APRIL 2026 TUMBLEWEED CLUB OF NEW MEXICO

RG #79, EARLY FORD V-8 CLUB OF AMERICA, PO BOX 21538, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87154-1538

MEETS FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, 7:00 P.M, North Domingo Baca Mutigenerational Center,

7600 Carmel NE, Albuquerque, NM

V8 TIMES

PLEASE NOTE: All meetings include Show & Tell. Members are encouraged to bring items to share.

NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 at 7 pm at North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, 7600 Carmel NE, one-half block North and West of Paseo Del Norte and Wyoming. Program on Memories of Route 66 and Albuquerque by Alan Carlson. Refreshments by Van de Velde’s and Wagner..

NEXT BOARD MEETING: TBD

BREAKFAST GROUP: Saturday, April 11th, 2026, 8:30 am at Lantern Ridge Bakery, 12540 N. Hwy 14, Sandia Park, followed by a tour at Jerry Page’s a few blocks away.

CLUB WEBSITE: Be sure to check out our website at www.abqfordflatheadv8.com Updated “current Information and calendar” is on the current information page. More club pictures are on the website.

FORD V8 FOUNDATION WEBSITE: Another interesting website to check out is www.fordv8foundation.org

EARLY FORD V8 CLUB OF AMERICA WEBSITE: www.earlyfordv8.org

April 7th Meeting – Memories of Route 66 & Albuquerque

Alan Carlson will instruct and entertain us with a surprise presentation featuring Route 66 at our April meeting. Alan is a lifelong history buff and resident of Albuquerque. He is a member of Historic Albuquerque, Inc. and the NM Route 66 Association. He writes for the Route 66 New Mexico Magazine and will share his memories of Albuquerque and Route 66 with us. Alan will also brief us on some of the upcoming Route 66 Centennial activities.

Remember Little Beaver Town? The Iceberg Café? Fitzgerald’s Ice Cream? The Alvarado Hotel? No? We don’t know what Alan will be presenting, but only one way to find out! Join us at our Tuesday, April 7th meeting at the North Domingo Baca Multi-Generational Center.

Please bring items for the raffle and your show and tell items.

April 11th Club Breakfast and Tour

We invite club members and friends to meet for breakfast on Saturday, April 11th, at 8:30 am at the Lantern Ridge Bakery at 12540 N. Hwy 14, Sandia Park. After breakfast we will travel a short distance to Jerry Page’s to tour his garage. This is a nice chance for a drive in the mountains!

April Birthdays & Anniversaries

Philip Lovato (1) Richard & Barbara Polk (23)

Joe Abbin (4) George & Jackie Abernathy (28)

Lorna Azevedo (16)

Johanne Glober (16)

Nancy Agnew (17)

Bob Agnew (18)

Gus Van de Velde (27)

2026 March President’s Message – Jeff Jackson

Joe Abbin sent me a short video that tries in a humorous manner to explain the psychological tie between old cars and people that keep one (or more). The article posits that there is a strong tie with things that someone was exposed to at an early age that carries through life. That tie is stronger when there is a positive feeling stemming from that exposure. The author has a strong opinion that some people just enjoy keeping older cars running, especially now in our throw away/easily disposable material world. For me, it is clear that 1960's muscle cars are stuck in my mind, high school buddies racing on back roads etc. I can see younger folks gravitating to cars that they desired when they were in high school. Alas, our desire to keep our older cars functional is probably driven by a combination of these factors--- returning to old pleasant memories plus the desire to keep old things working properly.

Relative to our club speaker this month we have a surprise. Eddie Corbin is a little under the weather and begged off this month but will speak later this year about spark plugs. Joe said he could do a talk on spark plugs but he only has 12 to show, one being a very rare alien plug made in Roswell, New Mexico. We decided against that and are bringing in Alan Carlson who was a Ford parts guy at Rich Ford, is a member of several Route 66 historical groups, and is a contributing author for the Route 66 New Mexico Magazine. Obviously, he will talk about historical Route 66. Good to get different perspectives!

As an added bonus, we also have a person who will invite us to an activity in Santa Rosa this coming August.

2026 OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

President: Jeff Jackson (jbjaxun@gmail.com) 505-908-7565

Vice-President: Joe Abbin (roadrunnerengr@msn.com) 505-263-1946

Secretary: Liz Johnson (diesel_buster@yahoo.com) 505-281-5747

Treasurer: Amy Joiner (amy2001tweety@hotmail.com) 505-382-8724

Director: Joe Baird (clanbaird@gmail.com) 505-263-5329

Director: Larry Bost (LBost111@gmail.com) 505-379-7891

Director: Debbie Louie (GusandDebbie@gmail.com) 505-225-9488

Director: Anthony Wagner (anthonywagner@comcast.net) 505-270-5015

Director: Roger Wilbur 505-603-5031

Newsletter Editor: Beth Jackson (bjaxun@gmail.com) 505-908-7564

Minutes of the March 3rd, 2026 Meeting

Jeff Jackson called the meeting to order at about 7 pm.

· March Anniversaries and birthdays were noted, and are also in the March Newsletter

· Minutes from the previous meeting were approved by the members present and accepted.

· Jackie and George Abernathy provided refreshments:

· Guests: none

· Treasurer’s report: nothing new

NMCC -Joe Baird - Complete listing at https://www.nmcarcouncil.com/nmccc-upcoming-events-page.html

· Museum show will be on May 17th, the theme will be “Cars Through the Decades”

New Business

· Dorothy Hammond of Artesia may be selling some NOS Ford parts. Jeff will give more information at the April meeting. Contact Joyce Clements for an introduction; Dorothy is wary of getting scammed.

· Breakfast – Saturday, April 11th, Lantern Ridge Farm Store in Cedar Crest., with a garage tour to follow at Jerry Page’s

· A signup sheet for refreshments for future meetings was passed around

· A hotel block was reserved for the Durango trip on October 9-11, contact Amy for details · The Tulsa Capital Cruise (www.capitalofroute66.com ) on May 30th was offered for consideration. See Jeff’s email on March 4th for some details

· EFV-8 Memorial Day picnic will be on May 25th.

March 2026 meeting event

· Michael Wiener gave a presentation on NM license plates, brought some examples from his vast collection, and answered questions

· Michael mentioned that an Antique License Plate Show will be held at the Manzano Mesa Center on March 15th

Show and Tell

· Larry Bost brought a battery load tester

· Joe Abbin brought a 1955 NM bicycle plate, and a 1932 NM license plate that labeled NM as the “Sunshine State” for that year only. Thereafter NM became the “Land of Enchantment”.

Meeting adjourned at approximately 8:35 PM.

Liz Johnston, Secretary

NOTE: Durango Tour in October

The tour to Durango tentatively planned for October 9-11, 2026 has been removed from the calendar. Hopefully, it can be an activity for 2027. Plans just couldn’t be worked out for this year.

How Much Do You Know About Route 66?

1. What year was Route 66 commissioned by the U.S. Government? 1926

2. It wasn’t until what year before all 2,448 miles were paved. (Hint) The same year as a major Realignment. 1937

3. How many States did Route 66 pass through? 8

4. Name the States from East to West. IL, MO, KS, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA

5. What State had the fewest miles? KS How many miles? 13

6. What town is the Mid-Point of Route 66? Adrian, TX

7. Name the famous Neon Sign Motel in Tucumcari. Blue Swallow

8. Santa Rosa is the City of Natural Lakes, name the most famous one. Blue Hole

9. What year was the KiMo Theater in Albuquerque built? 1927

10. Where did Route 66 cross the Continental Divide? 5 miles west of Thoreau, NM

11. Name the Hotel of the Stars in Gallup. El Rancho

12. In what town can you find Wigwam Village? Holbrook, AZ

13. Who starred in the CBS series Route 66? Martin Milner and George Maharis

14. What make of car did they drive and what color was it? Corvette in Baby Blue

15. Who wrote the song “Route 66”? Bobby Troup

16. Where are you “standing on the corner”? Winslow, AZ

17. Name the song and the band. Take it Easy by the Eagles

18. Name the iconic Gas Stations in NM & AZ. The Whiting Brothers

19. Name the eatery started in San Bernadino in 1945. McDonalds

20. Name the locations where Route 66 started and ended. Chicago, IL and Santa Monica, CA

Quiz from the Poco Quatros Model A Club.

CLAYTON, NEW MEXICO

MAY 21, 1937

Dirt from Oklahoma, Kansas, and the Texas Panhandle rolled into New Mexico. Midwest farmlands had been over-farmed, and when the severe drought of the 1930s hit, the land literally blew away. Farmers couldn't make the mortgage payments. Banks foreclosed on their lands, leaving many families homeless; some were suffocated by the dust. Many left, becoming the "Okies" along highways, including Route 66, in whatever vehicle they could get to run. These were older models, purchased cheaply, and would carry family and whatever personal belongings that could be loaded or tied on. They left the farms and headed west, looking for a home and work. In 1937, the road through Tijeras Canyon was paved, making Route 66 a popular route to California, "The Promised Land".

Submitted by Joyce Clements

Submitted by Joe Abbin

Route 66 Speaker Series for April

March 28, 2026 11:00am to 12:30 pm

Central & Unser – Patrick J Baca Library 8081 Central Ave NW

Abraham Santillanes - Why turn left at Albuquerque? Albuquerque, Route 66 and the many roads that came before.

East Mountain Library – 487 NM 333. Tijeras

Aimee Tang – Chinese Merchants of Albuquerque’s Route 66

Fred Luna Multi-Generational Center 197 Don Pasqual, Los Lunas

“Route 66 Connected” is an exposition focusing on the tangible and intangible Route 66 heritage. Considering the historic roadside facilities a “living legacy,” the presentation explores their tangible, symbolic, and ethnic features to uncover how they preserve or reinterpret the historic narratives of the Route 66 era.

Gutierrez-Hubbell House 6029 Isleta Blvd SW, ABQ

Gary Herron - Motels on Route 66/Central Avenue in Albuquerque

International District Library 7601 Central Ave. SE, ABQ

7601 Central Ave SE, ABQ Jennifer Bohnhoff - The Civil War on Route 66

Loma Colorado Library 755 Loma Colorado Blvd NE, Rio Rancho

Roland Penttila - Little Beaver Town

Martha Liebert Public Library 124 W Malinche St., Bernalillo

Jacqueline Murray Loring - The KiMo Theatre: Fact and Folklore

Pueblo of Isleta Cultural Center 71 Tribal Road 40, Isleta

Lynne Franchini Peckinpaugh - The Italian's Pathway to Prosperity on Albuquerque's Route 66

Raymond Sanchez Community Center 9800 4th Street NW, ABQ

Hazel Lathrop - Tijeras Canyon - Five Miles of Road and Hundreds of Stories

South Valley Library 3904 Isleta Blvd SW, ABQ

Roger Zimmerman - Rerouting Route 66 through New Mexico

Special Collections Library 423 Central Ave NE, ABQ

Gordene MacKenzie - Agriculture, Architecture, Artists, Bootleggers, and Businesses along the Mother Road in Los Ranchos

Wheels Museum 1100 2nd Street SW, ABQ

Joseph Sabatini - North Fourth Street – Albuquerque's Original Route 66

Newsletter Note

Members are encouraged to submit articles, ads, and photographs for inclusion in the newsletter. Please understand we have a volunteer Newsletter Editor so try and submit typed and proofed articles, comments, and new want ads. The deadline for submissions is the 20th of the month. Beth Jackson, 505-908-7564, or email: JBJaxun@gmail.com

APRIL 2026 CLASSIFIED ADS

For Sale: Radiator for 1953 Ford P.U. - very good $150. Gary McGlasson 505-250-1586

For Sale: 1940 Deluxe Ford Station Wagon running and driving, rebuilt 59A (1946-1948 Ford/Merc engine), 12 volt, Columbia 2 speed rear end, excellent paint (Folkstone Gray) and body, chrome and trim, stock repro leather interior, new running boards, dual exhaust, etc. $75,000.

Frank Brown, crazyf232@aol.com, 505-710-6907

For Sale: 1940 Mercury Sedan Coupe. Call Max Glover for more information. 505-249-7344 Cell or 505-792-2011 Home.

For Sale: 1940 Willys. Former gasser. All steel. 468 cu.in. BBC, TH350 transmission, Ford 9” rear end, disc brakes all around, straight axle, Mustang steering box, Custom grey ultra leather interior, Kenwood stereo, alarm. No A/C, PS, or PB. $59,000 OBO. Joe Abbin, roadrunnerengr@msn.com, 505-263-1946.

For Sale: 1931 Model A Coupe. Older restoration. Runs & drives well. Modern radiator, 6v alternator, electrical upgrades. $16,000. Jake at 602-275-7990,jake@vintagepartsarizona.com

Storage: Outdoor $25/month, secure yard. Joe Abbin 505-296-7678

Wanted: 1957 Ford ½ Ton Truck, Don Gutierrez 951-241-4959

Services Offered: Vintage engine rebuilding, any make, any model. Stock or modified. Dynamometer testing available. Results guaranteed. References available. Gary McGlasson, 505-250-1586.

Tumbleweed Early Ford V8 Club Calendar for 2026 (Tentative)

January

Tuesday 6th Club Meeting 7pm North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Program on Vapor Lock by Joe Abbin. Refreshments by Beth & Jeff Jackson

Saturday 10th Breakfast 8:30am Weck’s at 10131 Coors Blvd NW, in front of Harbor Freight

February

Tuesday 3rd Club Meeting 7pm North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Program on Route 66 by Joyce Clements. Refreshments by Azevedo’s.

Saturday 14th Breakfast 8:30am at Hello Deli, 7600 Jefferson St NE, ABQ

March

Tuesday 3rd Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center, Program on License plates by Michael Weiner. Refreshments by Abernathy’s.

Saturday 14th Breakfast 8:30am at The Range Café at Cottonwood, 10019 Coors Blvd. NW, Albuquerque.

April

Tuesday 7th Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center, Memories of Rt 66 and Abq by Alan Carlson. Refreshments by Van de Velde’s and Wagner.

Saturday 11th Breakfast 8:30am Lantern Ridge Bakery, 12540 N Hwy 14, Sandia Park with a tour following nearby at Jerry Page’s.

May

Tuesday 5th Club Meeting N Domingo Baca Center, Comparison of the ’36 and ‘46 Fords. Refreshments by Clements

Sunday 17th Museum Car Show, 10am – 3pm

Monday 25th 11 – 2, Club Birthday Party

Saturday 30th Tulsa Route 66 Capital Cruise

June

Tuesday 2nd Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center, Electrical Troubleshooting by Joe Baird.

Saturday 13th Breakfast 8:30am

July

Tuesday 7th Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center, Ship Modeling by Dave Straub.

Saturday 4th Parade in Corrales and Picnic at Azevedo’s, 209 Hansen Rd., Corrales, 87048.

August

Tuesday 4th Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center, Tools by Jerry Page.

Saturday 8th Breakfast 8:30am

Sunday ?? All Clubs Picnic at Oak Flats for info go to www.nmcarcouncil.com

September

Tuesday 1st Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center, Monte Avery on NM History.

Sunday ?? State Fair Car Show, meet for breakfast after set-up.

October

Tuesday 6th Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center, Insurance. Refreshments by Chris & Amy Joiner

Saturday 10th Breakfast 8:30am

November

Tuesday 3rd Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center, Officer Election and Larry Azevedo on Henry Ford.

Saturday 14th Breakfast 8:30am

December

Saturday 12th Club Christmas Party 1pm Potluck

Businesses Used by Members

(Send us names of businesses you have used)

1. Starters and Alternators of New Mexico, 3711 Franciscan St NE, Albuquerque NM 87107, 505-344-5025, Eldon.

2. Skinners Carburetor & Distributor Service, 3100 Pan American Fwy NE, Unit 6, Albuquerque, NM 87107, 505-344-3704, Albert & Nic.

3. McBride’s Springs & Welding, 1010 2nd St NW, Albuquerque NM 87102, 505-242-2174.

4. Old Car Garage/World Wide Automotive, 3232 Girard Blvd NE, Albuquerque NM 505-881-2722, Bob.

5. Auto Glass Now, 8201 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque NM 87110, 505-897-9000. Also at 8301 San Pedro NE, Albuquerque NM 87113, 505-445-7022

6. Wild Heart Ranch Texas, 3120 FM 1995, Van TX 75790, 505-908-7565