The June 2020 newsletter - Text Version 

Updated 01-Jun-2020 ==== Copyright (c) 2020 Corvairs of New Mexico    

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   June 2020 / VOLUME 46 / NUMBER 6 / ISSUE 537 
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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:  June 6th at 10:00 AM
		Mariposa Basin Park - Taylor Ranch Rd. at Kachina St.

THIS MONTH
  President's Message ................................... Dave Allin
  My First Corvair ...................................... Dave Allin
  Dues Due Dates .............................. Membership Committee
  May Meetings ........................... CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
  Memorial Day Tribute to John Wiker and Bill Reider ........ Editor
  Birthdays & Anniversaries ................... Membership Committee
  Corvairs in the Time of Coronavirus ............... Other Chapters
  Funny Reflections on the Virus ................... Brenda Stickler
  Photos of Vickie's New Corvair ....................... Vickie Hall
  Help Identify an Albuquerque 1964 900 .............. David Huntoon
  Treasury Report .................................... Steve Gongora
  Reprints from 2000 - Report of the 2000 Tri-State ... Dennis Pleau
  Other News from Twenty Years Ago ..................... CNM Members
  Fifty Years Ago - Student Riots ...................... Jim Pittman
  Calendar of Coming Events ..................... Board of Directors
  June Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 Years Ago ...... Club Historian
COVER   Corvairs gather at the Veterans' Memorial in Albuquerque
  Larry Blair conducted the ceremony of Tribute to Bill and John

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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/

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 JUNE 2020

DUE LAST MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2020.05                NONE            25-JUN-2020

DUE THIS MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2020.06               Lloyd Piatt      25-JUL-2020
2020.06                 Art Gold       25-JUL-2020

DUE NEXT MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2020.07        Maggie & Bob Kitts      25-AUG-2020
2020.07       Sarah & Terry Price      25-AUG-2020

DUE AUG 2020 ======================== INACTIVE DATE
2020.08                NONE            25-JUN-2020

INACTIVE ============================ INACTIVE DATE
2020.02               Larry Yoffee     25-MAR-2020
2020.03             Natalie Robison    25-APR-2020
2020.04              Conner Siddell    25-MAY-2020
2020.04            William  Darcy      25-MAY-2020

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 27-May-2020 we have 40 active family memberships.

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PRESIDENT'S LETTER
Dave Allin

Although restrictions are easing, the pandemic is still with us, limiting our
ability to meet and socialize. As I write this, it is still unclear what will be
open and what sort of congregating will be allowed in early June, but that
doesn't mean we can't do anything. For our June meeting on the 6th, we will meet
at Mariposa Basin Park in Taylor Ranch (see below for details). It has a huge
parking area, so we can all park with a space between our cars. There is a
sprawling picnic area with lots of shade trees, and there are public restrooms.
We can sit six feet apart with our masks on and catch up on things.

On Memorial Day many of us met at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial on south
Louisiana. Larry Blair led a brief but solemn ceremony, and a bugler played
taps, before the plaque honoring John Wiker and Bill Reider was unveiled by
their widows. Larry had brought burritos, donuts, coffee, and soft drinks, so we
could all stand around, six feet apart, with our masks on, and catch up with one
another. Despite the unseasonably cool weather, we had a very nice time, and I
want to thank Larry again for arranging it.

I have sent out a flyer regarding our June meeting, but in case you missed it,
here are the details and directions.

To get to the Mariposa Basin Park, go west on Montano from Coors until you reach
the first stoplight. Turn right onto Taylor Ranch Road and go one block to the
next stoplight, which is Kachina Street. Turn left onto Kachina and go about a
half block to turn right into the park.

We will be on the west side of the park, in the shaded picnic area. Bring a lawn
chair, because the grass is sometimes wet from the early morning watering. I
will bring a table and an ice chest with cold drinks. We will set up in a wide
circle, at least six feet apart, and everyone should wear a mask. We have a lot
to discuss, so please try to attend. The meeting will start at 10:00 a.m., as
usual. There is a Subway a block away, if you want to get sandwiches and picnic
in the park afterward. I look forward to seeing you all again.

******** CORVAIRS AL FRESCO
******** Corvairs of New Mexico Monthly Meeting
******** 10:00 a.m., June 6, 2020
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******** Mariposa Basin Park
******** Taylor Ranch Rd. at Kachina St.
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******** Directions: Drive West on Montano from Coors to the first stoplight
******** and turn right on Taylor Ranch Rd. Go one block and turn left at
******** the next stoplight onto Kachina St. A half block on the right is
******** the entrance to the park. Bring a lawn chair and a mask. There are
******** public restrooms at the park, and cold drinks will be provided.

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My First Corvair
Dave Allin

Way back in 1965 I was a student at the University of Oklahoma, and I was
driving a VW Beetle convertible. After purchasing the car, I had discovered that
it had been rolled while the top was up, the frame was bent, and the car needed
a valve job. At a small used car lot I spied a 1962 Monza coupe that looked
nice, and the dealer failed to fully inspect the VW, just as I had. He took the
VW in trade, and I took out a small loan to buy the Corvair.

With its dark red paint and gold interior, it looked cool, and the four-speed on
the floor was the ultimate setup in 1965. Of course, I had to modify it. First I
installed dual exhaust, purchased from J. C. Whitney, and a wood-rim steering
wheel from the same source. I had the driver seat upholstery repaired, and put
in new carpeting. Because jet fighters and race cars did it, I painted the top
of the dash flat black. I put wider tires on it, and bought a set of after-
market wire-wheel hubcaps. A set of die-cut real wood veneer panels dressed up
the dash, and matched the wooden gear shift knob. Wire mesh headlight covers
gave it that rally look, and a white racing stripe made with vinyl tape
completed the effect.

When the clutch started slipping, I took it to the local Chevy dealer, where I
discovered that the dealer didn't really want my business. Reluctantly they took
the car in, replaced the clutch and the leaking rear/front main seal, and
suggested that next time I needed work I should find some other shop.
Fortunately, that was about the only problem I had with the car, at least for a
while.

I quickly discovered that the white racing stripe drew an inordinate amount of
attention from the local police. After two warning citations, and a promise that
a third warning would result in a fine (none of which were contestable in
court), I removed the racing stripe and replaced it with a white tape pinstripe
along the belt line. I had one accident in the car, not my fault, when an
attractive young lady rear-ended me with her Rambler. Her insurance company paid
for the repairs (done, for some reason, at the Ford dealership), which were
minor, and I was satisfied. Six months later her insurance company contacted me
and said they had concluded they were not, in fact, liable, and would not pay
for the damage. Since it was already fixed, I just shrugged and threw the letter
away.

In the summer of 1967 a friend and I went camping in Colorado, stuffing the
Corvair with a tent, sleeping bags, and other gear, and heading out for the
mountains. First we went to Manitou Springs, above Colorado Springs, and then
crossed the Continental Divide at Independence Pass to camp near Aspen (which
was not yet the enclave of the rich and famous that it is now). On the return
home to Norman, OK, I drove thirteen hours straight, mostly on two-lanes. The
car never gave us a bit of trouble.

Shortly after my return, however, I was stopped by the police because the
glass-packs had become completely blown out and my car was rather loud. I
ordered a new set of mufflers from J. C. Whitney, but when they arrived, the box
was ripped and the crossover pipe was missing. Neither the shipping company nor
J. C. Whitney would take responsibility, and in a fit of disgust I decided to
simply sell the car, a decision I have regretted ever since. I drove to Oklahoma
City to check out the recently introduced Toyota cars, but the only one they had
in stock was out for a test drive. The dealer also carried Renault, and they had
a new R-10 in the showroom, so I got in to check it out. It had the most
comfortable seats I have ever encountered, so after a short test-drive and the
dealer agreeing to add a radio and Michelin X tires, I bought it, the first new
car I had ever known.

A year later, when I was drafted and could no longer make the car payments, it
was sold. But I knew, even then, that I wanted another Corvair.	-- Dave Allin

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Corvairs of New Mexico Memorial Day Tribute for Bill and John

The newspapers are full of events cancelled because of Covid-19. Kathy Green
of the Pikes Peak club said, "It seems that in the age of Covid-19 social
distancing for 2020, Parades may be the new Car Shows." We have read of many
occasions recently in which Classic cars have driven by as their owners
celebrated graduations or honored our emergency workers or saluted those
recovering from the illness. Driving your classic car is patriotic!

In Albuquerque on Monday, Memorial Day, a group met at the New Mexico Veterans
Memorial to celebrate two recently departed members of CNM, Bill Reider and John
Wiker.

Larry Blair organized the event and on the cool and breezy morning six Corvairs
parked side-by-side near the west wall of the amphitheater. Masks and awareness
of the seriousness of the threat of getting exposed to a possibly deadly virus
made the reunion with old friends awkward to say the least. No handshaking! Keep
your six-foot interval! Not easy to do. Still, we were glad to be able to renew
old acquaintances and get news of their friends and families.

At 9:00 AM Larry led us in the pledge of allegiance, then briefly outlined Bill
Reider's accomplishments as a Boy Scout leader and John's tours of duty with
high school ROTC. Larry read "the Soldier's Psalm" and then Russ McDuffie played
Taps. It was a solemn and sobering occasion for us. Ann Wiker and Lee Reider
unveiled the commemorative tile, the newest in a long line of tiles celebrating
military members that stretched around the amphitheater wall.

A big thank-you to Larry Blair for organizing this event and a thank-you to Russ
for his formal military tribute. I am sure all who came were as pleased as I was
that they were able to attend.

Photo by David Huntoon

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Happy June Birthday Wishes to:
	Leroy Alderete
	Bianca Arellanes
	Bill Darcy
	Phil Finch
	Robert Gold
	Rita Gongora
	Tony Lawler
	Heula Pittman
	Jonathan Reider
	Sylvia Trujillo

Happy June Anniversary Wishes to:
	Janice & Dave Allin
	Erica & Jon Anderson
	Heula & Jim Pittman
	Sarah & Terry Price

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CORVAIRS IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS

Steve Goodman PPCC: I hope everyone drove a Corvair today. May 14 1969 was when
the last 1969 Corvair was produced.

John Green PPCC: We drove our coupe to watch the fly over. Had the Lakewood out
yesterday.

Rick Beets PPCC: Drove my car yesterday. To the Trim Shop to get a new top
installed. Not sure if it counts, but I did sit in SeeMore as we pulled him out
of the trailer so Ken and Tony can get the inspections done tomorrow now that
things are opening back up, and finally get it registered.

Tony Lawler RMC: I drove my Corvair truck to Ricks.

Rob Brereton RMC: It was a beautiful evening, and the 65 convertible and 62
coupe got quick washes to knock off the dust. I took the convertible out with no
particular destination, since I didn't actually have to go anywhere today. I ran
up and down a stretch of C-470 and portions of Broadway and University around
home. I made sure to draw some fresh gas through the secondaries. 8^)

Kathy Green PPCC: We are indeed living in an interesting time in history. For
the first time I can remember in my life, many of the things we assumed would
"always be there" have changed. Restaurants can only offer take-out or delivery,
worship services are offered via YouTube or Vimeo or Facebook, going to the
grocery store seems like you're taking your life in your hands, often only to
find the shelves have emptied, visiting loved ones in retirement communities is
off limits, schools are closed, many "non-essential" businesses are closed, we
see our local and national leaders on TV every day providing updates. Indeed it
is an interesting time.

RMC Club News, April: This year has been a pretty tough one for RMC. The corona
virus epidemic has really thrown all of us a curve. We have had to hunker down
for the last 3 weeks (socially isolate) and now we are facing another 3 weeks of
the same isolation. Casualties so far are the April 3rd RMC club meeting at John
Elway Chevrolet and the School of Mines Edays car show. There may be more
cancelations to follow. We hope not but stay tuned for more information to
follow.

Pete Koehler Detroit Area Corvair Club: Change of Plans. Not by my choice, but
many of our best laid plans are changing. Later this month Ian Smith and I were
planning our annual run down to Helen, Georgia to participate in the Corvair
Springfest. This would have been the fourth year in a row for us, but last night
I got word that the event was cancelled. Rats. The Springfest has always offered
an early greeting to Spring and warmer weather for us Northerners. This past
winter hasn't been too bad, but I still like the idea of finding spring-like
weather and foliage a little sooner than we get up here in the Great Lake State.
Lots of events and activities are being cancelled due to the current health
alert. Michigan and Ohio schools closed after Friday the 13th and are scheduled
to return to classes on the day of our April meeting in Waterford. Let's hope
things get back to normal soon. At least in time for our Homecoming event in
August? Not kidding here. There has been chatter on the 'Net that the CORSA
International Convention in California is at risk. And that isn't until July.

Prairie Capital Corvair Association, April: Wow, what a month March has been.
With all the social distancing, it reminds me a lot of the ice storm that hit
Springfield hard. I remember we were without power 21 days. That was before
internet and cell phones, and was a time were we played a lot of board games and
card games by a camping lantern. During the last two weeks, I have been amazed
at seeing all the online learning tools, museum tours, and other venues, and
haven't really had to step outside my door except to feed animals. Of course
this has also been a good time for me to open windows and let in fresh air. I've
made good progress going through some old boxes at the top of my closet. I hope
that the quarantine will lift soon, and that everyone will be able to get out
and about. I think the winter snow is behind us, and I hope everyone gets some
sunshine. I'm looking forward to our meeting. See ya soon.

Corsa West Of Los Angeles, Westwind, April: Do you have the Corona Virus Blues?
Are you stuck at home? Is your world getting smaller? Do you need to get out
without going out? Maybe your Corvair needs some loving. Here are some things to
do. How about a good deep cleaning of the interior, a nice polish and wax or a
through inspect. Organize the work bench and garage. Take on that project you
have been putting off. Do some research. Order parts and supplies online. Tell
us about your project. Send us an email with a picture and your description and
we will post it. See Corvair Corner for details.

Central Oklahoma Corvair Association, April: As I sit here writing this the
future is unclear as to when we can get things moving again. We certainly aren't
going to do anything against what the experts are telling us to do. I'm in the
group that some of you may be in as well, as for the virus being a real danger.
I'm over 65, I have Asthma, I have Diabetes and heart issues, so I have to be
careful and hope you all stay safe too! There will be no April meeting and for
as May we will again wait and see. I know this "shelter in place" has gotten old
quickly! I sure miss the weekly "Coffee at Ken's" get-togethers. I haven't done
much with my Corvairs during this down time other than fire them up to check
fluids and take them out for a short "shake down run."

Group Corvair, National Capital Area, Bob Hall: I hope everyone is riding out
the pandemic as safely as possible. The better we protect ourselves the more we
protect our over worked health professionals. We have donated unused N95 masks
and nitrile gloves to our local hospital and were surprised by how much they
were appreciated by the staff. If you have any that you can donate give your
local hospital or emergency service provider a call. You may have heard that the
San Diego convention has been postponed until 2021. And we can still work on our
Corvair projects, but maybe we should postpone the more potentially dangerous
jobs. I've been sorting and cleaning my stash of ever more valuable Corvair
parts now that Corvairs are getting more respect. So are Corvair owners.

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Funny Reflections on the Virus -- Brenda Stickler ( tounce66 @ msn.com )

I don't think Americans have lost their sense of humor. Here are some thoughts
along those lines. Some, funnier or punnier than others. I don't know how to go
from Facebook to normal E-mails, but if I get actual cartoon funnies by E-mail,
I can pass that on as well. E-Hugs - Brenda

** From: Kris L

** I used to spin toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune. Now I turn it
   so slowly it's like I'm cracking a safe.

** Half of us are going to come out of this quarantine as amazing cooks.
   The other half will come out with a drinking problem.

** I need to practice social-distancing from the refrigerator.

** I couldn't decide where to go for Easter; the living room or the bedroom.

** Try your jeans on every few days just to make sure they fit. (Pajamas
   will have you believe all is well in the kingdom.)

** Homeschool Day 3: Students suspended for fighting. Teacher fired for
   drinking on the job.

** I don't think anyone expected that when we changed the clocks we'd go
   from Standard Time to the Twilight Zone.

** This morning I saw a neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious she
   thought her cat understood her. I came into my house and told my dog.
   We laughed a lot.

** After this quarantine, will the producers of My 600 Pound Life just
   find me or do I find them?

** Quarantine Day 5: Went to this restaurant called THE KITCHEN. You have
   to gather all the ingredients and make your own meal. I have no clue how
   this place is still in business.

** My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that
   when I pee it cleans the toilet.

** Homeschool Day 6: One of these little monsters called in a bomb threat.

** I'm so excited --- it's time to take out the garbage. What should I wear?

** I hope the weather is good tomorrow for my trip to "Puerta Backyard-a" --
   I'm getting tired of "Los Livingroom."

** Classified Ad: Single man with toilet paper seeks woman with hand
   sanitizer for good clean fun.

** Homeschool Day 8: One child just said "I hope I don't have the same
   teacher next year."

** Remember, better 6 feet apart than 6 feet under.

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I just wanted to send you some pictures of My Car. Yes, a new classic car has
joined our family.

This car was a trade from Geoff Johnson. Geoff decided that he wanted one of our
cars that is white with a purple interior. So we traded. We had been trying to
sell that purple people eater, as we called it, but no one wanted it.

My Corvair is a 1965 four door Monza, white with blue interior, 140 HP with air.
YEA! It needs a little TLC but it runs great.

Later, Vickie

Vickie's "new" Corvair

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TREASURY REPORT FOR 04-28-2020 to 05-xx-2020
DATE      CHECK#    AMOUNT PAYEE       DESCRIPTION                     BALANCE = $6,687.93
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2020.05.05      +$   70.00 Deposit     M.Morgan       12 m CNM         $   25.00 $6,712.93
2020.05.05      +$         Deposit     M.Morgan       12 m CORSA       $   45.00 $6,757.93
2020.05.05 2390 -$   70.00 CORSA       M.Morgan       12 m CORSA      -$   45.00 $6,712.93
2020.05.14      +$   25.00 Cash        T.Hall         12 m CNM         $   25.00 $6,737.93
2020.05.27       $   25.00 Dues        J.Dinsdale     12 m CNM         $   25.00 $6,762.93
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2020.06.01 JUN NEWSLETTER  ===================================================== $6,762.93

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Subject: Ex NM car
From: David HUNTOON corvair66@aol.com
Date: 2020=May=06 09:17:23 MDT
To: Jim Pittman jimp@unm.edu

Jim,

Maybe for newsletter?

Anybody know this car? 1964 Monza 900 with A/C. Recently purchased via
Mecum auction by Mike in Seattle area. Papers in glovebox indicate
purchased from Ed Blacks Chevrolet in March 1964 by Fred Gidson.
Later owned by George Oyler from 1970s to 1990s still in NM. Later went
to Utah. This was posted on Corvair Center and I mentioned would try
to help. See no records of either gentleman in early CNM rosters.

Thx, David

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IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY .................

Tri-State Meet Report
Dennis Pleau

Corvairs of New Mexico hosted the 2000 Tri-State meet in Albuquerque over the
weekend. This event is rotated among Rocky Mountain CORSA (Denver, CO), Pikes
Peak Corvair Club (Colorado Springs, CO) and CNM. It's usually a low key event
held in the mountains of southern CO or northern NM. The normal schedule
includes a rally or economy run or poker run, a parade and a car show/display.
It's held in the "mud season" (after ski season but before Memorial day) when
the little towns are hungry for business. (Hank, it keeps the banquet prices
down).

This year the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs who, in conjunction with the
Albuquerque Museum, put on the largest car show in New Mexico, offered to make
the Corvair the featured marque in honor to the 40th anniversary of its
introduction. At last year's Tri-State meet we proposed and got agreement from
the other clubs to have CNM host the 2000 Tri-State in the "big city" to take
advantage of the NMCCC/Albuquerque Museum event, and the show was on. (Pikes
Peak will take their turn next year.)

Friday afternoon and evening was a time of checking in and socializing. Saturday
morning was the photo rally put on by Del Patten and Chuck Vertrees in the
scenic (if somewhat dry and brown) mountain areas east of the Sandias. Del says
about twenty-three cars made the run and the winners were Ed and Jean Olwine.
New CNM members Gayle and Richard Finch performed the route sweep. Everyone
enjoyed driving through the somewhat out-of-the-ordinary scenery. Debbie and I
weren't able to participate because we were doing the same thing as Bryan (the
Dodgers played good but we don't keep score).

Our president (Domzalski, not that clown) hosted a barbecue for everybody
Saturday evening at Tiguex Park near Old Town, right across from the car show
location. That evening some of us held flashlights while Steve Goodman helped
out in an unscheduled tech session where emergency clutch cable, pulley and
wiring repairs were performed.

Sunday we were all up early for the museum show. All forty-three Corvairs were
parked up front by the entrance to the museum. When it was all over Laura
Wilshire was the big winner. Her red 1964 Spyder convertible (some of you know
it as a Cole participant in the last few internationals) took home awards for
third place 1960-1969 cars for the whole show, Car Council special award for
best early Corvair, and first place balloting for best early open by the Corvair
owners in attendance. Mark Domzalski took third in the 1954 to 2000 trucks as
well as the Corvair balloting for best Forward Control with his 1962 Rampside.
Walter Hundertmark took the Car Council special FC award with his 1964
Greenbrier.

The Car Council special award for the best late Corvair went to Bill Woodman
with his 1965 Monza coupe. The rest of the Corvair-owners-only awards went to
Ben Benzel for his 1962 Monza coupe, Farrell and Dorothy Coy for their 1965
Monza convertible, Tarmo and Kay Sutt for their 1965 Corsa coupe and Steve and
Rita Gongora for their 1961 Lakewood. Ben Benzel's Monza was also awarded best
of show by the Corvair owners.

Other awards at the museum show to Corvair owners were Best Club Display to
Corvairs of New Mexico, and a Car Council Lifetime Achievement Award presented
to Bill Reider. Long distance award went to Randy Kelly from Clinton, Utah.

We ended the Tri-State with a banquet Sunday night. There were the usual door
prizes and two lucky Coloradans won the woven tapestry and the Corvair quilt
donated by Ilva Walker and Ruth Boydston.

Tarmo Sutt presented the Francis Boydston Award to Sylvan Zuercher for his many
years of perpetuating the Corvair hobby.

After the banquet we said our goodbyes for another year and went our different
ways, having enjoyed another fairly laid-back gathering of friends. The
Tri-State will reconvene next year in Manitou Springs, Colorado, May 18-20th,
2001. Look for more information about this event from the Pikes Peak folks in
the coming months.

On a side note, Dennis, Debbie, Michael and Steven Pleau announced that we will
be moving to Colorado Springs this summer. We have joined Pikes Peak Corvair
Club, just in time to help out on the next Tri-State.

-- Dennis Pleau

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IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY .................

Bill and Lee Reider Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Several CNM members congregated at Glory Hall on Wednesday May 24th to help with
a surprise wedding anniversary celebration. Many friends of Bill and Lee were
there when they were escorted in, not knowing the real reason for the occasion.
The party was a great success, not least because there was plenty of great food.
Everyone made much of the pair, expressing their appreciation for their
accomplishments over the years and making wishes for continued prosperity for
another fifty years. At that point, did we hear Bill or Lee say, "Ohhhhh
nooooo!" or was that just the wind outside? Anyway, a great party and a good
time was had by all.

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IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY .................

From the Driver's Seat
President Hurley Wilvert

The Tri-State has come and gone. Once again our membership has done an excellent
job of organizing an event where everyone can have fun. Even the weather
cooperated and everyone I talked to had a good time. As a bonus, CNM won an
award for Best Club Display at the Museum Car Show.

I want to thank everyone who helped organize this event and all the people who
participated. A special thanks goes out to Debbie Pleau who was the core
organizer and Mark Domzalski who furnished the food for the barbecue.

Thanks also goes out to Chuck Vertrees and Del Patten who organized the photo
rally; to Dennis Pleau, Jerry Goffe and David Patten who helped cook at the
barbecue; to Mark Martinek, Bill Reider and Jerry Goffe who helped organize the
Museum Car Show; and to Mary Lou Martinek, Sylvan Zuercher, Jim Pittman, and
Debbie and Ron Deck who helped run registration. Thanks also goes out to Ruth
Boydston and Ilva Walker who furnished the special raffle prizes.

I know there are others who helped out that I have failed to mention. I thank
all of you for your help.

I want to also thank all the participants who took their time to drive here for
this event and to make it so enjoyable for everyone. I trust all of you had a
great time in Albuquerque and that you all made it home safely.

The willingness of our members to work so hard to make these events a success
and the desire for our members and others who love the Corvair to participate in
these events are what makes them all such an enjoyable experience.

Next up is the CNM ladies get-together at my house on June 10th. After that will
be the State Fair Show in July, organized by Robert Gold. See you there.

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IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY .................

New members -by- Sylvan Zuercher
Joining CNM are Richard & Gayle Finch of Tularosa, New Mexico. Richard has been
a Corvair owner since buying new a 1960 700 sedan. He is author of the book, HOW
TO KEEP YOUR CORVAIR ALIVE, which several of our members have used as a
reference for their Corvair work. Gayle and Richard have moved back to New
Mexico after spending many years in California and other places. Richard is a
long-time CORSA member. Ask Jim to tell you about Richard's race car projects
when they both lived in Alamogordo in the late 1960s.

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IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY .................

Fifty Years Ago at UNM
Jim Pittman

Today, Sunday May 10, 2020, there was an article in the Albuquerque Journal
about the student riots at UNM in 1970. It brought back memories.

On Friday morning, May 8, 1970 I drove my 1966 Corvair to the university. There
were student riots going on around the country, students had been killed by
soldiers of the National Guard at Kent State in Ohio and the usually quiet and
indifferent University of New Mexico was a turmoil of agitation, with escalating
protests against the Viet Nam War and the recent invasion of Cambodia. I was a
graduate student and even though classes were interrupted I needed to go to the
lab every day to feed the rats in our Motivation of Behavior class. Cheryl,
Michael and I were partners in a lab project, doing some kind of crazy study
about motivation using rats for subjects -- I no longer remember anything about
it. But those rats were live animals and had to be fed and watered every day.
Cheryl and I agreed to take the weekend chore while Michael went on a trip
somewhere.

Cheryl and I met at the lab building near the west side of campus and did the
experimental data collection, whatever it was, then gave food and water to the
twenty or so lab rats as we had been doing all semester. When we were finished
Cheryl said, Let's go over to the Student Union to see what's going on. We knew
something was happening because we had been listening to the student FM station
on the radio.

We walked east toward the SUB and the closer we got, the more people there were,
and the more signs of excitement, agitation, anger and frustration we saw and
heard. Students had occupied the Student Union building and refused orders by
the police to leave. At that time the situation was somewhat stalemated, but it
was unstable because there had been news reports that the governor had
threatened to call out the National Guard and no one knew what the occupying
students would do.

As we approached the SUB from the direction of Zimmerman Library we could see a
crowd at the north side of the building, but yelling and chanting of slogans
seemed to be coming mostly from the east entrance to the building where we
couldn't see. We probably would have continued around to the east side where the
action seemed to be, but as we approached we saw military trucks arriving at a
large practice playing field to the south of the building. We saw uniformed
troops -- carrying rifles -- getting off the trucks. We stopped at the edge of
the crowd at the north side and did not immediately procede around to the east
side.

Presently there was a great increase in the noise from the east side. The crowd
near us immediately begin to move around the corner of the building toward the
hubbub -- and then immediately began to move back. We fell back with the crowd
and were pretty far away when we saw the soldiers coming around the corner of
the building, rifles with bayonets at port arms. The crowd hastily fell back as
the soldiers aligned near the north entrance to the building.

A group of medical students calling themselves the "M.A.S.H. Unit" had organized
themselves to be present at protests in case of injury, and many of them were on
hand. Presently we saw some of them evacuating bleeding students from the east
side of the SUB, headed for a First Aid area they had set up near the library.
The people who were bayonetted or knocked down or trampled or otherwise injured
were on the east side of the building so we did not see any of that happening.
We only saw some of them being taken away by the M.A.S.H. students. (Later even
before the crowd dispersed people went around spraying the blood trails on the
pavement with some kind of clear laquer to preserve the blood patterns.)

The National Guard soon had the building surrounded and the crowd of students
had fallen back to a safe distance, incredulous or angered or cowed or scared. I
was one of the scared and intimidated ones. For the moment we were far from any
apparent danger or center of further protest and I didn't care to to go closer.

With nothing happening at the moment Cheryl said she was going to go home and
"get her combat jacket" and come back to see what the night's protests would
bring. I had no wish to participate further and went back to the lab to get my
Corvair and drive home. There I listened to the university radio station far
into the night for news of the activity of the student protestors.

During the coming days I drove in to the lab every day to gather data and take
care of those rats. Other graduate students had research projects going on that
they did not feel they could interrupt. Our lab was not near the center of the
university and we could not see much activity, but at one point Chet, a graduate
student working on his PhD thesis, actually phoned the campus police to complain
about the smell of tear gas wafting into the lab from a confrontation somewhere
nearby. We finished out the semester, finished our classes and got our grades
and all went our separate ways to our summer activities. The University
gradually settled down to its usual state of quiet indifference.

This was the summer that I had a chance to drive my Corvair to Taos and go with
a group of medical students on their rounds to provide routine medical attention
at a series of hippie communes around Taos, and at one point four of us took the
Corvair on a primitive road to the edge of the Taos gorge where we were nearly
electrocuted by a summer thunderstorm. But that's a story for another day.

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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 [ JUNE 2020 VOL 46 Nr 6 ISSUE 537 ]
Jim Pittman

2013 V.39 Nr 6 #453

COVER: Mike Stickler picked up trash on Old Route 66. President Wiker praised
members for participation in recent events. Steve provided a photo showing that
Bill Darcy was not hit by the railroad crossing arm. Robert Gold named five
Corvairs at the Museum Car Show and praised Lube Lubert's "Great White Hope"
sedan. Mike Dawson told about R-12, R-134A and R-1234yf rerigerants.

2006 V.32 Nr 6 #369

COVER: Ray Trujillo ran our May meeting, Chuck Vertrees took notes, Wendell
Walker reported $2,670, Robert Gold told about the Car Council. We planned for
the Museum Car Show and the Montrose Tri-State. To go to Montrose take Highway
550 north from Durango to Silverton, go over Coal Bank pass at 10,640 feet, then
down to Silverton and Ouray. Red Mountain pass is 11,018 feet. Continue to
Montrose.

Or, take Highway 160 West from Durango to Cortez. Take Highway 491 from Cortez
to Dove Creek. Take Highway 141 to Highway 145. Take 145 to Placerville. Take 62
into Ridgeway and pick up Highway 550 into Montrose.

Ray told about the great Corvair turnout at the Albuquerque Museum Car Show. He
was impressed with Larry Hickerson's Rampside. He said that Hurley Wilvert would
do a presentation on his experiences racing motorcycles. Richard Finch told
about the devil rats that inhabited an engine he bought that had been stored for
eons out in the country. The rats were successfully exorcised.

1999 V.25 Nr 6 #285

COVER: An earlier Albuquerque Museum Car Show. We met at Casa Chevrolet and Mark
Domzalski ran our meeting since President Pleau was out of town. Many events
were coming in May: the Museum show, the fall swap meet, an All-Clubs picnic,
The Great American Race, other car shows, a group order for Clark's catalogs,
and the Christmas party. Several digital photos from the Museum car show were in
the newsletter. Ollie roganized a Route 66 clean-up on May Day. A good
tachometer for Corvairs was manufactured by VDO. Finally, Sethracer (Seth
Emerson) told by e-mail about the death of Bill Fisher, author of the first HP
book, "How to Hotrod Corvair Engines."

1992 V.18 Nr 6 #201

COVER: A 1939 Ford. President Steve ran the meeting. CNM was sponsoring Michael
Salis' 1935 Chevrolet in the Great American Race. We thanked Dennis & Debbie for
a great rally, much of it through the streets of Rio Rancho. Clayborne asked for
volunteers to help at the Las Vegas Tri-State. Steve reported on the Museum car
show: a great collection of cars. Larry's Spyder "BUGEATR" took second place in
Class E. Mark Morgan's Billiken tried without success to get New Mexican food at
his local deli back east. Tech tips abounded this month. Do you know what a
"Vega Plate" is? Roger Long (SDCC) told us. He also mentioned we should keep an
eye out for vacuum leaks. Do you want a list of stuff to put in your Corvair
"just in case" while out on the holiday road? Lew Rishel (SDCC) told us. Want to
know a great way to clean oily parts? Jim Brossard (VAIR-IETY) suggested good
ol' TIDE detergent and hot water. Do you want a quick list to things to do to
your Corvair to go fast safely and still get better gas mileage? Ron from
Central New York told us. (Higher tire pressures, good alignment, proper choke
adjustment, front spoilers on '65s and earlier, a good tune-up, and finally,
drive so as to keep off those brakes. Think about it.) How to clean those dirty
door hinges? Orville Eliason (CORVAIR ASSISTANCE) told us.

1985 V.11 Nr 6 #117

COVER: A disassembled 1965 convertible. VP Clayborne ran the meeting. Sylvan
counted up $487. We were doing a group purchase of halon fire extinguishers (I
still have mine.) Sylvan reported on new members Greg Mewhinney, Kristin Boyd
and Merton Grigsby. Bill McClellan's Gas Welding - Part 2 was our technical
feature this month. Some of us drove up to Jemez Springs to visit Fred and
Brenda Edeskuty and admire their house and wonderful garage. A note from San
Francisco complained that while used motor oil was considered a hazardous
substance, it was not easy to find a safe way to dispose of it. Bill Reider
reported on a new AC electric fuel pump, part number EP-42, just right for
Corvairs.

1978 V.4 Nr 5 #33

COVER: A 1965 Corsa turbo. We had 21 people at the May meeting. The Car Council
planned a swap meet in October. New members were Leo Shaw, Clay Keen and Robert
Lucas. One of our fondly remembered tech articles was in this issue: "I Can Fix
Anything (Almost!)" by Ike Meissner in which he explained how he found a special
use for a hex wrench. This month we had an article on the joys of taking the bus
to work. Your editor, at least, must have been converted, because he's still
doing it now. We borrowed tech tips from other CORSA publications: Larry
Claypool told about clutch job shortcuts and Will Smith told about diagnosing
battery problems. John North warned about the distress you may be in for if you
mix-and-match early and late flywheels, pressure plates and clutch discs.

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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
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