The August 2016 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 24-Sep-2016 = Copyright (c) 2016 Corvairs of New Mexico
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AUGUST 2016 / VOLUME 42 / NUMBER 8 / ISSUE #491
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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
Our Meeting is the Second Wednesday, This Month Only
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, August 10th, 2016 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
Mechanically Un-inclined .......................... Ray Trujillo
Dues Due .................................. Membership Committee
July Meeting Minutes ............................. Anne Mae Gold
July Board Meeting Minutes ....................... Anne Mae Gold
Doug Roe's 1960 "Muscle Car" in 1968 and 2016 ...... Jim Pittman
Another Car Show: Old Tyme Shop, Tijeras ............ John Wiker
A.R.T.Event ......................................... John Wiker
That Degenerate A.R.T. ................................. ArtGold
Treasury Report .................................... Robert Gold
Fourth of July in Santa Fe ................ Steve & Rita Gongora
July 9th Breakfast at the Central Grill ................. Editor
Birthdays & Anniversaries ................. Membership Committee
A Night at the 'Topes! -- August 20th .............. Robert Gold
LED Tail Lights ..................... VEGAS VAIRS .. John O'Shea
LED Tail and Stop Lights ......................... Steve Gongora
Calendar of Coming Events ................... Board of Directors
August Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago ...... Club Historian
COVER: Steve Gongora's 1966 Corsa Driving into the Sunset in June
Corvairs at the Club'c Central Grill Breakfast in July
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OFFICERS and VOLUNTEERS
President: Ray Trujillo 505-814-8373 ray bpsabq.com
Vice President: John Wiker 505-899-3076 wikerj63 yahoo.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
Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp unm.edu
Old Route 66: Lube Lubert 505-256-9331 williamlubert gmail.com
Past President: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall q.com
Past President: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 aol.com
Past Vice-Pres: Tarmo Sutt 505-690-2046 tarmo juno.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/
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DUES CNM: 12 months = $25.00 -or- 26 months = $ 50.00
SCHEDULE: CORSA: 12 months = $45.00 -or- 26 months = $ 90.00
CNM & CORSA: 12 months = $70.00 -or- 26 months = $140.00
DUES DUE DATES AUGUST 2016
INACTIVE ============================ INACTIVE DATE
2015.01 Darlene & William Darcy 25-FEB-2015
2015.02 Frank Stadler 25-MAR-2015
2015.08 Linda & Anthony Berbig 25-SEP-2015
2015.09 Lisa & Dan Thompson 25-OCT-2015
DUE LAST MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2016.07 (none) 25-AUG-2016
DUE THIS MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2016.08 Alan Gold 25-SEP-2016
2016.08 Lee & Bill Reider 25-SEP-2016
DUE NEXT MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2016.09 Fred & Brenda Edeskuty 25-Oct-2016
2016.09 Connie & Robert McBreen 25-Oct-2016
DUE OCTOBER 2016 ==================== INACTIVE DATE
2016.10 Debra & Jon Anderson 25-NOV-2016
2016.10 Mary Lou & Mark Martinek 25-NOV-2016
2016.10 Heula & Jim Pittman 25-NOV-2016
2016.10 Mary Alice & Oliver Scheflow 25-NOV-2016
2016.10 Sylvia & Ray Trujillo 25-NOV-2016
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.
As of 25-JULY-2015 we have 46 active family memberships.
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MECHANICALLY UN-INCLINED
Ray Trujillo
Hello everyone!
Well we're about half way done with summer and I hope you're enjoying everything
good that comes with the season. I know everyone has their favorite summer
things, but some of my favorites are ice cold lemonade, grilled hamburgers and
hot dogs, watching live baseball games, early morning golf rounds and driving my
1965 Corvair with the top down on a beautifully calm summer day. If you haven't
gotten around to some of your favorite summer activities, don't worry, you still
have a little over half of the summer to do those things. So don't wait too long
or summer will pass you by.
Okay, let's talk about CNM's upcoming schedule. First of all, our next
membership meeting is changing from August 3rd to August 10th due to North
Domingo Baca Multicultural Center (NDBMC) being closed the first week of August
for its annual cleaning. We'll start at the same 7:00 PM time and we'll still
meet at the NDBMC, so please make note of this change. On Saturday August 6th
CNM will hold its second Old Route 66 cleanup of the year and since we won't be
meeting before our August 10th membership meeting please consider this as your
reminder to come help with the cleanup. The cleanup will have an early 8:00 AM
start and this will help us finish before it gets really hot. So if you can
come, please meet us at the usual triangle at I-40 and NM333. On the following
Sunday, August 14th the NMCCC will have an All Clubs picnic at Oak Flat picnic
area on South 14 near Tijeras. The picnic starts at 10:00 AM and costs a mere $5
per car. This a great chance to meet with others in the classic car hobby and
also to enjoy a hamburger and hot dog and possibly an ice cold lemonade. Then on
August 20th, CNM will have a night out at Isotopes Park to enjoy a live baseball
game. If you've ordered your tickets from Robert Gold please pick those tickets
up from him at the next meeting. Remember the cost is $10.50 per ticket so if
you haven't already paid for your tickets then please bring your payment to the
meeting as well. Wow, I just realized that if I drive my Corvair to play an
early morning round of golf on August 14th and then attend NMCCC's annual picnic
and then go to CNM's Isotopes night a few evenings later then I will pretty much
have done most of my favorite summer things. Oh well, so much for summer, when
does fall start.
Okay, let's move on to September. On Sunday, September 18th CNM will
participate in the New Mexico State Fair Car Show and this is an annual event
that our club has been a part of for 21 years. Thank you to Robert Gold for
keeping CNM in the mix over all these years. More details will come next month
on this event. On September 23-25, the NMCCC will hold its annual Swap Meet in
Los Lunas and in next month's article I will also give out all the details
regarding this meet.
Last month on July 10th, CNM had a club breakfast at the Central Grill and we
had a really good turnout and we all enjoyed the wonderful food served . Thank
you to Terry Price for recommending this great restaurant and maybe we'll do it
again sometime. We had seventeen people attend and seven Corvairs on display.
Thank you to those bringing out their Corvairs, they were John Wiker, Lube
Lubert, Dave Huntoon, Steve & Rita Gongora, Larry Yoffee, Kevin & Leslie
Sullivan as well as yours truly.
Well I guess that's enough said for now, so I hope you are now inspired to get
out and do your summer thing and I'll see you at the next club meeting.
Ray
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July Meeting Minutes - 2016.07.06
Anne Mae Gold
Called to Order: 7:04 PM
President: Ray regaled us with the tale of his son's car being stolen. Call the
tow company yourself, if the police call them it will cost you almost double!
The first five days of next month the center will be closed for cleaning, the
meeting will be postponed to the second Wednesday of the month: August 10th.
Vice President: Today is John and Anne's 42nd wedding anniversary. They will be
moving out to Edgewood where they have bought a home on two acres. John is
planning on having the club out there next spring for a housewarming party. John
attended a "classic" car show that had no classics in it. They raised $450 to
donate supplies to the Dogs Head Fire firefighters. John won an award at the car
show. The person holding the show has an ice cream parlor out there and he
proposes that the club take a cruise out there. He also talked about the Stop
A.R.T. Cruise and Show. Since John was there early, he got to help out with
registration. Art, Robert and Anne Mae joined the parade around Rio Grande Blvd.
The car show was held at the El Mesquite parking lot.
Secretary: Anne Mae shared info about Javier and Sara and their adventures in
Spain.
Treasurer: $4,685.30
Editor: The deadline for the newsletter is Friday July 22. CORSA sent their
request for our 2016 chapter report and the $35 annual chapter fee. Both have
been sent in. Jim mentioned the recent incident when a man was killed in his
Tesla when the car did not automatically stop for a truck turning in front of
him. Jim said there is an interesting YouTube video showing how the man was
saved from an earlier crash by his Tesla. Jim thanked Vickie and Terry for their
articles and photos from the Tri-State meet in Montrose. Other members sent in
photos. Jim was able to make a "photo report" from the Tri-State as well as
coverage in the July newsletter. Both are posted on his CNM website.
Car Council: Robert is now the VP of the Car Council, Jaime Saavedra is the new
President. John Wiker came and participated in an envelope stuffing meeting. The
New Mexico Museum of Military History has moved to city property. Robert has the
information to set up a visit if the membership is interested. Ray suggested we
go in February as a garage tour. Terry also suggested we go again to see the Jay
Hertz car collection. For the August 14 Car Council picnic, CNM will be
providing paper plates, napkins, and paper towels.
Merchandise: Vickie has nothing new to report.
Taos Tri-State: Terry attended the Montrose Tri-State and got some ideas for our
Tri-State. He handed out a flier to advertise next year's Taos Tri-State. It
will be held June 2, 3, and 4, 2017. The host hotel is the Kachina Lodge. More
info on the web page.
Membership: Larry is back! He thinks we may have a new member, a gentleman in
his mid 70s who has his 99 year old mother's Lakewood, all original. Larry is
going to get together another shirt order. He will be making the Tri-State
shirts.
Upcoming Events:
JUL 9 - CNM breakfast at Central Grill at 10:00 AM 2056 Central SW
JUL 12-16 - CORSA International Convention in Springfield, Illinois
AUG 6 - Old Route 66 cleanup at 8:00 AM
AUG 14 - NMCCC Picnic at Oak Flats Picnic Area 10:00 to 3:00.
AUG 20 - Isotopes Baseball game
SEP 18 - State Fair Car Show
SEP 23-25 - NMCCC Swap meet in Los Lunas
OCT 5 - Officer Elections at Regular Meeting
John Wiker will be calling members to remind them about Saturday's breakfast. He
asked whom he should NOT call.
If there was a 50/50 the amount and the winner were not recorded.
Past Events:
Tri-State Meet, Montrose, CO
Miscellaneous Topics:
Brenda brought some magazines for the membership to take. She will also bring a
box of CORSA Comuniques next month. Gordon Johnson asked who else is having
vapor lock problems. A short discussion ensued. Consensus: install an electric
fuel pump.
Adjourned at 8:11 PM.
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I saw Doug Roe's 1960 Corvair (see Page 14) at time trials in
Phoenix in November 1968. It had 140 heads, a turbocharger,
water injection and extensive suspension and body modifications.
Thanks to Vickie for Convention photos.
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July Board Meeting Minutes
2016.07.20 -- Anne Mae Gold
Present: Ray Trujillo, Jim Pittman, John Wiker, Larry Yoffee, Lube Lubert,
Robert & Anne Mae Gold
Called to order: 5:05 PM
President: Remember the change in the membership meeting. We will meet the
SECOND Wednesday, 8/10, and look for a room change.
Vice President: Time for children's Make-a-Wish car show, Saturday 8/13 at
Legacy Church on Central between Coors and Unser. Cost is $20 per car, time is
from 11:00 to 3:00.
Secretary: Nothing to report except that Javi & Sara are doing great in Spain.
Treasurer: Robert will send an e-mail to membership to remind them of the Old
Route 66 cleanup. Current treasury balance is $4,618.42.
Editor: Friday July 22 9:00 PM is the newsletter deadline. Jim handed out a new
membership list. He has received various photos from people who attended the
CORSA Convention. Pikes Peak Corvair Club got First place for their newsletter
and Third place for their website.
Car Council: The rally against A.R.T. went well. There were three Corvairs: John
Wiker, Art Gold, Robert Gold. Robert will not be attending the next Car Council
meeting because he will be out of town. August 14 is the Car Council picnic and
CNM is supplying paper items. Robert and Anne Mae will be attending the picnic
this year.
Membership: Larry knew of no new members but asked when former members were
purged from the member list.
Tri-State: Terry was not in attendance. Larry had questions. Are we going to
have dash plaques? We discussed T-shirt design. Larry wants to limit it to 2-3
colors and limit the type of shirt to only short and long sleeved T-shirts, no
sweatshirts or hoodies. The board decided that we want a design on both sides of
the T-shirt... a small logo on the front and a large design on the back. Larry
plans to do a pre-order for both our club members and for Tri-State attendees.
New Business:
AUG 6, Old Route 66 cleanup at 8:00 AM (Robert will send out an e-mail);
AUG 14, NMCCC Picnic at Oak Flat Picnic area, South 14, 10:00 AM to whenever, $5
per car;
AUG 20, Isotopes baseball game at 7:05 -- see Robert Gold to pick up tickets;
SEP 18, State Fair Car Show, meet at 7:00 AM in the parking lot SW of Central
and San Pedro;
SEP 23-25, NMCCC Swap Meet in Los Lunas;
OCT 5, election of CNM officers;
OCT 15-16, Corrales Fall Festival - Ray will call to see if we can show cars.
Old Business:
Club breakfast held at Central Grill was well attended. We had 17 people and 7
Corvairs;
CORSA International Convention was attended by Vickie & Pat Hall, Terry Price &
Curtiss Shimp from CNM.
Miscellaneous Topics:
Lube bought a 1961 Greenbrier van, previously owned by Del Patten.
Robert attended a Mecum Auction up in Denver with his two brothers.
Jim showed us pictures he received from the convention.
Adjournment: 6:18 PM
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Another Car Show
John Wiker
Saturday, the 25th, I ventured out to a small area 10 miles South of Tijeras
known as the Old Tyme Shop and Ice Cream Parlor for a car show to help replace
supplies used by the local Fire Station fighting the Dog Head fire. For a $15.00
donation, you got unlimited hot dogs, chips and sodas and the locals would come
by and vote for your car along with the others who brought cars. There were
about 30 cars/trucks of all types and ages.
The categories were Restored Truck, Custom Truck, Restored Car, Custom Car,
Motorcycle, Race Car, Muscle Car, Vintage/Antique Car, Late Model, Rat Rod, and
Low Rider. Even though the show was called a Classic Car show, there was no
category covering classics like mine. I was put in the Restored Car category
even though mine is not exactly restored.
I knew I was in trouble when as I walked around the parking lot doing my job of
voting, I came upon a 1957 Chevy Convertible that looked like it came off the
showroom floor. I talked to the owner and he told me he had it professionally
done for the cost of about $30,000 and would sell it for about $47,000 to the
"right buyer". Surely he did not think I was that guy in my CNM shirt and poor
man's Corvair.
I had no idea that I could win against that car, but miracles do happen and my
name was called as the winner of the Restored Class. The Chevy took the Best of
Show Award, making room for me to move up. By the way, maybe we as a club could
make a trip there, They have the best ice cream hand dipped that I have had in
quite a while. The price is reasonable with a big two scoop cone for $3.00. They
are open from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM from Wednesday through Saturday and 1:00 to
5:00 on Sunday. I'll bring the menu to the next meeting for everyone to look at.
Another great Corvair day in the middle of nowhere.
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A.R.T. Event --- John Wiker
Robert Gold, Anne Mae Gold, Art Gold and I attended the ART event today. I
helped register the cars and park them at registration from 0730 to 0930. Art
said he would write the story for you, but I did not notice that he had a
camera, so I thought I might send you the two pictures I took today. The first
is the parking area at registration, I felt like I got twice as many cars in the
space. The next is one of Robert and our two Corvairs. Art was running late and
did not show up until I had taken the picture. I'll bring posters to the meeting
Wednesday so everyone can see them. See you then.
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That Degenerate A.R.T.
Art Gold
On a breezy, temperate, Saturday, July 2nd, four Corvairs of New Mexico members
embarked on a journey to protest Mayor Richard Berry's expensive endeavor for
the "betterment and revitalization of a 10-mile stretch of historic Route 66
(Central Avenue)" called the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (A.R.T.). The protest
took the form of a cruise down Central Avenue, beginning at the Western View
Diner and Steakhouse on 6411 Central Avenue. Please note the address, because
that is an important starting point to this story.
Robert, Anne Mae and Art Gold began their journey to register and pick up their
signs for the protest at 6411 Central Avenue, but to our chagrin, the location
was void of activity. Was the protest called off? Was there a city government
conspiracy? Well, to our dismay, neither question's answer was in the
affirmative, we had just gotten mixed up on the proper address of the starting
point of the event. While driving out to the proper location, we saw a group of
classic cars (displaying bright yellow "STOP A.R.T." signs on their doors and in
their windows) driving the other direction. With a cheetah's quickness, we each
made a U-turn and caught up with the cruise. We arrived (lacking the "STOP
A.R.T." signs) to the car show location at Central and San Pedro without a
hitch. Meanwhile, John Wiker deciphered the flyer with expert accuracy and was
at the registration point at 7:30 AM to aid the parking and arranging of the
classic automobiles involved. He even provided pens for the participants, since
there was only one available. The organizers were only an hour late. John
provided much needed aid until 9:30 AM.
Context for the event occurring must be provided for the reasoning behind this
event, which was instigated by Robert Gold and Joyce Clements of the Albuquerque
Car Council.
According to the flyer for the event,
"The proposed plan will permanently remove the medians & trees along Central
Avenue and have busses running in four lanes of traffic (2 dedicated in the
middle & 2 mixing with traffic at the edges). There will no longer be room for
the rest of us.
* Loss of Historic Ambience - don't let this be another Alvarado Hotel.
* Millions of dollars spent to save 3 minutes off a bus commute when the City
doesn't even have the money to replace energy wasting street lights with LEDs.
* Long-time family businesses in jeopardy due to Special Interest Groups.
* Millions of dollars to be picked up by Albuquerque taxpayers.
* Loss of control over local government.
* Modification of Central from an historical route to a deserted area.
* Attack on the vibrancy of the Central Corridor."
The idea arrived for this event from Robert Gold, Vice President of the Car
Council. Robert's contact from the State Fair car show contacted him about the
possibility of a car protest of the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (A.R.T.) project.
Robert heeded the call to action and contacted Joyce Clements concerning a car
cruise, or some sort of function to protest the ART. This was three weeks ago.
Things were mobilized rather quickly, and the rest is now history.
As for the show itself, which was a rousing good time with over 69 cars in
attendance. This included three terrific Corvairs: Art Gold's red 1966 coupe,
Robert & Anne Mae Gold's blue 1965 convertible, and John Wiker's yellow 1966
coupe. Cars of almost every era showed up to support the anti-movement of the
A.R.T. There was awesome music playing, a silent auction, yummy food trucks, and
a roving reporter from Channel 7 News.
Upon my registration at the show, the person checking me in told me that she was
sorry that my name was Art. I replied, "I'm not very popular today, but I still
enjoy my name, and I'll never be stopped."
In between my car and my father's machine was a 1968 GTO. The car was found in
Albuquerque after sitting for years. While the owner was away, an older
gentleman sauntered up and enthusiastically inquired if I was the owner of the
car. "No," I replied. He asked my father with a great sense of urgency if he was
the owner, again, "No" was the reply. It turns out that the car that was parked
right between my father's and mine (with a bug in between) was this fellow's
automobile in the seventies. He knew that this was his car, since the door on
his did not close correctly, which was demonstrated to us. I told him to hot
wire it and take it for a spin, but he declined. We could not find the current
owner of the car for them to swap stories of the car.
I am not sure what the outcome will be for this project to occur, but I do know
that everyone involved in the day's activities were satisfied with the day's
events and stories shared with good ole car guys and gals. It is too bad that
Mayor Richard Berry was not there to show his support.
Art Gold reporting
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TREASURY REPORT ************* 06-24-2016 to 07-20-2016 ************* ROBERT GOLD
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DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $4,685.30
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2016.07.07 2252 -$ 56.38 H.Pittman JUL 2016 Newsletter_Printing -$ 56.38
2016.07.11 2253 -$ 10.00 J.Wiker Change for dues payment -$ 10.00
2016.07.19 $ 178.00 Dues J.Wiker 12 m CNM & CORSA $ 70.00
2016.07.19 $ Dues T.Price 12 m CNM $ 25.00
2016.07.19 $ Tickets Isotopes Game $ 83.00
2016.07.19 2256 -$ 21.00 R.Gold Isotope Tickets -$ 21.00
2016.07.19 2254 -$ 157.50 Isotope Tickets -$ 157.50
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2016.08.01 AUG NEWSLETTER = END OF PREVIOUS MONTH ==================== $4,618.42
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Fourth of July 2016
Steve and Rita Gongora
Rita and I decided to make a day in Santa Fe for the 4th of July festivities on
the Plaza and support Tarmo Sutt with his 1966 Corsa Convertible.
Unfortunately Tarmo couldn't get his car out of storage in time for the show.
Our 1962 Rampside was the only Corvair in the show. The plaza was full of
activities and vending booths selling clothing, pottery and much more. There was
music and of course a pancake breakfast for the masses. We left early from
Albuquerque and the show was already filled.
We parked on Lincoln street close to Marcy. This is on the far side of the
show. There were a ton of people admiring all the different makes and models of
classic cars. A brand new Mustang from the Ford dealership parked next to my
Rampside. The gentleman worked for the dealership and the intention was to get
as many people in the car for a "tryout". He showed them all the features of
the car including the loud stereo. Every time he opened the door and tried to
sell the car, the traffic flow between our vehicles came to a standstill.
I noticed that people passed my truck without giving it a go around. I put the
ramp down and you could see it piqued their curiosity and they would make a
complete inspection from stem to stern with the ramp down. One woman told me
that it made her day seeing the truck. She said that it was the most unique
vehicle in the show. I stayed with the truck for most of the show answering
questions and pointing out features of the Rampside in general.
It was a great and successful event for the Santa Fe Vintage Car Club and always
a lot of fun. We were glad to be part of it.
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July 9th Breakfast at Central Grill, 2056 Central SW, Albuquerque
I arrived at the restaurant early and there was Lube's Great White Hope Corvair
sedan already parked in the back corner of the parking lot. Before I could park
and go into the restaurant John Wiker arrived and began arranging with the owner
of the Central Grill to get front-and-center parking zones for our Corvairs.
Soon Ray Trujillo's yellow convertible arrived to join Wiker's yellow coupe,
Larry Yoffee's maroon & tan convertible joined us, and we saw a large white
vehicle approaching from the west. To our delight it was the Ultra Van bringing
Leslie & Kevin Sullivan to our breakfast. Next the turquoise early convertible
(it used to be the pride of Mary Lou Martinek but now happily lives in the east
mountains at David Huntoon's place) took a spot recently vacated by a motorcycle
and that completed our Corvair gathering. No, wait, there was one more: the
ultra-red ultra-Rampside carrying Rita & Steve Gongora and assorted goodies.
Other CNM members arrived in various Brand-Xs: Terry & Sarah Price were driving
their Buick while Bill & Lee Reider were seeing the USA in their Chevrolet. The
classic 1990 Civic was parked nearby. Tarmo Sutt motorcycled down from Santa Fe.
Those who breakfasted proclaimed the food to be really good.
It was great talking with some of our members whom we see all too seldom. Those
who were not able to attend missed a good morning gathering, a free tour of the
spacious Ultra Van, and maybe missed out on a sunny and hot drive home.
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Nine Special CNM'ers have August Birthdays:
Floyde Adams
Steve Johnson
Ryan McDuffie
Mark Morgan
Sarah Price
Lee Reider
Sara Sanchez
Shantell Sanchez
Larry Yoffee
One Special Couple Has an August Anniversary:
Sylvia & Ray Trujillo
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A Night at the 'Topes!
Saturday, August 20
Robert Gold
After a number of years, CNM will return to Isotopes Park for a night of
baseball and food! By popular demand I am organizing a group night out for the
club. All it will take is a total of 20 baseball fans to qualify for the low,
low price of $10.50 for each reserved seat.
To make this happen I need for you to:
1. Contact me with the number of tickets you need, and
2. For you to PAY for the tickets.
I'll be at the July club meeting to collect for the tickets. If you can't make
the meeting simply send me a check. Send it to:
Robert Gold, CNM Treasurer
1301 Valencia Dr NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
I can't wait for you to join me for a night of fun on August 20!
The game begins at 7:05 PM.
July 11th, 2016
Hello Fellow CNM'ers -- In a couple of days I will be purchasing tickets for the
Corvairs of New Mexico Night out at the Isotopes game. We need to purchase a
minimum of 20 tickets to get the reserved seat rate of $10.50 per ticket. Here
is a listing of those who told me they are going. If you haven't paid, please
mail me the money to the address below. If you're not on the list please contact
me with the number of tickets you need. Thanks!
Name No. of Tickets Total Cost Paid?
Terry Price 2 $21.00 Yes
Bill Reider 2 $21.00 No
Joel Yelich 2 $21.00 No
John Wiker 2 $21.00 No
Robert Gold 4 $42.00 No
Ray Trujillo 2 $21.00 Yes
Victor Sanchez 3 $31.50 No
Gordon Johnson 1 $10.50 Yes
Total: 18
So, if you ARE on the list and are NOT going please let me know. If you are NOT
on the list, and want to go,contact me soon and let me know the number of
tickets you need.
Thanks for your support in this event.
GO TOPES! -- Robert
July 14th, 2016
CNM'ers -- I have purchased 20 tickets for the August 20 game. I'll be picking
the tickets up this next week and I'll distribute them and collect money at the
upcoming board meeting and at the August 10th regular meeting. If you can't
make a meeting please contact me and I'll arrange to get you the tickets. At
this point we have one extra ticket. Let me know if you'd like to purchase that
ticket.
Thanks-- Robert
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VEGAS VAIRS -- MAY 2016 -- PAGE 9
LED Tail Lights by John O'Shea
Some of us have tried LED tail light bulbs with mixed results. Many of
the lower priced LED bulbs are not as bright as the stock Corvair
bulbs and don't last as long as advertised. How about an LED tail light
that's not a bulb? Here's a picture of an LED disk that's made
specifically for late model Corvairs.
If you look closely you can see 27 white surface mounted LEDs and
some resistors. The disk in the picture emits low and high red color
for the tail lights and the brake/turn signal lights. Both are much
brighter than the standard bulb. LED disks are also available that
emit bright white color to replace the backup light bulbs.
The bulb base on the end of the wires plugs into the existing car
socket in the same way as a standard bulb.
Some LEDs will cause the turn signal flasher to operate incorrectly
because of the low current draw. These LED disks operate correctly
with the stock Corvair turn signal flasher.
I chose to install the disks with Velcro tabs. Here are pictures of the
tail light housing and the LED disk with Velcro tabs attached.
Years ago I converted my car to four tail lights with backup lights
below the bumper. Here are my new LED brake lights during the day
Contact [ carey_b @ bellsouth.net ], a Corvair owner, for more details
Disks for early Corvairs are in the works. Check with Ben Carey for
exact pricing. LM disks are under $30. -- John O'Shea
VISION is a publication of VEGAS VAIRS
Chapter 891 of CORSA
P.O. Box 621925, Las Vegas, NV. 89162-1925
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LED Taillights
Steve Gongora
Jim, here is the installation of the LED wafers for my taillights and backup
lights. Total cost for both lights was $126.70. I took your advice and ordered
them from the address in the Las Vegas newsletter. Ben Carey lives in Georgia.
He assembled the lights and sent them to me. I got them in today. I used my own
butyl adhesive to attach them to the taillight housings. It is a very clean
installation. The backup lights are tremendously bright. It was well worth the
money. Steve Gongora
Here is Ben's information:
Ben Carey
37 Bennitt Rd
Bowersville, GA 30516
carey_b @ bellsouth.net
Steve Gongora
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SAT 06 AUG 8:00 AM Old Route 66 cleanup - meet at the triangle I-40 / NM 333
AUGUST MEETING IS ON SECOND WEDNESDAY! THE CENTER IS BEING CLEANED ON THE 3RD.
WED 10 AUG 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.
SUN 14 AUG 10:00 AM NMCCC Picnic - Oak Flat Picnic Area, South 14, Tijeras
SUN 15 AUG 5:30 PM Isleta Casino Car Show (yes 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM)
WED 17 AUG 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
SAT 20 AUG 7:05 PM A Baseball Night at Isotope Park! -- Contact: Robert Gold
WED 24 AUG 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 26 AUG 9:00 PM Deadline for items for September 2016 newsletter
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WED 07 SEP 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
SUN 18 SEP State Fair Car Show --- CHECK ON DATE AND TIME!
SAT xx SEP Concours du Soleil - Albuquerque - andy@albuquerquefoundation.org
SUN xx SEP Concours du Soleil - Albuquerque - andy@albuquerquefoundation.org
WED 21 SEP 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 23 SEP to SUN 25 SEP NMCCC Swap Meet, Los Lunas
FRI 23 SEP 9:00 PM Deadline for items for October 2016 newsletter
WED 28 SEP 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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SAT 01 OCT through SUN OCT 09 -- Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
SUN 02 OCT DRIVE YOUR CORVAIR DAY --- FIRST RETAIL SALE OF CORVAIRS, 1959
SUN 02 OCT EARLY! Classic Cars Drive on the Balloon Fiesta Field -- CHECK DATE
WED 05 OCT 7:00 PM Meeting: ELECTION OF OFFICERS TONIGHT!
WED 05 OCT 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
WED 19 OCT 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 21 OCT 9:00 PM Deadline for items for November 2016 newsletter
WED 26 OCT 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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SAT xx NOV 0:00 PM CNM's Annual Bingo / Potluck / Auction. Any volunteers?
XXX xx DEC 0:00 PM CNM's Christmas Party -- to be announced. Volunteers?
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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 [ AUGUST 2016 Vol 42 Nr 8 Issue 491 ] Jim Pittman
2009 Vol 35 Nr 8 # 407
Corvairs at our board meeting. We saw interesting cars at Charlie Mann's home.
President Mike Stickler said too much heat is the enemy! Brenda Stickler asked
for contributions to her booklet on how to run a Tri-State. Heula told about our
dinner with Elizabeth & Mark Domzalski and our potluck visit with Pam & Charlie
Mann. Jim wrote a memoir about the day forty years ago when Neil Armstrong
stepped onto the moon. Did you drive your Corvair that day? Richard Finch was
racing his YS-003 Stinger at Sears Point. Bill Reider provided an article on
rebuilding a steering box.
2002 Vol 28 Nr 8 # 323
Cover: board members. Heula reported on our July 4th trip to Santa Fe. Ollie
reported on cleaning our mile of Old Route 66. Guests were Sy & Margo Feldman.
Wendell reported $5,057. John Wiker asked whether the Albuquerque Museum would
lose the car show to Los Lunas next year? The picnic was at the Elks Club
refuge. President Robert Gold told about his Convention trip. Anne Mae reported
activities of the Corvair Ladies. Richard Finch said his Ultra Van had a problem
getting up the "mountain" to Ruth's cabin. Jim contributed his world-famous
story about Saint Peter and the world's best Corvair.
1995 Vol 21 Nr 8 # 239
A "rare Lister-Monza" race car. Sylvan Zuercher ran our meeting, officers were
all out of town. Finances: $328 in the convention account; $392 in checking and
$111 in savings. At the Car Council, two CNM members were officers, the picnic
and swap meet were coming up. Dennis Pleau reported on convention progress. The
Santa Fe Fourth of July car show featured 74 cars and 8,000 people.
Our CNM Library Van moved to Placitas for storage. Clayborne Souza suggested an
August campout at Villanueva. Matthew Conrad from the city talked to us about
zoning. Keep inoperable cars out of sight in an enclosed building, don't just
move junkers into the back yard. Larry Blair asked for reports from the Dallas
convention. We needed to schedule a couple of photo rallies in preparation for
our convention. An ARIZONA HIGHWAYS article told of a woman driving alone
through the desert who had a breakdown in her 1967 Corvair. She got the car and
herself back to civilization.
1988 Vol 14 Nr 8 # 155
A Ferrari and the caption "Why Compromise?" when for $45,000 less you could own
a no-compromise Corvair. We had $602 in the bank. There was a car show in Cuba,
a Car Council picnic and a trip to Quarai, Gran Quivera and Abo. September: the
annual swap meet and an econo-run to Las Vegas. We planned to meet the
"Dare-Vair" driven by Lew Kuykendall. LeRoy ran an auction that netted $77. New
members: Jeff Newman, Kathy Craig, Philip Wye, Paul & Bruce Stark, Jerry &
Margie Morris. Francis Boydston wrote about a trip to Nebraska. He removed the
lower shrouding to let the engine run cooler. The air-conditioned 1967 sedan got
24.5 MPG at 65 MPH.
1981 Vol 7 Nr 8 # 71
We planned to go to the Moriarty Fourth of July parade. LeRoy organized a
Corvair Caravan to go to Denver to the 1981 CORSA convention. Bob Philips gave a
talk on paint and body work. Mark Morgan was editing a newsletter in Ventura
County, CA. Tech tips: too-tight fan belts, adjusting belt guides, tools needed
for body work, fixing squeaks and rattles, organized parts disassembly.
1974 (no newsletter)
PHOTOS:
Doug Roe's 1960 race-prepared car in 1968 in Arizona, and in 2016 in Illinois.
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Transportation: 1965 Corvair Monza, 1990 Honda Civic, 1996 Mazda Miata,
2016 Honda Civic. When I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my friends.
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