The July 2021 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 28-Jun-2021 ==== Copyright (c) 2021 Corvairs of New Mexico
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July 2021 / VOLUME 47 / NUMBER 7 / ISSUE 550
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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 Actual (non-virtual) meeting: July 3rd 10:00 AM
The Gongoras: 8419 Palo Duro NE Albuquerque NM 87111 505-292-5570
THIS MONTH
What's Up Dave ................................... David Huntoon
June Econorun Results ............................ David Huntoon
Dues Due Dates ............................ Membership Committee
June Regular Meeting Minutes .......................... Kay Sutt
June Board Meeting Minutes ............................ Kay Sutt
Old Route 66 Cleanup, July and August .............. Greg Nelson
June New Mexico Car Council Meeting Report ......... Greg Nelson
Photos from the Econorun ......................... David Huntoon
Albuquerque "Route 66 Tri-State" Update ............ Terry Price
Treasury Report .................................. Steve Gongora
Birthdays & Anniversaries ................... Sunshine Committee
Econorun to El Morro, October 1986 ................. Jim Pittman
Calendar of Coming Events ................... Board of Directors
July Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago ........ Club Historian
COVER Economy Run to El Morro, 13 July 1986. 1966 Corsa 33.7 MPG
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OFFICERS and VOLUNTEERS
President David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com
Vice-President Tarmo Sutt 505-690-2046 tarmo @ juno.com
Secretary Kay Sutt 505-471-1153 tarmo @ juno.com
Treasurer Steve Gongora 505-220-7401 stevegongora @ msn.com
Membership Linda Soukup 763-226-0707 feathersandfur.ls @ gmail.com
Car Council Tony Berbig 763-226-0707 studeboytony @ gmail.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 Greg Nelson 505-400-8670 fesedu @ comcast.net
Past President Ray Trujillo 505-814-8373 rtrujilloabq505 @ gmail.com
Past President Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Past President Dave Allin 505-410-9668 dnjallin @ gmail.com
MEETINGS: Actual (non-virtual) meeting: July 3rd at 10:00 AM
The Gongoras: 8419 Palo Duro NE Albuquerque NM 87111 505-292-5570
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 July 2021
DUE LAST MONTH =========================== INACTIVE
2021.09 === NONE ===
DUE THIS MONTH =========================== INACTIVE
2021.07 Sarah & Terry Price 25-AUG-2021
DUE NEXT MONTH =========================== INACTIVE
2021.08 Gregory Nelson 25-SEP-2021
2021.08 Brenda Stickler 25-SEP-2021
DUE SEPTEMBER 2021 ======================= INACTIVE
2021.09 === NONE ===
INACTIVE ================================= INACTIVE
2020.02 Larry Yoffee 25-MAR-2020
2020.03 Natalie Robison 25-APR-2020
2020.04 Conner Siddell 25-MAY-2020
2020.06 Art Gold 25-JUL-2020
2021.04 Lesha Kitts 25-MAY-2021
Send your Dues to:
CNM Treasurer -- Steve Gongora
8419 Palo Duro NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
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-June-2020 we have 43 active family memberships.
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WHAT'S UP DAVE?
DAVID HUNTOON
Welcome to summer everyone. Hope all are well. Things are proceeding nicely with
the TriState preparations. Yesterday Terry and I had a pleasant meeting with our
local Marriott contact for the first time. Sara was most helpful and answered
our concerns. Actually, these were Terry's questions as he has the experience in
planning events. For me, I am a novice at such things so thanks Terry for your
help.
We had a successful June Old Route 66 cleanup and a good Econo Run recently.
Greg and I attended the June Car Council meeting. Upcoming events for them are
the July 9th Collector Car Appreciation Day with an ice cream social at the
hotel El Vado around 7:00 P.M. Planned to coincide with the Route 66 Association
traveling across New Mexico. They have a planned stop that evening here. It
would be nice to show up in their support.
The all clubs picnic this year is different. A run to Galisteo with a
bring-your-own lunch. Leaving from Smiths on Central at Tramway at 9:00 A.M. on
Saturday August 7th. (Note: that's our scheduled meeting day.) Both events sound
fun and I hope CNM has a good presence. With the TriState approaching and other
events happening as the state opens up we should take advantage of the
opportunities. So, clean them up and drive!
Wanted to add that there is an All Corvair Show in Cripple Creek on July 24.
Pikes Peak Corvair Club is putting this on and I remember a few of our members
attending their show in the past. No doubt a good time and not that far up the
road.
Later, David
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ECONO RUN 2021
Saturday morning on a clear, warm summer day 3 Corvairs, 1 other and 2 motor-
cycles showed up. Actually earlier in the week I ran my Corvair and Vespa on the
route. Figuring I wouldn't have time to record and compete at the same time.
In no particular order the results are .......
1990 Honda Civic, 5 speed Jim Pittman 44.97 mpg
1964 Corvair, 4 speed Larry Blair 34.31 mpg
1964 Corvair, PG Lupe & Jim Arellanes 21.90 mpg
2016 Honda NM4, 700cc, 6 speed Tarmo Sutt 105.02 mpg
1963 Corvair, 4 speed David Huntoon 25.92 mpg
2009 Vespa, 250cc CVT David Huntoon 99.47 mpg
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GENERAL MEETING MINUTES OF 06/05/2021
SECRETARY KAY SUTT
The meeting was called to order by President David Huntoon at 10:15 in the back
yard of Steve and Rita Gongora. A total of 21 people were present.
President's Report: David reported on the May NMCCC meeting, and although there
will be no Museum Car Show this year they are beginning to schedule events
again. There will be a Swap Meet, July 15-17, to be held at the Albuquerque
Dragway. The Fourth of July Santa Fe Plaza car show and pancake breakfast will
take place after having been cancelled in 2020. The State Fair will take place
and CNM will show our cars the last Sunday of The State Fair, September 19, and
details will follow.
Heula and Vickie have requested that the first aid kit be inventoried and
updated for the Tri-State, and David and Greg agreed to take care of that.
Bill Darcy, Pat Hall's friend and a CNM-friendly painter passed away last week.
Lon Wall, of Corvair Underground, also passed last month. Rest in peace,
Gentlemen, and thank you for your contributions to the Corvair.
John Green of Pikes Peak Corvair Club asked for information on the Tri-State to
put in their newsletter, and David sent information. Garrie Fox has put
information about the meet on his Pikes Peak Corvair website.
Econorun in East Mountains: David announced that the Econorun will take place on
Saturday June 19. It will start at the Cedar Crest Shell Station on the corner
of Highway 14 and Frost Road/Sandia Crest Road, and winners/results will be
published in next month's newsletter. Details about the Econorun was printed in
the June newsletter..
Vice President's Report: Tarmo had nothing new to report.
Secretary's Report: Kay Sutt had nothing new to report.
Treasurer's Report: Steve Gongora reported the balance in the account is
$7,622.61.
Sunshine Committee Report: Vickie Hall was not present, so there was no report
this month.
Newsletter Editor: Jim Pittman was present and informed members the deadline for
the next newsletter is 9 P.M. on Friday, June 25.
Old Route 66 Cleanup: Greg Nelson reports the next cleanup will be Saturday,
June 12 at 9 A.M. at the regular place. He requested additional help this month
since regular attendees Tony & Linda will be out of town this time. The group
will proceed to Roots Farm Cafe in Tijeras after the event.
Old Business
Virtually all the remaining business centered on the upcoming Albuquerque
Tri-State Meet scheduled for October 15-17, 2021.
1. The Boydston Award: It was agreed that this award, which was presented at
twenty-one consecutive Tri-State meets from 1998 to 2018, will be returned
exclusively to CNM and will be presented at our Christmas Party or the
Anniversary Party. The Pikes Peak and Rocky Mountain clubs have both indicated
they no longer wish to participate in this award. Eliminating it from the
Tri-State Banquet will provide more time for our speaker, Astronaut Dr. Harrison
Schmitt.
2. Registration: Nineteen people and 16 cars are currently registered for
Tri-State. Lupe reports the updates to the website are working well, making her
work simpler. She has requested that a link "button" be added to the
www.tristatecorvairs.com website to make reservations at the hotel with the
proper rate, etc., so please make your hotel reservations early for the hotel.
If you have any problems registering in this way, please contact Terry Price for
assistance.
3. Hospitality Room: Terry sent around sign-up sheets for the Hospitality Room
and Registration. He needs two people on registration and one in the hospitality
area from 8:00 to 6:00 on Friday and from 8:00 to 12:00 on Saturday, and he has
asked for people to sign up in 2-hour increments during those days..
4. The Banquet will be at 6:00 Saturday evening.
5. Thursday evening set-up of the Hospitality Suite will be handled by
volunteers Steve & Rita Gongora, Anne Wiker and Tarmo & Kay Sutt. We will need
donations of snacks from all club members for the duration of the meet, similar
to past Tri-State meets.
6. Committee Meeting: Terry called a Tri-State Committee meeting at 9 AM,
before the July 3 General meeting at Steve's and Rita's home to discuss details
in greater depth.
7. Hotel Reservations: Please make your hotel reservations early. CNM is
obligated for 40 hotel rooms, but we can book up to 50 rooms.
New Business:
1. The next Board Meeting will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, June 16 at
7:00 P.M. Remember all members are welcome to attend these meetings. Let Kay
Sutt know so she can add your name to the Zoom link sent out prior to the
meeting (505-690-2056 or suttkay@gmail.com).
2. The next General Meeting will be an in-person meeting (with appropriate
Covid guidelines observed) in Steve & Rita Gongora's back yard at 8419 Palo
Duro, NE, on Saturday, July 3 at 10 A.M., pending any changes in the State's
meeting requirements during the pandemic. Members are urged to bring your
Corvairs. Any changes necessitated by the State of New Mexico's Covid guidelines
will be transmitted to club members as necessary.
3. Larry Blair proposed a Rail Runner Train roundtrip from Santa Fe to Belen
on Wednesday, September 1. Members could board the specified Road Runner train
at their nearest station, ride north to Santa Fe for lunch, then re-board the
train south for its trip to Belen and a return to their starting point later in
the afternoon. Details were discussed, but no details were finalized. Stay tuned
for details later. If you haven't experienced the Rail Runner yet, it is a fun
sightseeing trip, and the round-trip cost is only $8 for seniors.
The meeting was adjourned at about 11:30 A.M.
Rita Gongora provided drinks, snacks and posole during and after the meeting.
Thank you Rita!
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OLD ROUTE 66 CLEANUP FOR JULY AND AUGUST
GREG NELSON
The Route 66 trash pickup for July is scheduled for Saturday the 10th. Because
it's getting pretty toasty out there, even at 9:00 AM, and there may be Arizona
smoke present, I propose we keep the pickup to one hour maximum.
Afterwards we can meet at the Roots Farm Cafe in Tijeras for snacks and chats.
This is an early heads up for August trash pickup. I'm tentatively scheduled to
attend the Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas, NV the weekend of August 14-15. So
I propose we push back a week to Saturday August 21st.
Cheers
Gregory S. Nelson, Ph.D.
DR-III Senior Research Physicist 505-846-6055, DSN 246-6055
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BOARD MEETING MINUTES OF 06/16/2021
SECRETARY KAY SUTT
The June Board Meeting was held June 16, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. via Zoom. Present at
the meeting were President, David Huntoon; Vice-president, Tarmo Sutt;
Secretary, Kay Sutt; Treasurer, Steve Gongora and Newsletter Editor Jim Pittman.
The July General Meeting will be in person, subject to CDC and/or NM State Covid
guidelines in place at the time. It will be held Saturday, July 3, at Steve and
Rita Gongora's house (outside, or in their garage, depending on the weather) at
10:00 A.M.
The next NMCCC (New Mexico Car Club Council) meeting to be held next week will
include elections of officers. President David will be present to represent
CNM's vote.
Our Old Route 66 cleanup was held last Saturday, June 12. Five members, Greg
Nelson, David Huntoon, Jim & Lupe Arellanes and Ann Wiker were present. Thank
you, folks, for your work upholding CNM's reputation.
President David Huntoon reiterated that the CNM Corvair Econorun for Saturday
June 19, will take place, and that directions are in the June newsletter. He
stated he would be there at 10:00 for check in, but if people wish to
participate and he is not present, they should fill up their tank, take the
tour, re-fill their car and phone or email David their results. The rankings
will be in the next newsletter.
Jim set Friday, June 25 at 9:00 P.M. as the newsletter deadline for the upcoming
issue.
Pat and Vickie Hall emailed David that Bill Darcy's funeral will be held in
Belen on Saturday, June 12 at 3:00 P.M. Pat and Vickie suggested everyone who
attends should meet at their house at 2:00 and caravan to the church in their
Corvairs.
David Huntoon also talked to Robert Gold, who is in charge of the State Fair car
displays. Robert reported all arrangements are "normal" for this year's display
for CNM, and will be the same as past State Fair displays.
VP Tarmo reports the 'button' for hotel registration is now active and working
properly on the tristatecorvairs.com website.
Mark Martinek reported the hotel phone number on the mail-out postcards was not
correct.
The Santa Fe Plaza car show is on for this Fourth of July which is a Sunday.
(Subsequent to the meeting VP Tarmo reports the car show will be from 11:00 A.M.
to 5:00 P.M. this year, with no pancake breakfast. A total of 70 cars will be
allowed, and 'tickets' for the display are all spoken for. So, you are welcome
to attend, but no cars will be allowed if they are not already signed up.)
Terry Price sent word that we still need volunteers for many time slots in all
categories during the Tri-State Meet. Contact Terry to tell him when you can
help!
The meeting was adjourned within the Zoom 40-minute limit.
Members are reminded you are welcome at all Board meetings. If you wish to
attend a Zoom meeting of the board, email Kay Sutt at suttkay@gmail.com to
request an invitation to join the discussion.
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"The American family travels to strange states and places in order to
take their photographs and bring them back, as if the photographs will
serve in future years as data-points, crystals of memory to give
emotional resonance to experience which was originally without any."
-- Norman Mailer (1970) OF A FIRE ON THE MOON
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NEW MEXICO COUNCIL OF CAR CLUBS MEETING
GREG NELSON
On June 23 David Huntoon and I attended the monthly NM Car Council Meeting.
The highlights:
Election of new officers for NMCCC
Collector Car Appreciation Day
All Clubs Picnic at the Galisteo Community Center
No NMCCC Swap Meet this year. Insufficient time to prepare.
I would recommend checking the NMCCC website for up-to-the-minute dates and
times for all car related events like those listed above (www.nmcarcouncil.com).
I also 'attended' the monthly CORSA Zoom call on June 17. Bill Hubbell gave a
fantastic presentation on his 4-1/2 year restoration of John Glenn's 1964 Monza
Convertible back to Factory Stock condition.
The meeting was recorded and should be available via the CORSA website or CORSA
Facebook page.
Gregory S. Nelson, Ph.D.
DR-III Senior Research Physicist 505-846-6055, DSN 246-6055
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ROUTE 66 TRI-STATE - JULY UPDATE
TERRY PRICE
The Route 66 Tri-State is well on the way to success. We already have 36
registrations and 16 cars entered in the car show. There are a few people that
don't want their cars entered in the competition but we would still like you to
show them in the show. We really want to show as many Corvairs as we can.
At the last meeting sign-up sheets were passed around for volunteers to help in
the hospitality room and in registration. We will need more volunteers to
properly staff those areas. We will also need some help before the banquet to
put things on the tables like programs and centerpieces and collect meal tickets
and vote counters to tabulate votes from the car show. Pat Hall will need help
at staging cars. There will be more things coming up that will require helpers.
Rita will need help assembling baskets for the silent auction. I know this
sounds like we need a lot of help and we do, but it will not require a lot of
anyone's time and should not be too demanding. So, we will pass around clip
boards with sign-up sheets again.
David and I met with the local sales representative at the Marriott and went
over the contract and general expectations for the event to make sure we are on
the same page. Marriott is working with us in all the areas that were originally
discussed and seem to be anxious to have us. We are still in the process of
putting together the sound system for the banquet. It looks like there is great
interest in the event, plenty of support from club members, a very attractive
web site and all at a reasonable price. Thanks for all the support!
CORRECTION - Mark Martinek pointed out that the telephone number for
the Marriott Pyramid in the advertisement and on the post card is
incorrect! The correct number is (505) 821-3333.
Apologies for the typo.
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TREASURY REPORT FOR 05-31-2021 to 06-xx-2021 =============================================
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $7,542.61
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2021.06.06 2404 -$ J.Pittman Newsletter Printing JUN 2021 -$ $7,542.61
2021.06.06 2404 -$ J.Pittman 38 Newsletters -$ 46.43 $7,496.18
2021.06.06 2404 -$ J.Pittman 35 Stamps at $0.70 each -$ 24.50 $7,471.68
2021.06.06 2404 -$ J.Pittman 35 envelopes at $0.161 each -$ 5.64 $7,466.04
2021.06.06 2404 -$ 96.15 J.Pittman Envelopes, birthday cards, 200 -$ 19.58 $7,446.46
2021.06.xx 6150 +$ 25.00 Dues L.Piatt 12 m CNM +$ 25.00 $7,471.46
2021.06.xx 308 +$ 50.00 Dues D.Allin 26 m CNM +$ 50.00 $7,521.46
2021.06.07 3122 +$ 80.00 Deposit Ravon & Terry Hall TRI-STATE +$ 80.00 $7,601.46
2021.06.07 1476 +$ 90.00 Deposit Terry & Sarah Price TRI-STATE +$ 90.00 $7,691.46
2021.06.12 2016 +$ 40.00 Deposit Curtis Shimp TRI-STATE +$ 40.00 $7,731.46
2021.06.12 2859 +$ 90.00 Deposit Pat & Vickie Hall TRI-STATE +$ 90.00 $7,821.46
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2021.07.01 JUL NEWSLETTER ===================================================== $7,821.46
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Happy Birthday Wishes to July CNM'ers:
Debra Anderson
Larry Blair
Mark Domzalski
Terry Hall
Kelli Morgan
Sui-Fong Neale
James Richardson
Kay Sutt
Tarmo Sutt
Valerie Nye
Happy Anniversary Wishes to July CNM'ers:
Linda & Dick Cochran
Maggie & Bob Kitts
Kelli & Mark Morgan
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* * * * IT WAS THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO * * * *
INSCRIPTION ROCK, PUEBLO RUINS, ECONO-RUN, A NATURAL ARCH
JIM PITTMAN --- JULY 1986
There were enough cars to have a good econo-run although we really hoped for
more than six. We set out, somewhat late, to head west for El Morro. Lots of
traffic on the freeway. Once we turned south on NM 53, though, we didn't see
very many cars, just lots of wide open space. The sun and air were hot but not
oppressively so. I don't know about everybody else but I drove between 50 and 60
most of the way.
At El Morro we first went to a picnic area and ate lunch and rested up from the
drive. Then we drove to the National Monument headquarters where we gathered for
a short talk by the Ranger on the history of "Inscription Rock." If you are from
New Mexico or Arizona or California or Oregon there's a good chance one of your
ancestors left a name carved on the vertical rock walls of the cliff somewhere.
There are certainly plenty of names. There are petroglyphs made by early Indians
and inscriptions by Spanish conquistadores, priests or soldiers. There are names
left by members of the U.S. cavalry, names left by settlers from wagon trains
moving west. A kind of capsule history of the Southwest for you to read in the
rock walls, you might say.
Several of us undertook the walk along the cliffs past huge ponderosa pines and
then up to the top of the mesa to look out over the valley, down into the box
canyon, and into the excavations of prehistoric pueblo dwellings. Thunder and
dark clouds threatened but none of us got hit by lightning or soaked by showers.
The rock formations and faults and erosion patterns along the cliffs and across
the top of the mesa would surely fascinate a geology student. Certainly some of
us amateur geologists were impressed.
After resting up -- and drinking lots of water -- we formed up our modern
version of a wagon train and moved 'em out. We headed for the official gasoline
pump in Grants to see who won the economy part of our jaunt. Eagle eyes watched
the pump and quick fingers guarded against spilled drops of fuel. When we were
all filled up we had the unofficial results and everybody but the winner gave
various reasons why they didn't win. The prize for best reason for not winning
has to belong to Norm and B.J. Brand. Their Corvair, they discovered, had a low
tire, and on investigating they found a spark plug imbedded in the tire! The
smart alecks among us all quickly pointed out the fact that good gas mileage
required six plugs in the engine and none in the tires. Norm and B.J. were not
amused. Fortunately they were able to get the tire repaired at the gas station.
Some of us turned off on NM 117 on the way back, looking for a natural arch. The
scenery was fabulous with lava flows on one side and sheer cliffs on the other.
We eventually found an unmarked road leading to the arch. Sure enough, there it
was, and a pretty spectacular arch it was, too, when we got near enough to see
it properly. We climbed up to where we could stand under the arch. It was out of
the question to try to climb to the top without several more hours of daylight.
On the way back we ran through several bursts of summer rainstorms: low clouds,
hard rain, then clear air and cooler driving for awhile. All in all, it was a
great escape from the city and we should thank our rallymaster Sylvan for doing
the background work for the event.
Here are the official results. Sylvan's total corrected mileage was 166.30 from
pump to pump. Thanks to all who participated and helped make this such a nice
Sunday event.
WHO CAR MILES/GALLON
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Pittman 1966 Corsa Coupe 140 HP 4-speed 33.721944
Zuercher 1964 Monza coupe 110 HP 4-speed 32.674679
Souza/Jackson 1967 Monza Sedan 110 HP 4-speed 31.004366
Hector 1963 Monza Conv. 102 HP 4-speed 26.385311
Rogers 1962 Monza Wagon ------ 4-speed 23.780988
Brand 1962 Monza Conv. 102 HP Auto. 23.320279
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SAT 03 JUL 10:00 AM REGULAR CLUB MEETING: DRIVE YOUR CORVAIR!
* At the Gongoras / 8419 Palo Duro NE Albuquerque NM 87111 / 505-292-5570
* Masks and social distancing -- depends on status of COVID-19 pandemic
SUN 04 JUL early! Fourth of July Car Show and Pancakes on the Plaza, Santa Fe
THU 15 JUL - SAT 17 JUL - NMCCC Swap Meet to be held at the Albuquerque Dragway
WED 21 JUL 7:00 PM Board Meeting via Zoom, hosted by Kay Sutt
Contact: Kay at 505-471-1153 or ( suttkay @ gmail.com )
SAT 24 JUL "All Corvair Show" in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Sponsored by the
Pikes Peak Corvair Club: https://pikespeakcorvairclub.wixsite.com/ppcc
WED 28 JUL 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
FRI 30 JUL 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the August 2021 newsletter
MON 02 AUG >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING AUGUST NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 07 AUG 9:00 AM - All-Clubs Picnic is a tour to Galisteo, New Mexico.
Bring your own lunch. Meet at the Smith's at Tramway and Central SE.
SAT 07 AUG 10:00 AM Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
WED 18 AUG 5:00 PM Board Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
SAT 21 AUG 9:00 AM Old Route 66 Cleanup -- meet at the I-40/NM333 "triangle"
Meet after the cleanup at the ROOTS FARM CAFE in Tijeras.
WED 25 AUG 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
FRI 27 AUG 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the September newsletter
MON 30 AUG >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER <<
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WED 01 SEP early? Round Trip on the Rail Runner between Santa Fe - Belen
SAT 04 SEP 10:00 AM Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
WED 15 SEP 5:00 PM Board Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
SUN 19 SEP very early! Line up for the Car Show at the State Fair
WED 25 SEP 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
FRI 24 SEP 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the October newsletter
MON 27 SEP >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING OCTOBER NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 02 OCT 10:00 AM Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
36TH ANNUAL TRI-STATE CORVAIR MEET
Dates: OCTOBER 15-16-17, 2021
Hosted by: CORVAIRS OF NEW MEXICO
Host hotel: Marriott Pyramid North
Location: 5151 San Francisco Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone: (505) 821-3333
WED 20 OCT 5:00 PM Board Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
WED 27 OCT 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
FRI 29 OCT 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the November newsletter
MON 01 NOV >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER <<
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See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities
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SEVEN YEARS AGO [ JULY 2021 VOL 47 Nr 7 ISSUE 550 ]
Jim Pittman
2014 Vol 40 Nr 7 #466
COVER: Corvairs Meet the Chama Narrow-Gauge Train at Cumbres Pass. Plaques for
David Huntoon, Ruth Boydston and John Wiker. Photos by Mark Domzalski, David
Huntoon, Bill Reider & Others. GPS and other Haiku Poems by Javi Gold. Breakfast
at Cedar Crest, Green Side Cafe. My First Car by Chloe Mullins. Corvairs Take
the High Ground by Larry Blair. Tierra Wools Tour by Lee Reider. Tri-State 2014
by Neyla Olwine. Tri-State 2014 - Statistics by the Editor. Tri-State 2014 - Who
Did What by Heula Pittman. Old Route 66 Cleanup by John Wiker.
2007 V.33 N.7 #382
COVER: Fourth of July with the Domzalskis in Placitas. Good turnout for the
Tri-State meeting in Monte Vista with 16 CNM members. The Boydston Award went to
John Koll of Colorado Springs. The June Communique printed Tarmo's article on
his 1966 Corsa turbo. We planned to visit the Sticklers for fireworks. Ray told
about scaring an 18-wheeler driver with his horn while driving his 1964 sedan.
Bob Bauer reported on the raffle car he won at the 1996 Convention. Check our
January 2012 issue. David asked members to tell about the longest nonstop trip
they ever made by Corvair. His record was in 1967 a 1962 Monza coupe, from
Sacramento to Chicago, 2,000 miles in two days and a night. Jim provided a story
covering all he could remember about the 1967 "Stinger" owned by Don Heath, but
was it a real Stinger? A photo showed Lee Olsen of Burdett, Kansas with his
genuine white Stinger.
2000 V.26 N.7 #298
COVER: Steve Gongora's 1966 Corsa coupe at the VLA Radio Telescope. Our treasury
held $6,020.39. We recognized Bill Reider with a lifetime achievement award.
Debbie Deck reported on plans for our August campout. Dennis & Debbie Pleau
packed for their move to Colorado Springs. We had to get a replacement trophy
plaque for Tri-State attendance winners. Steve worked on designs for a new CNM
license plate. An "All Chevy Show" was in the works. The CNM Ladies Group met at
Brenda Wilvert's "in the mountains" and had a good time. Dennis refuted a
newspaper columnist's ill-informed rantings about the "unstable" Corvair that
was supposedly sent to the junkyard by Ralph Nader. How many errors of fact
could one short column contain? Billiken had both Bill and Sylvan flying around
in vintage P-51's. From Virtual Vairs we reprinted articles about tire sizes,
how to identify rear wheel bearings and how many turbocharged Corvairs were
made. Only 1,951 turbocharged 1966 Corsas were made and Jim owned two of them,
but one was converted to a blueprinted 140.
1993 V.19 N.7 #214
COVER: Billiken was the pit boss of a CNM Indy racing team. President Del ran
the meeting; treasurer Will said we had $1,433 in the bank after subtraction of
BMW expenses. That was a joke. Our committee to plan the national convention had
met twice and things were going swell. We planned a Corvair convoy to the
Alamosa Tri-State. Bill Reider gave a talk on the 200 different places oil can
leak from your Corvair. President Del Patten thanked all who participated in the
Museum Car Show, and said he and Kim had a great time at the Tri-State. We
planned a campout at Villanueva this year. Club jackets were in. Francis
formally reported on the Tri-State and especially enjoyed the Ultra Vans and
their owners. Mark Morgan provided an article on his years of cartooning and
told how "Billiken" got started - it was in the Navy. Technical stuff included:
tips on installing a convertible top, effects of front tire pressure on
steering, trouble-shooting your Powerglide, using heavy-duty bearings in
alternators, the right way to install hose clamps and the value of oil changes.
A table from Car and Driver compared the 1963 Spyder with the 1965 turbo Corsa;
very interesting! Finally, there was an essay on the dangers of governments
making your license plate data easy for anyone to obtain. Were we actually
talking about "identity theft" back in 1993? It has certainly been a growth
industry.
1986 V.12 N.7 #130
COVER: a drawing borrowed from the San Diego club, a nice late coupe with a
fancy spoiler. Clayborne ran the meeting; LeRoy said we had $757 to spend. Bill
said the Car Council was happy with the car show but hoped to improve it for
next year. A picnic and a swap meet were upcoming events. We planned a caravan
to the Montrose Tri-State. LeRoy needed more items for our flea market
money-maker. A trip to Los Alamos to pick up car parts was planned. Bill Reider
gave a talk on how to photograph your car. Clayborne reported that we had a
terrific trip to the Montrose Tri-State; thanks to all who helped. LeRoy had a
detailed report with plenty of statistics. Karen Jackson reported on the "My
First Car" contest, providing more stories from our members about their good old
days with Corvairs. Bill Reider, not content with just a talk, gave us a page of
notes on successful car photography.
1979 V.5 N.7 #46
COVER: Francis with his 1964 convertible at Ed Black's. A Ford Fiesta was in the
used car lot; Francis told us he drove one of these all over Ireland. Doug
Morgan reported on the NMCCC car show. A trip to Moriarty to participate in a
July Fourth parade preempted our meeting. We planned a meeting at a Bella Vista
dinner. A Shriners' parade featured red Corvair convertibles with white tops
from Colorado Springs. We were looking for a volunteer to take on the secretary
job. George Morin displayed several idler pulleys and described an inexpensive
bearing replacement. Tech stuff: George wrote up his bearing replacement tips;
fiberglass resin catalyst was said to be an eye hazard. Joe Caruso listed items
for a Corvair emergency kit. Finally, Jim wrote about the importance of CORSA
insurance to CNM and other affiliated clubs when we put on events. This is a
major reason for the rule that all club members must be CORSA members.
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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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