The August 2017 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 25-Jul-2017 ==== Copyright (c) 2017 Corvairs of New Mexico
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AUGUST 2017 / VOLUME 43 / NUMBER 8 / ISSUE #503
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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 July 5th, 2017 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
President's Message ............................ John Wiker
Dues Due Dates ....................... Membership Committee
July Meeting Minutes ........................ Anne Mae Gold
July Board Meeting .......................... Anne Mae Gold
A Car Shipping Saga ........................... Robert Gold
National Classic Car Poker Run ................. John Wiker
Birthdays & Anniversaries ............ Membership Committee
Photos from the CORSA Convention ............... John Wiker
LED Turn Signals and Running Lights ......... Steve Gongora
Old Route 66 Cleanup for July ................. Lube Lubert
Treasury Report ............................... Robert Gold
Some Statistics on the Taos Tri-State ......... Terry Price
Calendar of Coming Events .............. Board of Directors
August Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago . Club Historian
COVER: We Love to Drive Corvairs. Here's a Favorite Early Coupe
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OFFICERS and VOLUNTEERS
President John Wiker 505-899-3076 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 AUGUST 2017
DUE LAST MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2017.07 Carol & Larry Haynes 25-AUG-2017
2017.07 Valerie Nye & Joel Yelich 25-AUG-2017
DUE THIS MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2017.08 Kathryn & Douglas Gadomski 25-SEP-2017
2017.08 Alan Gold 25-SEP-2017
2017.08 Curtis L Shimp 25-SEP-2017
DUE NEXT MONTH ===================== INACTIVE DATE
2017.09 Rita & Steve Gongora 25-OCT-2017
2017.09 Tracey & John McMahan 25-OCT-2017
DUE OCTOBER 2017 =================== INACTIVE DATE
2017.10 Debra & Jon Anderson 25-NOV-2017
2017.10 Carl Clasmeyer 25-NOV-2017
2017.10 Mary Lou & Mark Martinek 25-NOV-2017
2017.10 Sylvia & Ray Trujillo 25-NOV-2017
INACTIVE =========================== INACTIVE DATE
2017.01 Nancy & Russ McDuffie 25-FEB-2017
2017.02 Victor Sanchez 25-MAR-2017
2017.06 Kathy & Larry Blair 25-JUL-2017
2017.06 Anne & Geoffrey Johnson 25-JUL-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-JULY-2017 we have 43 active family memberships.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
John Wiker
Here are some numbers for you: 5,350 miles, 9 states coming and going and we
finally made it home after 24 days on the road. The old van got 24 MPG and we
had no maintenance problems on the trip.
We left with one problem. The day before as we were loading up, Anne tried to
open the passenger door from the inside, heard a snap and the door would not
budge. As she said, I became a gentleman that trip, since anytime we stopped, I
had to get out and go around and let her out. Needless to say, there were a few
times I forgot and banging on the window got my attention.
We had a great visit with our new grandson, Maxwell and his family. Found a
long-lost cousin of Anne's in Pennsylvania, visited the Penn Caves, attended her
50th high school reunion, visited the memorial in Oklahoma City, spent some time
and money at the original Bass Pro shop in Missouri and, most importantly, got
to attend the National Corvair Convention in Independence on Friday the 30th.
At the Convention we got to see some special cars and trucks and an Ultravan at
the hotel. We then followed about 80 cars out to the autocross course. It was a
double circle with six 90-degree turns, several sweeping turns and a set of five
zigzag pylons. The best time I saw before we left was 60.01 seconds. Penalties
were added for hitting pylons on the course and if you hit 4 you were
disqualified. Everyone had 3 turns at the course and of course times improved
each time. Some were so serious about the race, they removed the passenger seat,
the rear seat and everything out of the trunk. Several only put 1 gallon of gas
in the car and pushed it to the starting point. I saw one driver taking his
stock wheels off and replacing them with wide slicks. So I had to ask him how
much it helped. He ran the first lap with normal tires and then with the slicks
and improved by 15 seconds. Can't wait to see the official results that should
be in next month's CORSA Communique.
We then returned to the hotel to scope out the door prizes and banquet
facilities. If we thought that 125 or so at our Tri-State was a lot to handle,
there were 374 registered to eat that night and the hostess said that not all
attendees would stay for dinner.
After getting my Corvair fix, we left for Shenandoah, Iowa to spend the weekend
and 4th of July holiday with Anne's sister and her husband. We slept in their
huge RV parked out front of their small house just to see if we could handle it
if we were to invest in one ourselves. It was very comfortable, but the cost was
about the same as their house. We will give that some further thought.
We got home on Thursday and spent Friday catching up on mail and bills. This was
the longest we were ever away from home since our honeymoon. I will try to show
pictures at our next Club meeting from the Convention and from other sites along
the trip if we have time.
We did not get back in time for me to go to the July meeting, but I will see all
of you on the 2nd of August.
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JULY MEMBERSHIP MEETING -- 2017.07.05
Anne Mae Gold
Called to order: 7:01 PM with 12 members in attendance.
OFFICER REPORTS
President: John is on the road.
VP: If it rains, please do not come out to the Old Route 66 cleanup. Lube thinks
he poured too much gas preservative in his truck and that's what caused his
carburetor issues at the Tri-State. All is well with the truck now. The Durango
train show was a lot of fun.
Treasurer: $6,131.62 in our account. This Tri-State is shaping up to be one of
our most lucrative ever ... thank you Terry and Larry!
COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS
Editor: Newsletter deadline is Friday July 21 at 9:00 PM. Jim brought in a
recent copy of AUTOMOBILE magazine with an article about a Devon-C which was a
Corvair-powered sports car from the 1960s. He told us the latest news on the
"Care and Feeding of Your Corvair" book. He called Clark's and they would be
happy to get 50 more copies of the 2012 edition. Vickie had about 11 copies and
Jim had 54, so with the Board's blessing he mailed 50 copies to Clark's. They
should be sending a check to Robert for 50 books at $3.60 per copy. Ray says
that he has the complete 2012 edition of the book in PDF format and can print
more. Jim has been investigating whether we can update the book to make a 2017
edition. Jim said he had no statistics from the Tri-State to put in the July
newsletter and when he gets them he may publish a report or may just put the
statistics in the August issue of the newsletter.
Tri-State: Terry thanked the members who attended and helped out with the event.
He apologized for not getting recognition at the banquet for the two Steves
(Goodman and Gongora) who have attended every Tri-State from the very beginning.
Tarmo and Steve told us the story of how they got Taos Pueblo to agree to allow
us to bring our cars into the pueblo for photos on Sunday morning. Terry
announced the winners of the car show. There were 137 people registered, 47
Corvairs were driven. Terry recognized Ray Trujillo as the recipient of the 2017
Boydston Award, Steve presented him with the plaque, and Ray told us why he was
not present when the announcement was made at the banquet.
Car Council: Robert did not attend the last meeting. He does not have much
information on the upcoming Collector Car Appreciation Day but will update the
Car Council website. Please go there for the latest information. We are
responsible for paper plates and napkins at the Car Council "All Clubs Picnic"
in August. It will not be highly publicized because last year lots of people
came out who were not part of the Car Clubs.
Merchandise: There were three people who planned to attend Tri-State but were
not able. Heula and Vickie decided to send registration bags, CNM lapel pin,
dash plaque, and Tri-State agenda to them. Brenda was unable to attend. She
called Vickie to thank the club for thinking of her. Mary Lou & Mark Martinek
were unable to attend. Mark sent the club a thank-you email. Larry Blair was the
third person to receive one. Thank you Vickie and Heula for being so thoughtful!
Vickie brought some car related T-shirts. Please take what you like.
Membership: Larry was not in attendance. Robert updated the club on the T-shirt
fiasco and how the printer is going to make it right. We won't ask them to
reprint the shirts. We won't ask for credit on future orders. Instead, they will
refund the club $550.
UPCOMING EVENTS
JUL 08 - Old Route 66 Cleanup. Meet 8:00 AM.
There's lots of trash and tires.
JUL 14 - Collector Car Appreciation Day.
JUL 23 - 10 to 3 - Die Cast Vehicle and Toy Show at
the Albuquerque Marriot with $3 admission.
[matchboxgathering@gmail.com] 505-980-4330
AUG 13 - NMCCC "All Clubs Picnic" at a favorite
location: Oak Flat Picnic Area
AUG 18-20 - Gunnison, Colorado Car Club Show.
We had a visitor named Dave Hutchinson. He told us part of his Corvair story.
His wife owned a Corvair and they enjoyed it. Recently he bought on EBay a 1964
Corvair from California. He brought a couple of photos of his car and passed
them around. The car has been customized. There were lots of parts in the trunk.
Ray received an email from a person who is working with Tibi Scheflow. They want
to move all of Ollie's remaining Corvairs and Corvair parts. Her phone number is
917-822-2489. She has a 1965, 1966, and a 1969 car and lots of parts. The cars
were brought out from the Midwest when Ollie moved to New Mexico. Tarmo has
photos of the cars and parts on his phone if anyone wants to see them.
Tarmo described the "Fourth of July on the Plaza" event in Santa Fe. He brought
his 1966 red Corsa turbo convertible and it was the only Corvair there. There
were 125 cars in the show. Tarmo won the 1960's class, this is his third win.
The governor was there, flipping pancakes. Tarmo said there were many people who
came up to see his Corvair and to ask questions and make comments. Some were
quite astute questions and comments.
Steve installed LED turn signals in the front of his 1966 Corsa coupe. As you
recall, earlier he installed LEDs in the rear taillights and turn signals. He
invited everyone to come out and see them. They were very impressive.
The 50/50 winner was Pat Hall and the pot was $8.00.
We adjourned in time to see a brilliant red sunset.
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JULY BOARD MEETING MINUTES - 2017.07.19
Anne Mae Gold
Called to order at 5:05 PM
Present: John Wiker, Jim Pittman, Lube Lubert, Robert & Anne Mae Gold
OFFICER REPORTS
President: John went out to the Lewis Antique Auto and Toy Museum in Moriarty.
The cost is $4 per person. The owner is a friend of LeRoy. John suggests that we
plan a breakfast at Dough-Re-Mi and then go out to the museum. It would be a
great activity to do in the fall, maybe October. He will require one week's
notice before we come out. All anticipated bills from the Tri-State are paid.
John stopped by the CORSA Convention. There were 374 people at their banquet!
John went to the Road Rally and shared stories and pictures. Everybody had three
runs and were judged on their best time. They hired people to run the rally. No
passengers were allowed. Some people took out the passenger seat to lighten the
weight of the car. There were no classes. John and Anne traveled 5,053 miles
this summer on their trip!
VP: Lube reported on the Old Route 66 Clean up. This weekend is the die cast
model and toy show. It will be $3 to get in at the Marriot from 10 AM to 3 PM.
Treasurer: current balance is $6,757.11 The T-shirt company refunded us $550 for
the printing error and it has been deposited. There were only 12 people who
signed up for the July 29th baseball game, so it has been cancelled for now.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Membership: Larry was not present
Merchandise: Vickie was not present
Car Council: The NMCCC newsletters were mailed today.
Editor: Newsletter deadline is Friday July 21 at 9:00 PM. Jim talked to Bill
Reider and Ray Trujillo about updating and printing more copies of our booklet.
We are waiting for word from Sylvia about whether the booklet can be updated.
Jim sent 50 of the 2012 booklets to Clark's and they sent us a check for $180.00
or $3.60 per book.
REMINDERS
Ice-Cream Social
August 5th -- We'll caravan down Old South 14 from Tijeras to the Olde Tyme Shop
& Ice Cream Parlor. It's at 10786 NM 337, phone 505-281-3892. We have to decide
what time of day to go.
State Fair Car Show
September 17th -- We'll meet at 6:45 at Central and San Pedro for pictures and
then caravan in to the Fair. Please be aware of the construction on Central. We
will meet on San Pedro just south of Central, but just beyond the traditional
"Furr's Parking" area where we have always met.
OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST
John shared his pictures from the Convention.
Adjourned at about 6:10 PM.
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A WORD TO THE WISE -- A Car Shipping Saga
Robert Gold
OK, OK, I have to admit something to you fellow CNM'ers. I just bought a Dodge.
A DODGE. Not a GM product -- a product made by Chrysler. A MOPAR.
Well, now that I've come clean, I can now relate to you my car shipping saga. I
hope you may find this story helpful, whatever car you want to ship.
Just a few weeks ago I found a 2006 Dodge Magnum on Ebay. I decided that was the
car for me after talking to LeRoy Rogers, who has owned one since they came out
in 2005. I have admired LeRoy's Dodge Magnum for years. He loves his, and now
that I have mine (with a Hemi engine no less!) I love mine too.
The rub occurred when I attempted to get it delivered from the seller who lives
in Dallas. When I bought the car, Ebay led me to believe all I had to do was to
arrange shipment with one of their listed shippers and like magic the car would
appear in my driveway. That was NOT the case. I did call a listed shipper and
the guy on the phone took down the information and confirmed the shipping price.
The online listing said that the car would be shipped within five days and would
arrive in three days more.
With that done I went to Phoenix to watch my beloved Cardinals beat the D-Backs
in two games. All was right with the world. However, the five-day waiting time
came and went and I hadn't heard from the shipper.
I called them from my motel room and the rep told me that he was sooooo sorry,
but they had been unable to locate someone to transport the car. What? I had
thought they would be the ones to ship the car. Nope. The way it works is, this
firm was just a jobber that schedules independent transport trucks to pick up
cars and deliver them. Once I realized that, I asked if they had ANY idea when
the car would be picked up. "No," he said. Hmmmm. I then asked what sort of
liability his firm had to ensure that my car would EVER be shipped. His reply
was that the only thing that motivated them was the fact that I would pay them
when it was delivered. That didn't seem to me to be much motivation. Even after
the guy said they were trying REALLY HARD to find a shipper, I decided that I
was going down a dead end street and if I wanted to see that car before the
tires went flat, I needed to find another way. Needless to say I cancelled the
order that very day.
Which begs the question:what exactly is a better way to ship a car?
As I see it, if I wanted to have the car in a timely manner I had two choices.
The first was to contract directly with a carrier who controls the trucks and
drivers. That way I could get a real idea of when things would happen. I didn't
pick that option because I didn't want to pay the much higher rate involved.
After all, less risk, more cost.
The second option was to get myself to Dallas and drive my new beauty home
myself. And that is just what I did. They next day I was at the Phoenix airport
boarding a flight to Dallas and two days later that Dodge Hemi was in my
driveway. A plus to driving it 600 miles from Dallas to my house was that I
became well acquainted with the car along the way. I am very pleased with the
car and it is more than I had hoped it would be. It passed emissions yesterday
and next week it will be officially mine.
Actually I have another funny car story that I saw recently on TV. A guy bought
a really high end Porsche race car in Germany and had it shipped to the USA in a
container. When he opened up the container he saw, in addition to the Porsche, a
cold-war-relic East German Trabant.
They had put that car in the container to fill the extra space in the container.
It was being used as packing! The guy who bought the Porsche was a bit of a nut
and he undertook to fully restore his free Trabant just for grins. That is why
he was mentioned on the show. It has been truly said that one man's trash is
another man's treasure!
Like everything else, life is a learning experience. What I learned from getting
my new treasure from Dallas to my driveway is: if you want a car shipped, you
should be sure to understand in advance how the process works. I hope my
experience will help some of you out in the future.
-- Robert Gold
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NATIONAL CLASSIC CAR APPRECIATION DAY POKER RUN
John Wiker
My wife and I decided to stop working on the house and join the Poker Run in
honor of the classic cars today. We got to the starting point at the Enchanted
Trails RV Park at 11:00 AM. We were the last to check in because of the mess on
Central, even though we took Lomas as far as we could until it joined Central at
Rio Grande. The first card I drew was a Seven of Clubs. Next it was off to the
Unser Museum with a drive-by for old times of the old house on Hayes. At the
museum, I drew an Ace of Spades. A short drive East later brought us to Car
Crafters and I finally struck some luck with a Seven of Hearts. I now at least
had a pair.
Next we went for lunch at the Owl Cafe and a draw of a Queen of Clubs - no help
at all. We set out for the Olde Tyme Ice Cream shop for desert and the last card
draw. My wife choose a Wake Up milk shake and I had a Chocolate Nut sundae. I
then saw Joyce Clements to get my last card. It was a Seven of Spades. Now I was
feeling good. With only 24 cars completing the run and five stops of 52 cards
each, the odds seemed to be in my favor. There were two awards given: worse hand
-- mine did not qualify, and best hand. Could you imagine that someone came up
with a Diamond Flush?
Oh well, that is probably why I don't gamble at casinos when I travel to
Laughlin for golf each year. As those of us who play that game, it itself is a
gamble most times.
The weather was great with a cool breeze in the hills, the company was great and
the ice cream delicious. Remember, we as a club are going to visit the ice cream
shop on Saturday August 5th. That day the hostess is having a movie and game
night, starting at 6:00 PM, with the movie GREASE showing at dusk. Maybe we
should consider this when deciding what time we leave so we can take advantage
of this event. Don't forget, they have the state's best chile-cheeseburger and
great hot dogs as well. Could be a supper affair if we want it to be.
See you at the next meeting or on Saturday, August the 5th.
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Happy Birthday Wishes to Five CNM'ers born in August:
Floyde Adams
Steve Johnson
Mark L Morgan
Sarah Price
Larry Yoffee
Happy Anniversary Wishes to a Special Couple this Month:
Sylvia & Ray Trujillo
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Photos from the CORSA Convention
John Wiker
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LED TURN SIGNALS AND RUNNING LIGHTS
Steve Gongora
I have replaced my tail lights of my 1966 Corvair Corsa with wafer LEDs and have
been extremely happy with the results. The only remaining outside lights to
replace were the front turn signal/running lights. SuperbrightLED.com had a
Father's Day Discount. I thought this was as good at time as any to replace the
front bulbs. I anticipated the front bulbs needing a resistor. The LEDs don't
require much current to work. The resistor compensated for this. You have to tap
into the positive side of the bulb wire. The other side (black ground) of the
resistor connects to the ground of the vehicle. Once the bulb is installed
(installs exactly like the factory bulb) and the resistor is installed, you have
an appearance much brighter than the factory bulbs. It was well worth the
effort. Anything you can do for enhanced safety is a plus.
RL-650-K:
LED Light Load Resistor Kit
LED Turn Signal Hyper Flash
& Warning Fix - 50W LED Load Resistor kit
Includes:
1 x RL-650: LED Light Load
Resistor - 50W LED Load
Resistor
2 x WST-184: 18-14 GA IDC
Weatherproof Terminal Splice
Tap - Waterproof
1157-A27-T:
1157 LED Bulb - Dual Function
27 SMD LED Tower - BAY15D
Retrofit - Amber
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Subject: July Trash Cleanup
Date: 2017=Jul=08 14:02:34 MDT
To: Barron, Olga, NMDOT [ Olga.Barron@state.nm.us ]
Cc: Lube LUBERT [ dirtlube@gmail.com ]
John WIKER [ wikerj63@yahoo.com ]
Five members of CORVAIRS OF NEW MEXICO cleaned our mile of Old Route 66 (NM 333)
this morning:
Robert GOLD
Pat HALL
Dave HUNTOON
Larry BLAIR
Lube LUBERT
Seven large bags of trash were collected. We took them to the Transfer Station
in Tijeras and we paid $5.00 to leave the trash.
We did NOT pick up four truck or car tires that we found on our mile.
They are just east of mile marker 1 on the right (west-bound) side of Old Route
66 (NM 333). They are located on the shoulder of the road and are presently out
of the way of bicyclists.
Thank you,
Jim Pittman, Newsletter Editor
Lube Lubert -- 505-256-9331 - dirtlube@gmail.com
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TREASURY REPORT FOR 06-23-2017 to 07-20-2017 ....................... Robert Gold
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $6,626.70
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2017.06.21 $ 70.00 Dues J.Wiker 12 m CNM & CORSA $ 70.00
2017.06.21 $ 50.00 Dues B.Stickler 26 m CNM $ 50.00
2017.06.23 2292 -$ 323.10 T.Price Tri-State Expenses -$ 323.10
2017.06.28 2291 -$ 291.98 R.Gongora Tri-State Expenses -$ 291.98
2017.07.10 2293 -$ 64.51 H.Pittman Newsletter Printing JUL 2017 -$ 35.95
2017.07.10 -$ H.Pittman Newsletter Postage 42 x $0.68 -$ 28.56
2017.07.15 $ 140.00 Dues P.Hall 26 m CNM & CORSA $ 140.00
2017.07.13 $ 550.00 Refund Graphic Connection for T-shirts $ 550.00
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2017.08.01 AUG NEWSLETTER ========================================== $6,757.11
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Some Statistics on the 2017 Taos Tri-State
CORSA CHAPTERS REPRESENTED
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CCC ............... Cactus Corvair Club, Mesa, Arizona
CNM ............... Corvairs of New Mexico
COCA .............. Central Oklahoma Corvair Association
Corsa West ........ Los Angeles, California
GCCG .............. Green Country Corvair Group, Tulsa, Oklahoma
MCCA .............. Mid-Continent Corvair Association, Wichita, Kansas
PPCC .............. Pikes Peak Corvair Club, Colorado Springs
RMC ............... Rocky Mountain Corsa, Denver, Colorado
Ute Trails Corvair Club .....
REGISTRATIONS BY PRIMARY CLUB | PEOPLE REGISTERED | STATES REPRESENTED |
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Cactus Corvair Club 1 | 2 | Arizona 1 |
Corvairs of New Mexico 22 | 43 | California 1 |
Central Oklahoma Corvairs 3 | 6 | Colorado 33 |
Corsa West 1 | 2 | Kansas 4 |
Green Country Corvairs 4 | 9 | New Mexico 22 |
Mid-Continent Corvairs 3 | 5 | Oklahoma 6 |
Pikes Peak Corvair Club 11 | 23 | Texas 1 |
Rocky Mountain CORSA 21 | 38 | Washington 1 |
Ute Trails 1 | 2 | Wyoming 1 |
Other Clubs 3 | 6 | |
NUMBER OF CARS IN THE CAR SHOW
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BY YEAR | BY BODY TYPE | BY STATE | BY CLUB | BY MODEL |
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1960 2 | Coupe 26 | ARIZONA 1 | CCC 1 | Corsa 12 |
1961 3 | Convertible 11 | COLORADO 23 | CNM 13 | Lakewood 2 |
1962 4 | Sedan 6 | KANSAS 4 | COCA 3 | Monza 26 |
1963 3 | Station Wagon 3 | NEW MEXICO 13 | GCCG 3 | Rampside 1 |
1964 4 | F.C. 1 | OKLAHOMA 5 | MCCA 3 | Spyder 4 |
1965 16 | Ultra Van 0 | TEXAS 1 | PPCC 6 | |
1966 8 | | WASHINGTON 1 | RMC 16 | |
1967 4 | | | Ute 1 | |
1968 3 | | | None 1 | |
1969 0 | | | | |
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TOTAL 47
WINNERS OF CAR SHOW
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EARLY OPEN ... Dave Olwine LATE OPEN .... Mike Piper
EARLY CLOSED ... Ed Halpin LATE CLOSED .... Mike Head
FORWARD CONTROL ... Steve Gongora STATION WAGON .... B. Williams
BEST OF SHOW ... Richard Langlois, 1960 Corvair
Ed Halpin gave the history of the FRANCIS BOYDSTON AWARD which this year went
to Ray Trujillo of CNM. Ray, however, had to leave the banquet early, so he
received the plaque a few days later from CNM president John Wiker.
HARD LUCK AWARD
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John Green of RMC & PPCC had a filler neck hose failure. A repair was
effected with the help of Ray Shick of PPCC.
SPECIAL SPEAKER
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Mr. Joe Casey, who was the Chevrolet manufacturing supervisor for the last
of the 1969's that were produced, was the guest speaker. He gave an excellent
presentation and took questions. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Casey for joining us.
THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR IN CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO!
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WED 02 AUG 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 05 AUG ....... Caravan to Olde Tyme Ice Cream Shop - south of Tijeras
SUN 13 AUG NMCCC All Clubs Picnic - Oak Flat Recreation Area, Highway 337
(South 14), Tijeras www.nmcarcouncil.com or joyce@nmcarcouncil.com
WED 16 AUG 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
WED 23 AUG 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
FRI 25 AUG 9:00 PM Deadline for items for September newsletter
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WED 06 SEP 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
SUN 17 SEP State Fair Car Show --- CHECK ON DATE AND TIME!
SAT xx SEP Concours du Soleil - Albuquerque - andy@albuquerquefoundation.org
SUN xx SEP Concours du Soleil - Albuquerque - andy@albuquerquefoundation.org
WED 20 SEP 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 22 SEP 9:00 PM Deadline for items for October newsletter
FRI 22 SEP NMCCC / Los Lunas 39th Annual Auto Swap Meet
SAT 23 SEP Morris Field, Los Lunas, New Mexico
SUN 24 SEP Morris Field, Highway 314 & Morris Rd, Los Lunas
WED 27 SEP 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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MON 02 OCT DRIVE YOUR CORVAIR DAY --- FIRST RETAIL SALE OF CORVAIRS, 1959
MON 02 OCT CORVAIR HERITAGE DAY (Corvair's official birthday)
WED 04 OCT 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
SUN 08 OCT EARLY! Classic Cars Drive on the Balloon Fiesta Field -- CHECK DATE
WED 18 OCT 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 20 OCT 9:00 PM Deadline for items for November newsletter
WED 25 OCT 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE
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WED 01 NOV 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER
SUN 05 NOV 2:00 AM --- Set your clocks forward an hour because the government
stole an hour out of your life in March. The hour you get back is only
slightly degraded. Why is it that year after year WE KEEP ON DOING THIS?
Why can't we repeal this BAD law?
WED 15 NOV 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
FRI 24 NOV 9:00 PM Deadline for items for December newsletter
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See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities
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SEVEN YEARS AGO [ AUGUST 2017 VOL 43 Nr 8 ISSUE 503 ]
Jim Pittman
2010 Vol 36 Nr 8 # 419
On the cover: Tarmo's Award-Winning 1965 Corsa Coupe. We proclaimed "Ice Cream
Week" because of the hot weather. Highland would be closing at 7:00 PM instead
of 9:00 PM so we needed to find another meeting place. New members were Steve &
Enriques Sanchez. The August All Clubs Picnic would be at Nambe Falls. Heula
said we should have "one-minute" tech tips for new members at meetings. Chuck
Vertrees was putting together an epic tour of Albuquerque to see architectural
and historic locations. Hal Rupert of Silicon Valley Corsa in California
provided an article on the Fathers' Day Car Show in Edgewood where he and wife
Linda met Pat & Vickie Hall.
2003 Vol 29 Nr 8 #335
Tarmo Sutt's 1965 Corsa was at the Santa Fe Fourth of July Plaza show. VP Joel
ran our July meeting attended by 24 members. President Robert Gold was in Spain.
Wendell reported $5,204. A guest was Ray Trujillo who bought the 1964 that used
to belong to Jim Matthews. Larry Blair received a State award as a Professional
Engineer. Tarmo sought a Judson supercharger and brought it to the meeting. It
was big and heavy! We discussed the various methods of supercharging used with
Corvair engines. There was a discussion on how best to retain members. Does the
Wheels Museum still exist? What happened to the money it raised?
1996 Vol 22 Nr 8 #251
On the cover Billiken's Corvair had been to Pojoaque, Tesuque and CLAUNCH. A
guest was Marshall Navaroo. New members were Michael Hurst and Bruno Power. Will
Davis reported $1087.62. The Museum car show was a success and the annual picnic
was to be at the Elks Refuge. The swap meet was to be at the UNM football
stadium. Bill Reider reported that the 1996 convention was a financial success;
we had over $20,000 in the bank with most bills paid. Debbie Pleau reported
there were 415 registrations and 861 name badges issued. There were 111 trophies
awarded. A few T-shirts, pins, badges and cookbooks were left over. We planned
to write a "how-to-run-a-convention" booklet. Ollie reported on our
Adopt-A-Highway project, a mile of Old Route 66 east of Albuquerque. A
convention wind-down party at the Goffes' house, July 13th. We cancelled our
summer campout due to forest fire danger. Mark Domzalski had a tech tip on
checking wheel studs. Bill Reider warned about drilled carb jets. Heula Pittman
reported comments on our convention from other CORSA newsletters.
1989 Vol 15 Nr 8 #167
Mark Morgan's "Mad Max" cartoon showed the vehicle you'd need to drive in L.A.
in 1989, or, maybe, Albuquerque in 2017. We inherited $166.44 from the defunct
Alamogordo White Sands club. Dale Housley and Clayborne Souza put on a terrific
Red River Tri-State. Identify bad AC fuel pumps by "6022" on the metal tag. Bill
Hector told about Illinois Harley-Davidson motorcycle caravans years ago. Bill
Reider warned that if you mounted your ignition coil too low so it touched the
engine sheet metal, it would wear a hole in the bottom. Tom Martin's column
featured Wendell Walker. Factoid: twenty years earlier two men walked on the
moon.
1982 Vol 8 Nr 8 # 83
Cover: a Spyder convertible from a Chevrolet ad. We had $363 in the bank. Sylvan
presented dash plaques to all who entered the March fun rally. Jack Bryan
previewed the club picnic at the Doc Long picnic area. Francis previewed the
October swap meet. He had seven spaces reserved. Bob Philips told about gold
paint on a Corsa that faded and developed micro chips after a year in the sun.
Dan Mowery of Rader Awning gave a presentation on upholstery, carpet and
convertible tops. His suggestions: first do upholstery, then do paint, then do
convertible top. Bill Reider was modifying his 1965 Monza sedan to "1982"
specifications. Richard Twilley provided a cross-reference for air and oil
filters for Corvairs.
1975 Vol 1 Nr 8 # 8
Our first "double issue" had a bizarre cover design. If you owned multiple
Corvairs, Jack Sellers would store them at $4 each per month. We considered
getting front license plates with the club logo. Sylvan sought speakers for our
meetings. Ike Meissner spoke on generators. We planned an election at the
October meeting. New members were Charles McWhorter, Robert Langlois, David
Langlois and Steve Solow.
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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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