The January 2018 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 23-Dec-2017 ==== Copyright (c) 2017 Corvairs of New Mexico
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JANUARY 2018 / VOLUME 44 / NUMBER 1 / ISSUE #508
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Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2005
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, Third Place, 2010
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2012
EDITOR: Jim Pittman
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
President's Message .................................. John Wiker
Dues Due ................................... Membership Committee
December Regular Meeting (no Board meeting) ......... Your Editor
Christmas Party Report .............................. Lube Lubert
Treasury Report ..................................... Robert Gold
Photos from the Christmas Party ..................... Vickie Hall
Birthdays & Anniversaries .................... Sunshine Committee
Photos from the Christmas Party ..................... Vickie Hall
Report on Donations to The Storehouse ............... Vickie Hall
The Future of Hard Parts .............. DENVAIR NEWS Eric Schakel
Corvair Memories ....................................... Kyle Nye
Calendar of Coming Events .................... Board of Directors
January Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 Years Ago .. Club Historian
Member List as of December 2017 .......................... Editor
Nomination Form for Ike Meissner Award ................ The Board
COVER ......... John Wiker's Faithful 1966 Monza Coupe Speeds Away
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OFFICERS and VOLUNTEERS
President: John Wiker 505-239-3311 wikerj63 yahoo.com
Vice President: Lube Lubert 505-256-9331 dirtlube gmail.com
Secretary: Art Gold 505-620-7434 rollerart gmail.com
Treasurer: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 msn.com
Car Council: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 msn.com
Membership: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 aol.com
Merchandise: Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall q.com
Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp unm.edu
Old Route 66: Lube Lubert 505-256-9331 dirtlube2 gmail.com
Past President: Ray Trujillo 505-814-8373 ray bpsabq.com
Past President: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall q.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 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
CORSA: 12 months = $45.00 -or- 26 months = $ 90.00
CNM & CORSA: 12 months = $70.00 -or- 26 months = $140.00
DUES DUE DATES JANUARY 2018
DUE LAST MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2017.12 Linda & Anthony Berbig 25-JAN-2018
2017.12 David Huntoon 25-JAN-2018
DUE THIS MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2018.01 Connie & Floyde Adams 25-FEB-2018
2018.01 Carolyn & Dan Palmer 25-FEB-2018
2018.01 Kay & Tarmo Sutt 25-FEB-2018
DUE NEXT MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2018.02 Barbara & Gordon Johnson 25-MAR-2018
2018.02 Lilian & Timothy Shortle 25-MAR-2018
DUE MARCH 2018 ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2018.03 Anne Mae & Robert Gold 25-APR-2018
2018.03 Carl Johnson 25-APR-2018
2018.03 Kelli & Mark Morgan 25-APR-2018
2018.03 Natalie Robison 25-APR-2018
2018.03 Emma & LeRoy Rogers 25-APR-2018
INACTIVE ============================ INACTIVE DATE
2017.01 Nancy & Russ McDuffie 25-FEB-2017
2017.02 Victor Sanchez 25-MAR-2017
2017.08 Kathryn & Douglas Gadomski 25-SEP-2017
2017.10 Carl Clasmeyer 25-NOV-2017
2017.10 Mary Lou & Mark Martinek 25-NOV-2017
2017.11 Leslie & Kevin Sullivan 25-DEC-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 23-DEC-2017 we have 45 active family memberships.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
John Wiker
Well another year has come and gone. Hope you all had a great holiday period of
time. By the time you read this, Anne and I will probably be in Georgia with my
daughter and new grandson.
For such a small club, we have done a lot this year. I looked over all the
attendance sheets for the events and came up with the following:
* Breakfast at Jimmy's Cafe on the 21st of January;
* Visit to the car/reverb/museum on the 25th of February;
* The 43rd Anniversary dinner on the 11th of March;
* Old Route 66 cleanup on the 8th of April;
* The Corvair/ VMCCA breakfast on the 18th of April;
* The Albuquerque Museum Car show on the 21st of May;
* The Taos Tri-State on 2nd through 4th of June;
* The Ice Cream Social on the 5th of August;
* The NMCCC picnic on the 13th of August;
* The State Fair Car show on the 17th of September;
* The east mountains Econo Run on the 9th of October;
* Bingo / Potluck / Auction Night on the 4th of November; and finally,
* The Christmas luncheon on the 9th of December.
Each of these events required a leader to organize the event, find a location if
needed and motivate our members to attend. Now its time to start the clock again
for CNM's 45th year.
The first leader to step up to the challenge for January is Dave Huntoon who has
arranged for us to have breakfast with the VMCCA (Vintage Motor Car Club of
America) club at Monroe's on Osuna at 09:30 Saturday morning 13 January.
A few years ago we decided to have one social non-meeting activity per month, so
we need more ideas. Bring them with you to the January meeting or if you can't
make it to the meeting, e-mail them to Anne Mae Gold or Art Gold so they can
present them to our members. Unfortunately, I will still be in Georgia on the
3rd of January meeting night.
Thanks again to the 27 folks who showed up at the Christmas event at Furr's
Cafeteria and put up with the last minute location change. At least it earned us
free drinks all afternoon and if you did not get enough to eat, it was your
fault as the serving areas were never lacking for food. It's not often that I
can get 5 types of seafood at one setting. The noise level was such that I had
to eliminate a portion of the program where each of you was to tell us one
unique thing that happened at Christmas at your house when you were still a
child. I bet we would have heard some interesting tales that kids today would
not believe.
That's all for now, see you soon. -- John
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REGULAR DECEMBER MEETING -- 2017.12.06
Your Editor
Cold wind and blustery blowing leaves accompanied us to our austere and serene
meeting place. Twelve members arrived. Robert showed around a very nice plaque
that we think may reappear at the Christmas Party.
There was some kind of discussion about an ongoing sports event -- your editor
tuned out, cannot report details.
Approval of last month's minutes was not addressed and since Lube was not
present to tell about it, John jumped directly into plans for the Saturday
Christmas Party. Everyone buys his or her meal, $10.99 per person, no money
collection by CNM. Christmas songs will be sung. Matchbox cars may be available.
Tell your favorite childhood Christmas memories. Bring your donations for
The Storehouse charity.
Robert said we had a comfortable $7,389.54 and described how a mistake was made
with a check sent by one of our members. Correction of the mistake is ongoing.
Art was not able to attend due to a friend's mother's death. Anne Mae was not
able to attend due to ongoing surgeries and recoveries. One more surgery and
she's done! Will she retire from teaching? Will she assume substitute teaching
duties? Stay tuned.
David not being present, we did not discuss new (or old) members.
Vickie said she had sold nothing this month. However, she reported seeing a
Corvair on "Let's Make A Deal" on TV and the fender fell off. Why? There were
comments about the by-now infamous and error-filled State Farm Insurance
television advertisement featuring two different burning Corvairs.
Jim said due to our printer being closed for Christmas week, we had to print the
newsletter early, so the deadline is Tuesday December 19th. He mentioned his
Veterans' Day story from last month's newsletter and remarked that we all heard
stories as children from friends and family who lived through events we did not,
and maybe keeping those memories was important.
John asked everyone for stories of their latest adventures.
Gordon said he would soon have a Corvair for sale: a 1965 convertible (nice) or
a 1966 Coupe (even nicer) and was having a hard time deciding which to sell.
Steve said he now worked at the airport instead of at Double Eagle and it was
busier and more hectic there.
Hurley said he finally had to replace his venerable F-150 with a new Ford
pickup, a 2015 with everything, and it was really nice and ran great with a
6-cylinder twin-turbo engine.
Robert said he was facing the need to sell his red super Lakewood, but said his
Chrysler Hemi was perfect to drive to the meeting on a blustery cold night.
Jim mentioned Eric Shackel's article on unavailability of quality parts for
Corvairs, and recommended going to Rocky Mountain Corsa's web site to check out
recent issues of the Denvair News.
Larry said his insurance company was pulling out of New Mexico and asked what
company people used for their Corvairs? Answers included USAA's old car
coverage, J.C. Taylor and Hagerty.
The group agreed to adjourn, so we did, while John reported the score of the
ongoing sports event, derived from his trusty iPad.
Attendance around the room counterclockwise:
Gordon JOHNSON, Steve JOHNSON, Hurley WILVERT, Natalie ROBISON, Vickie HALL,
Pat HALL, LeRoy ROGERS, Robert GOLD, Jim PITTMAN, Dave HUTCHINSON, Larry BLAIR,
John WIKER. Did I miss anyone?
Oh, right, I should mention the GHOST OF CHRISTMASES PAST who flitted in and out
of the room during the meeting.
There was no December Board Meeting. We did not see each other for that purpose
on December 20th but communicated via email, telephone or smoke signals.
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CHRISTMAS PARTY
Lube Lubert
It was December 9th 2017 at about 2:00 PM and my brother Bill and I arrived at
Furr's just a little late. We saw three or four Corvairs in the parking lot but
there may have been more. When we went in, John Wiker informed us that we had
been bumped from the big room we thought we had reserved. But, no problem, Ben
the Manager reserved several tables for the club. The cost of the meal was
$10.99 with free drinks.
We started out by singing one Christmas song but I can't remember now what the
song was. Maybe it was Jingle Bells? When all had arrived, half our group went
for food first while the rest waited until the first group returned to their
tables. It was pretty noisy and that prevented our singing more songs. John said
he had planned to ask for stories of childhood Christmases from the group, but
the busy environment made him drop that idea. We had a nice time anyway. Bill
and I sat across from Carolyn and Dan Palmer. I am thinking that everyone
enjoyed the food and the conversations.
John showed everyone a very nice plaque that the Board made up for the Gongoras.
We wanted to thank Steve and Rita for many years of hosting the Potluck, Auction
and Bingo parties at their place, House of Covers.
Among those attending were George and Sandy Morin who were members long ago.
They have joined us for club activities in the past.
Terry Price should get seventy five percent of the credit for setting up this
party. When the two of us went to see the Furr's management, Terry did most of
the talking and I took notes. I'd like to thank everyone who attended, and I'd
like to wish all our members a "Vairy" Merry Christmas, and I hope everyone will
have a Happy New Year in 2018!
That's all for now. And I hope we'll be seeing you all at the January meeting.
-- Lube
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TREASURY REPORT FOR 11-26-2017 to 12-14-2017
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $7,419.54
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2017.11.28 2303 -$ 135.00 Dues S.Gongora 12 m CORSA -$ 45.00
2017.11.28 2303 -$ Dues F.Riggs 26 m CORSA -$ 90.00
2017.12.02 +$ 105.00 Dues M.Domzalski 26 m CNM $ 50.00
2017.12.02 +$ Donation CNM Donation $ 55.00
2017.12.11 2307 -$ 45.40 J.Wiker Plaque: Rita & Steve Gongora -$ 45.40
2017.12.11 2306 -$ 135.76 H.Pittman Newsletter Printing DEC 2017 -$ 36.01
2017.12.11 -$ H.Pittman Newsletter Postage 42 x $0.70 -$ 29.40
2017.12.11 -$ H.Pittman Stamps for Sunshine Committee -$ 70.35
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2018.01.01 JAN NEWSLETTER ========================================== $7,208.38
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Happy January Birthday Wishes to six CNM'ers:
Jenny Finch
Javier Gold
Steve Gongora
Carolyn Palmer
LeRoy Rogers
Lilian Shortle
January Anniversaries:
Vickie & Pat Hall
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THE STOREHOUSE DONATIONS
Vickie Hall
Donated items brought to CNM's Christmas Party for The Storehouse included one
large bag of baby items plus one case of diapers, two boxes of personal items
for men and women, one box of canned goods totaling 23 pounds, one large box of
prepackaged food. Also, I added a few boxes of miscellaneous items that I have
collected throughout the year for CNM's Charity. Monetary donations totaled
$50.00.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE
Vickie Hall
Merchandise Chairperson
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Reprinted from ROCKY MOUNTAIN CORSA -- DENVAIR NEWS -- DECEMBER 2017
THE FUTURE OF HARD PARTS
Eric Schakel
Basic rebuild parts we need for our Corvair engines are under assault by Father
Time. Availability of mechanical components is changing rapidly, and will affect
the future of the Corvair hobby in a number of interesting ways. More than 50
years have passed since General Motors halted engineering development of the
Corvair. The aftermarket stepped in when GM stepped out, with OEM Tier 2 or 3
suppliers such as TRW, Delco-Remy, Sealed Power, Clevite, and others providing
OE-quality replacement parts, often built using tooling and equipment that
supported GM during Corvair production.
Today, though, the mainstream OEM suppliers have largely moved on. The Corvair
market was never large in comparison with other models like the Chevy II or
Camaro, and they do not have the aftermarket following of the ubiquitous VW air
cooled engines.
Fortunately, Corvair engines enjoyed a commonality with the durable GM engine
architectures, which helped maintain the availability of OE-quality parts for
years thanks to similarity of tooling and production equipment. That has changed
dramatically in the past decade, though, and the OE Tier 2 and 3 suppliers have
consolidated around the current OEM requirements.
This is just a partial list of parts disappearing from the Tier 2 and 3
catalogs:
* Hydraulic flat tappet lifters. In the 1980s these were almost universally
replaced by roller-tip versions in pushrod engine applications. Simple in
function, these have incredibly tight tolerances and metallurgy requirement. The
venerable Chevy small-block V8 has maintained the availability of flat tappet
lifters, but the universal acceptance of the Gen III (LS) architecture is
threatening the availability of these high-precision parts in the near future.
* OEM adoption of roller tappet camshafts also threatens the cast iron camshaft
blanks -- new OE shafts are made of machined steel. Corvair cam blanks, and cam
grinds, are now only available through non-OE vendors.
* To wrap up the valve train, Corvair rocker arms use a stamped steel body with
a hardened ball pivot, like millions of small-block V8s. Durable and forgiving
as long as the metallurgy is correct, the design lasted into the 1990s. Today,
die-cast rocker arms with roller bearings have eliminated steel stampings.
Again, new Corvair replacements are only made by non-OE vendors.
* Engine bearing shells are unique to the Corvair. Clevite, a long-time Tier 2
supplier, has discontinued production. Clarks Corvair Parts has stepped in, and
has secured a supplier, but durability is unproven in comparison with the
Clevite offerings.
* Melling, GM's Tier2 supplier of oil pump gears for a half-century, has
recently stopped offering Corvair replacement gear sets. Replacement parts from
an unknown source are suspect in metallurgy and dimensional tolerance.
* Synchro rings are no longer the high-density cast brass from the GM OE
vendors, but are now machined from a softer brass alloy, and are not burnished
for fit. OEMs have seen manual transmissions dry up in the new car marketplace,
and those that remain use low-inertia carbon/Kevlar synchro cones.
* Components for our breaker point ignitions and multiple carburetor layouts are
equally impacted by the discontinuation of the OE vendors, but at least they are
external to the drivetrain, and can be replaced or maintained more easily.
* Ball Joints are seemingly simple parts, but the metallurgy of the socket and
ball components is absolutely critical for long life and strength. Moog, another
Tier 2, dropped the Corvair parts from their line 10 years ago. New ball joints
come from contract manufacturers.
That's not the whole list, and it changes monthly. Since Corvair owners are
relatively normal human beings, changes like this can be alarming. We want to
take it for granted that when we buy off-the-shelf new parts, we'll have OEM
quality and life. It's always been that way.
Get used to the new world order -- GM doesn't care about Corvair quality
assurance in this day and age. At first glance, that's really depressing. But if
we dive a bit deeper, it's perhaps not so bad after all. Consider these points:
FIRST, very few of us drive our Corvairs as daily commuters or family
trucksters. That was their role back in the 1960s, maybe through the 1980s. Now,
though, they are show cars, cruisers for sunny days, and occasional long-trip
cars to a Tri-State or Corsa Convention. How many people put more than 3,000
miles a year on their Corvairs? Normal wear and tear from usage is down as a
result, as is exposure to extremes of the elements, and that nasty of all
nasties: road salt (or "ice slicer", as we genteel Coloradans say). With
reasonable maintenance, our show cars and cruisers will outlast our driving
privileges.
Those of us with more extreme requirements, such as daily driving in all
conditions, or any type of regular racing activity, are going to experience more
wear. The parts we use to replace the worn ones will be statistically less
reliable in coming years; if we simply buy off-the-shelf. Racers and driving
zealots are the ones who will suffer the most with the decline of quality
control.
SECOND, our hobby is fortunate to have Clarks Corvair Parts and a handful of
other vendors who are dedicated to keeping our Corvairs alive. In particular,
Clarks has sought out contract manufacturers for many of the hard parts and
ponied up the resources to have the parts reproduced. Many also carry race-ready
alternates, such as Harland Sharp aluminum roller rocker arms and performance
valve train components- Their hearts are in the right places.
The challenge of dealing with smaller non-OE manufacturers is that they rarely
have the same resources and quality assurance accreditation as the Tier 1, 2, or
3 manufacturers. Without solid QA support, they have a higher escape rate of
faulty parts. Vendors could offset this by staffing SAE-certified QA departments
in house, but costs would go up dramatically, and supply delays would become
more prevalent.
The conclusion is that we're going to get more "Is it good enough?" parts than
we're used to when buying off-the-shelf.
THIRD, the rise of programmable CNC equipment for small volume custom
manufacturing runs has given rise to a plethora of cottage industry specialty
automotive suppliers. They can accommodate many of the hard parts, and often
have very capable QA controls for their areas of machining expertise.
The downside of the cottage industry suppliers is that the buyer often must
supply technical specifications. For a Corvair hobbyist seeking a rebuilt
engine, this is probably not the best path forward. But for a dedicated racer or
enthusiastic sporting driver, the cottage industry can help to expand a very old
envelope with some slick custom parts. Iskenderian still grinds Corvair race
cams, and custom forged pistons are available from Ross and Arias, to name two.
Seek out the Corvair-conscious vendors, and good things can happen.
FOURTH, with fewer Corvairs on the roads, and fewer Corvair enthusiasts
rebuilding them, the hoarders will be more likely to part with their precious
New Old Stock (NOS) parts. E-Bay and other online resources can yield many
treasures, often at reasonable prices.
Good used parts are also a viable choice for mechanical pieces. Just because
yours are worn out doesn't mean they all are. But again, you must be very
vigilant about what you are buying. Acquiring used parts from someone in your
local circle of Corvair friends is much safer than online buying.
Using online sources to search for parts consumes more time, and there is a
greater risk of fraud. New Old Stock may have been produced under more stringent
quality control, but the storage conditions, such as high humidity or poor
stacking can leave you with a corroded or warped paper weight. Another risk of
NOS parts is simply the interpretation of the part numbers -- without access to
a GM catalog, you can't be certain that the bearing shells or pistons actually
fit your application. Caveat emptor.
Still, there are piles of NOS Corvair parts across North America, and they will
be a gold mine for the future generations of Corvair owners. Use them wisely,
but carefully.
Conclusions
At the end of the day, Corvair owners are still able to find nearly all key
parts; but the out-of-the-box reliability and fitness for use is not what it was
when General Motors established the specifications in the 1960s. By supporting
Clarks and other specialty vendors who supply mechanical parts, we help to keep
them viable, and ensure sources of the basic parts in the future.
The performance aftermarket can provide critical parts for the racers, but
owners must dig deeper to find the shops that are aware of the specific needs of
Corvair engines. The experimental aircraft market also has expertise in Corvair
engines, and many of the parts interchange. The quality levels in the custom
performance aftermarket are typically quite good in their areas of expertise.
Plan ahead for your Corvair mechanical project, and look at all avenues for the
best fit for your intended use. If you use custom aftermarket vendors, make sure
you understand what you are ordering. Ditto NOS parts -- have a GM part
reference manual handy. Finally, be patient, and check the functionality
carefully before you button up your project. If it doesn't fit right, fix it or
replace it -- things that aren't right do not have a good record for fixing
themselves in operation. Your Corvair will thank you. -- Eric
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CORVAIR MEMORIES
Kyle Nye
"I am not a member of the Corvair Club, but my son-in-law, Joel Yelich,
is a member and thought the club might like a little article about my
experiences as a Corvair owner many years ago. So, I am attaching an
article along with some photos. The one with me perched on the hood is
of the 1962 Monza; there are four photos of the exterior and interior
of the 1964 Spyder, and one of the Porsche 968 referenced in the
article. I believe I do not have a picture of the 1965 model that I
owned for only a short time."
In my lifetime, which encompasses more years than I like to think about, I have
owned just seven cars for my personal use (aside from the family sedans and RVs,
which have really been family vehicles). Three of the seven were Corvairs, one
was a 1974 Chevy Vega, and three more were Porsches, a 1982 924, a 1988 944 and
my current 1994 968 cabriolet that I purchased in 1998.
I bought my first Corvair in 1964. It was a 1962 Monza coupe with the standard
engine and a "four on the floor" transmission. None of that two-speed automatic
stuff for me! It was white with a red vinyl interior. If my memory is correct, I
paid about $1,200 at Ed Black's Chevrolet in Albuquerque. I "customized" it by
installing seat belts, which were not standard equipment in 1962, gauges to
monitor oil pressure and amperage, and a special oil filter that used a roll of
toilet paper as the filtering element.
That car took me on dates with my future wife and took us on our honeymoon in
1966. In 1967 it took us on our first two-week vacation to California, where we
visited Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, the San Diego Zoo and other points in
the state, as well as Las Vegas, NV, and the Grand Canyon. In Yosemite National
Park the gas pump failed, but the park garage had a replacement in stock, so we
were on our way after only about an hour's work by the garage mechanic. In 1968
it took us to the World's Fair in San Antonio.
In about 1969 my father, who had purchased a 1965 Corvair (new, I think), wanted
to get another car and suggested that I sell the '62, and give him the money
from that sale in return for the '65, a pretty good bargain for me. I sold the
'62 to my brother-in-law, who used it for several years to travel to school at
ENMU in Portales, NM. I don't remember what he paid me for it.
I only kept the '65 a short period of time, because, although the 110-hp engine
made it more responsive in acceleration than the 95-hp engine in the '62, the
brakes were, in my opinion, very poor, to the extent that I did not really feel
safe driving the car at, say, freeway speeds, because I was afraid that it might
not stop quickly enough in an emergency. I didn't really care much for the
more-sculpted styling, either.
So I started looking for another car and, back at Ed Black's used car lot, I
spotted what at the time was sort-of my dream car: a pale yellow, 1964 Monza
Spyder coupe with the turbo-charged engine, black vinyl interior and "fake" wire
wheel covers. The car had come from the factory with a white paint job, but a
previous owner had opted to change to color to pale yellow. When I went back to
look at the car again a few days later, it was no longer on the lot. I inquired
what had become of the car and was told that they had "wholesaled" it to another
dealer. I found that other dealer and was eventually able to purchase the car
for, I think, about $500.
I modestly "customized" that one, too, by adding wood trim around the instrument
cluster, radio, and glove box, replacing the plastic shifter knob with a wooden
one, and adding fancy floor mats. Shortly thereafter, the car was broken into
while parked one evening at an event at Albuquerque's Civic Auditorium. Besides
the broken window, the only damage to the car was that the fancy floor mats had
been stolen! I was able to get the broken window fixed and the fancy floor mats
replaced.
On hard acceleration there was a noticeable turbo lag. However, acceleration
with the lag was really quite exhilarating, because the faster the car went, the
faster it accelerated. I have been reminded of that factor whenever I have
accelerated hard in my Porsches. Apparently the German engineers like to have a
somewhat uneven power band, where more torque is available at higher RPM, so,
again, the faster one goes, the faster one seems to accelerate. A great feeling,
however it is achieved!
During the early 1970s one could purchase fiberglass-belted radial tires, so I
had a set installed on the Spyder. Big mistake! Unlike steel-belted radials,
cheaper radials with fiberglass belts had a tendency to go flat on one side when
parked for a while, so, not being able to finance the purchase of another set of
new tires, from that time on I had a bumpy ride every time I started out after
having parked the car for a few hours.
A growing family and problems with the Spyder, including seemingly inevitable,
growing and somewhat massive oil leaks, eventually forced me to resort to other
transportation, so in 1974 I purchased my "bright orange" Chevy Vega notchback.
The saga of that poor little car is a whole 'nother story for some other time.
When I purchased the Vega in 1974, I sold the Spyder. Even though by that time
the car was ten years old and had something like 100,000 miles on the odometer,
the cachet of the Corvair had begun to catch on, so I was able to sell it to a
Corvair enthusiast for the same $500 that I had purchased it for five years
earlier!
Would I trade my current ride to go back to any of those now-ancient
Corvairs? I don't think so. More modern cars have safety features, handling
characteristics and air conditioning that were just generally not available in
the 1960s. No matter how lovingly the older cars have been updated or
maintained, they still have those somewhat unfavorable 1960s characteristics.
And I have really loved my three Porsches, especially the 968 that currently
sits in my garage. But the memories of those "olden" days with pretty unique and
interesting vehicles at the start of my driving experience are very important,
and I will treasure those memories forever.
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WED 03 JAN 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.
SAT 13 JAN 9:30 AM Club Breakfast with VMCCA at Monroe's Restaurant.
6051 Osuna Rd NE -- just east of San Mateo NE.
VMCCA = Vintage Motor Car Club of America.
WED 17 JAN 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
WED 24 JAN 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 26 JAN 9:00 PM Deadline for items for February 2018 newsletter
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WED 07 FEB 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER.
WED 07 FEB 9:00 PM Nominations for the IKE MEISSNER Award are due tonight.
WED 21 FEB 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 23 FEB 9:00 PM Deadline for items for March 2018 newsletter
WED 28 FEB 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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WED 07 MAR 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER.
SAT xx MAR ...... The Club's 43rd Anniversary Party. IKE MEISSNER AWARD.
SUN 11 MAR 2:00 AM --- Set your clocks ahead an hour. Yes, you'll lose an hour
out of your life. Don't worry, you'll get it back in November.
WED 21 MAR 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 23 MAR 9:00 PM Deadline for items for April 2018 newsletter
WED 28 MAR 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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WED 04 APR 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER.
WED 18 APR 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 20 APR 9:00 PM Deadline for items for May 2018 newsletter
WED 18 APR 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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2018.01 Connie & Floyde ADAMS floydeadams @ gmail.com 575-536-3131 : 000-000-0000 : Mimbres : NM
2018.10 Debra & Jon ANDERSON jbanderson65 @ hotmail.com 719-572-6747 : 000-000-0000 : Colorado Springs : CO
2017.12 Linda Soukup, Anthony BERBIG studeboytony @ gmail.com 952-955-2848 : 000-000-0000 : Mayer : MN
2019.08 Kathy & Larry BLAIR blairylar @ hotmail.com 505-821-1386 : 505-249-1035 : Albuquerque : NM
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2018.11 Linda & Dick COCHRAN email @ unknown 505-287-8403 : 000-000-0000 : Grants : NM
2018.04 Deborah & John DINSDALE john_dinsdale @ adp.com 000-000-0000 : 000-000-0000 : Aurora : CO
2020.01 Elizabeth & Mark DOMZALSKI mdomzalski @ aol.com 505-867-0030 : 505-665-1529 : Placitas : NM
2018.11 Fred & Brenda EDESKUTY fred @ totavimotors.com 575-829-3889 : 000-000-0000 : Jemez Springs : NM
2019.10 Jenny & Phil FINCH finchbook @ gmail.com 971-207-2308 : 541-662-0987 : Portland : OR
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2018.03 Anne Mae & Robert GOLD beisbol30 @ msn.com 505-268-6878 : R=505-450-3098 AM=505-620-0409 Albuquerque : NM
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2019.11 Rita & Steve GONGORA steve @ houseofcovers.com 505-292-5570 : 505-256-0551 505-220-7401 : Albuquerque : NM
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2017.12 David HUNTOON corvair66 @ aol.com 505-281-9616 : 000-000-0000 : Cedar Crest : NM
2018.08 David HUTCHINSON idc.certify @ yahoo.com 505-307-9710 : 000-000-0000 : Albuquerque : NM
2019.06 Anne & Geoffrey JOHNSON gejohnson @ salud.unm.edu 505-730-6601 : 000-000-0000 : Albuquerque : NM
2018.02 Barbara & Gordon JOHNSON gjohnson @ unm.edu 505-898-7688 : 000-000-0000 : Corrales : NM
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2019.02 Janet & Steve JOHNSON steven.johnson @ flybode.com 505-864-6278 : 000-000-0000 : Belen : NM
2019.03 H. C. "Lube" LUBERT williamlubert @ gmail.com 505-256-9331 : 505-400-3680 : Albuquerque : NM
2018.11 Connie & Robert McBREEN email @ unknown 505-265-2808 : pager=505-229-5880 : Albuquerque : NM
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2018.03 Kelli & Mark MORGAN rangermk @ sbcglobal.net 636-227-2662 : 000-000-0000 : Manchester : MO
2018.01 Carolyn & Dan PALMER danpal @ swcp.com 505-281-7275 : 000-000-0000 : Tijeras : NM
2018.12 Heula & Jim PITTMAN jimp @ unm.edu 505-275-2195 : 000-000-0000 : Albuquerque : NM
2018.07 Sarah & Terry PRICE nmfloorinspections @ yahoo.com 505-328-8827 : 000-000-0000 : Albuquerque : NM
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2018.10 Sylvia & Ray TRUJILLO ray @ bpsabq.com 505-814-8373 : 505-266-4011 : Albuquerque : NM
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2017.02 Victor SANCHEZ vsanchez @ abcwua.org 505-382-2911 : 000-000-0000 : Rio Rancho : NM
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SEVEN YEARS AGO [ JANUARY 2018 VOL 44 Nr 1 ISSUE 508 ]
Jim Pittman
2011 Vol 37 Nr 1 # 424
Bernie Urbassik's 1963 Spyder brings Sylvan Zuercher to a meeting. Billiken by
Mark Morgan celebrated Sylvan's life as our Ace Mechanic. We published
obituaries for Sylvan (1924 - 2010) and for Walter Huntoon (1922 - 2010). Ray
Trujillo took over for president David Huntoon while he recovered from heart
surgery. John Wiker announced our new CNM Activity Award. Vickie Hall asked if
it was possible to have too many Corvairs. Robert Gold reported that the
treasury's two accounts had been combined into one. Bill Reider and LeRoy Rogers
volunteered for the daunting task of organizing Sylvan's car parts, tools, books
and magazines. Brenda Stickler gave a summary of plans for our 2011 Tri-State in
Red River. History-minded editor Jim Pittman described the CNM Newsletter CD
Project which turned out to be a failure. He thought members would like to have
an annual CD with all the newsletter material in full color. Members apparently
did not agree and the project was eventually abandoned for lack of interest.
Also, it turned out to take far more effort and time than editing the newsletter
and maintaining Jim's web page. Finally, we published the nomination form for
the 2011 Ike Meissner Award.
2004 Vol 30 Nr 1 #340
COVER: Buffalo graze near Taos Pueblo, August 1970. We had tech tips on cleaning
windows and at the December meeting there were demos of different ways to cut
sheet metal. Thanks, Geoff. VP Sally Johnson ran our December meeting featuring
19 members. Wendy reported $6035 in our accounts. A trip to Bosque del Apache
was planned. Our Christmas party was called one of the best and CNM founder Mark
Morgan was present. An article by your editor told why "I'm Glad I've Got
Positraction" when he made the 1970 trip to where the bison photo was made. An
article reprinted from the DENVAIR NEWS told more than we ever thought there was
to learn about railroad locomotive oil changes. Richard Finch donated a copy of
his new book "How to Air Condition Any Corvair" for a raffle at our next
meeting. Our annual member list showed 58 families not counting Joe Trujillo,
our Galles Chevrolet sponsor.
1997 Vol 23 Nr 1 #256
COVER: Corvair vans would take over the world in 1997. Sylvan Zuercher reported
a new member, 1965 owner Raymond Burns of Taos, and we heard that Fred Edeskuty
was planning to rejoin the club. President Mark Domzalski ran our meeting.
Treasurer Will Davis reported $7,369,71 in our various bank accounts. We looked
into putting part of our money into a mutual fund and the Board decided on $5000
to go into the Dow-5 starting in January. The final tally for the Michelle Goffe
foundation contributions was $900. Thanks to Steve and Rita Gongora for hosting
our "Ethnic" Pot-luck Dinner. Bob Beasley showed us the tie rod that fell off
his Starfire - at 5 MPH in a parking lot, not at 65 MPH on the highway. After
the meeting adjourned, Sylvan demonstrated the fine art of disassembling your
carburetor. On Saturday we planned a session on putting it back together again.
Mark Domzalski told how to get modern sound in your FC with a new AM/FM/CD unit
and door-mounted speakers. Kent Wall told how to get better defroster heat by
adding a baffle plate. Jim Pittman gave us a chronology of the precursors, the
founding and the development of the club to date. Finally, our member list had
61 names.
1990 Vol 16 Nr 1 #172
COVER: Corvairs are good for any time zone. Was a major race track to be built
north of town? Jerry Goffe reported that the November Medal of Honor parade was
most impressive. Brian Zolna announced he was leaving the Air Force and would go
back to Pennsylvania, so we'd need a new treasurer. Val Vaughn's company was to
take over our newsletter printing. New or recycled members this month included
Chris Baca, Wayne Christgau, Dick Cochran, Bill Denison, Fred Edeskuty, Nicole
James and Randy Knoblauch. Tom Martin's La Ventana column explored the life of
Bill Reider from Chicago to Korea to Albuquerque. A member list was published
and there were 57 names. Finally, a full page ad told us that Francis Boydston
was getting out of the Corvair parts business and Mike and Brenda Stickler were
taking it over.
1983 Vol 9 Nr 1 # 88
COVER: an early coupe zipping around an autocross course. We voted to continue
to meet at Ed Black's instead of moving to a restaurant - the best vote the club
ever made. George Morin gave a great talk on re-lining your brakes and Bill
Reider evaluated an engine compartment lock.
1976 Vol 2 Nr 1 # 12
COVER: Mark Morgan's "What do you mean, not a REAL Monza" cartoon. We had new
"Corvairs of New Mexico" license plates. We had 42 members. Jim reported the
results of our first Club questionnaire. Fourteen people with 44 Corvairs
responded. He provided an article on improving your shifting with a Clark's
bushing kit. Terry Gray told us about the 1960 Corvair being rated Car of the
Year by Motor Trend, and the 1962-1964 Spyder being rated a Milestone Car by the
Milestone Car Society.
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Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter is published monthly by Corvairs of New Mexico,
chartered Chapter #871 of CORSA, the Corvair Society of America. Copyright by
the Authors and by Corvairs of New Mexico. Articles may be reprinted in any
CORSA publication as a service to CORSA members, provided credit to the Author
and this Newsletter is clearly stated. All opinions are those of the Author or
Editor and are not necessarily endorsed by Corvairs of New Mexico or CORSA.
Material for publication should reach the Editor by the 15th of the month. Send
material via e-mail ( jimp @ unm.edu ) or submit a readable manuscript. I prefer
ASCII TEXT, but MS Word or RTF are fine. Photographs are welcome. I still print
mailing labels with a 1989 Apple IIgs on a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIIp. The
newsletter is composed using Apple computers. Software includes OSX, AppleWorks,
Photoshop CS, GraphicConverter, BBEdit and InDesign CS. If you care, ask for
more details. When I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my friends.
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The IKE MEISSNER AWARD is presented annually to a Corvairs of New Mexico (CNM)
member in good standing who best exemplifies a spirit of camaraderie and
fellowship, in the Corvair realm, with other CNM members and other Corvair
enthusiasts.
To commemorate the occasion, the recipient shall be awarded a plaque suitable
for prominent display. The award shall read:
YEAR
Corvairs of New Mexico
IKE MEISSNER AWARD
AWARD RECIPIENT NAME
The selection committee for the awards shall be comprised of three CNM members
appointed by the CNM President, within two months of the last presentation, who
will work with and report to the CNM Vice-President. It is recommended that at
least two of the three members be immediate past award recipients. It is
preferable for the last three immediate recipients to serve on the selection
committee.
The CNM Vice-President shall achieve approval of the award by concurrence with a
quorum of the officers of CNM. (i.e., Three of the four CNM officers must
concur to approve the award.)
Guidelines for consideration for the Ike Meissner Award, in order of priority,
shall be:
1. Attend meetings and plan, coordinate or organize CNM activities or
events
2. Share Corvair knowledge, contribute technical information and tips to
the CNM newsletter or other CORSA publications.
3. Encourage owners to preserve, maintain and share in the lore of the
Corvair.
4. Serve in CNM as a committee person, chair, director and/or officer.
5. Attend an official CORSA event and/or serve with CORSA in an officially
recognized capacity.
6. Recruit at least one new member.
The presentation of the Ike Meissner Award shall be made at the annual CNM
Anniversary Banquet or at a time and place designated by the CNM President. The
presentation shall be made by the CNM Vice President or an alternate designated
by the CNM President.
The content of the oral award presentation shall be scripted in advance and have
achieved concurrence of the Ike Meissner Award Committee and the CNM Vice
President or an alternate designated by the CNM President.
The oral award presentation and engraved plaque shall be prepared no later than
one week prior to the annual CNM Anniversary Banquet or the otherwise designated
time and place.
Recipients of the IKE MEISSNER AWARD to date:
01. 1987 Dec 2 Bill Hector
02. 1988 Dec 7 Jerry Goffe
03. 1989 Dec 6 LeRoy Rogers
04. 1990 Dec 5 Jim Pittman
05. 1991 Dec 4 Sylvan Zuercher
06. 1992 Dec 2 Bill Reider
07. 1993 Dec 1 Steve Gongora
08. 1994 Dec 7 Michael Stickler
09. 1995 Dec 9 Charles Vertrees
10. 1996 Dec 7 Debbie Pleau
11. 1997 Dec 6 Mark Domzalski
12. 1998 Dec 6 Wendell Walker
13. 1999 Dec 5 Dennis Pleau
14. 2000 Dec 3 Rita Gongora
15. 2001 Dec 2 Oliver Scheflow
... 2002 (We moved the award date from December to March)
16. 2003 Mar 9 Anne Mae Gold
17. 2004 Mar 27 Larry Blair
18. 2005 Mar 26 Robert Gold
19. 2006 Mar 18 Tarmo Sutt
20. 2007 Mar 10 Dave Huntoon
21. 2008 Mar 15 Heula Pittman
22. 2009 Mar 7 Ray Trujillo
23. 2010 Mar 21 Ruth Boydston
24. 2011 Mar 6 Brenda Stickler
... 2012 No Meissner Award this year.
... 2013 No Meissner Award this year.
... 2014 No Meissner Award this year.
25. 2015 Mar 21 Larry Yoffee
26. 2016 Mar 12 Vickie Hall
27. 2017 Mar 11 Pat Hall
28. 2018 ... .. ..... ..........
If you wish to nominate a CNM member for the IKE MEISSNER AWARD, fill out the
form below and get it to the President or other board member no later than the
end of the February 2018 meeting.
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A chartered chapter of CORSA-(Corvair Society of America)
Ike Meissner Award Nomination
The Ike Meissner Award is presented annually to a Corvairs of New Mexico (CNM)
member, in good standing who best exemplifies a spirit of camaraderie and
fellowship, in the Corvair realm, with other CNM members and other Corvair
enthusiasts. Keep this nomination confidential and submit your entry to the CNM
Vice President.
Nomination form is available in both the January issue of the Enchanted Corvairs
Newsletter and the Membership meeting. The deadline of the nomination will be by
the end of the February Meeting.
Nominee: ______________________________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip: _____________________________________________________
Main reason for nomination: ___________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Nominated by: __________________________________ Date: ________________
(Please Print)
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