The May 2019 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 29-Apr-2019 ==== Copyright (c) 2019 Corvairs of New Mexico
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May 2019 / VOLUME 45 / NUMBER 5 / ISSUE 524
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First Place, Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, 2005 & 2012
Third Place, Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, 2010
EDITOR Jim Pittman
MEETING Regular Meeting: Saturday May 4th, 2019, 10:00 AM
Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE Albuquerque NM 87108
THIS MONTH
President's Letter ................................... Dave Allin
Dues Due Dates ............................. Membership Committee
April Regular Meeting .................................. Kay Sutt
April Board Meeting ........................ Cancelled This Month
Tuna Tech Session ................................... Terry Price
Photos from Tuna Tech Session ....................... Vickie Hall
Birthdays & Anniversaries .............................. Sunshine
Collings Foundation Warbirds ........................ Jim Pittman
Engines, Engines Everywhere! .. Detroit Aircooler .. Pete Koehler
Florida Ultra Van ................................ Kevin Sullivan
Answers to Last Month's Puzzle .................... Steve Gongora
Treasury Report ................................... Steve Gongora
Calendar of Coming Events .................... Board of Directors
May: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 Years Ago ............. Club Historian
COVER New member Conner and her grandfather Bill Darcy
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OFFICERS and VOLUNTEERS
President Dave Allin 505-410-9668 dnjallin comcast.net
Vice President David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 aol.com
Co-secretary Linda Soukup 763-226-0707 studeboytony gmail.com
Co-secretary Kay Sutt 505-471-1153 tarmo juno.com
Treasurer Steve Gongora 505-220-7401 stevegongora msn.com
Car Council Dave Allin 505-410-9668 dnjallin comcast.net
Membership David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 aol.com
Merchandise Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall q.com
Sunshine Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 heula q.com
Newsletter Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp unm.edu
Old Route 66 David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 aol.com
Past President John Wiker 505-239-3311 wikerj63 yahoo.com
Past President Ray Trujillo 505-814-8373 rtrujilloabq505 gmail.com
Past President Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall q.com
Past Vice-Pres Tarmo Sutt 505-690-2046 tarmo juno.com
MEETINGS: First Saturday of each Month at 10:00 AM
Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
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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SCHEDULE CNM: 12 months = $25.00 or 26 months = $ 50.00
OF CORSA: 12 months = $45.00 or 26 months = $ 90.00
DUES CNM & CORSA: 12 months = $70.00 or 26 months = $140.00
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DUES DUE DATES MAY 2019
DUE LAST MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2019.04 NONE 25-MAY-2019
DUE THIS MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2019.05 NONE 25-JUN-2019
DUE NEXT MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2019.06 Brenda Stickler 25-JUL-2019
DUE JULY 2019 ======================= INACTIVE DATE
2019.07 Sarah & Terry Price 25-AUG-2019
INACTIVE ============================ INACTIVE DATE
2019.01 Connie & Floyde Adams 25-FEB-2019
2019.01 Carolyn & Dan Palmer 25-FEB-2019
2019.02 Mike Butler 25-MAR-2019
2019.02 Janet & Steve Johnson 25-MAR-2019
2019.03 Kelli & Mark Morgan 25-APR-2019
2019.03 Natalie Robison 25-APR-2019
2019.03 Brenda Wilvert 25-APR-2019
Send your Dues to:
CNM Treasurer
Steve Gongora, House of Covers
115 Richmond NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
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 27-Apr-2018 we have 38 active family memberships.
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PRESIDENT'S LETTER
Dave Allin
I hope everyone is getting excited about the Tri-State in Alamosa next month. I
know I am. This will be the first road trip in my car, affectionately known as
Goldilocks, but I am confident it will be trouble free. Nonetheless, I am
bringing tools and spare parts, just in case.
Our TUNA at Pat Hall's this month was a great success and a lot of fun. There
were over a dozen people, and I counted seven Corvairs. Pat helped Larry quiet a
howling fan bearing, and then we put my car up on the lift. Tarmo was quickly
able to determine that Goldilocks has both the shorter steering arms and the
quick-ratio steering gear box, so the stiff steering at low speeds is normal.
Pat reamed out the drain holes in the sills, and he and I propped up an air duct
that was rubbing on the axle. No other issues were found, so I feel better about
the upcoming journey.
John Wiker's car was next on the lift, and minor repairs were made to it as
well. Some of his rear suspension bushings were looking old, so he plans to get
new ones, and will install them with Pat and David Huntoon's assistance.
Vickie provided a lunch with hot dogs, hamburgers, and home-made cupcakes. Terry
and Linda did most of the cooking, and we all enjoyed the excellent lunch. It
was a beautiful sunny day and lots of fun for all.
At this week's New Mexico Council of Car Clubs meeting it was decided that
Collector Car Appreciation Day is too close to organize a big car show at the
Cottonwood Mall, so instead there will be a cruise to Belen, to the Hub City
Brewing pub by the railyards, where there will be a food truck and a live band.
Hagerty recently published a list of seven collector cars currently available
for under ten grand that are soon to climb in value, and one of them was all
early Corvairs. So if you own an early Corvair you may be sitting in a gold
mine! And, if so, can late Corvairs be far behind?
See you at the May 4th meeting! David Allin
Scenes from earlier TUNA sessions
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GENERAL MEETING MINUTES OF 04/06/2019
by Kay Sutt
The meeting was called to order by President Dave Allin at 10:05 AM at the
Highland Senior Center with seventeen members in attendance. There was no 50/50
drawing this month.
Guests William Darcy and his granddaughter Conner Siddell were introduced. Bill
is a past CNM member. Conner proudly drives a dark gray late coupe. They both
joined CNM today. Welcome Conner and welcome back, Bill!
VP's Report: Dave Huntoon had no report.
Treasurer's Report: Steve Gongora reported after writing a check for April
newsletter printing and mailing today, the account contains $6,634.95.
Editor's Report: Jim Pittman reported the deadline for the next newsletter is 9
PM on Friday, 04/26/2019. Jim also discussed answers to his April Fools "test"
from the newsletter. Contact Jim at jimp@unm.edu with any articles you may wish
published in Enchanted Corvairs newsletter.
Merchandise Report: Vickie Hall reported she had received $20 for patches and
mentioned that Pat's brother Terry and wife Linda Rae have joined joined CNM.
Secretaries' Reports: The minutes of the last meeting written by Linda Soukup
were published in the newsletter and the membership agreed re-reading the report
was not necessary. The report was approved by the membership as published.
Old Business:
The "Care and Feeding..." manual has been proofread with the exception of one
page, and Tarmo Sutt is working to finish up the part number checking. After
that the manual will be ready for printing!
Dave Huntoon has set our first Old Route 66 Cleanup of the year for Saturday,
April 13 at 9 AM. Members are to meet at the NM333/I-40 bridge and he
anticipates it will take 1-2 hours to complete. This will be finished by the
time the newsletter is published. Three additional clean-up events will be
scheduled later in the year.
Terry Price indicated he will continue sending out the postcard reminders of
upcoming events to the membership, and Dave Allin offered payment for his
expenses from club funds.
There was discussion among CNM members about how to handle both the Boydston
Award and the Meissner Award within our club because this discussion was tabled
at the last meeting. It was proposed and approved by the members present that
the former requirement that no member would receive either award more than once
will be removed. The Meissner and Boydston Awards will continue and remain
separate. The Meissner Award is unchanged otherwise. It was approved that the
Boydston Award will be presented by CNM, within our club, every third year,
coinciding with our sponsorship of the Tri-State Meet. When other clubs sponsor
the Tri-State Meet they may or may not choose to present an award.
Dave Allin brought information regarding the Collector Car Appreciation Day
proposed by the NM Council of Car Clubs for July 13th. It was suggested that it
be held at Cottonwood Mall. The Mall was receptive to the idea, including the
possibility of gift cards and a raffle provided by the Mall, and in return they
asked for 15% of any proceeds from any registration fees for the event.
Dave indicated the Council leadership was not favorable to holding the event at
the Mall, but they did not formally cancel it. Discussion among the CNM members
present indicated CNM'ers are willing to participate and assist with the event.
The possibility of contacting individual car clubs, outside the umbrella of the
NMCCC, was brought up. Stay tuned for updates.
The TUNA at Pat & Vickie Hall's in Los Lunas is rescheduled from April 27 to
April 20 because of the large number of other car events scheduled for April 27.
Notification will be sent to the membership through e-mail, or post card for
those who don't have e-mail. This event will also precede the next newsletter
publication.
Steve Gongora presented an update on the CNM logo T-shirts and jackets ordered
by members. They are scheduled to be finished by April 25, and Steve will have
them after that. He will collect for the shirts when they are picked up by
members. Costs are expected to be approximately $49 for the jackets and about
$23 for the T-shirts.
New Business:
The membership voted and approved that the site for the 2020 Tri-State Meet
would be Albuquerque, with the potential lead "Corvair - the Chevy Different"
and a Route 66 theme. The meet will be scheduled in May, 2020, but the final
dates were not specified until the committee completes more research and a venue
(host hotel) for the meet is selected. Kay Sutt, Dave Huntoon, Terry Price,
Steve Gongora and Dave Allin volunteered to serve on the committee. Additional
assistance from members not present at the 04/06 meeting is strongly encouraged.
Contact Dave Allin if you are interested at dnjallin@comcast.net or
505-410-9668.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 followed by a brief organizational meeting of
the Tri-State committee. It was agreed there would be further discussion during
or after the CNM Board Meeting on April 17 at 5 P.M at the Highland Senior
Center.
Present: David Huntoon, Bob Kitts, Gordon Johnson, Steve Johnson, Tarmo Sutt,
Ray Trujillo, Steve Gongora, Kay Sutt, Dave Allin, Conner Siddell, Bill Darcy,
Terry Price, Lube Lubert, LeRoy Rogers, Pat Hall, Vickie Hall, Jim Pittman.
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THE BOARD MEETING FOR APRIL 2019 WAS CANCELLED.
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TUNA TECH SESSION AT VICKIE AND PAT'S
Terry Price
The Tech Session at Vickie and Pat Hall's place in Los Lunas last Saturday,
April 20, was a very successful and informative event. Seventeen people attended
and brought eight Corvairs on a beautiful New Mexico day. Cars were waiting to
be raised on the lift for inspection and repair by 10:00 AM.
Dave Allin's late model coupe was first. We all gathered around to inspect the
under carriage and determined the car was in great shape, no rust, needs only
minor mechanical repairs. Pat demonstrated how to flush out the rocker panels
and pointed out the small slits in the rocker panels that allow for drainage to
prevent rust. He also noted that the rocker panels needed to be flushed out on a
periodic basis.
John Wiker's yellow coupe was next. John complained about a "rattle or
vibration" in his car, especially when accelerating. Tarmo took the car out for
a short drive and gave his opinion of the cause. All felt Tarmo was right but no
one was sure of the cause. The car was put on the hoist and we discovered the
most probable cause was the front transmission mounts that were worn out. John
drives his car often and it just has become a maintenance item that is finally
due.
Next was Larry Blair's green early model convertible. Larry had replaced his
right headlight while waiting for the hoist. An early model headlight change can
sometimes be very frustrating, but Larry contained his cool and got the job
done. The car was put on the lift for a minor clutch adjustment and it was ready
to go.
While all this was going on, three high schoolers saw the cars and came in to
look around. They said they were car fanatics. They took pictures and admired
all the cars, thanked us for our hospitality and went on their way. That's
always a nice thing when that happens when we get together.
In the meantime, hot dogs and hamburgers were put on the grill, and chips and
baked beans were set up for the hungry group. Ice cold soft drinks and
condiments were added to the feast and everyone sat down around the table and
enjoyed a great social time. Tarmo Sutt came in from Santa Fe on his beautiful
Honda Motorcycle and Curtis Shimp came up, in his red late model coupe, from
Silver City, great to have them come from so far away. This was a GREAT and
successful event for all who came. Next time maybe we will get even more
participants. What fun!!
Thanks, so much, Vickie and Pat for your fine hospitality and all your work.
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Happy Birthday Wishes to May CNM'ers:
Anne Mae Gold
Pat Hall
Happy May Anniversaries to:
Darlene & Bill Darcy
Lee & Bill Reider
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COLLINGS FOUNDATION WWII AIRCRAFT
Jim Pittman
In April 2010 I read in the paper about several World War II airplanes that
would be visiting Albuquerque. I called Wendell Walker to ask if he wanted to
see them. On a sunny Thursday we drove to the Cutter Aviation area at the
airport. Wendell was in his Honda S-2000 race car. I drove my more tame but
tried-and-true 1990 Civic.
The Collings Foundation brought the airplanes. They were a B-17 Flying Fortress,
a B-24 Liberator and a P-51B Mustang. Each represented historic aircraft in
several ways. The B-17 was under development before the war started and many
were destroyed by the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor and Manila in 1941.
Eventually thousands were deployed to England with the Eighth Air Force and
bombed Germany. Bristling with machine guns (hence the rather over-optimistic
name "Flying Fortress") they were damaged and shot down in large numbers by
antiaircraft fire and by the Bf-109s and FW-190s of the Luftwaffe.
The B-24 was developed during the war as a long-range heavy bomber, were used in
all theaters and were built in larger numbers than any other bomber. Many were
built at Ford's historic "Willow Run" plant which reached the rate of production
of a new B-24 every 63 minutes.
The P-51 was designed as an attack fighter-bomber for the British but with
further development and the addition of drop tanks to carry enough fuel for
extended range they were effective at protecting B-17 formations to targets deep
in Germany. By the end of the war the P-51 was considered by many to be the best
fighter of the war. This P-51 was set up as a trainer, equipped with a back seat
for a second pilot.
Over the years the Collings Foundation "Wings of Freedom" aircraft have visited
Albuquerque several times and I have gone out to Cutter to see them twice more.
This year I went to see them on March 28 and there was a fully restored P-40, an
aircraft used in the early 1940s as "Flying Tigers" fighting for China against
Japanese Zeroes.
Rides were offered in some of the airplanes. To fly in one of the fighters the
price was a few thousand dollars. I have never gone up in a WWII aircraft but if
I really wanted to do so, I would have picked the P-40. Why? Years ago I read a
book "Into the Teeth of the Tiger" by Donald S. Lopez who wrote of his exploits
in China with the Flying Tigers before the United States entered the war. After
years of flying the P-40 the pilots had learned how to best use them against
Japanese fighters. They were familiar with them and knew the P-40s were reliable
and rugged. When, late in the war their unit was supplied with P-51s, the pilots
actually preferred their old P-40 to the new, superior airplanes. Plus, how
could anyone not want to get a ride in an airplane with such a history and with
the painted shark tooth grin? Alas, I was not ready to fly in an airplane older
than I am so I just took pictures.
When exotic airplanes come to an airport near you, do yourself a favor and go
out to see them. Whether Navy Blue Angels, USAF Thunderbirds or 1940s or 1950s
warplanes, they are worth your attention and admiration.
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ENGINES, ENGINES EVERYWHERE!
Pete Koehler
(NOT A ONE THAT RUNS)
Trick question: How many Corvair engines does one Corvair Enthusiast really
need? How about at least one for each Corvair in the collection? In my case that
would mean a whole lot of engines. But I subscribe to that old saying, "He who
dies with the most Corvair engines... has TOO MANY Corvair engines!" Lately it
seems that I am bent on getting even more engines stuffed into the Caveman
Garage.
I think it started out with a message from my friend Mark "Canyon Man" Irons who
found a stash of engines and parts of engines up in Millington. Mark wanted the
super cool tri-port 140 engine and suggested that I might want whatever is left
in the guy's chicken coop. Sure enough. After the recent Chrome and Ice car show
in Flint several of us piled into Bob Wittman's fancy new company car (truck)
and headed up to check out the merchandise. Of course Mark wasn't with us. No,
he had hopped a plane to Florida to avoid Michigan's lovely winter weather. We
loaded up Mark's tri-port and a bunch of parts that nearly overflowed Bob's
demo. Next day Ian "I'm not the real Police but I'm having more fun than they
ever will" Smith joined myself and new home owner Gary Komora in a second trip
to Millington to retrieve four more engines and some miscellaneous goodies.
A few weeks later the weather Gods gave me a window of opportunity to deliver
the former Stu Shuster 1969 Monza convertible to son Bill Shuster's home in
Cincinnati. On the return trip Ian and I stopped off in Brookville, Indiana to
pick up a 1966 Monza convertible that "wouldn't start." Well, when we got there
with an empty trailer it turns out that wouldn't start = locked up engine.
Oooops! Now I need another engine! The seller did include the 140 that came out
the car when they put in the 110, but that one was junque as well. At a
breakfast meeting with Tim Bramble and other members of the Old Cars and
Ailments Club at Pete's Coney II Tim mentioned that he had a set of rebuilt 140
cylinder heads. Maybe I could build an engine from the growing pile-o-parts in
the back of my work area. A trip up to Tim's place after eats revealed that he
not only had a set of heads, but a whole lot of other engine parts that he
didn't need anymore. A deal was struck and my truck was filled and now what am I
going to do with al of this "stuff"?
I placed an ad in the local Craigslist site and found a fellow over in Cleveland
who wanted a couple of 110 core engines for rebuild. Do you think we could fit
two complete Corvair engines inside a Honda Fit? (Google it, it is a small
little car!) We did and he headed back East to his airplane hangar. Next up was
a project for the Museum; a display engine to showcase my Desert Air package air
cleaner assembly - option K46. This is a very rare bit of Corvair history It was
only offered in 1965 and 1966 and was installed on just over 700 vehicles. The
innards of the engine are not important. Just the overall appearance since most
of the engine is hidden by the air cleaner tins.
There are a few more engine projects on my agenda. And of course if I find
another engine or two I just might be tempted to bring them home as well. Is
there a cure for Engine-itis? Let me know if you find one.
CAVEMAN PETE KOEHLER
Reprinted from The AIRCOOLER -- Detroit Area Corvair Club -- April 2019
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Long-time CNM member Kevin sent this photo of their Ultra Van with its new
license plate. Kevin says it is his first "custom" license plate and as you
can see, it is very Corvair-appropriate: "95-HP"
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WHICH CARS DO YOU REMEMBER? (Contributed by Steve Gongora)
By popular demand, here are the answers to last month's puzzle questions:
1. A famous Indian chief Pontiac
2. A kind of rock used for striking fire Flint
3. The crossing of a stream Ford
4. An intoxicated maker of bread Studebaker
5. A city in Texas Austin
6. A French general Lafayette
7. A gentle breeze Zephyr
8. A Spanish explorer DeSoto
9. A French explorer LaSalle
10. Ancient + a letter + city in Alabama Oldsmobile
11. Male deer plus one letter Buick
12. A rock famous in American History Plymouth
13. To grind the teeth in anger Nash
14. A river in New York Hudson
15. Honest U.S. President Lincoln
16. A river in the Holy Land Jordan
17. Across country Overland
18. A satellite Moon
19. A kind of cracker Graham
20. Rip an airplane Terraplane
21. A high ecclesiastic Pope
22. A heavenly body Star
23. Michigan city Cadillac
24. A French racing driver Chevrolet
25. A planet Mercury or Saturn
26. A jungle cat Jaguar or Cougar
27. A brand of coffee Maxwell
28. If really tired, you are all Tucker-ed out
29. Former title of German ruler Kaiser
30. Kite-flying diplomat Franklin
31. Half of a famous electronics company Packard
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TREASURY REPORT FOR 03-22-2018 to 04-xx-2019
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $6,685.00 $6,685.00
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2019.04.06 $ 20.00 Deposit Jacket Patches $ 20.00 $6,705.00
2019.04.06 $ 25.00 Dues Terry Hall 12 m CNM $ 25.00 $6,730.00
2019.04.06 $ 50.00 Dues D.Allin 26 m CNM $ 50.00 $6,780.00
2019.04.06 $ 25.00 Dues W.Darcy 12 m CNM $ 25.00 $6,805.00
2019.04.06 $ 25.00 Dues C.Siddell 12 m CNM $ 25.00 $6,830.00
2019.04.06 2344 -$ 50.05 J.Pittman Newsletter Printing MAY 2019 -$ 26.62 $6,803.38
2019.04.06 -$ J.Pittman Newsletter Postage 33 x $0.71 -$ 23.43 $6,779.95
2019.04.22 $ 25.00 Dues J.Dinsdale 12 m CNM $ 25.00 $6,804.95
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2019.05.01 MAY NEWSLETTER ========================================== $6,804.95 $6,804.95
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SAT 04 MAY 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 15 MAY 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 17 MAY ........ Tri-State - hosted by PIKES PEAK CORVAIR CLUB
SAT 18 MAY ........ Tri-State - Best Western in Alamosa, Colorado
SUN 19 MAY ........ Tri-State - https://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter809/
SUN 19 MAY ........ Albuquerque Museum / New Mexico Car Council Car Show
WED 22 MAY 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 24 MAY 9:00 PM Deadline for items for June 2019 newsletter
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SAT 01 JUN 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 19 JUN 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 26 JUN 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 28 JUN 9:00 PM Deadline for items for July 2019 newsletter
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SAT 06 JUL 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
FRI-SAT 12-13 JULY -- Collector Car Appreciation Day -- will include a cruise
to Belen, to the Hub City Brewing pub by the railyards, where
there will be a food truck and a live band.
WED 17 JUL 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 24 JUL 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 26 JUL 9:00 PM Deadline for items for August 2019 newsletter
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SAT 03 AUG 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
SUN 04 AUG ........ ALL-CLUBS PICNIC - Oak Flat south of Tijeras on NM 337
WED 21 AUG 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 28 AUG 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 30 AUG 9:00 PM Deadline for items for September 2019 newsletter
FRI-SAT-SUN 27-28-29 SEP == NMCCC 41st ANNUAL SWAP MEET == Isleta Resort Casino
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See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities
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SUGGESTION: A visit to the Telephone Museum on Fourth Street
SUGGESTION: A visit to the new WEATHER LAB at the Balloon Museum
SUGGESTION: A visit to the Soaring Museum in Moriarty
SUGGESTION: Activities with other clubs such as VMCCA.
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SEVEN YEARS AGO [ MAY 2019 VOL 45 Nr 5 ISSUE 524 ]
Jim Pittman
2012 V.38 Nr 5 # 440
COVER: the yellow Library Van was present for an Old Route 66 cleanup session.
John Wiker mentioned our visit to the Veterans' Memorial and we had reports from
Lee Reider and Russ McDuffie. Many thanks to Larry Blair for organizing the
tour! Larry Yoffee planned an All-Corvair car show in April and Robert Gold
previewed the Albuquerque Museum car show in May. Tech tips from Bob Helt
discussed stock and modified Corvair brakes. Steve Goodman previewed the Salida
Tri-State. Car Show photos filled out the issue.
2005 V.31 Nr 5 # 356
A graph on the cover depicted the rise and fall of our treasury balance and Ruth
and Tarmo walked to our Gallas meeting. Wendell reported our funds as $3081
which included $500 from our sponsor. We discussed going to an Isotopes ball
game, going on a tour to the Jemez with another car club, getting together with
an out-of-town couple for dinner, and giving our sponsor a CORSA membership.
President David suggested getting the newsletter from the web page, in full
color, to save postage. How many members would want to do that? Your editor
thanked Robert Gold for his thought-provoking newsletter stories and articles.
Heula reported on the 31st anniversary party. Steve Goodman wrote about all
those pesky sources of Corvair oil leaks. A much better tail light socket is
part number S-75 from Car Quest.
1998 V.24 Nr 5 # 272
Dennis ran our meeting. A new member was Joel Craig who owned a 1964 Spyder. One
of several guests was Peter de Wolf. Other new members were Denis & Dee Long of
Alamogordo. They owned a 1966 Corsa convertible. Wendell reported $7.803.54. We
previewed the May 17 Albuquerque Museum Car Show and the September 26-27 Car
Council swap meet. We thanked Steve for the AT&T museum tour and thanked Jerry,
Paul and Mark for the mystery tour afterward. Tarmo reported preparations for
our Tri-State meet.
Details of the Francis Boydston Memorial flag pole, to be installed at the Pecos
cabin, were to be discussed at the board meeting. Robert Gold reported that the
State Fair would like to have us back on September 27th. Ollie scheduled the
Route 66 cleanup on April 25th. Paul wanted to set up an autumn rally. Ruth gave
us a poster that Francis prepared for the 1974 Winrock Car Show.
Dennis and Debbie planned to attend the St. Louis National CORSA convention. We
published a nice article comparing early and late Corvairs, with the pros and
cons of each. Factors such as styling, engineering and day-to-day livability
were mentioned.
We published an article by Wendell Morrin from THE AIRCOOLER (Detroit) about
Hantavirus, mice and old cars. When trying to rescue an abandoned old car, don't
breathe dusty mouse droppings! Finally, Marybeth Claypool of the Chicago AIRHORN
told us why late speedometer cables were so likely to fail, why replacement
cables were inferior to originals, and how to install a replacement cable with
some chance of having it last a while.
1991 V.17 Nr 5 # 188
COVER: two VLA radio telescope antennas as recalled by young artist Joe
Barbarone. The bank held $640. Guest Terry Price had a 1962 Lakewood. Guest
Marshall Navarro wanted a late coupe body with V-8. Past member Ben Abeyta
visited and re-joined; he had an auto 1966 with air. Wayne Christgau had name
tags to distribute. Bill Reider showed demo copies of the membership handbook.
We looked forward to an All-Chevy Show. Mark Martinek said that Chevrolet had a
toll-free number you could call with your VIN and they would tell you all about
your old Chevrolet. President Steve Gongora reported on a successful tour of the
VLA, organized by Jerry Goffe. Steve also provided a tech tip, with a
dimensioned drawing, showing how to set up high-performance speakers in your
Corvair. A tip from Vair Views told how to repair a backup light switch from the
1961-1965 models.
1984 V.10 Nr 5 # 104
The cover showed that frisky late coupe slugging through the snow again. Bill
Hector's meeting minutes said we had $302 and Sylvan showed our
tenth-anniversary patch design. Chuck reported on a fun Sunday rally. Bill
Reider's discussed current emissions requirements and estimated how well our
Corvairs would do. Jim reported on a Road & Track article on special oil
requirements for turbocharged engines. A tip from the Tucson club pointed out a
change in the ignition rotor for 1969; you should not use this rotor in your
1962-1968 Corvair. Finally, you could read all about radio frequency
interference in your car radio and how to reduce it.
1977 V.3 Nr 3 # 025
We planned a Mystery Run with MG club members. Dan Simpson spoke on body work:
joining the front of one wrecked Corvair to the rear of another, producing a
new, good Corvair. We had a letter from Mark Morgan, in Florida with the Navy;
he complained about a lack of mountains and green chile. Mark included a short
article giving the pros and cons of buying a new car and concluded we'd be
better off fixing up our old Corvairs than buying any current new car!
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