Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 9, 1983, p. 28

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C2 Wednesday Feb BRAKE JOB our Vw RABBITS HONDAS TOYOTAS DATSUNS MAZDAS CmqrCn Point Inspection Coolant Air Filler Fuel Filter Fan Belts Check CO Test Timing Check Brake Fluid Exhaust System Shocks Ball Joints Tie Rods Steering Tire Check Light Check Clutch Springs Wipers Seat Belts Complete Chassis Check GOVERNMENT APPROVED INSPECTION STA TION BIG OR SMALL WE REPAIR ALL OffWsexpfe Fb BAZ MOTORS AND georgetown honda 8776286 we are the import experts Tlur Tbnnderbird the first of giant leap forward la applying aerodynamics to design aerodynamic letting In designing new bai git en it lowest airdrag coefficient among domestic competitor in its clau The new Thuuderbtrd Is powered by a Windsorbuilt 38litre Va engine An optional I Jlllre OHC engine with a will be Introduced later Preview of the Prelude By Alex Law Buyers eager to sec Hondas 1983 Prelude can see it at the Toronto Inter national Auto Show even though its only due in the dealers showroom in March Totally redesigned and sporting a bigger engine and a bigger price tag the Prelude has been built with aerodynamics in mind The remark ably lowsloping hood incorporating retractable rectangular headlights sweeps down to a massive matte- black bumper and air dam combina tion Overall the car has a very fast look and a drag coefficient of 36 A Honda spokesman estimates the car will carry a suggested retail price of approximately higher than the 82 Prelude but less than Honda Canada expected And while the Prelude relied on to pull it around the 83 is po wered by a transverse- mounted fourcylinder single overhead cam 12valve engine producing 100 horsepower at 5500 rpm Engine response and fuel are maximized by dual constant- velocity carburetors and a crossflow cylinder head design allowing fuel and air to enter from one side of the combustion chamber and to exhaust from the other We have a full selection available of replacement body panels in steel and fibreglass rechromed bumpers Dupont paint products a complete line of auto parts accessories For all your wholesale or retail automotive needs an au handle your Armstrong Collision Amies Body Shop Bast Way Auto Shop Brampton Collision Capital Ford Body Shop 8775163 Georgetown Coach Works 8775720 Halton Hills Collision 8772466 Mountainview Collision 8771633 Murray Motors Body Shop 8775277 One Stop Auto Body 8771733 Rite way Auto Body 853 2860 TG Auto Body 8778384 TRA Enterprise 8776944 Uptown Collision 8771900 Auto Body 877 8778703 8774873 8779211 877 7512 AUTOMOTIVE your Bumper to Bumper dealer 13 Armstrong Ave just off Rd Thundeffaird Cougar Fords future look By Alex Law Thunderbird must be just about the most adaptable car name in the world It began life about three decades ago as a hot little twoseater and went through seven or eight makeovers to compete in three or four market cate gories And now teetering on the brink of the big 30 TBird is back in new form for as the sleekest slipperiest fivc- produced in North America Made over totally the new is guaranteed to make even the most blase auto fancier notice that its new And radically new at that In fact Fords TBird land to a les ser extent Mercurys companion Cougar is the first big step towards the aerodynamic future of the auto mobile In the years to come Ford in tends to lead the way in making cars more sleek and fuelefficient Certainly with TBird and Cougar Ford is on the right track As good as its immediate ancestor was the that will be unveiled in dealer show rooms during the Toronto Auto Show is quite a bit better The most important improvement is on the open road In handling and performance the new and Cougar arc well ahead of their ances tors Indeed they are well ahead of cars you would expect they might be and even some you wouldnt Ford welcomes this comparison as its out to flog these cars headtohead With competition like BMW Riviera Olds Audi and other noted touring cars as well as old foes like Buick Regal and Chevrolet Monte Carlo And if the appearance perform ance and handling features of the new Ford products were only just close to this higher class competition the prices for the new North Amencan- cars rebalances the equation The stock and Cougar carry suggested retail prices of and Those cars come with a flood of standard items and a 3 8litre mated with an automatic threespeed with locking torque converter A number of attractive options such as better suspensions keyless entry articulated seats and later in the year a voice alert system arc also available Wit its noholdsbarred approach to an aerodynamic design TBird regis ters an impressive drag coeffi cient Cougars traditional rear roof- line raises its drag coefficient to a still respectable 40 But the model for real car freaks will be the stickerpriced T- Turbo Coupe This hot little 23- litre overhead cam engine is run by a fivespeed stick shift that combined with a special handling package makes the turbo TBird a perform ance leader New Yorker Chrysler is also introducing a pro totype for the first sports car in North America the tur- bocharged Laser The Laser which will be available in 1984 has a fourcylinder fuel- injected 2litre turbocharged en gine and will have a base sticker price of about THE NEW THUNDERBIRD CAPITAL FORD SALES DAVE ARMSTRONG LET US ADD A TOUCH Of SPARKLE TO YOUR AUTO We and your cm lor a groat new pom I STOP IN TODAY ESTIMATES INSURANCE CLAIMS HANDLED OUICKLY Uptown Cofskm 8779211

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