10:00 AM.
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CNM REGULAR MEETING MINUTES - 10-2-2013
Art Gold
Meeting came to order at 7:07 pm at North Domingo Baca Multicultural Center with
19 in attendance.
Officer Reports
President (John Wiker) talked about Ollie. He talked about the government shut
down. He talked about a prospective new member (Matt).
Matt has a 1966 Corvair that he brought from Ohio. He is in the military and is
stationed at Kirkland.
There was another guest (Tony) who thought that the club is a travel club.
John showed the plaque for the Boydston Award which has been updated.
Vice President (Pat Hall) stated that tonight is election night. This is for
officer positions. Today is the Corvair's birthday (The first one rolled off
the line on October 2nd, 1959).
Treasurer (Robert Gold) stated that the account has $4,105.70.
Secretary (Art Gold) talked about nothing.
Membership (Larry Yoffee) talked about recruiting at the State Fair. They met
four people, prospective members, there.
Member Reports
Heula Pittman (Sunshine) thanked Vickie for cupcakes which Vickie had prepared
and distributed to all present as a tribute to the Corvair's birthday. There was
a donation of $50 from Mark Domzalski to the Sunshine Committee. The committee
is working on the two anniversaries (40th for the club and 30th for Tri-State).
Vickie Hall (Merchandise) stated that she has merchandise for sale. Items for
sale: She sold 1 Care and Feeding book for $5.00.
Robert Gold (Car Council) stated that the meeting was held outside. The meeting
was about the swap meet. There were more port-a-potties this year. There were
four volunteers at the swap meet from the club. The event is getting larger
every year.
STATE FAIR CAR SHOW: 18 cars, a representation of every style except late model
4-door. There was a raffle Corvair for Agora Crisis Center. There was a late
model "Monza Spyder" -- an interesting car.
Old Business
Tarmo Sutt told about attending the Santa Fe Concours, a world-class event with
lots of Ferraris, Rolls-Royces and Bugattis.
Robert Gold made a suggestion that we should hold a TUNA for gas heaters.
Hurley Wilvert was in the Isle of Man for a motorcycle lap, 150mph.
Jim Pittman (Editor) stated that the newsletter deadline is Friday, 10-25-13. He
talked about the email from CORSA about having the magazine online. It is still
available in print. The Communique included a list of the newsletter contest
winners and chapter website contest winners. CNM did not make the list.
New Business
Larry Yoffee previewed the 2014 Tri State in Chama, NM. He thanked the
volunteers. There will be a general meeting for volunteers on Saturday, November
2nd at our regular meeting place, North Domingo Baca Multicultural Center, at
1:30 PM, Room 6. The host motel is the Branding Iron. It only has 2 rooms left
and the rate is $65 per night. In order to get that rate it is necessary to make
a reservation by April 30th, which is a month in advance. Between October 20,
2013 and May 1, 2014 reservations will have to be made by email
info@brandingironmotel.com because they are closed during the winter. All of the
banquet arrangements have been made at St. Patrick's Church in Chama. Price per
person is $20, and $10 for children 12 and under. The door prizes and gift bags
are awesome! Larry is still looking for more door prizes.
Officer Elections:
President: Dave Huntoon
Vice Pres: Tarmo Sutt
Secretary: Art Gold
Treasurer: Robert Gold
Upcoming Events
October
10-06 - EARLY! Balloon Fiesta Car Gathering - Rail Runner Stop at
Alameda
10-12 - 09:00 AM Route 66 Clean-up (Lube Lubert)
10-26 - 10:00 AM Club Breakfast PLACITAS CAFE - 221 NM 165 caravan?
November
11-09 - 5:00 PM Potluck Bingo/Auction (Rita/Steve Gongora)
December
12-07 - 5:00 PM Christmas Party Roper's Restaurant (Wyoming & Central
SE) We were reminded that contributions for Joy Junction will be collected by
Lee Reider and Emma Rogers.
The 50/50 winner was Larry Yoffee $12 for the winner and he contributed to the
sunshine committee.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:28 pm
Mr. Gold Reporting
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MEETING MINUTES SUPPLEMENT --- 10-2-2013
Fly-on-the-Wall
If you don't attend meetings you miss a lot interesting conversations that
seldom get written down. As a typical example, here are a few stories overheard
at the October meeting:
John Wiker and Russ McDuffie discussed the Nebraska auction in which "new" low
mileage cars were auctioned for unbelievably high prices. A 1963 Corvair Coupe
sold for $42,000 and a 1962 Corvair Coupe brought $40,000 and a 1962 Corvair
Monza with 44,262 miles sold for $13,000. Many of the vehicles auctioned off had
one or two miles on the odometer, untouched since new.
Robert Gold wanted to organize a TUNA to get his Loadside gasoline heater ready
for winter. It has never worked correctly and he's afraid of it! Larry Blair is
the club expert but maybe Pat Hall and Bill Reider will help.
For the first time in a long time Pat Hall did not do the laying out of spaces
at the Los Lunas Swap Meet. Why not? He was having eye surgery for cataract. He
reports he can now see much better. Ruth Boydston reported that she had cataract
surgery on both eyes and can see perfectly without glasses.
John Wiker said he could tell the layout was not done by Pat, but it worked out
all right. One space was sold twice, but no problem, one person was easily moved
to a space assigned to a no-show.
Tarmo Sutt told us that on the day of the State Fair car show he decided not to
bring his turquoise 1965 Corsa Coupe because the "tires were rotten" and he did
not want to drive to Albuquerque at highway speed. Instead he took his "new"
1966 red Corsa turbo convertible to the Santa Fe Concours, a world-class event
that attracts million-dollar cars like Lamborghinis and Bugattis. Spectators
wandering among the million-dollar cars kept looking back at his "Spyder" and
kept coming back to ask questions. I told Tarmo he simply had to send an
article. He did, and he sent photos also. One is below, others are elsewhere in
the newsletter.
Robert Gold remarked that he had heard that Jay Leno (who has two or three very
nice Corvairs) likes to get a 100-point car and drive it until it is a 70-point
car. What a great idea, if you can afford it.
Jim Pittman said he had felt for years that we had been living through the
decline and fall of the American Empire and we should be honest and change the
name of our country to reflect reality! He proposed that we use the initials
"D.S.A." for "Disunited States of America" and this precipitated a tempest in a
teapot in which various members complained bitterly about the antics of our
representatives in Congress. John Wiker was unhappy that the plans for his
daughter's military wedding at West Point were ruined because the government
shutdown caused the event to be cancelled.
Hurley Wilvert reported that he had been on a trip to the Isle of Man between
England and Ireland for motorcycle races. As a long-time motorcycle racer, this
was a vacation to be dreamed of . He met old friends and made new ones. He said
he had seen videos of racing down narrow small-town streets at 150 miles an hour
-- and now he has done it! Well, maybe 120 miles an hour. Then he was in England
for a week. Most remarkable of all, he said for those two weeks he was in
beautiful New Mexico weather and it only rained a couple of times.
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BOARD MEETING MINUTES = 10-16-2013
Fly-on-the-Wall
Highland Senior Center was headquarters for David Huntoon, Larry Yoffee, Lube
Lubert, Tarmo Sutt, Robert Gold and Jim Pittman as we met at 5:00 PM to conduct
the first Board meeting of a New Administration.
President David Huntoon asked for approval of last month's minutes. He formally
appointed the existing members of the Board to continue on the Board. David and
Jim reported on Mike Stickler's having telephoned to let us know he is home from
the rehabilitation facility. He was very happy to be at home.
Vice President Tarmo Sutt claimed to have no problem negotiating the I-25 /
Paseo del Norte intersection, now an infamous construction site, on his way down
from Santa Fe. He said he had no new announcements.
Treasurer Robert Gold reported $4,248.89 in the treasury. He said he'd like to
be the CNM member appointed to be Car Council representative. Later he said he'd
just continue going to the meetings and writing the reports without a formal
appointment. He likes the meetings and he enjoys writing the reports.
Membership: Larry Yoffee remarked that he had seen Pat Hall trailering a late
convertible, presumably taking it to be painted. He also said he had helped
prospective new member Matt Choiniere with some work on his car. Matt & Heather
showed up at the Old Route 66 cleanup and we expect to see them at the November
meeting. Larry said that on the Tri-State front, someone had accessed his web
site and signed up for the Tierra Wools facility at Chama.
Editor Jim Pittman said that this being a long month, the newsletter deadline
was next week, Friday October 25th. He told about taking a Sunday drive to visit
Wendell Walker, then driving through Bernalillo on the way to Placitas. There
was a lot of construction in Bernalillo on the Gary Johnson highway (NM 550)
mostly west of the I-25 bridge. He drove east on the Placitas road looking for
the Placitas Cafe and finally found it. He continued to Camino de las Huertas to
Mark and Elizabeth Domzalski's house and visited with Mark a few minutes. He
measured the distance from the Placitas Cafe shopping center to the I-25
intersection and found it to be 2.2 miles.
Car Council: Robert Gold said next year's August picnic will again be at the Oak
Flats facility. The Swap Meet will again be at its usual location in Los Lunas,
where the local community is very supportive of the event. David said this year
there were twice as many cars for sale as last year.
Tri-State leader Larry Yoffee said things are coming into place very well. He
was pleased to receive documentation from Brenda Stickler on "How to run a
Tri-State." He had emails from Colorado members dismayed that the primary hotel
was filling up so fast. He has three backup hotels. We will have a committee
meeting on Saturday November 2nd at our usual meeting place, North Domingo Baca
Multigenerational Center near Wyoming & Carmel NE, in Room 6 at 1:30 PM. Larry
has not yet heard whether the insurance documentation from CORSA has reached
John Wiker. He suggested that we donate the $100 cleaning deposit to the church
where the banquet will be held. The Board voted to do that. He said the logo is
not done yet, so designing windshield cards and T-shirts and Dash Plaques can't
get started yet. The colorful logo voted on at the September meeting is not
suitable for a dash plaque, so we need a simpler design. Who'll do it?
Finally, we spent a few minutes talking about our club awards. To summarize, the
Boydston Award is part of the Tri-State. The CNM Member of the Year Award will
be presented at the March Anniversary party. The Meissner Award is no more. The
Attendance Plaque is part of the Tri-State, not an award per se.
Some of us thought the Meissner Award should have been continued. Do we want to
continue the Member of the Year Award? If so, do we want to revise the criteria?
Do we want to revive the Meissner Award? Are any members interested in these
questions?
The documentation for the Boydston Award, along with a nomination form, is
supposed to be published in the March newsletter. Are we going to reach out to
the Colorado clubs to tell they they may nominate people for the Boydston Award
if they wish? If so, it probably needs to be done before March. Tarmo Sutt and
Jim Pittman agreed to start a committee to administer the 2014 Boydston Award.
Upcoming events:
Sat Oct 19 10:00 AM - TUNA on gasoline heaters at Pat Hall's place, Los Lunas
Sat Oct 26 10:00 AM - Club breakfast at Placitas Cafe, 221 NM 165, 505-771-1700
Sat Nov 02 1:30 PM - Tri-State Committee Meeting at Domingo Baca, Room 6
Sat Nov 09 5:00 PM - Potluck, Auction, Bingo at HOUSE OF COVERS
Sat Dec 07 5:00 PM - Christmas Dinner - Roper's Restaurant
We adjourned at 6:20 PM. -- Reported by the usual Fly-on-the-Wall
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DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN -- SEPTEMBER CAR COUNCIL MEETING
Robert Gold
You CNM'ers who have been members of the club for awhile might remember a
meeting or two where our sponsors failed to show up to open up the meeting room.
On at least one occasion we actually held our meeting in the parking lot. That's
not a bad place to meet if you want the meeting to end quickly (Here's a
thought, make the legislatures meet in the parking lot...). Under those
conditions people are interested in taking care of business quickly, especially
if the weather is bad.
That is exactly what happened at last night's car council meeting. Bob Agnew,
owner of Old Car Garage, and the keeper of the keys, failed to show up leaving
the council reps in the dark out in the parking lot. Since we had some light
from a lone spotlight and the weather was nice we held our meeting outside. The
resulting meeting was rather short, so my report will be short also. It was a
challenge taking notes, but I can read them clearly enough of to give you an
idea of what went on.
The very, very short treasurer's report stated that NMCCC has a profit so far in
this fiscal year of about $3,500. Things will change dramatically once the swap
meet totals are finally determined. Lisa, the missing treasurer, brightened the
meeting with her return. Nice to see you again Lisa.
J.D. lit up the proceeding by presenting the council with all the paperwork
necessary to copyright our name and logo. The cost is $50.00. J.D. will be
sending the paperwork in soon.
The trailer discussion was put off until next month, when the committee will be
able to shed more light on the subject.
Finally, Joyce Clements took the spotlight and described what would be happening
at this year's swap meet taking place September 27-29. Like I mentioned last
month, even though Chuck from the Village of Los Lunas sent us into a panic
about changes in the meet, Joyce emphasized that this year nothing much will
change. Most all the spaces have been sold. If ground conditions permit it, we
will have spaces to sell in the adjacent ball field. Remember CNM has
volunteered to direct traffic on the morning Saturday, Sept 28. We need you to
be at the site by 7:00 am.
With that report the curtain came down on this month's car council meeting and
we adjourned at 8:10 (35 minutes total for the meeting!) I'll be illuminating
you on the results of the swap meet in next month's report.
-- Robert Gold
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OCTOBER OLD ROUTE 66 CLEANUP
Jim Pittman
Beautiful but breezy weather greeted the CNM trash pickers at 9:00 AM on October
12th. There was enough wind to spin those plastic bags around and dump your
hard-won trash out if you weren't careful. There was a lot of light trash. The
usual mode of "The wind has been blowing our trash to Texas" had changed to "The
wind has been blowing our trash back from Texas!"
Whatever caused this abundance of light trash, it was rather time-consuming to
snag it and bag it, and we by no means had a large group of trash pickers. Two
were not even official members -- not yet, anyway.
One of our crew found a one-dollar bill in the grass, then a few yards farther,
a twenty-dollar bill. A small and unexpected payment for an hour's work, maybe.
As I was leaving the Golden Corral (driving my 1965 Monza coupe) a couple in an
immaculate late-model Corvette came in to the parking area. I backed up so they
could get by and they gave me big grins and a thumbs-up! So, I drove around in
front of the Corvette as they were parking and getting out and waved to them.
The man pushed back his big cowboy Stetson and said, "Back when I was in the
Army I came up here from El Paso in one of these, three of us in the back seat
and three in the front seat." I pointed to Art's red early convertible for them
to look at as they went in the building. I told them, "If you want to see a
really rare Corvair, look in the corner of the parking lot. That's a 1962
Corvair Loadside pickup, and they only made seven hundred of them!" They looked,
but did not walk over to investigate.
"Beautiful cars," the man said.
"Yes, they were great cars back then," I said.
"They still are," he said.
He and his wife walked over to give the red convertible a closer look on their
way in.
I drove away, happy to have had another friendly encounter while driving a
Corvair.
Thanks to all who came: Lube Lubert, Robert Gold, Javi Gold, Pat Hall, Jim
Pittman, and Matt & Heather Choiniere. Art Gold joined several of us at the
Golden Corral afterwards.
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A REFUGE FROM THE STORM: OCTOBER CAR COUNCIL MEETING
Robert Gold
Traditionally churches serve as a refuge from many bad experiences that occur in
day-to-day life. I had this idea in mind when I entered the Old Car Garage for
this month's Car Council meeting. That night was the first game of the World
Series and my beloved Cardinals were in the process of being battered by the
Boston Team who will remain nameless. I felt fortunate to be able to flee the TV
and find myself in the company of fellow car nuts. Just the sight of a yellow
hotrod Model A was enough to lift my spirits. That's enough of my philosophy
rant and now on to the Car Council report.
The meeting began with a shock. A visitor got up to present the group with a
report about the condition of Danny Lavato. Danny is a car guy who tragically
was in the basket of a balloon that ran into power lines during the last Balloon
Fiesta. Bruce went on to describe Danny's injuries. I'll skip the specifics, but
the point is that on November 16 there will be a benefit car show for Danny at
the Balloon Fiesta grounds. The event will hopefully raise a good amount of
money to defer some of the cost of Danny's treatment. Plans were in the early
stages, so I can't say much more now. I'm sure that if you look on the Car
Council web site you'll be able to see the latest information. I really
encourage CNM'ers to participate in this event.
Ron, our old (new?) treasurer then got up and presented his report. The Council
is in GREAT shape financially. In the last year income totaled $23,444 and bills
only came to $17,394. We made lots of money and there was better news. We made
between $3,500 and $4,000 on the swap meet. Times are good for the NMCCC.
Following this Ron stated that Lisa, our recently elected treasurer, had
resigned and he wasn't willing to take the job again. With this Louie Paul
volunteered for the position and was quickly elected. You might remember that
Louie Paul and I were tied for the Council board in the recent elections. Louie
bowed out and now he was bowing in again. Good luck Louie.
Then up stepped Joyce Clements who reported that the swap meet was a HUGE
SUCCESS. We made lots of money, the event had grown to epic proportions, there
were more porta-potties and the Village of Los Lunas loves us. There were 450
occupied spaces on the field. This elevated the event to Number One in our
region. I want to thank John Wiker, Alan Gold, and Art Gold (do you see a trend
here?) for participating in the event as volunteers.
The last big item was the infamous trailer acquisition. Before you could say
"exactly which trailer?" it was bought and paid for. Most of the Council voted
to buy a trailer with dual-axles and electric brakes. One real positive result
will be that a dealer in Los Lunas will be making a few dollars -- maybe a bunch
of dollars. I was tying my shoes, so I didn't vote. That was about as much
enthusiasm I could conjure up.
We ended the meeting with descriptions of various upcoming car events. Here are
the Council event dates:
1. May 18: Museum Car Show
2. July 11: Car Collectors Appreciation Day in a spot yet to be determined. The
rail yards, maybe?
3. August 10: All clubs Picnic
4. Sept. 26-28: Swap Meet.
That's it for this month and for the year, since this is the last meeting before
the end of the year. You won't hear Car Council news from me again until after
the January meeting.
Happy New Year!
-- Robert Gold
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CHRISTMAS DONATIONS
Heula Pittman
This year at our annual Christmas dinner at Roper's Restaurant on Central,
donations will be accepted for Joy Junction. And once again Emma Rogers and Lee
Reider are taking care of this for the club.
The most needed items at this time are clothing and shoes for infants through
the teen age years. Of course, just about anything one could think of can be
used there including household items, school supplies, toiletries, toys (only
NEW stuffed toys can be accepted), books, games and the like.
Joy Junction has been in operation in Albuquerque for many years and has helped
numerous individuals and families through rough times. Please be generous in
your contributions with this charity. Cash donations are always appreciated as
well. If you don't feel that you have the time to shop and would like for me to
do it for you, I will. Just let me know at the next meeting.
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Four CNM'ers Celebrate Birthdays in November:
Anne Wiker November 6
Darlene Darcy November 9
Jim Pittman November 13
John Wiker November 23
A Special Couple Celebrate Their Wedding Anniversary in November:
Brenda & Mike Stickler November 21
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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED -- SORTA
Robert Gold
To get to the heart of the matter, I have a 1962 Loadside with a problem I
couldn't solve. I had tried several times to fix it, but it didn't work out.
What to do... The answer came to me with a rush -- organize a TUNA to fix the
problem! The problem is that the gas heater isn't working and I needed to turn
this project over to someone who knew what to do, and that person wasn't me.
Just about three weeks ago (after the newsletter had gone to press... darn) I
began planning the TUNA. My first call was to the person with the a lot of
knowledge about those weird pieces of equipment, Larry Blair. As soon as I had
his go-ahead I called Pat Hall to arrange a date to come to his place. With
Pat's agreement the TUNA was on. I am really thankful Pat agreed to the event
with so little lead time. Pat and Vickie Hall's Palace of Corvairs is a great
resource for us in need.
In no time members started to indicate they would attend and by the date of the
event, October 19, I knew this event would be a success. And a success it turned
out to be. First let me give you a list of who showed up:
1. Russ McDuffie
2. Alan Gold
3. Robert Gold
4. Geoff Johnson
5. Mark Domzalski (yes, he was there!)
6. Larry Blair
7. Pat Hall
8. Vickie Hall
9. Art Gold
10. Lube Lubert
11. Larry Yoffee
12. David Huntoon
13. Matt Choiniere
As you can see by the turnout this TUNA was a total success. Factor in that the
weather was wonderful, and you have a truly fun time. And the magical thing
about the TUNA is that they solved my problem (sorta).
Geoff, Alan, Lube, Dave, and Larry identified the source of the problem -- bad
switches in the unit itself. In no time I had an order in to Clarks for the new
switches. I should have the parts next week. My problem is on its way to being
solved. I guess the moral of this tale is that for our members, this club can be
a source of real help and support. I knew they could do the job and they did. So
thank you to the CNM'ers who participated.
Before I sign off I want to remind Pat and Vickie that their next trip to the TA
Truckstop is on me. Of course Anne Mae and I will be sitting next to them.
See you at the next Corvairs of New Mexico event.
-- Robert Gold
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TREASURY REPORT ......... 09-14-2013 to 10-15-2013 ......... ROBERT GOLD
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION
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2013.09.30 +$ 50.00 CNM Dues K.Sullivan
2013.10.03 2175 -$ 62.81 J.Pittman OCT 2013 Newsletter Printing
2013.10.03 2176 -$ 50.00 H.Pittman Donation to Sunshine Committee
2013.10.04 +$ 251.00 Deposit Dues -- R.Cocharn, L.Lubert, F.Adams,
Raffle, Merchandise sales
2013.10.07 -$ 45.00 CORSA Dues -- B.Rowe
ENDING BALANCE = $4,248.89
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RUTH BOYDSTON 505-350-6003 has a 1963 Corvair Coupe, automatic, 98,252 miles,
all original. It has white exterior and blue interior. This car has been seen
at recent meetings and local events and was featured on the cover of the
December 2012 ENCHANTED CORVAIRS newsletter.
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PAT HALL 505-620-5574 in Los Lunas, NM has Corvairs in need of repair. Lots of
parts for most Corvairs.
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LONGEST "VACATION" EVER
Mike Stickler
When I retired in April of this year, I decided that one of the most important
of my goals was to go to visit my 90-year-old mother in Washington State. Since
Brenda is working, I decide to go with one of our sons. Andrew had a break in
his College of Nursing curriculum at UNM and was eager to go with me.
On August 20th, we rented a budget SUV and headed to Utah as our first stop. We
camped and hiked in the spectacular Canyonlands National Park. We then proceeded
through Idaho, Oregon and finally Washington State. Andrew and I had a wonderful
visit with my mother and youngest brother, who lives with her. Mom is still
quite active and even drives. She cooked us up a few nice meals before we headed
out to California.
Of course we wanted to enjoy the beauty of the Redwood Forest in northern
California, where we stopped and camped over night. The following day we headed
South on Highway 101 to our final destination of Rohnert Park, California, near
Santa Rosa, where my sister-in-law and her husband live.
On August 28th, after greetings and unpacking, we went to a restaurant and had a
nice meal together. Upon returning to their house we decided to work on some of
the camping gear. I started to unbutton the sleeves on my shirt and found for
some odd reason that I was unable to do such a simple task. As Andrew observed
my frustration he asked me what I was doing. When I explained that I could not
roll up my sleeves, he said, "Dad, we are heading to the ER right now."
Andrew took me to the ER at a hospital in Petaluma where I had my first Cat Scan
and it showed a growth on the right side of my brain. The ER soon referred me to
a more advanced facility at the University of California at San Francisco where
I had an MRI to focus in on the growth in my brain and then surgery to biopsy
the growth.
They were able to determine to be a common soil bacteria, Nocardia, which had
taken up a residence in my brain and had caused an abscess. By this time I had
developed considerable left side neglect, making it impossible to walk without
assistance.
Finally on September 4th I was released to fly to Albuquerque to a
rehabilitation facility. After a few weeks there a noticeable decline in my
condition was observed, and I was sent to UNM hospital for a second brain
operation.
After this operation at UNM, my condition improved rapidly. On October 2nd I was
then released to another Albuquerque rehab center.
Finally, on October 15th I was sent home, without the necessity for home care
assistance. I crossed the threshold of our home for the first time in almost two
months.
My recovery continues. I owe a lot of my progress to my lovely wife, Brenda, who
has used her home care experience as a vital part of my recovery. There is just
no place like home to complete the recovery. I suppose I will consider my
recovery to be complete when I can install rings on a Corvair piston!
Yes, I'm looking forward to driving the Library Van and to resuming work on
restoring my late coupe which was bashed in a collision several years ago.
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LITTLE RED CORVAIR
Tarmo Sutt
One warm Friday evening last summer I drove my bright red and white '66 Corsa
turbo convertible down to the Santa Fe Plaza to enjoy participating in Cruise
Night, a local charity event that draws everything from high dollar collectible
cars to hot rods and low riders. It's a fun "locals" event I enjoy because I see
old friends and acquaintances and swap car stories along while catching up on
each other's lives.
During that event I was approached by Larry Icerman, who identified himself as
the person in charge of choosing cars to participate in the Santa Fe Concorso,
held September 27-29, 2013. Larry said that the Concorso, Santa Fe's version of
a "mini-Pebble Beach," consists primarily of high dollar collector cars from
throughout the South and West, and that it seeks out cars of top quality for its
show. In addition to the limited edition collector cars, they also want to
provide participants and viewers a selection of cars they will remember and may
have owned/driven at one time to round out their auto experience. He asked if I
would be willing to show the convertible, as a prime example of a Corvair, an
iconic "little" car from the 1960's. I felt honored to participate and soon
found myself on the Concorso website filling out paperwork to enter the event.
The Concorso was started four years ago by Santa Feans Dennis Little, a retired
GM/Cadillac designer, and Denise McCluggage, one of the first women to actively
report on and race cars in SCCA events along the East Coast, including
well-known Watkins Glen events. They started the event to provide a high level
car display in our city, which is known for its love of art and history in all
their forms. Also promoting the show's pedigree this year were Sir Sterling Moss
and Al Unser, Sr., other iconic auto racers from an earlier era.
The event started Friday evening at the Santa Fe Airport with a cocktail party
and a display of historic cars, airplanes and motorcycles held in one of the
hangars. Saturday about 90 of the cars participated in a 60-mile drive through
prime Northern New Mexico's fall weather, including a stop in Cerrillos, an Old
West mining village about 15 miles south of Santa Fe. Even a 1907 Renault Racing
Roadster made the drive, which concluded with a lunch at the local golf
clubhouse, before the cars were parked around the ninth hole of the course,
covered and left overnight for the public show Sunday.
It was impressive watching the cars line up on the field. Four of the sixteen
Jaguar XKSS D-type cars ever made were in the show, including Steve McQueen's
"Green Rat," which was valued by the Petersen Automobile Museum of Los Angeles
at over $15 Million. The 1907 Renault is currently on only its third owner (!)
and has over 400,000 miles on the original engine! A black 1933 Delage D8S
sports coupe purred along, looking like either the ultimate royal's touring car
or the rich gangster's preferred wheels. Ferraris, Porches, Corvettes, Mercedes,
and my one lone little red Corvair proudly displayed on the field.
Sunday rose as a spectacular New Mexico fall day with amazingly clear blue skies
dotted with puffy white clouds, beautiful gold aspen leaves, the high-dollar
homes which surround the rich green of the grass on the golf course, and a balmy
70 degrees. The kaleidoscope beautiful colors and shapes of the cars sparkled in
the sun, before the majestic backdrop of the New Mexican mountains and the Rio
Grande Valley in the distance. I'm not sure if this event was history or art,
but I think it was the best kind of melding of both. The event was well
attended, and I spent most of the day talking about my car, the work I'd done to
restore it, and promoting our friendly Corvair culture. I kind of felt like the
poor relation at the party, but most of the participants and viewers were just
as eager to enjoy the Corvair as any of those cars with their loftier pedigrees.
Many of our photos of the car show several heads tucked down inside the engine
compartment in the glory of the auto enthusiast's favorite deep meditation
exercise.
No, I didn't win any prizes. The Delage won Best of Show--Elegance, and a little
yellow 1967 Ferrari 275 GTS won Best of Show--Sport. The winner in my class was
a magnificent 1957 Dual Ghia with enough chrome to drop its mileage at least 5
mpg. But I was proud to have been invited to one of four national car shows
which will be featured on the History Channel later this year. Lady racer Denise
McCluggage shared with me a story about her racing a Corvair in the 1960's and
having to de-camber the rear wheels for handling. The same car was later used in
a newspaper ad with a "doctored" photo, she said, so the wheels didn't look like
they were going to fall off.
You can see all the cars that participated in the Concorso at:
www.santafeconcorso.com and I hope you enjoy seeing all the cars, including my
little red Corvair, as much as I did!
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Sat 2 Nov 1:30 PM Tri-State Volunteer Meeting - NORTH DOMINGO BACA CENTER
Wed 6 Nov 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.
Sat 9 Nov 1:00 PM Los Lunas Food Drive Cruz - Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms
Bill Schofield 505-565-2105, David Silva 505-550-8415, or vintagegasser@aim.com
Sat 9 Nov 5:00 PM Potluck / Bingo / Auction at HOUSE OF COVERS
Wed 20 Nov 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri 22 Nov 9:00 PM Deadline for items for December newsletter
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Wed 4 Dec 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.
Sat 7 Dec 5:00 PM Christmas Party - Roper's Restaurant 8810 Central Ave SE
Donations will be organized by Lee Reider & Emma Rogers to benefit JOY JUNCTION.
Sat 14 Dec 1:00 PM Los Lunas Toy Drive Cruz - Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms
Bill Schofield 505-565-2105, David Silva 505-550-8415, or vintagegasser@aim.com
Wed 18 Dec 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri 20 Dec 9:00 PM Deadline for items for January newsletter
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Wed 1 Jan 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.
Sat 11 Jan 1:00 PM Los Lunas - Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms
Bill Schofield 505-565-2105, David Silva 505-550-8415, or vintagegasser@aim.com
Wed 15 Jan 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri 24 Jan 9:00 PM Deadline for items for February newsletter
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March 2014 ... We will be celebrating our 40th Anniversary! Our chairperson
is Anne Mae Gold. Location will be announced.
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May 2014 ... We will be hosting the 30th Tri-State Meet, Chama, New Mexico
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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 NOVEMBER
7 Years Ago = 2006 Vol.32 = Nr.11 #374
On the cover: Joel Nash, Ollie Scheflow, & Bill Reider admire Pat Hall's new
Corvair. Sylvan told us a new member was Guadalupe "Lupe" Arellanes who picked
up a 1964 convertible on e-Bay. Club members contributed time and parts trying
to make a pearl out of a rusty car. We had $2940 in the bank. An effort was
underway to keep the legislature from requiring front license plates. Our
election "railroaded" the current officers into serving another year. Geoffrey
Johnson suggested the club should hold occasional Saturday morning TUNAs. Learn
how to do things, get your car tuned up!
Ray Trujillo's president's message invited everyone to attend the annual Pot
Luck and Auction. He reported on a great Balloon Fiesta event with five
Corvairs. An article from the Denver (RMC) newsletter by Steve Goodman
commenting on how the internet and email seemed to be warping people's brains.
We had tech stuff from Tom Schrum of Silicon Valley this month: how to install a
Pertonix ignition system. And scattered through the newsletter were nice photos
of Corvairs of all kinds.
14 Years Ago = 1999 Vol.25 = Nr.11 #290
The cover: Chuck Vertrees visited with Bill & Marian McClellan before the parade
celebrating the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the Corvair. Bill and
Marian were in their neat early model and Chuck & Julie were in their "new" 1967
sedan. President Hurley Wilvert ran our meeting and announced new members John
Topp, Alicia & Monica Romero, and Kathy & Jon Lovett. A visitor was Dennis'
father Larry Pleau from California. Our bank account totaled $6,243. We had
reports on a successful swap meet, a search for a new location for the CORSA
museum, a successful State Fair car show, the parade to the "66 Diner" and
progress on the Wheels Museum. Hurley's letter "The Driver's Seat" included a
short autobiography. We learned about his motorcycle racing career and how he
came to be in the Albuquerque area.
Kay Sutt reported on a spectacular "Aspencade" over the mountains of northern
New Mexico. We visited Cuyamunge, Pojoaque, Truchas, Chimayo, Las Trampas,
Penasco and the Mora Valley. At Salman Ranch we picked the last raspberries of
the season. It was truly a memorable Aspencade. Will we ever do such a thing
again? Sylvan introduced a new member of the Dummy of the Month Club. This issue
featured no fewer than 18 digital photos.
21 Years Ago = 1992 Vol.18 = Nr.11 #206
The cover showed Thanksgiving turkeys near a tiny Lakewood. President Steve ran
the meeting. VP Dennis was absent due to the scheduled arrival of future Corvair
driver Michael Pleau. Guests were Lawrence & Geraldine Jiron and Hurley Wilvert.
Wendell said we had $1082 in the bank. He provided a summary of the Club's
financial transactions for the year. LeRoy reported on the swap meet and the
State Fair. Casa Chevrolet asked us not to park in areas that would be closed
off after hours. Jerry and Chuck were praised for their Orange Barrell
Fun-khana. Newly elected officers were Del Patten, Bob Beasley, Charles Vertrees
and Will Davis. Heula reported on Sylvan's Aspencade to Los Alamos. Jim Rushton
gave a preview of Rocky Mountain CORSA's plans for the 1993 Tri-State in
Alamosa. Mike previewed our Christmas dinner. Tech tips included a new modulator
for the Corvair Powerglide transmission. Finally, your editor challenged the
membership to write an article for the newsletter during the coming year. Any
topic would do, but a couple of dozen suggestions were provided to get you
started. Did anyone respond?
28 Years Ago = 1985 Vol.11 = Nr.11 #122
Our cover featured a special "Corvair" Jack-o-lantern such as you never saw
before. President Francis ran the meeting. We had $556 in the bank. Norm Brand
reported on Christmas dinner plans. Bill said we had a successful swap meet.
LeRoy said we were planning a Tri-State Funrama to Montrose, Colorado. Newly
elected officers were Clayborne Souza, Bill Hector, Charles Vertrees and LeRoy
Rogers. Guest speaker Howard Bryan of the Albuquerque Journal told us about
filming a Chevrolet commercial in 1960 in Cabezon, New Mexico. It was suggested
that we set up a Club library with manuals and other documentation. Our editor
told about seeing a skateboarding teenager who called his Corvair an
"Unsafe-at-any-speed" while zipping up and down driveway slopes. Thanks, Ralph,
for making sure kids know what Corvairs are. Our tech tips told how to remove a
1965 Corvair transmission and how to adjust tapered roller bearings on front
wheels. Yes, the procedure is different for ball-bearing wheels. Bill Reider's
column discussed how to keep those Corvair tail lights working despite age,
corrosion and neglect. A secret is making sure they have a positive ground.
35 Years Ago = 1978 Vol.4 = Nr.10 #38
The cover: Mark Morgan showed a Monza doing it the Corvair Way! At our election
Steve proposed that we should make secretary and treasurer two different elected
positions. New officers were Sylvan Zuercher, Norm Brand and Les Campbell. This
issue was full of tech tips. Ike Meissner gave us an article on synthetic oil.
Bill Reider elaborated on an earlier article on brakes and discussed when to
turn brake drums: he said, always turn them if you put on new shoes. We had part
numbers for Autolite spark plugs, a quick way to clean lamp sockets, how to
un-stick choke risers, how to purge hydraulic brake lines and a good deal on
replacement weatherstrip for engine and trunk lids.
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Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter is published monthly by Corvairs of New Mexico,
chartered Chapter #871 of CORSA, the Corvair Society of America. Copyright by
the Authors and by Corvairs of New Mexico. Articles may be reprinted in any
CORSA publication as a service to CORSA members, provided credit to the Author
and this Newsletter is clearly stated. All opinions are those of the Author or
Editor and are not necessarily endorsed by Corvairs of New Mexico or CORSA.
Material for publication should reach the Editor by the 15th of the month. Send
material via e-mail ( jimp @ unm.edu ) or submit a readable manuscript. I prefer
ASCII TEXT, but MS Word or RTF are fine. Photographs are welcome. Don't
photoshop your digital JPGs -- send the originals. This ecologically green
newsletter is produced in a Microsoft-free environment. I still print mailing
labels with a 1989 Apple IIgs on a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIIp. The newsletter
is composed using Apple Macintosh computers. Software includes OS-X, AppleWorks,
Photoshop CS, GraphicConverter, BBEdit and InDesign CS. If you care, ask for
details. Transportation: 1965 Corvair Monza, 1990 Honda Civic, 1996 Mazda Miata,
2003 Honda Civic. When I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my friends.
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