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Clock Tilt WM. Cfum ditmnint. AM/FM St*ft aowl WM WhMl Cox li|M Group. Pmr Lacltl SALES TAX NTY TAX SALE PRICE *0190 NO MONEY DOWN per month** 6 NORTHWEST HERALD Section C Friday, August30,1965 Wheels Cobra is back, but it's called MklV By William Allan Scripps Howard News Service Auto aficionados alert: the A.C. Cobra lives again. It's not a Mustang or plastic-bodied kit, but a hand-crafted, 16-gauge aluminum, 14-coats-of- paint "updated develop­ ment of the world-Fam- ous A.C. Cobra," to quote Bryan Angliss, who has them roaring off the assembly line at Weybridge, Surrey, En­ gland, at the rate of two a week. Price: $49,000. "But look what you get for $49,000," quipped Pittsburgh dealer Larry Wind. "No air conditioning, no automatic transmis­ sion, no power steering, no front drive, no cruise c o n t r o l a n d n o windows." ' That folks, is how they made autos back in the"good old days.' Those not familiar with A.C. should under­ stand that in the early 1960s A.C. Cars PLC hand-built an English roadster, the A.C. Ace, which was a throwback then, and since has be­ come a legend. Carroll Shelby turned the Ace into a Cobra by retrofitting it with first a Ford 289-cube V-8, and then a 427-cube V-8. For a plethora of excel­ lent reasons, but princi­ pally price and govern- m e n t r e g u l a t i o n , production was halted and the car became a collector's item. Angliss has formed a new firm, Autokraft, Ltd., and has a license from A.C. to build the car again. It's still hand-made over a tubular frame, but updating includes meeting U.S. safety and emissions regulations. It's po\$ered by the M u s t a n g G T d r i v e train: 5-liter, four-bar­ rel V-8 with roller cam and the 5-speed manual tranmission. Because of the Ford connection, Angliss originally contacted Ed- sel Ford to have Ford distribute the car in America, but when Ford learned Angliss could turn out only two a week, the idea was dropped. Ford still owns the name Cobra, s o t h e i m p o r t , t h e fourth generation AC, is labeled the AC MklV. Currently only seven dealers in the United States are getting-the car, and with produc­ tion so limited there probably will be no more. They are: Karcz Ford, Pulaski, Wis.; Muck Motors, Getzville, N.Y.; Clinton Ford, Clinton, N.J.; Dobb Ford, Memphis, Tenn.; Johnston-Gibson Ford, Austin, Tex.; Frontier Motors, Pawnee, Okla., and Woitz & Wind Ford, Pittsburgh. Behind the wheel, the MklV is a tiger. With Corvette 255R tires in the rear and Mustang SVO 225 radials up front, it's instantly re­ sponsive and corners with little lean. T h e s p e e d o m e t e r reads to 170 mph and without going into de­ tails, the best evidence is that one has been "up to 140 mph with more to go." It's a two-seater and not a family car. It's not even a convertible, although there is a can­ vas toprFits and finish­ es -- how rap doors, etc., fit and how the car is painted and trimmed -- come only with a hand-crafted vehicle. There are two locks on the bonnet (hood) and owners never need worry about someone stealing the battery. The left front wheel must be removed to get to it. He^d 'doctors' advice for tuning up your automobile Saturn brings promise of jobs, opportunities By Bill Lohmann UPI feature writer SPRING HILL, Tenn. Gwen Hill jumped for joy when she heard Sat- u r n h a d l a n d e d i n Tennessee. "1 was very, very elated and jumping up and down," said Hill, 40, a custodian at near-, by Columbia State Com­ munity College, whose husband, Larry, 41, was laid off two years ago and has been unable to find permanent work since then. "We had talked about it when they (General M o t o r s ) d i s c u s s e d bringing it down here and kept hoping they would. When they did, we were just thrilled." The Hills considered leaving. Middle Tennes­ see, but both grew up there and dreaded the i d e a o f v e n t u r i n g f a r from home. Larry Hill worked for an aluminum plant in Columbia for 20 years, but it shut down in 1983 and Hill lost his job. e Hills and their daughter, a senior in h i g h s c h o o l , s t a y e d afloat because Gwen took a full-time job as a custodian and Larry worked local odd jobs. They hope their per­ severance paid off. "It's been very rough, especially on him be­ cause he's tried so hard to get something per­ manent and steady," she said. "It's been hard on him to see me go out and work. He's c u t l a w n s , d u g u p bushes, just about any­ t h i n g b u t n o t h i n g permanent. "The future looks very bright now for the first time in the last couple of years." There is a nagging question among local people about how many of the 6,000 Saturn jobs actually will go to Ten- nesseans. Laid-off Unit­ ed Auto Workers from Detroit will get first crack at some of the jobs, and GM officials are not sure about the eventual breakdown of workers. None of that really bothers the Hills. "Even if he doesn't get on at GM, maybe a lot of people will leave o t h e r p l a n t s a n d g o there," said Gwen Hill. "That would give him a shot at someplace else or maybe one of the plants that follows GM here. For us, it's the greatest thing that ever happened." Freeda Brown is pret­ ty happy herself. The co-owner of the Poplar House restau­ rant, one of only two restaurants in Spring H i l l a n d a p o p u l a r meeting place for the locals, had visions of dollar signs dancing in h e r h e a d w h e n s h e heard GM had picked the ti» ' v age as the site for Saturn. Those visions became cold, hard cash when a T e x a s b u s i n e s s m a n paid her and co-owner Edna Hadley $450,000 f o r t h e r e s t a u r a n t . Some observers figure Saturn's imminent ar­ rival helped double the price; Brown believes it added about $150,000 to the total. She is not quibbling. "I'm very excited," said Brown, 54, who is ailing and was under doctor's orders to sell the restaurant even be­ f o r e S a t u r n w a s a n ­ nounced. "I'm just go­ i n g t o s i t b a c k a n d w a t c h S p r i n g H i l l grow." I r o n i c a l l y , B r o w n grew up in Middle Ten-« nessfee and moved to Detroit looking for work in the 1950s. After 20 years, she and husband, C l i n t , r e t u r n e d t o Spring Hill in 1974 for health reasons. She pur­ chased an interest in the Poplar House in By Ray Hill L.A. Times Syndicate LUBRICATING THE DISTRIBUTOR WICK. If you do your own tune-ups, here's something to remember if your car has breaker point ignition instead of the newer electronic ignition. Many distributors with the older mechanical ignition have a felt wick which supplies lubrication between the distributor shaft and the centifugal advance mechanism. Remove the rotor and apply several drops of 10W oil to the wick. Failing to do this at every tune-up may result in a sticking centrifugal advance, which in turn can cause improper ignition advance. The bottom'line is the engine won't run as well. Check axle seals for leaks. On rear-wheel-drive cars, when you are replacing the rear brake shoes, check the axle seal to be sure it isn't leaking. If the seal is leaking, the new shoes can be damaged. The axle seal should be replaced if it is leaking. After replacing the seal, check the fluid level in the differential to be sure it isn't low. Even if you don't do the brake job yourself, be sure that the axle seals are checked and replaced if leaking. BATTERY DOESN'T CHARGE PROPERLY. There can be various causes for this, some of which you can check and correct. If the battery is the type that requires water to be added periodically, check the fluid level in each cell. If it is low in any cell, add water until the water just barely touches the bottom of the fill hole. Also check for corroded cables at the battery. You really can't tell if the cables are corroded without removing them. The corrosion that really ' matters is that which may be present between the battery post and the battery cable clamp. Corro­ sion present here can prevent the battery from charging properly. Remove the battery cables and clean them. Disconnect the negative cable first, then-the posi­ tive cable. Clean both the post and the inside of the cable clamp until they are blight and shiny. Use a battery post and cable cleaner brush i available at auto parts stores). When reconnecting the battery cables, connect the positive cable first, then the negative cable. Inspect the wires at the alternator and regulator by pulling back the insulating covers so you can see the connection. If there is any corrosion pre­ sent, it should be removed. COVENTRYJIOTORS DIFFERENCE! DM you know thai "Coventry Conditioned Specials:" Are fully reconditioned to insure a good engine, transmission, electrical system and brakes. Are guaranteed 100% In writing at no extra charge to buyer. Are financeable with good credit, no credit, even bankruptcies. For more Info call: 815-455-2720 COVENTRY M0T0R& LTD. RTE. 14 * McHENRY AVE. CRYSTAL LAKE "CRYSTAL LAKE'S OLDEST INDEPENDENT USED CAR DEALER SERVING CRYSTAL LAKE SINCp 1969." WERE FIGHTING FOR \OUR LIFE American Heart Association Now, Detroit is com­ ing back to her and pay­ ing off nicely. "The only sorrow I feel is that my mother didn't live to see this," s a i d B r o w n , w h o s e mother moved to Spring Hill in 1959 and ran a grocery store before her death earlier this year. "She would be so excited. 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