The March 2017 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 20-Feb-2017 ==== Copyright (c) 2017 Corvairs of New Mexico
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MARCH 2017 / VOLUME 43 / NUMBER 3 / ISSUE #498
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Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2005
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, Third Place, 2010
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2012
EDITOR: Jim Pittman
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
Mr President ....................................... the Editor
February Garage Tour to Jay Hertz' Garage ......... Terry Price
Dues Due ................................. Membership Committee
February Meeting Minutes ........................ Anne Mae Gold
February Board Meeting Minutes .................. Anne Mae Gold
January Car Council Meeting Report ................ Robert Gold
In Memoriam: Mary Alice Scheflow ..................... Obituary
Taos Tri-State Topics #5 - Joe Casey to Speak ..... Terry Price
Taos Tri-State Raffle Quilt .......................... Kay Sutt
CORSA Convention, June 27-July 1 ....... Independence, Missouri
New Member: Natalie Robison ....................... Vickie Hall
Birthdays & Anniversaries .................. Sunshine Committee
Treasury Report ................................... Robert Gold
Bill Reider's CARE & FEEDING OF YOUR CORVAIR ...... Jim Pittman
Calendar of Coming Events .................. Board of Directors
March Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 Years Ago .. Club Historian
Saint Francis of Corvair (Boydston Award) ..... Nomination Form
COVER John Wiker's 1966 Monza at a Typical Corvair Car Show
COVER Corvairs Visit Taos Pueblo during the 2009 Tri-State
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OFFICERS and VOLUNTEERS
President John Wiker 505-239-3311 wikerj63 yahoo.com
Vice President Lube Lubert 505-256-9331 dirtlube gmail.com
Secretary Anne Mae Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 msn.com
Treasurer Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 msn.com
Car Council Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 msn.com
Merchandise Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall q.com
Membership Larry Yoffee 505-321-5909 corsa180 gmail.com
Newsletter Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp unm.edu
Old Route 66 Lube Lubert 505-256-9331 dirtlube2 gmail.com
Past President Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall q.com
Past President David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 aol.com
Past President Ray Trujillo 505-814-8373 ray bpsabq.com
Past VP Tarmo Sutt 505-690-2046 tarmo juno.com
MEETINGS: First Wednesday of each Month at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
INTERNET: CORSA's home page: http://www.corvair.org
CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp
Steve Gongora's page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871
Larry Yoffee's home page: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.com/
New Mexico Council of Car Clubs: http://www.nmcarcouncil.com/
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DUES: CNM: 12 months = $25.00 -or- 26 months = $ 50.00
CORSA: 12 months = $45.00 -or- 26 months = $ 90.00
CNM & CORSA: 12 months = $70.00 -or- 26 months = $140.00
DUES DUE DATES MARCH 2017
DUE LAST MONTH ================= INACTIVE DATE
2017.02 Barbara & Gordon Johnson 25-MAR-2017
2017.02 Victor Sanchez 25-MAR-2017
2017.02 Lilian & Timothy Shortle 25-MAR-2017
DUE THIS MONTH ================== INACTIVE DATE
2017.03 Mary Ellen & David Feasel 25-APR-2017
2017.03 Carl Johnson 25-APR-2017
2017.03 Kelli & Mark Morgan 25-APR-2017
2017.03 Emma & LeRoy Rogers 25-APR-2017
DUE NEXT MONTH ================= INACTIVE DATE
2017.04 Deborah & John Dinsdale 25-MAY-2017
2017.04 Art Gold 25-MAY-2017
2017.04 Brenda Stickler 25-MAY-2017
DUE MAY 2017 ==================== INACTIVE DATE
2017.05 (none) 25-JUN-2017
INACTIVE ======================== INACTIVE DATE
2016.12 Tibi Scheflow 25-JAN-2017
2017.01 Nancy & Russ McDuffie 25-FEB-2017
2017.01 Brenda & Hurley Wilvert 25-FEB-2017
Send your Dues to:
CNM Treasurer c/o Robert Gold
1301 Valencia NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
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 25-FEB-2017 we have 46 active family memberships.
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Mr. President
When I arrived at Highland for the Board meeting I saw John sitting with his
eyes closed just inside. Thinking he was not feeling well, I did not disturb him
but went back to our meeting room and left my briefcase on the table next to
his. I went back to the front and he was still there. I waited around a few more
minutes and eventually Anne Mae and Robert arrived and John stood up and we went
to our meeting. He claimed he was not in pain but he looked like he had come
straight from the hospital.
As some know, John has had kidney stone problems for many weeks and they finally
did the surgery to remove one or more, and he was in recovery mode. I suppose
his Prius drove him to Highland. Maybe he has equipped it with a Tesla
auto-pilot module? At any rate, he was there and he ran our meeting.
If John were writing this article he'd tell us more than we ever wanted to know
about kidney stones. He might also have something to say about how he and Anne
are making the transition from being city mice to being country mice!
He'd certainly have a few things to say about upcoming events, viz:
* We need suggestions and organizers for club events for the rest of the year.
* Club Breakfasts? When, where?
* A Club Picnic? When, where?
* Another TUNA? Remember, Pat Hall has volunteered to host it, we just need a
date and topic.
* Not too early to think about our Christmas party.
* Be sure to attend the Garage Tour on February 25th. We were there in 2007 and
we had a great time.
Thought for the month: what can we do to encourage participation by our members
this year? It's the same small group who do all the work and a somewhat larger
small group who attend breakfasts and other events.
-- Your Editor
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Garage Tour - Jay Hertz Garage
Saturday - February 25
10:00 to 12:00
Terry Price
Hope to see you at the Jay Hertz garage. Jay has a collection of Chevrolets and
a few Fords from the early thirties. They are all beautifully restored by Jay.
He also has a wide selection of memorabilia which is nicely displayed. The
address for Jay's garage is 2420 unit I, Midtown Place NE. This garage is
located just east of the intersection of Midtown Road and Alexander NE. Turn
north off of Midtown Road. Look for the Mattress Factory on your left.
After the tour, lunch at the new Range Cafe, 2200 Menaul NE.
See you there! -- Terry
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February Membership Meeting -- 2017.02.01
Anne Mae Gold
Approval of minutes
Officer Reports
President (John Wiker) The move is complete! John has no land line, please call
him on the cell. John has received 2 nominations for the Ike Meissner Award. If
you would like to nominate someone, please send John your form or email him at
wikerj63@yahoo.com and name your nominee and why they are deserving of the
award.
VP (Lube) Nothing to report.
Treasurer (Robert Gold) Current balance is $4,874.28
Committee Reports
Membership (Larry Yoffee) New member recruited by Pat Hall. She bought two
Corvairs from him. No more information so far.
Editor (Jim Pittman) Was not present but sent word that the newsletter deadline
is Friday February 17. Please send in your articles.
Tri-State (Terry Price) Has not had luck with a guest speaker, but he still has
one more thread to follow. Hope the fish bites! Robert has put together the
award and car show entry forms, he just needs to get them to Ray for printing.
The Communique will be running an ad for the next couple of months. Two months
will be free and we will pay for one month.
Car Council (Robert Gold) The last meeting was not well attended. The Porsche
Club is a new member. They have a moto-cross once a month that is open to all.
They are looking to donating money to some organization to promote car culture.
We suggested that they may want to have a table set up at the Museum Car Show
where kids can build a model car... either from a kit or a wooden car. The
Museum Car Show focus year is 1967. Terry discovered that the NM phone number
for the Kachina Lodge is wrong, the last two numbers were transposed. He will
send in a correction for the next newsletter.
Merchandise (Vickie Hall) Was not present but sent the Valentine candy and tops.
Thank You! You would have enjoyed watching most everyone spinning their tops
during the meeting.
Upcoming Events
FEB 04 Toy Train Swap Meet 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM at 5101 Indian School Rd NE,
Netherwood Park Church of Christ. Check out their web site: www.ttosnmd.ord
FEB 03-04-05 Super Nationals Car Show at Expo New Mexico. Eddie Munster (Butch
Patrick) will be in attendance.
FEB 14 Valentine's Day
FEB 25 Garage Tour at Jay Hertz Garage. Maps were given out. 10:00 AM. Lunch
later?
MAR 11 Anniversary Dinner at Golden Corral 2:00 to 4:00 PM
MAY 21 Museum Car Show. Meet at 7:00 AM at Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town.
New Business
Only twelve members were in attendance. Does anyone have suggestions for
increasing attendance?
We are looking for an emcee for the Anniversary Dinner. Since there were no
volunteers, it will fall to Lube unless someone steps up.
Dave Huntoon needs some cylinder heads for his 102. Please call him if you have
anything he can rebuild.
We went around the room and shared tales.
Old Business
Despite the bad weather, breakfast at Jimmy's was wonderful... good food and
good company.
The 50/50 was $14.00 and was won by Tarmo Sutt. He donated his $7.00 jackpot to
the Sunshine Committee.
Robert pointed out that Carl's convertible is a perfect fit for the Museum Car
Show theme... a 1968 model, it was actually built in 1967!
Adjourned at 8:00 PM.
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February Board Meeting Minutes - 2017.02.15
Anne Mae Gold
Present: John Wiker, Anne Mae Gold, Robert Gold, Lube Lubert, Terry Price, Larry
Yoffee, Jim Pittman
President (John Wiker) A big issue is how to get more people involved in
meetings and events.
Vice President (Lube Lubert) Pat got a new hydrolic press. Lube and Pat used it
yesterday.
Secretary (Anne Mae Gold) No report.
Treasurer (Robert Gold) $5,114.28 as of today.
Committee Reports
Car Council (Robert Gold) Nothing new to report since the last time. The next
council meeting will be next week.
Membership (Larry Yoffee) Vickie mailed the application form and dues for a new
member who bought two Corvairs from Pat: Natalie Robison.
Merchandise (Vickie Hall) Not present and no report.
Editor (Jim Pittman) Friday February 17 is the newsletter deadline.
Sunshine: No one was present, so no report.
Tri-State (Terry Price) Kay Sutt sent a photo of the layout of the quilt. The
quilt will be raffled off at Tri-State. Larry shared a logo for the Tri-State
that had the member club logos together. Terry told about contacting Eva Maguire
who put together a "Meet the Makers" series of talks. Joe Casey was involved
with Corvair production and was the supervisor of the Corvair Room. The club
will pay for his room and board if he comes out for the Tri-State. In March the
Communique will have a display ad for the Tri-State. Terry will have a proposed
budget for the board at the next meeting. Should there be alcoholic beverages at
the banquet? The hotel has a bar. We are not opposed to people drinking at the
banquet, but we do not feel the need to set up a cash bar in the banquet room
since people can patronize the hotel bar if they wish. There will be a DJ for
the Show and Shine.
Larry wants to remind us that you must order your T-shirt by May 1. Shirts will
be available at the Tri-State, but they must be pre-ordered and pre-paid.
Vegan meals can be prepared for the banquet, just ask ahead of time.
How do we want to decide on the attendance award? Terry wants to set the rules
in advance so that other clubs will know how the count will be done. We decided
that the count should be based on our definition of club membership and what the
person puts on the registration form. Members are the dues-paying member plus
spouse plus children living at home.Members who belong to more than one club
will be counted for each of the clubs that they specify on the registration
form. If a person brings a Corvair to the car show and fills out a registration
form, but does not attend the banquet, that person will be counted toward the
club they belong to.
Larry mentioned two sites for members to visit: Corvair Owners Group (on
Facebook) and corvaircenter.com where there are lots of people who chime in from
all over the world. The Wikers, the Golds, and the Prices are all planning to go
up to Taos on Thursday.
New Business:
FEB 25 10:00 AM Garage Tour: Jay Hertz at 2420 Midtown Pl NE;
MAR 11 2:00 PM Anniversary Lunch, Golden Corral, Eubank and Central;
APR -- TBA -- Joint venture with another car club (Huntoon);
MAY 21 10:00 AM Museum Car Show;
JUN 2-3-4 Taos Tri-State;
JUL -- TBA -- Should we attand a baseball game?
Ike Meissner Award: Based on nominations received, Lube and John will decide on
the person to receive the award. after tonight's meeting.
Robert will ask Art Gold to set up a slide show for the Anniversary dinner as we
had last year.
Who's interested in a baseball game in July?
Adjourned
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A SLOW START
January Car Council Meeting
Robert Gold
I've always found that my energy level drops when it's dark and cold outside.
However, being your Council Rep motivated me to go out into the cold and dark to
attend the first Council meeting of the year. This was not the fact for many of
the Council reps. When the meeting began most of the seats were empty. The few
of us who did attend carried on and here is a report of that meeting.
After Jamie Saavedra called the meeting to order we were first introduced to the
President of the Porsche Club who paid his $10 and joined the Council. I don't
know if you are aware that to become a member of the Council your club needs to
pay a registration fee. That's all the money you will ever owe the Council. In
order to be a member in good standing you just need to attend meetings and help
out with Council functions.
Following this, our Treasurer, Joe Ballengee, gave his report. The Council has
lots of money in its bank account and in two CD's.
We then talked about the Board Meeting I attended about two weeks ago. Joe
talked about the elements of the budget for 2017. Total expenses were estimated
to be just shy of $19,000. This was slightly up from 2016. Those in attendance
then approved the budget.
Another topic from the Board meeting was how to spend some of the money we have
in the bank in order to promote the car hobby. The idea was to donate either
money or equipment to a worthy cause and use the recognition to further our
hobby. After a bit of discussion we decided to look into the distribution of
model car kits. The idea is to interest young people in classic cars. Joyce
Clements volunteered to research a possible recipient for our donation and to
identify where we could get kits at a discount. Joe Ballengee, a member of the
Model Car Club, was very helpful in describing our options.
After finishing our Board meeting discussion, we turned to Council events for
2017. Joyce talked about the Museum Car Show, scheduled for May 21. This year is
the 50th anniversary of the Albuquerque Museum, so in honor of that event we
will be featuring classic cars from 1967. Since I graduated high school in 1967,
I guess that makes me a classic....
Joyce said it's a bit early to discuss the Swap Meet in any detail. She did note
that we will be expanding the area we will be using for the next meet due to
increasing attendance at the event. Finally we voted to have the next Council
Picnic at the same place as last year. We liked how close it was to town and how
nice the site is. The only downside is the cost, which seems to increase a lot
from year to year.
We ended the meeting with a talk about upcoming car events in general. Please
take a look at the website (nmcarcouncil.com) or our facebook page for more
information about all the many events that take part both in our area and
outside our State.
With that the meeting adjourned and I again had to go out into the dark and
cold. -- Robert Gold
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REMEMBERING MARYALICE SCHEFLOW 1930-2017
Scheflow, MaryAlice
If you listen, there are a few less stories being told. MaryAlice Scheflow, age
86, possibly the first true social medium, passed away on Feb. 7, 2017 with her
daughters Lynn, Tibi and Alice Kenny at her bedside.
MaryAlice loved talking, celebrating & when needed, sympathizing with anyone who
was sharing their tale. Her fascination in the experiences of others most likely
started shortly after her birth in Rockford, Illinois to Leroy and Alice Foss,
and where she created many tales with her older brother Addison. Her family
summered at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where her relationship started with Oliver,
her husband for 65 years who passed away in August. They raised a family in
Michigan and Ohio, as Ollie was a mechanical engineer contributing to our
nation's "race to space." Regardless of their residency, MaryAlice was always
active in both charitable causes and bridge groups.
This remained true when they retired in 1991 to New Mexico where she enjoyed
being known as "MaryAlice from Corrales." Just as in their other locales, they
developed a rich group of friends of all generations. Indeed, many peers of her
daughters considered MaryAl to have played an integral role in their
upbringings.
In addition to the loss this vast group that now resides across our nation
surely feels, the storyteller "who was otherwise known lovingly as Gran" will be
missed by Corrigan & Atticus Kenny, her grandsons. Their father Jim began
serving as a sounding board to MaryAlice when he was age 15; he soon became a
character in many of the stories told at her kitchen table on Glenview Drive in
Avon Lake, Ohio.
The quiet from MaryAlice's absence won't last long when her family & friends
celebrate her life through storytelling when gathering at Corrales' Village
Pizza (4266 Corrales Rd.) this Sun., Feb. 12, 12-4 p.m. All are welcome. In lieu
of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to .
Published in Albuquerque Journal, Feb. 11-12, 2017
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Taos Tri State June 2-4 2017
Taos Topics #5
Joe Casey To Speak At Tri-State
Terry Price
Who is Joe Casey, you ask? For the 1969 model year only 6,000 Corvairs were
scheduled to be manufactured. The last few of these Corvairs were assembled by
hand in the "Corvair Room" at the General Motors Willow Run Plant. Joe Casey was
the supervisor of the room and will give an interesting talk at our awards
banquet. You won't want to miss it!
Another addition to the Tri-State Show and Shine will be Kevin Casaus of "Gay
Rhythm Productions" providing music from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's during
the show. He will also be announcing the winners of a number of raffles and
prizes during the Show and Shine. We will be listening to Kevin's sound system
during our banquet.
The Points for the Attendance Award will be awarded as follows:
* All who attend should fill out a registration form.
* One point will be given to the member registering for the Taos Tri-State.
* One point will be given to the registered spouse of the member.
* One point will be given for each immediate family member registered.
* One point will be given to any member registering his/her Corvair for the
Show-and-Shine who for any reason does not attend the Banquet.
* One point will be given to the spouse of a member registering his/her Corvair
for the Show-and-Shine, if present, who for any reason does not attend the
Banquet.
* If the registrant is a member of more than one club, they can add the same
number of points for that club as well.
* All points will be recorded from the information you enter on your
registration form when you check in with us in Taos.
We want to count every person participating in the Tri-State and have a count of
those present from every club as well as any not affiliated with any CORSA
chapter.
Finally, if anyone has anything to donate to the Tri-State for prizes, please
let me know right away! Contact me at my pricet150@gmail.com email account.
Remember to reserve your room at The Kachina Lodge in Taos by calling
505-522-4462 or 575-758-2275. Ask for Cheryl and don't forget to mention
"Corvair Tri-State" for special room rates. Rooms are filling up fast, so don't
delay! You also need to go to Larry Yoffee's web site: corsaturbo180usa.com for
T-shirt orders and meal selections. This must be done by May 1st.
See you in Taos! -- Terry
PHOTO CAPTION:
Above: We hope to again be invited to visit Taos Pueblo, a visit not to be
missed.
PHOTO CAPTION:
Below: It's not far to drive aouund the Enchanted Circle and visit the Vietnam
Memorial at Angle Fire.
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Subject: Tri-state raffle quilt
From: tarmo@juno.com
Date: 2017=Feb=12 11:00:01 MST
To: Jim PITTMAN ( jimp@unm.edu ) Terry PRICE ( pricet150@gmail.com )
Jim & Terry, Thanks to you both for your work preparing for the Tri-state meet
in June. Attached is a photo of the quilt-top, to let you know what it will look
like. It should be finished by early March, and if it ready for the March
meeting, I'll send it along with Tarmo. Hope knowing this lets you tick one more
item off your to-do list, Terry.
Jim, can you put the following note in the next newsletter for me? Thanks! The
Tri-state rally in Taos is only three months away now, June 2-4. I'm eagerly
looking forward to seeing everyone from all the clubs at the Kachina Lodge. It
is one of my favorite venues for the meet because that central 'plaza' with
seating is a great place to meet and visit, and the circular interior driveway
of the hotel provides a private 'mini' car-display' for all the Corvair folks at
the meet. I was asked to make the raffle quilt this year. It will be a T-shirt
quilt, 60" x 60" with flannel backing - the perfect thing to wrap up in for next
year's cold January Super Bowl, when we hope our friends from the Rocky Mountain
and Pikes Peak club can cheer on their local guys once more -- sorry, if you are
a fan for another team. The top is pieced and it will be finished soon, well in
advance of the meet. Thanks to everyone in the Club who so quickly and
generously donated T-shirts for the project. That kind of cooperation is what
makes Corvairs of NM such a great club. The members of CNM are absolutely THE
BEST!
Thanks, all! -- Kay Sutt
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NEW MEMBER
Vickie Hall
We would like to welcome our newest member, Natalie Robison, to our CNM family.
Natalie has a very interesting profession. She works out of the Bosque del
Apache Reserve as a fire-fighter and a fire program tech. She owns two Corvairs,
both 1962s. One is a convertible, the other is a coupe. Natalie travels quite a
bit, due to her job, but says that she will attend as many meetings as she
possibly can. We look forward to meeting Natalie when her travels take her to
Albuquerque on a Wednesday evening!
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Happy Birthday Wishes to Nine CNM'ers born in March:
Linda Cochran
Art Gold
Vickie Hall
Barbara Johnson
Russ McDuffie
John McMahan
Brenda Stickler
Hurley Wilvert
Joel Yelich
Happy Anniversary Wishes to one Couple this March:
Anne Mae Gold & Robert Gold
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TREASURY REPORT FOR 01-21-2017 to 02-24-2017 Robert Gold
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DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $4,884.28
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2017.01.23 2270 -$ 10.00 Corporations Commission Nonprofit Fee 2016 -$ 10.00
2017.02.11 +$ 190.00 Dues L.Yoffee 12 m CNM $ 25.00
2017.02.11 +$ Dues D.Huntoon 12 m CNM $ 25.00
2017.02.11 +$ Dues (NEW) N.Robison 26 m CNM & CORSA $ 140.00
2017.02.14 +$ 50.00 Dues S.Johnson 26 m CNM $ 50.00
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2017.03.01 MAR NEWSLETTER ============================================ $5,114.28
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The Care And Feeding Of Your Corvair
A Book by Bill Reider
Jim Pittman
Minutes from the November 1990 meeting reported Bill Reider's suggestion that
the club make up a "packet" to be given to new members. His contribution would
be a book with information on the club such as how the club was founded, meeting
times and location, a list of the current officers, and our constitution. He
would include basic information on the Corvair such as a tune-up guide, a few
how-to articles and a cross-reference of parts and part numbers. Bill put
together this book and distributed draft copies at the March 1991 board meeting.
The book had 32 pages with maybe four more pages to be added. He projected the
cost at about a dollar a copy for an initial run of 200 copies. The Board
enthusiastically approved.
Bill brought copies of the first edition of the "Care and Feeding of your
Corvair" books to our regular meeting on April 3, 1991. I can't find in our
published meeting minutes who printed the first run of books, how much it cost
to print, or whether members were asked to buy the book. It has become a
tradition to give copies of this book with its distinctive yellow cover and club
logo to every new member as part of their new member packet.
Over the years Bill revised and reprinted the book several times. It traveled
beyond our club and was taken to Tri-States and to CORSA Conventions and became
known to Corvair fans outside New Mexico. At some point both Clark's Corvair
Parts and Corvair Underground wanted to offer the book for sale in their
catalogs. Purchases by Clark's and Underground helped to encourage and finance
printing new editions. I didn't know how many times Clark's asked for another
batch of the books or how much money they paid for each order, but Vickie tells
me one order from Clark's was for fifty books ordered in late 2009. From her
records she found that in 2012 Clark's paid us $180 for 100 copies. The latest
edition is the 9th printing from November 2012 and the club paid $197.95 to
print 100 books. Did we ever receive any royalty payments from the sale of the
book?
If you look at Clark's on-line catalog today you will find the book listed for
sale on page 250 as "C10962" at $6.65 per copy. I found an online 2010 Corvair
Underground catalog that listed the book at an even $10.00 but I don't know how
many they obtained from us.
At the January 18th Board meeting I told the Board that Bill had called me to
ask how many books we had in stock. He wanted to know because Clark's was
updating their catalog and asked him if we had changed the price of the book.
The Board guessed that Clark's planned to order more books from us and the
discussion went on from there. Bill told me he was surprised to read the Board
Meeting Minutes in the February newsletter. He said that the meeting minutes
made it "Sound like we should be getting more money for the Care & Feeding
Booklet. To this date the Booklet has not cost the Club $1. It is places like
Clark's that have paid for it by wanting to sell the Booklet. Every new printing
was paid for because Clark's or some one else wanted more copies. We are in the
9th printing and have been giving these Care & Feeding booklets to all the new
members over the years, they have been a asset to the Club without having the
Club to lay out any money."
I think the book has been of value to many club members over the years and is a
key element of all the items in the "packet" that is given to all new members.
It would be a loss to the club not to be able to provide the book to new members
in the future. Our club owes a debt of gratitude to Bill Reider for all his work
compiling and revising the book over many years.
We have some fifty copies of the 9th edition at this time. If we need more
copies than that it would up to the Board to decide whether to reprint the book
as it is or attempt another revision. We may not have anyone in the club at this
time willing and able to put in the time and effort to do a revision.
Have you looked at your copy of the "Care & Feeding" book lately? How much value
did it have for you when you joined the club? How much value does it have to you
or to the club at this time?
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Nomination form for the BOYDSTON AWARD is published in the March newsletter.
WED 01 MAR 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.
SAT 11 MAR 2:00 - 4:00 PM Anniversary Lunch -- IKE MEISSNER Award
GOLDEN CORRAL -- 10415 Central Ave NE (at Eubank Blvd NE)
WED 15 MAR 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
WED 22 MAR 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 24 MAR 9:00 PM Deadline for items for April newsletter
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WED 05 APR 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
WED 05 APR 7:00 PM Nominations for the BOYDSTON AWARD are due tonight.
SAT xx APR Breakfast with VMCCA at Monroe's on Osuna (San Pedro & San Mateo)
WED 19 APR 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 21 APR 9:00 PM Deadline for items for May newsletter
SAT 22 APR Annual Spring Thaw at Old Car Garage ---- Classic Car Tune-up!
WED 26 APR 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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WED 03 MAY 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
WED 17 MAY 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
SUN 21 MAY Annual Albuquerque Museum / Car Council Car Show in Old Town
WED 24 MAY 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 26 MAY 9:00 PM Deadline for items for June newsletter
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FRI 02 JUN Tri-State == Sponsored by Corvairs of New Mexico. Location: Taos, NM
SAT 03 JUN Tri-State == Stay tuned for phone numbers, T-shirts, other details
SUN 04 JUN Tri-State == Information: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.com/
WED 07 JUN 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
WED 21 JUN 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 23 JUN 9:00 PM Deadline for items for July newsletter
WED 28 JUN 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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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 [ MARCH 2017 VOL 43 NR 3 ISSUE 498 ]
Jim Pittman
2010 Vol 36 Nr 3 # 414
Cover: Larry Blair's 140-HP "Spyder" at the J & R Vintage Auto Museum. President
Pat went to Milwaukee to buy his dream truck. Plans included going to the Range
Cafe, the Museum, Old Route 66 cleanup, metal recycling, our Anniversary party
and the 2011 Tri-State. Jim did a tech talk on adjusting late shifters. We
worried about CORSA 100%. Vickie Hall discussed Elvis Presley's Corvair. Jim
ranted about unnecessary "bling" on cars: glare and distraction! Richard Finch
installed a Clark's air conditioner in an early model. Steve Goodman discussed
ammeters and voltmeters. He preferred measuring volts.
2003 Vol 29 Nr 3 # 330
Our cover: Wendell Walker's 1964 convertible. Treasury: $5,780. Robert Gold and
Tarmo Sutt reported on the Barret Jackson auction in Phoenix. We had a
poorly-attended trip to Bosque del Apache. Robert Gold told us the nicknames
given to his cars, quite a list. We included the minutes of the January Car
Council meeting. They said they'd have a speaker on "clunker laws" at their next
meeting. Did they anticipate the "Cash for Clunkers" program?
Steve Gongora reported on a visit to Bode Aviation at Double Eagle Airport.
Steve Johnson invited us. LeRoy Rogers told the latest news on the Raton
Tri-State. Chuck Vertrees provided a story about how his brother built his first
car: a Ford Model A coupe. Both brothers learned more than they bargained for
from this experience. Finally, there was a series of anecdotes from the internet
about how small sports cars (like Miatas) are invisible to the drivers of big
American cars and trucks. It's still true! And now we have the added distraction
of cell phone use while driving.
1996 Vol 22 Nr 3 # 246
On the cover: your editor working on the newsletter with his Apple IIgs
computer; photo by Bill Reider. Chuck Vertrees provided meeting minutes. We
welcomed Francis Boydston back to the meeting after a hospital stay. We welcomed
new member Mickey Payne. We suggested that CORSA should have a newsletter award
and some of those present thought CNM would easily win it. Treasurer Will Davis
said we had $606 in the convention account plus $529 in the bank. We looked
forward to several car shows and a Route 66 show at Nob Hill next year. Chuck
Vertrees previewed a photo rally, really a dry run for the convention rally, to
be held in March. The raffle car was almost done and it looked great. Bill
Reider said we had already sold $500 worth of raffle tickets. We planned to vote
for Mark Domzalski for CORSA Western Director. Ray Battaglini spoke briefly
about the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ohio. Bill Nelson gave a talk on
lubricants and Pennzoil products.
Mark Domzalski said we were all trying to finish up planning for the convention
and still have time to go to Montrose for the Tri-State. LeRoy previewed our
garage tour to see the Phil Maloof car collection and to see Jim Pittman's
newsletter production facilities. Tech tips: Mark Domzalski told about ignition
coils that could stand up to an electronic ignition, and Bill Reider discussed
getting the best wheel and tire combination for the Corvair.
1989 Vol 15 Nr 3 # 162
On the cover a Rampside was pulling a trailer with a CNM birthday cake. New
members were Joe Ashton and Jim Gould, and "Bob" Gold returned to CNM. President
Bill Hector was still trying to get annual Corvair mileage figures from our
members and Clayborne Souza was still trying to get designs for a Red River
Tri-State patch. For enthusiastic students of English and puzzles, Tom Martin
said that 133 words could be spelled using the letters to MISTLETOE. Kem Owen
continued his series of articles on his V-8 Corvair coupe, discussing his disk
brake installation.
In March 1989 we had a special 15th Anniversary edition newsletter featuring
classic articles from the previous fifteen years.
1982 Vol 8 Nr 3 # 78
The cover was a jumble of letters that spelled out a secret message for the
reader to decode. Richard Twilley had a mystery Monza which went "THUNK THUNK"
from the rear wheel. He managed to find the surprising cause of the noise before
it disrupted his happy marriage. Your editor presented part 1 of a story about
"Why I own a Corvair" instead of a Mustang. Yes, in a different universe your
editor could well have been a lifetime Mustang owner.
1975 Vol 1 Nr 3 # 3
On the cover, a photo of a decal on the back of Glen Shakel's VW van: "Power by
Chevrolet!" Chevrolet Corvair, that is. Editor Mark Morgan interviewed Glen to
learn more about the conversion. Glen was very pleased: he found more power, no
handling problems and only a modest loss of fuel economy. Because of a temporary
"economic crisis" we lost our meeting place at Ed Black's, but Hector and Steve
Gongora came to the rescue and offered us space at their House of Covers shop.
We planned a party for our first birthday. Coming up were trips to Bosque del
Apache, to Denver for a "Western Convention" and to Seattle for the 1975 CORSA
Convention.
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The Francis Boydston Award is presented annually to a Tri-State CORSA
Chapter member in good standing who best exemplifies the influence, support,
ideals, and values that Francis Boydston embodied. It may be awarded to an
individual, or jointly awarded to a member and spouse, as approved by the
reviewing authority detailed below. By agreement among representatives of
Corvairs of New Mexico, Rocky Mountain Corsa, and Pikes Peak Corvair Club, the
Award is the responsibility of the Chapter sponsoring the Tri-State Meet each
year.
To commemorate the occasion, the recipient should be awarded a plaque
suitable for prominent display. The suggested wording for the Award is:
St. Francis of Corvair
Francis Boydston Service Award
For Outstanding Service and Contribution
To the Corvair Tri-State Event, and to
The Perpetuation of the Corvair
AWARD RECIPIENT NAME
DATE
This Award is bestowed in memory of
Francis Boydston, a CNM founder and friend.
A traveling plaque with tags for the name and date of each annual recipient
was prepared by CNM and has been updated annually. Two months prior to the next
Tri-State meet, the CNM Vice President or an alternate designated by the CNM
President should arrange to retrieve the traveling plaque to be in CNM custody
no less than five weeks prior to the next Award presentation.
Tthe Award selection committee should comprise three Tri-State Chapter
members appointed by the Chapter President who will work with the Chapter Vice
President or an alternate designated by the Chapter President. At least two of
the three members should be past Award recipients.
The Chapter Vice-President, or designated alternate, should get approval of
the Award by concurrence with the officers and President of the Chapter.
Suggested guidelines for consideration for the Francis Boydston Award are:
1. Attend meetings.
2. Plan, coordinate, organize Tri-State Chapter or Tri-State Meet
activities.
3. Share Corvair knowledge and expertise.
4. Encourage owners to preserve, maintain and share in the lore of the
Corvair.
The presentation of the Francis Boydston Award should be made at the annual
Tri-State Meet Banquet. The presentation should be made by a Chapter official.
The content of the oral Award presentation should be scripted in advance and
should adhere to the spirit of previous Awards as set down by the original
Francis Boydston Award Committee.
The Award presentation and engraved Award plaque should be prepared no later
than one month prior to the annual Tri-State Meet Banquet.
Previous Recipients:
# YEAR TRI-STATE PERSON OR PERSONS MEMBER CLUB(S)
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01 1998 Lake City Jim Pittman CNM
02 1999 Salida Kay & Tarmo Sutt CNM
03 2000 Albuquerque Sylvan Zuercher CNM
04 2001 Manitu Springs Steve & Ruth Goodman RMC
05 2002 Grand Junction Steve & Rita Gongora CNM
06 2003 Raton Bill Reider CNM
07 2004 Cripple Creek Ben Benzel PPCC
08 2005 Ouray Wendell Walker CNM
09 2006 Montrose LeRoy Rogers CNM
10 2007 Monte Vista John Koll PPCC
11 2008 Pagosa Springs Debbie & Dennis Pleau CNM, PPCC
12 2009 Taos Pat Hall CNM
13 2010 Canon City Garrie Fox PPCC
14 2011 Red River Chuck Vertrees CNM
15 2012 Salida The Wilshire Family RMC
16 2013 Cripple Creek Jon Anderson PPCC
17 2014 Chama John Wiker CNM
18 2015 Durango Eric Schakel RMC
19 2016 Montrose Ed Halpin PPCC, RMC, CNM
20 2017 Taos _____________________ ________
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Francis Boydston Award
Nomination
This award is presented annually to a Tri-State CORSA Chapter member, in
good standing, who best exemplifies the influence, support, ideals and values
exhibited by Francis Boydston with Tri-State Chapter members and other
Corvair enthusiasts.
This form is confidential. To avoid disappointment, do not divulge to or
otherwise advise the nominee of this action.
This form shall be submitted to the CNM Vice President or an alternate
appointed and designated by the CNM President.
This form will be distributed in the March issue of the Enchanted Corvairs
Newsletter and at the March Membership Meeting. Copies of the criteria and this
form will be mailed and/or e-mailed to the other Tri-State Newsletter Editors
and Presidents for publication and distribution to those chapters.
The DEADLINE for submission of this completed nomination form shall be NO
LATER THAN adjournment of the CNM April Membership Meeting. Any exceptions to
this deadline shall be made by agreement between the CNM Vice President or the
appointed alternate and the CNM President.
To the Francis Boydston Award Committee:
It is a pleasure to submit the following Tri-State CORSA Chapter member(s)
to be considered for the Francis Boydston Award.
Name(s): _____________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________
City, State and Zip: _________________________________________________________
Has been a Chapter member since: ______ Has been a CORSA member since: _______
Has served as a Chapter official, chair or leader: Y _ N _ Approximate years:____
Has promoted the Corvair and Corvair hobby: Y _ N _
Has helped other people: Y _ N _
Briefly describe the merits of this member and nomination: ____________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Date of this nomination: ______________________
Author of this nomination:_____________________________
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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. I still print
mailing labels with a 1989 Apple IIgs on a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIIp. The
newsletter is composed using Apple computers. Software includes OSX, AppleWorks,
Photoshop CS, GraphicConverter, BBEdit and InDesign CS. If you care, ask for
more details. Transportation: 1965 Corvair Monza, 1990 Honda Civic, 1996 Mazda
Miata and 2013 Honda Civic. When I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my
friends.
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