Dar Simpson, a vice president of GM's Pontiac . Division was one of many company officials present as the new Pontiac 6000 STE was unveiled at the © Oshawa plant last week. The car will be built & The Pontiac 6000 STE, the £ newest model to roll off the & General Motors assembly & lines was officially unveiled at the Corporation's Oshawa if plant last Friday morning. &. The STE (Special Touring + Edition) will be built ex- s clusively in Oshawa for the, © North American market, and ® at the ceremony last week 1to5 Year Annual Interest GM Canada, president Donald Hackworth had high words of praise for this stylish car which is available only in a four-door sedan. "We are very proud of this car, and very proud to have been chosen to build it" (in Oshawa) Mr. Hackworth told a large gathering of reporters and photographers. 3s" MEMBER CANADA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. nr APPLY TO SEAWAY TRUST COMPANY DON FORDER INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 30 WATER ST., PORT PERRY - 985-8471 RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE, exclusively by GM Oshawa and officials are confident it will generate strong market demand and create jobs. [See story] G.M. unveils the 6000 STE "The market we are aiming for will be very descriminating and we welcome the challenge," he said. And although production is now just 4.5 cars per hour in the A plant (about 10 per cent of production capacity) Mr. Hackworth said the company is very hopeful demand will stimulate jobs and "get peo- ple back to work." With a long list of standard equipment including a mini- computer programmed to tell the driver when to rotate tires, change oil and get a tune-up, the STE with its pep- py V6 engine, steel-belted radials, front wheel drive and tight handling is aimed at competition like the BMW and Audi. In fact, at the unveiling last week, there was a BMW and - an Audi 5000 there so media people could compare test drives with the 6000 STE. The sticker price in Canada of this latest Pontiac will be in the $17,000 range. 'One of the few options available is suede upholstery made from pig-skin. A moon roof is also optional equipment. In all, the car has some 19 standard items that would be Just an old- fashioned greeting to say thanks for your support! ue Settlement House Queen St., Port Perry Tom & Daphne Mitchell and Staff LEE NEA ET TY REY AWS PTY fade) £0 CBR PARE uF LE NRA ALR PA PL ea » ' : ---- adnan ihpd oa oulel dia ale Lid Mil Aas a Be ww pease PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. December 21, 1982 -- 9 M & | MACHINE SHOP Head Rebuilding - Engines Rebuilt - Rotor & Drum Turning - Flywheel Resurfacing REGIONAL ROAD 8 - PORT PERRY 985-9345 HOURS: Mon. to Fri. 8A.M.to5P.M. Sat. 8 A.M. to 12 NOON PHILP PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S BUSINESS HOURS: Friday, Dec. 24th Closed from 12 Noon Saturday, Dec. 25th Sunday, Dec. 26th Closed Monday, Dec. 27th Closed Tues., Dec. 28th to Thurs., Dec. 30th OPEN: Normal Business Hours ARE a ad Sige optional on other models. And it has items unique to the STE. Powered by a V6 out- put 2.3 litre engine with two- barrel carb, the car comes only with three speed auto- matic transmission. It can turn out 130 HP with acceler- ation for 0-60 in about 11 seconds. Estimates of fuel consumption are 25 miles per Friday, Dec. 31st Closed Saturday, Jan. 1st Sunday, Jan. 2nd Closed Monday, January 3rd, 1982 OPEN: Regular Business Hours. Towing Service Available at 985-2243. gallon combined city high- It's Always Worth the Trip to ... way driving. _ a 7 } All STE models have the y ) GM continuous protection BY FTE, B Vareany sor 56,00 yuiles or PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED Although the STE . resembles the Pontiac 6000 10 Vanedward Drive, Port Perry - 985-8474 and 6000 LE, it's wide range of features will put it in head- -- TILDEN CAR RENTALS -- to-head competition with the During regular business hours Only! best of the touring sedan im- ports in the price range. We wish to extend a most sincere thanks toour customers and friends and wish them a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. from the management & staff Kurz Cold Cut Centre & Quality Meats HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: CLOSED DECEMBER 31st THROUGH JANUARY 12th, 1982. RE-OPENING JANUARY 13th for Regular Business Hours.