The January 2015 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 30-Dec-2014 ==== Copyright (c) 2014 Corvairs of New Mexico
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JANUARY 2015 / VOLUME 41 / NUMBER 1 / ISSUE #472
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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, January 7th, 2015 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
Why Are These People Laughing? .............. Low Gas Prices!
Dues Due ............................... Membership Committee
Mechanically Un-inclined ....................... Ray Trujillo
December Meeting Minutes ........................ Jim Pittman
December Board Meeting Cancelled .................. The Board
Frayed Clutch Cable Tech Talk ................... Larry Blair
Birthdays & Anniversaries ................ Sunshine Committee
Christmas Party at Highland ...................... John Wiker
Treasury Report ................................. Robert Gold
Declining Membership ............................ Jim Pittman
Get it Out of my Kitchen! ...................... Corvanantics
Calendar of Coming Events ................ Board of Directors
January Issue, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago ... Club Historian
Page of Photos Emailed to Participants During 2004 ... Editor
Roster of Club Members ..................... 28 December 2014
COVER: An Ultra Van and two great Rampsides at Sonic in 2005
Brenda, Ray and Heula at CNM's 2014 Christmas Party
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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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OFFICERS and VOLUNTEERS
President: Ray Trujillo 505-839-7436 ray @ bpsabq.com
Vice-Pres: Tarmo Sutt 505-690-2046 tarmo @ juno.com
Secretary: Anne Mae Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com
Treasurer: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com
Car Council: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com
Merchandise: Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Membership: Larry Yoffee 505-321-5909 corsa180 @ gmail.com
Sunshine: VACANT VACANT VACANT
Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Old Route 66: Lube Lubert 505-256-9331 505-400-3680 = cell
Past President: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Past President: John Wiker 505-899-3076 wikerj63 @ yahoo.com
Past President: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com
MEETINGS: First Wednesday of each Month at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
INTERNET: 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's home page: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.com/
New Mexico Council of Car Clubs: http://www.nmcarcouncil.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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On 25-DEC-2014 we had 39 active family memberships.
DUES DUE DATES JANUARY 2014
EXPIRED ============================ INACTIVE DATE
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
2014.08 Nancy & Russ McDuffie 25-SEP-2014
2014.09 Kathryn & Douglas Gadomski 25-OCT-2014
2014.09 Brian E Rowe 25-OCT-2014
2014.11 Matt & Heather Choiniere 25-DEC-2014
2014.11 Cheryl & Edward Halpin 25-DEC-2014
2014.11 Brenda & Hurley Wilvert 25-DEC-2014
DUE LAST MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2014.12 David Huntoon 25-JAN-2015
2014.12 Barbara & Gordon Johnson 25-JAN-2015
2014.12 Kelli & Mark Morgan 25-JAN-2015
2014.12 Larry Yoffee 25-JAN-2015
DUE THIS MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2015.01 Darlene & William Darcy 25-Feb-2015
2015.01 Sarah & Terry Price 25-Feb-2015
DUE NEXT MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2015.02 Frank Stadler 25-Mar-2105
DUE MARCH 2015 ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2015.03 Carl Johnson 25-APR-2015
2015.03 Emma & LeRoy Rogers 25-APR-2015
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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Why is this woman laughing?
NEWS ITEM: Fuel Prices plummet to an Average Cost per Gallon of $2.25 in
December 2014.
In a file photo housewife Rayette Lee Brown of Fort Worth is laughing during a
fillup in Dallas on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Brown said that her Hummunger
H5 V-12, the largest non-commercial private vehicle in Texas, had been in
storage for nine years but she decided to start it up this morning. Brown says
unexpected low gas prices will allow her to start driving it again. "I feel a
lot safer driving my Hummunger instead of my little old pickup, and I just found
out my favorite gas station has unleaded priced at $1.88 right now and it's
going down more! Thank God for low gas prices! My husband just made a deal for a
loaded 2013 Ford F-150 pickup for him to to run around in. He says it's made out
of good old solid American steel, not that sissy aluminum the new Fords are made
out of. We're just so glad we can finally drive the cars we want to again!" (ABC
Photo/Barbara McWalters)
Why is this man laughing?
NEWS ITEM: Exxon Mobil reported a better-than-expected 3 percent increase in
third quarter profit.
In a file photo Exxon Mobil Corp. Chairman and CEO Billy Lee Raymond laughs with
the audience during a news conference in Dallas, Wednesday, December 24, 2014.
Exxon Mobil Corporation, the largest publicly traded oil company in the world,
on Thursday, October 23, 2014, said that third quarter profit surged despite
lower crude prices. "We may have had slow growth for the last nine years,"
chortled Raymond, "but we have no worries for the future. Our industry is
healthy and ready to contribute to the economic recovery of our great country!
Just check out the sales figures at Ford, Chevy and Dodge dealerships during the
last few weeks. Customers can't wait to get their hands on big American pickups
and SUVs again and they are buying as many as the companies can make. These
customers will be buying our gasoline for years to come. Say goodbye to those
little Priuses and Hondas." (NBC Photo/Bryan McWilliams)
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Mechanically Un-inclined
Ray Trujillo
Happy New Year everyone!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. As for CNM, we completed our 2014
calendar of events with a very nice Christmas party of our own. As you know,
this year we held our party at the Highland Senior Center and decided to make it
a potluck affair. CNM provided the hams and Sylvia and I were entrusted with the
duty of preparing the hams while the membership brought all the accompanying
side dishes. Wow, what a feast we had!
In hindsight, I guess the club could've gotten away with just one ham because we
had enough ham to send everyone home with leftovers for dinner. Oh well, I
figure it's always better to have too much than not enough. On the day of the
party I had delivered the hams in a big roaster and the heavenly aroma of honey
glaze with pineapple and cherries filled my Brand X vehicle. I know the aroma
lingered for a few days after our party because the neighborhood dogs held a
sniffing and circling convention centered around my parked car in our driveway,
but it only ended in total frustration for my canine friends.
In addition to all the superb food and drinks, the Sunshine Committee headed by
Heula Pittman did their usual awesome job, complete with decorations, great
prizes and gifts for everyone in attendance. On the three prizes won, Pat Hall
and Art Gold each received a one-year CNM club membership and Elizabeth
Domzalski won a nice $25 cash prize, donated by the Sunshine Committee. Our
members also did a great job of donating the needed items requested by the
Albuquerque Rescue Mission and The Storehouse. Thank you to all who brought
donations, and special appreciation goes out to Dave Huntoon and Vickie Hall for
transporting these items to our selected charities.
During our celebration I presented some appreciation certificates to five of our
very worthy members for their long-time services to the club. The first two
members honored were Emma Rogers and Lee Reider for their ten years (2004-2014)
of graciously organizing the Christmas donations to various needy organizations.
The next honoree was Heula Pittman for her twelve years (2003-2015) of dedicated
service as the Sunshine Committee Chairwoman. Heula, what a great job you have
done! Last but not least, Steve and Rita Gongora were also honored for their
many years of hosting our annual Auction & Bingo fundraiser evenings. I couldn't
find the year Steve and Rita started doing these fun evenings -- at least as
long ago as 1994 -- but they surely are to be commended for their contributions.
As you well know, without members like these our club would not flourish, so
thank them when you see them. As we got toward the end of our celebration Jim
Pittman recited a smartly worded poem about Santa's visit and it was very well
received. I also had written a Corvair version of the Twelve Days of Christmas
and I asked Brenda Stickler to help me lead in the singing of the song. If my
singing was the only lump of coal you received this Christmas then please accept
my apology. Brenda did her best to keep me in tune but that was pretty much an
impossible task. I think we had a fun time anyway, so thanks for helping me,
Brenda.
Okay, let's move on to the start of a new year. CNM has planned some really
great activities beginning with a club breakfast at Dan and Lisa Thompson's
Dough-Re-Mi Bake Shop in Edgewood. The date is January 10, 2015 at 10 A.M. At
the last meeting Dan & Lisa gave us a mouthwatering description of the pastries
they create, so many of us are looking forward to this. They are located 1.6
miles north of Old Route 66 at 150 State Highway 344. Some of our members
expressed an interest in a caravan out to Edgewood so if you would like to do
this we plan on meeting at 9:30 A.M. at the Smith's parking lot located at
Central & Tramway.
Our next event will be on February 7, 2015. Robert Gold has set up a garage tour
at the Old Car Garage located at 3232 Girard NE. The tour will start at 11 A.M.
and afterwards we are planning to go to lunch at a local restaurant. In March,
we will hold our Anniversary Dinner and at our last meeting I asked for a
volunteer to set up the dinner. I'm happy to report that not only one volunteer
but two members have stepped up. Both Bill Reider and John Wiker will be looking
into two separate options for the club. Thank you to both Bill and John for
helping with this event. We'll keep you all posted with all the details as the
date gets closer. Also, don't forget that the Ike Meissner Award is presented at
the anniversary dinner. For those of you who are new to the club, this honor is
basically awarded to a member who has been very active and has contributed to
the overall well being of the club over the last year. We select the winner by
using a point system developed by John Wiker and we also take into account any
nominations we get from members. So if you have someone in mind who fits this
description please nominate them. I'll have nomination forms at the next couple
of membership meetings.
Well I guess that's enough said for now, so I'll see you at the next club
meeting.
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Meeting Minutes December 3rd, 2014
Jim Pittman
A rainy night (*) but eighteen people showed up, some with Corvairs.
President Ray called us to order and reported on the Christmas party. He
circulated sign-up lists: who planned to attend, what potluck items were needed
and planned. Bring your donations of new or used but usable clothing,
non-perishable food, household or personal items, or cash. Items will be
transported to the Albuquerque Rescue Mission and to The Storehouse by Vickie
and David. Ray asked for ideas for speakers or topics to be scheduled for
discussion at meetings.
Vice-President Tarmo reported no snow in Santa Fe tonight, but said the traffic
on I-25 gets crazier every month. Typically, cars with cell phones and cruise
control set at 80 are camped out in the fast lane, the usual slow cars camp in
the right lane, and on both sides there are some trying to pass everything in
sight. Anyway, for club members he reported a text message from Steve to the
effect that there is a new Gongora grandson named Gunnar born to Emily on Monday
night. Seven lbs eight oz and everyone involved is doing great but Steve was
visiting and was not able to make the meeting.
Secretary Anne Mae was not present as her back pain kept her from work (most
unusual for her) but she hopes to be better soon.
Treasurer Robert reported $5,054.33 in the checking account. He apologized for
the article in the newsletter claiming that the Potluck/Auction was the club's
biggest money-maker, since actually the Tri-State held that distinction.
Membership chair Larry was not present and we had no news of new or prospective
members.
Editor Jim said the newsletter deadline was Friday December 26th, so as soon as
your Christmas Celebrations are done, send in your articles please!
Sunshine Chair Heula announced that she is resigning her position with the
Sunshine Committee. The group was formed in January 2003 and over the years the
committee has organized events, sent out birthday cards and sympathy cards and
coordinated club activities. Plans for the Christmas party include gifts for all
present and prizes for members present.
Merchandise Chair Vickie said she had sold two cookbooks so had $10 for the
treasury. She has a few $2 patches available.
Upcoming Events
On Saturday January 10 we will have a club breakfast at Dough-Re-Mi in Edgewood
at 10:00 AM. All who wish to caravan will meet at the Smith's parking lot at
Central & Tramway and leave no later than 9:30 AM to drive east on Old Route 66
to Edgewood where we'll turn left (north) and proceed a mile and a half and turn
right into the shopping center at Highway 344 and Dinkle Road. Lisa & Dan
Thompson told us about their bake shop and described some of their baked goods.
Who knows, this may become the CNM Breakfast Venue from now on! Just in case the
weather does not cooperate we will postpone a week to January 17th.
In February we hope to have a garage tour to Old Car Garage and Robert hopes
they will be able to show their new and very impressive cleaning technique.
In March we will have our CNM 41st Anniversary Celebration which will include
the Meissner Award. Planning is underway, stay tuned. So far, we have no
chairperson for this event.
In April the first Saturday, April 4th, Lube will be expecting a good turnout
for the first Old Route 66 cleanup of the year.
In April we hope to organize a driving tour to Grants and maybe a visit to the
Mining Museum.
In April some of us may take our Corvairs in for an oil change, lube job and
general inspection at the Old Car Garage Annual Spring Thaw on April 18th.
In May we may organize a spring tune-up, we will all attend the May 17th Museum
Car Show and we will all be driving to Durango, Colorado for the May 29-30-31
Tri-State. Sponsor is Rocky Mountain CORSA.
In July the Classic Car Appreciation Day will happen and it seems to be getting
bigger and better every year. Stay tuned.
Do we want to have a TUNA to address specific maintenance issues? Let Pat know
your suggestions so we can bring our Corvairs to Los Lunas for lessons in
keeping those Corvairs tuned up and healthy. Pat prefers that he be given these
ideas in writing.
Previous Events
The Potluck/Auction/Bingo was a great evening for club members, thank you Rita &
Steve for your hospitality, thank you John Wiker for running the Bingo games,
and thank the many who brought great food. We discussed the need for a better
way to do the silent auction to avoid such things as the last-minute squabble
between two individuals over who won the bid for a classic license plate. Maybe
we all believed the rules were understood and all who were bidding would just
behave.
Several nice 2015 calendars were brought in for anyone to take home. Lube
reported that his brother learned of a break-in at the Wheels Museum in which
the collection of model trains was stolen. Wiker reported that the historic
Harvey House in Los Lunas, home to a marvelous model railroad collection, was
going to have to move it out. Maybe anyone who wants to visit this site should
do so soon.
Our 50/50 drawing was won by Wiker who took home $6 and the treasury received
$10 so congratulations, John!
After we adjourned Larry Blair made another of his short but informative tech
talks. He showed a damaged clutch cable and described the difficult and
intricate process of changing it out for a new one. Not easy or quick! His
opinion is, the clutch cables available these days are not of good quality. Not
only had his cable frayed badly (thus making that characteristic scraping sound
just before it breaks) but the swivel pin was unduly worn. If your cable breaks
you are either stuck or you'll have to practice the art of clutchless driving --
not impossible but not easy in traffic! Hurley pointed out that if you have to
replace your clutch cable, you should plan to replace or at least inspect the
parking brake cable as well. Larry also mentioned the transverse leaf spring on
1964 Corvairs and said he had found broken bolts holding the outboard ends of
the spring. His opinion was that the bolts recommended for this job are actually
of a higher grade than required and were brittle and tended to crack. When the
bolts break the spring pops down on the road and the car is immobilized, not
just crippled! Thanks to Larry for this interesting tech talk.
* The rain was my fault, or, since we are in a drought, I will take credit for
it! The 1990 Civic wanted to go to the meeting but it was covered with dust from
the last couple of weeks of windy weather. I rinsed off all the dust and
squeegeed all the glass squeaky clean. No sooner had I finished when the drops
started falling! Well, we needed the rain. -- Jim
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NOTE: Board meeting Cancelled This Month.
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Four Special CNM'ers have January Birthdays:
* Javier Gold
* Steve Gongora
* Carolyn Palmer
* LeRoy Rogers
One Special Couple has a December Anniversary:
* Vickie & Pat Hall
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TREASURY REPORT ************* 11-21-2014 to 12-25-2014 ************* ROBERT GOLD
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $5,054.33
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2014.12.08 2185 -$ 166.12 J.Pittman DEC 2014 Newsletter_Printing -$ 27.07
2014.12.08 J.Pittman Newsletter Postage, 3 months -$ 139.05
2014.12.15 +$ 190.00 Deposit Merchandise $ 10.00
2014.12.15 Deposit 50/50 Raffle $ 10.00
2014.12.15 Dues D.Palmer 12 m CNM & CORSA $ 70.00
2014.12.15 Dues T.Sutt 12 m CNM $ 25.00
2014.12.15 Dues Alan Gold 12 m CNM $ 25.00
2014.12.15 Dues S.Johnson 26 m CNM $ 50.00
2014.12.17 2183 -$ 45.00 CORSA Dues D.Palmer 12 m CORSA -$ 45.00
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2014.11.19 ********************** ENDING BALANCE ********************* $5,033.21
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Christmas Party at Highland Senior Center
John Wiker
Boy, can Ray Trujillo put on a party!
Even those who showed up early found Ray and Sylvia already at Highland Senior
Center where they had everything organized and set up, awaiting the great dishes
brought by several of our members. The food prepared by all was outstanding!
The program moved along smartly with give-a-ways from the Sunshine committee and
the club treasury. There were two one-year membership certificates presented.
Pat Hall won one by drawing the winning fabric fortune cookie, an original and
novel design by Kay Sutt. Art Gold won the second by drawing the winning raffle
ticket.
Ray presented certificates of appreciation to Lee Reider and Emma Rogers for
organizing our Christmas Charities for many years, and to Heula Pittman for
being Sunshine Committee Chairwoman for some twelve years. He also recognized
Rita & Steve Gongora for once again hosting the annual Auction/Bingo/Potluck
party at House of Covers in November.
Ray wrote a cute and quite appropriate song for us to sing -- a customized
version of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Jim Pittman wrapped up the event with a
spin-off of Santa's visit that he adapted from the Iowa Corvair Association
newsletter but it originally was from the December 1977 Communique.
Bags of clothes and dry goods were collected for The Storehouse and the
Albuquerque Rescue Mission. These items will be delivered in the name of the
club by Vickie Hall and David Huntoon. There was plenty of good food and plenty
of Christmas joy.
The only "downer" of the whole day was in the number of attendees. Only
twenty-five of our members showed up at the Highland Center. Those who did not
attend, really missed a great time. Once again, our thanks to Ray and Sylvia
Trujillo for organizing and setting everything up and thanks to all those great
cooks out there who prepared our great meal. This potluck really came off well!!
Thanks to Vickie Hall for forwarding this cartoon!
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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 1962 Greenbrier that NEEDS A NEW HOME. Seating
for 9. Beautiful van gray with white stripe, gray interior. Both interior and
exterior in great shape. Powerglide with 110 HP engine. It runs great. If you
want to provide the new home, you'll find it is well under Hagerty quote.
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Brenda Stickler 505-856-6993 has Corvairs to move.
One is a white Corvair V-8 (not running).
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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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Declining Membership
Jim Pittman
Check out these two graphs. They show the membership count every December in
CORSA and in CNM from 1974 to the present. What do the two curves tell us about
the future of our local and our national Corvair organizations?
Over the years both we and CORSA have discussed how to increase (or at least
retain) our membership, and there have been many suggestions for ways to attract
new members and retain old members. Apparently these ideas have been less than
successful. Or, maybe that's just the way the world of car clubs goes.
When our club started, benefits to membership were seen as having a social group
of like-minded individuals who would attend meetings and organize and
participate in Corvair activities, having a group of friends with knowledge of
Corvair maintenance who could help work on our cars, having the privilege of
voting in club elections or running for office, and having a newsletter arrive
in your mailbox every month.
Why would anyone pay dues when they can get the newsletter for free on the
internet, when they don't want to run for an office, when they can get all the
technical advice for Corvair work on the internet, when they can go to car shows
for free, and when they are no longer interested in the mystique of driving an
old car like a Corvair?
Think about it -- what benefit do you get from CNM and from CORSA? What keeps
you paying your dues and coming to meetings and participating in events? What
can you do to help keep the club healthy into the future?
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Wed 7 Jan 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.
Sat 10 Jan 10:000 AM Club breakfast at DOUGH-RE-MI BAKE SHOP in Edgewood.
Meet at 9:30 AM at SMITH's parking lot at Tramway & Central, caravan to
Edgewood. 150 State Hwy 344, Suite J, Edgewood, NM 87015 -- Phone: 505-286-9119
(In case Tijeras Canyon is closed for weather, change to January 17)
Sat 10 Jan 1:00 PM Los Lunas - Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms
Bill Schofield 505-565-2105, David Silva 505-550-8415, or vintagegasser@aim.com
Sat 17 Jan - Martin Luther King Parade - Albuquerque - 10:00 am - Come early to
be assigned a place and a passenger - John Doran jdoran@swcp.com
Wed 21 Jan 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri 23 Jan 9:00 PM Deadline for items for February 2015 newsletter
Wed 28 Jan 6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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Wed 4 Feb 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
Sat 7 Feb 11:00 AM Garage Tour to OLD CAR GARAGE -- club lunch afterwards.
Fri 6 Feb - Supernationals - EXPO at the Fairgrounds, Albuquerque
Sat 8 Feb - Supernationals - Contact: Reggie rftibbe@flash.net
Sat 14 Feb 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 Feb 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri 20 Feb 9:00 PM Deadline for items for February 2015 newsletter
Wed 25 Feb 6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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Wed 4 Mar 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
xxx xx Mar xx:xx PM CNM Anniversary Dinner --- to be announced
Wed 25 Mar 6:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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xxx xx Apr xx:xx AM Driving Tour to Grants, NM --- to be announced
xxx xx Apr xx:xx AM Old Route 66 cleanup --- to be announced
Sat 18 Apr ........ Annual Spring Thaw WORLDWIDE AUTOMOTIVE
3232 Girard NE, Albuquerque - 881-2722
Get your collector car tuned up, make a donation to Cuidando los Ninos.
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Sun 17 May - Albuquerque Museum/NMCCC Annual Car Show - Albuquerque Museum,
2000 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque - joyce@nmcarcouncil.net
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May 29-30-31 - 2015 Tri-State -- Durango, Colorado
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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 JANUARY
Jim Pittman
2008 Vol 34 Nr 1 Issue 388
On the cover we see a frozen beaver dam and pond in Alaska, sometime in 1967,
with Jim's 1966 turbo Corsa. In December our bank balance was $3,158 said
Wendell. The board approved offering the Newsletter CD for $10 by mail order. We
discussed TUNAs and what they should be designed to accomplish: teaching members
how to maintain their Corvair. Wendell proudly posed for pictures with his new
black Honda S-2000 race car. Mike Stickler reported his new garage was nearly
done. Sherry Gray forwarded a photo of her mother Ruth Boydston with beautiful
red roses, courtesy of Joel Nash, for her birthday. Dennis Pleau told us via the
DRIPLINE newsletter about his new business in Woodland, California where he and
the boys moved from Colorado Springs. From the same newsletter we had an article
by new PPCC president Steve Goodman on what they hoped to accomplish during the
coming year. Closer to home, CNMers and Corvairs congregated at Milly's for
breakfast.
Possibly the first time most of us heard about zinc dithiophosphate or ZDDP as
an oil additive was in an article by Bob Dunahugh from the Iowa Corvair
Association newsletter. Bottom line: older "flat tappet" engines may be damaged
by the use of new oil! Really? Finally, we could order 2008 Corvair Calendars,
we could nominate people for the Meissner Award, and we had a complete member
list with 45 family memberships in-state and nine out totaling 54.
2001 Vol 27 Nr 1 Issue 304
On the cover a late coupe and an early coupe attended the Christmas dinner at
KAFB. Steve Gongora announced that our CORSA-sponsored web site was up. A new
member was John Wiker. Wendell reported $5,710 in the bank. We had new license
plates and new business cards. The Board announced a calendar of activities for
the new year. President Hurley thanked all who made possible another great
Christmas party at the KAFB Officers' Club. Billiken told us that if you have a
modern high-tech car, to go up to the crest in the snowy winter you still need a
set of low-tech tire chains. Robert told us about Car Council efforts to join in
the upcoming 75th anniversary of Old Route 66. Anne Mae told us that the CNM
Ladies group planned to meet in January. Debbie wrote a thank-you note
expressing gratitude for all the great memories the Pleaus would be taking with
them to their new home in Colorado. Jim provided a short history of our Meissner
and Boydston awards. Bill contributed a complete price guide to Corvairs, from
1960 to 1969 and from Grade 1 to Grade 6 for all models. The top prices shown
were $13,000 for a 1966 Corsa convertible, a 1968 Monza convertible or a 1969
Monza convertible. Yes, they beat out the $12,500 1962-1964 Spyder convertibles.
Finally, our traditional member list showed 25 members from Albuquerque, 15 from
elsewhere in New Mexico, and 13 from out-of-state. Phone numbers were included
but this year no e-mail addresses.
1994 Vol 20 Nr 1 Issue 220
The cover listed Ten Commandments for the Car Collector. President Del ran the
meeting. New members were Mark Domzalski and Greg Corazzi. Treasurer Will Davis
reported that we had $1175 in the bank. LeRoy turned over a $50 check from the
Car Council for our work at the swap meet. We planned a trip to the Bosque del
Apache wildlife refuge, a garage tour and the Tri-State in Pagosa Springs.
Finally, we had a talk by Stanley Degree about the history of the Pikes Peak
Race and the Unsers family.
Our Christmas party was excellent. Steve Gongora won the Ike Meissner Award. At
the party there was entertainment by a well-known and much-appreciated quartet.
Debbie Pleau reported on serious planning by committee members for the 1996
CORSA Convention. Tech tips included how to paint a carburetor (talcum powder)
and how to install top shroud and carbs not once but twice (forgotten fan belt)
and how to nearly cut your finger off when rotating tires (Honda disc brake
caliper). A list of members wrapped up the issue.
1987 Vol 13 Nr 1 Issue 136
Our cover was another "Corvairs will take over the World" map. We had $921 in
the bank. Clayborne described our Christmas dinner as a quiet success. Journal
columnist Jim Arnholz was to speak but tall chair backs got in the way. We
invited him to come back later. He did come back, but with the name Jim Belshaw.
LeRoy was setting up a March auction and we had sixty-two names on our member
list. Jim complained about vibrations in his 1966 Corsa clutch. A newspaper
article noted that the book Unsafe At Any Speed was 20 years old. "Our society
knows a good deal more about building safer machines than it does about getting
people to behave safely in an almost infinite variety of driving situations,"
Nader wrote. "And whether motorists are momentarily careless or intoxicated or
are driving normally when they are struck by another vehicle is entirely
irrelevant to the responsibility of the automobile makers to build safer cars."
1980 Vol 6 Nr 1 Issue 52
On the cover, a Corvair 95 van. A slide show featured CNM events and the CORSA
national convention. Our December dinner at Bella Vista in Cedar Crest was a
great success. An article by Ike Meissner claimed "highest mileage" for his
one-owner 1961 Greenbrier. Ike said he had done some 260,000 in this vehicle and
he told how he managed to rack up so many miles in only nineteen years: he used
to think nothing of driving 80 miles to a movie or restaurant, and he drove 102
miles each way to work for a year. Lifetime gas mileage for this Greenbrier was
18.6 MPG and on a trip it would easily get 22 MPG. Ike said he planned to
completely restore it one of these days. Unfortunately, by the time the article
was published Ike had been in an automobile accident and we had lost a unique
CNM member, Corvair mechanic and friend.
Tech tip from Francis: how to keep those pesky squirrels out of your engine
compartment. George Morin provided a list of Corvair parts and where to get
them.
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A few of the photos sent by email after CNM events during 2014.
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CNM MEMBER LIST AS OF 25-DEC-2014
FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME E_MAIL_ADDRESS CITY_STATE HOME_PHONE WORK_PHONE
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Connie & Floyde ADAMS floydeadams@gmail.com Mimbres NM 575-536-3131
Debra & Jon ANDERSON jbanderson65@hotmail.com ColoradoSprings CO 719-572-6747
Linda & Anthony BERBIG studeboy@frontiernet.net Mayer MN 952-955-2848
Kathy & Larry BLAIR blairylar@hotmail.com Albuquerque NM 505-821-1386 505-249-1035
Ruth BOYDSTON sg730@comcast.net Albuquerque NM 505-401-7970=cell
Linda & Dick COCHRAN email@unknown Grants NM 505-287-8403
Darlene & William DARCY Bfuryous1@q.com Belen NM 505-864-6423
Deborah & John DINSDALE john_dinsdale@adp.com Aurora CO 303-341-2327
Elizabeth & Mark DOMZALSKI mdomzalski@aol.com Placitas NM 505-867-0030 505-665-1529=cell
Alan GOLD alanmgold@sbcglobal.net Albuquerque NM 505-268-6878
Art GOLD rollerart@gmail.com Albuquerque NM 505-620-7434
Anne Mae & Robert GOLD beisbol30@msn.com Albuquerque NM 505-268-6878 505-450-3098
Rita & Steve GONGORA stevegongora@houseofcovers.com Albuquerque NM 505-292-5570 505-256-0551 505-220-7401
Vickie & Pat HALL patandvickiehall@q.com Los Lunas NM 505-865-5574 505-620-5574=Pat 505-917-3745=Vickie
David HUNTOON corvair66@aol.com Cedar Crest NM 505-281-9616
Carl B JOHNSON email@unknown Albuquerque NM 505-344-3178
Barbara & Gordon JOHNSON gjohnson@unm.edu Corrales NM 505-898-7688
Janet & Steve JOHNSON email@unknown Belen NM 505-864-6278
H. C. "Lube" LUBERT email@unknown Albuquerque NM 505-256-9331 505-400-3680=cell
Mary Lou & Mark MARTINEK mjmartinek@juno.com Vancouver WA 360-896-3807
Connie & Robert McBREEN email@unknown Albuquerque NM 505-265-2808 505-229-5880_pager
Tracey & John McMAHAN jmcmahan49@gmail.com Hendersonville NC 828-606-1101
Kelli & Mark MORGAN rangermk@sbcglobal.net Manchester MO 636-227-2662
Carolyn & Dan PALMER danpal@q.com Tijeras NM 505-281-7275
Heula & Jim PITTMAN jimp@unm.edu Albuquerque NM 505-275-2195
Sarah & Terry PRICE nmfloorinspections@yahoo.com Albuquerque NM 505-328-8827
Lee & Bill REIDER br236425@gmail.com Albuquerque NM 505-299-4597
Fred RIGGS II email@unknown Las Vegas NM 575-425-3126
Emma & LeRoy ROGERS 004873@q.com Albuquerque NM 505-294-0623 505-238-7302=cell
Curtis L SHIMP clshimp@q.com Silver City NM 575-534-9576
Frank STADLER email@unknown Albuquerque NM 505-255-7326
Brenda STICKLER tounce66@msn.com Corrales NM 505-856-6993
Leslie & Kevin SULLIVAN tildekevins@yahoo.com Corrales NM 505-417-2481
Kay & Tarmo SUTT tarmo@juno.com Santa Fe NM 505-471-1153 505-690-2046=cell
Lisa & Dan THOMPSON dannyboy58.dt@gmail.com Edgewood NM 505-269-2306
Sylvia & Ray TRUJILLO ray@bpsabq.com Albuquerque NM 505-814-8373=cell 505-266-4011=work
Anne & John WIKER wikerj63@yahoo.com Albuquerque NM 505-899-3076 505-239-3311=cell
Valerie Nye & Joel YELICH joelyelich@gmail.com Santa Fe NM 505-474-6680
Elisa & Larry YOFFEE corsa180@gmail.com Albuquerque NM 505-321-5909
RECENTLY INACTIVE:
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Melba J & Tommie J ANDERSON motormeter30@aol.com Rio Rancho NM 505-892-4055
Heather & Matt CHOINIERE shamrocklaroque@yahoo.com Albuquerque NM 937-232-4604
Marilyn & Richard FOSTER fosterrm2@aol.com Los Alamos NM 505-672-9404
Kathryn & Douglas GADOMSKI gadomski@unm.edu Albuquerque NM 505-265-8345
Stacy & Allen GREER E.Allen.Greer@gmail.com Rio Rancho NM 505-358-5737
Cheryl & Edward HALPIN halpinem@comcast.net Castle Rock CO 303-619-0080
Angela & Wesley HEISS wes.heiss@gmail.com Allentown PA 713-446-7910
Susanne & Larry HICKERSON 77larr@gmail.com Albuquerque NM 505-296-1636 505-228-5284
Nancy & Russ McDUFFIEE russ.mcd@msn.com Albuquerque NM 505-400-5526=cell
Becky & Chloe MULLINS runningathelete@yahoo.com Rio Rancho NM 505-948-8088
Brian E ROWE browe48@msn.com Albuquerque NM 505-856-2577
Brenda & Hurley WILVERT wilverth@q.com Sandia Park NM 505-281-1732
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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
more details. Transportation: 1965 Corvair Monza, 1990 Honda Civic, 1996 Mazda
Miata and 2013 Honda Civic. When I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my
friends.
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