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The DRIPLINE Pikes Peak Corvair Club

Volume 37, Number 2 December 2012

Pikes Peak Corvair Club

Christmas Party Sunday, December 16, 4 pm

Golden Corral Woodmen Rd.

West of Powers

The

Pikes Peak Corvair Club Founded 1982

Chapter 809 of A Publication of

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Goin’ Home for the Holidays



Pikes Peak Corvair Club 2012 Officers

The DRIP LINE is a monthly publication of the PIKES PEAK CORVAIR CLUB, a chartered chapter of CORSA, the Corvair Society of America. Contents are copyrighted in the names of the authors and PPCC. Articles can be reprinted in any COR-SA publication as a service to CORSA members provided credit to the author and this Newsletter is clearly stated. Deadline for submitting information to the DRIP LINE is the last Friday each month for the next month’s publication. Submit information to [email protected] or mail to: the DRIP LINE c/o Paul & Pat Campbell 1716 E. Yampa St., Colorado Springs, CO 80909. All correspondence to the PIKES PEAK CORVAIR CLUB or its officers should be mailed to: PO. BOX 15034, Colorado Springs, CO 80935 Business card size ads, advertising business services of both members and non-members are $2.50/month. To save time and money advertisers are asked to send $15.00 for six months or $30.00 for one year’s advertising. Simple classified adver-tising of CARS FOR SALE or PARTS FOR SALE or WANTED are free to members, non-members will be charged $2.50/month. Send copies of larger ads to PO BOX 15034 Colorado Springs, CO 80935 for quotes on larger ads. All checks for advertisements should be sent to PO BOX 15034 Colorado Springs, CO 80935. Electronic copies of ads may be sent to

PPCC MAIL LIST CORSA set up PPCC with a mail list. To subscribe, send an e-mail to Garrie Fox [email protected] telling me you would like to subscribe and I will add you to the list. Same goes if you want to unsubscribe. This mail list is like a small version of the VV’s. You send a message to [email protected] and it sends the message to everyone subscribed. The list is set-up to block all attachments and convert all formatted text (HTML) to plain text to greatly reduce the chances of transmitting a virus. This list is intended to improve communication within PPCC. It will mostly be used to let us know about meetings, brunches and car shows, cars and parts for sale

President Patricia Fox 719-646-1123 [email protected]

Vice President Garrie Fox 719-338-5051 [email protected]

Secretary Pat Campbell 719 633-8708 [email protected]

Treasurer John Koll 719 593 1928 [email protected]

Membership John Koll 719-593-1928 [email protected]

Drip Line Editor

Paul Campbell

719 633-8708 [email protected]



Report

From

PPCC

President

Patricia Fox Our November meeting was not in the usual room, but who cared? We were very productive with over 20 members attending. We so appreciate the contri-butions, conversations and even a little Show & Tell. So much knowledge around very old Corvairs. They keep go-ing & going. It appears we will have new additions soon. Bring the stories behind them and with photos too, we can make sure Paul has pages of good reading in the DRIPLINE. We also welcome our new Members, Some are finding us on Facebook as well as the club website. It appears we may fill the room this year at the Holiday Party and we look forward to seeing a record number of members and their families. Don’t forget the gift exchange! Be sure to mark your calen-dar for Sunday, 12.16.12 @ 4p.m. in lieu of the usual breakfast meeting time. Our new President, Ed Halpin, is already working for PPCC behind the scenes. Thank you, Ed for taking over the posi-tion. Randy Karl, has also agreed to be our new Vice President (also existing webmaster). What a Team! This year has flown by and as we move forward 2013 is already looking good. The Tri-State will be in Cripple Creek, CO with the date being moved out one week to accommodate our varied sched-ules. Cripple Creek has a new and im-

proved website should you want to learn more about this location. Our Host Ho-tel, The Double Eagle Hotel & Casino, has promised to meet our every need and it appears the rates are reasonable & comparable to past Tri States. It is important to remember that you will be at an elevation of 9,494 feet, which may not sound like much, but staying hydrat-ed is very important. Be sure to check the DRIPLINE for all the details as we get closer to May/June 2013.

Another Source for Corvair Parts

Club member Nancy Feldman has quite a history with Corvairs. Her brother, Art, McCreigt is in Florida and might be a good al-ternative choice for used and re-conditioned parts if you can’t find them locally. His phone number is 904-734-3698.

Rocky Mountain Corsa

New Year’s Day Brunch Cruise to

Estes ParkI

Think the last Pikes Peak Corvair Club member to attend the annual brunch in Estes Park was Kermit Shields. But, all PPCC members are again cordially invited to drive to “The other Side” Restaurant in Es-tes Park at 2:00 pm for some hot food and good fun with our Rocky Mountain Corsa friends in Estes Park



Many of you who saw last month’s story from Ed Halpin on improving dashboard illumination re-quested more information. Ed Halpin was happy to comply by providing this detailed photo and

web link. !

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Ed Halpin sent me an email stating that he had purchased a Corvair that I owned 20 some years ago. That got me to thinking about the Corvairs I have owned. I will list them, but not necessarily in order of acquisition. The first one was a 64 coupe that I bought in Sioux Falls. All I knew about Corvairs was that the motor was in the rear and they tended to leak oil. When I bought the car the parking brake wasn’t working but the seller graciously included a rock to put by the wheel. My son Gary drove the car to high school. It was a very good snow car. It followed us to Colorado Springs in 1979. It was probably my only Cor-vair when I joined the PPCC. I eventually sold the car to Ray Schick (PPCC). I bought a 67 4-door from Mrs. Tutt of the Broad-moor. It was the best of the Corvairs I have owned. Eventually I acquired a couple converti-bles and didn’t use the 4-door much so I sold it. This is the car Ed Halpin acquired so it is back in the PPCC . I acquired a blue 64 convertible from Jim Wood (PPCC). I later sold it to a Shriner who is still using it. I can recognize it because it is a red car with a blue interior. Next I acquired a maroon convertible, again from Jim Wood. I purchased that as a birthday pre-sent for my wife, Bobbie. She drove the Corvair in the summer time and her baby Blazer in the winter. I recently sold the car to Wayne Russert (PPCC) and he loves it! The 65 convertible was acquired from a dentist who had accepted it in payment of dental work. My great accomplishment with it was to install “factory air”. That is major surgery. The parts I

installed were from a 1966 which has a much better arrangement for the condenser. I still have this one, but will be selling in the future – don’t know when. In the early sixties I saw a van for sale on Union Avenue. The seller was anxious to sell as he was leaving town. I bought it for $500.00. Eventually I fixed it up a bit, painted it and did some upholstery work. I sold it to Dennis Pleau (PPCC). They used it a lot. And I think the van went to California. One day I saw a Rampside for sale. It eventual-ly followed me home. I used it many years. It was the official Kiwanis vehicle at the El Paso County Fair for many years. I sold it to Garrie Fox (PPCC) recently. I have a second Rampside (double) which used to belong to our late member, Walter Hun-dertmark. His sister gave it to me for helping her with Walter’s property, etc. It was only a shell. I don’t know why Walter had stripped it. It also had some body damage. I had the dam-age repaired and installed an engine I had. I have restored it to look like Walter had it at one time. I have left his “Bronco” accessories, found hubcaps like he had, etc. etc. I still have this one. I have also had a couple parts cars – a van I don’t remember where I got, an early damaged coupe which I bought to get the manual trans-mission that Steve (PPCC) put in the maroon convertible and a van that Cindy Hupp (PPCC) had wrecked. It had a good engine which is now in Walter’s Rampside. Corvairs and PPCC have been part of my life for many years.

My Life With

Corvairs By John K. Koll



Christmas Party Dinner Sunday, December 16

4:00 PM

Golden Corral Restaurant Woodmen west of Powers

Bring a Gift for the

Yankee Gift Exchange! If you’ve never participated in a Yankee Gift Exchange, it’s easy and a lot of fun. Each person is asked to bring a $10 WRAPPED gift. After dinner, each person will draw a number at random. Numbers will be called in order. The first person then picks a gift from the table. The next person gets to pick a wrapped gift but, they also have the option of “stealing” the first person’s gift if they like it better. This goes on until every person has opened or “stolen” a Christmas gift. You shouldn’t spend more than $10! And, It’s Even more fun if you

buy a funny gift. EVEN IF YOU DON’T WANT TO PARTICIPATE, PLEASE COME ANYWAY, WE’D LIKE TO SEE EVERY MEMBER!

Complete Buffet Dinner Same Price As Breakfast!

$10 per person plus tax and tip



New club officers for 2013

Ed Halpin, President Randy Karl, V.P.

Welcome New Members

Allen Amrine Bob Galvin



New Member Application The Pikes Peak Corvair Club, Inc., (PPCC) was formed in September of 1977 by a group of enthusiasts from the Pikes Peak Region to preserve the Corvair automobile & related artifacts. Ownership of a Corvair is not required for membership. PPCC is a chartered chapter of CORVAIR SOCIETY OF AMERICA (CORSA). Mailing address is: Pikes Peak Corvair Club, PO Box 15034, Colorado Springs, CO 80935. The purpose of PPCC is to drive your Corvair on tours, car shows, parades, plus attend tech-nical sessions & social events: all geared toward the enjoyment of the CORVAIR automobile. Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 9:00 a.m. in the meeting room of Golden Corral at 5410 E. Woodmen Rd. west of Powers (north side). Joining PPCC is important whether you are just beginning to restore your CORVAIR (the parts & technical sources are invaluable), or if you have a finished vehicle, are ready to drive & have fun. Dues for the PPCC are $25.00 per year. It is a requirement to belong to CORSA. If you are not a member, you must remit $45.00, either to CORSA or include with your PPCC dues for a total of $70.00. The CORSA dues will be forwarded to the CORSA home office. This is a family membership (which includes your spouse & all children under 18 years of age). The dues in-clude monthly newsletters: THE DRIPLINE & THE COMMUNIQUE (award winning maga-zine of CORSA). If you would like more information regarding the PIKES PEAK CORVAIR CLUB, INC., please contact: Paul Campbell @ 719-633-8708 or [email protected]

I hereby apply for membership in the PIKES PEAK CORVAIR CLUB, INC.

NAME:____________________________Spouse 1st Name_________________

Street/City/Zip___________________________________________________

Phone:_______________________________CORSA ID # ____________ Email:_____________________________________

Your Corvair(s)_______________________________________________

Club Interests________________________________________________

Thank you for your application & interest Date:



Dee Glusick Wayne Russert

Garrie and Patricia Fox

Pikes Peak Corvair Club Minutes of November 18

President Patricia Fox called the meeting to order at 10 am. There were 19 members present. Patricia introduced visitors Allen Amrine and Robert Galvin. We’re looking forward to having both of them as new members. Nance Feldman brought guest Debra Ruiz. Garrie Fox moved to accept the October minutes as published in the Dripline and John Koll seconded the motion. John Koll reported $2900 in the treasury. OLD BUSINESS: TriState: 5/31-6/2/2013. Double Eagle Ca-sino and Hotel will provide rooms and breakfast for about $80 per night. Christmas party will be held at the Golden Corral on December 16th at 4 pm. There will be a Yankee Gift Exchange. Bring gifts of $10 or less marked “he”, “she” or “either”. NEW BUSINESS: Debbie and Jon Anderson enjoyed their visit to the National WW II Aviation Muse-um near the CS airport and the club is look-ing into doing a group outing in 2013. Patricia thanked Randy Karl for his hard work on the website and Paul Campbell for his monthly Dripline publication. ELECTIONS for 2013: Our new President is Ed Halern Our new VP is Randy Karl Our new Secretary is Patricia Fox Wayne Russert shared his research and experience with oil additives. Ed Halpern shared his experience with LED dashboard lights. Don’t forget to check your lights and breaks before winter weather begins. Patricia adjourned the meeting at 10:55.

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