The September 2021 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 30-Aug-2021 ==== Copyright (c) 2021 Corvairs of New Mexico
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September 2021 / VOLUME 47 / NUMBER 9 / ISSUE 552
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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: September 4th at 10:00 AM
Highland Senior Center 131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
THIS MONTH
What's Up Dave? ................................. David Huntoon
Old Route 66 Cleanup .............................. Greg Nelson
NM Car Council Report ............................. Greg Nelson
Dues Due Dates ........................... Membership Committee
August Regular Meeting ............................... Kay Sutt
August Board Meeting ................................. Kay Sutt
Albuquerque Route 66 Tri-State .................... Terry Price
The State Fair Car Show Returns ................... Robert Gold
Treasury Report ................................. Steve Gongora
Birthdays & Anniversaries ................ Membership Committee
Calendar of Coming Events .................. Board of Directors
Learning the Hard Way (January 1977) ............ Glen Thompson
Think You've Got Insurance Problems ........ Pete Skony CHICAGO
Three 1964 Corvair Owners: How They Got Their Cars ... Archives
September Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago .. Club Historian
COVER: Pat Hall, 1965 Corsa with Fuel Injection, August 7th
COVER: Tarmo Encounters Carl's Late Corvair on I-25 in Santa Fe
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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: Regular Meeting - Saturday September 4th 10:00 AM
Highland Senior Center 131 Monroe St 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 September 2021
DUE LAST MONTH ================= INACTIVE DATE
2021.08 Gregory Nelson 25-SEP-2021
2021.08 Brenda Stickler 25-SEP-2021
DUE THIS MONTH ================== INACTIVE DATE
2021.09 NONE 25-OCT-2021
DUE NEXT MONTH ================= INACTIVE DATE
2021.10 Debra & Jon Anderson 25-NOV-2021
2021.10 Kathy & Larry Blair 25-NOV-2021
2021.10 Anne & Geoffrey Johnson 25-NOV-2021
2021.10 William & Sharon Heil 25-NOV-2021
2021.10 Sylvia & Ray Trujillo 25-NOV-2021
DUE NOV 2021 ==================== INACTIVE DATE
2021.11 Linda & Dick Cochran 25-DEC-2021
2021.11 Tracey & John McMahan 25-DEC-2021
INACTIVE ======================== INACTIVE DATE
2020.02 Larry Yoffee 25-MAR-2020
2020.03 Natalie Robison 25-APR-2020
2020.04 Conner Siddell 25-MAY-2020
2020.06 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 29-Aug-2020 we have 46 active family memberships.
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What's Up Dave?
David Huntoon
Somehow I missed the last Car Council meeting so have nothing to report there.
Actually, played golf that day, hot and humid, got home and relaxed and it just
slipped my mind. Think there was a nap in there somewhere. Road cleanup went
well with 10 bags of trash and 5 energetic people. I will let Greg inform you
about the next one. We decided to change the schedule and it should be the last
of the year. Remember the Tri State is fast approaching and we can never have
too many volunteers. So sign up. Elections for club officers is near. I have
decided to take a break and not run for office this year. We will need someone
for the president's office. There will be some turn over in the other offices
too so consider stepping forward to help the club. Being an officer is not that
bad.... really!
See you at the next meeting, David
New Members
We have a new member! I met Irv as I drove into the Lowes parking lot in my
Corvair. He flagged me down and we talked for a bit and I mentioned our club.
Got some membership forms from my car and signed him up! Not new to Corvairs and
he is a CORSA member. Recently moved to Rio Rancho from Oklahoma, think I got
that right. Should be at our next meeting so we can ask more questions then.
Their names are Irv and Katherine Brock. The lesson is drive your Corvairs and
keep some membership forms handy!
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September Old Route Cleanup Article -- Greg Nelson
The August trash pickup was held a week late because I was in Las Vegas for a
convention. Five club members participated and we filled 11 bags of trash.
It was suggested that since the August session was a week late, and two regular
participants would be out of town for the September session, that we cancel next
month and resume in October.
We all agreed. So, there won't be a Old Route 66 Cleanup event in September.
Which is fortunate because September 11 is the first Saturday of the State Fair,
my traditional day of attendance.
The last trash day of the year will be October 9, the weekend before the
Tri-State Meet.
I attended the meeting of the N. M. Council of Car Clubs on the 25th. Only 12
members attended.
Topics of Note discussed were:
Last month's All Clubs Picnic. Thirty cars were on display.
Loveland Colorado Swap Meet. 09/18/2021 - 09/19/2021
State Fair Car Shows. 09/09/2021 - 09/19/2021
Corrales Harvest Festival. 09/25/2021 - 09/26/2021
Please check the NMCCC website for additional event details.
Cheers -- Greg Nelson
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General Meeting, 08/07/2021
By Secretary Kay Sutt
The meeting was called to order by President David Huntoon at 10:10 for our
first in-person meeting in over a year and a half held at the Highland Senior
Citizen Center at 131 Monroe St, NE. Eighteen members were in attendance,
including a visitor, John Heald.
President's Report: CNM will show our cars the last Sunday of State Fair,
September 19, with final details to be reported elsewhere in this newsletter.
* David received several car parts donated by John Heald. John is moving to
Texas and wants the parts to be available to Corvair enthusiasts to keep their
Corvairs alive. Those parts include an automatic transmission, a full set of
engine shrouding, a front trunk lid and a rear deck lid. There was discussion if
there was time to clean up the shrouding, paint it and put it in the silent
auction at Tri-State, but no decision was made. Thank you John, and the best of
luck for your move!
* The Route 66 Street Rod Nationals swap meet will be held at the Expo NM
grounds August 27-29.
* David attended the NMCCC meeting, and urged members to consider attending the
Jay Hertz 3-day events, including a car tour on August 20-21 in Taos.
* Finally, David announced he would be stepping down as President of CNM after
the upcoming election, and he asked members to consider taking the position.
Dave is willing to answer any questions about the responsibilities and the time
expenditures for the position.
Vice President's Report: Tarmo told a story about finding a Corvair stopped on
the side of the road at the I-25/Old Pecos Trail Exit in Santa Fe with the hood
up. He stopped to help, and with some tweaking they were able to get the car
back on the road. Tarmo made arrangements with the owner, who lives in Santa Fe,
to meet to go over the car to ensure it continues to run for Carl, who still
drives his Corvair daily.
Secretary's Report: Kay Sutt reported she will step down as CNM secretary after
the upcoming election too, after three years. Please consider taking on this
small, but mandated job for CNM, and contact Kay for details.
Treasurer's Report: Steve Gongora reported the balance in the account is
$8,896.08. Terry Price pointed out that amount will begin declining soon, as
expenses from Tri-State begin to come due.
Sunshine Committee Report: Vickie will need help during set-up of Tri-State to
bring the registration bags into the hotel. She will call when she gets close to
have people come out to help bring in the bags. The first aid kit has been
updated as needed, and a second one has been purchased (Thanks to Greg Nelson!).
Newsletter Editor: Jim Pittman informed members the deadline for the next
newsletter is 9 P.M. on Friday, August 27.
Old Route 66 Cleanup Report: Greg Nelson scheduled the next cleanup for
Saturday, August 21 at 9 A.M. at the regular place. The cleanups will continue
on the third Saturdays of the month through October, at which time they will go
dormant for the winter. Greg asks members to donate an hour of your time to make
this job thorough and fast in order to meet CNM's promise to keep this mile of
highway clean.
Old Business:
Virtually all the remaining business centered on the upcoming Albuquerque Route
66 Tri-State Meet scheduled for October 15 - 17, 2021.
Terry announced that long-time CNM member and past CORSA president Mark
Domzalski has agreed to MC the banquet. Mark was welcomed at the meeting today
to greet old friends and meet new ones in CNM. The MC job will be in good hands.
Fifty people, 22 cars and 20 booked hotel rooms are currently registered for
Tri-State. So far, attendees are registered from Washington, Arizona, Colorado
and Indiana. Event registrations should be made at the official
www.tristatecorvairs.com website. The link to make reservations at the hotel
with the proper rate, etc., is also available through that website. If you have
any problems registering through the website, or if you encounter any problems
registering by telephone, please contact Terry Price for assistance. REGISTER
FOR TRI-STATE NOW!
The registration/hospitality room will be moved into the gift shop area of the
hotel, just off the central atrium. It is a lockable space where there are
display cases and counters available for the silent auction and raffle items,
etc.
Terry has received the club lapel buttons for attendees, and Steve has the dash
plaque design ready to go for printing.
The audio/visual costs, including the hotel technician to set up the system,
will run around $1,000 total. Terry is negotiating with the hotel to see if that
cost can be reduced.
Terry sent around sign-up sheets for the Hospitality Room and Registration. He
needs two people on registration and one in the hospitality area between 8:00
and 6:00 on Friday and between 8:00 and 12:00 on Saturday, and he has asked for
people to sign up in 2-hour increments during those days. Terry also needs six
volunteers to count votes.
Lupe is doing T-shirts, caps, and glasses, and is embroidering the cooler bags
provided by Vickie Hall. All will be offered for sale at the meet. (Lupe has
worked hard for Tri-State, including preparing and tracking the registrations, a
detail-oriented and time-consuming job. Thank you Lupe, for all your hard work!)
The banquet will be at 6:00 PM Saturday evening, spotlighting speaker Dr.
Harrison Schmitt, the second to the last man to walk on the moon in the Apollo
17 mission, the last manned moon landing.
Thursday evening set-up of the Hospitality Suite will be handled by volunteers
Steve & Rita Gongora, Anne Wiker and Tarmo & Kay Sutt. There was discussion
about the hospitality snacks, and it will be necessary to determine if those
need to be pre-packaged items due to Covid safety restrictions, or if we can
utilize homemade items as in past meets.
Terry reminded Tri-State Committee members about the meeting at Steve/Rita
Gongora's following this general meeting.
Please make your hotel reservations NOW. We are obligated for 40 hotel rooms,
but we can book up to 50 rooms if needed. If you encounter any problems
registering for the hotel, contact Terry.
New Business:
The next Board meeting will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, August 18 at 7:00
P.M. 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).
The next general meeting will be an in-person meeting (with appropriate/mandated
Covid guidelines observed) at the Highland Senior Citizen Center, 131 Monroe St,
NE, on Saturday, September 4 at 10 A.M., pending any changes in the State's
meeting requirements during the rising tide of infections during this pandemic.
Members are urged to bring your Corvairs. Any changes necessitated by the State
of New Mexico's Covid guidelines will be transmitted to CNM members as
necessary.
Larry Blair will lead us in a Rail Runner Train roundtrip of the entire 96-mile
route on Wednesday, September 1. Members can board the specified Rail Runner
train at their nearest station and ride north to arrive at the Downtown Depot in
Santa Fe at 11:16 A.M. We will stay for lunch, then re-board the train at 1:02
P.M. and ride south for its trip to Belen. We will return to our respective
starting points on the train leaving Belen at 3:35 P.M. If you haven't
experienced the Rail Runner yet, it is a safe, clean and easy sightseeing trip
to see NM from a different perspective, and the round-trip only costs $8 for
seniors.
In order to continue using the Albuquerque Senior Centers a few of us need to
register and pay their $20 annual fee. This fee is good for access to all the
Albuquerque Senior Centers, and the small donation will help CNM continue to use
this convenient and safe venue.
Announcements:
Phil Finch received information from Steve about how to register his Ultravan,
which was reported in error by his brother's neighbor as stolen.
Vickie Hall is the proud new owner of a mist blue 1965 4-door Corvair, which she
and Pat are busily fixing up to feed their addiction to the Corvair.
Tarmo Sutt reported a collection of 14 Corvairs was recently offered for sale at
a Mecum auction in Florida. He will forward the results page to Newsletter
Editor Jim Pittman.
Terry Price reported, if people want to get out, that tonight is the first
Summer Fest in downtown Albuquerque.
John Heald reported he knows of a "rough" late model 140 convertible possibly
for sale near Stanley. You can contact John with questions at 505-280-6891.
The meeting was adjourned at about 11:30 A.M., after which several members went
to ...
... the Tri-State Committee Meeting which followed our General Meeting,
at the home of Steve and Rita Gongora. Thanks to the Gongoras for the fabulous
meeting place!
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Board Meeting, 08/18/2021
By Secretary Kay Sutt
The July CNM Board Meeting was held August 18, 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, Tri-State Chair Terry Price, Old
Route 66 Cleanup Chair Greg Nelson and Newsletter Editor Jim Pittman.
The September General Meeting will be in person, subject to any CDC and/or NM
State Covid guidelines in place at the time. It will be held Saturday, September
4 at 10:00 A.M., at the Highland Senior at 131 Monroe Street, NE, Albuquerque.
The August Old Route 66 Cleanup will be held Saturday, August 21 at the regular
place/time. Monthly cleanups will be held through October, when the project will
go dormant for the winter months. Thanks to Greg Nelson for taking on this
responsibility!
New Member Irv Brock saw President David's Corvair in the parking lot of Lowe's
in Rio Rancho and approached him. Irv is now a new member! Great sales job,
David!
The club pins President David ordered for the Tri-State meet have arrived. They
will be distributed during registration for the event.
Misty Jester of "Visit Albuquerque," a tourism-promoting department in the City
of Albuquerque, met with Terry Price about assisting with the Tri-State. The
department will provide items for the registration bags, and they will include
the meet on the City of Albuquerque's events calendar on their website. The city
is also willing to provide a person at the event to provide an information table
promoting Albuquerque. Your tax dollars at work, Folks!
The hospitality suite will be off the lobby in the old Gift Shop for three days,
at a cost of $125 per day.
The Presidential Suite on the 9th floor will still be available for our use.
Terry tried to exchange that space for free use of the gift shop, but was unable
to do so.
A discount for the use of the hotel's audio/visual equipment has been negotiated
by Terry.
Larry Blair will find out details regarding an honorarium for speaker Dr.
Schmitt, who is providing his services free to CNM. Our thanks to Larry for
negotiating this opportunity for Tri-State attendees to hear about Dr. Schmitt's
interesting life!
The Tri-State Committee will meet Friday, August 20 at 6:00 at Steve/Rita
Gongora's home.
Expo New Mexico has announced verification that Covid-19 vaccinations will be
required for all attendees and exhibitors at State Fair.
Club Election: The Board voted to postpone the election of new CNM officers from
the October until the November meeting due to the Tri-State Meet. President
David and Secretary Kay have both indicated they intend to retire, so new
officers will need to be elected. The September newsletter will include a form
for nominations and the October newsletter will include the ballot. In-person
voting will also take place at the November meeting for anyone not submitting a
written ballot.
Christmas Party: Preliminary discussion of the CNM Christmas Party was started.
The Board agreed the Boydston Award will be awarded at that party. Copper Canyon
Restaurant at 5455 Gibson Boulevard SE has served us well in past years, and it
is the first location we would like to canvas for possible party dates.
Cary Hubbard has posted a YouTube Video about the one-of-a-kind Atomic Energy
Commission Corvair.
Friday, August 27 at 9:00 P.M. has been set as the newsletter deadline for the
upcoming issue.
Steve Gongora has submitted the dash plaque for approval.
The meeting was adjourned within the Zoom 40-minute limit.
Members are reminded you are welcome at all CNM 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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September Report - Route 66 Tri-State
Terry Price
Wow! Things are really coming together for the Albuquerque Route 66 Tri-State
and we are just waiting for all you Corvair enthusiasts to register for the
event. We already have about 70 people registered and coming to the banquet to
hear Harrison "Jack" Schmitt speak, to show your cars off and to do a lot of
talking with other Corvair friends. We have early and late model convertibles,
coupes, 2 door and 4 door sedans, forward controls, Greenbriers and Ultravans. I
have seen several Corvairs that are in the process of getting finishing touches
applied for the event.
The banquet is getting in shape. The room will be set up and tables ready to go
for a delicious dinner. We have some beautiful baskets, some for door prizes and
others for silent auction. We have a beautiful Corvair quilt that is in the
finishing stages. If you like Corvairs, you should really enjoy this Tri-State.
The staff at the Marriott Pyramid are looking forward to serving us and have
been working with us to make this event successful. Our
"Hospitality/Registration Room" is located in the former Gift shop on the main
floor and is just a few feet from the Atrium room, where we can sit, eat snacks
and talk in comfort. We will have security to watch the cars at night so they
will be safe. We really have tried to take care of everything to make this
Tri-State successful.
Lupe Arellanes has done a great job with the on-line registration and things are
going very smoothly for everyone when they come to check in at the hotel. It is
our plan to have a registration bag and envelope that will have the Corvair
window card for the car show, the banquet ticket and food selection, a raffle
ticket for a door prize and any other important information. It will also
include some information about the order of events and info about Albuquerque
restaurants etc.
There are areas in which we still need to get some help. Things like manning the
Hospitality/Registration room and helping to check people in at the banquet.
If you are planning on attending the Albuquerque Route 66 Tri-State, please
register on-line as soon as possible. We would like everyone to be registered by
October 1, at the latest. The web site is very user friendly.
The address is: http://tristatecorvairs.com
After you register, you can reserve a room with the hotel on the same site. You
can also call in your room reservation at 505-821-3333. You must mention the
"Corvair Tri-State" to get the special rate of $109.00.
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THE STATE FAIR CAR SHOW RETURNS!!!
Robert Gold
CNM'ers -- The time has finally come. The State Fair Car Show will be taking
place. Circle Sunday, September 19 on your calendar, because you'll want to join
in the fun in this year's (last years?) State Fair Car Show. You'll get in free
and get to also take in any stuff you want. PLUS, you get to park in the middle
of the Fairgrounds. All this is for FREE! Just be with us from 7:00 AM to about
in our digs on Heritage Ave south of the Manuel Lujan building. You even get
shade at no extra cost.
So here is what you need to do. Take your running (required) Corvair and meet us
before 7:00 am in the parking lot for the strip mall located on the southwest
corner of Central and San Pedro. At 7:00 we'll have our photo op and then will
caravan north on San Pedro and enter the Fairgrounds through Gate 3. As in the
past, all the participants will be awarded a ribbon, and some folks will get a
BEST OF certificate for having a great car or FC. For more than twenty years,
the State Fair has been quite supportive of our event, so let's impress them
with a BIG turnout. Let's dazzle the Fair attendees with our spectacular
Corvairs. If you have any questions please contact Robert Gold (remember him?)
at beisbol30@msn.com or at 505-268-6878. See you there!-- Robert Gold
NOTE: In the Albuquerque Journal for August 19 it was stated that to go to the
State Fair you will need proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Also, all visitors must
wear a mask when attending indoor events or exhibits. The public health order
allows for exemptions which you may check out:
https://statefair.exponm.com/p/about/faq
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TREASURY REPORT FOR 08-01-2021 to 08-28-2021 =============================================
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $8,699.89
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2021.07.21 EFT -$ 64.00 Wells Fargo New checks -$ 64.00 $8,635.89
2021.08.03 2407 -$ 84.81 J.Pittman Newsletter Printing AUG 2021 -$ $8,635.89
2021.08.03 2407 -$ J.Pittman 38 Newsletters - 14 pages -$ 53.81 $8,582.08
2021.08.03 2407 -$ J.Pittman 36 Stamps @ .70 each -$ 25.20 $8,556.88
2021.08.03 2407 -$ J.Pittman 36 Envelopes @ .161 each -$ 5.80 $8,551.08
2021.08.05 7200 +$ 105.00 Deposit Bruce Levitch TRI-STATE +$ 55.00 $8,606.08
2021.08.05 7200 +$ Deposit William O'Neal TRI-STATE +$ 50.00 $8,656.08
2021.08.08 5646 +$ 80.00 Deposit Gordon, Barbara Johnson TRI-STATE +$ 80.00 $8,736.08
2021.08.02 350 +$ 80.00 Deposit Janet, Steve Johnson TRI-STATE +$ 80.00 $8,816.08
2021.08.08 699 +$ 90.00 Deposit Tim & Lilian Shortle TRI-STATE +$ 90.00 $8,906.08
2021.08.08 Cash +$ 80.00 Cash Elizabeth, Mark Domzalski TRI-STATE +$ 80.00 $8,986.08
2021.08.08 -$ 50.00 Wells Fargo Returned Check -$ 50.00 $8,936.08
2021.08.08 -$ 12.00 Wells Fargo Bank Charge for Returned Check -$ 12.00 $8,924.08
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TRI-STATE 2021 EXPENSE FUND
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2021.04.30 +$1,031.47 Tri-State 2021 Fund Donation Jim Pittman $1,031.47
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Happy Birthday Wishes to September CNM'ers:
Josie Alderete
Jamie Anderson
Linda Soukup
David Huntoon
Gordon Johnson
Janet Johnson
Mathrew Lawler
Connie McBreen
Christian Deyermond
Curtis L Shimp
Emery Ward
Leif Ward
Happy Anniversary Wishes to September CNM'ers:
Guadalupe & Jim Arellanes
Kathy & Larry Blair
Jenny & Phil Finch
Emma & LeRoy Rogers
Kay & Tarmo Sutt
Valerie Nye & Joel Yelich
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I'm showing off my newly painted Corvair. It's a 1965 Monza, four door,
automatic with air-conditioning. It was white with a bad paint job. It is now
Mist Blue which is the original color. Isn't it pretty? I just love it.
-- Vickie Hall
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It Was Forty-four Years Ago
Back when the club was starting up we had members who could tell a good
story where the author made a monumental goof. Such was the case in
this yarn by member (and newsletter editor) Glen Thompson. From the
January 1977 issue.
Learning the Hard Way
Glen Thompson
Early Wednesday morning, the 15th of December 1976, we pointed the pickup (1962
Corvair 95 Fleetside) east toward Oklahoma City beginning an exciting and
eventful trip. We were going for the graduation of our son-in-law from Oklahoma
Christian College. No unusual happenings; good weather, excellent time until
about five miles west of the Watonga exit on I-40. A large cloud of blue smoke
and a terrible noise caused me to pull over briefly to determine it was not a
rod -- I wasn't sure what it was -- but it sounded deep and serious but was
still running fairly smoothly. I drove on to Watonga and pulled into a service
station where no one else was sure of the source of the noise but all agreed it
shouldn't be driven any farther.
Luckily, my daughter's in-laws were accompanying us, driving her 1965 Monza 110,
so I hauled out the tow-strap and we towed the PU the remaining 40 miles via old
US 66. Went that way because we were told a tow-strap on I-40 would net us a
$150.00 fine. (I highly recommend a nylon tow-strap, it sure takes a lot of the
jerk out.) Anyway ---
Next morning at breakfast in a nearby restaurant, very disgusted with the
situation and with myself for not bringing my CORSA directory, I overheard some
guys at the next table discussing cars, so I asked if they knew any Corvair nuts
in the area. They said, no, but the gentleman at the table on the other side may
since he owned the local Chevrolet dealership. He didn't know any "nuts" but
promised full cooperation from his people in getting me back on the road. At
this point I still didn't know the real problem but did know I would need
gaskets so I went by, met the parts people, ordered crankcase cover gaskets, and
told him I would call ASAP. I didn't even have any tools with me on this trip,
but luckily Mike, my son-in-law, has a pretty good tool box, so we started
tearing down.
In just a few minutes we had the crankcase cover off and everything looked great
except for one piece of a ring about 1/4 inch long. When I installed the engine
last Spring Ike told me if I had trouble with the engine it would probably be
No. 1 cylinder. Pulled No 1 plug; oily but no other symptoms; No 3 the same, but
No 5 was broken. At the last tune-up I had installed AC No 44FFS plugs, which I
believe prevented catastrophic damage. We turned the engine over by hand and
noticed that the piston top didn't move. So I went to the phone, ordered a jug
assembly and 1 set of upper gaskets.
The parts man thought he would have everything ready by 5 pm, so I cleaned up
and got ready to attend the graduation after all. At 5 pm I learned there was
not a jug assembly in all of Oklahoma City, but one was located in Ft. Worth,
Texas and should be in by 9 am Friday by bus. That evening we relaxed at Smoky
Hollow on Northeast 50th St. Your choice was either steak or chicken. The steak
was excellent.
Next morning at 9, ready to go, I picked up the jug, went to a nearby machine
shop to have the rod installed and tried to borrow or rent a 3/8-drive torque
wrench. This led me to a small shop at the edge of Edmond where I finally found
the local Corvair expert. He had pistons (the cylinder was not damaged in any
way -- the piston had separated in the oil ring groove). Anyway after chatting a
bit about our favorite subject and promising to send him info on CORSA, he
loaned me the necessary tool and away I went. The kids were to be checked out of
their apartment at noon and the truck still had to be loaded. Did a quick
plastigage check with the new rod bearings, threw it all together and at about 3
pm I hit the starter. It went "uunhh" -- and locked.
Back into the crankcase where I discovered another piece of ring that somehow
was overlooked before, removed it without much difficulty, but the engine still
would not turn over. It would turn about 75 degrees. That piston was the wrong
piston. At 4 pm I called Harley Sharpe to ask what pistons he had. He didn't
know but reminded me that he closed at 6 as did the machine shop.
To make a long story short, I walked out of the machine shop at 5:30 with the
correct piston in the new jug with rod assembled. I had experience. (Everything
was then delayed while locating and purchasing drop light and 75 feet of
extension cord. This overhaul took place in the apartment parking lot.)
Everything was finally buttoned up and the truck loaded by 9:30. We made a fast
trip to the college dorm for a shower and to Long John's for something to eat.
They quit serving at 10:30 and we got there at 10:20. We left about 11 and drove
to the south side of Oklahoma City before finding an open service station.
About 10 minutes after leaving Long John's, the truck started missing and would
ping terribly and lose power. No 3 plug wire had blown out, which caused most of
the missing but we didn't have time for carb synchronization, checking timing
and all that necessary stuff. The truck would run beautifully at road speed but
didn't want to idle at all. We were headed for Weatherford, Texas (near Fort
Worth) where Mike has a job. We had all their belongings on our PU, Susan's car,
Mike's car and his brother's VW bus.
Now we all had to be in Albuquerque by Sunday evening, so we drove on, arriving
at Weatherford at 4 am Saturday. Got their belongings into their new home, then
went back out to my wife's brother's home to do some refining to the tune-up of
the previous night, while my wife went to Arlington to pick up several boxes of
stuff for the craft shop where she teaches painting. Went through the valves
again, reset timing and synchronized the carbs. The truck now ran much better
but still didn't idle too well. Pinging had gone away; I attributed the ping to
some sharp edges I had left in the head after some very careful machine work I
had done with a cold chisel.
We had a very enjoyable dinner and left for Albuquerque via Amarillo at 4 pm,
drove all night switching drivers between the PU and the VW bus; Mike and Susan
left both their cars in Weatherford and planned to drive a U-Haul from
Albuquerque back to Weatherford. Goodie, goodie, I'll finally get the other
stall of my garage back.
Two things are now certain: (1) my CORSA directory is now permanently located in
the PU, and (2) I'll never button-up another engine without rotating the crank a
full 360 degrees at least once. The engine still doesn't want to idle properly
all the time. I believe at least one valve must have been bent very slightly and
when it is rotated just right it idles fine, otherwise it doesn't.
It sure was a lot of fun though, to have somebody come up at nearly every stop,
wanting to buy that pickup.
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It Was Forty-five Years Ago
THINK YOU'VE GOT INSURANCE PROBLEMS
BY PETE SKONY (AIRHORN, CHICAGO, DECEMBER 1976.)
If you've ever had a run-in with an insurance company, an item in a recent
AUTOCAR, (the English automobile weekly), proves that they sometimes receive as
they give. It seems that Gerard Gasson, a Frenchman, driving a Citroen, was
approaching a railroad crossing when he skidded and stalled across the track. As
he and his wife left the car to get help, the gates came down for the arrival of
an express freight train.
The engineer and the fireman lept from the train as it hit the Citroen, carried
it along the track, ripping up some 100 meters, left the rails, hit the side of
the bridge it was supposed to cross, and plunged into the Rhone-Marne Canal,
taking with it 21 freight cars.
Seems the train was carrying a large shipment of beer and soup, which turned the
canal into a large vat of beery soup, causing the untimely death of hundreds of
choice fish -- either by shock or by drunkenness. For nine days, all rail
travel, including passenger trains, had to be re-routed, six cranes worked for
two weeks to clear the wreckage, and the canal had to be drained and repaired.
Gasson's insurance company received a bill of almost 6 million dollars, to pay
for one locomotive, 21 freight cars, one bridge, 100 meters of track, 60 buses
to carry passengers from the wreck, the cost of the previously mentioned
repairs, compensation to 40 barge operators, and claims by the soup and beer
companies. Also, members of the train crew were claiming medical expenses.
However, the real kicker of the story is one that all of us insured by American
companies might think about. Because of his accident, Gasson's annual insurance
premium went from $30 to $33.75!
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Owners Talk about their 1964 Corvairs
RON -- I was in the Air Force stationed in Japan. I was due to rotate back to
the states in a few months. When I got in the service I had left my car with my
family, but after two years I knew I needed something newer and now I could
afford a new car. But, what car to get? Maybe I was primed to try something
radical and I read about a new car with a supercharger -- the Corvair. That
sounded exotic. I could try that.
I did some reading and talking to other guys and was told that there were
companies who would order a car for a serviceman rotating back to the states and
deliver it to you when you arrived. I ordered a Chevrolet Corvair Spyder coupe.
Solid black. The company took care of the financing and when I got off the plane
from Japan I knew where to go to pick up my new car. I drove it all the way from
the west coast to Dayton, Ohio where I would be continuing my career at
Wright-Patterson AFB. It was a great way to see the country!
In Ohio the turbo Corvair proved to be a fine car, winter or summer. No
antifreeze. You couldn't really call it a drag racer, but you'd be surprised at
how many hot cars you could outrun, especially if you could get ahead of them on
a curvy stretch of road. I ran off and left a lot of big iron on those great
Ohio back roads.
ALAN -- I was about to go on active duty with the Air Force as a second
lieutenant and I thought I would need a car. I had never owned a car and had
little driving experience. I just went to a convenient Chevrolet dealer and
looked at the cars on the lot. One new car was small and somehow different and
seemed to be just what I wanted. The dealer took care of all the financial
details, I wrote a check and drove away in a 1964 Corvair Spyder 2-door. I knew
nothing about cars and didn't really care that the engine was in the back and
was air cooled and turbocharged. I just drove it, and it drove very well.
Sometime during 1965 I met another second lieutenant, Jim, and we got to be
friends. We both lived in the junior officers quarters on base and our habit was
to take our meals at the hospital cafeteria, just because it was convenient. We
met a lieutenant colonel who lived on base and who regularly ate lunch at the
cafeteria. He was a character with an unlimited store of tall tales from his
years in the service and he was happy to swap lies with about a half dozen brown
bar lieutenants. When he found out I owned a Corvair Spyder he was in awe and
proceeded to tell me things about it that I had no idea about!
I was from California and I found things in Ohio were just different from
anything I was used to. On weekends I tried to see the sights of the midwest and
I'd drive around, looking for interesting places to visit. It happened that my
new friend Jim was from the south and also wanted to explore the midwest. We
went to a few places together. One thing I remember in Dayton was the Wright
Brothers' bicycle shop. Another was a series of "Indian mounds" in the country
near Dayton. Jim and I got the idea that we should go to Detroit and see the
Henry Ford museum. I had always heard about the Great Lakes and the famous Soo
Locks. We decided to take a long weekend trip to Detroit, Chicago and northern
Michigan. Mine was the newer car and Jim could drive a clutch transmission, so
we decided to go in the Corvair.
The trip worked out very well and we saw parts of the midwest we'd probably
never see again. The bridge at Sault St. Marie was amazing, the Soo Locks, well,
maybe not what I expected.
Now, this story has a future development neither of us knew about at the time.
Jim didn't seem to be a car enthusiast, nor was I. He just had a Ford. And I
don't remember that he showed any interest in my car with its turbocharged rear
engine. But I remember that within a year he discovered sports cars and took a
charter flight to visit Europe for three weeks, and came back with an English
sports car. And after another year he managed to get an assignment to Alaska. He
sold the sports car and bought a car more suitable for the cold north -- a new
Corvair. I can only imagine that our trip in my Spyder influenced him to get a
turbocharged Corvair.
TITO -- I was a lieutenant in the Air Force and wanted a new car with a little
more character than the old Chevies my family favored. A Corvair convertible
filled the bill. It had the turbo engine too, with 150 horsepower. But it was no
drag racer. I found that out the hard way.
Late one night I was returning home and was surprised by a light that turned
yellow. By habit I hit the brakes with a screech, but immediately continued
across the intersection before the red light as there was no traffic from any
direction. But I had barely got through the intersection when a cop came out of
nowhere, his red light flashing. I stopped and "What's wrong, officer?" brought
only a scowl. "You were drag racing and that rates a ticket," he said. "No, I
wasn't," I said, "I just braked but then continued on the yellow light, no one
was coming." "I heard you squealing out, you were drag racing," he said.
"Officer, this car doesn't have the horsepower to squeal the tires when
accelerating, I couldn't have been drag racing. Anyway, there's nobody here I
could have been racing with." Nope, the cop heard that tire squeal and he knew I
was drag racing and I got that ticket.
Later, in traffic court, the judge listened to my story. The officer wasn't
there to tell his side. "A Corvair, eh," the judge said. "I didn't know you
could drag race those things. Case dismissed."
So I had the last laugh, but you know, you can't really drag race a Spyder. Not
without mistreating the clutch! And that was something I'd never do.
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WED 01 SEP == Round Trip on the Rail Runner between Santa Fe and Belen. Board
== at a location of your choice to get to Santa Fe by 11:00 AM, have
== lunch, then board the Rail Runner to Belen, then return to your
== boarding location. The schedule is on line at Rio Metro Railrunner.
SAT 04 SEP 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center (our old meeting place)
131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Phone: (505) 767-5210
WED 15 SEP 7:00 PM Board Meeting: meet via Zoom, hosted by Kay Sutt
Contact: Kay at 505-471-1153 or ( suttkay @ gmail.com )
SUN 19 SEP very early! Line up for the Car Show at the State Fair
WED 25 SEP 7:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING 1717 6th St NW
Location is the Military Vehicle Association's Collection
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: Highland Senior Center (our old meeting place)
131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Phone: (505) 767-5210
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 7:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING 1717 6th St NW
Location is the Military Vehicle Association's Collection
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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SUN 07 NOV 2:00 AM - Set your clocks BACK an hour due to Daylight Time.
-- Neither the Legislature nor the Congress has been willing
--- to stop the insanity of gaining or losing an hour twice
---- each year with its resulting disruption of our sleep patterns.
SAT 06 NOV 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center (our old meeting place)
131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Phone: (505) 767-5210
WED 17 NOV 5:00 PM Board Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
WED 24 NOV 7:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING 1717 6th St NW
Location is the Military Vehicle Association's Collection
FRI 26 NOV 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the December 2020 newsletter
MON 29 NOV >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING DECEMBER NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 04 DEC 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center (our old meeting place)
WED 15 DEC 5:00 PM Board Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
UNDETERMINED -- CNM Christmas Party featuring Francis Boydston Award
FRI 15 DEC 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the January 2022 newsletter
FRI 15 DEC >>>>> EARLY THIS MONTH DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS ! <<<<<
MON 16 DEC >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING JANUARY NEWSLETTER <<
WED 00 DEC [ NO CAR COUNCIL MEETING THIS MONTH ]
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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 [ SEPTEMBER 2021 VOL 47 Nr 9 ISSUE 552 ]
Jim Pittman
2014 Vol 40 Nr 9 #468
COVER: Corvairs at the August 6th Meeting. New members were Tony Berbig and
Linda Soukup, tired of long Minnesota winters. John Wiker was recalled by the
Air Force for ROTC duty. Tarmo reported on a great car museum tour. We went to
inspect Mark Domzalski's new garage, designed for restoring Corvairs. Articles
from the Chicago AIRHORN by Charlie Biddle told about the 1975 Convention in
Seattle. We printed several colorful mountain scenes photographed by president
David Huntoon.
2007 V.33 N.9 #384
COVER: Several members met the Great American Race cars and drivers. Ollie was
presented with a First Aid kit. Dan Palmer showed LEDs and wiring for dash
lighting. Jim said many chapters were emailing their newsletters, not mailing
paper copies. President Ray asked members to report favorite grammar or spelling
errors. Robert reported an Autozone visit where Anne Mae was poorly treated but
the regional manager made everything okay. Sad fact of life: ladies don't get
treated fairly at auto parts stores. John Wiker reported on several car shows
and the Car Council picnic. Ollie Scheflow reported on the Old Route 66 cleanup
and Sylvan wrote that he appreciated the "April Fool" features in our
newsletters. He said the April 2007 issue was the best yet. Steve Goodman fixed
a vague stick shift. Vickie Hall described the picnic with words and photos. We
learned that Debbie Pleau died in Colorado just as she and Dennis were preparing
to move back to California. Debbie's 17-years of contributions to CNM and to the
Pikes Peak Corvair Club cannot be exaggerated. Among her accomplishments:
organizing the CORSA National Convention in Albuquerque in 1995-1996. We still
miss her.
2000 V.26 N.9 #300
COVER: We camped out at Ruth's cabin in the Pecos. A cartoon has Ralph of the
Green Party making a joke at the expense of two political candidates and our
favorite car. Wendell reported a bank balance of $6069. We said goodbye to the
Pleaus who were headed for Colorado Springs. We planned a new CNM front license
plate. Mark Domzalski was re-elected president of CORSA. There would be a 75th
anniversary celebration of the completion of Route 66 from Chicago to Los
Angeles. President Hurley Wilvert told us we had four nominees for the October
election. Many events were reviewed, mostly car shows of one kind or another.
The Car Council's list of activities for the rest of the year took up half a
page. Debbie Deck reported on the Pecos Campout at Ruth's mountain cabin. Anne
Mae Gold told us about Corvair Ladies and their activities. Steve Gongora
reported on the Galles Car Show in which three CNM participants each won a nice
new $100 bill. A letter from Wendell told about irritating car troubles on the
way to San Diego and a really scary episode with Ilva and a stroke and a heart
attack.
1993 V.19 N.9 #216
COVER: A Ford Model T. Our president was Del and Will reported $1439 in the
bank. Guests were Scott Kimball, Ted Yachik and the Huntoons from the Chicago
club. We discussed plans for the State Fair, a campout, a Dukes baseball game, a
Funkhana, the Great Western Fan Belt Toss and a trip to Color Works in Los
Lunas. LeRoy told about a new organization aimed at keeping old cars from being
legislated off the road. Del reported that we got the bid from CORSA for the
1996 convention! We had several tech tips from the Internet this month. Frank
Lux had a hard-to-find rattle when the nut came off a front shock absorber and
lodged inside the coil spring where it bounced around. Raymond Pease replaced
the inner speedo cable on a 1968 car only to find it was 3/4 inch too short.
Stuart Pearl reported on the brand-new GM Saturn. Steve Cole discussed modes of
crank failure (torsional or bending) and how to tell which happened to your
broken crank. Mike Kellstrand had a rough running engine. Cyberspace citizens
suggested causes and fixes: bryan@mitre.org suggested backing off the timing and
checking for jammed advance weights; kdrolt@Athena.mit.edu suggested a clogged
fuel screen in the gas tank or clogged filters in the carbs;
smc9782@zeus.tamu.edu suggested it might be a vacuum leak in the crossover tube
connectors. Steve Robinette asked the function of a thick red wire in the engine
compartment. John Dozsa told about a speedometer repair shop in Baltimore.
1986 V.12 N.9 #132
COVER: A newspaper photo of five-year CORSA member from France Gali Bouhadiba at
the CORSA National Convention in Grand Rapids. At the August meeting we had $827
in the bank and a visitor was long-distance CNM member Jack Bryan of Dallas.
Jerry showed us a video he made during the Montrose Tri-State. Bill Reider
reported on his trip to the Grand Rapids convention. Bill said traffic
everywhere was moving at 60 to 70 in spite of the 55-mph speed limit. He joined
in the fun and was stopped in Kansas for doing 46 in a 30-mph zone. Karen
provided three more stories in her series of reports on "My First Car" so we
found out how Elliott Knapp, Kristin Romer and Dean Sanborn were introduced to a
1926 Buick, a 1965 Monza and a 1918 Model T Ford respectively. Francis told us
how to remove the emergency brake cable from the wheel backing plate: tighten a
small hose clamp around the three locking protrusions, then tap with a hammer
and screwdriver. Francis was a great one for clever improvised tools.
1979 V.5 N.9 #48
COVER: A Chevrolet advertisement: bikers were admiring a shiny new 1965 Monza
sedan. We were planning our State Fair car show, an Aspencade and October
elections. We discussed CORSA's 100 percent membership rule. This issue had no
tech tips. Your editor asked whether it was a good idea for the government to
require air bags in new cars in light of certain safety considerations. Today no
one thinks of any inherent dangers from air bags. I wonder why.
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Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter is published monthly by Corvairs of New Mexico,
chartered Chapter #871 of CORSA, the Corvair Society of America. Copyright by
the Authors and by Corvairs of New Mexico. Articles may be reprinted in any
CORSA publication as a service to CORSA members, provided credit to the Author
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. The newsletter
is composed using Apple computers. Software includes Mac OS-X, AppleWorks,
Photoshop CS, GraphicConverter, BBEdit and InDesign CS. If you care, ask for
more details. When I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my friends.
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