The April 2014 newsletter - Text Version 

Updated 25-Mar-2014 ==== Copyright (c) 2014 Corvairs of New Mexico   

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   APRIL 2014 / VOLUME 40 / NUMBER 4 / ISSUE #463  
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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, April 2nd, 2014 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE

THIS MONTH:
 Dues Due.................................Membership Committee
 Curved Coins: an April Fool Joke or What?..United States Mint
 Where's Dave ...................................David Huntoon
 March Meeting Minutes...........................Anne Mae Gold
 March Board Meeting Minutes.....................Anne Mae Gold
 Member of the Year Award: John Wiker..........Award Committee
 A GOLDen Time: the 40th Anniversary Luncheon......Robert Gold
 Letter from Mark..................................Mark Morgan
 Birthdays & Anniversaries..................Sunshine Committee
 Chama Tri-State Last-Minute Notes................Larry Yoffee
 Breakfast in Santa Fe: Preview.....................Tarmo Sutt
 Treasury Report...................................Robert Gold
 Pat Hall's 100,000-Mile Repair....................Robert Gold
 The General's Inspection Order (Car Council)......Robert Gold
 Our 40th Anniversary Luncheon....................Photo Spread
 Calendar of Coming Events..................Board of Directors
 April Issue, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago.......Club Historian
COVER: Members of SOS Class 66-A, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, Fall 1965
 Right: Francis Boydston at an early meeting at Ed Black's Chevrolet

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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: Anne Mae Gold      505-620-7434        beisbol30 @ msn.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 APRIL 2014

EXPIRED ============================ INACTIVE DATE
2013.04             Richard Finch      25-MAY-2013
2013.10 Mary Alice & Oliver Scheflow   25-NOV-2013

DUE LAST MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.03     Everett (Allen) Greer      25-APR-2014
2014.03                Carl Johnson    25-APR-2014

DUE THIS MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.04      Deborah & John Dinsdale   25-MAY-2014
2014.04     Angela & Wesley Heiss      25-MAY-2014

DUE NEXT MONTH ===================== 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

DUE JULY 2014 ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.07              Robert McBreen    25-AUG-2014
2014.07       Tracey & John McMahan    25-AUG-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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http://www.usmint.gov/batterup/?action=Baseball

The United States is making its first curved coins.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law 112-152)
called for a three-coin program of $5 gold, $1 silver, and half-dollar clad
coins and required a competition to select a common obverse (heads side) design
emblematic of the game of baseball.

The competition was held from April 11-May 11, 2013. The mint received 178
designs that represented the spirit of our nation's pastime. Here's the winning
design!

The nickel-clad coin will cost collectors $5 while a silver coin will cost ten
dollars and a gold coin will set you back only $35. What a deal!

I am assuming this is NOT some kind of Internet April Fool story. -- Jim

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Where's Dave?
David Huntoon

Thanks to all that attended our anniversary dinner March 15th. It was another
milestone for our club being our 40th year as a club. Door prizes for nearly
all, a slide show presentation, plenty of good food buffet style and a nice
history of the club by Tarmo. So, thanks to the Sunshine girls for the goodies,
the Golds for organizing, Tarmo, and John Wiker for the door prizes. Our
presentation for the "Member of the Year Award" for 2013 went to Mr. Wiker. For
all he has done over and above all expectations. Truly well deserved and worthy
of our appreciation.

In other news, CNM now has a presence on FaceBook courtesy of Russ McDuffie. I
think this is a great idea and had been thinking of it for sometime. Turns out,
Russ had the same thoughts and actually did something about it! So now we have a
FB (FaceBook) group/page. Information about our club, news, events, links, etc.
Most important at this time is Tri-State info and the link to Larry's website
with all the Tri-State info. If you visit FB just type in "Corvairs" and there
you are. I realize there are as many FB critics as there are supporters. Many
thinking it frivolous or another waste of time. Not I. I am a member of six FB
groups: one for school alumns, two for home town stuff, two for Corvairs and one
for "TinCan Tourists" an vintage RV group. Not sure how that happened but I am
enjoying it as they are supporting a unique hobby, much as we. Thank you Russ!
Give it a try.

We are thinking of another CNM breakfast in April. This time in Santa Fe and
tentatively April 12th. We have a place in mind and Tarmo will have more info at
our next membership meeting. First time for a CNM breakfast in Santa Fe in a
very long time, and looking forward to it.

The Tri-State is proceeding but if you have any questions or suggestions let us
know. If there is something we can do to make it better we want to know. See you
at the next meeting!

Thanks, Dave

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CNM Meeting Minutes, March 5, 2014
Anne Mae Gold

The meeting was called to order by Dave Huntoon, President, at 7:03 PM. The
Secretary, Art Gold, was absent. Anne Mae Gold volunteered to take the meeting
minutes.

There were no president or vice-president reports.

Treasurer's report -- Robert Gold reported that there was $4,286.89 in the
club's checking account.

Car Council report -- Robert Gold reported on the February Car Council meeting.
He said that the meeting was taken up almost entirely by an address by the
Executive Director of the New Mexico Independent Car Dealers Association. The
director described a new car inspection system instituted by NM Attorney
General, Gary King. The system will require all cars sold in New Mexico,
starting April 1, 2014, to have a detailed inspection, which will include a
description of all problems with the car. The requirements cover all cars sold
in New Mexico, including classics. The cost could be as much as $3,000 per car.
The details of the new rules can be found on the Dealers Association web page.

Editor's report -- Jim Pittman reported that the change to Daylight Saving Time
would take place this coming Sunday. He then added that submissions for the
newsletter must be in by March 21, the Friday after the Board meeting. He also
said that he had available additional copies of the nomination form for the
Francis Boydston award.

Jim then reported on an email he received today from the brother of Richard
Finch, Phil Finch, concerning the disposition of Richard's Corvairs and parts in
Tularosa. Richard is not in good health. He is now in a home in Oregon. Phil
said that he would be in Tularosa during the coming week. In response to this,
Pat Hall, Robert Gold, Tarmo Sutt and Lube Lubert volunteered to contact Phil to
see if the club could be of any help in disposing of Richard's Corvairs and
Corvair parts.

Sunshine Committee report -- Heula Pittman asked for contributions for the
Tri-State "registration bags".

Merchandise -- Vickie Hall reported that she had sold one "Care and Feeding"
book. The following merchandise is still available: two license plates, a
collection of free patches, a stock of $5.00 Vairs in the Air Convention
cookbooks, and some CNM patches for $2.00 a piece.

Dave Huntoon stated that both the CORSA Communique and the CORVANANTICS
newsletter had ads for the upcoming Tri-State meet.

Old Business:
Russ McDuffie reported on his efforts to put together a club facebook page. It
is still in process.

Tri-State -- Larry Yoffee reported that so far about 75 people had signed up for
the Tri-State. He then displayed the very handsome Tri-State poster that is for
sale for $5.00 alone or $3.00 if bundled with a T-shirt purchase. John Wiker
then suggested that the poster be displayed at the upcoming Anniversary Dinner.
It was then reported that Rita Gongora had volunteered to give out door prizes
at the Tri-State banquet. Larry added that if you want to go on the Cumbres &
Toltec train you will be given a 15% discount if you use a code that can be
found on Larry's website.

Anniversary Dinner plans -- Anne Mae Gold reported that final arrangements had
been made for the dinner to be held at the Golden Corral on Central on Saturday,
March 15, at 2:00. She requested that people not arrive before 1:30. The meal
will cost $10.00 each, which includes buffet, drink, and tip. The treasurer will
collect the money and pay the restaurant with a club check.

April Saturday breakfast -- Tarmo Sutt offered to organize a breakfast in Santa
Fe. He will be getting information out about the time and place.

The meeting was then adjourned.

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CNM Board Meeting Wednesday March 19, 2014 @ Highland Senior Center
Anne Mae Gold

Present: Dave Huntoon, Jim & Heula Pittman, Pat & Vickie Hall, Robert & Anne Mae
Gold, Larry Yoffe, Lube Lubert

Old Minutes: David Huntoon asked if the previous month's board meeting minutes
should be approved without correction.

Treasurer: Robert Gold reported $4,458.03 in the account. CNM made money
($32.15) on the anniversary dinner. The club has run out of checks, so Robert
ordered new ones. Wendell is no longer listed on the checks nor the account.

Secretary: Robert proposed that Anne Mae Gold be approved as the new secretary
of CNM, replacing Art Gold. The proposal was unanimously approved.

Editor: Jim Pittman said that Friday, March 21, is the due date for all items to
be included into the newsletter.

The first president of the club in 1974, Mark Morgan, wrote the club a letter.
He did not make it to the anniversary dinner because his mother is in poor
health. Jim will include his letter in the newsletter. Mark Morgan started our
newsletter and provided cartoons for it. He has been a member of various clubs.
He is a paying member of CNM, even though he has not resided here for decades.

Newsletter Cost Accounting: Jim reported on the club's income from dues and
newsletter costs in the recent past. Interested? ask Jim for a handout on
newsletter expenses. Here's a summary:

Income from Dues: In recent months 31 members paid for 12 months at a time for a
total of $775.00 per year and 26 members paid for 26 months at a time for a
total of $438.46 per year. Adding these together, total expected yearly dues
income would be $1,213.46. Dividing this number by 50 members, it comes out to
about $24.27 per year per member on average, if this pattern of payment and
number of members continues.

Newsletter Costs: It costs the club approximately $22.47 or $23.91 per member
per year to print and mail the newsletter, depending on whether the number of
pages is 12 or 14. If all continues to stay the same as it is now, the club is
close to breaking even on the newsletter. However, changes could cause the club
to lose money: change in newsletter length, change in postage rates or change in
membership. Jim uploads the newsletter as a full-color PDF to his web site and
some members access it there instead of getting a mailed printed copy. Jim only
keeps the most recent three months up on the web site at a time. He does not
want to send the newsletter via email, nor participate in facebook. He suggested
that a time may come when we will need to stop printing and mailing the
newsletter.

Sunshine: Heula Pittman will mail Mark Morgan a "registration bag" from the
anniversary dinner. We have reports that Jerry Goffe is not in good health. It
seems that he had polio at some point in his life. He will need to have one of
his feet amputated due to diabetes. Heula has coupons from Harbor Freight for
freebies, please take them and then bring the item to her so she can included it
in the Tri-State bags.

Merchandise: Vickie Hall shared a letter that she got from Joyce Clements of the
Car Council. It was an ad from Craig's list looking for Auto Inspectors. We
infer that this has to do with the upcoming change in rules for selling vehicles
as reported last month. (Robert's report, Page 9.)

License Plates: Larry Yoffee observed that the club is running out of CNM
license plates. The company he is dealing with can produce 25 plates for $206.
That would come out to $8.58 per plate, our cost. If we ordered 100 the price
goes down to a little over $3.00 per plate. They don't produce the plates in
house. The current design is metal, the red paint fades in the sun. Previous
plates were not metal and the printing peeled right off. Vickie verified that we
are currently out of license plates.

40th Anniversary Dinner: We discussed the dinner and are open to any suggestions
for changes or improvements for next time.

Former member Mark Pringle came to the dinner. He is interested in possibly
buying a Corvair wagon and maybe joining the club. He will be going to the
Golds' on Sunday to look at the red Lakewood wagon, the Radio Flier. He was a
member many years ago, back in the late 1980s.

Tri-State: Larry Yoffe asked how we will be counting membership? If a family
comes in with children do we count the kids toward the membership/attendance
trophy? The attendance award will go to the club that has the most members in
attendance. We all agree that on the registration form the members will list
their primary club and the number of people in their family. The names on the
registration form is what will count for the attendance award. The registration
form will be the official form. There will be no pre-registration. People can
register beginning on Friday morning. Registration will take place in the
hospitality room. Robert is to check with Kent at All Sports Trophies on the
dash plaques. If anybody wants to decorate the hall, please see Larry. He
doesn't think that the hall needs to be decorated. At the May 7 membership
meeting, Larry would like to set up a volunteer group that would meet to make
sure that we are all on the same page. This will take place after the meeting
and last about 30 minutes.

We are looking at about 100 people minimum attending the Tri-state. Heula would
like to know how many families will be attending so that she can get
registration bags ready for each family in attendance. A cost accounting will be
done to see how much money comes in, how much costs we have, etc. This will give
us an idea if the club has made any money from this event. CNM membership should
donate items for the hospitality room. The Wilvert family is chairing the
hospitality room.

Club Breakfast: Tarmo Sutt has a location set up for a breakfast in Santa Fe.
Tarmo is focused on The Bite restaurant on April 12 at 10:00am. He will tell us
about it at the April meeting.

Old Route 66 Cleanup:
Lube Lubert says that the next cleanup will be on April 5. We will meet at 8:30
AM. Lube will verify if the pick-ups are supposed to be done 2 or 3 times a
year. We'd like to have a schedule of when the rest of the year's pick-ups will
be.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:23 pm. Anne Mae Gold

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At our 40th Anniversary Party John Wiker received the "Member of the Year Award"
for 2013. John joined us in January 2001 and quickly became one of the most
active CNM members. It is the rare car show in the Albuquerque area that does
not feature his bright yellow 1966 Monza coupe. John claims not to be a
mechanic, but that does not keep him from attending TUNAs and other club
activities and learning more about our favorite cars. While John loves his
gas-sipping Prius, he'd prefer taking the Corvair to car shows! John served two
terms as VP and two terms as President. Congratulations, John!

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A GOLDen TIME -- The CNM 40th Anniversary Luncheon
Robert Gold
I've said it many times -- being part of CNM is a pleasure, because our members
are soooo good at supporting our numerous activities. Our 40th Anniversary
Luncheon is just the latest event that proves my point.

Keep in mind that the luncheon was put on in the very large shadow of Larry
Yoffee's work on the upcoming Tri-State to be held in Chama. As most of you
know, a Tri-State sucks up a lot of time and effort for many of our membership.
The question in my mind was, would there not be enough energy left to do a good
job for our anniversary meal? The answer is YES there was.

My lovely wife, Anne Mae, was the one who stepped forward to head up the effort,
but it was a group effort that made the luncheon a success. Keep in mind that
Anne Mae is in the throes of a very difficult year to be a teacher and has a lot
of things on her plate -- is that a pun? She realized that in order to do what
needed to be done, she had to have a lot of help. In stepped Heula Pittman,
Vickie Hall, David Huntoon and Art Gold. Like a well-oiled machine this group
arranged for the following:

1. Decorations
2. Door Prizes
3. Audio Visual equipment
4. Publicity
5. Award presentation

This is not an insignificant list, but these guys were up to the task. If you
were one of the 30 people who attended you know how well everything went. All
because our membership is always there to help.

As long as I'm giving recognition, I'd like to congratulate John Wiker for his
Member Of The Year award. Also of note was the attendance of a former CNM
member, Mark Pringle, who added to the fun. Mark was a member back in the late
1980s. Bill Reider, Mark Domzalski, Tarmo Sutt, and Jim Pittman need to be
recognized for coming up with the CNM pictures that were displayed during the
luncheon. These images made us all realize how much history there is associated
with our club. Tarmo Sutt outlined our history for us in his speech.

Lastly, I'd like to thank the staff of the GOLDen Corral for making our event
such a nice one. From the looks of all the plates piled high with food our
membership took full advantage of the buffet provided by the resturant. All this
for $10.00 a head... you can't beat it!

So we've now banked 40 years as a club. I just hope the next 40 is as much fun.
--Robert Gold

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From: Mark Morgan ( rangermk@sbcglobal.net )
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014
Subject: CNM 40th

Jim - Friday night and I'm still in St Louis; my mother's (80) health if failing
and I've shifted to preserving both leave and finances in case I have to respond
quickly. I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd pass the following to the other
members of CNM, either at the gathering tomorrow or via "Enchanted Corvairs."

Thanks. MK

Members of CNM:

Well, my record's reasonably intact; I managed to make the 10-year gathering
back in 1984 but have missed the 20th, 30th and now the 40th. I regret that,
although on the positive side I have pulled off a few visits to Albuquerque -
including meeting attendance - a few times over the intervening years.

Back in 1972, if you had told me our initial group of seven Corvair
owners/enthusiasts would grow into one of Corsa's strongest, most vibrant and
lasting chapters, I wouldn't have believed you. I am thrilled that Corvairs of
New Mexico has grown so much and accomplished so much over the past 40 years,
and am fully confident that the club will continue to thrive. Serving as the
club's first president and newsletter remains an honor and one of my favorite
memories of my four years in Albuquerque. Congratulations to all members of the
Corvairs of New Mexico on contributing to this incredible anniversary.

   -- Mark Morgan

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Eight CNM'ers Celebrate Birthdays in April:
  Chloe Mullins		April  2
  Mike Stickler		April  2
  Mark Martinek		April  5
  Robert McBreen	April  7
  Elizabeth Domzalski	April  9
  Ray Trujillo		April  9
  Ollie Scheflow	April 25
  Emma Rogers		April 28

Two Couples Celebrate Anniversaries in April:
  Connie & Floyde Adams		April 1
  Connie & Robert McBreen	April 1

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[ 2014 Chama Tri-State Logo ]

The 2014 Tri-State Event is fast approaching. Everything
you need to know may be found on Larry Yoffee’s web page:
www.CorsaTurbo180USA.com

Before you know it, Tri-State 2014 will be upon us. If you have not made your
motel reservation yet, not to worry, there are still vacancies close by to the
host motel.

That said, we do have a couple of deadlines. If you have not already done so,
May 1st is the deadline for indicating your awards banquet menu choices of
either BBQ brisket or chicken. Please choose and go to the contact information
below to let me know. Thank you.

If you are planning on purchasing a Tri-State themed T-Shirt or various other
styles, May 1st is also your deadline for placing an order. Remember that you
are only placing an order. Your T-Shirt order will be available to pick up and
pay for at Tri-State registration in Chama starting Friday May 23rd.

If you do not go online, for more information e-mail me at: corsa180@gmail.com
or, you may prefer to call me at 505-321-5909. -- Larry

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CNM Breakfast in Santa Fe
Tarmo Sutt

One of our April activities will be a Saturday morning April 12 10:00 am drive
to Santa Fe to enjoy breakfast at the "Santa Fe Bite" restaurant located inside
Garrett's Desert Inn on Old Santa Fe. Formerly the Bobcat Bite, formerly located
out on the old Las Vegas Highway, the new Santa Fe Bite is again boasting their
Famous Green Chile Cheeseburgers that actually many of our Club members know
about! It's back! John and Bonnie Eckre are owners of the Santa Fe Bite. Their
web site is:
	www.santafebite.com
so you can look over their menus.

	What: Breakfast drive to Santa Fe. Meet at 10:00 am at the Santa Fe Bite
Restaurant.
	When: April 12, 2014  Meet in Albuquerque at 8:30 am to leave 9:00 am
sharp at the Valero gas station on Tramway Blvd. almost across from the Sandia
Casino.
	Where: Located inside Garrett's Desert Inn on 311 Old Santa Fe Trail,
Santa Fe downtown. Take Old Pecos Trail Exit off of I-25, heading left towards
downtown Santa Fe, the Desert Inn is located by the Santa Fe river, it is a
straight shot from the I-25 turn off towards the Santa Fe Plaza. Parking is free
for the Bite.

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TREASURY REPORT ........... 02-20-2014 to 03-19-2014 ........... ROBERT GOLD

DATE      CHECK#     AMOUNT PAYEE        DESCRIPTION
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2014.02.18      +$   25.00 CNM Dues   L.Rogers       12 m. CNM         = $ 25
2014.02.19 2189 -$   45.00 CORSA Dues R.McDuffie     12 m. CORSA       = $ 45
2014.03.06 2190 -$   41.52 J.Pittman  MAR 2014 Newsletter_Printing     = $ 41.52
2014.03.17      +$  235.00 CNM Dues   M.Stickler     12 m. CNM & CORSA = $ 70
2014.03.17                            D.Huntoon      12 m. CNM         = $ 25
2014.03.17                            M.Morgan       12 m. CNM & CORSA = $ 70
2014.03.17                            Merchandise                      = $  ?
2014.03.17                            50/50                            = $  ?
2014.03.17                            Anniversary Banquet              = $ 32.15
2014.03.17 2162 -$   21.84 R.Gold     New CNM Checks                   = $ 21.84
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ENDING BALANCE= $ 4,458.03

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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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The 100,000 Mile Repair
Pat Hall's Can't-Miss-Fix
Robert Gold

Being the owner of a Corvair-Powered Volkswagen Bus has been a road of
exploration. The engineering required (electrical, ignition, suspension, etc.)
for my 1974 bus with a powerglide can be quite challenging. An example of the
challenges I have faced happened just lately when I noticed after pouring in
some ATF fluid some wound up on the ground. Lucky for me I was standing next to
Corvair expert Pat Hall. He surveyed the scene and declared he had the perfect
solution. Here is what he did:

We (actually Pat did it!) first had to remove the filler tube from the tranny.
Then sharp-eyed Mr. Hall spied a slice in the side of the tube and the mystery
was solved. The question was now how to repair/replace the tube. Our first
thought was to install another slice-free tube in the bus. But we didn't realize
that the original tube had been bent to perfectly fit in the space available. It
was ugly, but the original would do the trick. Now fellow CNM'ers take a minute
and read on to see the particulars about this exotic solution. I have not doubt
that this fix will become the standard among the Corvair community. Here is your
chance to read about it before the "world" knows, So here goes!

Pat first ambled over to his professionally-sized toolbox, and extracted a bag
filled with a black object I couldn't make it out. A second later however I knew
what we were to do. I picked up the sliced tube and handed it to Pat. It was now
his time to show why he had such a reputation for fixing hopeless hulks. Well
maybe not that far gone.... He cleaned the tube until it was shiny and prepared
to perform the fix. The dark object turned out to be a roll of
industrial-strength tape. It even came packaged in a two piece layered roll. I
watched with keen interest as Pat extracted a length of the tape and slowly,
carefully wound it around the tube. In no time the slice had disappeared. Pat
had done it again! The installation of the tube was the reverse of the removal
and in no time the fix was completed. I'm confident that the tape fix will still
be doing its job after 100,000 miles. Good job Pat!

If you have any questions about what and how Pat did the job I'm sure Pat will
be happy to talk to you. I foresee this turning into a tech talk at our monthly
meeting sometime soon.

I think it's wonderful that CNM and Newsletter Editor Jim Pittman in particular,
have made it possible for me to detail this effort. If you have any other
innovative fixes I encourage you to share them with the club like I just did.
-- Robert Gold

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The General's Inspection Order
Car Council Report - Robert Gold

You might not be aware of it, but war has been declared inNew Mexico. This is
war between our Attorney General, Gary King, and people who sell cars in the
State. Pay attention because that includes you and me. This state of affairs was
described to us at the Council meeting by representatives from the New Mexico
Independent Auto Dealers Association.

The conflict is a direct result of the Attorney General's attempt to curb the
selling of inferior cars within the State. Derek Marker, Executive Director of
the Dealers Association described how a laudable goal meant to protect our
citizens, turned into a potential financial nightmare for car dealers and
individuals who will try to sell a car after April 1, 2014. The strange thing is
that this problem is not a result of a new law passed by our legislature, but is
a result of the Attorney General's interpretation of a law that has been on the
books for a while. The declaration puts into motion a detailed inspection
procedure that every car sold in New Mexico must have before it is sold. The
association rep claimed this could cost as much as $3,000 per car. Hard to
believe? Well the rep spent almost an hour describing the horrors of the new
system. Suffice it to say, we need to be aware of that change and see how it all
plays out. The new rules will be challenged in court. The Car Council voted
$150. 00 to support the action to derail the inspection system. Tune in for
further information.

Because of the length of the opening discussion the rest of the meeting didn't
take too long. The Treasurer reported that, as usual, the Council's fiscal
condition was excellent. I was given a copy of his proposed budget for the
coming year since I'm on the Council's Board of Directors. Let me know if you'd
like to see it.

The ongoing attempt to copyright the council's logo has hit a minor(?)
roadblock. Since the logo contains the Zia symbol, we will need approval from
the Zia Pueblo. That shouldn't be much of a problem -- we hope. Since the
pueblo's governing body doesn't meet very often this could take some time. Bob
Agnew donated $100 to the pueblo to help convince them of our worthiness. We'll
see how that works out.

The next discussion centered on our poor, dead web site. Louie Paul volunteered
to track down a competent individual/company that could create a new site that
works well and can withstand the hackers. I hope he succeeds because we really
need this thing to work.

The meeting ended with a discussion of various upcoming events. This included a
group from the Czech Republic who will be traveling through town on Route 66 on
May 24 or 25. Also of note will be the Spring Thaw. This event will require more
effort to raise money for the Cuidando los Ninos because the organization that
had matched the proceeds has now dropped out. Beginning March 1 you can reserve
a space for this April 26 event. Inspections will take place from 8:00 am to
4:00 pm.

That's it for the February meeting of the Car Council. Make sure you sell your
car by April 1. Did I forget to mention I have a lovely 1961 Lakewood for sale?
-- Robert Gold

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ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL ----- BUSINESS
SECTION B - FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014

AROUND NM
Journal and Wire Reports

Auto dealers sue over used-car rule

New Mexico automobile dealers are suing the state attorney general over a newly
approved rule requiring inspections and damage disclosures for used vehicles
before they're sold to the public.

Attorney General Gary King's office says his office now faces three separate
lawsuits over the rule, filed by the New Mexico Independent Automotive Dealers
Association, the New Mexico Automotive Dealers and multiple individual dealers.

The two industry associations did not immediately respond Thursday to requests
for copies of their lawsuits, but King's office says the suits seek to prevent
implementation of the new rule.

King's office calls the rule a protection against unscrupulous dealers and says
it will defend it in court.

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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  8:30 AM - Old Route 66 Cleanup --- Lube Lubert

Sat 12 Apr 10:00 AM - Breakfast in Santa Fe at the SANTA FE BITE Restaurant
       Meet 8:30 AM - Valero gas station, Tramway Blvd. opposite Sandia Casino
    Depart: 9:00 AM sharp to drive up I-25 to Santa Fe.
  Web site: www.santafebite.com (so you can look over their menus)

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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Thu  1 May ..... .. Deadline for making dinner choices for the CHAMA TRI-STATE

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, the CHAMA TRI-STATE volunteers will have a short
          coordinating meeting to tie up any loose ends in our preparations.

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

Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon 23-24-25-26 May - Remember this is MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

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
Scenic Railway:
	http://www.cumbrestoltec.com/          Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway
Chama, New Mexico:
	http://http://www.chamavalley.com/    Chama Valley Chamber of Commerce
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Wed  4 Jun  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 14 Jun  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 18 Jun  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE

Fri 20 Jun  9:00 PM  Deadline for items for July newsletter

Wed 25 Jun  6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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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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SEVEN YEARS AGO IN APRIL

2007 - Vol. 33
Nr. 4 - # 379

On the cover Wendell's Ford GT-40 was poised to race, in Wendy's dreams, at
least. Mark & Elizabeth were in D.C. for awhile. At our Anniversary Party, Tarmo
Sutt presented the 2007 Ike Meissner Award to David Huntoon. Robert Gold told
about the brand-new Car Council web page, finally up and running. Steve Goodman
invited all to attend the 2007 Tri-State in Monte Vista, Colorado in May. In the
For Sale section, someone out in the internet offered a nice 1965 coupe body for
free, just come pick it up. Finally, your Editor wrote one of his best car
stories, centered on the adventures of Windy, Breezy, Hurricane, Typhoon,
Mistral, Tornado, Cyclone, Zephyr, Chicago and Scirocco Jones at a secret
Arizona race track. Did the GT-40 beat the Stinger?

2000 - Vol. 26
Nr. 4 - # 295

Our cover showed photos of members, events or vehicles. In celebration of spring
your editor filled a page with a clever Chaucer-inspired poem, complete with old
English spelling. VP Robert Gold ran our meeting and Wendell reported $6,061 in
the bank. A garage tour, a Tri-State, an August picnic, a trip to the War Eagles
museum, cleanup of old Route 66, the Museum car show, Wheels Museum activities
were among the many things looming in our future. Dennis Pleau arranged a home
for CNM's web site. The Sticklers told us they were getting out of the Corvair
parts business. Anne Mae Gold reported on CNM Ladies and their recent
activities. We reprinted an article from Newsweek which elaborated on the motto,
"It's okay to touch this car" by Donna Cunningham. Donna finds this motto goes a
long way towards enhancing their enjoyment of showing their 1952 Jaguar XK-120
at car shows. Donna says the car is also a blast to drive top-down in Vermont in
the summertime. A tech tip by Rich Thompson told us about a perfect paint for
the inside bezel of a 1964 instrument panel: DupliColor's Low Gloss Black Engine
Enamel. Another tip: use genuine GM steering gear lube in your steering box.
Really. Jim Burkhard elaborated on why the secondaries on a 140 engine are NOT
open all the time. He also reminded us how useful the "How to Hot-Rod Your
Corvair" book by Bill Fisher can be to Corvair tinkerers or restorers. And
finally, we had a photo of Wayne Christgau's world-famous 1967 Monza coupe
parked next to the Surf Ballroom in Iowa.

1993 - Vol. 19
Nr. 4 - # 211

On the cover Sylvan said, "Many people laugh when I tell them that carburetors
have feelings too." Our meeting was held at the Three-R Museum AKA the Tool
Museum. We had $1,012 in the bank. Plans for future events included a picnic at
Cochiti Lake, a car show at the Albuquerque Museum and the Tri-State at Alamosa,
Colorado. Last month's late sedan cover car had the following "wrong" features:
no steering wheel, no exhaust pipe, no seat backs, gas door on the wrong side.
How many did you see?

Mark Morgan was working as a park ranger at the Vicksburg National Military Park
and gave us a great article on Driving in Mississippi. Rather to his surprise,
he liked driving there, even if he never saw any Corvairs. For those who like
crossword puzzles, we had a nice big Corvair Crossword: 41 definitions across
and 35 down. Tech tips this months included removing a rusted exhaust system,
storing engine parts and getting good used Saginaw transmission parts. The
secret? Look for 1966 or later Chevy IIs, Novas, Chevelles or Camaros. Cartoons
included Otto Mechanic reading to his son from "Pintonocchio" as follows: "...
and every time the little Ford told a lie his nose grew and grew and grew until
he looked just like a '74 Monte Carlo!"

1986 - Vol. 12
Nr. 4 - # 127

The cover was "backwards" as an April Fool's joke. Mark Morgan drove a huge
Greenbrier next to a tiny Diahatsu, illustrating his "Driving in Japan" article.
At our meeting we had a raffle for heirloom coffee mugs that added $22.50 to the
$658 in the bank. Bill Reider said that fully half of our members drove a
Corvair every day. We talked about lining up all our cars to spell "CORSA" for
an aerial photograph. We talked about this year's Tri-State in Montrose,
Colorado. We planned a money-raising flea market sale to get rid of junk, er,
treasures. Our speaker was Chuck Rumschlag of "The Color Works" in Los Lunas who
talked about car restoration as an investment. President Clayborne suggested we
take our Corvairs to the mini-convention in Phoenix. Bill Hector previewed our
Blue and Gray Rally and invited members to come out to his place in Tijeras
Canyon where the skies were dark to look for Halley's Comet on April 26th. Bill
Reider gave us a letter from Larry Claypool with additional information on
steering box rebuilding.

An article from the San Diego club advocated adding convertible weights to the
front of a hardtop or sedan to make the car better balanced. Our editor
disagreed, saying that a front air dam or "spoiler" was worth far more than
added trunk weight to gain stability at highway speeds. Other tips were: twist a
fan belt into a small triple loop so it will take up less space in the trunk;
enlarge stock small exhaust manifolds so they can be used on 140-HP heads;
adjust your carb floats slightly high or low to fine-tune your gasoline mixture.

1979 - Vol. 5
Nr. 4 - # 43

The cover was another Mark Morgan drawing: a race-prepared late coupe. Meeting
minutes: we had $384 in the bank (but that was real money back then) and we were
planning a Winrock Mall car show. A guest speaker, George Brazil, told about
driving his slightly modified turbo Spyder against unsuspecting Mustangs,
Corvettes and other muscle cars and usually beating them. Secretary Les Campbell
wrote about how to get a good but inexpensive paint job for your Corvair by
doing a thorough preparation and taking your car to a good shop. An article on
Spring Cleaning by Ike Meissner told how to get rid of the oil, dust and grime
in the engine compartment. Tech tips: be sure the jam nut on your fuel pump is
tight so the pump can't move up and down; getting 3.89 gears in a late
differential; checking for a stuck choke or an inoperative choke pull-off; tools
to use to remove fin flash.

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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
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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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