The July 2014 newsletter - Text Version 

Updated 22-Jun-2014 ==== Copyright (c) 2014 Corvairs of New Mexico    

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   JULY 2014 / VOLUME 40 / NUMBER 7 / ISSUE #466  
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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, May 7th, 2014 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE

THIS MONTH:
 Dues Due.....................................Membership Committee
 Where's Dave .......................................David Huntoon
 June Meeting Minutes................................Anne Mae Gold
 June Board Meeting Minutes..........................Anne Mae Gold
 GPS by Javi Gold............................and other Haiku Poems
 Club Breakfast - Cedar Crest - Green Side Cafe.........JimPittman
 Birthdays & Anniversaries......................Sunshine Committee
 My First Car........................................Chloe Mullins
 Corvairs Take the High Ground.........................Larry Blair
 Tierra Wools Tour......................................Lee Reider
 Tri-State 2014.................................Neyla Olwine (RMC)
 Old Route 66 Cleanup...................................John Wiker
 Treasury Report.......................................Robert Gold
 Chama Tri-State 2014 - Statistics.....................Your Editor
 Chama Tri-State 2014 - Who Did What.................Heula Pittman
 Calendar of Coming Events......................Board of Directors
 July Issue, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago............Club Historian
COVER: Corvairs Meet the Chama Narrow-Gauge Train at Cumbres Pass
 David Huntoon, Ruth Boydston, John Wiker with Winning Plaques
 Photos thanks to Mark Domzalski, David Huntoon, Bill Reider, Others

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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
         CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp
      Steve Gongora's page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871
    Larry Yoffee home page: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.com/

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On 25-June-2014 the club had 46 active family memberships.

DUES DUE DATES July 2014

EXPIRED ============================ INACTIVE DATE
2013.10 Mary Alice & Oliver Scheflow   25-NOV-2013
2014.03     Everett (Allen) Greer      25-APR-2014
2014.04     Angela & Wesley Heiss      25-MAY-2014
2014.05   Marilyn & Richard Foster     25-JUN-2014
2014.05               Chloe Mullins    25-JUN-2014

DUE LAST MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.06      Melba & Tommie Anderson   25-JUL-2014
2014.06     Susanne & Larry Hickerson  25-JUL-2014

DUE THIS MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.07              Robert McBreen    25-AUG-2014
2014.07       Tracey & John McMahan    25-AUG-2014

DUE NEXT MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.08                Alan Gold       25-SEP-2014
2014.08        Nancy & Russ McDuffie   25-SEP-2014

DUE SEPTEMBER 2014 ================= INACTIVE DATE
2014.09   Kathryn & Douglas Gadomski   25-OCT-2014
2014.09             Brian E Rowe       25-OCT-2014

Send your Dues to:

CNM Treasurer c/o Robert Gold
1301 Valencia NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110

Past due memberships become inactive after a one-month grace period.
The Club will mail in your National Dues if you send us the renewal
form from your Communique.

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Where's Dave?
David Huntoon

I would like to thank everyone involved with the 2014 Chama Tri-State. All those
involved with the planing, volunteers and all that showed up. Seems everyone had
a good time. Weather was great, food was fine, scenery wonderful and many nice
Corvairs. I was quite impressed with Chama having never been there before. The
train is a major attraction for me and I plan to go back in the fall for a ride.
My room at the Chama Trails was just fine. Small, tidy and a little western
funky. Just my style.

Next year's event at Durango will be great. I spent a good deal of time in
Durango in my working career and enjoyed it. Never had much time to explore as I
was always pressed for time. Working at the hospital there you could watch the
trains go by basically through the parking lot. There is a new hospital now at a
different site. Too bad.

Our trash pickup went as planned. Well, except for the wind! Nothing really new
though. Our East Mountain breakfast went well also. There was a small caravan
afterwards to my place. Nobody got lost, ok it was only about 1.5 miles. I spent
two days cleaning up the place so I wouldn't be embarrassed. That was a good
thing as sometimes I need a little motivation to get things done. Doubt if I am
alone in that respect. Now back to my natural state of entropy.

I forgot to mention how I have noticed over the years of Tri-States how the cars
have stepped up in quality / appearance. I have a theory concerning that but
then again I may be wrong. Needn't explain it here but if you ask me I will
throughly bore you.

Once again. Thank you, thank you, thank you for making it a wonderful Tri-State!

A special thanks to Larry Yoffee acting as ringleader and pushing this thing
along.

Take care, David

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Membership Meeting
Anne Mae Gold

OFFICER REPORTS

President: Last month's minutes were approved as submitted. The Tri-State
traveling award plaque has been updated to show CNM the winner for 2014. Over
the years most of the awards were split between Rocky Mountain CORSA and CNM.

Vice President: Not present.

Secretary: No addition.

Treasurer: Current balance is $4300.09. At present not all income from the
TriState has been turned in. Larry added that the T-shirts were selling well.
T-shirt sales will add $425.00 to the club treasury. Not all the posters were
sold. They will now be offered to the membership for $3.00 each. There are some
hoodie shirts available. Pre-orders accounted for 62% of the sales.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Membership: Dan, Russ McDuffy's brother-in-law, is a new member tonight.

Car Council: The last meeting was a stuffing party for the Museum Car Show.
Louie Paul, the treasurer, has resigned due to illness. Due to hacking, the Car
Council webpage was closed down several months ago. Steve Gongora has offered to
post their links to help out. June 25 is the next Car Council meeting.

Editor: Newsletter deadline is 6/20 (Friday). Jim has not determined how to
share all the pictures from the Tri-State. Information on attendance, clubs, and
cars based on registration has been posted on Jim's website.

Sunshine: John Wiker received a Corvair mug to go along with his Boydston Award.
His name needs to be added to Ruth's plaque. David will take care of that. Heula
mentioned that the club bought her a bouquet of flowers intended to be presented
to her at the banquet. Ruth and her daughter were to bring it on Saturday, but
they had an accident before leaving Albuquerque and did not get to Chama.
Sherry's car was totaled but both Ruth and Sherry came out of the accident with
no more than aches, pains and bruises. They missed the Tri-State and Tina
prepared another bouquet for Heula.

Merchandise: Elisa Yoffee sold various items at the Tri-State. Vickie has $42.00
to turn in to the treasury. Having given away his copy to a visitor at the
Tri-State, John Wiker bought a replacement Care & Feeding book at tonight's
meeting.

OLD BUSINESS

TriState Comments: Larry Yoffee said he takes responsibility for not having any
sugar at the TriState. [This was in response to a story about how a pair of
visitors churlishly complained about finding no "real" sugar and no "real" cream
for their coffee in the hospitality room -- Ed]

Larry thanked all members who volunteered, donated door prizes, food, drink,
time, etc. He also called the Branding Iron Motel to thank them for allowing us
to use their empty restaurant for the registration and hospitality room. He will
compile a video and slide show to post on his own website. The Chama Chamber of
Commerce wrote him a letter of thanks for picking Chama as our site.

Finally, Lube remarked that he had a bit of a hard luck story. The "Great White
Hope" shakes enough at 65 to make milkshakes. Out-of-balance tires, or something
else?

NEW BUSINESS -- COMING EVENTS

Old Route 66 Cleanup: This coming Saturday, June 7th at 8:00 AM

Club Breakfast: The following Saturday, June 14th at 9:30 AM. It's at the Green
Side Cafe in Cedar Crest. Meet there at 9:30. The cafe is in the vicinity of the
old Bella Vista restaurant.

Before our meeting adjourned, the 50/50 winner was Art Gold who took home $8.

Mae Gold

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Board Meeting
6-18-2014
Anne Mae Gold

Present: David, Tarmo, Jim, Heula, John, Lube, Robert, Anne Mae, Art.

Treasurer: Tri-State registration brought in 89 dollars; T-shirts brought in
about $400. The current treasury balance is $4,737.88. Discussion on monies
brought in and spent at the Tri-State. On the quilt raffle: $325. On the 50/50:
$160. The club did not lose money, we came out about $89 to the good.

The Sunshine Committee spent $250 dollars on the registration bags, center
pieces, etc. The committee will be needing money soon. Heula has a breakdown of
expenses. The club received a Thank You card from Roger Pape's family. Heula
asked about the certificate for one free year of membership that Dave has for
the Sticklers. He does have it but needs to be reminded at the next meeting to
give it to them. Tarmo and Kay did not get a hospitality bag. Tarmo would like a
bag and two dash plaques since he entered two cars.

Editor: The newsletter deadline is this coming Friday, June 20. How much effort
should we put into Cost Accounting Tri-State expenses and publishing the data?
The July newsletter will publish Robert's report as presented today.

Jim printed the Tri-State newsletter special report in color on his own printer
but he does not care to do that again. The Board needs to think about the future
of the newsletter. We have not gone to e-mailing the newsletter, but the
printing costs need to be considered. ABQ Grafix prints in black and white and
color would be much more expensive. It was suggested to print the articles in
black and white, saving the last couple of pages for color printing of all the
pictures. We currently print about 70 copies of the newsletter monthly.

The Martineks are selling Mary Lou's 1963 Monza convertible. If you want to buy
it, they may be willing to tow it down to New Mexico behind their RV. John Wiker
was presented with a photo of him and Ruth receiving the Boydston Award.

New/Old Business: Dave suggests that we write a Thank You letter to the Chama
Chamber of Commerce. He will ask Larry to do this on behalf of the club. Tarmo
suggests that we also acknowledge Clark's Corvair Parts for their gifts. Either
a letter or a certificate would be nice. Tarmo and Kay will make something up
and bring it to the next club meeting. Friday (6-20) is going to be cruise night
on the Santa Fe Plaza from 4-9pm. Only 75 cars will be allowed to park on the
plaza. On the Fourth of July in Santa Fe there will be a car show on the plaza,
as well as pancakes on the plaza.

Activity Award: John Wiker does not mind keeping track of all the points. Robert
proposes that the name of the award be changed sometime in the future. This
award goes out in March.

Car Council will meet next Wednesday. Robert will make sure he gets the
information to Jim to include in the newsletter. The Car Council volunteer
luncheon will be June 29 at the Corrales pizza place.

Jim was able to talk to Wendell via cell phone on Father's Day.

We adjourned, 5:57pm.

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GPS by Javi Gold

Global position
  Siri want help this time?
    Recalculating

PC Error Messages
as Japanese Haiku

Your file was so big.
  It might be very useful.
    But now it is gone.

The website you seek
  Cannot be located, but
    Countless more exist.

Chaos reigns within.
  Reflect, repent, and reboot.
    Order shall return.

Program aborting:
  Close all that you have worked on.
    You ask far too much.

Yesterday it worked.
  Today it is not working.
    Computers are like that.

First snow, then silence.
  This thousand-dollar screen dies
    So beautifully.

With searching comes loss
  And the presence of absence:
    "My Novel" not found.

The Tao that is seen
  Is not the true Tao
    Until you bring fresh toner.

Stay the patient course.
  Of little worth is your ire.
    The network is down.

A crash reduces
  Your expensive computer
    To a simple stone.

Three things are certain:
  Death, taxes and lost data.
    Guess which has occurred.

You step in the stream,
  But the water has moved on.
    This page is not here.

Out of memory.
  We wish to hold the whole sky,
    But we never will.

Having been erased,
  The document you're seeking
    Must now be retyped.

Serious error.
  All shortcuts have disappeared.
    Screen. Mind. Both are blank.

Foolish user!
  You believed Steve Jobs.
    Macs are not infallible.

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CNM'ers Who Celebrate Birthdays in July:
  Debra Anderson
  Larry Blair
  Mark Domzalski
  Richard Foster
  Emma Greer ???
  Kelli Pogue Morgan
  Val Nye
  Leslie Sullivan
  Tarmo Sutt

Couples Who Celebrate Anniversaries in July:
  Angela & Wesley Heiss ???
  Anne & John Wiker
  Linda & Dick Cochran
  Kelli & Mark Morgan
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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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Club Breakfast -- Cedar Crest -- Green Side Cafe
Jim Pittman

Sixteen members (five Corvairs were present) met on the east side of the Sandia
Mountains in Cedar Crest for breakfast. The food was good, the company better.

Anne Mae & Robert Gold...Lakewood
Vickie And Pat Hall......Late coupe
Anne & John Wiker........Late coupe
Lube Lubert..............Early sedan
Carolyn & Dan Palmer.....Late coupe

Also present were Art Gold, David Huntoon, Heula & Jim Pittman, Brenda & Mike
Stickler, Tarmo Sutt and a few Brand-X vehicles.

After breakfast several took David up on his invitation to check out his house
and garage where we saw his Volkswagen Beetle in grey primer. A good time was
had by all. The weather was fine -- only a little breezy. A pleasant Club
Breakfast!

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My First Car
Chloe Mullins

In August of 2013 I officially received my first car, a 1962 blue Corvair Monza,
naming it "007" for its spy-like qualities that many modern cars often lack and
many modern generations fail to recognize. Russ McDuffie encouraged my
membership in the CNM club when he sold me the Corvair that was previously owned
by his father. He also willingly took on the role of mentoring me on how to work
on my own vehicle, an independence which I take pride in.

When I first began driving it to my high school, I got an immediate reaction.
People didn't necessarily know the history of Corvairs, but they saw the age in
my car and I saw the amazement in their eyes. When asked about 007 I spilled my
excitement into the folks who were used to seeing cars and trucks from the 2000s
and considered a car from 2001 old.

People often commented positively on the longevity of 007, and the character it
had that no modern car could ever quite reach. Afterwards, I'd sometimes even
get approached about the stories their parents and grandparents told them when
they mentioned Corvairs. The reaction to my car was incredible, and I was
completely surprised because I didn't realize how many people would appreciate
my car that wasn't only old by modern standards, but was "ancient!"

Of course not everyone recognized my Corvair, and I always loved the
flabbergasted kids who watched as I pulled up to put gas in the front drivers'
side area, which was apparently not what they expected. The funniest reaction
was always when I went to put items in the trunk of my car, which any onlookers
viewed as a crazy attempt at storing things in my engine!

While I enjoyed sharing any knowledge I've learned from interesting members of
the Corvair club and watching faces become filled with astonishment, I looked
forward to the Corvair Tri-State meet to hear the stories of many others on
their expeditions to restoration.

The trip to Chama in 007 was its maiden voyage on a journey longer than 30
miles. It ran smoothly up, down, and around every hill and winding road that led
up to Chama. While the desert of New Mexico is often underappreciated due its
abundance of dirt and tumbleweeds, driving with windows that hide no properties
of the scenery, in the midst of the comforting rumble of an engine that's still
kicking after 52 years, to a beautiful refuge such as Chama gives it a whole new
value.

During the stay in Chama, locals warmly welcomed Corvair enthusiasts as they met
to share the restorations they've completed through lots of hard work and
dedication. Prior to and after the day of the Tri-State meet and banquet, the
quaint shops and restaurants provided a friendly atmosphere that spread
knowledge on the unique aspects of New Mexico. At the car show, Corvairs from
different years, with different modifications, and each with its own distinct
story brought together the collective knowledge and appreciation of car
enthusiasts. People living in Chama, along with the many visitors, walked around
acknowledging the incredible achievements made by each and every Corvair owner
who restored their car to its grandeur in appearance and function, some even
surpassing its former glory with customization. Excitement danced in the eyes of
all onlookers as they saw the importance in things of the past being carried
into the present and future.

While 007 has had its own ups and downs, it remains dependable, as do all
Corvairs, because of the people who carry their extensive knowledge on Corvairs
with them and offer to share it with anyone willing to listen. Each Corvair has
a story that has accumulated over a span of 45-54 years, and each Corvair owner
has a story of determination and dedication that has ended in success because
they carry a part of history with them. When they share that history, they
emphasize the importance of the past in leading up to future and demonstrate
that just because something is old does not mean it has lost its worth, but
instead has gained a new title of grandiosity by surviving the test of time.

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Corvairs Take the High Ground
Larry Blair
A half dozen signed up to take a short trip to the top of Cumbres Pass, to meet
the train as it escaped Colorado and descended into New Mexico's Chama valley.

However, during the morning show and shine, the Chamber of Commerce Pres came by
and invited us to do a photo op with one of the engines. We decided we could
work it in, if it would be quick. "No sweat" he said. "We'll have the engine
spotted so you can just park around it and take some shots."

We lined up for the pass trip and a half dozen Corvairs became a dozen and a
half. Driving into the rail yard, we found Engine 489 smiling and ready. In  a
maneuver that would have made Robert E. Lee proud, we all wheeled into place in
front of Engine 489. Alas, 489 suddenly backed up. It seems cinders had fallen
on the ties and started a fire. A couple of buckets of water later and Engine
489 moved back into position. The cameras came out.

So while many went back to the hotel for a nappy-poo, the hardy half-dozen
headed north on Hiway 17 for our rendezvous with the train. A beautiful 20
minute drive found us at the pass, elevation 10,015, or 10,022 [I guess
depending on whether it is measured at your feet or your head]. The train
arrived 10 minutes later for many good shots while  the tender took on water.
Passengers were happy to see the Corvairs, which, after all, are only half as
old as the steam engines.

A few stops on the way back to Chama yielded more photo ops, more great scenery,
and anticipation of a good meal.

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Tierra Wools Tour
Lee Reider

We thought we were going to see how sheep are shorn. We had no idea that,
instead, we would see how the already shorn wool is spun into yarn (on a real
spinning wheel) and that some of our people would actually be able to try their
hands at the wheel. The capable and very talented artisans at Tierra Wools were
gracious and showed us not only how the wool is spun into yarn, but the
intricacies of dying the yarn with all natural dyes into the most glorious
colors and the techniques of weaving the yarn into incredibly designed rugs. It
was a truly rewarding insight into a process that is still "hands-on" from start
to finish.

Thanks to the Tierra Wools staff for making this such an enjoyable and colorful
tour!

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Tri-state 2014
Neyla Olwine

This is the first time I was excited to ride in the car to go to Tri-State and I
loved it! (Tri-State itself was the most fun though.)

I loved the fan belt toss with Pat. I liked a lot of the cars. They had
beautiful colors and there were new and old models which is a good mix.

Tierra Wools was really cool especially the felted animals. I loved when a lot
of people got to volunteer for spinning on the big wheel which was fun.

The banquet food was wonderful and being a member of the Tijuana Club is always
fun. Seeing my grandpa (John Drage) getting an award was awesome to watch.

That is what I thought of Tri-State in Chama, NM.

Sincerely,

Neyla

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Old Route 66 Cleanup
John Wiker

The Old Route 66 cleanup was quite successful on the 7th of June. Seven members
showed up at 0800, but we did not immediately start to work. First item of
business was a vote to see if we were really going to do this. Most of us recall
the old saying for the mailman -- neither rain, sleet, snow, and hail will delay
the delivery. Today we added another element -- wind. Gusts up to 40 MPH were in
the area. The vote was close, but Robert Gold held firm by saying, "we woke up,
we are here so why not gut it out?" So off we went.

Robert had a heavy duty lawn trash bag with him, and the rest of us had the
lightweight ones we usually use. The wind kept twisting the bag closed no matter
what direction I held the bag -- down wind, up wind and sideways. Pat Hall came
to my rescue and he held the bag open with both hands as I picked up and dropped
in the trash. Even with both hands on the bag, the wind won many battles and we
worked harder at bag control than trash pick-up. At times, Pat's hands were so
twisted in the bag, we had to set the bag down just to free his hands so we
could move on.

Thankfully, there was not too much trash to collect today. Everyone worked hard.
Thanks to Dave Huntoon, Jim Pittman, Dan Palmer, Robert Gold and of course our
host Lube Lubert for hanging in there and completing our Community Service for
the summer. Of course, then it was off to Golden Corral for breakfast and
Corvair small talk and Automotive Tall Tales. Hope to see some more of you next
time we clean up our mile of "The Mother Road."

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TREASURY REPORT ............. 05-19-2014 to 06-18-2014 ............. ROBERT GOLD

DATE      CHECK#    AMOUNT PAYEE        DESCRIPTION
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2014.05.21      +$   75.00 Deposit      J.Dinsdale     12 m. CNM    = $   25.00
2014.05.21                              J.Pittman      26 m. CNM    = $   50.00
2014.05.22 2170 -$  114.54 H.Pittman    MAY 2014 Newsletter_Printing  $   41.52
2014.05.22                              Newsletter postage 2-months = $   62.33
2014.05.22                              Stick-on Address Labels     = $   10.69
2014.06.02 2172 -$2,240.00 Yvette McGee TRI-STATE BANQUET           = $2,240.00
2014.06.02 2171 -$  225.00 St Patrick Church Banquet Room           = $ $225.00
2014.06.03      +$2,554.00 Deposit      Tri-State meals, 50/50, quilt $2,554.00
2014.06.06      +$1,543.00 Deposit      Tri-State T-shirts          = $1,543.00
2014.06.06 2174 -$   35.74 J.Pittman    JUN 2014 Newsletter_Printing  $   35.74
2014.06.12 2173 -$1,069.47 Graphic Connection Tri-State T-shirts    = $1,069.47
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ENDING BALANCE = $ 4,737.88

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TRI-STATE 2014 CHAMA --- STATISTICS

NUMBER OF PEOPLE **REGISTERED** BY PRIMARY CLUB  ** (Number of people does not
===============================================      count guests or people who
 CNM   =  38 (Attendance Trophy)                     just stopped by to visit.)
 RMC   =  24
PPCC   =  18
MCCA   =   8
HACOA  =   1
INCA   =   4
Guests =   4 (or more)     TOTAL = 97 (or more?)

NUMBER OF CARS IN THE CAR SHOW
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 BY YEAR   |  BY BODY TYPE       |  BY STATE        |  BY CLUB    |
 ========= |  ================== |  =============== |  ========== |
 1961  = 3 |          Coupe = 17 |    COLORADO = 15 |    CNM = 13 |
 1962  = 3 |    Convertible = 10 |  NEW MEXICO = 13 |    RMC =  9 |
 1963  = 4 |          Sedan =  4 |      KANSAS =  3 |   PPCC =  7 |
 1964  = 7 |  Station Wagon =  3 |    OKLAHOMA =  3 |   INCA =  3 |
 1965  = 8 |          F.C.  =  2 |    MISSOURI =  1 |   MCCA =  3 |
 1966  = 9 |                     |     WYOMING =  1 |  HACOA =  1 |
 1967  = 1 |                     |                  |             |
 1968  = 1 |                     |                  |             | TOTAL = 36
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WINNERS OF CAR SHOW
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1. Best Early ............ Loren Capron ............ INCA .... 1964 Monza Conv
2. Best Late ............. Elisa & Larry Yoffee ..... CNM ..... 1965 Corsa Coupe
3. Best FC ............... Steve & Rita Gongora .... CNM ..... 1962 Rampside
4. Best Custom. .......... Jim Reich ............... RMC ..... 1961 Lakewood
5. Best Stock ............ John & Sandra Drage ..... RMC ..... 1962 Monza Conv
6. Best of Show .......... Steve & Rita Gongora .... CNM ..... 1962 Rampside
7. Best CNM Member Car ... Curtis Shimp ............ CNM ..... 1966 Corsa Coupe

HARD LUCK AWARD
===============
Richard Law of Oklahoma City was driving a 1966 Corsa and towing a 1961 Lakewood
 700. In Santa Fe the Corsa had a failure of the transaxle and would not move in
 any gear. The Lakewood was removed from the trailer so the Corsa could be towed
 in to Chama.

OTHER HARD LUCK STORIES
=======================
Pat Hall          Oil light came on.
Keith Hammett     Got bad gas, ignition knock. Later, vapor lock immoblized car.
Lube Lubert       Vibration at 65-70 MPH.
Lee Olsen         Had to buy new A/C condenser.
Eric Schakel      Only 42 payments to go. Wife makes me slow down.
Kelly Westerfield Needed new battery.
John Wiker        Passed truck, truck threw rock, broke new windshield.

SPECIAL
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Larry Blair     1964 Spyder convertible with 140-HP, gas heater, daily driver.
Loren Capron    Lots of chrome, engine, wheels.
John Drage      Second owner, original (1962) engine.
Garrie Fox      V-8 Crown conversion.
Art Gold        Hand controls, smooth running!
Steve Gongora   1962 Rampside - red, white stripe, almost perfect!
Steve Goodman   Sunroof
Ed Halpin       Original PPCC early 1980s car -- John Koll rescue car.
Keith Hammett   First Corvair I ever saw, at age 14! Later found and bought it.
John Hesco      Factory head rests.
Richard Law     Corsa with original A/C. Lakewood original.
Ned Madsen      1965 Corvair is a daily driver.
Jan Mohr        1964 Corvair is a daily driver.
Lee Olsen       Power top, A/C
Dave Olwine     It's a Spyder.
William Pearce  Uncle Russ gave it to us to haul off. Fixed it up, drive it!
Jim Reich       Lakewood "Shorty" with 82" w.b. and all 1964 suspension.
Chuck Riblett   Air dam, 15" wheels, lowered.
Curtis Shimp    1966 Corsa has 3.1 litre engine rebuild.
Tim Shortle     1964 Corvan has factory camper kit.
Jim Steinborn   1966 Monza has original paint (90 percent plus!)
Tarmo Sutt      1966 Corsa turbo is 12-year restoration (almost perfect)
John Wiker      Originally a Santa fe motors car.
Larry Yoffee    Torque Talent wheels, Recaro seats, turbo, oil cooler.
John Dinsdale   EVERYTHING!

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CNM'ers Who Helped With Chama Tri-State
Heula Pittman

Overall Organization:

Larry Yoffee a.k.a. "2014 Tri-State Superman" was chairman. He worked for months
to prepare, making several trips to Chama and many phone calls. Kept vital
information up-to-date on his web site. Found our host hotel, negotiated prices
and found back-up hotels. Oversaw the design of the logo for dash plaques and
T-shirts. Ordered T-shirts and posters. Located an excellent caterer. Arranged
use of a church fellowship hall for our banquet. Supplied PA system. Conducted
several coordinating meetings of committee chairs. Contributed food for the
hospitality room. Elise Yoffee collected money for T-shirt and poster sales.
Sold "Vair-Fare" cookbooks, CNM lapel pins and extra Chama Tri-State dash
plaques. Anne & John Wiker donated food items. They transported items to Chama
and spent countless hours preparing for registration. Set up registration and
hospitality areas. Worked faithfully at the registration desk for many hours.
Jim Pittman consulted on "running a Tri-State" based on experience with past
events. Assisted with setting up and running registration. Did "go-fer" chores
for the Sunshine Committee. Helped design registration forms. Presented the "St
Francis of Corvair Award" at the Banquet, including its history, and named and
recognized all the Award recipients. Prepared photos for a "Chama Tri-State
Special Edition" report and mailed a hard-copy to every person who attended. Pat
Hall set up and ran the "Fan Belt Toss" and with Vickie donated items for prizes
for this game. Helped with the car show preparations. Robert Gold handled all
finances for the Tri-State. Helped design registration forms, windshield forms
and certificates. Helped set up and run the car show. Art Gold organized and ran
the car show. Supplied certificates for car show prizes and presented
certificates to the winners at the banquet. Tarmo Sutt acted as our publicity
chairperson. He provided information to the CORSA Communique promoting the
Tri-State event. Dave Huntoon donated new CNM lapel pins for registration bags
and food for the hospitality room. He covered many background invisible but
vital chores. Brenda & Hurley Wilvert were in charge of the hospitality room.
They contacted members to coordinate contributions of needed supplies. They kept
the hospitality tables stocked with goodies, kept the soft drinks cold and the
coffee hot. Russ & Nancy McDuffie donated over 100 toy cars to use in the
registration bags and for our table decorations. They supplied food for the
hospitality room. Russ did an excellent job as Master of Ceremonies, organizing
the banquet announcements. Mark Domzalski wrote, printed and framed the "Steve &
Steve" certificates and presented them to Steve Gongora and Steve Goodman in
recognition of their having attended all 30 Tri-States. He recognized Rita
Gongora for having attended "almost" every event and Ruth Goodman as a Tri-State
supporter for every event up to 2011. Rita Gongora donated food to the
hospitality room and was in charge of all the door prizes and their distribution
at the banquet. Rita oversaw the Tri-State tradition of the Tijuana Club and the
induction of two new members: Tami Mohr and Ed Halpin.
Larry Blair led us on the Cumbres Pass tour and organized the photo opportunity
with the locomotive at the Chama train station. Gordon & Barbara Johnson and
Steve & Janet Johnson donated food for the hospitality room. Lee & Bill Reider
donated food, Bill contributed photos and Lee contributed an article for the
special report. Emma & LeRoy Rogers provided food and brought the
CORVAIR-CHEVROLET neon sign. Lube Lubert helped with loading and unloading items
from vehicles. Sylvia & Ray Trujillo donated note pads and ball point pens from
their shop, "Business Printing" and furnished decks of cards for our
registration bags.

Sunshine Committee Members:

Heula Pittman, as Chair of the committee, organized and coordinated everything.
Over several months she painted all (85) of the CORVAIR vehicles for the
registration bags and all (18) of the CORVAIR vehicles that appeared on the
raffle quilt. She donated all the painting supplies. Vickie helped come up with
a collection of "Corvair Sayings" that appeared on the registration bags and
Heula "painted" the sayings on each bag by hand. She supplied baked goods for
the hospitality room. Vickie Hall donated baked goods and all the water to the
hospitality room. She made all the little table centerpieces for the banquet and
helped set up and decorate the banquet hall. She helped plan and design the
raffle quilt. Anne Mae Gold led the group of Corvair guys and gals on the
popular Tierra Wools tour. She helped design the raffle quilt. She sewed on the
binding for each block which made up the quilt and donated the backing material.
She contributed items for the registration bags and helped Heula and Elizabeth
fill the bags. Kay Sutt designed and printed two "title" blocks for the raffle
quilt and sewed and quilted all the blocks. She made a cover that could be used
to store or transport the quilt. She donated all the materials used for this
project. Elizabeth Domzalski supplied food for the hospitality room. She and
Mark transported supplies to Chama for the registration bags in Chama. She
purchased items for the registration bags and helped Heula and Anne Mae fill the
bags. Brenda Stickler, even though she and Mike were not able to attend the
tri-State, donated money for supplies. They donated note pads, pens and decks of
playing cards. Brenda contributed to the initial planning of the Corvair raffle
quilt. After the Taos event, Brenda compiled a How-To document for running a
Tri-State that we found very useful for planning the Chama event. Ruth Boydston
donated baked goods to the hospitality room and prepared a Sunshine Committee
flower bouquet, but unfortunately was unable to attend.

I'm sure others contributed time, effort, money and items to the cause and I
apologize to anyone I did not mention. We know that "It takes a Village" to put
on a Tri-State event such as this. We thank all of you for a job well done!

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Wed  2 Jul  7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER

Fri  4 Jul EARLY! FOURTH OF JULY ON THE PLAZA IN SANTA FE - CAR SHOW - BREAKFAST

Sat 12 Jul ======== NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL - Car Appreciation Day

Sat 12 Jul  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 Jul  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE

Wed 23 Jul  6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE

Fri 25 Jul  9:00 PM  Deadline for items for August newsletter

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Wed  6 Aug  7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER

Sat  9 Aug  1:00 PM Los Lunas - Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms

Sun 10 Aug ======== NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL - All Clubs Picnic

Wed 21 Aug  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE

Fri 22 Aug  9:00 PM  Deadline for items for September newsletter

Wed 27 Aug  6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE

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Wed  3 Sep  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 13 Sep  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 17 Sep  5:00 PM  Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE

Fri 19 Sep  9:00 PM  Deadline for items for October newsletter

Wed 24 Sep  6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE

Fri 26 Sep ======== NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL - Swap Meet
Sat 27 Sep ======== NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL - Swap Meet
Sun 28 Sep ======== NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL - Swap Meet

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SEVEN YEARS AGO IN JULY

2007 - Vol 33 Nr 7 - # 382

A Fourth of July theme: the Domzalskis' in Placitas. Good turnout for the
Tri-State meeting in Monte Vista. CNM had 16 members in attendance. The Boydston
Award went to John Koll of Colorado Springs. The June Communique printed Tarmo's
article on his 1966 Corsa turbo. We planned to visit the Sticklers' for the
fireworks show. Ray told about scaring an 18-wheeler driver with his horn while
driving his 1964 sedan. Loud horn! Bob Bauer reported, with photos, on the
raffle car he won at the 1996 Convention. It was still going strong. Check our
January 2012 issue.

David asked members to tell the longest nonstop trip they ever made by Corvair.
His record trip was in 1967 from Sacramento to Chicago, 2,000 miles in two days
and a night, driving a 1962 Monza coupe. Jim provided a story covering all he
could remember about the 1967 "Stinger" owned by Don Heath who was well known to
some Albuquerque members. Was it a real Stinger? A photo showed Lee Olsen of
Burdett, Kansas with his genuine white Stinger.

2000 - Vol 26 Nr 7 - # 298

Cover: Steve Gongora's 1966 Corsa coupe at the VLA Radio Telescope. Our treasury
held $6,020.39. We recognized Bill Reider with a lifetime achievement award.
Debbie Deck reported on plans for our August campout. Dennis & Debbie Pleau
packed for their move to Colorado Springs. We had to get a replacement trophy
plaque for Tri-State attendance winners. Steve worked on designs for a new CNM
license plate. An "All Chevy Show" was in the works. The CNM Ladies Group met at
Brenda Wilvert's "in the mountains" and had a good time.

Dennis refuted a newspaper columnist's ill-informed rantings about the
"unstable" Corvair that was supposedly sent to the junkyard by Ralph Nader. How
many errors of fact could one short column contain? Billiken had both Bill and
Sylvan flying around in vintage P-51's. From Virtual Vairs we reprinted articles
about tire sizes, how to identify rear wheel bearings and the numbers of
turbocharged Corvairs made. There were only 1,951 turbocharged 1966 Corsas made.
I owned two of them.

1993 - Vol 19 Nr 7 - # 214

Billiken was the pit boss of a CNM Indy racing team. President Del ran the
meeting; treasurer Will said we had $1,433 in the bank after subtraction of BMW
expenses. That was a joke. Our committee to plan the national convention had met
twice and things were going swell. We planned a Corvair convoy to the Alamosa
Tri-State. Bill Reider gave a talk on the 200 different places oil can leak from
your Corvair. President Del Patten thanked all who participated in the Museum
Car Show, and said he and Kim had a great time at the Tri-State. We planned a
campout at Villanueva this year. Club jackets were in. Francis formally reported
on the Tri-State and especially enjoyed the Ultra Vans and their owners. Mark
Morgan provided an article on his years of cartooning and told how "Billiken"
got started - it was in the Navy, of course.

Technical stuff included: tips on installing a convertible top, effects of front
tire pressure on steering, trouble-shooting your Powerglide, using heavy-duty
bearings in alternators, the right way to install hose clamps and the value of
oil changes. A table from Car and Driver compared the 1963 Spyder with the 1965
turbo Corsa; very interesting! Finally, there was an essay on the dangers of
governments making your license plate data easy for anyone to obtain. Were we
actually talking about "identity theft" back in 1993? It has certainly been a
growth industry.

1986 - Vol 12 Nr 7 - # 130

The cover was a drawing borrowed from the San Diego club, a nice late coupe with
a fancy spoiler. Clayborne ran the meeting; LeRoy said we had $757 to spend.
Bill said the Car Council was happy with the car show but hoped to improve it
for next year. A picnic and a swap meet were upcoming events. We planned a
caravan to the Montrose Tri-State. LeRoy needed more items for our flea market
money-maker. A trip to Los Alamos to pick up car parts was planned. Bill Reider
gave a talk on how to photograph your car.

Clayborne reported that we had a terrific trip to the Montrose Tri-State; thanks
to all who helped. LeRoy had a detailed report with plenty of statistics.

Karen Jackson reported on the "My First Car" contest, providing more stories
from our members about their good old days with Corvairs. Bill Reider, not
content with just a talk, gave us a page of notes on successful car photography.

1979 - Vol 5 Nr 7 - # 46

On the cover: Francis with his 1964 convertible at Ed Black's. A Ford Fiesta was
in the used car lot; Francis told us he drove one of these all over Ireland.
Doug Morgan reported on the NMCCC car show. A trip to Moriarty to participate in
a July Fourth parade preempted our meeting. We planned a meeting at a Bella
Vista dinner. A Shriners' parade featured red Corvair convertibles with white
tops from Colorado Springs. We were looking for a volunteer to take on the
secretary job.

George Morin displayed several idler pulleys and described an inexpensive
bearing replacement. Tech stuff: George wrote up his bearing replacement tips;
fiberglass resin catalyst was said to be an eye hazard. Joe Caruso listed items
for a Corvair emergency kit. Finally, Jim wrote about the importance of CORSA
insurance to CNM and other affiliated clubs when we put on events. This is a
major reason for the rule that all club members must be CORSA members.

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