The September 2014 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 26-Aug-2014 ==== Copyright (c) 2014 Corvairs of New Mexico
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SEPTEMBER 2014 / VOLUME 40 / NUMBER 9 / ISSUE #468
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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, August 6th, 2014 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
Page 1 and Page 2: At our April 6th Meeting....Staff Photographer
Officers & Volunteers Listed..........................Your Editor
Dues Due.....................................Membership Committee
Where's Dave .......................................David Huntoon
August Meeting Minutes..............................Anne Mae Gold
August Board Meeting Minutes........................Anne Mae Gold
Treasury Report.......................................Robert Gold
The Upcoming State Fair and Gold Family Reunion.......Robert Gold
Birthdays & Anniversaries......................Sunshine Committee
Breakfast - Museum Tour - Garage Tour..................Tarmo Sutt
My Part in the Seattle Saga Part 1.........Charley Biddle CHICAGO
My Part in the Seattle Saga Part 2.........Charley Biddle AIRHORN
More Photos of Scenes on Sandia Mountain Trails.....David Huntoon
Calendar of Coming Events......................Board of Directors
September Issue, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago.......Club Historian
COVER: Five Corvairs and Four Drivers at the August 6th Meeting
Photos of Scenes on Sandia Mountain Trails by David Huntoon
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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-August-2014 the club had 45 active family memberships.
DUES DUE DATES SEPTEMBER 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
2014.06 Melba & Tommie Anderson 25-JUL-2014
2014.06 Susanne & Larry Hickerson 25-JUL-2014
DUE LAST MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.08 Alan Gold 25-SEP-2014
2014.08 Nancy & Russ McDuffie 25-SEP-2014
DUE THIS MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.09 Kathryn & Douglas Gadomski 25-OCT-2014
2014.09 Brian E Rowe 25-OCT-2014
DUE NEXT MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.10 Debra & Jon Anderson 25-NOV-2014
2014.10 Janet & Steve Johnson 25-NOV-2014
2014.10 Mary Lou & Mark Martinek 25-NOV-2014
2014.10 Sylvia & Ray Trujillo 25-NOV-2014
DUE NOVEMBER 2014 ================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.11 Matt & Heather Choiniere 25-DEC-2014
2014.11 Linda & Dick Cochran 25-DEC-2014
2014.11 Cheryl & Edward Halpin 25-DEC-2014
2014.11 Kay & Tarmo Sutt 25-DEC-2014
2014.11 Brenda & Hurley Wilvert 25-DEC-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
Greetings Corvairites. I would like to announce that we have some new members.
Anthony Berbig & Linda Soukup of Minnesota. I hear they are tired of the long
winters and plan to put down roots in our area, Edgewood. He lists a big bore
'67 coupe and membership in Studebaker and Hudson clubs. Hope their move goes
smoothly and am anxious to find out more. Sounds like they will fit right in.
Would like to ask them as they read this to write up a little article and a few
pictures for our newsletter. Welcome Anthony and Linda!
We have some decisions to make at our next meeting. We need to decide on a date
and place for our Christmas dinner. Suggestions please and remember Ropers is
defunct. Then we need to make a decision on a charity for our donations this
year. Something different? We will pass around a signup sheet for volunteers at
the car council swap meet late in September. September 21st is the state fair
car show. So get those Corvairs cleaned up for a good showing. That pretty much
takes care of September.
October will see our last Old Route 66 cleanup for the year. It will be Oct.
4th. October membership meeting is also when we elect our officers. Some have
decided to remain and others are undecided. Include me in that last category. I
believe one year at a time is about right. I like the idea of rotating new
people into the officer positions. New people, new ideas, etc. Think about it
and put your name forward to help keep our club going strong.
A couple weeks ago I went for a hike on the North Crest Trail. I do this on
occasion as I live close enough to be there in 20 minutes. After our recent
rains it was an impressive sight. More wildflowers than I have ever seen. Pinks,
yellows, purples, whites. The grasses were lush green and all kinds of mosses
and lichens. Cool with a soothing breeze among the trees. I am fortunate to live
in the mountains and not an urban area. Don't know how you guys in town do it.
Here the night skies are clear and bright and the air is fresh. Originally from
the Midwest so I know flat, mosquitoes and humidity. My vote is the mountains
hands down. I am including some pictures from my hike and encourage you to visit
Jim's website to view them in the newsletter PDF in color.
Get those Corvairs cleaned and tuned for the state fair. See you at the next
meeting. David
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GENERAL MEETING - AUGUST 6, 2014
Anne Mae Gold
Note: Correct spelling of the Santa Fe Concorso from last month's minutes.
OFFICER REPORTS
President: The rain has arrived!
Vice President: nada.
Secretary: nada.
Treasurer: $4,451.88 in the checking account with no real outstanding debts.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Membership: nada.
Car Council: All Clubs Picnic. CNM is donating 3-4 cases of water. Fire danger
restrictions probably will not be an issue. Mike Stickler will be attending the
picnic and will take up the water. The Car Council webpage is up and running.
Robert Gold is in charge of the website - nmcarcouncil.com - go check it out.
Note: it probably won't work if you type "nmcarcouncil.net" or
"nmcarcouncil.org".
Editor: newsletter deadline is 8/22, after the board meeting. Jim passed around
a curved coin dedicated to baseball. He presented one, boxed and uncirculated
from the United States Mint, to Robert Gold. Jim gave a talk about coins and the
mint. He also shared an article in Car and Driver discussing speed and
acceleration written by Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Sunshine: Elizabeth Domzalski had surgery. Some of the Sunshine Committee went
out to help last Saturday. Ruth Boydston's knees are bothering her so she did
not attend tonight's meeting. Ollie Scheflow sends his best, but coming to the
meeting and returning at night has become difficult.
Merchandise: Vickie listed the items she has available and their prices.
Old Business:
Vickie has a ton of coupons for Harbour Freight -- go and spend some money and
give the "freebie" item to the Sunshine Committee. She put them out for the
membership to take and use. Vickie also has tickets for the All Car Clubs
Picnic. The tickets are $5 to cover the day use.
New Business
Sunday August 10th - 10:00 AM
All Clubs Picnic at Oak Flats.
Saturday October 4th - 8:30 AM
The final Old Route 66 cleanup for the year.
Tarmo asked how everyone's car projects are going. Any one need help? Please let
him know. Can we have a TUNA at Dan Thompson's place (in Edgewood) to evaluate
his Greenbrier? Everyone needs to help keep Corvairs on the road. E-mail Tarmo
or Dave with suggestions.
CNM picnic? There is a spot out in Bernalillo, past the Tamaya Resort. There is
a loop that has picnic tables out past the Jemez dam. There is no shade, but
there are b-b-q pits. It has been suggested that the picnic be moved to the
spring. A member would need to head it up, find a spot and organize it.
The next breakfast will be at The Range in Bernalillo and then we'll go out to
the J & R Museum. Be at The Range on Saturday 8/23 at 9:30am. [Date changed to
8/16.]
Robert says he recommends the MVD office at 4th and Lomas. It is not crowded,
the clerks are nice, the patrons are interesting to watch.
John Wiker announced that he has been recalled by the Air Force for ROTC duty.
He will be back in uniform full time. He will be at Volcano Vista school for 2-3
months until they get a new NCO for the ROTC program.
Robert won the 50/50 raffle. He donated his winnings to the club. $14 total.
Meeting adjourned at 8:10pm and after the meeting members got together at
Jason's Deli.
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BOARD MEETING 08-20-2014
Anne Mae Gold
Meeting began at 5:10pm
Present: David Huntoon, Lube Lubert, Jim & Heula Pittman, Robert & Anne Mae Gold
Treasurer: $4,535.55 is the current amount. Anthony Berbig is the new member who
will be moving to NM by next spring.
Secretary: nothing new to report.
Editor: Friday 8-22 is the deadline for the newsletter. If we have a breakfast
or other activity, we should plan ahead to get it in the newsletter with the
correct date/time. This may help assure member participation. September is
getting busy so the next breakfast needs to be planned for October. Information
on the CORSA Convention has come out in a couple of newsletters, in particular,
Pikes Peak's DRIPLINE and Chicago's AIRHORN.
Car Council: the website is functional and being updated monthly. See Robert's
article elsewhere. Next meeting is August 27th.
Dave went to the Car Club picnic. There were fewer cars on display, but turnout
was good. Thirteen members of CNM attended.
NEW BUSINESS:
State Fair Car Show: 9/21
Car Council Swap Meet: looking for volunteers to work throughout the weekend of
9/26-28. There will be a sign-up at the next membership meeting.
The last Old Route 66 cleanup of the year will be October 4th at 8:30 AM.
November: Potluck bingo and auction at House of Covers? November 8 is a
Saturday.
December: Ask the teachers in the club what group may need help.... food bank?
clothing bank? school supplies? book drive? Ask membership for ideas.
December: Where can we have the Christmas dinner? Roper's is no longer in
business.
One cause of mysterious tire leakage may be faulty valve stems.
The October 1st meeting is CNM election day. This should be announced at the
September meeting and nominations taken.
Meeting adjourned at 6:42pm.
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TREASURY REPORT ............. 07-17-2014 to 08-20-2014 ............. ROBERT GOLD
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $4,737.88
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2014.08.08 +$ 44.00 Deposit 50/50 = $ 14.00
2014.08.08 Tri-State Posters, March = $ 30.00
2014.08.13 2178 -$ 29.96 J.Pittman AUG 2014 Newsletter_Printing = $ 26.96
2014.08.18 +$ 70.00 Deposit A.Berbig 12 m. CNM & CORSA $ 70.00
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*** ENDING BALANCE = $4,535.55
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THE UPCOMING STATE FAIR CAR SHOW
The Gold Family Reunion --- Robert Gold
My true love, Anne Mae, and I are in the process of becoming empty-nesters. With
a son in college at UNM and a daughter tearing up Sandia High, we don't see much
of them any more. However, I discovered that all along I had a cure for this
situation, CNM's annual State Fair Car Show that will be held this year on
Sunday, September 21.
How could a mere car show and state fair be a cure for an empty nest situation?
Well, just think about it... I tell the kids that we will pay for them to attend
an event with lots of food and cool things to see and do. Also, they can take
their own cars and park them right in the middle of the fairgrounds (they both
have their very own Corvair). The result for the Gold family is a yearly family
reunion.
I feel that if it works for the Golds it will probably work for other CNM'ers.
Just let your family know you'll be at the state fair and a good time will be
had by all. Another nice feature of this event is that you won't have to travel
far for all the fun. All that's left for me to say is the how and when of the
event, so here goes:
The 19th annual CNM State Fair Car Show will be held on Sunday, September 21.
We'll meet at the former Furr's Cafeteria parking lot on the southwest corner of
Central and San Pedro at around 7:00 AM on Sunday morning, for the group photo
and will leave around 7:15 to enter the Fairgrounds through gate 3. This is the
gate furthest to the south on San Pedro. We will be entering and parking for
free. The show will take place on Heritage Ave just south of the Manuel Lujan
Building.
So mark September 21, 2014 on your calendars and plan to attend our show. You
and your family will be glad you did.
-- Robert Gold
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Special Happy Birthday Wishes to Sixteen CNM'ers Celebrating in September:
Connie Adams
Jamie Anderson
Matt Choiniere
Christian Deyermond
Kelly Gold
Dave Huntoon
Carl Johnson
Gordon Johnson
Janet Johnson
Josh McDuffie
Connie McBreen
Curtis Shimp
Linda Soukup
Frank Stadler
Kevin Sullivan
Julian Trujillo
Happy Anniversary Wishes to Five CNM Couples:
Kathy & Larry Blair
Emma & LeRoy Rogers
Kay & Tarmo Sutt
Brenda & Hurley Wilvert
Valarie Nye & Joel Yelich
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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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LeROY ROGERS 505-294-0623 has a 1960 Monza coupe. He has been bringing it to car
shows for years. He thinks it may be time to part with it. Should some member
of CNM be interested, let LeRoy know.
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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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BREAKFAST - MUSEUM TOUR - GARAGE TOUR
Tarmo Sutt
Several CNM members met at the Range Cafe in Bernalillo Saturday at 9:30am, for
a great breakfast "Range" style, with seven people present. There was also the
Albuquerque VMCCA club having their breakfast. As many of these car folks know
each other, there was lots of interaction happening. Also starting at 10 am, was
the sheriff's posse parade going down the street with law enforcement on
horseback carrying different flags. Vintage cars and trucks carrying election
banners and floats -- a traditional parade that we don't see much of any more.
In attendance were Tarmo Sutt, Ken Sturm (Tarmo's guest from Santa Fe), Heula
and Jim Pittman, Sally Williams and her daughter, and Dave Huntoon. Tarmo's 1965
Corsa and Sally's 1966 sedan were the two Corvairs present.
After the breakfast, several of us met at the J & R Vintage Car Museum in
northeast Rio Rancho, off of State road 528 behind a large new Walmart. This
museum has about 60 vintage vehicles, a restoration shop and an automobile
related bookstore in front. I found what was for me a new Corvair book called
"Chevrolet Corvair - a Photo History" by Monty Montgomery. It was later
purchased and given to me, what a great thing! I plan to read through this and
pass along facts to the club's members about Corvairs we might have all
forgotten about. In the museum, there are several cars that had been used in the
Great American Race in the 1980s and 1990s; most cars displayed were from 1915
up into the 1950s.
Near the front was a 1959 Edsel convertible. Does anyone remember a Ford Edsel
dealership in New Mexico? A good question... I cannot remember one. If you are
old enough to remember, where did you see your first Edsel? At a Ford
dealership?
I recommend a visit to the car museum for everyone to go look. Only $6 entry
fee, $5 for seniors.
Mark and Elizabeth Domzalski invited the club up to their house after the museum
tour, to see their newly finished 1300 square-foot "car restoration garage" with
a deck on the whole top of the building. Well, the garage is newly finished but
is not fully furnished yet! A lot more work for Mark to do. And, the greatest
view from the deck! Breathtaking, this place has all of the special Domzalski's
touches built into it. Great projects and wonderful gatherings will happen here,
let's all try to stay on the guest list! This was a great CNM outing. The
original date for this was August 23, but it was held August 16.
Thanks to all who attended!
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MY PART OF THE 1975 SEATTLE SAGA, PART 1
Charley Biddle
* The Chicagoland AIRHORN has been one of the most consistently
* interesting newsletters we have been getting for many years under
* our old "newsletter exchange" program. Few of the major CORSA chapter
* newsletters are being mailed out anymore, most having moved their
* distribution to the internet. I asked editor Charley Biddle if I could
* reprint his article in the August issue. He agreed, and sent Part 1
* from July as well. Charley explains for those not familiar with Chicago:
* "In Chicago, the Eisenhower Expressway is Interstate 290, and runs west
* out of the city. I used to take it every day, going to and from the
* campus of University of Illinois in Chicago. Also, I mention there
* were 800 Corvairs at the convention. I have been since informed that
* might have been a bit high, especially for a West Coast convention.
* I'm fairly sure we did those kinds of numbers for the CORSA conventions
* we hosted, especially in the 1990's. If somebody complains, give them
* my e-mail address." -- CNM EDITOR
It is CCE tradition to Coravan to CORSA conventions. This is where everybody
caravans together in their Corvairs to an event. Such was the case with the
1975 CORSA Convention in Seattle, WA.
However, in typical Charley tradition, I Coravaned with the rest of the club,
except I was off by several days and about a thousand miles separate.
Unlike my last Great Western Adventure, this time I had my second Corvair (of
what would be many), a 1965 Monza Coupe 140 HP four speed. It was essentially
a Corsa model, but without any of the Corsa trim, a Corsa dashboard or Corsa
suspension or steering components. It had an AM radio, bucket seats and a
heater, which doubled up as a window fogger-upper in the rain. It had BF
Goodrich radial T/A tires, so it cornered like a mouse in tennis shoes.
It was red and had a dent in the driver's door.
My travels across the country were uneventful. No flat tires, no dropped valve
seats.
I did come across some good ol' boys on the highway in a jacked up pickem up
truck, who thought they'ed have themselves some fun with the guy in the little
car with out of state plates (me). They pulled along side me on the Interstate,
and probably using a sparkplug in their exhaust system or something, made their
truck backfire into my side door. They laughed and roared off. I thought it was
funny, too. I used to do the same thing in my 1964 Corvair. Early models didn't
have an Accessory position on the ignition switch, so I had rigged an ignition
shutoff switch under my dash. That way, I could play the radio with the engine
off and not risk burning up my points. It also allowed me to shut off the engine
at speed. When I did so, the muffler would fill up with unburnt fuel, and when I
turned the ignition back on, a big flame would erupt from the exhaust pipe with
a loud bang. I did this one night on the Eisenhower Expressway to some dude. Lit
up his entire car. The look on his face was priceless. So, I understood what
them good ol' boys were up to.
There is a difference between Interstate highways in the Midwest and Interstate
highways in the Rocky mountains. Around here, Interstate highways are flat, with
multiple lanes in each direction with wide grassy dividers between the sets of
lanes going in opposite directions. In the Rocky mountains, they paved two-lane
logging roads that wind thru mountain passes and stuck red, white and blue
Interstate signs along them. Opposing traffic is just over that double yellow
line. You have to trust that it stays there.
I mention this, because I met up with a group of Corvairs from the Kansas City
area, just before heading into the mountains. We all were going to the Seattle
CORSA convention, so we decided to travel together. One of the guys had a Turbo
and they all had CB radios. The problem with driving thru the mountains, even on
what they called Interstate highways, was that you could not see what was around
the next corner. It could be nothing, or it could be a runaway logging truck.
They loaned me a CB walkie-talkie. It could not transmit very well, but it could
receive.
The guy in the Turbo went on ahead, and radioed back if there was any traffic
coming. If not, the rest of us followed and took those mountain curves, using
ALL the lanes. Kinda like an autocross, but with mountain walls and droppoffs
instead of rubber pylons. We made real good time, and it was a lot of fun.
Next month, the Seattle Convention and "Oklahoma Crude."
Reprinted from the AIRHORN, Chicagoland Corvair Enthusiasts, July 2014
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MY PART OF THE 1975 SEATTLE SAGA, PART 2
Charley Biddle
Last month, I related my adventures on my trip to Seattle, for the 1975 CORSA
Convention.
I drove my second Corvair, a red 1965 Monza 140HP, four-speed. On the trip to
Seattle, nothing broke, no valve seats dropped and no belts flipped.
As I recall, there were 1500 attendees, and 800 Corvairs. I participated in the
Autocross, doing as well as I did in autocrosses in the Chicagoland area:
terrible. But, it was fun. And, nothing broke.
One of the tours was a trip up nearby Mount Rainier. This is an extinct volcano
(which thankfully has stayed extinct) with roads on it. One of the features of
the trip was travelling up to the snow line and having a snowball fight in the
middle of the summer.
On the way back from the trip, we were travelling on local dirt roads, taking
the scenic route. This trip was styled as a rally, without actually being a
rally. There was an actual rally at the convention, but this was just a
sightseeing trip.
Now, let me tell you about one of the more colorful characters who attended this
convention. There was this older gentleman from Oklahoma, who had a blue late
model Corvair with every option in the Warshawsky catalog that he could find,
and then some. This car had aftermarket side trim. It had door edge guards, It
had trim pieces where no Corvair has ever had trim pieces. He had three tail
lights on each side, all of them used for turn signals. He had aftermarket
driving lights mounted under the rear bumper as backup lights. He had extra sets
of driving lights on the front. He had brush screens over the headlights. He had
stainless trim around all edges of all of the side windows. And he bragged he
had the best looking Corvair, even if you didn't ask him. Not knowing his name
(or wanting to know his name), we nicknamed him, "Oklahoma Crude."
On this trip back from Mount Rainier, we were on a dirt road at a stop sign
intersection with a little bit bigger dirt road. I stopped for the stop sign.
Suddenly, blam, I am sitting just about in the back seat of my Corvair, my hands
about a foot or so from the steering wheel. The engine died. Oklahoma Crude
never saw the stop sign, or me, and had driven at speed into the rear of my car.
The impact ripped my seat from its tracks, which is why I suddenly found myself
sitting so far back. I was in gear at impact time, and my foot was pulled back
from the clutch, causing the engine to die.
We got out to survey the damage. Oklahoma Crude's front bumper was bent upwards.
My rear bumper was bent a little, but most of all, the rear cross frame, that
has the engine mount on it, was bent in about an inch. There was a dent in my
oil filter, but not much other damage. When I restarted the engine, no oil
spewed out, so the damage was only cosmetic. The engine was now located a little
more forward than before and the gear shifter pattern changed a little, but
everything worked.
However, with the driver's seat all the way against the back seat, I could not
drive the car. The seat track would no longer keep the seat in position, and my
arms and legs aren't that long.
I managed to reposition the driver's seat by placing my Sears tool box behind
it, and then I used my just fine Sears scissors jack sideways to push between
the rear seat riser and the tool box. The seat was still a little bit loose, but
I was able to drive. In fact, that is how I was able to drive the 2,000 miles to
get home.
Next month, more adventures on the way home, or why one should never try to
outrun the police.
Reprinted from the AIRHORN, Chicagoland Corvair
Enthusiasts, August 2014
* Charley explains,
*
* "Reference to the Warshawsky catalog may be a local Chicago term.
* The same organization marketed to the rest of the country as
* JC Whitney. Warshawsky was their family name, and it resonated
* well in Chicago (with more people of Polish descent than in any
* other city in the world, except for Warsaw, Poland). However, the
* name was "foreign"-sounding outside of Chicago, so they went with
* JC Whitney everywhere else. For us locals, the Warshawsky catalog
* had slightly better prices than the JC Whitney catalog, and we
* could save on shipping by just driving to their store at
* 47th and Archer (south side of Chicago).
*
* The Warshawsky family is no longer associated with JC Whitney.
* I have not seen any Warshawsky catalogs for a while. The grandson
* of the original founder passed away some number of years ago, and
* his daughter was not a car person and she sold off the company to
* a group of investors, who now run it. I happened to do some computer
* consulting work for the original Warshawsky company, back in the
* middle 1990's. The grandson, Sollie, was the old guy whose wheel
* chair used up a lot of space in the elevator, and I was told not
* to complain about it; he owned the business, the building, and
* ultimately, my contract. His daughter came in from New York a couple
* of times, one time flouncing into the computer area, declared her
* laptop was not working, and expected everyone in the room to jump
* to assist her. Everyone except me did; that was not within the
* scope of my contract."
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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
Sun 21 Sep 7:00 AM State Fair Car Show = meet before 7:00 AM at "Old Furr's"
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 - Los Lunas, NM
Sat 27 Sep ======== NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL - Swap Meet - Los Lunas, NM
Sun 28 Sep ======== NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL - Swap Meet - Los Lunas, NM
Fri 26 Sep = SANTA FE CONCORSO -- Santa Fe, NM - The Club At Las Campanas
Sat 27 Sep = The Southwest's Primier Auto Gathering
Sun 28 Sep = Santa Fe Concorso 369 Montezuma Avenue #511 Santa Fe, NM 87501
http://santafeconcorso.com/schedule.html
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Wed 1 Oct 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
ELECTION OFFICERS TONIGHT -- PLEASE CONSIDER RUNNING FOR OFFICE!
Sat 4 Oct 8:30 AM Old Route 66 Cleanup -- Meet at I-40 Carnuel Exit 170.
Sat 11 Oct 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 Oct 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Wed 22 Oct 6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
Fri 24 Oct 9:00 PM Deadline for items for November newsletter
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Wed 5 Nov 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.
Sat xx Nov 5:00 PM WILL WE HAVE AN AUCTION / POTLUCK / BINGO PARTY THIS YEAR?
Sat 8 Nov 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 19 Nov 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri 21 Nov 9:00 PM Deadline for items for December newsletter
Wed 26 Nov 6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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Sat xx Dec WHERE WILL WE HAVE OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY? WHAT CHARITY TO SUPPORT?
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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 SEPTEMBER
2007 - Vol 33 Nr 9 - # 384
We had $3,041 in the bank. Several members met the Great American Race cars and
drivers as they passed through. Ollie was presented with a First Aid kit. Dan
Palmer showed LEDs and wiring for dash lighting. Jim said we'd be bucking the
trend to email by continuing to mail out our newsletters. President Ray asked
members to report their favorite grammar and spelling errors. Robert reported on
an encounter at Autozone where Anne Mae was poorly treated but the regional
manager in El Paso made everything okay. Sad fact of life: ladies don't often
get treated fairly at auto parts stores.
John Wiker reported on attending several car shows and an enjoyable Car Council
picnic. Ollie Scheflow reported on the last Old Route 66 cleanup of the year and
Sylvan wrote that he appreciated the "April Fool" features in our newsletters,
claiming the issue from April 2007 was the best yet. Steve Goodman told us what
to do with a vague stick shift and Vickie Hall illustrated the picnic with words
and photos.
We learned of the death of Debbie Pleau in Colorado just as she and Dennis were
preparing to move back to California. Debbie's contributions to CNM and to the
Pikes peak Corvair Club over a span of 17 years can hardly be exaggerated. Not
least of her accomplishments was organizing the CORSA National Convention in
Albuquerque in 1995-1996. We still miss her.
2000 - Vol 26 Nr 9 - # 300
On the cover, we "camp out" at Ruth's cabin in the Pecos. A cartoon has Ralph of
the Green Party making a joke at the expense of two political candidates and our
favorite car. Wendell reported a bank balance of $6069. We said goodbye to the
Pleaus who were headed for Colorado Springs. We planned a new CNM front license
plate. Mark Domzalski was re-elected president of CORSA. There would be a 75th
anniversary celebration of the completion of Route 66 from Chicago to Los
Angeles. President Hurley Wilvert told us we had four nominees for the October
election. Many events were reviewed, mostly car shows of one kind or another.
The Car Council's list of activities for the rest of the year took up half a
page. Debbie Deck reported on the Pecos Campout at Ruth's mountain cabin. Anne
Mae Gold told us about Corvair Ladies and their activities. Steve Gongora
reported on the Galles Car Show in which three CNM participants each won a nice
new $100 bill. A letter from Wendell told about irritating car troubles on the
way to San Diego and a really scary episode with Ilva and a stroke and a heart
attack.
1993 - Vol 19 Nr 9 - # 216
A Ford Model T was on the cover. Our president was Del. Will reported $1439 in
the bank. Guests were Scott Kimball, Ted Yachik and the Huntoons from the
Chicago club. We discussed plans for the State Fair, a campout, a Dukes baseball
game, a Funkhana, the Great Western Fan Belt Toss and a trip to Color Works in
Los Lunas. LeRoy told about a new organization aimed at keeping old cars from
being legislated off the road. Del reported that we got the bid from CORSA for
the 1996 convention!
We had several tech tips from the Internet this month. Frank Lux had a
hard-to-find rattle when the nut came off a front shock absorber and lodged
inside the coil spring where it bounced around. Raymond Pease replaced the inner
speedo cable on a 1968 car only to find it was 3/4 inch too short. Stuart Pearl
reported on the brand-new GM Saturn. Steve Cole discussed modes of crank failure
(torsional or bending) and how to tell which happened to your broken crank. Mike
Kellstrand had a rough running engine. Cyberspace citizens suggested causes and
fixes: bryan@mitre.org suggested backing off the timing and checking for jammed
advance weights; kdrolt@athena.mit.edu suggested a clogged fuel screen in the
gas tank or clogged carb filters; smc9782@zeus.tamu.edu suggested it might be a
vacuum leak in the crossover tube connectors. Steve Robinette asked the function
of a thick red wire in the engine compartment. John Dozsa told about a
speedometer repair shop in Baltimore.
1986 - Vol 12 Nr 9 - # 132
On the cover: a newspaper photo of a CORSA member from France: Gali Bouhadiba at
the CORSA Convention in Grand Rapids. We had $827 in the bank and a visitor was
long-distance CNM member Jack Bryan of Dallas. Jerry showed us a video he made
during the Montrose Tri-State. Bill Reider reported on his trip to the Grand
Rapids convention. Bill said traffic everywhere was moving at 60 to 70 in spite
of the 55-mph speed limit. He joined in the fun and was stopped in Kansas for
doing 46 in a 30-mph zone.
Karen provided three more stories in her series of reports on "My First Car" so
we found out how Elliott Knapp, Kristin Romer and Dean Sanborn were introduced
to a 1926 Buick, a 1965 Monza and a 1918 Model T Ford respectively. Francis told
us how to remove the emergency brake cable from the wheel backing plate: tighten
a small hose clamp around the three locking protrusions, then tap with a hammer
and screwdriver. Francis was a great one for clever improvised tools.
1979 - Vol 5 Nr 9 - # 48
The September 1979 cover showed a Chevrolet advertisement: bikers were admiring
a shiny new 1965 Monza sedan. We were planning our State Fair car show, an
Aspencade and October elections. We discussed CORSA's 100 percent membership
rule. This issue had no tech tips. Your editor asked whether it was a good idea
for the government to require air bags in new cars in light of certain safety
considerations. Today no one thinks of any inherent dangers from air bags. I
wonder why.
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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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