The January 2020 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 26-Dec-2019 ==== Copyright (c) 2019 Corvairs of New Mexico
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January 2020 / VOLUME 46 / NUMBER 1 / ISSUE 532
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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
NEXT MEETING Regular Meeting: January 4th at 10:00 AM
Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE Albuquerque NM 87108
THIS MONTH
President's Message ................................... Dave Allin
Dues Due Dates .............................. Membership Committee
December Regular Meeting ................................ Kay Sutt
December Board Meeting Conducted via Email ............. The Board
Copper Canyon Christmas Party Report ............... Heula Pittman
Donations to The Storehouse .......................... Vickie Hall
How to Lose 36 Days in One Easy Step ................. Jim Pittman
Birthdays & Anniversaries ................... Membership Committee
David Neale's Letter to CNM Members ..... Larry Blair & Lee Reider
Treasury Report .................................... Steve Gongora
Calendar of Coming Events ..................... Board of Directors
January Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 Years Ago ... Club Historian
CNM Member List 15 December 2019 ............ Membership Committee
COVER Is that Santa Claus, or an Elf, at our Christmas Party?
Larry Blair Offers a Cleaning Tool Tech Tip at our Meeting
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's the holiday season, and I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy
Hanukah, Happy New Year, and a Joyous Festivus. We had a wonderful Christmas
Party, and it reminded me how grateful I am for the Corvairs of New Mexico. We
have a terrific club, and I am honored to be the President. The club is
especially important to me because it provided me the opportunity to own my
current 1969 Corvair and fulfill a dream I have had ever since I sold my
previous Corvairs back in the sixties and seventies. I've owned a lot of
different cars over the years, but when I looked back, the cars I most enjoyed
driving and owning were Corvairs. Now I have another one, and I am blessed with
the friendship of other like-minded people.
My first Corvair was a used 1962 Monza coupe that I bought in 1965. It was dark
metallic red, with a gold interior, with a 110 engine and four-speed. I was in
college then, and was compelled to personalize the car. I added a wood-rim
steering wheel, dual glas-pak exhaust, wire-wheel covers, wire-mesh headlight
covers, and a white racing stripe. After a while, I realized that the racing
stripe was drawing a lot of law enforcement attention, so I removed it and
replaced it with a white tape pinstripe. The car was great fun to drive, and I
felt it looked pretty good, too. After a couple years, when I had paid off the
loan, I got stopped by the police because my mufflers had blown out and the car
was fairly loud. I ordered a new set of glas-paks from J. C. Whitney, but the
box was damaged in shipment and the crossover pipe was missing. Neither J. C.
Whitney nor the shipping company would accept responsibility, so, with the
impetuousness of youth, I decided to just trade the car. That was a mistake, for
many reasons. I traded it on a VW beetle convertible, which, I later discovered,
had been rolled while the top was up.
When I went to Viet Nam in 1969, I wrote my Dad that when I got home, I wanted
to buy a 1964 Corvair Spyder, preferably in that same dark red. But then I got
the opportunity to own a 1957 Porsche Speedster, and bought that instead. About
two years later, now having a wife and child, and a low-paying job in Denver, I
had to sell the Porsche for even less than I paid for it. It's all about timing.
That Porsche is now a six-figure car, but I sold it for $1500.
In 1972 I became temporarily unemployed, and I had been working at a job that
supplied a company car. With no other transportation, and little money, I found
a 1962 Monza station wagon that I could buy for only $300. The rust holes in the
floor were covered with metal tobacco signs, but it ran well. The car helped me
regain a job, and it provided an inexpensive vehicle for camping in the Rockies,
but I became concerned about its structural integrity. So when my finances
allowed, I traded it off on a VW Westphalia camper. And ever since then I wanted
another Corvair, but circumstances made that impractical. I went back in the
Army, with frequent tours in Europe, so owning a collector car didn't make
sense. After I retired, I had other jobs, none of which made me rich, so a
collector car was still a dream. Until last year, anyway. Sales of my novels had
provided me with enough disposable income to convince my wife that a third car
was not unreasonable, and Pat Hall had just the car I wanted. And I am extremely
happy.
Dave Allin
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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 JANUARY 2020
DUE LAST MONTH ================= INACTIVE DATE
2019.12 NONE 25-JAN-2020
DUE THIS MONTH ================== INACTIVE DATE
2020.01 Elizabeth & Mark Domzalski 25-FEB-2020
2020.01 Cheryl & Ed Halpin 25-FEB-2020
DUE NEXT MONTH ================= INACTIVE DATE
2020.02 Barbara & Gordon Johnson 25-MAR-2020
2020.02 Fred Riggs II 25-MAR-2020
2020.02 Larry Yoffee 25-MAR-2020
DUE MARCH 2020 =============== INACTIVE DATE
2020.03 Kelli & Mark Morgan 25-APR-2020
2020.03 Natalie Robison 25-APR-2020
2020.03 Emma & LeRoy Rogers 25-APR-2020
INACTIVE ========================= INACTIVE DATE
2019.01 Carolyn & Dan Palmer 25-FEB-2019
2019.02 Mike Butler 25-MAR-2019
2019.03 Brenda Wilvert 25-APR-2019
2019.09 Valerie Nye & Joel Yelich 25-OCT-2019
2019.10 Alan Gold 25-NOV-2019
Send your Dues to:
CNM Treasurer -- Steve Gongora
c/o 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 16-Dec-2018 we have 43 active family memberships.
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GENERAL MEETING MINUTES OF 12/07/2019
Kay Sutt
The meeting was called to order by President Dave Allin at 10:10 A.M. at the
Highland Senior Center, located at 131 Monroe Street, NE, with eighteen members
in attendance.
VP's Report: David Huntoon reported the Holiday Luncheon at Copper Canyon
Restaurant is on for Saturday, December 14 at 1:00 PM, and reminded members to
bring their donations for charity. He also reported he had printed up some
magnetic vinyl window stickers for CNM, but the first batch was not weather
resistant for the outside of windows, so he had a second batch printed. He will
bring those to a future meeting for distribution.
Treasurer's Report: Steve Gongora reported there was a balance of $6,992.12 in
the account as of the beginning of the meeting, but a little money was received
during the meeting, and he will be reflecting those amounts in next month's
report.
Newsletter Report: Jim Pittman reported the deadline for the next newsletter is
9 P.M. on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. This is earlier than typical, but the
printer is closed for a week during the Christmas week, hence the early
deadline. He also got a show of hands of anyone who objected to having their
telephone number or e-mail published in the January newsletter member list.
Merchandise Report: Vickie reported she received $5 for a new Care & Feeding
book. She suggested a possible future tour of the Telephone Museum. She also
asked members to remember to pick up small raffle items for Tri-State and future
events (i.e., items on sale at Harbor Freight, or similar locations). Rita
Gongora asked the men to dig into their "stashes" to provide more
"male-oriented" items for the auction baskets for Tri-State. She has lots of
"female-oriented" or "gender-neutral" items for the baskets.
Secretary's Report: The minutes of the last meeting as published in the
newsletter were approved by the members present.
Old Business/New Business:
Since the 2020 Tri-State is the major item on our agenda for the next few
months, it represents both old and new business.
The preliminary logo design by new member Lupe Arellanes and her daughter was
passed around for discussion, and some minor "tweaks" were suggested. It was
agreed we need the logo to be complete by the end of February.
Dave Allin suggested CNM embossed pens for $1.50 be purchased for the
registration bags, but since the Sunshine Committee already has pencils with
Corvair sayings, the pen idea was discarded.
Dave indicated the Marriott was offering very limited options at the $32 per
plate they had in their notes for the banquet. Discussion among members
indicated the cost they remembered was around $40 per plate, which makes several
other options viable. Dave Allin will look into the options and report to the
membership.
It was agreed that any costs over $250 for the Tri-State should be approved by
the Tri-State committee. Requests should be forwarded to Dave Allin for
approvals.
Promotion of the event needs to be forwarded to CORSA, and other publications.
Suggestions for venues included CABQ, Hemmings, News, NMCCC and the Albuquerque
Journal Activities calendar. Dave Allin said he would begin getting the
notifications in these publications.
The need for AV (audio/visual) equipment was discussed. Steve Gongora agreed to
ask Jerry Goffe if he could lend us the microphone and speaker for the parking
lot needs during the car show. After discussion, it was agreed the best option
was to pay the Marriott for use of their equipment and operator during the
banquet.
Larry Blair has received confirmation that Apollo 17 astronaut and former New
Mexico Senator Harrison Schmitt has agreed to be our featured speaker at the
banquet.
There was discussion regarding preparing photos of the Corvair entrants in the
car show for display during the banquet. Lupe Arellanes and Kay Sutt agreed to
work on the possibilities for this item.
Tarmo & Kay Sutt agreed to work on a lamp or other car-oriented items for the
auction.
Announcements:
Brenda Stickler reports that Charlie Mann's cars are to come up for sale,
including a 1961 Corvair Rampside. If you are interested call 505-856-6993.
Dave Allin reports that John Heald has Corvair parts to sell. Contact
505-239-3311 for more information.
Bill Reider has moved. His new address is 7808 Palo Duro, and he welcomes
visitors.
Larry Blair received a thank-you letter from David Neale and it was passed
around the room. David purchased the Reiders' 1965 Corvair and it has been
shipped to David's home in England. We reproduce the letter in this issue.
Finally, Larry Blair and Fred Edeskuty presented a couple of quick "lessons
learned" tech tips based on their recent experiences with their cars.
The general meeting was adjourned at 11:15, and subsequent committee discussions
continued until about 11:40.
Attending: Dave Allin, Lupe Arellanes, Larry Blair, Fred Edeskuty, Rita Gongora,
Steve Gongora, Pat Hall, Vickie Hall, David Huntoon, Gordon Johnson, Steve
Johnson, Bob Kitts, Lube Lubert, Jim Pittman, Brenda Stickler, Kay Sutt, Tarmo
Sutt, Ray Trujillo, Anne Wiker.
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BOARD MEETING CONDUCTED BY EMAIL THIS MONTH
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Happy Birthday Wishes to January CNM'ers:
Lupe Arellanes
Jenny Finch
Javier Gold
Steve Gongora
LeRoy Rogers
Happy Anniversary Wishes to January CNMers:
Vickie & Pat Hall
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Larry Blair received a letter from David Neale thanking the club members who
helped get Bill Reider's 1965 Corsa ready to ship to the UK. Lee Reider tells us
that the car arrived in England and passed customs and will be trucked from
Southampton to David's home in Burbage, Leicestershire. Lee said the cost to
truck the 140 miles from Southampton to Burbage was a quarter the entire cost to
ship from Oakland, California to England! Here's a copy of David's letter to
Larry:
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TREASURY REPORT FOR 11-30-2019 to 12-xx-2019
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $6,903.76 $6,903.76
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2019.12.07 $ 7.00 Raffle 50/50 November Meeting $ 7.00 $6,910.76
2019.12.07 $ 10.00 CNM Books Care & Feeding 2 Books $ 10.00 $6,920.76
2019.12.07 $ 50.00 Dues S.Gongora 26 m CNM $ 50.00 $6,970.76
2019.12.07 $ 25.00 Dues D.Huntoon 12 m CNM $ 25.00 $6,995.76
2019.12.07 $ 50.00 Dues B.Stickler 26 m CNM $ 50.00 $7,045.76
2019.12.07 $ 25.00 Dues R.Trujillo 12 m CNM $ 25.00 $7,070.76
2019.12.07 $ 5.00 CNM Books Care & Feeding 1 Book $ 5.00 $7,075.76
2019.12.07 2362 -$ 78.64 J.Pittman Newsletter Printing DEC 2019 -$ 51.09 $7,024.67
2019.12.07 2362 -$ J.Pittman Newsletter Postage 32 x $0.70 -$ 22.40 $7,002.27
2019.12.07 2362 -$ J.Pittman Newsletter Envelopes (35) -$ 5.15 $6,997.12
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2020.01.01 JAN NEWSLETTER ========================================== $6,997.12 $6,997.12
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CHRISTMAS PARTY 2019
Heula Pittman
Twenty-four CNM'ers attended our annual Christmas dinner at the Copper Canyon
Cafe on Gibson SE. I believe that it was one of the best ones we've ever had.
The food was delicious and everyone seemed to be in a festive mood for the
occasion. The crowd was just the right size for all who wanted to visit with our
friends whom we don't see often enough.
Vickie spent many hours preparing items for our party. She outdid herself with
hosting the event. Her talented skills showed through as she distributed the
numerous door prizes and no one went away empty handed. Some of the items
included a picture frame, a candy dish, a nutcracker, 3 gum drop trees, 2 little
Corvairs, 2 Hot Wheels, a Pyrex storage set, assorted tools, a men's valet,
chocolate candies, and a wooden knife holder. Vickie also distributed red/green
chile magnets to each family and a tote bag with a nice insulated bag for
transporting cold groceries.
Our chocolate Christmas cake this year featured a big CNM on the face of it,
using M&Ms to highlight the letters. The strategic, painstaking placement of the
candies was done by Jim. We also pointed out that this "CNM" represented the
Real CNM, Corvairs of New Mexico!
We appreciate those of you who donated door prizes. It is always helpful to have
items for this purpose. And as you know, we operate on a small "budget" so we
really love having items members contribute to share on these occasions. Thank
you all! AND, thank you Rita for the oh-so-delicious Ferrero Rocher candies!
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THE STOREHOUSE COLLECTION
Vickie Hall
Thanks to all of you who contributed to The Storehouse this year. We didn't
have as much as some years, but we know that anything helps. Pat and I will
be making a delivery run soon, hopefully before Christmas.
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HOW TO LOSE 36 DAYS IN ONE EASY STEP (OR, THE PENALTY FOR BEING AN EARLY BIRD)
Jim Pittman
I have had a driver's license since the 1950s. Over the years I renewed my New
Mexico driver's license many times, usually weeks early. The expiration date
printed on my license was always one month after my birthday, no matter when I
renewed it. It's easy to remember your license's expiration if it's tied to your
birthdate.
In November 2015 I had just turned 76 when it came time to renew. I knew that
this time my new driver's license would be good for only one year. Sure enough,
the expiration date on the new license was a month after my birthday in 2016.
Soon it would be my turn to encounter the "Real ID" circus.
One of the consequences of 9/11 was the establishment of the Department of
Homeland Security and a real concern was the integrity of identification
documents. In 2005 Congress passed the "Real ID Act" which set minimum standards
for driver's licenses. You would have to have Real ID identification to go
through security to get on a commercial airplane or to enter a federal building.
A passport would work but a regular driver's license would not. States were
given a deadline to comply with these standards. Some acted quickly but some
asked for extensions to the deadline. New Mexico chose to kick the can down the
road -- several times.
When the federal government finally set an absolute deadline of 20 October 2020,
New Mexico finally was able to devise a Real ID compliant license. Everyone in
the state had to get one before the deadline or else they'd have to have a
passport to board a commercial airplane.
Thus it was that when I went to renew my license in November 2016 I knew my new
license needed to be Real ID compliant. To satisfy the requirements I had to
find and bring to the MVD office a multitude of documents to prove who I was, my
citizenship and where I resided. D'Val Westphal in her "Road Warrior" columns in
the Albuquerque Journal explored this topic week after week, clarifying what
documents would be needed and, just as important, what documents would not work,
to get your Real ID driver's license. It was complicated! There were stories of
people being turned away at the MVD office because they lacked some critical
piece of paper or their name was not spelled right. I did not want that to
happen to me! I successfully rounded up all the necessary documents. It actually
took less than an hour for me to get my new license. To my surprise, it was good
for two years, not one, expiring a month after my birthday in 2019. Apparently
that was because our new Real ID legislation changed the renew-every-year
requirement from age 75 to age 79. Well, that's good.
My next encounter with the Real ID circus came when Heula had to renew her
license. She needed extra documents and it took some searching, including phone
calls to a Louisiana parish clerk, to get them all. But we got them. It took
only minutes at the MVD for her to have her Real ID compliant license. It was
good for four years and the expiration date was a month after her birthdate in
2022.
This year on November 8th, weeks before my actual December expiration date, I
was near the MVD office at Menaul & Juan Tabo and I thought it would be
convenient to go in to renew my license for another year. The clerk made no
comment about my being early. I expected the new license to expire on 13
December 2020, but to my annoyance I saw that it would expire on 7 November
2020. I asked the clerk and he said that driver's license expirations are no
longer tied to your birthday but to the day you renew it. So by being an early
bird I now have 36 fewer days until I have to go back to renew it again! If I
had known about the change in rules I could have waited until December 13th to
renew. Then I would have "lost" only one day instead of 36!
Supposedly the change was due to Senate Bill 278, passed last year. I went
online and looked at Senate Bill 278. I could not find any instance where there
was an explicit change from expiring on the month following one's birthdate. So
I guess the MVD just did it for their own reasons.
I doubt that the new rule will change back. I'll just have to swallow my lost 36
days. But you can be warned. When your license expires you can be aware of the
new rules and act accordingly. Think before being an early bird!
REPRINTED FROM: ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, MONDAY DECEMBER 16, 2019
ROAD WARRIOR
D'Val Westphal
YOU NO LONGER RENEW BY YOUR BIRTHDAY: For as long as most of
us can remember, your New Mexico driver's license has expired
a month after your birthday -- whether it's a one-, four- or
eight-year license. No more.
Jim Pittman called to report the change after a trip to a
Motor Vehicle Division office; he noticed the new expiration
date was 364 days from the day he renewed, not 30 days after
his birthday.
Charlie Moore, who handles info for MVD's parent agency,
Taxation and Revenue, says, "Senate Bill 278 this year tied
the four-year and one-year license expirations to the
licenses' issuance date. Eight-year-licenses were already
tied to the issuance date." Neither the bill or its fiscal
impact report explains the change.
"But, keep in mind, this applies going forward from the
implementation. In other words, if you renewed your license
last year, the expiration date stated on that license is your
expiration date. The next time you get a license, it will be
under the new rules."
As for how we are to remember the new expiration dates? Moore
says "the expiration date is printed on your license, so, all
you have to do is look at that to know when it expires."
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================================= CNM MEMBER LIST == 18 DECEMBER 2019 =================================
2021.12 Josie & Leroy ALDERETE leroyalderete @ gmail.com 505-898-1195 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
2021.06 Janice & David ALLIN dnjallin @ comcast.net 505-410-9668 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
2020.10 Debra & Jon ANDERSON jbanderson65 @ hotmail.com 719-572-6747 000-000-0000 Colorado Springs CO
2021.12 Guadalupe & Jim ARELLANES ispeakmedicare505 @ gmail.com 505-515-9897 000-000-0000 Tijeras NM
2021.02 Linda SOUKUP, Anthony BERBIG studeboytony @ gmail.com 763-226-0707 000-000-0000 Edgewood NM
2021.10 Kathy & Larry BLAIR blairylar @ hotmail.com 505-821-1386 505-249-1035 Albuquerque
2020.11 Linda & Dick COCHRAN barkingdog @ centurylink.net 505-287-8403 000-000-0000 Grants NM
2020.04 Darlene & William DARCY NONE @ NONE 505-306-2551 000-000-0000 Belen NM
2020.04 Deborah & John DINSDALE john_dinsdale @ adp.com 303-341-2327 000-000-0000 Aurora CO
2020.01 Elizabeth & Mark DOMZALSKI mdomzalski @ aol.com 505-867-0030 505-665-1529 Placitas NM
2021.01 Fred & Brenda EDESKUTY fred @ totavimotors.com 575-829-3889 000-000-0000 Jemez Springs NM
2021.12 Jenny & Phil FINCH finchbook @ gmail.com 971-207-2308 541-662-0987 Tularosa NM
2022.07 Anne Mae & Robert GOLD beisbol30 @ msn.com 505-268-6878 R=505-450-3098 AM=505-620-0409 Albuquerque
2020.06 Art GOLD rollerart @ gmail.com 505-620-7434 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
2022.01 Rita & Steve GONGORA stevegongora @ msn.com 505-292-5570 505-256-0551 505-220-7401 Albuquerque
2021.12 Vickie & Pat HALL patandvickiehall @ q.com 505-865-5574 P=505-620-5574 V=505-917-3745 Los Lunas NM
2020.04 Terry HALL thlrh44.47 @ gmail.com 574-831-4819 000-000-0000 Goshen IN
2020.01 Cheryl & Ed HALPIN halpinem @ comcast.net 303-619-0080 000-000-0000 Castle Rock CO
2020.12 David HUNTOON corvair66 @ aol.com 505-281-9616 000-000-0000 Cedar Crest NM
2021.10 Anne & Geoffrey JOHNSON gejohnson @ salud.unm.edu 505-730-6601 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
2020.02 Barbara & Gordon JOHNSON gjohnson @ unm.edu 505-898-7688 000-000-0000 Corrales NM
2021.04 Janet & Steve JOHNSON steven.johnson @ flybode.com 505-864-6278 000-000-0000 Belen NM
2020.07 Maggie & Bob KITTS bkittszia @ gmail.com 505-507-2001 000-000-0000 Los Ranchos NM
2021.04 Lesha KITTS leshakitts @ gmail.com 505-453-5387 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
2020.10 Diane & Tony LAWLER hvac1515 @ aol.com 760-902-0019 000-000-0000 Aurora CO
2021.05 H. C. "Lube" LUBERT dirtlube @ gmail.com 505-256-9331 505-400-3680 Albuquerque
2021.01 Connie & Robert McBREEN email @ unknown 505-265-2808 pager=505-229-5880 Albuquerque
2021.11 Tracey & John McMAHAN jmcmahan49 @ gmail.com 828-606-1101 000-000-0000 Hendersonville NC
2020.03 Kelli & Mark MORGAN rangermk @ sbcglobal.net 636-227-2662 000-000-0000 Manchester MO
2020.06 Lloyd L PIATT lloydlpiatt @ outlook.com 505-238-3443 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
2021.02 Heula & Jim PITTMAN jimp @ unm.edu 505-275-2195 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
2020.07 Sarah & Terry PRICE nmfloorinspections @ yahoo.com 505-328-8827 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
2020.12 Lee & Bill REIDER br236425 @ gmail.com 505-299-4597 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
2020.02 Fred RIGGS II email @ unknown 505-425-3126 000-000-0000 Las Vegas NM
2020.03 Natalie ROBISON alaska58 @ hotmail.com 505-294-0623 000-000-0000 San Antonio NM
2020.03 Emma & LeRoy ROGERS 004873 @ q.com 505-294-0623 505-238-7302 Albuquerque
2021.12 Curtis L SHIMP clshimp @ q.com 575-534-9576 000-000-0000 Silver City NM
2020.04 Conner SIDDELL connersiddell3101 @ gmail.com 505-302-4420 000-000-0000 Belen NM
2021.08 Brenda STICKLER tounce66 @ msn.com 505-856-6993 000-000-0000 Corrales NM
2021.03 Kay & Tarmo SUTT tarmo @ juno.com 505-471-1153 505-690-2046 505-827-6190 Santa Fe NM
2020.10 Sylvia & Ray TRUJILLO rtrujilloabq505 @ gmail.com 505-814-8373 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
2020.09 Anne WIKER wikerj63 @ yahoo.com 505-239-3311 000-000-0000 Edgewood NM
2020.02 Elisa & Larry YOFFEE corsa180 @ gmail.com 505-321-5909 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
RECENTLY INACTIVE:
2018.11 Leslie & Kevin SULLIVAN tildekevins @ yahoo.com 505-417-2481 000-000-0000 Gulf Breeze FL
2019.01 Carolyn & Dan PALMER danpal @ swcp.com 505-281-7275 000-000-0000 Tijeras NM
2019.02 Mike BUTLER email @ unknown 859-640-5128 000-000-0000 Covington KY
2019.03 Brenda WILVERT wilverth @ q.com 505-281-1732 000-000-0000 Sandia Park NM
2019.09 Val NYE & Joel YELICH joelyelich @ gmail.com 505-474-6680 000-000-0000 Santa Fe NM
2019.10 Alan GOLD alanmgold @ sbcglobal.net 505-268-6878 000-000-0000 Albuquerque
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SAT 04 JAN 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 15 JAN 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 22 JAN 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 24 JAN 9:00 PM Deadline for items for February 2020 newsletter
MON 27 JAN >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 01 FEB 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 19 FEB 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 26 FEB 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 28 FEB 9:00 PM Deadline for items for March 2020 newsletter
MON 02 MAR >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING MARCH NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 07 MAR 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
SUN 08 MAR 2:00 AM Set your clocks ahead an hour because the government is
stealing an hour out of your life. No worries, we will get the hour
back after tolerating a one-hour jet lag experience in November.
WED 18 MAR 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 25 MAR 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 27 MAR 9:00 PM Deadline for items for April 2020 newsletter
MON 30 MAR >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING APRIL NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 04 APR 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 15 APR 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE
WED 22 APR 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 24 APR 9:00 PM Deadline for items for May 2020 newsletter
MON 27 APR >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING MAY NEWSLETTER <<
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MAY 15-16-17 ::: 36TH ANNUAL TRI-STATE CORVAIR MEET ::: CORVAIRS OF NEW MEXICO
Marriott Pyramid North : 5151 San Francisco Rd NE : Albuquerque : 505-821-3333
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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 [ JANUARY 2020 VOL 46 Nr 1 ISSUE 532 ]
Jim Pittman
2013 V.39 Nr 1 #448
The cover was a photo of Steve Gongora's 1966 Corsa coupe front interior from
Hattie Brown, a student in California. John Wiker told about our large breakfast
gathering at the TA Truck Stop and quoted, "Everyone can do something and no one
has to do everything" as a thought for the coming year. The Old Car Garage moved
to 3232 Girard NE. Heula reported on our Christmas Dinner at Roper's Restaurant
where good times prevailed. Bob Helt of Vegas Vairs told about Differential Lube
Transfer Holes. Kay Sutt gave a review of her Prius V. Jim said, Look Back,
Around and Forward to our Corvair club. Our member list counted 49 members.
2006 V.32 Nr 1 #364
COVER: A photo from 1968 showed Jim's 1966 Corsa turbo coupe on US highway 380
looking toward Sierra Blanca, plus a special New Mexico license plate
celebrating Mark Domzalski's birthday. President Ray Trujillo ran our December
meeting at Galles Chevrolet. Wendell Walker said we had $3,209 in the treasury.
The Awards Committee assured us we'd have a Meissner Award at the March
anniversary party and a Boydston Award at the Tri-State. Our board meetings
moved from House of Covers to Business Printing Service. Club breakfast: at the
Owl Cafe. Coming up: a tour of the Albuquerque Balloon Museum. A new member was
Dan Palmer who was about to go to Maine (!) to bring back an Ultra Van. We
confirmed a rule for members overdue on their dues: they will receive the
newsletter the month after their dues are due, then no more. This works out to a
30-day grace period. The board discussed the 100% CORSA membership rule but no
action at this time. President Ray told us the true and complete story of how he
came to own Corvairs. He finally found one that did not smoke like George Burns.
Jim wrote about club demographics and asked how the "baby boomer" phenomenon
would affect our club as old-time, original Corvair owners moved out and
new-time people who never had a chance to buy a new or low-mileage Corvair came
along. LeRoy previewed plans for the 2006 Tri-State in Montrose, Colorado and
Sylvan recounted the history of Tri-States from the first one in 1986. John
Wiker told the story of his Air Force career and how it led to his owning a
Corvair. The 2006 member list revealed 49 members from New Mexico and 8 from
out-of-state. The corresponding numbers for 2020 are 36 and 7. The club is down
fourteen members from fourteen years ago.
1999 V.25 Nr 1 #280
COVER: Mark Domzalski presented the Ike Meissner Award to Wendell Walker. We had
about $7,062 in the bank. Debbie & Dennis Pleau invited us to their Holiday
Party where you were guaranteed to hear an Amtrak train headed right for the
living room at least once. We heard that Rachel Goffe had joined the Modesto,
California Corvair club as the youngest member. LeRoy Rogers told us about
having some old fenders powder coated. In the middle of the process the
previously corroded and leaded spots began to melt! The heat of the powder
coating process will melt lead. There were photos from another great Kirtland
AFB Christmas Party. LeRoy arranged a February Garage Tour. We were going to see
performance Mustangs at Garduno's. Canadian Bill Vance told us that Chrysler did
not invent the minivan in 1984 because Volkswagen was first in 1950 and Ford's
Econoline and Chevrolet's Corvan were next in 1961. Find this article and read a
great story on the development of the Greenbrier. Tech tips: part numbers for
replacement FC mufflers, details on re-coning your old radio speaker, rebuilding
carbs, buying new carbs, and a discussion on which Corvair models were available
in two-tone. No, it's not simple. We heard from several owners of Corvairs who
said they were younger than their cars. And our annual member list included 48
from New Mexico and 8 from out-of-state.
1992 V.18 Nr 1 #196
COVER: a cut-away view of a 1960 Corvair. President Steve Gongora ran the
meeting. Treasurer Wendell Walker reported we had $771 in the bank. We invited
Mr and Mrs Ed Black to our Christmas dinner. Ed Black supported CNM with a
meeting room for many years. President Steve reported on the Christmas dinner, a
great success despite a big parade in front of the restaurant! The 1992 Meissner
Award went to Sylvan Zuercher. Your editor provided an article on how your
Newsletter was produced. By 1992 the process was heavily computerized. I
routinely received MS-DOS discs from Secretary Chuck Vertrees, Apple II discs
from columnist Bill Reider and e-mail from President Steve Gongora. Everything
was put together on a 1980 Apple II Plus and printed on an NEC Spinwriter. It
sure beat typing up the newsletter on an IBM Selectric typewriter! We had a half
page of technical information on FC Corvairs, our annual CNM Member List of 62
members and a full-page Clark's advertisement.
1985 V.11 Nr 1 #196
COVER: a Corvair next to Grand Coulee dam. How can you tell that it was a 1960
model? President Francis Boydston ran the meeting. The treasurer said we had
$503. Karen Jackson reported on the Christmas Dinner party which was a great
success. Kem Owen and Dave Castiaux came up from Alamogordo to attend. Bill
Reider's tech column told us how to install an electric fuel pump. We reprinted
a magazine article on the Monza GT show car. There were tech tips on defrosting
door locks (but who carries matches or lighters anymore?) and taking care of
your car's jack.
1978 -- No January newsletter.
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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 (c)
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.
When I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my friends.
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