The January 2023 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 28-Dec-2022 = Copyright (c) 2022 Corvairs of New Mexico
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JANUARY 2023 / VOLUME 49 / NUMBER 1 / ISSUE 568
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First Place, Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, 2005 & 2012
Third Place, Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, 2010
EDITOR Jim Pittman
NEXT MEETING Regular Meeting Saturday January 7th 10:00 AM
Highland Senior Center 131 Monroe NE Albuquerque, NM 87108
THIS MONTH
Officers and Volunteers ............................... The Board
Dues Due Dates ............................. Membership Committee
From the President .................................. Greg Nelson
Christmas Party Photos ............ Greg Nelson and Steve Gongora
Treasury Report ................................... Steve Gongora
Birthdays & Anniversaries ......................... Heula Pittman
Life in the Slow Lane (My 1967 Monza) ...... Wayne Christgau 1991
Powerglide Milestone (500,000 mile Monza) .. Wayne Christgau 1994
SHOE and a Junkyard '63 Corvair .... submitted by Sylvan Zuercher
Into the New Millennium ........................ Jim Pittman 2002
List of CNM Members ......................... Jim & Heula Pittman
Calendar of Coming Events .................... Board of Directors
January Issues, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago ...... Club Historian
COVER: CNM Christmas Party at MiMi's, December 17th, 2022
OFFICERS and VOLUNTEERS
President Greg Nelson 505-400-8670 fesedu @ comcast.net
Vice-President Brenda Stickler 505-856-6993 tounce66 @ msn.com
Secretary Lupe Arellanes 505-515-9897 ispeakmedicare505 @ gmail.com
Treasurer Steve Gongora 505-220-7401 stevegongora @ msn.com
Newsletter Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Birthdays Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 heula @ q.com
Past President Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Past President Dave Allin 505-410-9668 dnjallin @ gmail.com
Past President David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com
INTERNET: CORSA's home page www.corvair.org/
CNM's newsletters www.unm.edu/~jimp/
New Mexico Council of Car Clubs www.nmcarcouncil.com/
SCHEDULE CNM: 12 months = $25.00 or 26 months = $ 50.00
OF CORSA: 12 months = $45.00 or 26 months = $ 90.00
DUES CNM & CORSA: 12 months = $70.00 or 26 months = $140.00
DUES DUE DATES January 2023
DUE LAST MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2022.12 David Huntoon 25-JAN-2023
2022.12 Tony Lawler 25-JAN-2023
DUE THIS MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2023.01 === NONE === 25-FEB-2023
DUE NEXT MONTH ====================== INACTIVE DATE
2023.02 === NONE === 25-MAR-2023
DUE MAR 2023 ======================== INACTIVE DATE
2023.03 Fred & Brenda Edeskuty 25-APR-2023
2023.03 Barbara & Gordon Johnson 25-APR-2023
2023.03 Connie & Robert McBreen 25-APR-2023
2023.03 Kelli & Mark Morgan 25-APR-2023
INACTIVE ============================ INACTIVE DATE
2022.02 Linda Soukup, Tony Berbig 25-MAR-2022
2022.07 Mike R Hughes 25-AUG-2022
2022.11 Anne Wiker 25-DEC-2022
Send your Dues to:
CNM Treasurer
Steve Gongora
8419 Palo Duro NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
Past due memberships become inactive after a one-month grace period.
The Club will mail in your National Dues if you send us the renewal
form from your Communique.
As of 21-Dec-2022 we have 41 active family memberships.
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
GREG NELSON
Another Year in the Rear View
I had a wonderful time this past year as club president and look forward
to another for 2023. Next year has special meaning because it is my intent to
retire on December 31st. Although accumulated vacation time and sick leave
pushes my effective date to just before Thanksgiving. Friends and colleagues ask
"What are you going to do with your time?". "I have lots of hobbies" is my
response. My hobbies include: model RC aviation, model trains (a resurrected
childhood hobby), my garden, cosmetic house upgrades, my animals (13 Dart Frogs,
fish and a Leachianus Gecko [largest breed in the world]), and of course my
Corvairs. I have two at the moment but I'm amenable to two more if the right
model. I still enjoy to working on them at least a couple of times per week.
Even if it's only for 15-30 minutes after dinner and before bedtime.
Something to Think About
Tri-State 2023 is in Salida, Colorado. Hosting of Tri-State 2024 will be
back in our court and it's been suggested it be held in Las Vegas, NM. This may
require a visit in early 2023 for a things-to-do, hotel and planning visit. We
can begin discussing particulars early next year.
Activities and Programs
I and the other Board members encourage you assist us in brainstorming
activities and programs for next year. We'll plan to do a social club activity
every other month or so. This could be breakfast, lunch or a tour, or even a
combo. The October event is already set - it is a re-visit to the Los Luceros
plantation. And it needs to be close to the same weekend in order to catch the
changing tree colors. If there is a club related topic you would like to present
let us know. At the January meeting we'll finish the CORSA video on the
restoration of Astronaut John Glenn's Corvair but every month after that is
available.
Newsletter Tech Articles
A reminder: Most of the club members have fully restored vehicles but if
you plan on doing an upgrade or repair, please take a few photos and include a
brief, or lengthy explanation, and we'll get it into the newsletter.
Methodical Man
If you are interested in a copy of the Methodical Man: a 20-minute black
and white film on the creation of the Corvair, please let us know. David Huntoon
had the origianl 16mm film digitally converted. It is available on DVD or thumb
drive. Makes for a great stocking stuffer.
Monza Door Panels
Well, it's about time. I finally got the door panels back on the 1964. I
did make two mistakes which means 2 door-papers on my next Clark's order. You'll
notice in the photo the blue painters tape around the perimeter to mark the
location of each door nail plug. I then cut out the paper over these plugs in
order to properly line up the pre-installed nail strips on the door panels with
the door plugs. They don't line up exactly which required a bit of nail bending.
The first attempt didn't work, and I ended having to remove the door panel which
of course then pulled out a bunch of plugs and tore the paper. Lesson learned.
But they look great. Not perfect but I'm happy with it.
Christmas Party
There were 16 of us at the Annual Christmas Party. It was a 'Once in a
Blue Moon' coincidence that my birthday fell on the same day. Thanks for the
Birthday Song everyone. And thanks to the Gongoras for the Christmas ornament
birthday gift. It's already on my Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. It's starting to
get a little cluttered.
Oops
In the November newsletter I mentioned we had a collection of
Communiques from one of the club members. I got the name wrong. They belonged to
Bill Reider. If anyone is interested in seeing them or grabbing a couple to fill
out a collection let me know. [Kinda like looking for that special Life
Magazine. For me it's July 16, 1945 - WWII Hero Audie Murphy is on the cover.
Something else very significant happened on that date. Any guesses?]
Cheers Everyone
Gregory Nelson
CNM President
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TREASURY REPORT FOR 11-26-2022 to 12-20-2022 ===============================================
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION BALANCE = $ 4,976.50
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2022.12.11 202 +$ 75.00 Dues J.Richardson 26 m CNM +$ 50.00 $ 4,941.01
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Happy Birthday Wishes to January CNM'ers:
Guadalupe Arellanes
Javier Gold
Steve Gongora
LeRoy Rogers
Lilian Shortle
Troy Ward
Happy Anniversary Wishes to January CNM'ers:
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(Reprinted from: Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter Vol. 17 Nr. 9 September 1991)
A unique CNM member was Wayne Christgau who joined us in about 1996.
He owned an unusual Corvair: a high-mileage Monza coupe. Wayne was
in the Air Force and was stationed in Greece and in England, and the
military shipped his car to each of his duty stations. He had amazing
stories about driving in foreign countries and trying to get locals to
work on his Corvair when it needed maintenance or repairs. Wayne
contributed a couple of articles to Enchanted Corvairs and I am
pleased to reprint them.
LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE
(REFLECTIONS OF A CORVAIR OWNER)
WAYNE CHRISTGAU
When the USA Olympic hockey team beat the Soviets in Montreal, it was described
as a miracle. When my odometer recently turned over another 10,000 miles, I
realized I might have a miracle of sorts going for me too. Now with just under
30,000 miles to go I am anxiously looking forward to that half-million mark on
my 1967 Corvair Monza. Thinking that I might be somewhere by myself when all
those zeroes roll by again, I wanted to take this opportunity to share my
feelings with CNM and reflect back on a car that is fast becoming a miracle in
itself.
Watching Steve McQueen chase the bad guys in the movie "Bullit" pretty much
convinced me that my first car would be a Dodge Charger. When I completed basic
training at Lackland AFB, Texas in October of 1966 I returned to Austin,
Minnesota and immediately set about seeking out a Dodge dealership in hopes of
buying my first car. However, my first test drive in a Dodge Charger revealed
that not only was the vehicle sleek-looking, but it contained enough power to
light up a football stadium. I considered myself a total failure at trying to
handle it. As a matter of fact, it had total control of me and I realized that I
wanted no part of it. I slowly returned "Christine" to the dealership salesman
with a "Thanks but no thanks." Now I had no idea what kind of car I would like
to own. It still had to be sleek looking, but much more conservative in power.
A typical Sunday evening on our farm in Minnesota back in the 1960s consisted of
watching Ed Sullivan on CBS, then switching over to Bonanza on NBC. Breaks for
commercials would normally signal a trip to the kitchen or bathroom for me but
on the 22nd of November, 1966 at 8:30 PM I decided to hang around the television
and see the new line of Chevrolets that GM was offering. Thirty minutes into
another saga of the Cartwright clan, and GM introduced the 1967 Corvair Monza.
As I put together this article I can still see Hoss Cartwright (Dan Blocker)
getting in behind the wheel of this sleek-looking vehicle and driving over the
Ponderosa range, leaving behind a trail of dust. The power of advertising had
its full effect on me, and per this request, I couldn't wait to visit my local
Chevrolet dealer.
The next day, Monday morning, I saw that same 1967 Monza being displayed in a
showroom. The first thing I remember doing was looking at the odometer. Four
zeroes followed by a seven. The second thing I remember doing was giving the
salesman the sticker tag price of $2,200. I spent about as much time with the
salesman as I cared to. It would have taken me longer to go into a 7-11 store
and close out a deal on a large Slurpie. I really wanted that Corvair, and it
was finally mine. Thank you Hoss!
Thinking back on the last twenty-four years I guess it's only right that one be
given the opportunity to toot his own whistle. I guess that is why we have
organized car clubs, so we can swap stories, share experiences and maybe just
learn from other people's mistakes or misadventures. I've certainly had my share
of all the ups and downs associated with a Corvair. I guess it's only right that
I begin with the most embarrassing situation that could happen to a Corvair
owner....
Maybe I shouldn't have just ignored that recall notice from GM citing motor
mount problems, but I did, thinking that nothing would happen to my car. On a
return trip from Minneapolis where I had attended a Twins' baseball game in the
fall of 1971, I was happily cruising my way back to Austin. I was really
involved in the sound coming out of my Delco AM radio and there was just no way
I could avoid the pothole that engulfed my left front and rear tires.
After four years of driving this beautiful vehicle, things suddenly started to
happen that just didn't seem right to me. My AM radio turned silent, I was
steering in darkness, there was no acceleration, but I was hearing this
unbelievable screeching sound. Looking in my rear view mirror, all I could see
was a trail of sparks. I finally coasted off the highway, but wasn't prepared
for the sight I encountered when I opened the engine lid. By now everyone who is
reading this already knows what happened. I guess that motor mount did have a
weakness to it after all. Now the highway pavement was supporting the front of
my 95-HP engine! And the dropping of the engine had pulled the cables from the
battery.
Feeling bad enough as it was, I felt my first priority was to conceal my
embarrassment from passing motorists. I decided to take my spare tire out and
lean it up against the rear bumper. This would give the obvious impression that
I was only changing a flat tire.
After an hour of pretending to change a flat, a Minnesota highway patrolman
stopped, smiled at my situation, and radioed for AAA emergency road service. The
guy who arrived also smiled when he saw my engine kissing the pavement. By using
the winch on the back of his tow truck, he was able to raise the engine into the
compartment area. The motor mount was temporarily secured in place. Battery
cables were reconnected. I started the Monza. It sounded horrible. Again, the
AAA mechanic smiled and returned to his truck to get out his timing light. This
was all very comforting to me! The beautiful sound of a smooth idling engine
quickly returned, and all three of us were finally off into the Minnesota night.
My Corvair had passed its first durability test. I felt good. I felt proud. I
fell in love with my Monza all over again. Thank you Hoss Cartwright!
The first ten years of my military career were spent criss-crossing the United
States. I and the Monza were having a lot of fun travelling from California to
Florida. From Florida back to California. California to Kansas and Kansas to
Maryland. Upon arriving at each location my first priority was always to look up
the nearest CORSA chapter. I had to have the security of knowing that if
something went wrong with my Corvair there would be an expert around to soothe
my worries.
Nearing the end of the 1970's I considered myself quite fortunate in not
having received orders for an overseas assignment. Just didn't care about the
possibility of leaving the Monza back in the States. But in 1980 my overseas
assignment came in. Athens, Greece? What to do with the Corvair! Since the
length of my tour to Greece was only scheduled for fifteen months I decided to
leave the car with my brother in California. This meant that before flying to
Athens the Monza had to make another trip from the east coast to the west coast.
After being in Greece without my Corvair for a couple of months and seeing all
the other American cars on base, I decided, why not? I was entitled to ship one
privately-owned vehicle overseas if I chose to. Once again I spared no expense
in order to be reunited with my Monza. I flew back to the states and again made
that routine drive from the west coast back to the east coast. I arrived at the
port in Bayonne, New Jersey where the Corvair was loaded into a large wooden
container and hoisted aboard a cargo ship. I flew back to Greece to impatiently
wait the approximately 30 days needed for the car's arrival.
After six weeks I still hadn't been reunited with my Monza. I checked with the
transportation people and discovered that my container had been unloaded by
mistake in Germany. I had to wait another three weeks for the Corvair to be
loaded onto a ship bound for the port of Athens. With my car finally in hand I
now had to submit to a Greek auto safety inspection. The inspector didn't speak
English. Based on his gestures, I assumed he wanted me to try my horn. I pressed
it. The horn went off. I was given my vehicle safety inspection certificate!
Thank you again, Hoss!
At this point in my story I am sure there are a lot of you in CNM wondering just
how much I know about air-cooled engines. I must say that I am very good at
changing oil and keeping the Monza clean. I'm not one for making excuses about
this phobia I have for auto mechanics, but since I have been entrusted with the
responsibility of CNM merchandise, I feel it is only right that I lay it on the
line to each and every one of you....
When I was six years old my father took me out in our field on the farm in
Minnesota and pointed out this thin wire fence that was intended to keep the
cows in place. He said, under no circumstances was I ever to touch this wire
fence. After we walked back to the farmhouse, I decided to sneak back to where
the cows were grazing and touch that forbidden wire fence, just to find out why
I shouldn't.
After picking myself up off the ground I cried all the way back to my Mother. I
had had my first encounter with electricity. Since then I think I have made
progress. Observing Bill Reider and Sylvan Zuercher as they work on cars has
helped me a lot. I can assure each of you that this mechanical inability of mine
will not affect my ability to sell CNM items as your Merchandise Chairman.
Wayne intended to write a Part 2 of his story, telling us how
he continued to drive his Monza in Greece and later took it
to England for more adventures before returning to the American
Southwest. The continuation was delayed when Wayne moved back
to Iowa.
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(Reprinted from: Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter Volume 20, Number 4, April 1994)
POWERGLIDE MILESTONE
WAYNE CHRISTGAU
I would like to take this opportunity to share with members of CORSA, and
especially Corvairs of New Mexico, Iowa Corvair Enthusiasts, and Rocky Mountain
CORSA, of my personal accomplishment in surpassing 500,000 miles on my 1967
Monza with Powerglide transmission.
This 27 year adventure began way back in November of 1966 when General Motors
introduced its new line of cars on the television show Bonanza. I was transfixed
to the television screen watching Hoss Cartwright driving a 1967 Monza Coupe
over the Ponderosa range, and right then I knew I just had to own something
called a Corvair.
This same Corvair was on display in a showroom in Austin, Minnesota the
following Monday morning. The factory color was called Mountain Green, and had a
mean-looking black interior. I liked the interior because it reminded me of that
black Dodge Charger that got wasted in the movie "Bullit" with Steve McQueen.
The salesman told me to check out the Monza completely. He pointed out the
odometer which showed "000007" miles. I turned on that beautiful looking AM
Delco push button radio, which sounded at the time like a symphony orchestra. I
couldn't get enough of that new car scent. I got out of the Monza and glanced at
the sticker price on the window. $2,200 for a 1967 Corvair Monza Coupe. Faster
than purchasing a bottle of Cream Soda at the local diner, the Corvair was all
mine.
Over the last 26 years I have seen my Corvair through the worst of times and
certainly the best of times. One memorable low point would have to be the sight
of my 95-HP engine touching the highway due to a pot hole and a defective motor
mount. Of course nothing could compare to the high I enjoyed with my Monza while
seeing the sights of Greece, England, Scotland, and Wales during the 1980s.
Special thanks has to go out to Clark's Corvair Parts for keeping me supplied
with all the essential parts while overseas.
A special thanks has to go out to "Uncle Bill" and "Uncle Sylvan" -- otherwise
known to all in CORSA as Bill Reider and Sylvan Zuercher. I can't say enough for
all they have done over the years keeping my Corvair alive and well. They were
always there to calm me down when I heard or saw something wrong with the Monza.
Like a faithful and trusted pediatrician, Bill and Sylvan always had a cure for
my four-wheeled "baby."
I have asked Bill Reider to present a check to CNM at the April meeting. This is
my way of saying thanks for all the wonderful memories. I hope it can be put to
use in planning for the 1996 CORSA convention.
I wish to close by setting straight a rumor that has surfaced here in Iowa, and
may be spreading to other clubs. It has been brought to my attention that it is
said that I am planning on converting my beloved Monza Coupe to, of all things,
a convertible! Now, I admit that I may have thought about it at one time, BUT,
after all the negative fall-out from our infamous April "swimsuit" edition, I
decided that I did not wish to take the chance of possibly offending a few
people in CORSA by having my beloved Monza going "topless."
Happy Corvairing!
Wayne Christgau
Clear Lake, Iowa
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Sylvan Zuercher submitted this "Shoe" cartoon in April 1994.
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(Adapted from an article that appeared in Enchanted Corvairs twenty years ago.)
INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM
JIM PITTMAN
It's the holiday season. The days are short, the weather is cold, it's time to
hibernate and visit friends and relatives and send out cards and letters to
those we don't often see. When you get this newsletter it will be time to think
about New Years Resolutions and going back to work. The start of a new year
leads to thoughtful feelings of new beginnings, of planning to do things we
didn't get around to last year, or resolving to do things better this year.
Maybe we think of the Corvair Club events we failed to attend, and we resolve to
attend more events in the coming year.
Our Corvair Club has always been made up of an extraordinary group of people. We
have diverse talents, we tend to complement each other very well and we enjoy
doing things together. Despite our diversity we don't get into cliques or choose
sides. We don't say, earlies are better, lates are better, forward controls are
better -- we appreciate all Corvairs and we respect each other and our
individual likes and abilities. At the start of a new year, it's always
comforting to anticipate a new season of activities with our friends and our
favorite cars.
But in recent years we have been feeling a growing undercurrent of unease. The
pace of life is accelerating. There is more traffic. Drivers seem more selfish
and less cooperative. We live on our smartphones. They provide more capabilities
but also bring spam and porno and unintelligible setup procedures. Everyone is
on social media, and it immerses us in rude and dangerous behavior. More,
supposedly better, gadgets compete for our attention and our dollars. When we
buy them they don't work as well as they should. They quickly become obsolete
and we have to buy new ones. Institutions we used to take for granted turn out
to be weak or crooked. We lose money on investments through no fault of our own.
Honest workers are laid off because of decisions made far away by rich board
members who make millions off the dissolution of a company. Those who still have
jobs have to keep working beyond retirement age because there isn't social
security or affordable health care for them. Crime, both by executives and by
low-lifes in the mean streets, seems to be increasing and we don't know what to
do about it.
We are getting many signals that our civilization is in trouble. Somehow we need
to fix it before it topples and takes us all down with it. We get these signals
all the time, but we stuff them into the back of our heads. We go on with our
daily lives as if we are still capable of operating under our own steam and our
own rules. But in the back of our minds we often feel that we are no longer in
control and the forces of darkness are gathering, preparing to descend on us and
blow us away.
My take on this malaise is that we have developed a way of life that has become
too complex and too fast-changing for any of us to understand or control.
Computers, communication and travel have advanced to the point where those with
an inclination to steal or destroy have efficient tools with which to carry out
their crimes and hide before they can be caught.
Recently I watched a PBS program on nineteenth century clipper ships. These were
the culmination of hundreds of years of development of sailing vessels. They
were made of the finest woods, had the best canvas sails, had state-of-the-art
navigation, had superbly trained crews and wise and experienced captains. They
could go anywhere through any weather to deliver cargo from around the world.
They represented the perfection of cargo hauling by sea.
That night at three in the morning I woke up from a vivid dream. I had been in
one of those ships, a magnificent clipper ship, doing what it was designed to do
perfectly, headed for exotic ports. So far it had been a wonderful voyage.
One day in a faraway oriental port the ship's carpenter went ashore and saw the
latest in high-tech, miniaturized products: there were tiny little chain saws,
each about as big as his thumb, and tiny little two-way radio sets. They were
cheap and he bought a few trunkloads and brought them onto the ship. Soon
everyone on board had a toy chain saw and a toy radio to play with. We were all
amazed at the new technology!
One crewman uses his chain saw to carve ivory to make souvenirs. He'd be able to
make a lot more than he could using his pocketknife. He thought of how much
he'll get when he sells them at the next port of call.
The first mate found the radios were great for giving instructions to the
crewmen high in the rigging. Now the sails can be unfurled more quickly so the
ship can change course more efficiently.
The boson's mate found that the little chain saws were great for chipping rust
from the metal parts before they are painted. Now fewer sailors could do the
chipping and painting in much less time and with less effort.
The captain was intrigued by the radios. He realized that the lookout in the
crow's nest would be able to warn him of reefs and shoals and foul weather much
more efficiently than before. The ship will be able to sail faster and yet be
safer from now on.
Meanwhile, below decks in the cargo hold, the load of chain saws came to the
attention of the ship's rats. They found that they could use chain saws too. And
what do rats like to do? Yes, they like to gnaw.
So, while we were all happily exploiting the capabilities of our new technology
to make the ship run better, below decks thousands of rats are busily gnawing
away. Until one day when the entire ship has been gnawed to pieces and it
disintegrates into the ocean.
In the real world of today, we have been presented with amazing new irresistible
technology. We are so seduced that we we don't stop to think that we don't
understand quite how it works. It "improves" so fast that we develop the habit
of discarding the last batch of gadgets to buy new gadgets. The new technology
lets us do things we have never been able to do before but we really don't
control it. In fact by now it is controlling us.
Meanwhile, the bad guys are using this new technology to gnaw our fine ship of
civilization to splinters.
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131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Phone: (505) 767-5210
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Manzano Mesa Senior center - 501 Elizabeth St SE
FRI 27 JAN 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the February newsletter
MON 30 JAN ******* TARGET FOR PRINTING, MAILING FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 04 FEB 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center
131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Phone: (505) 767-5210
WED 15 FEB 7:00 PM Board Meeting via Zoom
WED 22 FEB 7:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING - FOURTH WEDNESDAYS
Manzano Mesa Senior center - 501 Elizabeth St SE
FRI 24 FEB 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the March newsletter
MON 27 FEB ******* TARGET FOR PRINTING, MAILING MARCH NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 04 MAR 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center
131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Phone: (505) 767-5210
TO BE DETERMINED - CNM Anniversary Party - 1974 to 2023 = 49 Years
WED 15 MAR 7:00 PM Board Meeting via Zoom
WED 22 MAR 7:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING - FOURTH WEDNESDAYS
Manzano Mesa Senior center - 501 Elizabeth St SE
FRI 24 MAR 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the April newsletter
MON 27 MAR ******* TARGET FOR PRINTING, MAILING APRIL NEWSLETTER <<
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SAT 01 APR 10:00 AM Meeting: Highland Senior Center
WED 19 APR 7:00 PM Board Meeting via Zoom
WED 26 APR 7:00 PM NEW MEXICO CAR COUNCIL MEETING - FOURTH WEDNESDAYS
FRI 28 APR 9:00 PM Deadline for items for the May newsletter
MON 01 MAY ******* TARGET FOR PRINTING, MAILING MAY NEWSLETTER <<
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See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities
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SUGGESTION: A visit to the new WEATHER LAB at the Balloon Museum
SUGGESTION: A visit to the Soaring Museum in Moriarty
SUGGESTION: Activities with other clubs such as VMCCA.
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CNM MEMBER LIST ==== 2022-Dec-12
DUES DUE DATE NAME CITY, STATE
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2023.08 Janice & David ALLIN Oklahoma City OK
2023.10 Debra & Jon ANDERSON Colorado Springs CO
2024.02 Guadalupe & Jim ARELLANES Tijeras NM
2023.12 Kathy & Larry BLAIR Albuquerque NM
2023.08 Katherine & Irv BROCK Rio Rancho NM
2023.11 Linda & Dick COCHRAN Grants NM
2023.04 Deborah & John DINSDALE Aurora CO
2024.05 Elizabeth & Mark DOMZALSKI Placitas NM
2023.03 Fred & Brenda EDESKUTY Jemez Springs NM
2024.02 Phil FINCH Tularosa NM
2024.04 Art GOLD Albuquerque NM
2024.09 Robert GOLD Albuquerque NM
2024.03 Rita & Steve GONGORA Albuquerque NM
2024.02 Pat HALL Los Lunas NM
2023.04 Terry HALL Goshen IN
2023.10 Sharon & William HEIL Rio Rancho NM
2022.12 David HUNTOON Cedar Crest NM
2023.12 Anne & Geoffrey JOHNSON Albuquerque NM
2023.03 Barbara & Gordon JOHNSON Corrales NM
2024.06 Janet & Steve JOHNSON Belen NM
2024.11 Maggie & Bob KITTS Los Ranchos NM
2022.12 Diane & Tony LAWLER Aurora CO
2023.07 H. C. "Lube" LUBERT Albuquerque NM
2023.03 Connie & Robert McBREEN Albuquerque NM
2024.01 Tracey & John McMAHAN Hendersonville NC
2023.03 Kelli & Mark MORGAN Manchester MO
2025.12 Gregory NELSON Albuquerque NM
2023.07 Lloyd L PIATT Albuquerque NM
2023.04 Heula & Jim PITTMAN Albuquerque NM
2024.09 Sarah & Terry PRICE Albuquerque NM
2025.01 James RICHARDSON Santa Fe NM
2024.06 Fred RIGGS II Las Vegas NM
2023.05 Emma & LeRoy ROGERS Albuquerque NM
2024.02 Curtis L SHIMP Silver City NM
2025.01 Lilian & Timothy SHORTLE Durango CO
2024.10 Brenda STICKLER Corrales NM
2023.05 Kay & Tarmo SUTT Santa Fe NM
2023.08 Katie & Clifton TRUJILLO Albuquerque NM
2022.11 Anne WIKER Edgewood NM
2023.09 Troy WARD Albuquerque NM
2024.05 Val NYE & Joel YELICH Santa Fe NM
RECENTLY INACTIVE:
2021.04 Lesha KITTS Albuquerque NM
2021.10 Sylvia & Ray TRUJILLO Albuquerque NM
2021.12 Josie & Leroy ALDERETE Albuquerque NM
2022.02 Linda SOUKUP Tony BERBIG Edgewood NM
2022.07 Michael R HUGHES Dothan AL
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SEVEN YEARS AGO [ JANUARY 2023 Vol 49 Nr 1 ISSUE 568 ]
2016 V.42 Nr 1 #484
COVER: A very red Lakewood at the Board meeting. President Ray Trujillo met a
couple in Old Town and gave them a 1965 ride into the North Valley, making
friends for life. Visitors were Victor & Belinda Sanchez. Anne Mae reported (in
Espanol) on our Celebracion Navidena last month. Bob Helt warned against mixing
up the clips on carb linkage. The wrong one binds! Robert Gold related the story
of "Eyore" the Lakewood. Jim wrote of the "Detroit Connection" to his 1966 Corsa
turbo. And we listed our 42 family memberships.
2009 V.35 Nr 1 #400
COVER: The instrument panel of Larry Blair's 1964 Spyder. President Mike
Stickler said no board meeting in December. Treasurer Robert Gold reported
$3,458.51 in the bank. Clark's Corvair Parts ordered another fifty "Care and
Feeding" Books. New members were Charles Mann and James O'Connell. Russ
McDuffie's father, Phil, visited. We needed a volunteer to set up the
Anniversary Dinner in March. Brenda Stickler reported the current plans for
Tri-State Taos in May. Heula Pittman announced a new newsletter feature: Name
This Member. She asked everyone to provide photos of themselves as a child and
every month a photo would be published as a contest to Name This Member. Jim
Pittman told of the history of the Ike Meissner Award and called for nominations
for the 2010 award. A tech article by Bob Helt (Vegas Vairs Vision) told all we
needed to know about center-mounted 4-barrel carbs on Corvairs. Dan Palmer
forwarded a tech article on the importance of zinc-phosphorus additive to your
Corvair's oil. Eric Schakel told about using your car's cigar lighter to hold an
adapter to power your cell phone. Finally, we listed 55 members.
2002 V.28 Nr 1 #316
COVER: A flag-festooned Ultra Van. Steve replaced a bad harmonic balancer. We
met at Galles, Robert Gold presiding. We had $5,522. The pot luck, auction and
Christmas party were great. Jerry Goffe planned a tour to Bosque del Apache.
John Wiker suggested a tech session at Del Norte High School. Mark Domzalski
told about the CORSA Convention in Flagstaff. Larry Blair told how city was
protecting our water supply. The Tri-State would be in Grand Junction, Colorado,
hosted by Rocky Mountain Corsa. Anne Mae Gold reported on the CNM Ladies Group.
LeRoy Rogers planned a Garage Tour to Dave's Auto Repair and the Doll Museum. At
our Christmas dinner Rita Gongora presented the 2001 Meissner Award to Oliver
Scheflow. We printed a table of all the gear ratios for all Corvair
transmissions. But wait, the Powerglide ratios were not included. And for those
who have never had a harmonic balancer slowly come apart and chew up the oil
filter, Jim had his story to tell. We listed all 55 CNM members.
1995 V.21 Nr 1 #232
COVER: A drawing of a Rampside. President Larry ran our meeting. We banked
$1,520 with $125 reserved for convention expenses. We made $275 at last month's
auction. A Wurlitzer organ and some snow tires were for sale. Larry's "Noxious
Fumes" reported on Christmas dinner at the Sirloin Stockade. We had a video tour
of the Holy Land by Bill and Lee Reider. Chuck and Del sang with the Enchanted
Mesa Chorus. Larry had a tech tip on keeping early turn signal mechanisms
properly aligned. An ad for "Classic Auto Radio Specialist" in Waxahatchie,
Texas said your original radio could be cleaned and tuned up, or it could be
equipped with an FM tuner. Your editor tried to contact the company. Sylvan
previewed the Red River Rendezvous II Tri-State. Two articles from previous
newsletters: Ike Meissner's "I Can Fix Anything (Almost)" and "An Open Letter to
Anton H." by Bill Reider. Debbie Pleau listed the convention committees: nearly
30! Ten workshop tech tips were reprinted from the Central Virginia Corvair
Club. All 65 members were listed.
1988 V.14 Nr 1 #148
COVER: Last month's puzzle drawing was correctly put together. New members were
Hal Schaefer and Will Davis. Francis reported on the Fan Belt Toss at Palm
Springs. He got the Hard Luck trophy for a bad rod in a 600-mile rebuilt engine.
The Phoenix club planned a mini-convention in April. Sylvan brought in a couple
of flywheels. He "told" us if we "tolled" them with a hammer we could tell if
they were good. Sure enough, one pealed but the other made a dull thunk. A great
story by Tom Martin: on September 24, 1959 he got to drive the very first
Corvair delivered to Galles-Groesbeck Chevrolet. An article by Bill and Sylvan
told us how to do a clutch job. We listed 63 members.
1981 V.7 Nr 1 #64
COVER: Our first view of a friendly CNM dragon. He was happily riding in a
convertible, warming his passengers with his fiery breath. Robin DeVore gave an
excellent demonstration on Powerglide transmissions. Jim penned an article,
loosely founded on reality, that would have better fit the April Fool issue.
Tech tips: two kinds of fuel pumps, A bad batch of lifters was on the market.
Bucket seats for FCs. Warning about using Armorall on our glass or tires.
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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
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