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V8, p o w er sunroof, leather, 17" chrom e w h e e ls and m uch m ore. 60th Anniversary ba dging & flo o r m ats 3.3L V 6, 4 -sp d ., a u to ., p. w in d o w & locks, 33 tilt, c ru ise , c a s se tte , air, s u n s c re e n glass O & m o re . E 2002 Thunderbird 2 0 0 I ^ H CC III o CC SEBRING SEDAN LEASE RATE/ U P T O 36 M O N T H S < /> 1 1 1 > 2 3.37o .. Of 0.87a F IN A N C E RATE/ UP TO 36 M O S. 2 0 0 1 CHRYSLER N EO N °/0 purchase financing for 60 m on ths o n 2001 N e o n s iZ O 0 © e e Loaded w ith p o w e r w in d o w s & locks, tilt, cruise, CD, a ir a n d m o re 0 The place to lease or buy since 1961 1 G lenleven 2 C hrysler © 2388 ROYAL WINDSOR DR., OAKVILLE 905-845-7575 www.glenleven.com Two-seat personal luxury hardtop/road ster. 3.9-litre DOHC V8 producing 252 horsepower Four-speed automatic transmission. Ford has created a new Thunderbird that is true to its heritage. Lincoln-based V8 power allows the 1,740-kilogram TBird to soar in style. Optional hardtop pro vides security as well as four-season com fort. T h e `cool' factor gen erated by owning this car should rival the original. B a se price: $51,600 ($56,600 with hard top). Classic return ofthe Ford Thunderbird By M alcolm Gunn SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER F (expectm ore E V E N T exp ectm o re value a n d s e le c tio n at y o u r fo rd d e a le r now . Cash purchase f b r " 2001 fordfocus se sedan with air and cd player · 2.0L Split Port Induction Engine · Air Conditioning · AM/FM with C D Player · Power Door Locks with Remote Keyless Entry · DualStage Front Air Bags · Height Adjustable Driver's Seat · SecuriLockTM Anti-Theft System V *1 6 995 Plus $730 freight 36 month lease for only ir month with $ 2,895 down, $250 security & $730 freight. O r lease for $240/m onth with $1,50 0 d o w n *1 9 9 3 .9% t48 month purchase or 36 month lease financing on ALL n ew in-stock 2001 focus sedan & wagon. J 2001 fo rdta urus se sedan with power adjustable pedals · 3.0L O H V V6 Engine · Automatic · Air Conditioning · Power Driver's Seat with Lumbar Support · Power Adjustable Pedals · AM/FM with C D Player · ABS · Personal Safety System , including: · Dual Stage Air Bags · Crash Severity Sensors, and More... -JL- .J L J L j L J L W ^ M ^ W The Taurus has earned five stars - the highest possible U.S. Governm ent crash test rating . f o r front impact for both driver and front passenger - three years in a row.* f Cash purchase for *2 3 7 9 5 Plus $895 freight 36 month lease for only per month with $ 3,995 down, $ 32 5 security & $ 89 5 freight. O r lease for $350/m onth with $1,500 d o w n o . 9 % t 48 month purchase or 36 month lease financing on V ALL new In-stock 2001 taurus. *2 7 9 / 2001 fo rd w in d s ta r Ix Cash purchase for ' N with personal safety system · 3.8L 200hp V6 Engine · Automatic · Air Conditioning · ABS · Dual Sliding Doors ·Power Windows/Locks/Mrrors · Over 40 Standard Safety Features In c lu d e s V alue G ro u p : · Speed Control · Tilt Steering · Privacy Glass · Roof Rack *2 4 .4 9 5 ' Plus $955 freight 36 month lease for only per month with $3,995 down, $ 35 0 security & $ 95 5 freight. O r lease for $370/m onth with $1,50 0 d o w n 48 month purchase financing on A LL new in-stock 2001 windstar. ^ *2 9 9 0% t expectmore event on now for a lim ited tim e 2001 fo rd m u sta n g coupe · 190hp 3.8L V6 Engine Purchase for · 5-Speed Manual Transmission · Air Conditioning · Premium AM/FM Stereo/Cassette/CD Plus $790 freight · 15" 6-Spoke Cast Aluminum Wheels 2001 fo rd m u sta n g convertible S a m e G r e a t F e a tu r e s a s Coupe, PLUS: · Automatic Transmission · Power Convertible Top Purchase for * 22,475 *28,195 Plus $790 freight www.ford.ca/offers or fans o f the original Ford Thunderbird, this is a great tim e to be alive. A fter a fidgety tw o-and-a-half year wait, a brand new T-Bird has finally em erged from the concept stage (as first displayed at the 1999 D etroit Auto Show) to the produc tion line. This latest version -- due out this spring * -- isn't some w arm ed-over or rebadged donor car, but an honestto-goodness tw o-seat roadster, com plete w ith optional port-holeequipped rem ovable hardtop. It must be the 1950s all over again, right? Well, not exactly. True, the latest T-Bird may evoke retro images o f ducktail hair cuts, drive-in movies and bobby socks. But, besides its nam e, the 2002 m odel offers only a few m odest acknow ledgem ents to the past, including rear-w heel-drive V8 pow er and a num ber o f appropriate styling cues to satisfy the term inally nostalgic. In fact, it's unlikely m any buyers o f the 2002 Thunderbird were even alive when the original debuted 45 years ago. But that doesn't m ean the True Believers o f all ages w on't be cele brating the c a r's return. F or these folks, the last real Thunderbird that Ford produced was back in 1957, the final year for the first-generation two-seater. In their m yopic world, everything after that -- a variety o f overw eight and overw rought pretenders w ith flabby flanks and questionable lin eage -- were simply unfit to wear the Thunderbird logo. The 2002 version may signal the restoration o f the two-place roadster, but it would be m isguided to believe it's Ford's version o f the Corvette. Like the original, the T-Bird's is destined to operate in cruise mode. It has been designed to reflect a state ment o f personal luxury in the grandtouring sense. W ith the new Thunderbird, it's not so m uch when you arrive, but how you look and feel when you get there. The `getting there' part, however, shouldn't be easy to enjoy. Perched under the T hunderbird's hood is a 3.9-litre DOHC V8 borrow ed from the Lincoln LS sedan, which also supplies the c a r's rear-drive plat form. In a salute to the original, the new T hunderbird's exhaust system has been tuned to approxim ate those rum bling bass notes made by the first-generation car. H ow ever, in term s o f perfor mance, the m odem B ird's 252 (SAE net) horsepow er will pretty m uch walk all over the original. In true personal luxury fashion, the only available transm ission is a five-speed automatic. Helping the Thunderbird's road m anners is its 50/50 weight distribu tion, which lim its the c a r's tendency to either understeer (overpow ering the front wheels in a turn) or for the rear-end to slide into the turn (over steer). Balance like this is hard to find on m ost front-engined cars, and almost im possible on those equipped with front-w heel drive. W ith the pow er top lowered or the optional 38-kg steel roof removed, the steeply-raked w indshield has been designed to shield the T hunderbird's occupants from buf feting. The rear trunk is not overly gen erous, but will hold the obligatory two sets o f golf clubs. Additional storage for small items exists behind the front seats. As you would expect from any prem ium roadster, the Thunderbird arrives well decked out, including dual-zone c lim a te . control, pow er windows, locks and six-w ay pow er driver's seat, pow er tilt and telescop ing steering w heel, leather interior, 17-inch alloy w heels and a premium audio system with CD player. Will the back-to-its-roots T-Bird score with the buying public? That would appear to be a giant affirm a tive if the Neim an M arcus experi ence is any indicator. T his upscale departm ent store o ffered 200 special edition Thunderbirds for sale last Christm as at US $42,000 a copy. All were sold in a little over two hours. Not only has the real Thunderbird returned, but, apparently, so has the magic. %