The March 2014 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 24-Nov-2014 ==== Copyright (c) 2014 Corvairs of New Mexico
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MARCH 2014 / VOLUME 40 / NUMBER 3 / ISSUE #462
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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, March 5th, 2014 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
Tri-State 2014 Chama Logo...................Tri-State Committee
Dues Due...................................Membership Committee
Where's Dave .....................................David Huntoon
February Meeting Minutes...............................Art Gold
February Board Meeting Minutes.................Staff Volunteers
Hollywood in Albuquerque.............................John Wiker
Our 40th Anniversary Dinner.......................Anne Mae Gold
Before You Know it, May 30th.......................Larry Yoffee
Dear CNM Car Club Members........................Wendell Walker
Birthdays & Anniversaries....................Sunshine Committee
Treasury Report.....................................Robert Gold
Who Has What...........................................Everyone
Why the Holes in the Lower Shroud..............Vegas Vairs Tech
Moving Cars - Photo Spread................Tarmo Sutt & Pat Hall
Calendar of Coming Events....................Board of Directors
March Issue, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago.........Club Historian
The Francis Boydston Award......................Nomination Form
COVER: Compare an Older Shape (Blue) to a Newer Shape (Red)
EDITOR: Jim Pittman
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center Wyoming & Carmel NE
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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.com
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DUES DUE DATES MARCH 2014
EXPIRED =========================== INACTIVE DATE
2013.04 Richard Finch 25-MAY-2013
2013.10 Mary Alice & Oliver Scheflow 25-NOV-2013
2013.12 David Huntoon 25-JAN-2014
2013.12 Kelli & Mark Morgan 25-JAN-2014
DUE LAST MONTH =================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.02 Brenda & Mike Stickler 25-MAR-2014
DUE THIS MONTH =================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.03 Everett (Allen) Greer 25-APR-2014
2014.03 Carl Johnson 25-APR-2014
DUE NEXT MONTH =================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.04 Deborah & John Dinsdale 25-MAY-2014
2014.04 Angela & Wesley Heiss 25-MAY-2014
DUE MAY 2014 ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.05 Marilyn & Richard Foster 25-JUN-2014
2014.05 Chloe Mullins 25-JUN-2014
DUE JUNE 2014 ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.06 Melba & Tommie Anderson 25-JUL-2014
2014.06 Susanne & Larry Hickerson 25-JUL-2014
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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Chama, NM 2014 Tri-State Meet, May 30-June 1. See
http://www.CorsaTurbo180USA.com where Larry Yoffee has stored all the
information on the event, including ordering T-shirts.
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Where's Dave?
David Huntoon
It's getting closer! TriState is on the near horizon and our plans are on track.
The smallest details are being considered. All these things require time and
effort and people to make things happen. It's not too late and volunteers are
always welcome in helping with the event. Helping to set up the hospitality
room, registration desk, car show or any other event that could use some help.
In my case, I plan to be anywhere that requires some last minute help. One more
item concerning the TriState. If you have not already done so, visit Larry's
website 'www.corsaturbo180usa.com' which contains all you need to know about
Chama. Reservations, T-shirts, attractions. It's all there in one great package.
I am tremendously impressed with the whole package. Images, maps, details, etc.
I can't thank Larry enough for his efforts!
March will be our 40th anniversary dinner. March 15th at the Golden Corral on
Central and Eubank NE. Sign up yet? On this newsletter will be a nomination form
for the Boydston award to be presented at the TriState. All participating clubs
can make nominations and our club awards committee will make the final decision.
As I write this, tomorrow, should be interesting. John Wiker has put together a
CNM golf team. John, Ray, Matt, and I will be the standard bearers at a
tournament on the base. Should be fun but I am a bit worried as I played poorly
yesterday. Then again it could be that 35mph wind that played havoc with
everything including putting. Well, that's my excuse anyhow. Hoping for some
better results tomorrow.
This is what I found when looking through some old papers from my Air Force
training days at Lowry AFB in Denver in 1966. I had a 1962 Monza 4-speed coupe,
tan with a red interior. I really didn't know how to work on Corvairs then
otherwise this would have been an easy job. Balance the carbs, set timing, add
brake fluid. $6.41. In those days I never even carried any tools or fan belt!
Even drove from Illinois to Sacramento and back with no tools or spares. Dumb
luck sometimes works!
Take care, David
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CNM Regular Meeting Minutes 2-5-14
Art Gold
Meeting came to order at 7:11 pm at North Domingo Baca Multicultural Center with
14 in attendance.
Officer Reports
President (Dave Huntoon) approved the previous minutes. He discussed the
breakfast at Henrietta's in Los Lunas on Saturday January 25th. We had a good
turnout and good food.
Vice President (Tarmo Sutt) was absent.
Treasurer (Robert Gold) stated that the account has $4,300.13.
Secretary (Art Gold) talked about his aqua 1964 coupe again. It is a great snow
car.
Membership (Larry Yoffee) talked about plans for the Tri-State - see below.
Member Reports
Jim Pittman (Editor) was absent.
Heula Pittman (Sunshine) was absent.
Vickie Hall (Merchandise) stated that she has merchandise for sale. She sold a
$2 patch. Items for sale: Care and Feeding book for $5.00, patches $2, 1996
cookbook $5.
Robert Gold (Car Council) talked about a guest speaker that came and talked
about a series about the atomic era, and they needed cars. They made money at
the swap meet. May 18th is the Museum Car Show, August 10th the All Clubs
Picnic, September 26-28th the Swap Meet. The website is dead, since it was
hacked 3 times. Robert said that he would help with the event page of the new
possible website. There is a raffle for an early Mustang.
Old Business
2014 Tri State in Chama, NM.
Larry Yoffee discussed the logo/image that was decided upon. He showed the dash
plaque. The train contact would give a 15% discount to anyone going to the
Tri-State. He needs to know what is to be eaten at the banquet. There will be a
sheet that will be passed around for the next 3 meetings. There was also a sheet
passed around concerning people for door prizes (donating a Corvair related
item).
The T-shirts were unveiled tonight. There are two shirts to choose from. Colors
available black grey and tan. Prices: Short Sleeve $16, Long Sleeve $20,
Sweatshirt $24, Hooded Sweatshirt $26. You can buy one or the other or both.
Ordering is from now until May, available at each member meeting.
New Business
The 50/50 winner tonight is Gordon Johnson ($15) $7.50 for the winner.
Upcoming Events
Wendy's Birthday Party -- February 9th (12pm-3pm)
CNM Anniversary dinner -- March 15th (2pm at Golden Coral)
Meeting Adjourned at 8:05 pm Mr. Gold Reporting
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Board Meeting Minutes - 02-19-2014
Staff Volunteer Reporter
The meeting came to order at 7:01 PM with participants David, Robert, Tarmo,
Pat, Larry, John, Lube, Vickie, Heula, Jim.
President David Huntoon asked for comments on last month's minutes and called
for their approval.
Vice President Tarmo Sutt commented on traffic making him a little late.
Treasurer Robert Gold reported $4306.39 in the bank with a few small bills
outstanding.
Secretary Art Gold was not present.
Membership chair Larry Yoffee had no new member news, but told about seeing an
unknown dark green 1966 Corsa. He was about to leave a card on the windshield
when he discovered the owner was LeRoy Rogers.
Editor Jim Pittman said the newsletter deadline was Friday February 21st. He
said the newsletter would include the nomination form for the Boydston Award.
David suggested that we bring extra copies of the form to the March meeting to
try to get nominations. He said we could send the form to the RMC and PPCC clubs
in case they wanted to nominate someone. The deadline for accepting nominations
should be the April 2nd meeting. David asked if anyone responded to the recent
email that asked how clubs went about recruiting new members? This led to a
discussion of activity on Facebook, Twitter and the Corvair Forum. Some said
Facebook was an efficient way to keep track of old Corvair friends and find new
ones. Are we in danger of being left behind by new technology?
Merchandise chair Vickie Hall said she had no new sales of merchandise at this
time.
Car Council Representative Robert Gold said this month'e meeting was next
Wednesday. Jim asked if the NMCCC web site was down for good and Robert said
probably so, as it was hacked three times and no one seemed willing or able to
fix it. This sparked a discussion about how secure our web pages were and what
it would take to rebuild them should they be hacked. Larry commented that there
were ways to get web page support at no cost.
Larry Yoffee, Tri-State Chair, reported on several areas of progress.
* He needs menu choices by "May 1st" to tell the caterer.
* The banquet preparations are ongoing and the head count for the banquet will
serve as the head count for the Tri-State.
* We will "cruise" through town to the banquet venue as it's too far to walk.
(Vickie said, be sure not to use the word "parade" for any movement of cars in
Chama.)
* For sale will be both T-shirts and posters. Larry showed sample T-shirts. Jim
asked, Could the list of years and locations on the back be read given the black
text on a dark gray background? Larry said, best to order T-shirts on his web
page. He hopes to make one order and be able to bring T-shirts to Chama on
Thursday. They would be available to all CNM workers so we could "be in uniform"
for the event.
* The manager of the Branding Iron Motel, Richard Nash, reports no vacancies
now but will inform Larry of any cancellations.
* The Chamber of Commerce in Chama has been very helpful with donations.
* The Chama Rotary Club has been helpful and will be donating information
packets.
* Eighty-five registration bags will be prepared.
* Door Prizes - who will do?
* Russ McDuffie will be our M.C. and David said he will ask Rita Gongora about
handling door prizes.
* Cumbres & Toltec Railroad riders need only mention they are with the Corvair
Meet and they will get a 15% discount for any train ride. We are not organizing
train rides - they are on your own time and schedule.
* Mark Domzalski was asked to prepare the "Perfect Attendance" certificates and
announcement. Heula asked Robert for two suitable picture frames for the
certificates.
* The Hospitality Room is large and convenient but Larry asked for ideas about
what to set up there for activities on Friday afternoon and evening. Games?
Heula Pittman, Sunshine chair, discussed several items:
* Our Anniversary Party will be held on Saturday March 15th at 2:00 pm at the
Golden Corral at Central & Eubank NE.
* Anne Mae Gold has arranged everything and assures us there's no time limit
for us to leave.
* John Wiker is collecting door prizes. He suggested that, to save time, we
should have all door prizes on a table and winners would come up and select a
prize, first come, first served.
* Robert Gold will provide tickets for the dinner and door prizes.
* Tarmo Sutt will prepare for recognizing any founding members and past
presidents who are at the dinner.
* Heula asked members to obtain freebies such as note pads and pens for the
registration bags.
* A telephone committee will be set up to call those who we think may attend
but who were not at the March general meeting.
* Member of the Year award preparations are underway and the award will be
presented at the dinner.
We adjourned at 6:23 PM.
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Hollywood in Albuquerque
John Wiker
Sunday, Groundhog Day, the 2nd of February, I spent about four hours downtown on
the corner of First and Roma as part of a crew filming a "short" that will be
entered in the Taos film festival along with others around the US and world. Its
title was "Time to Death."
I'm told it's a story about a man who takes on the hard task of saving
everything that is living from a lady whose job is seeing everything she
approaches die. For the filming today, six cars showed up: 1963 Ford Galaxy,
1965 Ford Fairlane, 1963 Buick Riviera, 1962 Studebaker Truck, 1957 Chevy
BelAire and the famous yellow 1966 Corvair Monza.
The cars were first used as staging ground for the secondary actors who sat in
them until "Action" was called by the director. Then they got out and walked
down the sidewalk completely ignoring the poor Hobo sprawled out on Death's Door
as she walks by to claim another victim. But the hero arrives and saves the
Hobo.
This was only the second day of shooting, so there remains more life-and-death
challenges over the next six days.
The next thing we car folks had to do was drive around the block several times
for several takes as the extras walked around to provide a normal "street
scene". Who knows which scenes will make the final film and which will end up on
the cutting room floor.
I was promised a DVD of the final film which will be about 25 minutes in length.
Maybe there will be an appropriate time at one of our meetings to show it, if
it's worth viewing.
Oh well, enough for the story. I did forget one detail. The Studebaker truck
would not start for the driving scenes. We tried everything. The starter cranked
real well, and even after pouring gas in the carb, we got nothing. The poor guy
ended up calling a tow truck. Turned out to be an expensive day for him. By the
way, does anybody know if the groundhog saw his shadow meaning six more weeks of
Winter? I hope not.
John Wiker
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Our 40th Anniversary Dinner
This Month!
Anne Mae Gold
It was my honor this year to get the ball rolling on the Anniversary dinner. We
will celebrate our anniversary event on March 15, 2014. This year we will meet
and eat at Golden Corral, located on the corner of Central and Eubank. The
glassed-in party room has been reserved for Corvairs of New Mexico at 2:00 pm.
This is a firm time, so don't be too early! The price for the event is $10.00
per person. This includes the All-You-Care-to-Eat buffet, 15% gratuity, drink,
and server.
Please sign up with Robert Gold at the next meeting or call me... Anne Mae Gold,
at 268-6878. This is our home number, just leave us a message with your name and
how many will be attending. Golden Corral prefers to settle just one bill rather
than ring everyone up, so we'll collect your payment at the dinner.
My thanks to Heula and Vickie for their help!
See you all real soon!
-- Anne Mae Gold
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TRI-STATE 2014
CHAMA, N.M.
Before you know it, May 30th will be here!
We are another month closer to May 30th. We need to know if you will be
attending the Thirtieth Tri-State Corvair Meet in Chama. For a variety of
reasons including planning for the Awards Banquet, we need to hear from you. To
our Corvair friends who are coming from far and wide and may not be affiliated
with either CNM, RMC or PPCC, we need for you to get in touch regarding your
banquet entree choice of either brisket or chicken.
Please get in touch by email me at: corsa180@gmail.com or call me at
505-321-5909 to let us know. We need to know how many in your family are going,
your banquet entree choices, if you are driving a Corvair and if you plan to
show your car.
TRI-STATE AGENDA
Friday, May 30th
* Registration opens at the Branding Iron Motel at 8:00 am
Saturday, May 31st
* Car Show : 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
* 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Various Activities.
* 4:00 pm cue up for our cruise through town to the banquet.
* 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Awards Banquet
(Our banquet venue is St. Patrick's Church Hall in Chama. Price is $20.00 per
person, $10.00 per child 12 and under.
Smoked BBQ Brisket or Chicken will be served.)
Sunday, June 1st
* Farewell to All
Tri-State 2014 T-Shirts are available on my web page.
Larry Yoffee - Tri-State Coordinator - http://www.corsaturbo180usa.weebly.com
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Dear CNM Car Club Members,
First I want to thank everyone who came to my 95th Birthday party, brought food
to share, brought gifts and cards. It was so wonderful to have my good friends
here. It was an event I will forever have fond memories of.
I will soon be heading out to the land of "Beaches with Bikinis and Classic Car
Shows." On March 1st, I should be in San Diego at the Merrill Gardens. The
address is 2567 Second Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103 and the direct line there is
619-752-1099. I am keeping my present cell phone and I do want to keep in touch
with my dear friends in the club.
Tell my good car family friends at CNM that I have enjoyed two decades with each
of them. I have such great memories of all of our events and my participation in
Corvairs of New Mexico. Call me if you come out to San Diego and we'll go get
something to eat together. My cell phone number is 505-280-2190. I am keeping
the house in Rio Rancho and when family can bring me out for an event, I'll be
sure to send a message to the club that I want to see all of you.
In closing, I want to say that I could never find a finer car club to be a
member of. Thanks for all of the memories.
Love to my friends - Wendy
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Eight CNM'ers celebrate March birthdays:
Barbara Johnson March 2 Vickie Hall March 17
Linda Cochran March 9 Brenda Stickler March 26
Hurley Wilvert March 11 Art Gold March 29
John McMahan March 13 Wesley Heiss March 30
Two Special Couples celebrate March Wedding Anniversaries:
Anne Mae & Robert Gold March 13
Kelly & Art Gold March 26
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TREASURY REPORT .............. 01-14-2014 to 02-19-2014 .............. ROBERT
GOLD
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION
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2014.02.12 2187 -$ 375.00 H.Pittman Sunshine Committee
2014.01.24 2186 -$ 90.00 CORSA Dues T.Sutt 12 m. CORSA = $ 45
2014.01.24 T.Price 12 m. CORSA = $ 45
2014.02.10 +$ 154.00 CNM Dues B.Darcy 12 m. CNM = $ 25
2014.02.10 R.McDuffie 12 m. CNM & CORSA = $ 70
2014.02.10 Gordon Johnson 12 m. CNM = $ 25
2014.02.10 F.Stadler 12 m. CNM = $ 25
2014.02.10 Merchandise = $ 0
2014.02.10 50/50 = $ 9
2014.02.12 2188 -$ 147.74 H.Pittman Sunshine Committee - postage etc = $139
2014.02.12 FEB 2014 Newsletter_Printing = $35.74
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ENDING BALANCE = $ 4,306.39
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* * M E M B E R I N F O R M A T I O N * W H O H A S W H A T * *
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Robert Gold 505-268-6878 has a 1961 air conditioned "hot red" Lakewood. This is
the famous "Radio Flyer" show car and it has "no issues" i.e. it is perfect.
Robert will be glad to tell you all about it.
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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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REPRINTED FROM FEBRUARY 2012 VEGAS VAIRS VISION NEWSLETTER
WHY ARE ALL THOSE HOLES IN THAT LOWER AIR SHROUD?
Some Corvair folks that live in the Southwest remove the two lower air shrouds
from the engine during the summer months to get better cooling.
Here are two pictures of a way to improve summer cooling without removing the
shrouds.
A 7/8 inch hole saw was used to cut the shroud. The metal cover plate is secured
to the shroud with 3 number 10 rivnuts and machine screws.
If you're not familiar with rivnuts, google it and you will find lots of
information. A low cost rivnut tool with several sizes of rivnuts included can
be purchased locally from a Harbor Freight store.
For driving in wet climates you could create a gasket on the bottom of the cover
plate with a bead of high temperature silicon and let it set up before attaching
the plate.
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Moving Cars - Photo Spread
Tarmo had cars on his dad's property that he needed to get rid of. Pat took his
new "slider" truck that he bought in Salt Lake City last fall. It worked great
to haul the Corvairs back to the Hall Corvair Museum in Los Lunas.
Tarmo told me, "Here are pictures of Pat Hall using his new truck to get two
Corvairs from our property in Santa Fe. What a great job he does." Tarmo did not
say what Pat planned to do with the cars but we can assume they will go for
parts. The convertible is a Corsa with 140, but one head is missing. Pat told
me, "That truck is great. It's made for this purpose and I had no trouble
getting one car winched onto the slider bed, and it has a tow bar that hauled
the convertible back home just fine."
Tarmo said that the field looks different now that those two cars are no longer
there.
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Wed 5 Mar 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 8 Mar 1:00 PM Los Lunas - Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms
Bill Schofield 505-565-2105, David Silva 505-550-8415, or vintagegasser@aim.com
Sat 15 Mar 2:00 PM CNM's 40th Anniversary! Our chairperson is Anne Mae Gold.
Location will be the Golden Corral at Central & Eubank NE.
Wed 19 Mar 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri 21 Mar 9:00 PM Deadline for items for April newsletter
Wed 26 Mar 6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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Wed 2 Apr 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 5 Apr (?) 10:00 AM - breakfast in Santa Fe -- location to be determined.
Sat 12 Apr 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 16 Apr 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Wed 23 Apr 6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
Fri 25 Apr 9:00 PM Deadline for items for May newsletter
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Wed 7 May 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 10 May 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 May 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Sun 18 May 2014 - Albuquerque Museum / Car Council Old Town Car Show
Fri 23 May 9:00 PM Deadline for items for June newsletter
Wed 28 May 6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
Fri 30 May -- Sat 31 May -- Sun 01 June -- TRI-STATE
The 30th Tri-State meet will be held in Chama, New Mexico.
Primary hotel: Branding Iron Motel 575-756-2162
Make reservations via e-mail: info @ brandingironmotel.com
Suggested back-up hotel: Chama Trails Inn
Location of Corvair Car Show: Branding Iron Motel
Location of Banquet: Chama Community Center
Featured Activities for the Tri-State:
Tour to the TIERRA WOOLS "sheep to shawl" facility in Los Ojos
Narrow-gauge Scenic Railway to Osier or to Antonito, Colorado
Driving tour to Colorado paralleling the Cumbres & Toltec tracks
Web pages::
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway http://www.cumbrestoltec.com/
Chama Valley Chamber of Commerce http://http://www.chamavalley.com/
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Sat 12 Jul ======== NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL - Car Appreciation Day
Sun 10 Aug ======== NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL - All Clubs Picnic
Fri 26 Sep ======== NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL - Swap Meet
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See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities:
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SEVEN YEARS AGO IN MARCH
2007 - Vol. 33
Nr. 3 - # 378
Tarmo Sutt and Wendell Walker discuss the 1966 turbo Corsa restoration. Jim's
Air Force boss Bill Kaufman told about restoring the Lotus Elan he brought back
from England in 1970. He warned of the temptation to spend money on a "classic
car" only to have it die of "Garage Rot" by not driving it enough!
Many of us were deeply chagrined to realize that Jerry Goffe and Mark Domzalski
had organized another tour of Bosque del Apache, and NOT ONE club member phoned
them to say they wouldn't be there - and not one person showed up. I hope
members of our club never do such a thing again.
Mark and Elizabeth Domzalski were going to Washington, D.C. for three years --
or so. Robert Gold reported that the Car Council now had a web site. Debbie and
Dennis Pleau learned that the Intel plant in Colorado Springs would be shutting
down, leaving their future employment uncertain.
President Ray Trujillo reported on a garage tour and TUNA at Jay Hurtz's
collection and at Cary Hubbard's garage. Plenty of non-Corvair vehicles were
seen on this excursion and a great time was had by all.
Tarmo provided the story of how he came to be restoring a 1966 Corsa turbo
convertible. This project lasted some 12 years and the result is an awesome show
car that runs just like a turbo Corsa would have run right off the showroom
floor back in 1966.
Finally, the nomination form for this year's Boydston Award took up the last two
pages, just as it does this year.
2000 - Vol. 26
Nr. 3 - # 294
Editor Jim was hard at work preparing a cover photo for our March 26th
Anniversary. Deborah & John Dinsdale of Aurora, Colorado were new members. Fran
& Steve Lesher bought a 1966 Monza. Would they join us? Hurley presided at our
meeting, and looked forward to snow-less top-down spring weather. Wendell
reported $6206 in the treasury. A garage tour and a progressive dinner were
being planned. A myriad of events were reported from the Car Council. Anne Mae
reported on quilting sessions that were a lot of fun for the Ladies. Jim
reported in some detail how he puts the newsletter together each month, as big a
mystery then as now. So far the newsletter has rarely starred Slim Pickins and
we actually won an award at a CORSA convention, so something must be going well.
Sylvan gave us a history lesson in the form of a Dummy of the Month article and
pointed out that possibly new members could someday be added to this rather
exclusive club-within-a-club. All you had to do was admit to installing a clutch
backwards, cross-wiring your distributor leads or gasketing and torquing an
engine top cover BEFORE installing the fan. Finally, Will Davis was in town for
a few days and told us about the hot and humid weather in Florida where he works
for NASA.
1993 - Vol. 19
Nr. 3 - # 210
On the cover: a 1965 sedan. President Del ran the meeting. Treasurer Will
reported $1370. We planned car shows, garage tours, a 3-R Museum meeting, a
dinner meeting, and orders for golf shirts and jackets. Sylvan was reported to
be much improved after heart surgery. The latest issue of Road & Track had an
article on oxygenated fuels; it did not address water pollution issues.
Steve Gongora told us how he got started with Corvairs: his cousin Richie had
one. Then his dad bought a 1961 Corvair for Steve and his sister to drive to
school. Steve has owned many Corvairs since then, including specially equipped
Corvans for use in his business, House of Covers! Tech tips from other
publications told about the various kinds of smoke from an engine and what they
meant, that little 1/8th inch gas line from the fuel filter on turbos and how it
could be a fire hazard, and how a combination of air bag and seat belt enhances
your safety -- when you ride in a modern car.
1986 - Vol. 12
Nr. 3 - # 126
The cover showed the GM Electrovair, an experimental battery-filled electric
car. It never got to market, but provided some research data. President
Clayborne presided and LeRoy reported $590 in the bank. Bill Reider wanted to
know how many "daily drivers" were in the Club so he could write an article for
CORSA. CNM had an unusually high percentage of "daily drivers" in the Club. Bill
Hector and LeRoy Rogers were preparing to set up a Club library. As a ploy to
get articles for the Newsletter, a questionnaire on "My First Corvair" was
prepared by Karen Souza.
Our garage tour was a success thanks to LeRoy Rogers, Doug Malecki and Phil
Maloof. It was snowy but we got to see a demonstration of painting techniques
and a large number of fifties Cadillacs. Kim and Vickie Owen drove up from
Alamogordo for the occasion.
Mark Morgan continued his report on "Driving in Westpac" by telling us what it
was like to drive in Japan and describing the (mostly tiny) cars, vans and
trucks we don't see over here. Carl Johnson told us what to do with old head
nuts: put them on the studs on top of the new head nuts to keep the rust and
dirt off! A tech tip on late model rear wheel bearing end play finished up this
issue.
1979 - Vol. 5
Nr. 3 - # 42
The cover showed a Mark Morgan drawing of a Corvan. VP Norm Brand ran the
meeting and our treasurer said we had $404 in our account. Bill Reider gave a
talk on ignition cables and their importance. We planned a birthday party for
May 13. We finally voted on a new name and "Enchanted Corvairs" became the
official name of our Club Newsletter. Jim suggested a number of topics for
people to write articles for the Newsletter. We had several tech tips: hard
starting due to a too-short rotor, looking for vacuum leaks in carburetors,
cleaning out fuel lines, making your flashers click louder, and diagnosing a
poor tail light ground. Finally, we had a letter from a Spyder owner living in
Brazil who enjoyed reading our articles in CORSA Communique.
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FULL FORTY YEARS
WE CELEBRATE
DRIVE YOUR CORVAIR
AND DON'T BE LATE!
MARCH 15TH
Corvair Power!
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The Francis Boydston Award is presented annually to a Tri-State CORSA Chapter
member in good standing who best exemplifies the influence, support, ideals, and
values that Francis Boydston embodied. It may be awarded to an individual, or
jointly awarded to a member and spouse, as approved by the reviewing authority
detailed below. By agreement among representatives of Corvairs of New Mexico,
Rocky Mountain Corsa, and Pikes Peak Corvair Club, the Award is the
responsibility of the Chapter sponsoring the Tri-State Meet each year.
To commemorate the occasion, the recipient should be awarded a plaque suitable
for prominent display. The suggested wording for the Award is:
*** ***
*** St. Francis of Corvair ***
*** Francis Boydston Service Award ***
*** For Outstanding Service and Contribution ***
*** To the Corvair Tri-State Event, and to ***
*** The Perpetuation of the Corvair ***
*** ***
*** AWARD RECIPIENT NAME ***
*** ***
*** DATE ***
*** ***
*** This Award is bestowed in memory of ***
*** Francis Boydston, a CNM founder and friend. ***
*** ***
A traveling plaque with tags for the name and date of each annual recipient was
prepared by CNM and has been updated annually by CNM. Two months prior to the
next Tri-State meet, the CNM Vice President or an alternate designated by the
CNM President should arrange to retrieve the traveling plaque to be in CNM
custody no less than five weeks prior to the next Award presentation.
It is suggested that the Award selection committee should comprise three
Tri-State Chapter members appointed by the Chapter President who will work with
and report to the Chapter Vice President or an alternate designated by the
Chapter President. It is recommended that at least two of the three members be
immediate past Award recipients.
The Chapter Vice-President, or designated alternate, shall achieve approval of
the Award by concurrence with a quorum of the officers and President the
Chapter.
Suggested guidelines for consideration for the Francis Boydston Award, in no
particular priority, are:
1. Attend meetings. Plan, coordinate, organize individual Tri-State Chapter
or Tri-State Meet activities.
2. Share Corvair knowledge and expertise.
3. Encourage owners to preserve, maintain and share in the lore of the Corvair.
The presentation of the Francis Boydston Award shall be made at the annual
Tri-State Meet Banquet or if that is not possible, at a time and place
designated by the Chapter President. The presentation shall be made by a
Chapter official as approved by the Chapter President.
The content of the oral Award presentation should be scripted in advance and
should adhere to the spirit of previous Awards as set down by the original
Francis Boydston Award Committee.
The oral Award presentation and engraved Award plaque should be prepared no
later than one month prior to the annual Tri-State Meet Banquet or the otherwise
designated time and place.
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Francis Boydston Award
Nomination
This award is presented annually to a Tri-State CORSA Chapter member, in
good standing, who best exemplifies the influence, support, ideals and values
exhibited by Francis Boydston with Tri-State Chapter members and other
Corvair enthusiasts.
This form is confidential. To avoid disappointment, do not divulge to or
otherwise advise the nominee of this action.
This form shall be submitted to the CNM Vice President or an alternate
appointed and designated by the CNM President.
This form will be distributed in the March issue of the Enchanted Corvairs
Newsletter and at the March Membership Meeting. Copies of the criteria and this
form will be mailed and/or e-mailed to the other Tri-State Newsletter Editors
and Presidents for publication and distribution to those chapters.
The DEADLINE for submission of this completed nomination form shall be NO
LATER THAN adjournment of the CNM April Membership Meeting. Any exceptions to
this deadline shall be made by agreement between the CNM Vice President or the
appointed alternate and the CNM President.
To the Francis Boydston Award Committee:
It is a pleasure to submit the following Tri-State CORSA Chapter member(s) to be
considered for the Francis Boydston Award.
Name(s):________________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________
City, State and Zip:________________________________________________________
Has been a Chapter member since:_________ Has been a CORSA member since:________
Has served as a Chapter official, chair or leader: Y _ N _ Approximate years:__
Has promoted the Corvair and Corvair hobby: Y _ N _
Has helped other people: Y _ N _
Briefly describe the merits of this member and nomination:______________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Date of this nomination:______________ Author of this nomination:_______________
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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,
2013 Honda Civic. When I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my friends.
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