The November 2016 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 04-Nov-2016 = Copyright (c) 2016 Corvairs of New Mexico
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NOVEMBER 2016 / VOLUME 42 / NUMBER 11 / ISSUE #494
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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, November 2nd, 2016 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
President's Message John Wiker
Balloon Fiesta Photos David Huntoon
Dues Due .................................. Membership Committee
October Meeting Minutes ........................ Anne Mae Gold
October Board Meeting .......................... Anne Mae Gold
October Car Show in Belen, N.M. Lube Lubert
Taos Tri-State 2017 Topics # 2 ..................... Terry Price
How to Perfectly Clean Wires Solomonhorses Electronics
Treasury Report .................................... Robert Gold
Calendar of Coming Events ................... Board of Directors
Birthdays & Anniversaries ................. Membership Committee
November Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago ..... Club Historian
COVER: Anne Mae & Robert Gold love to travel with Lakewood "Eeyore"
COVER: Sunset as seen from our Domingo Baca Meeting Place on October 5th
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OFFICERS and VOLUNTEERS
President: John Wiker 505-899-3076 wikerj63 yahoo.com
Vice-Pres: Lube Lubert 505-256-9331 williamlubert gmail.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: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 aol.com
Past President: Ray Trujillo 505-839-7436 ray bpsabq.com
Past VP: 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: www.corvair.org/
CNM's newsletters: www.unm.edu/~jimp/
Steve Gongora's page: www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871/
Larry Yoffee's home page: www.corsaturbo180usa.com/
New Mexico Council of Car Clubs: 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 NOVEMBER 2016
DUE LAST MONTH ================== INACTIVE DATE
2016.10 Debra & Jon Anderson 25-NOV-2016
2016.10 Sylvia & Ray Trujillo 25-NOV-2016
DUE THIS MONTH ================== INACTIVE DATE
2016.11 Linda & Dick Cochran 25-DEC-2016
2016.11 Cheryl & Ed Halpin 25-DEC-2016
DUE NEXT MONTH ================= 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
DUE JANUARY 2017 =============== INACTIVE DATE
2017.01 Nancy & Russ McDuffie 25-FEB-2017
2017.01 Carolyn & Dan Palmer 25-FEB-2017
2017.01 Brenda & Hurley Wilvert 25-FEB-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-OCT-2015 we have 47 active family memberships.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
John Wiker
Well, hello everyone. Before I start into the future business, I would like to
take a moment to thank Ray Trujillo for doing such a super job this past year. I
had asked him to extend his presidency by a year as I had lots of personal stuff
to handle last year with Kiwanis and was not ready to handle top offices in both
organizations. Now just when I think I am ready, I find myself in the middle of
a move to Edgewood. But life must go on.
Our club is about to enter a very busy but fulfilling time of the year
for not only the club but our families. First comes our Bingo/Potluck/Silent
Auction, then a family Thanksgiving, then the club Christmas party followed
closely by Christmas with our families, followed by all those football games and
parades. May all of you enjoy the times with loved ones. I am now looking for
ideas of what to collect to bring to our Christmas party. As you know, each year
we choose items and an organization to donate to. We have done clothing to the
APS clothing bank, personal bathing items to a shelter and food items to the
Roadrunner Food Bank. If anyone has any ideas, please call me at 239-3311 so I
can bring it before the group at our next meeting in November if you can't be
there.
Another thanks to Ray for arranging our luncheon at the Ribs restaurant
in Cedar Crest on the 15th. If my count was right, we had 14 attend. At least
four Corvairs were there. I did not hear anyone complain about the food or
service. I enjoyed the ribs, and my dog really enjoyed the leftover bones!
One last thing. I know that March seems so far away, but time flies when
you are having fun. I am looking for someone to take the lead to organize our
Anniversary dinner. Any takers?
Balloon Fiesta Photos by David Huntoon
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October Meeting Minutes - 2016.10.05
Anne Mae Gold
Call to order at Domingo Baca, Classroom 4, at 7:05
Approval of Minutes: approved
President: Elections are tonight. John Wiker--president; Lube Lubert--VP;
Treasurer--Robert Gold; Secretary--Anne Mae Gold. All were unanimously elected.
VP: We need to make decisions about our Christmas party. John asked if anyone
would consider chairing the event. Ray mentioned that the Highland Senior Center
has been reserved for Saturday December 10th if need be. John has turned in the
request for using the Domingo Baca facility for another year, however, he asked
that we move to Classroom 4. On October 22: our Old Route 66 cleanup. John let
us know the latest news on the Balloon Fiesta events.
Treasurer: Current balance is $4,846.42
Editor: Newsletter deadline is Friday, October 21. Heula sent a message through
Jim that the club should select a donation and decide what we will be donating
and to whom. The sooner the membership knows, the earlier we can start
collecting. Jim drove to Cerrillos to watch cars of the Santa Fe Concorso drive
in from Galesteo. He published his photos online as part of the newsletter.
Tarmo regaled us with some details from the Concorso. Jim brought in a couple of
newspaper articles. One is for Terry and describes the upgrade of a hotel in
Taos. The second article is for Robert and suggested steps to take for all who
have a Wells Fargo account. The article of course was follow-up to the recent
fraud discovered in which thousands of employees opened fake accounts to drain
money to benefit the employees. Robert may report on our Wells Fargo account
later.
Tri-State: Terry called Ray. He is out of state. He heard back from Larry
Claypool, he will not be able to attend Tri-State as our speaker. The hotel has
opened up the reservations on-line. The banquet will cost $25 per person with a
choice of 3 dinners - beef, chicken, or a Mexican entree. Larry Yoffee has not
heard back yet about the T-shirts.
Car Council: Robert was looking at pictures from the famous Woodstock event of
1969 and searched through them for Corvairs. He found two, both were 500s.
Robert was unable to attend the last two meetings, John attended one meeting in
his stead and he reported on that meeting and the Swap Meet. Pat reported on how
well business was for him at the Swap Meet, he sold all of his signs.
Merchandise: Vickie came out with her merchandise. Steve donated some pins to
the Sunshine Committee, which will be sold at $1. Stop by and buy!!!!
Membership: Larry Yoffee reported that he made contact with Karl Glasmeyer who
is a jeweler and is thinking about making a 3-D Corvair pin. He has Larry's card
and said he would make contact with him. Larry has developed a page on his
website for the Tri-State. He will contact the printers and ask how the T-shirt
design is coming along. As soon as he knows something, he will post that
information on the Tri-State webpage.
Upcoming Events:
* 10/08 Youth Fundraiser Car Show. Belen. Organized by Bill Darcy. Please see
the flier.
* 10/15 Club luncheon at Ribs in Cedar Crest starting at 12:30. 12200 State Hwy
North 14. Twenty members were interested in attending.
* 10/16 Sunday at the Corrales Harvest Festival from 9:00 AM to mid-afternoon.
Meet at 8:00 AM at the McDonalds, then park in the soccer field in the middle of
Corrales.
* 10/22 Old Route 66 cleanup starting at 9:00 AM weather permitting. Meet at
I-40 and NM 333.
* 11/5 Annual Bingo/Potluck/Auction at House of Covers starting at 5:00 PM. 115
Richmond NE.
* 12/10 Christmas Party Highland Senior Center 2:30 to 4:00 PM. Potluck.
Past Events:
* CNM had 14 Corvairs at the State Fair Car Show. Larry Blair received the "Best
of Show" ribbon, chosen by one of the State Fair Commissioners. Thank you to all
the members who showed.
* NMCCC Swap Meet in Los Lunas was very well attended. Thank you to the CNM
members who worked the Swap Meet.
50/50 Pot was $14 won by Tarmo ($7). Money went to the Sunshine Committee.
Miscellaneous: Steve brought in a couple of magazines, a photograph by Jerry
Goffe of a Corvair on a pinnacle, and a couple of tools. The tools and photo
will go into the silent auctions.
Meeting adjourned at 8:13 PM.
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October Board Meeting Minutes - 2016.10.19
Anne Mae Gold
Called to order 5:04
Present: Lube, Jim, Terry, Ray, Robert, Anne Mae Gold
President: John was not present
VP: Lube had nothing new
Secretary: nothing new
Treasurer: Rober reported $4,913.20 in the account
Editor: newsletter deadline is Friday Oct. 21. Send in your cards and letters,
smoke signals not accepted. Per our constitution, the President must reappoint
the board members. Since John was not present, we will put this off until the
next meeting. Jim receives various newsletters, he reads them and sometimes
"steals" tech tips. Do we want to distribute these newsletters electronically to
the membership? The paper newsletters Jim receives, he brings to the General
Membership meetings. The board decided to try forwarding those that arrive via
email and see how they are received.
Car Council: Swap Meet was successful. The last meeting of the year will be next
Wednesday, so Robert can give us an update at the General Membership meeting.
Meetings will resume in January.
Tri-State: Terry has been out of town. Larry will have pre-sales for T-shirts on
his webpage. The hotel in Taos has resurfaced the parking lot, the restaurant
has reopened with a new chef, and the curbs have been repainted. Stay tuned for
more information on meal selections. The banquet will be a sit down dinner and
will cost $25.00 per person all inclusive. Terry has a unique idea for the
awards.
Membership: Larry was not present, but we have a new member, Carl Clasmeyer.
Upcoming events:
* 10/22 9:00 AM Old Route 66 cleanup.
* 11/05 5:00 PM Annual Bingo/Potluck/Auction at House of Covers, 115 Richmond NE
* 12/10 2:00 - 3:30 PM Potluck Christmas Party at Highland Senior Center from in
the large dining hall.
* From the internet: August 18-20, 2017 Cool Cars and Cool Mountains in
Gunnison, Colorado. Registration with payment is appreciated by August 14, 2017.
Miscellaneous: Bill Reider came by the Gold home to drop off the new member's
dues money and application forms. His name is Carl Clasmeyer and he lives in
Santa Fe. He owns a sharp blue 1968 Monza convertible. He needs a name tag and a
Care and Feeding book.
Pat Hall is working on a Greenbrier that once belonged to Mike Stickler.
Meeting adjourned at 5:51 PM.
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First United Methodist
75 Manzano Expressway
Belen, N.M.
Saturday
8 October 2016
Lube Lubert
Pat and I arrived at the car show, put on by Bill Darcy, by 9:00 AM. The show
had a total of eight cars.
A 1972 VW bug.
A 1965 Mustang.
A "rat" car with a flathead V8.
An AMC Javelin coupe.
A 1964 faded red Corvair convertible with white top.
A 1965 dark blue Corvair coupe.
A 1964 Corvair convertible with white top and maroon body.
My Great White Hope Corvair.
(The faded red convertible is available for sale, don't know asking price.)
There were hamburgers, green chile, chips, soft drimks, bottled water, and
cookies. The weather was windy and cold with some rain drops. I brought my
12-volt electric blanket and it worked really well. Pat and I stayed until about
noon and then went to Pat's house.
It was a great car show. Thanks to Bill Darcy for organizing it..
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TAOS-TRI STATE 2017
Taos Topics #2 -- Terry Price
Taos Tri State 2017
Taos Topics #2 - Terry Price
Plans for Taos Tri State 2017 are continuing to develop. Vickie Hall has been
collecting items for the gift bags and they should be a nice surprise for
everyone, with all the goodies in them. The registration forms are in the final
stage and should be completed soon with T-shirt prices, banquet meal selections
and costs. The forms will be included on Larry's web site for an "unofficial"
pre-registration. (More on that in the next newsletter.)
The Kachina Lodge has also been doing some upgrading.
The parking lot has been resurfaced, which will provide us with more
than 50 spaces for the Show and Shine. Curbs have been painted and other
improvements to the grounds are underway. The restaurant was closed for a while,
but during that time the kitchen has been modernized and a new chef has been
hired. The restaurant is open for business and has a wide selection of entrees.
The chef also can provide gluten-free and vegetarian dishes, and makes gelato.
According to Cheryl Webster, Group Manager at the lodge, the food is excellent.
Other services Cheryl could arrange for us are golfing, white water
rafting, llama trekking, horseback riding, fly fishing, balloon rides
(expensive), earthship tours, and museum and gallery tours. There is also a brew
pub next door to the lodge with an outside seating area.
Sounds like there is plenty to do, especially if you want to spend a few
extra days there. While some rooms have already been reserved there is still
space to make your reservations. Cheryl has set aside a number of rooms for six
days at the same rate with breakfast included.
Larry Yoffee has his information about Taos and the Tri-State on his web
site at
www.corsaturbo180usa.com and you can also contact me, Terry Price, if you have
any questions at tprice150@yahoo.com
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Reference:
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-perfectly-clean-wires-in-minutes/
How to perfectly clean wires in minutes
solomonhorses electronics
Here is an old ham radio operator's trick for cleaning wires for soldering that
are old and corroded. It is hard to find this technique printed anywhere! I am a
ham, NH7ZE, and learned it from my elmer (mentor). I am passing it on. I hope it
helps people who need to clean wires.
Normally, if you strip a wire, and see it is corroded, there is not much
you can do to restore its shiny new conductive properties. There is scraping and
scratching which comes to mind, but you'll never get it to the solderable
slickness it once was long ago. After laboring and fretting over the corroded
pieces of wire for a long, long time, you see that your sweat coming out of your
palms and fingers are corroding the copper AGAIN!!!! Oh, dear. NOT TO WORRY!!!!!
Give yourself a pat on the back, because what you will pull out of your bag of
tricks now, will send all the corroded copper wires scurrying and scampering
away in fear!!!! Here is how to clean any corroded wire without even touching
it, in 30 seconds!! And what's more, you can even solder it!!!
This process uses two solutions, one is regular table salt and vinegar.
Any kind of vinegar will work, from balsamic, to rice, to white vinegars. It's
the acidity and corrosiveness of the salt and vinegar together that you want.
The other solution is sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, and water. This is
used to neutralize the corrosive properties of the other solution, and to
further clean the wires.
Step 1: Strip the wires to be cleaned.
Step 2: Get 2 containers, one for each solution. They can be paper cups,
plastic, glass, bowls, whatever you can find. I have vials, because I am a
professional electronics installer and I use these solutions out in the field.
Step 3: Get 1 tablespoon of raw salt, and put it in one of the containers. Fill
up the rest of the container with vinegar, and stir them both together. As a
general rule of thumb, put as much salt in the vinegar as will dissolve.
Step 4: Get 1 tablespoon of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and add it to the
other container. Fill up the rest with water, and stir well. Add more baking
soda to make it cloudy. The amount is not important, as long as it is alkaline
to cancel the acid of the vinegar solution.
Step 5: Put the stripped end of the wire in the vinegar solution, and stir the
solution with the wire. Any wire you want cleaned needs to be under the
solution. Movement of the wire in the liquid speeds up the process.
Step 6: After 2 minutes or so, the wire will look very shiny and new in the
vinegar solution. The acid and salt in the solution is etching away the oxides,
exposing the bare metal. Make sure the metal is uniformly shiny. Leave it in
longer if it is not perfectly clean throughout.
Step 7: Once the wire is satisfactorily clean, remove the wire from the vinegar,
and plunge it into the baking soda solution to neutralize the acid's corrosive
properties. If the wire was exposed to the air, without neutralizing the acid
first, it would quickly corrode again. The baking soda keeps it clean and shiny.
Swish the wire around in the baking soda water for about 10 seconds, and then
you are done! Shiny new wire ready for soldering and conducting once again!!
Article provided by Terry Price
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TREASURY REPORT ============= 09-24-2016 to 10-21-2016 ============= ROBERT GOLD
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DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $4,769.42
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2016.09.23 +$ 50.00 Deposit L.Lubert 26 m CNM $ 50.00
2016.10.17 2262 -$ 28.22 H.Pittman Newsletter Printing OCT 2016 -$ 28.22
2016.10.18 +$ 95.00 Dues M.Martinek 12 m CNM $ 25.00
2016.10.18 +$ Dues C.Clasmeyer 12 m CNM & CORSA $ 70.00
2016.10.05 +$ Cash 50/50 for October $ 14.00
2016.10.05 -$ Cash 50/50 for October to Sunshine -$ 14.00
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2016.11.01 NOV NEWSLETTER = END OF PREVIOUS MONTH ==================== $4,913.20
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WED 02 NOV 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.
SAT 05 NOV 5:00 PM CNM's Annual Bingo / Potluck / Auction. House of Covers
SUN 06 NOV 2:00 AM Change back to Standard Time from Daylight Saving Time
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
SAT 10 DEC 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Christmas Party -- HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER
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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WED 04 JAN 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
WED 18 JAN 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 20 JAN 9:00 PM Deadline for items for February newsletter
WED 25 JAN 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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WED 01 FEB 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
WED 15 FEB 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 17 FEB 9:00 PM Deadline for items for March newsletter
WED 22 FEB 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities
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Happy Birthday wishes to Three CNM'ers born in November:
Anne Wiker -- Jim Pittman -- John Wiker
There are no November wedding anniversaries.
xxxxx
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SEVEN YEARS AGO [ NOVEMBER 2016 Vol 42 Nr 11 Issue 494 ] Jim Pittman
2009 Vol 35 Nr 11 #410
New Officers: Robert Gold, Art Gold, Pat Hall, Ray Trujillo adorned the cover. A
get well card was circulated to be sent to Jerry Goffe who was hospitalized. A
visitor was Dan Palmer's son Dan who was active with NASCAR. We had more to say
about the Cash for Clunkers program. We pondered the Chevrolet Volt. New
president Pat Hall said we should all drive our Corvairs more! A new printing of
the Care & Feeding book was coming up. Several members attended a car show in
the north valley. Mike Stickler's final president's message thanked all who
worked to keep the club active for the past year. Donna Mae Mims died. She was a
long-time Corvair fan and race driver. Heula's "Younger Member Contest" was
closed, all 24 photos were shown and the persen scoring the more correct guesses
was to be announced at the Christmas Party.
2002 Vol 28 Nr 11 #326
On the cover, Lee Olsen's 1967 Monza. In a scene from the movie Magnolia, a
Corvair was pelted by frogs. Examples of spam (apparently still a novelty) from
the internet were listed. VP Larry Blair ran our meeting, Wendy said we had
$5,501 in the bank, and Richard & Gayle Finch visited. Bill Reider and LeRoy
Rogers went to Raton to plan our Tri-State. Anne Mae reminded us of the coming
Pot Luck and White Elephant Auction. The State Fair Car Show was a big success
and Steve Gongora had photos on CNM's web site. Elections: the VP slot was
contested between Larry and Joel and the decision was said to be handed down by
the Supreme Court. Results: Robert Gold, Joel Nash, Chuck Vertrees, Wendell
Walker. Sylvan introduced our speaker Sy Feldman who gave a 45 minute slide and
talk presentation on his experiences as an American pilot with the RAF during
WWII. He told about the V-1 flying bomb attacks on London and efforts to thwart
them. There was a lot more to flying with the RAF than scrambling Spitfires to
shoot down Heinkels and Messerschmidts.
Rita previewed our Christmas party at the Kirtland AFB Officer's Club.
There would be no Meissner Award at the Christmas dinner this year because the
Board decided to move this award to the March club birthday party. It has
remained there ever since. Mark Martinek reported on a special NMCCC meeting.
Does the Car Council intend to work with the city and the Albuquerque Museum to
have a car show in Albuquerque next year, or will they go back to Los Lunas?
Steve pointed out that there are many car enthusiasts in the Los Lunas - Belen
area and they always support automotive events. They definitely want us back.
Robert thanked those who participated in the State Fair Car Show. We had 17
Corvairs entered, a record. The entries were the most diverse we've ever had and
included the Sullivans' Ultra Van. No official Aspencade this year but
individuals made their own tours. Jim & Heula did their own Miata "sports car"
Aspencade to the Santa Fe Ski Area.
1995 Vol 21 Nr 11 #242
New president Mark Domzalski with a Rampside. We had $913 in the bank, with $328
reserved for the convention. Mr Kron who had a 1964 Monza for sale. Bill Reider
praised the September swap meet. Coming up, a National Atomic Museum car show.
Wendell planned to refurbish a 1965 coupe as a convention raffle prize. We
needed parts. We planned a potluck and auction. A contingent from CORSA would
help with convention planning. Mark Ellis wanted a register of 1969 Corvairs.
Election results: Mark Domzalski, Terry Price, Chuck Vertrees, Will Davis. Larry
gave an informative talk on gas heaters. Mark recognized key CNM members for
contributions. He pledged to lead CNM in a productive and fun way. Chuck
Vertrees reported on a successful photo rally. Winners were Wendy & Ilva,
followed by Steve & Rita, Debbie & Dennis. The rally was practice for a rally
for the convention! Chuck and Debbie provided an article on the convention.
Tech tips: how to fix a leaky convertible top with saran wrap and RTV, changing
oil before storing a car, an idea for a drive train removal dolly, and the
phlogiston theory of electronics.
1988 Vol 14 Nr 11 #158
A Mark Morgan fantasy race car. We met "under the stars." Our had $690. A guest
was "Windle" Walker. Elections: Bill Hector, Tom Martin, Chuck Vertrees, Brian
Zolna. We planned a trip to Petroglyph Park. Tom Martin previewed our party at
the County Line. Tarmo reported on the Aspencade to Espanola, Dixon, Ojo Sarco,
Las Truchas, Chimayo. Excellent lunch at Rancho de Chimayo. A tech tip told why
not to use silicon brake fluid in a street-driven car.
1981 Vol 7 Nr 11 # 74
Francis and Sylvan with a Rampside full of firewood. We visited the Boydstons at
their Pecos cabin. A new member was Dan Moss. Officers: Bill Reider, George
Morin, Robin DeVore, Mary Twilley. Doug Crandall spoke to us on zoning laws
affecting working on your car in the back yard. Bob Nugent showed slides from
the econo-run. Dick Twilley showed rebuilt carburetors with new nylon or metal
sleeves. We learned that Ralph Nader was to speak in Albuquerque. Sylvan's Dummy
of the Month column warned about crossing spark plug wires. Robin DeVore planned
to bring a CO monitor to our next meeting to test our heaters for carbon
monoxide leaks.
1974 (no newsletter) At our meeting we viewed color photos from our first
Winrock Car Show.
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