[NoVa-Corvairs] Colorado Corvair Meet

[Curtis Shimp]

Members:

First, regarding the possible project car, if you do this, make up a list
of parts needed.  I know I have extra parts and most of you do. 
Remembering that I am older than you I would rather have extra Corvair
parts go into a car that will be "on the road" than have a surviving
somebody take everything to the dump.

I went to my first regional Corvair meet out here 5/16-18 which was in
Pagosa Springs, CO.  The 3 states of New Mexico, Colorado and Utah rotate
hosting this annual meet.  The club I am in the process of joining,
Corvairs of New Mexico, will host it next year in Taos, NM.

The meet was a big surprise for me and it consisted of a people's choice
on Saturday morning and a banquet on Saturday night.  And the peoples
choice was not held at the host hotel or nearby but at a local restaurant
parking lot.  That's it.  This was an eight hour, one way drive for me. 
Still, I enjoyed myself and would do it again.  On the plus side there
was no registration fee.  In fact, the only fees were $25 for the buffet
banquet and $15 for a T-shirt if you wanted one.  The T-shirts were in
memorial for recent, deceased members whose cars were on the shirts. 
There was only one person, Laura, running registration.  In fact, I think
Laura ran everything herself.  Still there were 36 Corvairs and 97
registrants.  They did give nice plaques out for peoples' choice and I
wondered how they paid for them.

Unfortunately after the 16 hour round trip I need to drop my powertrain. 
What I believe is the throwout bearing has begun to screech really loud. 
Too bad as I put it in new only 12,000 miles ago.  Oh well, it will give
me a chance to replace the original brake lines above the engine. 
Probably time to do it don't you think.  Now, if I host a meeting here in
NM and you all came out I could get the job done a lot faster.

I am going to the CORSA convention and I hope to see some of you there
but I don't think any of you are going.

Curt