The October 2016 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 27-Sep-2016 = Copyright (c) 2016 Corvairs of New Mexico
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OCTOBER 2016 / VOLUME 42 / NUMBER 10 / ISSUE #493
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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, September 7th, 2016 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
Mechanically Un-inclined .......................... Ray Trujillo
Dues Due .................................. Membership Committee
September Meeting Minutes .......................... Your Editor
September Board Meeting .......................... Anne Mae Gold
October 22 Old Route 66 Cleanup .................... Robert Gold
State Fair Car Show Report ......................... Robert Gold
Taos Tri-State 2017 Topics # 1 ..................... Terry Price
Platinum Spark Plugs ............. Vegas Vairs Vision - Bob Helt
Sixtieth Anniversary Tennis Club Car Show ........... John Wiker
Birthdays & Anniversaries ................. Membership Committee
Treasury Report .................................... Robert Gold
Calendar of Coming Events ................... Board of Directors
October Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago ..... Club Historian
On-line Bonus Photos: Cars of the Santa Fe Concorso in Cerrillos
COVER: Larry Blair is selected as Commissioner for Disease Prevention
COVER: We saw this Classic Car while cleaning our mile of Old Route 66
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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 OCTOBER 2016
DUE LAST MONTH ================== INACTIVE DATE
(none)
DUE THIS MONTH ================== INACTIVE DATE
2016.10 Debra & Jon Anderson 25-NOV-2016
2016.10 Mary Lou & Mark Martinek 25-NOV-2016
2016.10 Sylvia & Ray Trujillo 25-NOV-2016
DUE NEXT MONTH ================= INACTIVE DATE
2016.11 Linda & Dick Cochran 25-DEC-2016
2016.11 Cheryl & Ed Halpin 25-DEC-2016
DUE DECEMBER 2016 =============== INACTIVE DATE
2016.12 David Huntoon 25-JAN-2017
2016.12 Janet & Steve Johnson 25-JAN-2017
2016.12 Mary Alice & Tibi Scheflow 25-JAN-2017
2016.12 Larry Yoffee 25-JAN-2017
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-SEP-2015 we have 46 active family memberships.
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MECHANICALLY UN-INCLINED
Ray Trujillo
Hello everyone!
Alright, the fall season is now officially here and CNM has a few activities and
events for you to add to your schedule. At our next monthly membership meeting
we will hold our annual election of officers. As of right now, John Wiker has
accepted his nomination to run for President and Lube Lubert has accepted his
nomination to run for Vice-President. Robert Gold has volunteered to remain as
Treasurer and Anne Mae Gold has volunteered to remain as Secretary. If you would
still like to nominate someone for an officer position there's still time but
please clear it with that person before submitting their name to the board.
Please remember, even if you have not held a officer position in our club before
there's always a first time for everything and it's basically spending a few
hours a month of your time to keep our great club going. If you don't run for an
officer position please help CNM by volunteering whenever the need presents
itself. Let's try not to have the same individuals year after year doing the
same chores. If you want our club to continue, please help by volunteering your
time with activities and events.
Speaking of volunteering, our scheduled Saturday October the 8th CNM cleanup has
been rescheduled for Saturday October 22nd and this will be our club's final Old
Route 66 cleanup for 2016. At our last cleanup we only had a few members show up
so if you can, please come at 9:00 AM and meet at the triangle at I-40/NM333.
Your help is greatly appreciated and we're usually done in about an hour.
Okay, let's continue with more upcoming activities. On Saturday October 15th CNM
will have lunch at the Ribs Hickory Pit BBQ restaurant located at 12220 State
Highway 14 N in Cedar Crest. If you'd like to go please sign up at the next
membership meeting. This should be a nice fall drive in the east mountain area
and hopefully the leaves will still be turning those magnificent colors. If not,
I'm sure the BBQ will be good. On the very next day Sunday October 16th, The
Corrales Harvest Festival has once again invited CNM and it would be really nice
if we could get at least six of us out there to display and promote our awesome
Corvairs. We'll meet at 8:15 AM and if you'd like to participate, the Festival
has moved us to the much more visible soccer field right in the middle of town
where all the hayrides go by. This is a great family fun event and this is
another great opportunity to enjoy the great fall weather in the beautiful
Village of Corrales. Some of the offerings the festival has to offer are arts
and crafts, local baked goods, locally grown produce, of course lots of great
food, hayrides to take you from one end of town to the other and also live music
at a stage in the shaded park. Hopefully you can make it to one or both of these
awesome fall events. I know I'll try to be at both events and I look forward to
seeing many of you there.
Moving on to Saturday November 5th. CNM will once again have its annual
Bingo/Potluck/Auction evening. This evening is one of our main fund raising
activities so please come and support our club. It will begin at 5:00 PM and is
hosted by Steve and Rita Gongora at their House of Covers business located at
115 Richmond NE. First of all, we'll play four or five games of Bingo with each
card costing $2 each, the winner of each game will win half of the amount
collected and CNM will keep the other half for its bank account. Please bring a
potluck dish to share and enjoy with all the other potluck items that are
brought by your fellow members. Also, if you have any items that you'd like to
donate to the club for the silent auction then by all means please bring those
items as well. This is always a fun evening and CNM benefits from the bingo and
silent auction proceeds.
Now let's review last month's activities. CNM had fourteen Corvairs at the State
Fair Car show and we all had a good time visiting each other and enjoying what
the Fair had to offer. Congratulations to Larry Blair for being awarded the
"Best of Show" blue ribbon by the State Fair Commissioner for his 1964 Spyder
Convertible. For more information on this show please read Robert Gold's more
in-depth article. Also a big thank you to Anne Mae Gold for bringing the
wonderful breakfast fixings for all to enjoy. It made a nice morning into a
great morning. The other activity in September is the NMCCC Swap Meet and at the
time of this writing the event has not yet taken place, so look for information
regarding the meet in next month's newsletter.
Well I guess that's enough said for now, so I hope to see you at the next club
meeting and it has been an honor serving as your club president.
-- Ray
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September Meeting Minutes - 2016.09.07
Attendance: Ray Trujillo, John Wiker, Robert Gold, Vickie Hall, Larry Yoffee,
Lube Lubert, the Ghost of Christmas Past, Jim Pittman, Hurley Wilvert, Pat Hall,
Victor Sanchez, Bill Reider.
Call to Order: 7:04 PM.
Approval: Minutes approved.
President: We received from Rocky Mountain CORSA the Francis Boydston Award
plaque, with the name of the 2016 winner Ed Halpin engraved thereon, and Ray
will retain it to take to the 2017 Tri-State. This plaque traditionally stayed
at Ruth Boydston's house and we need to decide who will keep it. The club
received a card from the Scheflow family thanking us for attending Ollie's
service.
Vice President: The move from Taylor Ranch to Edgewood is not working out as
envisioned! It is much more work than anticipated! This weekend John & Ray plan
to represent the club at the Tennis Club's 50th anniversary sock-hop. John will
be working the balloon fiesta parking from zero dark thirty to 9:00 AM. If you
want to drive your classic car on the balloon field, the day is Sunday October
2nd and the time is EARLY.
Secretary: Anne Mae was at Sandia High School's open house, so Jim took notes.
Treasurer: We have $4,643.64 in the bank.
Editor: The deadline for the October newsletter is Friday September 23rd at 9:00
PM. Jim commented on the world we now live in where apparently if you are not
active on Facebook and Twitter you are a troglodyte [look it up] living in an
alternate and possibly inferior universe.
Tri-State: Terry Price being absent, Larry discussed pre-registration. He does
not want to do it, but (1) the folks running the banquet will want to know how
to plan for banquet meals and (2) it appears we will have lots of people NOT in
one of the three primary Tri-State CORSA chapters who will want to go to Taos
2017 and how do we get the word out to them? Larry discussed T-shirts, posters
and a logo for the Tri-State and thinks all is in satisfactory progress. If you
want to design a logo, please do. Larry said his web page will become the
official page for Taos Tri-State information, registering and ordering.
Car Council: Robert repeated the accolades about this year's picnic about which
nothing but praise has been heard, except, due to larger-than-expected
attendance, food ran short. President of the Car Council Jamie Saavedra was not
exactly thrilled when Robert told her there were more Corvairs than GTOs this
year.
Merchandise: Vickie laid out our colorful collection of patches and memorabilia
but reported she has sold nothing recently. She said, if there should be any
sales, she'd like to keep the money for projects the "sunshine committee" is
working on.
Membership: Larry said he knew of no new members but said someone called him to
ask about Chevys at car shows and seemed interested in our Corvair club. On
asking about dues and hearing Larry's "only $70 per year" he expostulated, "What
is this, a scam?!?" and hung up the phone. Pat Hall said he was working on the
engine for a person from Santa Fe who expressed an interest in joining the club,
but he did not show up at tonight's meeting.
Upcoming Events:
SEP 18 SUN 07:00 AM
....State Fair Car Show, meet at "Furrs"
SEP 23-25 FRI-SUN
...Los Lunas Swap Meet, Morris & Hwy 314
OCT 05 WED 07:00 PM
....Regular meeting, officer election (*)
OCT 22 SAT 09:00 AM
...Old Route 66 cleanup - I-40 & Hwy 333
OCT 15 SAT 12:30 PM
.....Club lunch at "RIBS" in Cedar Crest
OCT 16 SUN 09:00 AM
...Corrales Harvest Festival soccer field
(*) PRESIDENT = John Wiker,
VP = Lube Lubert,
SECRETARY = Anne Mae Gold,
TREASURER = Robert Gold,
or, volunteer to run for office yourself.
Past Events:
* NMCCC Picnic at Oak Flat - seven Corvairs attended, great weather, great
company.
* Isotopes Baseball Game - was great fun for the fifteen who attended.
* Service for Ollie Scheflow - attended by several members and Mary Alice went
out to look at the Corvairs that were present.
Miscellaneous Topics:
* The 50/50 was won by Pat Hall who donated the entire $13 to the "sunshine
committee."
* Pat Hall remarked that tonight we had the lowest attendance in the eleven
years he has been a member. He asked if we needed more Tunas or tech talks to
attract people to attend. Victor commented that for some, meetings are just too
far away for them to attend. Should we consider another meeting place? Some
said, "Please, no."
* Jim thanked Ray for his talk at Ollie's service and remarked that over the
years he had never seen Ollie drive a Corvair or even talk about Corvair parts
or restoration or maintenance. John remarked that at club events Ollie never
talked about himself and we learned about his career as an engineer, including
designing the lunar lander's shock absorbers, only when we attended the memorial
service. He was a private person.
* Lube received via UPS a package containing a repaired early Corvair axle -- to
replace the one he donated to the hard-luck-award person at the Montrose
Tri-State event.
* Application forms were made available for the Great Western Fan Belt Toss &
Swap Meet in Palm Springs, California, October 26-28.
Adjournment: 8:15 PM.
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September Board Meeting Minutes - 2016.09.21
Anne Mae Gold
Call to order: 5:01 PM
President: After the next meeting Ray will call Ribs with a head count. At the
end of last meeting we got the meeting request form for 2017 from Domingo Baca
Multigenerational Center. We can use either the community room or classroom 4.
Ray will turn it in at the next meeting.
Vice President: John will attend the Car Council meeting in Robert's stead so
that we can find out what changes have been made for the Swap Meet. Larry Blair
won the State Fair Commissioner's prize for Best of Show. Thanks to all who
participated and came out to spend the day at the State Fair. John's daughter
will be making him a grandfather again... congratulations!
Treasurer: $4,796.42
Secretary: nothing to report.
Editor: Friday September 23 is the deadline for the newsletter.
Car Council: Robert was not in attendance.
Tri-State: Terry was not in attendance.
Membership: Larry was not in attendance.
New Business:
09/23-09/24-09/25 NMCCC Swap Meet, Morris Sports Complex in Los Lunas. Hwy 314
and Morris.
10/05 07:00 PM CNM Officer Elections. Running are Wiker for President, Lube for
VP, Anne Mae for Secretary, Robert for Treasurer.
10/08 08:30 AM Old Route 66 cleanup has been rescheduled.
10/15 12:30 PM Lunch at Ribs restaurant in Cedar Crest. Meet at 12:30.
10/16 08:30 AM Corrales Harvest Festival. Park at the soccer field in the
center of town.
10/22 09:00 AM Old Route 66 cleanup date rescheduled.
11/05 05:00 PM Annual Bingo/Silent Auction/Potluck at House of Covers.
Past Business:
CNM had 14 Corvairs attend the State Fair Car Show this year. Larry Blair was
awarded the "Best of Show" ribbon by the State Fair Commissioner.
Miscellaneous Topics:
The Old Route 66 cleanup has been rescheduled for Oct. 22 at 9:00 AM, if the
weather is nice.
Where shall we have the Christmas dinner? Pot luck at Highland Senior Center?
Quarters? Some other venue?
Tarmo Sutt plans to enter his 1966 Corvair turbo convertible in the Santa Fe
Concorso, 24 September. They will be driving to Galesteo, then to Cerrillos for
lunch, then driving back into Santa Fe for the concourse. This would be a great
opportunity for people to see some beautiful million-dollar cars! Please see the
website for more information.
Adjourned: 5:40 PM
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BANG FOR YOUR BUCK
October 22, Old Route 66 Cleanup
Robert Gold
It's a closely held secret that the last Route 66 cleanup of the season is just
too easy. By that I mean, by the time we end our yearly efforts, there's not
much trash out there.
As you guessed, all the "heavy lifting" has been done earlier in the season by a
dedicated of CNM'ers who have never numbered more than six on any cleanup
morning.
So here is your chance to support a wonderful tradition by our club and to do
that without breaking a sweat! Join us on Saturday, October 8 at 8:30. You know
you'll feel great about what you accomplish. Do it also to show support for
Lube, the cleanup organizer!
-- Robert Gold
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Commissioner for Disease Prevention (and his reward)!
The State Fair Car Show
Robert Gold
It is now obvious to me that our fellow CNM member, Larry Blair, has enlisted in
the war against the Zika virus. What? You might as well know why I know that.
Well, after an absence of several years, Larry arrived at the Fair in his 1964
Spyder Turbo Vert. Also, arriving with the car was a thick plume of white smoke
trailing behind his ride. And I mean THICK! Larry explained the smoke by
observing that the car sat for some years and probably the seals associated with
his turbo had gone bad. However, I know the real truth, Larry has actually
signed up in the war against Zika. He was spraying to kill those nasty
mosquitoes! Larry, thank you for keeping us healthy... cough, cough.
This year 14 cars were entered in our State Fair Car Show. When we set up on
Heritage Ave, the line of Corvairs seemed to go on forever. We had a nice
mixture of models and years for the public to see.
Here they are:
1. Robert Gold .................. 1962 Loadside
2. Anne Mae Gold ............... 1961 Lakewood
3. Art Gold ................... 1966 Monza
4. Larry Yoffee .............. 1965 Corsa
5. Sally Williams ........... 1966 500
6. Ray Trujillo ............ 1965 Cosa Vert
7. Lube Lubert ........... The Great White Hope
8. Terry Price & Bob Garrett 1966 Monza
9. Larry Blair .............. 1964 Spyder Vert
10. John Wiker ................ 1966 Monza
11. Dat Boi .................... 1966 Corsa
12. Art Gold .................... 1964 Monza
13. Geoff Johnson ................ 1964 Vert
14. Pat Hall ...................... 1964 Vert
Unfortunately, because of various problems associated with the Fair itself, the
ribbons have been reduced in number to one participation ribbon for each entrant
and one Blue Ribbon for every event. Not to worry, we still had a great time all
the same. I bet you're dying to know who received the one and only "Best of
Show" ribbon given out today by a Commissioner from the NM State Fair. And the
winner is... Larry Blair's 1964 Spyder Turbo Vert. Yep, the guy who is
protecting us from disease was also recognized for the quality of his car -- as
long as it wasn't running! Great going Larry.
Even though no member of CNM was tasked with presenting a ribbon at this year's
show, I've taken it upon myself as show chairman to make a "virtual" "Best of
Show" ribbon presentation. The winner is... The Great White Hope. I don't think
I need to make any comment about the extreme quality of Lube's car.
Back to a description of the show -- as usual, the weather was perfect and there
was almost too much to do and see during our visit. I know I love to attend this
show for three things -- Navajo tacos, shopping for bargains at the Manual Lujan
building, and CARS.
Well, another wonderful Fair Show is now in the books. And with that, do you
realize someone born the year of our first show could now legally drink -- 21
years! (hiccup) -- Robert Gold
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TAOS-TRI STATE 2017
Taos Topics #1 -- Terry Price
Taos Pueblo was built between 1000 and 1450 AD, long before the town of Taos was
established. The pueblo is considered to be one of the oldest continuously
established communities in the United States. There was no Albuquerque, Denver
or Colorado Springs at that time. The Indians gathered over a period of time and
built a series of homes that in some places are five stories tall. Today, around
1,900 people live near the area in more modern homes, but about 20 people still
live in the pueblo year around. Taos Pueblo can be visited and there are tours
available.
The town of Taos developed next to the pueblo for protection and commerce.
Eventually, after various revolts and upheavals, the town of Taos was officially
established around 1800. One well known resident of Taos at that time was Kit
Carson, who married and established his home in Taos in 1843. His house has
become a museum and can be visited today. After the Mexican-American war in
1848, the New Mexico Territory was established, and Taos became the county seat
for the New Mexico Territory in 1850. Boundaries were established for several
states in the territory, and New Mexico became a State in 1912.
In 1915, an art colony was formed in Taos by six artists: Bert Phillips, Ernest
Blumenschein, Oscar Berninghaus, Joseph Sharp, E Erving Course and Hurbert
Dunton. The society was disbanded in 1972, but by then Taos had been established
as the significant art center it still is today. There are several art galleries
in Taos, as a result of the art colony, which are popular places to visit today.
More on these galleries in a future article.
In 1934, Taos was incorporated, in 1956 Taos Ski Valley was started and in 1965
the Taos Rio Grande Gorge Bridge was completed. In the 1960s the town became a
gathering place for hippies, "Easy Rider" was filmed there and Taos became the
Hippie Capital of the United States.
Larry Yoffee, of Corvairs of New Mexico, will be establishing a web site for the
Taos Tri-State event. It will be available soon.
Some have complained about not being able to register for the Tri-State at the
Kachina Lodge but things have been corrected and you can register any time.
Please try to register, for your room, before May 3, 2017. The phone numbers
are: 575-758-2275 or
1-800-522-4462. -- Terry Price
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VEGAS VAIRS VISION == SEPTEMBER 2016 == PAGE 9
PLATINUM SPARK PLUGS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR MOST CORVAIRS WITH STOCK IGNITION
SYSTEMS
By Bob Helt - Rev 1.1
Back In the 1970s due to Government requirements the automobile industry was
transitioning from vehicles with excessive pollution emissions, and frequent
tune-ups to fewer emissions and 50K to 100K mile tune-ups.
To accomplish these drastic changes several significant technology improvements
were initiated, starting with the removal of tetra-ethyl lead from the gasoline
sold for automobile use. The reason for this was simple. This lead additive,
used to improve the octane rating of gasoline, coated the spark plug terminals,
and being electrically conductive fouled the plugs preventing them from firing
as necessary.
With the lead gone, the next step was to improve the quality and intensity of
the spark used to ignite the gas/fuel mixture in the cylinders. This required
higher voltages and currents. Thus, they produced electronic ignition systems
capable of producing big, fat, sparks to do the job.
But these high-energy sparks also increased the erosion of the spark plug
electrodes. You see, each time a plug fires, the spark vaporizes a few molecules
of the electrode tips so that continued use of these spark plugs results in an
increase of the electrode gap over time. And as you know, an increase in the gap
requires an increasing voltage to have a spark jump across this gap. This is
complicated, too, by the fact that it requires different voltages to fire spark
plugs depending on certain engine conditions. For example, engine loading (e.g.,
acceleration) requires a higher voltage. So it is possible for continued use of
spark plugs to suffer a gap increase to the point where the ignition system
while easily firing plugs in normal operation, will mis-fire when the engine is
somewhat stressed by acceleration. Of course, any mis-firing will now release
excessive pollutants and is just not permitted in today's automobiles.
So how did the car manufacturers reduce plug tip erosion to allow positive
assurance that the plugs will last up to 100,000 miles? By making spark plugs
electrodes from certain very hard metals that have higher melting temperatures:
namely Platinum and Iridium. And by changing the shape and size of the center
electrode in these plugs.
These changes all allowed the car manufacturers to claim the 100K mile spark
plug durability because the electronic ignition systems provided the hot sparks
required to fire these new spark plugs.
PHOTO: A used Bosch platinum plug for Corvairs. Note the
different center electrode shape and construction from the
conventional plugs used in Corvairs. These plugs are
designed to work with high energy ignition systems.
But non-electronic ignition systems are not so kind to Platinum and Iridium
plugs. The metals themselves and especially the small contact area of the center
electrode require higher voltages and intensity than stock systems usually can
provide under stress conditions. In addition, it appears that the center
electrode of platinum plugs tends to foul when used with stock-type ignition
systems due to lack of spark intensity and/or heat.
So experience has shown that Platinum and Iridium spark plugs just are not
completely compatible with the Corvair's stock ignition system. And
unfortunately, we do not have enough unbiased and independent data on what
modifications to the stock system might make these new plug types acceptable.
We recommend that you continue to use stock-type replacement plugs for your
Corvair.
VISION is a publication of VEGAS VAIRS
Chapter 891 of CORSA
P.O. Box 621925, Las Vegas, NV 89162-192S
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Sixtieth Anniversary of Tennis Club of Albuquerque
John Wiker
Friday, the 9th of September, at about 5:00 PM, Sylvia and Ray Trujillo and I
attended the event celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Tennis club of
Albuquerque. We brought our Corvairs to be among a few old cars displayed for an
old fashioned Sock Hop. Six cars were displayed. Two 1937 Fords, one Ford Cobra,
a 1958 Chevy Impala, Ray's 1965 and my 1966.
As people approached the entrance, they took the opportunity to have their
pictures taken with the cars. Most stood outside the cars, but a few were
adventurous enough to climb in for more pictures, especially the Corvairs which
seemed to attract more than their fair share and comments about past histories
and driving experiences.
At about 7:30, we were invited in for drinks and hors d'oeuvres. I had my fill
of Swedish Meatballs and non-alcoholic punch. At about 8:30, dinner was served
with beef tips and chicken cordon bleu as the main dishes. If you left hungry,
it was your fault. The chicken was so large, I could eat only half and took the
rest home to my wife. The weather was pleasant, the company excellent and
because Sylvia plays tennis with a lot of the members she did a great job
keeping us appraised as to what was happening where and when so we could be near
the front of the line. Word was that there were about 120 invited guests at
about $65 a ticket.
Sometimes it pays to volunteer for some of these off-the-wall events that appear
by e-mail on the net. We had a great time and the host was so appreciative that
she gave me a phone call on Monday to say thanks for making their night a
success. Once again, the Corvair Club comes through.
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Five Special CNM'ers have October Birthdays:
Jon Anderson
Erica Anderson
Dan Palmer
Bill Reider
Terry Price
Matthew Shortle
There are no anniversaries in October.
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TREASURY REPORT ============= 08-21-2016 to 09-23-2016 ============= ROBERT GOLD
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DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $4,504.50
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2016.08.16 +$ 148.00 Deposit H.Wilvert 12 m CORSA $ 45.00
2016.08.16 +$ Deposit Isotopes Tickets $ 95.00
2016.08.16 +$ Deposit 50/50 for August $ 8.00
2016.08.21 +$ 46.00 Deposit Alan Gold 12 m CNM $ 25.00
2016.08.29 +$ Deposit Isotopes Tickets $ 21.00
2016.08.30 2258 -$ 21.00 R.Gold Isotopes Tickets -$ 21.00
2016.08.30 2259 -$ 33.86 R.Gold Old Route 66 disposal fee -$ 4.00
2016.08.30 -$ R.Gold Car Council Picnic Items -$ 29.86
2016.09.08 2251 -$ 28.22 H.Pittman SEP 2016 Newsletter_Printing -$ 28.22
2016.09.14 +$ 181.00 Deposit B.Reider 26 m CNM $ 50.00
2016.09.14 +$ Deposit F.Edeskuty 26 m CNM $ 50.00
2016.09.14 +$ Deposit J.Pittman 26 m CNM $ 50.00
2016.09.21 +$ Deposit Isotopes Tickets $ 31.00
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2016.10.01 OCT NEWSLETTER = END OF PREVIOUS MONTH ==================== $4,796.42
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SAT 01 OCT through SUN OCT 09 -- Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
SUN 02 OCT EARLY! Classic Cars Drive on the Balloon Fiesta Field
SUN 02 OCT DRIVE YOUR CORVAIR DAY --- FIRST RETAIL SALE OF CORVAIRS, 1959
WED 05 OCT 7:00 PM Meeting: ELECTION OF OFFICERS TONIGHT!
WED 05 OCT 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 15 OCT 12:30 PM Club Lunch at "Ribs" in Cedar Crest
SUN 16 OCT 9:00 AM Corrales Harvest Festival - park on soccer field
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
SAT 22 OCT 9:000 AM Old Route 66 cleanup - meet at the triangle I-40 / NM 333
WED 26 OCT 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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WED 02 NOV 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
SAT 05 NOV 5:00 PM Our Annual Bingo / Potluck / Auction -- HOUSE OF COVERS
WED 16 NOV 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 25 NOV 9:00 PM Deadline for items for December 2016 newsletter
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WED 07 DEC 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
XXX xx DEC 0:00 PM CNM's Christmas Party -- to be announced. Volunteers?
WED 21 DEC ........ No Board Meeting This Month! Necessary business by email.
FRI 23 DEC 9:00 PM Deadline for items for January 2017 newsletter
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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 [ OCTOBER 2016 Vol 42 Nr 10 Issue 493 ] Jim Pittman
2009 Vol 35 Nr 10 #409
On the cover, three CNM license plates plus New Mexico's new turquoise plate.
LeRoy's bright red 1960 dominated. Mike Stickler ran our meeting and showed a
piston with ceramic coating, the better to reject heat. We had $3,886 in the
bank. Hurley Wilvert said he drove a new Prius and found it odd but impressive.
Some of us went to the EAA fly-in at Moriarty and there were many airplane
photos. Dave Huntoon provided photos of a fleet of Corvair work vans at a
plumbing business in Elgin, Illinois in the 1960s. Robert Gold reported on a
fabulous State Fair Car Show with 19 Corvairs. Editor Jim wrote a critique of
the new Chevrolet Volt which certainly did not get 230 miles per gallon.
Incidentally, the 2016 Volt is actually a very impressive car. But can it beat a
2016 Prius? Maybe not. Finally, Eric Schakel's article from the DENVAIR NEWS
lamented the absence of gearheads among the younger generation.
2002 Vol 28 Nr 10 #325
The cover featured the famous Galles Chevrolet balloon photo. A guest was Brian
Zolna, who years ago was a CNM member while in the military and stationed at
KAFB. Joel Nash asked us to revise last month's minutes to state that he was not
in violation of city zoning laws after all. Wendell reported our bank account
stood at $5537. The Car Council was negotiating with the city about the 2003 car
show: would it be back at the museum or would it move to Los Lunas permanently?
A new New Mexico resident from Arkansas found his 1968 Corvair did not like our
5,000-foot altitude and he was pointed to Dave Langlois to make adjustments. Did
he ever join CNM?
President Robert Gold reflected on his year in office, rejoicing that he didn't
bring the club's days to an end. He attributed the club's continuing success to
great support from many members. Anne Mae reviewed activities of the CNM Ladies
and previewed our November "White Elephant Auction and Potluck" extravaganza.
Mark Martinek provided an article on what happened after Mary Lou's 1964
convertible engine was rebuilt. Let's just summarize: he installed an electric
fuel pump. And finally, along with pages of photos from the State Fair Car Show
we reprinted an article on how to safely store your classic car for the winter,
and how to safely wake it up.
1995 Vol 21 Nr 10 #241
The cover depicted a California Corvair van with five (!) open doors on the
passenger side. The illustration was not photoshopped. A van had been built by
surgically joining a front two-thirds section with a back two-thirds section on
a lengthened Buick frame. It was powered by a 325-HP Buick V-8 with fuel mileage
in the 12-14 MPG range. Only in California.
In September Larry invited us to meet at the AMAFCA office because Casa
Chevrolet was still being remodeled. We had $1,068.64 in the bank. Bill Reider
reported that the NMCCC swap meet and the State Fair car show were on the same
weekend. Corvair belt buckles had arrived and were $16 each. We planned an
auction, a photo rally, a visit to the Marine Corps Band and our annual
Christmas party. Monthly committee meetings for the CORSA convention continued.
Larry Blair's "swan song" as president reviewed our accomplishments during the
last year. Our board decided we would accept no paid advertising in the
Newsletter. Bill Reider was editing the third edition of his Care & Feeding
booklet.
Inexplicably, the newsletter mentioned Rush Limbaugh's analysis of the career of
our friend Ralph Nader. Since this is a family newsletter, we attempted no
analysis of the career of Mr Limbaugh. Tech tips: cleaning your old steering
box, fixing dim tail lights and the world's best concrete driveway cleaner. Kay
Sutt sent a report on the State Fair Car Show in which Kay's 1964 convertible
took first place.
1988 Vol 14 Nr 10 #157
The cover was a Mark Morgan fantasy of a Corvair-based hot air balloon. This
theme was later adopted for our 1996 CORSA International Convention. We had $562
to spend. We planned our work at the NMCCC swap meet. Bill Lawless asked for
help for planning the Aspencade for next month.
Richard Twilley announced he was quitting the Corvair business and would auction
off all his tools and parts. Sylvan reported on escorting the Dare-Vair from
Clines Corners to Albuquerque. Steve Gongora reported on a trip to Las Vegas and
a tour of world-famous Montezuma Castle.
1981 Vol 7 Nr 10 #73
On the cover, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Mark Morgan and his Avis Greenbrier were
being passed by a tiny Fiat as he continued his series of articles on driving in
various foreign countries. This month: Italy.
Robert Gold was a new member this month. Bob Phillips gave a talk on body work.
The "Dummy of the Month" (was that Sylvan?) told about buttoning up an engine,
complete with sheet metal, carbs, fuel lines and throttle linkage, only to
realize that the fan belt could not be installed. Why? Because the fan bearing,
the fan and the fan pulley were sitting on a shelf, not on the engine. Tech
tips: Use the correct short bolts to install door hinges because long ones will
dimple the door skin. What is the correct lubricant for positraction. How to
prevent thermostat breakage. How to fix early model water leaks. And, there was
a handy tire-pressure table.
1974 (no newsletter) At our eighth meeting we were led by Francis Boydston in
planning our first Winrock Car Show. It turned out to be a great success.
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Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter is published monthly by Corvairs of New Mexico,
chartered Chapter #871 of CORSA, the Corvair Society of America. Copyright by
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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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