The April 2018 newsletter - Text Version Updated 26-Mar-2018 ==== Copyright (c) 2018 Corvairs of New Mexico ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== APRIL 2018 / VOLUME 44 / NUMBER 4 / ISSUE # 511 ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== 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, April 4th at 7:00 PM North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE THIS MONTH Thanks to All ......................................... John Wiker Saturday VMCCA Tour ................................... John Wiker March Regular Meeting .............................. Anne Mae Gold March Board Meeting ................................ Anne Mae Gold They Don't Come Out At Night (44th Anniversary) ...... Robert Gold Anniversary Photos by ................ Vickie Hall and Robert Gold Anniversary Party Report ............................. Vickie Hall Hail to the Chief! February Car Council Report ....... Robert Gold Treasury Report ...................................... Robert Gold Calendar of Coming Events ..................... Board of Directors April: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago ................ Club Historian April: Relph Nadar Apologizes .................. South Coast CORSA April: Puzzle Page ................................... Jim Pittman April: Stories ........... Your Editor with Help from the Internet April: Elephant Stew ................................. Vickie Hall April: Birthdays & Anniversaries ............ Membership Committee COVER Rita Gongora, John Wiker, Steve Gongora Awards at Anniversary ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== MEETINGS: First Wednesday of the Month at 7:00 PM North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== President: Lube Lubert 505-256-9331 dirtlube gmail.com Vice President: Art Gold 505-620-7434 rollerart gmail.com Secretary: Anne Mae Gold 505-268-6878 annemae.528 gmail.com Treasurer: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 msn.com Car Council: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 msn.com Membership: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 aol.com Merchandise: Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall q.com Sunshine: Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 heula q.com Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp unm.edu Old Route 66: Lube Lubert 505-256-9331 dirtlube2 gmail.com Past President: Ray Trujillo 505-814-8373 ray bpsabq.com Past President: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall q.com Past Vice-Pres: Tarmo Sutt 505-690-2046 tarmo juno.com ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== 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 ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== CORSA's home page: http://www.corvair.org Steve Gongora's page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871 CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp Larry Yoffee home page: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.com ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== As of 25-MAR-2018 we have approximately 46 active Family Memberships. DUES DUE DATES FOR APRIL 2018: INACTIVE ============================ INACTIVE DATE 2017.01 Nancy & Russ McDuffie 25-FEB-2017 2017.02 Victor Sanchez 25-MAR-2017 2017.08 Kathryn & Douglas Gadomski 25-SEP-2017 2017.10 Carl Clasmeyer 25-NOV-2017 2017.10 Mary Lou & Mark Martinek 25-NOV-2017 2018.02 Barbara & Gordon Johnson 25-MAR-2018 2018.02 Lilian & Timothy Shortle 25-MAR-2018 DUE LAST MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE 2018.03 Anne Mae & Robert Gold 25-APR-2018 2018.03 Carl Johnson 25-APR-2018 2018.03 Kelli & Mark Morgan 25-APR-2018 2018.03 Natalie Robison 25-APR-2018 2018.03 Emma & LeRoy Rogers 25-APR-2018 DUE THIS MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE 2018.04 Deborah & John Dinsdale 25-MAY-2018 2018.04 Art Gold 25-MAY-2018 DUE NEXT MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE 2018.05 --- NONE --- DUE JUNE 2018 ====================== INACTIVE DATE 2018.06 --- NONE --- ================================================== Send your Dues to: CNM Treasurer c/o Robert Gold 1301 Valencia NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 Past due memberships will become INACTIVE after a one-month grace period. The Club will mail in your National Dues when you renew, if you send us the renewal form from your CORSA Communique! ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== THANK YOU John Wiker I would like to take this opportunity to thank the membership for honoring me with the Meissner award this year. Although my professional life required me to resign as president, I fully intend to attend meetings and events as well as help plan them unless they conflict with the AFJROTC program I was thrust into again. For example, I always help with the Old Route 66 cleanup, but that is also the day of the State Championship Drill meet in which I have three teams entered. Thanks to Anne Mae for preparing a great presentation that I did not have time for since there were about 100 Cadets at the Embassy Suites hotel waiting for me to introduce the Court and crown the winners and supervise the dance. I know she put her heart into it and I had to disappoint her with my quick exit, but not before I presented Rita & Steve Gongora with the bingo plaque the club was holding on to since the Christmas party. I'll have news on this year's Bingo Event at the next meeting. Again, thanks for the award. See you the 4th of April. -- John ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== SATURDAY VMCCA TOUR John Wiker Three Corvair families joined the VMCCA club at the Lewis Museum in Moriarty on 24 March at about 1030. We spent about an hour and a half inside and out of the property. The Jeff Johnson family, Anne & John Wiker and Dave Huntoon roamed around looking at all the restored cars inside and those in bad condition on the outside. We found a Greenbrier and an early model Corvair outside. What I enjoyed most was all the old metal cars, riding tractors, scooters, bicycles, skates that are not made anymore. We then left for the Moriarty Airport to visit the Commemorative Aircraft hangar. You may have know these as the Confederate Air Force in the past. There are over 300 World War Two aircraft in groups of two or three around the World to include Europe, Australia, Africa and the US. One of the two here is flyable and the other, a C-45 which looks like a giant Sky King airplane from the TV show, is being rebuilt from inside out to include all new wiring and rebuilt engines. They think it may be ready to fly in about two years. They work on the plane every Saturday and serve lunch to the workers and visitors. For $6.00 we had a great cheeseburger with all the trimmings, potato salad, chips, drinks and big cookies and plenty of conversation about their planes and our cars, especially mine that was air cooled like their airplanes. We never got to Estancia for lunch nor did we visit the garage there because the owner was out of town. It was a pleasant short day and we got home to see all the golf on TV. What a pleasant low pressure day that I have not had since mid January. I left home without my camera, but Anne took some with her phone. We will try to get them downloaded to get them to the newsletter. -- John PHOTO: No, not the C-45 -- this is a 1944 Howard GH-3 seen on an earlier club visit to the Moriarty airport. ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== MARCH MEETING -- 2018.03.07 Anne Mae Gold Members in attendance: 16 Called to order at 7:00 PM OFFICER REPORTS: President: Lube brought up and we discussed a change of venue for the membership meeting. Why? Because of the attempted break-in that recently happened to Larry Blair's new pickup. Lube talked to Bob Agnew about meeting at the World Wide Garage on the first Wednesday of the month. Bob would charge the club $35.00 to rent it each time Club members are not in favor of paying for a space. The Domingo Baca Center is a known quantity. Break-ins could happen anywhere. It is very problematic to move the time or the place where a club meets. It was agreed that the club will continue to meet here... same place, same time. VP: Art had no updates. Secretary: Anne Mae thanked Vickie and the Sunshine Committee for their thoughtfulness at bringing color in to our meetings. Treasurer: $7,255.44 is the current balance. COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS Editor: Friday 23 March at 9:00 PM is the newsletter deadline. Car Council: Lube attended the last meeting and made an attempt to drum up interest in help with the Old Route 66 Cleanup. Robert stated that there were a lot of visitors in attendance. The New Mexico Senate derailed the bill asking that New Mexico go to two license plates. The thinking is that this would cut down on car theft. Steve Gongora said front license plates would allow automated camera readers to record and detect "wanted" license plates by accessing a national database. Those in the car hobby are not in favor of a front license plate for several reasons. Expense is just one. The Los Lunas Swap Meet will be September 27-30, same place as before. Joyce is no longer heading it, but she will still be involved. Pat and Lube are willing to go out and paint lines on Thursday... Thanks guys! May 20 is the Albuquerque Museum Car Show. The theme is vintage imported vehicles. Please go on to the website to find out about car shows in our area: nmcarcouncil.com Steve suggested that, if we lose the Los Lunas venue, the Car Council should ask the Albuquerque City Council for help in finding a new venue for the Swap Meet if a new site is needed... maybe the Wheels Museum area? Merchandise: Vickie said that nothing has been sold lately. All the merchandise that is left is old stock, that may be one of the reasons nothing sells. She suggests that money may be better spent by investing in new items. Maybe raffle an item. Let Vickie get the funds she thinks the Sunshine Committee will need from the treasurer. Sunshine Committee update: Vickie and Heula are working on table decorations and door prizes. Robert will have a slide show ready to go. Vickie taught us about Saint Patrick. March 17th, Saint Patrick's Day, is her birthday! Many blessings be upon you Vickie! Membership: David had no new members. No news. UPCOMING EVENTS * March 10, 6:30 PM Anniversary Dinner at Golden Corral on San Mateo NE. (SEE BOARD MEETING MINUTES BELOW FOR MORE EVENTS.) NEW BUSINESS * Christee's Spuds Burgers and More is a restaurant on Indian School just east of Wyoming. They have a meeting room. We'll plan a Club breakfast on April 14th at 9:30 AM. The address is 8600 Indian School NE. * Pat told us that Carl Clasmeyer wants to sell his 1968 Monza convertible. It has engine problems (dropped valve?) and he is asking $6,500, but price is negotiable. * Terry says there is another Corvair for sale at $12,000, it is the red Robert Garrecht Corvair that he drove to the last Museum Car Show. It won a trophy at that time. * John Wiker said that November is a long time away, but it is when we have traditionally had our Bingo night. The club continues to want to have the Bingo/Auction/Pot Luck. We could hold it on a Friday night at Manzano Mesa Multi-generational Center (Eubank and Elizabeth). He will attempt to make a reservation for the second Friday in November. * Tarmo told us about Comedians Driving Cars Getting Coffee. It is now showing on Netflix. He says the cars are beautiful. The 50/50 pot was $18 - winner takes $9 - and the winner is - Pat Hall! Adjourned at 8:06 PM ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== MARCH BOARD MEETING - 2018.03.21 Anne Mae Gold Present: Jim Pittman, Anne Mae Gold, Robert Gold, Lube Lubert, Dave Huntoon, Art Gold Called to order at 5:01 PM OFFICER REPORTS PRESIDENT: Lube reminded us of the Old Route 66 Cleanup. Robert is to bring his stuff since Lube is still locked out of his shed. If you come out to the Cruise and Schmoose, it is at the Sonic next to the Goodwill. They raise money for Goodwill and you can drop off your unwanteds. Lube asked if anyone would be interested in buying a Greenbrier, it used to belong to Dell Patten. VP: Art had nothing to report. SECRETARY: Anne Mae suggests that she or the VP write the agenda for the General Membership meeting. TREASURER: Current balance is $7,008.36 COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS EDITOR: Jim states that this Friday, March 23 at 9:00 PM is the deadline for the newsletter. It is pretty full this month already. Jim has received some emails from the Colorado clubs regarding the Boydston Award. They said that Rocky Mountain Corsa will be doing the Boydston Award totally within their club, so we will not have a nomination form or nominate anyone from our club. This is in line with what was decided in 2009 at Taos. The Pikes Peak club is scouting for a venue for the 2019 Tri-State. Our turn comes up in 2020 and it's not too early to be thinking about a location. CAR COUNCIL: Robert will not be attending the next meeting as he will be out of town on Wednesday March 28. It will be an envelope stuffing meeting. They will feed you if you come out to help. At 6:00 PM at the Old Car Garage. MERCHANDISE: Jim shared that Vickie is planning a small celebration at our April 4th meeting. MEMBERSHIP: No new members. UPCOMING EVENTS * April 7. Old Route 66 Cleanup 9:00 AM, weather permitting. If it rains or snows the day before, do not come out on Saturday. * April 14. Breakfast at Christee's Burgers and More 9:30am. 8600 Indian School, just past Wyoming, on south side of street just east of Garcia's Kitchen. * April 21. Spring Thaw at Old Car Garage. Call for an appointment. * April 22. Cruise and Schmoose at Sonic Drive-In at San Mateo NE 10:00-3:00 * May 20. Albuquerque Museum Car Show * May 20. Florence Merchants Car Show 9:00-3:00. Florence, CO; southeast of Canon City, CO. info@florencecoloradocarshow.com or 1-719-659-2053 * June 8-10. Rocky Mountain Corsa Tri-State Rally Group. Hotel: Grand Lodge, Crested Butte, CO 1-888-443-6715. Booking code 10249 OLD/NEW BUSINESS * Plans for the Swap Meet in Los Lunas are coming along for this year. Steve Gongora suggested that Robert suggest to the Car Council that they ask about holding it at the Wheels Museum site if the Village of Los Lunas stops hosting the meet. * The Vintage Car Club (VMCCA) would like to have another breakfast with CNM. Dave also mentioned that he had talked to them about a garage tour or an event. He will continue to pursue this idea. Adjourned at 5:29 PM and we all drove home in daylight. ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== THEY DON'T COME OUT AT NIGHT CNM 44th Anniversary Dinner Robert Gold I want to begin this report by first thanking John Wiker for his work to organize our most recent Anniversary Dinner. The dinner was held at the Golden Corral on San Mateo. John has found himself with new responsibilities that made organizing our dinner a near act of heroism. Thanks John! I have, over the years, made sure to attend this event to celebrate the many years of CNM. This year I can report that our membership upheld the tradition of eating plenty of food and enjoying the company of fellow CNM'ers. I'm sure that all in attendance enjoyed themselves. Of note were the table decorations and door prizes done by the duo -- Heula Pittman and Vickie Hall. They are positively brilliant for bringing together gift giving with a Corvair twist. The attendees were then treated to a spectacle when John Wiker, in his formal military attire, delivered the plaque that was to be presented to this year's Ike Meissner Award winner. The joke was on John -- because he is the 2018 recipient of the Ike Meissner award! Anne Mae Gold presented the Meissner Award plaque to John who then spent some time visiting with those present. Then it was his turn to present another plaque: a special appreciation to to Rita and Steve Gongora for the CNM Bingo Night that was, for many years, hosted by the House of Covers. This is a small token of appreciation for all the years of support Steve and Rita have done for the club. After that presentation John was off to his Junior ROTC Military Ball at Del Norte High School and the rest of us concentrated on our meals. Although our Anniversary Dinner party was a success, there was a notable problem... attendance. An accounting firm was hired to make sure the count was accurate. The result of the census was 14 CNM'ers. We were not even close to our normal count of 30. All I can say is, I hope that the lack of attendance can be traced to the late time of the event. We'll try better next year. With that, this concludes my report on the dinner. One more thing -- the prime rib was devine! -- Robert Gold ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== CNM's 44th ANNIVERSARY -- MARCH 10, 2018 Vickie Hall Staff at the Golden Corral were very gracious and helpful. They let Pat and me in shortly after 6:00 PM so that we could decorate the tables with items that Heula Pittman made. About 6:30 PM CNM'ers started to trickle in and by about 7:00 PM we realized that no one else was coming. So we began the party with 12 folks. John Wiker made a short appearance in order to award Steve and Rita Gongora with a plaque for their many years of service to CNM, including years of hosting the Auction/Bingo/Potluck parties at House of Covers. Anne Mae Gold presented the Ike Meissner Award to John Wiker. Then John had to leave for his ROTC event at his high school. With twelve in attendance and twelve door prizes no one went home empty handed. I was very pleased about how that worked out. I want to thank all those who donated items for the door prizes. I hope to see everyone, plus more, at our 45th Anniversary Celebration. Thank You, Vickie Hall, Merchandise ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== April Birthday wishes go to eight members: Elizabeth Domzalski David Hutchinson Kate Johnson Alex Johnson Mark Martinek Robert McBreen Emma Rogers Ray Trujillo April Anniversary wishes to three couple: Connie & Floyde Adams Connie & Robert McBreen Lilian & Timothy Shortle ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== ========== ==== ========== =========== ========================================= TREASURY REPORT FOR 02-25-2018 to 03-23-2018 Robert Gold DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $7,255.44 ========== ==== ========== =========== ========================================= 2018.03.07 xxxx -$ 250.00 J.Pittman Annual Newsletter Expenses -$ 250.00 2018.03.07 xxxx -$ 52.08 H.Pittman Newsletter Printing FEB (3) -$ 2.21 2018.03.07 -$ Newsletter postage (3) -$ 2.10 2018.03.07 -$ Newsletter Printing MAR 2018 -$ 25.37 2018.03.07 -$ Newsletter Postage 32 x $0.70 -$ 22.40 2018.03.13 $ 55.00 Deposit T.Sutt 12 m CNM $ 25.00 2018.03.13 $ F.Adams 12 m CNM $ 25.00 2018.03.22 $ Not Specified $ 5.00 ========== ==== ========== =========== ========================================= 2018.04.01 APR NEWSLETTER ========================================== $7.008.36 ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== HAIL TO THE CHIEF! -- February Car Council Report Robert Gold I haven't been a regular at Council meetings lately due to health concerns. This included a Board Meeting and a regular meeting. I assure you my absences were not because I wouldn't have to write any reports like one. In reality, my work with the website and newsletter continued. These efforts make Joyce Clements happy and it is always a good thing to keep Joyce happy and productive. So this month's meeting was a bit of an emotional effort. I was truly heartened by the words of support I heard. In contrast, I am improving. In fact, the fact I was back is a good thing. So enough about me, I'll now turn to the meeting itself. When I got to the Old Car Garage, I noticed two things. Number One was the totally diverse group of attendees at this meeting. By this I mean an odd blend of regular members and visitors. l really enjoyed the blend. Jamie called the meeting to order right on time. I should say here that Lube was there, looking so presidential. He later reported on the Old Route 66 cleanup. If we get just one more person we'll have enough people to do the pickup. Let's hope. Then began the introduction of the many visitors. It turned out that most of those people were a part of one of two groups: Grants Main Street Project and the Camaro Club. You can go to their websites and see what they're doing. The Grants celebration sounded like a fun return to happier days. An additional feature was that one of the Grants folks knows some legislators and will work to stop House Bill 168 that called for two license plates for New Mexico cars and trucks. The car hobby is almost completely against such a plan. As one person who has lived with both configurations, I saw absolutely no improvement in the rate of car theft. A lot of folks here may have a problem with the hardware involved. Plus the front plate there just looks lousy, especially for cars that didn't make any compromise in their design for the license placement. After the pleasant introductions we headed towards the more routine part of the meeting. We began with a well-detailed description of the current financial situation by Joe Ballengee. I remind everyone that the Council makes most of its operating expenses trough the Swap Meet. This year's meet is on September 27-30, 2018. Then in quick succession Joyce talked about the upcoming, May 20, Museum Car Show. The theme is Vintage Imported Vehicles. Alas, Anne Mae's 2000 Miata doesn't qualify because it is too new. We then heard about the progress being made for the Swap Meet. Jamie and Mark have stepped up to help Joyce. Only... Joyce has quit?! I think things will work out. It's too good of a time! The March 28, May 16 and June 27 meetings begin at 6:00 so we can stuff bags and envelopes for the Swap Meet and Museum car show. You even get fed... after you do the work. We concluded with the descriptions of many car events. Just hop over to nmcarcouncil.com and look at a list of all of them, all in one place. With that we adjourned. -- Robert Gold ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== ============================================================================ | April 2018 | May 2018 | June 2018 | | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 | | 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | | 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 | 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 | 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | | 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 | 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 | 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 | | 29 30 | 27 28 29 30 31 | 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | ============================================================================ SUGGESTION: A visit with other clubs 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: Let's do another east mountains Econo-Run or Road Rally WED 04 APR 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 07 APR 9:00 AM Old Route 66 Cleanup. Meet at the I-40 triangle SAT 14 APR 9:30 AM Club Breakfast CHRISTEE'S Indian School east of Wyoming WED 18 APR 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE SAT 21 APR 10:00 AM-4:00 PM SPRING THAW at Old Car Garage. Call for appointment. Old Car Garage / Worldwide Automotive 505-881-2722 SUN 22 APR 10:00 to 3:00 PM -- 12th Annual Spring Cruise & Schmoose Sonic Drive In -- 5000 San Mateo NE, Albuquerque -- No entry fee -- Dash plaques to first 100 -- Ron, Su & Sheila < rryma5@aol.com > FRI 20 APR 9:00 PM Deadline for items for May 2018 newsletter WED 25 APR 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE ============================================================================ WED 02 MAY 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER. WED 16 MAY 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE SUN 20 MAY 10:00 AM NMCCC / Albuquerque Museum Car Show SUN 20 MAY 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Florence, Colorado - 17th Annual Car Show WED 23 MAY 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE FRI 25 MAY 9:00 PM Deadline for items for June 2018 newsletter ============================================================================ WED 06 JUN 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER. JUNE 8-10 Tri-State at Crested Butte, Colorado - Rocky Mountain CORSA http://www.rockymountaincorsa.org/2018-tri-state-ralley-promo/ WED 20 JUN 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE FRI 22 JUN 9:00 PM Deadline for items for July 2018 newsletter WED 27 JUN 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE ============================================================================ WED 04 JUL 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER. WED 18 JUL 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE FRI 20 JUL 9:00 PM Deadline for items for August 2018 newsletter MON-THU 23-26 JUL - 48th International Corvair Convention Pittsburgh, PA WED 25 JUL 7:30 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE ============================================================================ See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities ======================== http://www.nmcarcouncil.com/ ====================== ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== SEVEN YEARS AGO [ APRIL 2018 VOL 44 Nr 4 ISSUE 511 ] Jim Pittman 2011 Vol 37 Nr 3 # 427 COVER: A photo by Larry Yoffee of Russ McDuffie and his 1965 Corsa Convertible. President David Huntoon told of making non-running vehicles run again. We previewed a scrap metal drive. The 37-year Anniversary lunch at JR's Bar-B-Que went very well. Jim transported new Miata Michelins through snow drifts in the 1990 Civic since the Corvair's accelerator connector failed. Tech articles discussed fuel pump valves and how they fail. We mourned the loss of Gail Finch, Richard's wife. Larry Yoffee discussed web pages and how to make them effective. Our April Fool feature this year was a cleverly photoshopped back page that was a mirror image of the front page -- almost. 2004 Vol 30 Nr 4 #343 Our Old Route 66 clean-up crew with new safety jackets. Treasurer Wendell reported $5,405. Sunshine Committee members: Heula Pittman, Anne Mae Gold, Elizabeth Domzalski, Kim Patten. They mailed sympathy cards to David and Walter Huntoon. David's mother, Doris, died last month. They sent a card to Lube Lubert, whose mother died in February. They delivered a plant and food to Ruth Boydston who is recovering from surgery. Wendy designed and printed greeting cards. The Awards Committee discussed the Boydston and Meissner awards. We formed a committee to update the Constitution. Three former members, George Morin, Dale Housley and Tom Martin, attended the 30th anniversary party. New CNM lapel pins arrived and will be available for $3.00. The annual CNM campout has been moved to the first weekend of August up in the Pecos wilderness at Ruth's cabin. Jim reported on getting a hardtop for the Miata. Steve Goodman provided tech tips this month. The 30th anniversary party was great and the 2004 Ike Meissner Award went to Larry Blair. 1997 Vol 23 Nr 4 #259 The cover featured a map of Australia. President Mark ran our meeting. Robert introduced his brother Alan. LeRoy and Bill provided photos in the March issue. Wendell reported $7,360 in the bank. Sylvan said new members were Christopher Burke and Steven Parker. There were upcoming events including the Tri-State Meet, the Museum car show and other car shows. Worldwide Automotive planned a "Spring Thaw" where you could get work done on your old car at no charge. At our board meeting we proposed an amendment to our constitution to require CORSA membership in order to join CNM. The board also proposed the position of "Fellowship Chairperson" who would keep the rest of the membership up to date on the health and welfare of members. Mark provided a tech tip for taking care of chrome parts: even if the visible surfaces of bumpers and bumper guards look good, the inside surfaces may need protection against rust. When chrome parts are removed, treat the non-visible surfaces with Extend and satin black paint to keep rust at bay. Chuck Vertrees provided an article "Motoring Down Under" based on his cruise to Australia and New Zealand. Chuck had a number of interesting observations and anecdotes about driving in these southern countries. I was disappointed that he didn't mention that the sun comes up the wrong way down there. 1990 Vol 16 Nr 4 #175 We had four new 1965 Chevrolets on our cover: Chevy II, Corvair, Chevelle and Impala. President Dale called the March meeting to order; we had $634 in the bank. Jerry replaced LeRoy as our representative to the Car Council. LeRoy was recognized for his role as Club auctioneer and was named "Colonel Rogers" and given a colonel's hat and string tie. Then he conducted our auction. Sylvan welcomed new member Johnny Silva who had a 1963 convertible. Dale commented on the 1990 census forms which he had great fun filling out. He was impressed that his form asked how many Corvairs he had, when he bought them and what they were used for. Bill's column discussed clutch linkage binding and what to do about it. Other tech tips told how to keep your glove box latch from sticking, how to get stuck spark plugs out, how to keep your lifters from rattling, how to keep your battery from running down, and how to fill out your insurance form. Tom Martin's La Ventana told us about the automotive career of long-time CNM member Elliott "Bud" Knapp. Tom also reported on our wine and cheese tasting party at Sandia Shadows Winery on a rainy day in March. We had a great time despite the weather. 1983 Vol 9 Nr 4 # 91 Our April Fool cover showed an automotive smorgasbord made up of bits of at least five different cars; the rear quarter appeared to be from an early Corvair. This was a classic April Foolish issue with a biography of CNM's latest member, Tom Joad. (He was played in the movie by Henry Fonda.) A reprint from Western Pennsylvania told how to get your Corvair's cooling system ready for spring by flushing the antifreeze and cleaning out the radiator. As a public service, the revised IRS 1040 form was reprinted in the Newsletter. The editor's self-referencing editorial drew no comments from readers. Francis was ordering a batch of reproduction thermostats. Bill told how to stop leaks around the blower bearing top cover. 1976 Vol 2 Nr 4 # 15 We had forty-one members. We had a new constitution and voted to approve it. We worried about how to raise money. Mark Morgan, our first newsletter editor, departed for a tour with the Navy. Glen Thompson took over as Newsletter editor. We planned a trip to Bandelier National Monument. ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== April Fools Edition The Editor assures our readers that ... SOUTH COAST CORSA - April 1, 2009 ... is only partly responsible for this story: RELPH NADAR APOLOGIZES "I'm sorry about everything I said about the Carvair." Washington D.C. --- In an unannounced press conference on the steps of the United States Capitol building, a repentant and tearful 75-year-old Relph Nadar, apologized for his scathing indictment of the Carvair in his now infamous book Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile (1965, Knightsbridge Pub Co Mass). Almost inaudible and wiping away tears, Nadar stated "I apologize to Carvair owners and enthusiasts, and I apologize to General Motors. Forgive me. I'm sorry about everything I said about the Carvair." Claiming his past words and actions being a result of "youthful ambition" and "cavalier injudiciousness," Nadar, in an uncharacteristic mia culpa, asked for "Forgiveness for any detriments imposed on the Carvair being labeled the 'one-car accident'" by the statements he made in his book. "I was simply wrong. It's really a great little car. If I knew how to drive and had a driver's license, I would buy one and restore it. I love the early models." Usually comfortable in the public eye and in front of a microphone, an obviously embarrassed Nadar confessed "My entire early career has been built upon a falsehood." Nadar revealed a mostly unknown public fact about a two-year study by the Department of Transportation's National Highway Transportation Safety Administration that later concluded "The handling and stability performance of the 1960-1963 Carvair does not result in an abnormal potential for loss of control or rollover, and it is at least as good as the performance of some contemporary vehicles both foreign and domestic." "They were right, I was wrong. There's not much more I can say. I'm sorry." Nadar stated that he will continue working as a consumer advocate and "do what he can to rebuild the reputation of the Carvair. I don't know if it is possible, but I will try." Considering a run for the Presidency in 2020, Nadar stated, "I will somehow consider the Carvair as an issue in my campaign. I'll do my best and fight for you." ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== HAPPY APRIL 15TH! With April being tax month, I thought I would ask how many of you are aware of a Beatles' song from the sixties. Do you remember this song? TAXMAN If you drive a car, I'll tax the street; If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat; If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat; If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet; I'm the Taxman! Have a good laugh, but don't forget to pay your taxes. Vickie Hall, Merchandise ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== Educational and Fun Puzzle Page Match the words in column one with the anagrams in column two. 1 air cleaner __ A ADMIRE ANSWERS 2 air cooled __ B ADORED SUNROOF 3 alternator __ C ANGER FLIPS 4 anniversary __ D AWED LOOK 5 carburetor __ E BAD GROCER HUT 6 convertible __ F BEER RINGER 7 corsa members __ G CAR VISOR 8 corvairs __ H DEFIANT BUGLE 9 enchanted __ I FROSTY VENUE 10 engine parts __ J GEEKY ENAMORS 11 fan belt guide __ K IDEA COLOR 12 generator __ L IRAN CEREAL 13 grease monkey __ M LABOUR OCCURS 14 greenbrier __ N LOTUS KID RACED 15 lakewood __ O NEATER PINGS 16 leaf spring __ P RACER TURBO 17 loadside truck __ Q RAINY RAVENS 18 meissner award __ R RARE ENGINE 19 monzas two __ S SCREAMER MOBS 20 our corsa club __ T SORRY ZINC HENS 21 rear engine __ U TALENT ROAR 22 sedan four door __ V TENOR GEAR 23 seventy-four __ W THEN DANCE 24 station wagon __ X TWO TONS AGAIN 25 synchronizers __ Y VOLT BE NICER 26 turbocharged __ Z WANTS ZOOM ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== UNSCRAMBLE THE CLUE WORDS SERRATMOENOGL |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__| 10 13 2 LECDOE |__|__|__|__|__|__| 1 CALEBDK |__|__|__|__|__|__|__| 11 17 NOZMA |__|__|__|__|__| 4 DAOOEKWL |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__| 12 DASIRPEM |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__| 3 16 14 IXOECT |__|__|__|__|__|__| 15 18 5 CORHUDEAGREB |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__| 6 FONTOYRE |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__| 9 8 SYRDPE |__|__|__|__|__|__| 7 |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__| |__|__| |__|__|__| |__|__|__|__|__|__| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== WORD SEARCH ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== Happy Birthday Wishes for April: Elizabeth Domzalski David Hutchinson Kate Johnson Alex Johnson Robert McBreen Emma Rogers Ray Trujillo Otto von Bismarck Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Marlon Brando Happy April Anniversaries: Connie & Floyde Adams, Connie & Robert McBreen Lilian & Timothy Shortle, F. Scott Fitzgerald & Zelda Sayre Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== ELEPHANT STEW 1 elephant Brown gravy Salt and pepper to taste 2 rabbits Cut elephant into bite-size pieces (this will take about 4 months). Cook over kerosene at 525 degrees until tender (about 5 months). Add salt and pepper and cover with brown gravy. This will serve 3,800 people. If more are expected, add 2 rabbits. Do this if only absolutely necessary as most people do not like to find hare in their stew. By Ginny Sutton (thanks to Vickie Hall) ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== LAUGHTER BY GEORGE A social worker from a big city in the North recently transferred to the mountains of Georgia and was on the first tour of her new territory when she came upon the tiniest cabin she had ever seen in her life. Intrigued, she went up and knocked on the door. "Anybody home?" she asked. "Yep," came a kid's voice through the door. "Is your father there?" asked the social worker. "Pa? Nope, he left afore Ma came in," said the kid. "Well, is your mother there?" persisted the social worker "Ma? Nope, she left just afore I got here," said the kid. "But," protested the social worker, "are you never together as a family?" "Sure, but not here," said the kid through the door, "This is the outhouse!" ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== THE BAGPIPER Lay down whatever is bothering you, breathe in the fresh air and listen to this story. Time is like a river. You cannot touch the water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life. As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the Nova Scotia back country. As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn't stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral director had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late. I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play. The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I've never played before for this homeless man. And as I played "Amazing Grace," the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished, I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head was hung low, my heart was full. As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, "I never seen nothing like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years." Author not credited. Reprinted from the San Diego VAIRMAIL, February 2018 ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== Is it real, or photoshopped? ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== Corvairs of New Moxico First Corvair Socieity of America (CORSA) 871st Aircooled Division Enchunted Carvairs Newslitter Aprul 4444 - Volum 44 - Number 44 - Isssue 4444 First Place, Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Noiseladder Aword, 2005 & 2012 EDITOR: J Pitttman 11112 Westinfielder NM Albuquerquerque NM 11112 NM NEXT MEETING: Regalar Club Meetting: Aprile 4th, 2018 it 7:07 PM Norte Domingo de Baca Multigen Centro, Wyoming y Carmelcandy NE THIS MONTH Thanks to April Showers & May Flowers ................ John Wiker Dues Past Due and Overdue Dates ........... Membership Commiittee March Usually Scheduled Meeting ................... Anne Mae Gold March Bored of Education Meetiing ................. Anne Mae Gold They Only Came Out At Night for 44th Anniversary .... Robert Gold Birthmonths & Anniversities ................ Membership Committee Hail to Our Chief! Febuary Car Counsel Review ....... Robert Gold Treasury Recounting Reprinting & Reporting ........ Robert Golden Calender of Probably Coming Adventures ....... Bored of Directors Aprile Issuess, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Yarns Ago ..... Club Historical April Fool: Relph Nadar Apologizes ....... Southern Coastal CARSA April Fun Puzzle & Silly Walks Page ................. Jim Youknow April Fool's Fake News ........ Your Editor Consults the Internet Elephant Toccata and Fugue in D-minor Stew .......... Vickie Hall Anniversary Digital Pictures by ....... Vickie Hall & Robert Gold Your Newsletter Might Look Like This ... In an Alternate Universe COVER: S. Gongora, J. Wiker, R. Gongora Get Awarded at Anniversary HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY! ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== 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 ) in ASCII TEXT, MS Word or RTF, or submit a readable manuscript. Digital photos are welcome. This newsletter is composed using Apple Macintosh computers. Software includes OS-X, AppleWorks, Photoshop CS, GraphicConverter, BBEdit and InDesign CS. If you care, ask for details. When I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my friends. ======~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~=====~====== =END=