The February 2022 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 31-Jan-2022 ==== Copyright (c) 2022 Corvairs of New Mexico
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February 2022 / VOLUME 48 / NUMBER 2 / ISSUE 557
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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: February 5th at 10:00AM
Highland Senior Center 131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
THIS MONTH:
President's Letter ............................ Gregory Nelson
Pat Hall Collection Photos ....................... Greg Nelson
Dues Due Dates .......................... Membership Committee
January Regular Meeting ....................... Lupe Arellanes
Pat Hall Cars and Parts Available .............. David Huntoon
CNM 48th Anniversary Party ................... Brenda Stickler
Chivalry Lives ................................ Lupe Arellanes
Unintended Consequences (Leaded Gasoline) ...... Fred Edeskuty
Treasury Report ................................ Steve Gongora
Birthdays & Anniversaries ............... Membership Committee
Remembering Vickie Hall .......................... Jim Pittman
My Friend Vickie Hall .......................... Heula Pittman
Bill Lubert .................................... Steve Gongora
Calendar of Coming Events ................. Board of Directors
February Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago .. Club Historian
COVER: Vickie Hall at Bosque del Apache, January 2006
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OFFICERS and VOLUNTEERS:
President Greg Nelson 505-400-8670 fesedu @ comcast.net
Vice-President Brenda Stickler 505-856-6993 tounce66 @ msn.com
Secretary Lupe Arellanes 505-515-9897 ispeakmedicare505 @ gmail.com
Treasurer Steve Gongora 505-220-7401 stevegongora @ msn.com
Newsletter Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Past President Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Past President Dave Allin 505-410-9668 dnjallin @ gmail.com
Past President David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com
MEETING: Regular Meeting - Saturday February 5th, 2022 at 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 February 2022
DUE LAST MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2022.01 ======== NONE ======== 25-FEB-2022
DUE THIS MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2022.02 Linda Soukup & Tony Berbig 25-MAR-2022
DUE NEXT MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2022.03 Elizabeth & Mark Domzalski 25-APR-2022
2022.03 Barbara & Gordon Johnson 25-APR-2022
2022.03 Kelli & Mark Morgan 25-APR-2022
2022.03 Sui-Fong Neale 25-APR-2022
2022.03 Valerie Nye & Joel Yelich 25-APR-2022
DUE APRIL =========================== INACTIVE DATE
2022.04 Deborah & John Dinsdale 25-MAY-2022
2022.04 Terry Hall 25-MAY-2022
2022.04 Janet & Steve Johnson 25-MAY-2022
2022.04 Fred Riggs II 25-MAY-2022
INACTIVE ============================ INACTIVE DATE
2021.04 Lesha Kitts 25-MAY-2021
2021.10 Sylvia & Ray Trujillo 25-NOV-2021
2021.12 Leroy Alderete 25-JAN-2022
2021.12 Guadalupe & Jim Arellanes 25-JAN-2022
2021.12 Darlene Darcy 25-JAN-2022
2021.12 Lee Reider 25-JAN-2022
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 30-Jan-2022 we have 45 active family memberships.
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PRESIDENT'S LETTER
GREGORY NELSON
Program for February Meeting
I'm working on a simple program for the February meeting: Pictures and auction
prices from the Mecum Kissimmee Show and a few pictures of Pat Hall's
Collection. Cross your fingers.
January Tech Session
After last month's meeting several members gathered in the parking lot to work
on Lupe's horn (nice EM white convertible). A couple of us ended up on our backs
with noses tucked under the front bumper trying to diagnose a quiet horn. We
weren't able to completely fix the problem in the parking lot, but the team did
give Lupe and Jim a path forward. This first foray also suggests a few changes
are in order: conduct the session at a member's home instead of the parking lot,
and also the session does not necessarily need to occur after the monthly
meetings. Any other constructive suggestions are always welcome.
Planned Car Show
CNM was in discussion with the Senior Center to do a car show sometime in March
or April. Well, unfortunately the Omicron Covid variant has squashed those
plans. Chris Rogers, who works the front desk on weekdays, was hopeful we could
try later in the year. We'll have to play it by ear and see what the car show
schedule is like in late summer/early fall.
The Pat Hall Collection
On Friday January 14th several CNM members made a trip to Pat Hall's house to
see his Corvair collection. He has expressed an interest in selling a few items.
I was a bit overwhelmed by the size of his inventory. Approximately 28 cars: 10
running and kept inside garages and another 18 or so out in the elements. I did
buy a few parts; fuel pump, glove box cover, dual brake cylinder and some ash
trays. Yup, he's got just about everything. If my February program slide
presentation works properly, you'll get a chance to see some of the photos CNM
took of his vast inventory. A few teasers are in the newsletter.
Corvair Trader on Facebook
I still continue to visit this site and drool over the cars that are for sale. I
really should wait until retirement. Not sure I'm going to make it. I do take a
peek at Ebay Auto Trader on occasion too. My current want: Black, 62 hard top
with manual transmission.
Raffle Quilt
At the December luncheon a very nice quilt was donated to the club. We'll have
the quilt on hand for a couple meetings with the intention of raffling it off at
the March or April meeting. So please buy plenty of raffle tickets. Proceeds
benefit the club.
Sunshine, Merchandise Chair
The club is looking for a volunteer to oversee the Sunshine and Merchandise
Committees. Both are 'behind the scenes' activities but still very important. I
remember getting a bunch of useful goodies when I joined in August 2020 during
one of the outdoor in-the-park pandemic meetings. Please see a board member if
interested.
NM Council of Car Clubs
The first meeting of the year was held on January 26. The four main topics under
discussion were: Museum Car Show May 15; Collector Car Appreciation Day (I
didn't catch the date), Club Picnic at Oak Flat on August 14 and a Swap Meet in
Moriarty on September 24 & 25. This last one will require lots of volunteers or
it can't be held.
Adopt A Highway
It's official. Our section of Route 66 is now from Mile Marker 5-to-6, east of
Tramway Blvd. A map was passed around at the January meeting,. Our mile starts
right where the musical section ends and continues east around the curve. Our
first pickup will be March 12. Hope to see you ALL there.
Cheers. See y'all at the meeting.
Greg
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GENERAL MEETING, 01/01/2022
BY SECRETARY LUPE ARELLANES
Meeting called to order at 10:15 AM Saturday, January 8, 2022 Location Highland
Senior Center, Albuquerque, NM, 15 in attendance.
Special Note: The club's own Sunshine Committee suffered a loss recently with
the passing of our Beloved Vickie Hall. Kindly share any photos of her. She will
be missed as we honor her with our tears. A breakfast will be scheduled at a
future date to honor her
//Dave H.//
Treasurer's Report: Steve G.: Club bank account balance of $5,564.14 reported.
Secretary's report: Lupe A.: nothing to report.
Vice President's Report: Brenda S.: currently working on club's anniversary
celebration. This club was established in 1974 making it 48 years young. Date
voted on and determined to be March 12 at 11:00 AM at Mimi's Cafe in Albuquerque
New Mexico.
President's Report: Greg N.:
OLD BUSINESS:
* CNM Trash Pick-up Mile: Request and change has been granted by the Department
of Transportation. The club going forward has mile marker five through six
heading east on Old Route 66.
NEW BUSINESS:
* Locating and sharing outside resources. Such as Mecum Auto Auctions Revealed
41 *Corvairs* up for auction in Florida. Greg was able to locate a Facebook
group online with a particular article on how to get a key made if your car did
not come with such as with his, Greg's, own vehicle.
* January 14 there will be a *Corvair* parts day at Pat Hall's shop. Some
members will inventory and take photos of various items to be placed on our
website.
* Greg N. is looking for opportunities for joint car shows. One event in
beginning planning stages is to have a smaller car show at our very own
community center which is located on Old Route 66. A car council member stood
and shared car club summer dates so as to not directly coincide.
* Reminded members that a mini Tech session is happening after this meeting in
the parking lot once adjourned. Member Lupe A.'s 1964 Monza horn is not working.
Meeting adjourned at 11:10 AM
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CARS AND PARTS -- DAVID HUNTOON -- Just to let everyone know, Pat Hall has
decided it is time to thin out his collection of Corvair parts and cars.
Sheds of parts and complete cars of all kinds. If you are looking for some-
thing give Pat a call. Motors, bumpers, glass and everything else. We will
start posting the cars on Corvair Trader soon. PAT'S PHONE IS 505-620-5574.
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CNM 48TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION --- BRENDA STICKLER
CNM is celebrating our 48th Anniversary at Mimi's Cafe at "4316 The 25 Way" in
Albuquerque. We are starting this Anniversary lunch at 11:00 AM on Saturday
March 12th, 2022. Do let us know if you have any fond memories that you would
like to share with us, about your experiences with our club, over the years. We
each purchase our own lunch ... but there will be a club birthday cake there for
our celebration.
Hope to see you there. Our club is looking pretty good for 48 years old!
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CHIVALRY LIVES
BY LUPE ARELLANES
Today, once again, I was reminded chivalry lives loud and strong within the
Corvair Community.
Recent Incident One: Prior to becoming a member, I was driving my convertible
1964 Monza Corvair to get some gas. It was a beautiful day so I put the top
down. I was a bit low in gas but I was confident I would make it... I was wrong.
As soon as I got off Route 66, I coasted to a nice spot off the road. While my
son was on his way to bring me a gas can, a few gentlemen pulled over inquiring
if I needed assistance -- to include CNM's own Dave Huntoon. Thankful for his
generosity of skilled time, and helping me with some needed repairs, I was
inspired to join the club.
Recent Incident Two: Today, after our local monthly meeting, I was honored to be
part of a Fix-it-Tech Session: Fix a non-working Horn.
My car was surrounded by multiple club members. The energy was exciting. Before
too long, manuals, tools and spare parts were at the ready. This session ended
with a proper diagnosis, and a short shopping list to get my horn fixed.
The most vivid memory being Larry Blair on his back, not minding the leaves in
his hair, tinkering under my car. We picked up quite a few tips and clear
directions on how to complete the fix ourselves. My husband and I are grateful
to have such a high level of expertise in such abundance in this club.
Still, I find myself wondering, what would inspire a person to lie on a concrete
pebbled parking lot on a crisp winter Saturday to work under my car?!
My current understanding is for the love of the car.
Thank you gentlemen. //Lupe A.
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REMEMBERING VICKIE HALL
JIM PITTMAN
The cover photo was made at a CNM tour to Bosque del Apache in January 2006.
This was just a few weeks after Pat and Vickie joined CNM, and their 1963 Monza
was the only Corvair on this tour. They soon became valued members of the club
because of their friendliness and love of Corvairs. We visited them at their
home in Los Lunas any number of times. They attended meetings and club
activities and Vickie helped with many club projects including planning and
working at Tri-States.
Vickie contributed reports to the newsletter on Corvair topics such as the
August 2007 tour to Villanueva State Park, Progressive dinners, scrap metal
recycling, getting stuck on the road with a broken fan belt and no tools, and
maybe finding Elvis Presley's little red Corvair. Sometimes when I did not go to
a club event, Vickie's photos and articles covered the event for us.
Vickie was not a natural computer geek but she mastered the art of sending
articles and JPG photos from her home computer and using google to look things
up. On those occasions when she had computer problems, my Mac brain was not of
much help and my advice would be to find a Windows person or just go to Best Buy
and get their take on the problem.
Vickie took over many of the chores associated with the club's merchandise,
obtaining items, organizing and storing them, bringing them to meetings or club
events and handling money pertaining to these activities. She worked on all
aspects of table decorations, door prizes and registration bags for several
Tri-State events.
Vickie was an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys and like us, closely watched
Alex Terebek's Jeopardy game show. It almost became a ritual to phone Vickie
after the show to ask, "Did you get the answer?" and if I was a little late
calling her, she'd call me. Then we'd often talk about the news of the day. We
always had opinions to share and to agree or disagree about.
April 2013 was a high point for me in club activities because Vickie
organized an epic tour from their house in Los Lunas over to US 64 and thence
east to the Abo and Quarai pueblo ruins and to Mountainair for a great lunch.
Vickie called it a "convoy" and in the old days we used to make such drives
through the New Mexico landscape as "Aspencades" or economy runs to picnic
spots. This one was a wonderful opportunity to drive through the unusual scenery
of the Salinas valley and to visit exotic places and I appreciated Vickie's
organization of the event.
As we all age and reduce our activity at club events, it has been painful to
lose our old friends. It is hard to think of future club breakfasts or museum
tours or car shows or Tri-States without Vickie to share them.
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VICKIE ROSE HALL OBITUARY
Vickie Rose Hall, age 75, a resident of Los Lunas since 1979, passed
away on December 26, 2021. She was born in Galveston, Texas on March 17,
1946. She is survived by the love of her life, Pat Hall, son Timothy
Farmer, daughter Monica Popp (Fiance Randy), granddaughters Stephanie
and Jennifer Popp, grandson T.J. Farmer and great-grandson Tristen
Farmer. She is also survived by three sisters, Debbie Holm (Cliff),
Rebecca Sluss (Jimmy), Sharon Knee, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John Farmer and Georgia Cozart
and her precious niece, Jackie Holm.
Vickie enjoyed crafts and working in her flower and rock gardens. She
was an avid collector of music boxes, anything hummingbird related,
but all things Dallas Cowboys were at the top of her list! She was
an active member of the Corvairs of New Mexico since 2005 serving
as chair of the Merchandise/Sunshine committee at the time of her
death. She enjoyed the many friends she made there.
Vickie left much of this obituary handwritten for the family to use.
She said, "Please remember and celebrate Vickie's life in your own
special way as no services are planned."
Her wishes were to be cremated.
Published by Albuquerque Journal on Jan. 2, 2022.
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MY FRIEND VICKIE HALL
HEULA PITTMAN
Vickie Hall was one of the best friends I have ever had. She was my confidant,
my mentor, my helper in all things. One of her best features was to get the job
done; she was not a quitter, but a go-getter. We lost her on December 26, 2021.
She was our club's Merchandise person for many years. She kept accurate
up-to-date inventory of all club items. For many years she brought items in her
inventory to club meetings, displayed them and contributed all proceeds to CNM's
treasury.
We worked together since she and Pat joined CNM in 2005. And she was both
Merchandise and Sunshine chair person at the time of her death. She and I worked
on many CORVAIR arts and crafts projects over the years. It seemed we always had
a club project or two in progress. We enjoyed making items for our registration
bags for Tri-States. We made them, sometimes as many as 100, for every Tri-State
that our club sponsored for many years. We were often told that our bags were
the best any of the clubs ever made. We enjoyed hearing such positive comments.
Vickie also made new member packets and saw that each member received one. This
often required mailing them. These packets included items that she and I made
over the years as well as CNM name tags, a copy of the "Care and Feeding of Your
Corvair" booklet and more.
For many years she and Pat collected items for charities the club sponsored.
This required much work on their part as they boxed up and delivered everything
to the designated charity each year. I believe her favorite one was "The
Storehouse" as the items donated to them were given to anyone who needed them.
Vickie and I were responsible for the Christmas and Anniversary parties for many
years. But for the past two years she basically did everything herself. This
included reserving the restaurant for the parties, supplying table decorations
and door prizes and making sure that all appropriate members who needed to be
recognized were. We baked cakes for many of these parties. She always inserted
some form of fun into the event.
The Halls received several service awards over the years, but never enough to
depict all the hard work they did to help keep CNM alive and well. Vickie will
be missed for her dedication, her generosity and her love of CORVAIRS.
I'll always remember Vickie as my friend whom I could always depend on. And yes,
I deeply miss her.
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BILL LUBERT
STEVE GONGORA
Bill Lubert passed away on November 7, 2021, just short of his 69th birthday. He
was born on December 27, 1952. Bill and his brother, Charlie "Lube" (a longtime
CNM member) moved with his family from Chicago in June of 1967. Bill and Lube's
mother had an aunt living in Albuquerque and they needed a VA hospital facility
for their father. After the aunt moved to California, the Luberts stayed in
Albuquerque. Their mother worked as a Fred Harvey girl at the old Alvarado Hotel
then transferred to the Sunport as they demolished the Alvarado in 1970. Bill
and Lube's father passed away in June 1973.
While Lube joined the Army in October of 1968, Bill served for his country in
the Air Force from 1975 to 1981. He attained the rank of Sergeant and traveled
the country including Canada as a Nuclear Weapons Specialist.
Bill was attracted to the railroads and in particular to building scale model
trains. He was a great supporter of the Wheels Museum and traveled many places
for conventions and gatherings. Lube and Bill just finished a trip to Florence,
Colorado for a car show and then on to a train show in Alamosa.
Bill went to the VA hospital in November for cardiac treatment. He was to be
released in two days but suffered a massive heart attack on November 7. Our
thoughts and condolences are with Lube.
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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES (LEADED GAS)
FRED EDESKUTY
The "Unintended Consequences" article written by Jim Pittman in the January,
2022, newsletter is an interesting read and a good example of consequences, both
intended and unintended, that come attached with every action we make. Seems our
society has been bitten more than a few times by unintended consequences with
our elected officials' wonderful ideas. Too bad we have not learned our lessons
and have paid more attention to all of the unintended consequences along with
the intended consequences that come attached to essentially every idea. But that
is a different topic.
This article is a footnote to add information about the benefits of lead removal
and a correction regarding camshaft wear in an otherwise great article.
Yes, tetraethyl lead added to gasoline increases the octane, unlocking the
ability for more power and efficiency of our gasoline powered engines, but the
downside when leaded gasoline is burned is that the lead is not consumed but
instead converted to lead compounds, mainly lead oxide. Whatever lead compounds
not deposited in the combustion chambers, exhaust system, and through blow-by
injected into the oil are released to the air through the tailpipe. Even back in
leaded gasoline days with the millions of gallons of gasoline burned every day
in the US alone, once released, just where was this lead expected to go? With
its high molecular weight, lead compounds found in the dirt adjacent to major
highways is not at all surprising.
While the health issues of lead have been known for many years, the real
"catalyst" for phase-out of leaded gasoline began with the first widespread
usage of catalytic converters as a solution for enabling automakers to meet the
much stricter emissions requirement Federally mandated at the beginning of 1975.
It was long known that auto engines emitted harmful emissions with carbon
monoxide (CO), unburned hydrocarbons (HC), and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) the
compounds of major concern. Catalytic converters that contained small quantities
of exotic metals in pellet or honeycomb form, primarily platinum and palladium,
initiated oxidation reactions of the CO and HC compounds, converting them to
water and carbon dioxide. A serious issue, however, was lead compounds which, if
introduced to the converter, would coat the pellets, poisoning them, and in
quantity the converter would soon be rendered useless. Thus, unleaded gasoline
was required to keep the catalytic converters working for the hopeful life of
the vehicle. As the percentage of newer vehicles with catalytic converters on
the road increased, the percentage of unleaded versus leaded gasoline
requirements increased until finally there was a point that health safety
concerns prevailed to completely ban lead in highway fuels. Leaded gas was
delegated to aftermarket additives and non-highway fuels.
The lack of lead removed a method for easy and cheap octane boost; however,
other octane boost methods were available. The real unintended consequence and
issue was accelerated valve seat wear due to the removal of the lead with its
"lubrication" qualities. Turns out that engines with hardened valve seats (note
that all aluminum head engines, including Corvairs, already had these) did not
exhibit premature wear. The issue was mainly confined to engines with cast iron
heads with valve seats machined directly into the cast iron. The fix consisted
of machining the heads and installing hardened seats. This was not so much of an
issue with new engines manufactured, but it was a real issue in updating
existing engines without hardened valve seats.
It must be noted that along with the drawbacks there are real benefits with the
removal of lead. Unintended benefits? Lead compounds, some acidic, would build
in combustion chambers, plate exhaust system walls, and contaminate oil through
blow-by past the rings and valve guides. Contrary to popular belief, too much
lead deposited on exhaust valves can be more destructive than too little.
Because of this, lead scavengers such as Ethylene dibromide were added to leaded
gasoline specifically to keep lead deposits from accumulating to destructive
levels. These additives unfortunately come with their own contribution to engine
lubrication and health concerns. Lead removal resulted in longer spark plug
life, longer oil life, less sludge build up, and longer exhaust system life. All
of this is in addition to the health benefits.
So, whether you are concerned for human health and/or the well-being of your
engine removal of lead turns out to be a very good thing!
Notice that NOx, the third mandated emission, was not mentioned above. This is
because NOx is not addressed or influenced by the early catalytic converters.
NOx is a byproduct of heat of combustion, or in other words, the higher the
combustion temperatures and pressures, the greater the NOx emission. Automakers
initially reduced NOx emissions by reducing the heat of combustion through
lowering compression ratios, reducing duration of valve opening while at the
same time increasing valve overlap, and retarding ignition timing. These engine
changes helped in the reduction of NOx but at the drastic cost of not only
reducing engine efficiency but also performance. While widely blamed as the
source, the converter by itself contributed little to the performance and
efficiency reductions.
One keystone that enabled automakers to start increasing efficiency and
performance from the dismal mid 1970s era emission engines (the highest
performance engine available in the 1975 Corvette produced 205 HP!?) and start
the path to development of our modern high performance high efficiency engines
was in the widespread introduction of the oxidation-reduction, or three-way,
catalytic converter in the early 1980s. The addition of Rhodium in the catalyst
mix allowed converters to not only oxidize CO and HCs but also at the same time
initiate the reduction reaction of NOx, converting the pollutant to free
nitrogen and oxygen. This reaction of NOx allowed returning to higher heat of
combustion meaning higher compression ratios and more aggressive valve timing.
It also should be noted that lead has never been considered a lubricant
providing any benefit in preventing cam lobe or lifter face wear. Instead, when
including the companion lead scavengers it could almost be considered a
detriment. Duckhams, a well-known British oil manufacturer, maintains that lead
scavengers inhibit the effect of ZDDP, meaning higher levels of ZDDP in the oil
are required for engines running leaded gasoline versus those that run
exclusively unleaded to safely preclude flat tappet camshaft wear. And with that
I'll close since ZDDP is in itself another issue including all of its associated
cans of worms.
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TREASURY REPORT FOR 12-20-2021 to 01-30-2022 ===============================================
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $ 5,540.69
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Happy Birthday Wishes to February CNM'ers:
Phillip Brock
Bob Kitts
Anthony Shortle
Happy Anniversary Wishes to February CNM'ers:
Rita & Steve Gongora
Diane Tweedy & Tony Lawler
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SAT 05 FEB 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center
131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Phone: (505) 767-5210
SAT 12 FEB 11:30 AM WHEELS MUSEUM -- Valentine's Day Picnic -- 505-243-6269
WED 16 FEB 7:00 PM Board Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
WED 23 FEB 7:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING 1717 6th St NW
Location is the Military Vehicle Association's Collection
*** FRI 25 FEB 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the March 2022 newsletter
*** MON 28 FEB >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING MARCH NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 05 MAR 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center
131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Phone: (505) 767-5210
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WED 16 MAR 7:00 PM Board Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
WED 23 MAR 7:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING 1717 6th St NW
*** FRI 25 MAR 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the April 2022 newsletter
*** MON 28 MAR >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING APRIL NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 02 APR 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center
131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Phone: (505) 767-5210
WED 20 APR 7:00 PM Board Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
WED 27 APR 7:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING 1717 6th St NW
*** FRI 29 APR 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the May 2022 newsletter
*** MON 02 MAY >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING MAY NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 07 MAY 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center
SUN 15 MAY ..... AM Car Show / Albuquerque Museum / NMCCC
WED 18 MAY 7:00 PM Board Meeting: >>>>>>>> TO BE DETERMINED
FRI-SAT-SUN 20-21-22 MAY - Tri-State Meet, Glenwood Springs, Colorado / RMC
WED 25 MAY 7:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING 1717 6th St NW
*** FRI 27 MAY 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the June 2022 newsletter
*** MON 30 MAY >> TARGET FOR PRINTING AND MAILING JUNE NEWSLETTER <<
SAT 09 JUL ..... .. Collector Car Appreciation Day / NMCCC
SUN 14 AUG ..... ... All-Clubs Picnic at Oak Flat / NMCCC
SAT-SUN 24-25 SEP ... Swap Meet in Moriarty / NMCCC
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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 [ FEBRUARY 2022 VOL 48 Nr 2 ISSUE 557 ] Jim Pittman
2015 V.41 Nr02 #473
COVER: Corvairs and Corvair Owners at the Dough-Re-Mi Bake Shop for breakfast.
Both Robert Gold and John Wiker reported on a great time. President Ray Trujillo
told about his test of the "Musical Road" on NM 333. We planned a driving tour
to Grants, NM. Jim told about whacking the fuel pump of a 1960 MG-A to get it to
run. Bob Helt told a few secrets to tuning the 110-HP engine in late models. We
looked forward to the Durango Tri-State sponsored by Rocky Mountain CORSA. A
nomination form for the Meissner Award completed the issue.
2008 V.34 Nr02 #389
COVER: Pat Hall and Peggy help Robert get a proper title for a "new" Corvair and
the chore of getting a title inspired Robert to write up an article on how to do
it. Wendell reported $3,102.86 in the bank. Brenda suggested that we host the
2009 Tri-State in Taos. An article borrowed from Denvair by Steve Goodman
discussed how to get -- and keep -- new members. An article by Jim asked whether
it was a blessing or a curse to add ethanol to gasoline. In his opinion it was
definitely a curse. Heula reported on a successful progressive dinner extending
from the Reiders' to the Scheflows' to Wendell Walker's. Garrie Fox from the
Pikes Peak club recommended Mobil 15W50 oil for Corvairs. Art Gold reported on
the Car Council and events planned for 2008. Finally, there was a two-page
survey to get members' opinions of the newsletter and web page. There were so
few responses that the results were never published.
2001 V.27 Nr02 #305
COVER: The CNM Board met at House of Covers to lay our plans. We had two
Billiken cartoons this month, one resolving to produce 12 new cartoons this
year, the other lamenting the loss of Oldsmobile from GM's lineup. Billiken
artist and founding member Mark Morgan provided a short history of Oldsmobile
and Plymouth which for many years were major American automotive nameplates.
Wendell said we had $5812 in the bank. Mark Domzalski reported that the 2002
CORSA Convention had been approved for Flagstaff and nearby clubs would be asked
to help. Mark's term as CORSA president was due to expire in July and no
replacement was on the horizon. Debbie Pleau was appointed chair of CORSA's
merchandise committee. Larry Blair was planning a tour of the Big-I project as
well as a presentation on adding a gasoline heater to your Corvair. After the
meeting we had a presentation on the history of Route 66 by our guest, Sue Mann.
Steve Gongora planned a presentation on CNM's web page and how it worked. We
didn't know how many members were able to browse the web. Richard Finch invited
us to Tularosa for an Ultra Van mini-convention. Among other attractions, the
participants planned to see White Sands and the Space Center in Alamogordo. Tech
tips this month included carb synchronizing and setting ignition timing.
Detailed instructions for installing a headlight relay were provided from
Virtual Vairs. Don't know why you'd want a headlight relay? Ask someone at one
of our meetings.
1994 V.20 Nr02 #221
COVER: Three 1965 Corsa convertibles. President Del presided. Treasurer Will
reported that we had $906.86 in the bank. New member Steven Jay Pleau joined on
12/30/1992. Visitor Dan Motter showed us cast brass belt buckles he made. Did we
want to order Corvair buckles for the Tri-State? Several suggestions for our
1996 convention were brought up. Club merchandise included a second edition of
Bill Reider's "Care and Feeding" book. We asked whether the treasurer should be
bonded. Plans for activities included a trip to Bosque del Apache, a garage
tour, the Navy Band concert and a Twentieth Anniversary dinner. Bill Reider
reported on an article in the December 1993 OLD CARS which gave the Top Ten
Reasons to own a Corvair! The 11th reason: The Corvair is the only car ever
certified "safe" by the U.S. government in tests conducted by the Department of
Transportation. More technical articles included a discussion of CFC regulation
(air conditioning after the phase-out of freon) and how to remove a windshield
without breaking it. Not easy.
1987 V.13 Nr02 #137
COVER: Congratulations to Karen and Clayborne on the arrival of daughter Allison
on 01/26/1987. We planned to visit Elmo Reinhardt's garage (was this the "Tool
Museum" or some other place?) and hoped to visit Bobby Unser. Mark Morgan, a CNM
founder, our first president and first newsletter editor, stopped by the meeting
on his way through town. Tom Martin told about taking a brand-new 1961 Corvair
on an antelope hunt. The car survived. Clayborne told us about installing a
Chevy S-10 spoiler on his 1967 Monza sedan to enhance stability in cross winds.
1980 V.6 Nr02 #53
COVER: We announced Ike Meissner's funeral. A moving tribute by Sylvan reminded
us of Ike's character and achievements. As Ike said, "Blessed are those with the
Corvair hobby for they shall be allowed to get dirty." Tech tips: Joel said to
use white vinegar to get vinyl cloudiness off glass surfaces. Francis told how
to get the distributor rotor off without damaging the weight cover. Tom Silvan
told about the danger of fire with too-liberal application of rustproofing or
undercoating material too close to exhaust parts. Bob Welch said trouble with
dash and instrument lights was often caused by a bad ground connection.
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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
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