The July 2019 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 01-Jul-2019 ==== Copyright (c) 2019 Corvairs of New Mexico
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JULY 2019 / VOLUME 45 / NUMBER 7 / ISSUE 526
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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 July 6th, 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
June Regular Meeting (Board Meeting Cancelled) ... Linda Soukup
John W. Wiker Obituary .................... Albuquerque Journal
April 27th, 2002 .................................. Jim Pittman
March 2004 - What Might Have Been .................. John Wiker
January 2006 - My Enchanted Life ................... John Wiker
September 2006 - Car Club Picnic ................... John Wiker
July 2009 - Working With Hollywood ................. John Wiker
March 2016 - The Miracle of E-Mail ................. John Wiker
Ambassador for Corvairs of New Mexico ........... David Huntoon
Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery ........... Terry Price
Club Breakfast at Hello Deli ...................... Jim Pittman
Birthdays & Anniversaries ............................ Sunshine
School and Friends ................................ Vickie Hall
Corvair Production Numbers ...................... David Huntoon
Treasury Report ................................. Steve Gongora
Calendar of Coming Events .................. Board of Directors
July: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 Years Ago .......... Club Historian
COVER John Wiker 1945-2019 -- photo by Steve Gongora
March 10, 2018: John receives the Club's Meissner Award
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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 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/
New Mexico Council of Car Clubs www.nmcarcouncil.com/
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President's Letter
Dave Allin
It has been a sad month for Corvairs of New Mexico. We lost one of our most
esteemed and prominent members, John Wiker, who died as a result of a hiking
accident in Alaska. His funeral service was held on June 27, and the large
number of people who showed up demonstrated how well loved he was, not just by
the Corvair people, but by everybody who knew him. We will all miss him greatly.
On a more positive note, the Tri-State committee met recently and reached a
number of conclusions regarding next year's event. We have settled on a location
and an overall agenda that we believe will please everyone, including the folks
in Colorado. Terry Price has been instrumental in this process, and I am working
with him to finalize the planning so he can divest himself of some of the
responsibilities. We are compiling a list of all the tasks involved in putting
on the event, and will be asking all of our members to help out however they
can. If everyone takes on just one or two tasks, it will make it easier for
everyone involved and ensure that our event is a rousing success.
A long-standing issue has finally been put to rest: the Care & Feeding revisions
have been completed and the new booklets have been printed. Jim took care of the
printing and is handing the new books over to mer-chandise chair Vickie Hall.
I hope that clears the decks and opens up possibilities for new ways to promote
our club. It is vital that we draw in new members, and the best way to do that
is to get younger people interested in Corvairs. Corvairs are still the best
collector car for those wanting to get involved in the hobby: they are
beautiful, they are fun, they remain relatively inexpensive to buy and own, they
have great parts availability, and they have tremendous club support.
So let's get busy. Come to the meetings, participate in our club events, and
preach the gospel of Corvair. Every time someone tells you, "My
sister/brother/girlfriend/father used to have one," suggest they join the club
and relive the fun of that earlier experience. If they liked Corvairs back in
the day, they'll love them now.
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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
DUES DUE DATES JULY 2019
DUE LAST MONTH ================= INACTIVE DATE
2019.06 Brenda Stickler 25-JUL-2019
DUE THIS MONTH ================= INACTIVE DATE
2019.07 Sarah & Terry Price 25-AUG-2019
DUE NEXT MONTH ================= INACTIVE DATE
2019.08 Kathy & Larry Blair 25-SEP-2019
2019.08 Anne & Geoffrey Johnson 25-SEP-2019
DUE SEPTEMBER 2019 ================ INACTIVE DATE
2019.09 Tracey & John McMahan 25-OCT-2019
2019.09 Valerie Nye & Joel Yelich 25-OCT-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
2019.03 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 28-Jun-2018 we have 42 active family memberships.
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General Meeting Minutes of 06/01/2019
Linda Soukup
President Dave Allin called the meeting to order at 10:10 AM on June 1st 2019.
Old Business was quickly skimmed through. Minimal reports from officers. Dave
Huntoon, vice president cancelled the highway cleanup scheduled for June 8th due
to the club breakfast being scheduled that morning at the "HELLO DELI" location
at 7600 Jefferson Street NE.
The club treasurer was not present at the meeting. Jim Pittman was able to
provide a stand-in report. The club proceeds were boosted by one person's club
dues during the month.
Vickie Hall modeled the pink Tri State T-shirt. Co-secretary Linda had no
report.
In new business: Reminder for the June 8th club breakfast at 9:00 AM at Hello
Deli. The next board meeting was cancelled.
Jim Pittman advised that the next newsletter deadline is Friday June 28th.
There were discussions regarding the 2020 Tri-state meet. In an effort to
enforce the cohesion of the club, and to encourage unity in the planning of the
Tri-State meet, Co-secretary Linda passed a sign-up sheet to become a member of
the Tri-State meet committee. This list has been e-mailed to those members who
volunteered. In an effort to maintain complete communication and cohesion on
plans, those who are committee members should email updates and plans to the
group as necessary. At the meeting Terry Price updated the group regarding his
efforts to secure the Marriott Pyramid. He had negotiated the price to $99 per
night and indicated the management was very flexible to work with the club. Dave
Allin explained his efforts to try to secure the Balloon Fiesta Park for the car
show.
There was also a discussion in the meeting regarding the Cars and Fuzz car show
that is sponsored by the APD. Dave Allin attended the show and extensive
discussion about the 1973 Citron that was at the show ensued.
Lube sold 50/50 tickets due to John Wiker's absence. Tarmo Sutt won the 50/50.
The total sales were $30.00. Tarmo donated his $15.00 dollar winnings to the
Sunshine committee.
The meeting was adjourned and further discussion regarding the Tri-State meet by
committee members continued for a short period of time.
ATTENDING: Dave Allin, Tony Berbig, Larry Blair, Bill Darcy, Fred Edeskuty, Rita
Gongora, Pat Hall, Vickie Hall, David Huntoon, Gordon Johnson, Bob Kitts, Lesha
Kitts, Lube Lubert, Lloyd Piatt, Jim Pittman, Terry Price, LeRoy Rogers, Conner
Siddell, Linda Soukup, Tarmo Sutt, Joel Yelich.
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JULY BOARD MEETING CANCELLED
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JOHN W. WIKER
Lt. Col. John Wiker died unexpectedly on June 14, 2019 at the age of 73 while
hiking on vacation in Alaska. He was born November 23, 1945 to John and Dorothy
(Koenig) Wiker in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. On July 6, 1974 he married Anne Moll
in Canton, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years. After retiring,
John shared his enthusiasm-for the military with others by teaching JROTC for 17
years. He was passionate about golfing and travel. He was an active member of
the Albuquerque Corvair Club, the Kiwanis and the Tijeras Arroyo Golf
Association.
John is survived by his wife Anne; his two daughters Katherine Swoverland (and
husband Steven) and Jennifer Brown (and husband Wesley); five grandchildren:
Louisa, Sophia, John, Florence and Maxwell; two sisters Janice Wiker and Judy
Conlin (and husband Michael); one brother James Wiker (and wife Sumpit); as well
as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at St. Joseph's on the
Rio Grande Church. A rosary will be said at 8:15 AM follpwed by a mass and
reception at 9:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, we request donations be offered to the
Blue Star Mothers at www.bluestarmothers.org
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REMEMBERING APRIL 27TH, 2002
Jim Pittman
I drove my 1965 Monza to Del Norte High School on a fine Saturday morning to
attend a tune-up session organized by John Wiker, a Del Norte teacher who also
happened to be a member of CNM. When I arrived there was a yellow 1966 Monza,
soon to be famous at car shows all over Albuquerque; a silver 1965 Corsa coupe
with black trim; and a medium blue 1965 sedan. Later a 1964 Spyder convertible
(with 140-HP engine) showed up. We all worked on carburetors and linkages, or,
more honestly, we mostly just stood around and kibitzed.
John always claimed he had no mechanical knowledge and let someone else do any
necessary work on his Corvair, but he was a superb organizer and an avid
participant in car shows. Whenever there was a gathering of interesting
vehicles, there you'd find John and his bright yellow Corvair, eager to show it
off and explain the rear-mounted air-cooled engine to anyone who would listen.
It is hard for me to get my mind around the fact that there will be no more car
shows with John Wiker, no more children invited to sit in the trunk for proud
parents to take their pictures, no more breakfasts at unusual locations,
organized by John with his keen nose for great food and good conversation.
As newsletter editor I tend to think back to John's articles from earlier
issues. We have quite a trove of such articles. I will reprint just a few this
month.
As sad and heartbreaking as it may be to say, we have to say it: Goodbye, John.
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OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY NEWSLETTER, MARCH 2004
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN, OR, IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN
John Wiker
I grew up in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. My family did not have a car
until I was about eight years old. My dad used "relative" transportation to get
back and forth to work and my mom used the public bus transportation.
What a car that first one was - a 1951 Henry J, America's first compact car,
complete with hatchback, fold down rear seat, four cylinder with overdrive and
we got about 50 miles per gallon on 25 cent a gallon gas.
As the family grew to six members, that small car could not carry all of us.
Even though seat belts were not in fashion yet, getting four kids in the rear
seat was a pain. So we grew to a 1957 Chevy Nomad station wagon, 283 V-8, rolled
leather interior, rear facing third seat. It was in this car that I took my
driver's test and passed it the first time.
In 1960 I got my first real job in a restaurant/bakeshop located two bus rides
and two hours by bus away and it cost $2 to get there. That was two hours worth
of work down the drain each way. So it was time for me to get my first "wheels."
I can't believe my dad picked out a "dream" car, not a hog or ancient mariner.
It was a 1953 Mercury two door hardtop, pale green with rolled yellow leather
interior, a see-through roof and one of those gigantic continental spare tires
on the back. Its only drawback was that is was a flat head straight eight and
was, as you know, an oil eater.
Meanwhile my mother wrecked the Nomad and we moved up to a 1961 Chevy Impala
four-door sedan. Boy did it ride great.
As I was graduating from college in 1967, my sister asked me to go car shopping
with her so she would have transportation after I left for the military. What a
bargain we found in a 1964 Corvair Monza four-door, with that special bronze
paint job and automatic lever drive.
This was my first meeting with the Corvair family that I left until the year
2000, when I got my 1966 Monza that has become a work in progress for the last
four years. Just when you think you are done, something else crops up. This time
it was a broken clutch cable in the middle of the freeway. Seems these Corvairs
have a personality of their own. Just when you are comfortable and don't pay
them much attention, they "bite" you and wake you up. But how else are we to get
a "fix" for our later years change of life. Let's face it, everyone needs a
hobby. The older we get, the more expensive our hobby becomes.
- John Wiker
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ENCHANTED CORVAIRS NEWSLETTER -- VOLUME 32 - NUMBER 1 - JANUARY 2006 - ISSUE 364
MY ENCHANTED LIFE - OR SO I THOUGHT ANYWAY
John Wiker
This is my fourth year in the club and now as vice president, I realize that
most of you long-time members don't know as much about me as I have learned
about you in this short time.
I was born in the Pennsylvania Dutch country of Lancaster County about 50 miles
west of Philadelphia. After graduating from Conestoga Valley High School in
1963, I attended Millersville University, one of the 14 state schools feeding
off of that great university of Penn State.
The day after graduation, I received my "invite" to join the Army as an infantry
officer in Viet Nam. I made a smart decision at that point to enlist in the Air
Force, so the day after Christmas off I went to basic training. After completing
that "vacation" I was assigned to Lackland AFB at the inprocessing center to
schedule folks into the different basic training squadrons that I had just left.
They fed me 3 times a day. I worked unsupervised from 11pm to 7am and was
getting pretty settled into this Air Force life, when all of a sudden, I made
another one of those decisions you learn to look back on. I accepted a place in
the Officer Training Squadron and received my commission in 1968.
And where was my first assignment - you guessed it - Viet Nam. I was at Cam Ranh
Bay supervising people fixing airplanes that carried our wounded back to Clark
AB hospital. You may have seen the old show "China Beach" - well that's where I
lived - right on the beach. After that tour, I went to Charleston AFB, SC and
supervised the introduction of the world's largest aircraft into the inventory -
the C5a Galaxy. That lasted two years, then it was back to Viet Nam as an
advisor to the UH1 helicopter depot at Bien Hoa. I was extended to help clean
out all the equipment we could at the end of the war and was one of the last
Americans to leave. I landed at Travis AFB and saw all my C-5's on the ramp and
just knew I was home - wrong.
The Air Force wanted me to be an instructor at Chanute AFB at the aircraft
maintenance school that I just left in 1968. But as luck would have it, I had
the first group of females to enter the Air Force as aircraft maintenance
supervisors in my class. As I dated around, the last one to catch my fancy later
became my wife in 1974. Anne and I have now been married for over 31 years - to
each other and to the Air Force. I retired as a LtCol in 1992 and she as a
Captain in 1994. We have raised two daughters, one Kathy whom we adopted while
stationed together in the PI and Jenny who is our own natural born daughter -
born less than a year later. Other joint assignments were at Luke AFB, Arizona,
Langley AFB, Virginia, Spangdahlem, Germany and finally Eglin AFB, Florida.
After retirement, I worked for two years as the chief of maintenance at Sheppard
AFB, Texas until our contract was outbid. At that time I started teaching school
as a substitute teacher in Texas until 1996 when I opened a new AFJROTC unit in
West Virginia. After my parents passed away in Pennsylvania, there was no reason
to stay close in West Virginia. I interviewed for the position at Del Norte HS
along with about 50 others and in 1997 came west. This is my 9th year at Del
Norte.
I got interested in Corvairs just to have something different to do other than
taking care of over 100 kids at school each year. My sister owned a 1964 Monza
4-door sedan when she was going to school. It had the little stick in the dash
automatic with the typical sluggish transmission. When I went to the State Fair
one of my first years here and saw the Corvairs line up, I got the "disease" and
the rest is history. As most of you know, my wife wanted a convertible, but as
long as I was paying for it, the yellow Monza 2-door coupe will always be my
"baby". It's now in for new seats from House of Covers and then to the paint
shop for some brightening up to please the wife.
Well, I think I have taken up enough space. There's more but you will have to
dig it out of me at some other time. It's great to be among a great bunch of
people looking to do things out of the ordinary. Smooth driving to you all.
Thanks for your ear.
John Wiker
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VOLUME 32 - NUMBER 9 - SEPTEMBER 2006 - ISSUE 372
CAR CLUB PICNIC REPORT
John Wiker
Well, what a "bust" because only 21 people showed up. There were only 7 classic
cars and 7 Brand Xs that braved the journey to the Jemez Valley Picnic area. It
took us 1-1/2 hours of a lovely leisurely ride to get there. Once there, we ate
our lunches and then hiked to the Falls, which were only about 1/4 mile away.
With all the rain lately, the Falls was full of water and the river was running
deep but very muddy. A few of us added to the adventure. Instead of returning
the trail we took to get there, we walked up river about 1/2 mile, found another
smaller falls and another trail that eventually led us back to the picnic area.
The host club did everything they could to make it a good day. Plenty of soda,
chips, deserts for all of us. Looked like they planned for about a hundred or
more to attend. Needless to say, there was plenty left over for future events
their club might have.
We thought that most people may have been scared off by the weather. But it was
a beautiful day, we had a covered picnic gazebo that would hold about 100 and
our own private parking area. I personally did not hit any rain until I got back
to Route 550 on the way home.
On the way out from the picnic area, I stopped by the Soda Dam as it is called.
This is a soft rock formation caused by warm water springs depositing sulfur.
The cold Jemez river had cut a hole in the dam at one location and two more were
being formed nearby. Across the street from the dam, an active hot springs was
coming out the side of the hill, depositing more sulfur and making a natural
hot-tub. The water was about 98 degrees. Funny how just 40 yards away, the river
was running at about 40 degrees. You could have it both ways if you wanted to.
Sorry to report that only two of our club members made the trip -- yours truly
and another who you will recognize in the paper but was a turn-coat for the day
and rode to the event in a Lincoln Continental. Well that's enough for now. Jim,
I hope you can make something of this. I have a digital disk with about
twenty-four pictures for you to chose from. -- John
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JULY 2009 / VOLUME 35 / NUMBER 7 / ISSUE #406
WORKING WITH HOLLYWOOD (NOT)
John Wiker
Well, yesterday, Tuesday June 2nd, was interesting to say the least. There had
been a call for "old cars" for a crew filming a TV show with an "Old Route 66"
theme. I decided to attend with my 1966 Monza coupe.
Things started to go wrong even before we showed up. First, the location was
changed from the Route 66 Diner to the Route 66 Malt shop on the other side of
town. They also changed the show time from 11:30 to 09:00. It reminded me a lot
of my military days, and "Hurry up and wait" was the theme of the day.
The star, Samantha Brown (from the show "Samantha Brown's Great Weekends" on the
Travel channel) was an hour late for the first shot at the malt shop. In the
first scene she was to go inside and order a malt, talk to the owner, then come
outside and do some interviews with the owners of old cars as they were standing
by their cars.
The automotive stars of the show were a 1956 Buick and a 1962 Plymouth Valiant.
Samantha spent most of her time at these two cars. I began to get excited when
the producer approached me and asked me to have the name of my car handy for her
to stop to talk to me about it. Of course since the name of my car is "Betsy"
that's what I told him. So, when Samantha came toward me to talk about my car,
she took one look at the engine cover and exclaimed, "Oh my, it's a Corvair!"
The director said, "CUT!" Thus ended the session at the malt shop! Then we had
to go a few blocks east to film at an old hotel for an hour or so while Samantha
was inside pretending to register. Then it was east on Central with the cars
making loops at every other major street, so that the film crew could get ahead
of our cars and continue filming what would look like our "journey." Well, at
least that was Plan A.
No one had arranged for cops to escort us. As a result, at every traffic light
more and more non-players with non-classic cars got right in the middle of the
"shoot" and therefore we never actually managed to make a loop. The poor
photographer was going nuts trying to get photos of the old cars without modern
cars in the way! It was mission impossible!
We finally stopped at the corner of Central and San Pedro (in the same lot where
we always meet when we are going in to the State Fair) for another group shot
where the star is saying goodbye as she "left" -- which she really did not do.
We made two loops around the shopping center for the photographer who was
supposed to film us as if we were coming down Central. That did not work out
well because the poor guy was overcome from the heat. It turns out that he was
from Seattle or someplace cold, and he thought our weather was hot! He ended up
fainting dead away and then getting first aid from the crew, as well as some sun
screen from yours truly to get him through the rest of the day.
A three-piece Mariachi band showed up for local color. They climbed into the
back seat of the star's convertible. They began to play music as if they were
escorting her out of town.
Unfortunately the person recruited to drive the car was not at all practiced at
using an old stick-shift, and in trying to start off popped the clutch rather
abruptly. The car gave a lurch and the Mariachi band members nearly fell off the
back of the convertible!
Plan A called for us to go to Tramway and Central and then go through some
development north of Central and go down a side street. We were to stop at the
location of one of the very few remaining patches of the actual original Route
66 concrete roadbed. I was looking forward to that, but as the clouds rolled in
and the storm approached, that plan went out the window.
Samantha Brown was now all tired out and ready to quit. We were all summarily
dismissed with no more than a "Thank you all for coming" wave goodbye. Yes, we
did all this driving around for most of the day for no reward whatsoever, other
than being privileged to observe how Hollywood goes about shooting a TV show.
At one point the non-CNM early model Corvair that was in the Museum show showed
up and the owner pushed himself up to the front of the procession. So I expect
that there may be more of him on the TV show than of me. We will be e-mailed as
to when the show will appear next year on the Travel channel. Maybe by then
we'll feel like watching it. But don't look for the star of the show, Samantha
Brown, to come up to me and blurt out, "Oh my, it's a Corvair!"
Remind me not to try this again. Once is enough for me to know that someone else
from our club can "enjoy" it next time. I always seem to pick the "winners" when
it comes to stuff like this.
-- John Wiker
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MARCH 2016 / VOLUME 42 / NUMBER 3 / ISSUE #486
THE MIRACLE OF E-MAIL
John Wiker
Wednesday at our membership meeting, we discussed going to the Unser Museum on
Saturday. There were only 15 people at the meeting and when it was time to do a
count of who was going Saturday, only 6 hands went up. We had set a goal of 15
or more so we could get the reduced group rate. I was really worried that we
would not come close to the goal, so I let the miracle of electronics take over.
I sent an e-mail to Robert Gold who then put it out to all members no matter
where they lived or what their plans were for Saturday.
As I arrived in the parking lot, there was Jim Pittman already warming up the
camera, ready for action or so I hoped. Cars, trucks, normal cars and six
Corvairs, early models, late models, a Loadside plus an Ultra Van soon filled
the parking lot. The total number was twenty-five adults and four young future
Corvair owners.
I would like to thank all those who spent a couple hours with us today and
especially to Robert Gold for sending the e-mail and taking care of the
financial business with the museum. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves. I
certainly did. I can remember that my first outing with the club when I first
joined was to this newly opened museum. At that time it had one race car and few
displays and one small building. Wow how things have changed!!
Thanks again for another great Corvair day.
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AMBASSADOR FOR CORVAIRS OF NEW MEXICO
David Huntoon
John was a great ambassador for our club. He attended many car shows and these
are the badges found in his glovebox. I know there were many events attended
that had no badges. John would ask me to do maintenance on his car as I live
close by so he would drop his car off. I could then do the work over a couple
of days. Oil changes, finding oil leaks, gaskets. tuning. etc. Glad to do it.
The day before he left on his Alaska vacation he dropped the car off so I could
change Inner/outer strut rod bushings and the front crossmember engine mounts.
Completed and have his yellow Monza at my place now. It was a shock when I heard
what happened. Hard to believe. He was a good friend and will be missed by many.
RIP John.......
A Corvair, golfing and Air Force buddy, David
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TREASURY REPORT FOR 05-26-2018 to 06-25-2019
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INTERMENT SERVICE AT SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETERY
Terry Price
An interment service for CNM member Lt. Col. John Wiker was held on June 27th at
3:00 PM at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The ceremony was
conducted by members of the US Air Force in the highest respect, honor,
precision and reverence, including the gun salute. Present at the ceremony were
John's wife and family and about twenty additional friends of the family. Five
people from CNM, Russ McDuffie, Kay and Tarmo Sutt, Joel Yelich and Terry Price
were among the twenty. Russ McDuffie bugled taps for the event.
I was especially touched by the way the American Flag was folded. It is always
folded thirteen times so it will make a triangle of white stars with a blue
background. Meanings have been ascribed to each fold of the flag and sometimes
these meanings are read. Listed here are the thirteen meanings of the folds and
the triangular shape. This information is from the American Legion.
First fold: a symbol of life.
Second fold: a symbol of eternal life.
Third fold: made in the honor and remembrance of the veteran departing our
ranks, and who gave a portion of his or her life for the defense of our country
to attain peace throughout the world.
Fourth fold: represents our weaker nature; as American Citizens trusting in God,
it is to him we turn in times of peace, as well as in times of war, for his
divine guidance.
Fifth fold: is a tribute to our country, for in the words of Stephen Decatur,
"Our country, in dealing with other countries; may she always be right, but it
is still our country, right or wrong."
Sixth fold: for where our hearts lie. It is with our heart that we pledge
allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for
which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for
all.
Seventh fold: is a tribute to our armed forces, for it is through the armed
forces that we protect our country and our flag against all enemies, whether
they be found within or without the boundaries of our republic.
Eighth fold: a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of
death, that we might see the light of day, and to honor our mother, for whom it
flies on Mother's Day.
Ninth fold: a tribute to womanhood, for it has been through their faith, love,
loyalty and devotion that the character of the men and women who have made this
country great have been molded.
Tenth fold: a tribute to father, for he, too, has given his sons and daughters
for the defense of our country since he or she was first born.
Eleventh fold: in the eyes of Hebrew citizens, represents that lower portion of
the seal of King David and King Solomon and glorifies, in their eyes, the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Twelfth fold: in the eyes of a Christian citizen, represents an emblem of
eternity and glorifies, in their eyes, God the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost.
Thirteenth fold: When the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost,
reminding us of our national motto, In God We Trust.
After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it has the appearance of a
cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under General George
Washington and the sailors and Marines who served under Captain John Paul Jones
and were followed by their comrades and shipmates in the US Armed Forces,
preserving for us the rights, privileges and freedoms we enjoy today.
Our friend John Wiker was well deserving of this honor; he will be greatly
missed.
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CLUB BREAKFAST AT HELLO DELI
Jim Pittman
When I arrived at Hello Deli on Saturday June 8th in my classic 1996 Miata I was
amazed at row after row of exotic, expensive classic cars! There were too many
to try to get photos of all or even to try naming and dating them. I did not
have a Corvair but my classic sports car of choice, the "NA" Miata, was not too
out of place.
I found our crew and admired the Corvairs of Dave Allin, Pat & Vickie Hall,
David Huntoon and Larry Blair. Gordon Johnson told me he drove his Volvo and
felt overwhelmed by the variety of cars. Well, his Volvo is a classic too.
I don't know if Hello Deli was able to provide breakfasts to such a large group
and I did not go inside to sample the food, so someone else will have to provide
the gastronomy review. I can say that the number and variety of classic cars had
to be seen to be believed. - Jim
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Happy Birthday Wishes to July CNM'ers:
Debra Anderson
Larry Blair
Mark Domzalski
Kelli Morgan
Kay Sutt
Tarmo Sutt
Valerie Nye
Happy July Anniversaries to:
David & Janice Allin
Sarah & Terry Price
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Jim, here are a couple of items if you care to use them. Heula, I think you'll
like the first one. Vickie
SCHOOL
The very small boy came home dejectedly from his first day of school.
"Ain't goin' tomorrow," he sputtered.
"Why not, dear?" his mother asked.
"Well, I can't read, and I can't write, and the teacher won't let me
talk, so what's the use?"
This was taken from a Coast Guard Magazine.
FRIENDS
I like to ride in nice Corvairs. I'd like to own a few but, having none, the
next best thing is having friends who do!
This one came from me.
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SAT 06 JUL 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
SAT 13 JUL ---- NATIONAL COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY -- A Celebration Of Our
Nation's Automotive Heritage. Location: Hub City Brewing Co. at the Rail Cafe
202 Desoto Ave. at the Belen Rail Runner Station. Time: 11 AM to 3 PM. Meet at
the PIT - Dreamstyle Stadium - leaving promptly at 10 AM. Cruise to Belen on
Highway 47. A beautiful scenic rural drive. A 100 year old Historic setting.
Art Deco outdoor patio. Food truck, live band, and large paved secure parking
lot. Come join us for a fun gathering of good friends and cars.
Ron, Su and Tom 303-358-1851
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
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SAT 07 SEP 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
SUN 15 SEP 7:00 AM New Mexico State Fair Car Show ?????
WED 18 SEP 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 25 SEP 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 27 SEP ...... NMCCC 41st ANNUAL SWAP MEET
SAT 28 SEP ...... Isleta -- Resort -- Casino -- 11000 Broadway SE, 87105
SUN 29 SEP ...... NMCCC 41st ANNUAL SWAP MEET
FRI 27 SEP 9:00 PM Deadline for items for October 2019 newsletter
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SAT 05 OCT 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
SAT 05 OCT 10:00 AM ============== ELECTION OF OFFICERS ==============
WED 16 OCT 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 23 OCT 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 25 OCT 9:00 PM Deadline for items for November 2019 newsletter
FRI-SUN OCT 25-27 -- Great Western Fan Belt Toss -- Palm Springs, California
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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 [ JULY 2019 VOL 45 Nr 7 ISSUE 526 ]
Jim Pittman
2012 V.38 Nr 7 # 442
COVER: Geoff Johnson shows off his 1960 Monza to Frank & Anne Bristol at our
Domingo Baca meeting place. The license plates are just a few samples from the
New Mexico License Plate collection owned by Art Leupold. Vickie gave a review
of Flag Day and an illustration showed the original 13-star flag, the Fort
McHenry 15-star and 15-stripe "Star Spangled Banner." We had a Summerfest report
by John Wiker and a Garage Tour Report by LeRoy Rogers. "Puppy Comes to My
House" was a story by Robert Gold about a Loadside Freeloader. Nearby New
Mexico places to Visit with your Corvair were reviewed by Jim.
2005 V.31 Nr 7 # 358
COVER: Bernard Urbassik brings Sylvan Zuercher to our meeting at Galles
Chevrolet. His black 1963 Spyder is immaculate! Guests were Bob Moore and Paul
Hopkins. Wendell reported $2,991 in the bank. CNM was hosting the August Car
Council picnic. CNM planned to attend a baseball game on June 11th, but it did
not work out. Maybe later? The Car Council picnic was to be at "Inscription
Rock" AKA El Morro. Heula reported on a great club breakfast at Milly's on
Jefferson. Steve Goodman discussed a few common failure modes on Corvairs due to
just simple old age and high mileage: clutch swivel, locking nuts on rocker arms
and rear motor mount, fuses, door latches and the roll pin in the distributor
drive gear. Dennis Pleau reported on the Ouray Tri-State in the Pikes Peak
DRIPLINE, and we stole his report for our newsletter. He said it was a Tri-State
to remember. President David Huntoon reported on interesting things he found
when doing a minor restoration on the 8-door library van.
1998 V.24 Nr 7 # 274
COVER: the first Saint Francis of Corvair Award is presented at the Lake City,
Colorado Tri-State. President Dennis ran our June meeting and Treasurer Wendell
said we had $6542 to save or spend. Steve modeled our new CNM polo shirt. We
learned on the day of the June board meeting that Ilva Walker had a heart attack
and was not doing well. Most of the newsletter revolved around our Lake City,
Colorado Tri-State event. Dennis Pleau said it was perfect and complemented Kay
and Tarmo on an outstanding job of organizing. Reports were submitted by Mary
Lou Martinek, Debbie Pleau, Kim Patten, Mark Martinek, Ilva Walker, Elizabeth
Domzalski, Mark Domzalski, Chuck & Julia Vertrees, Tarmo & Kay Sutt and Heula &
Jim Pittman. There were many photos by LeRoy Rogers, Bill Reider and others.
Among the awards: Ralph McDonald for "best of show" for his 1969 Monza coupe. A
copy of this special 16-page newsletter was mailed to everyone who attended the
Tri-State in Lake City!
1991 V.17 Nr 7 # 190
COVER: the path of the July 11 total solar eclipse at Mexico City; Corvair
relevance? Karen and Clayborne Souza had a new baby boy. Jerry Goffe reported
453 cars were at the Albuquerque Museum car show. Tarmo and Kay got a first
place trophy with their red 1964 Monza convertible. Twenty-one CNM members and
affiliates went to Gunnison for the Tri-State but the Denver club beat us out
for the most members attending. Bill Reider distributed the new "Care & Feeding"
membership booklets. President Steve Gongora reported that Milton Sanchez and Ed
Black's Chevrolet made the All Chevy Show a big success. He said the watchword
for the coming Tri-State trip was "Vairvegnuegen" (mit umlaut uber das "u") to
match VW's advertising. Tech tips included using a VW backup light switch in
your early model, adding Chevron's "Techron" to your gas to reduce pinging, and
psychoanalyzing yourself so you could change from a stressed-out Road Warrior to
a calm Easy Rider.
1984 V.10 Nr 7 # 106
COVER: rocket assist zero-to-sixty! We watched films showing 1960 Corvairs
driving from Detroit to Panama. A year later 1961 Corvairs made the same trip.
Incredible! Sylvan previewed our Bandelier National Monument Econo Run/ picnic.
LeRoy reported on the Club's trip to Alamogordo and White Sands. Bill Reider's
monthly column talked about wheels and tires. We also had a tech tip on checking
your tires before taking a trip.
1977 V.03 Nr 7 # 026
We met on the sidewalk as no Ed Black's sponsor was present. We had a poker
rally. We planned a Winrock Car Show and an "Intermountain TriState" meet in
Montrose, Colorado. A tech tip told how to clean out your old grungy fuel tank
and protect it against further corrosion. A reprinted article told how a couple,
smitten with the New Car Bug, made the rounds of all the new and used car
dealers but finally decided to keep their faithful old Monza for a few more
years.
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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
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