LGm 18. wHr1Y FREE PRESS, WEDNE&>Y. NUVKNUB . 1M - .w 'W 1989 new carhIuglglzts FROM PAGE Ai RATIIEI than drive, Michael Morrison (left) will be going by plane to Florida for a one-week vacation as the winner of the Nurse Chev-Olds 'New Car Announcement Show.' Shown with Mer- rison are general sales manager David Harries and sales rep Jack Morgan.FrPrepht 876 charges laiid An effort to enforce Ontario's seathelt law resulted in 876 charges laid by police in this area i ast month. October was designated as Seatbelt Month te enncourage drivers te get into the habit of wearing seatbelts, which statis- tics suggest save lives. Durhamn Regional Police report that 703 charges for seatbelt infractions were laid throughqut the region during the month. nario Provincial Police laid 173 charges in this area. OPP also handed out 5f seatbelt warnings. THINK FASTe B;UY FORMÇILA COUNTDOWN TO WINTER BONUSt Unmiatched performance isn't the ofll\ lhing yoti gel duis y\C o \hen \,ou buy a new~ Sk-Dool Formula*. ou ais get free genumne Ski-D t clothing and or accessories. But you have to think fast. and act even faster Because the sooner \-ou lbu\-ail\-new Ski-DooFormt.iht and or iccessories S nevw Formulas. lhink ACTJ for \ou. ad gel ail NE the free exlras..faSl. Tthe valtue l li% mite, talIe kiDiti n. 198 k îd o n nsb u+AI mariiatiitmidealers, UUK CUIDE U ruuruuuuu~~. get a larger standard engine, a 2.2 litre four cylinder engine, up from last year's 2.0 -litre engmne. The Chevrolet Celebrity sedan is1 no longer available, and neither is the Cavalier convertible. AUl CadiIIacs, except the Brougham, now get a more powerful 4.5 litre V8 engine. Horsepower is now rated at 180. New sporty models fr*om GM include the Oldsmobile Cutlass - Calais Quad 442 equifed with' a 180 horsepower Qud 4' four cylinder engne, and a Pontiac Grand AM SE and Chevrolet Beretta GTZ equipped with the same engine and sportier suspensions and interiors.' The venerable Corvette offers a radical, redesigned interior, air bag, anti-lock brakes, and a horsepower increase to 245, The limited edition ZR1 Corvette offers a 380 horsepower, DOHC, 32 valve, ail aluminum 5.7 litre V8, and selîs for around $80,000, if you can get one. The biggest news in GM's light trucks is that the 4.3 litre V6 has been made standard equipment in the popular Chevrolet S-10 Blazer and GMC S-15 Jimmy spcrt/utility .vehicles. The previous standard engine was a 2.8 litre V6. Watch out for a fuli-size Chevrolet 454 SS 4x2 pickup truck now outfitted with a 454 cubic inch (7.4 litre) V8 engine. FOIRD Ford bas approximately 20 per cent cf the car market in Canada, and selîs more light trucks than anyone else, 30 per cent. Forty per cent of all 1990 Fords are equipped with driver's side FAST. in frOtt UXIdIOV«*cSireISu1 'EAST ON ANY BRAND EW FORMULA MODEL. smt.% tir aplidt I t lle'tm'îm iiiimîitliti vvember 3Oh, 1989 tttOli vimtid Amilet.' 1)i ý iîmî v .'i t miiid qiimiiiii.' air bags. The only completely redesigned 1990 model ta be unveiled at this turne is the Lincoln Town Car. Tliýs big, rear-wheel-drive, 6 passenger cars* is Ford's best-selling luxury car. It is slightly longer and much more aerodynainic than its square-looling predeessor. The Town Careoffers a'new interior, variable.assist. power steering,, standard four-wheel anti-lock disc/drum brakes, a 5.0 litre V8 engine, air bags, and-a, huge 22 cubic feet truck. Lincoln Continental remains much the saine as last year, with a revised grille and tail lights. The sportier Lincon Mark VUI gets a new instrument panel and features a 225 horsepower 5.0 litre V8 engine. The Probe sporty compact now offers a 3.0 litre V6 engine as well as a 2.2 litre four cylinder (turbocharged and unturbo- charged) engines. A new automatic transmission is available on the Probe GT. The Australian-made Capri 2+2 sports car, based on a Mlazda 323 châssis and- drivetrain, is schedule'd ta arrive at dealer showrooms sometime in early 1990. The popular mid-size Taurus and Sable feature a new instrument panel. and better interiors. Tlhe high-performance Taurus SHO now cornes with standard four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes. Ford's smallest car, the Festiva now cornes with standard fuel injection and a five speed manual transmission instead of a four speed." The Ranger pickup offers a new, optional 160 horsepower 4.0 litre V6 engine. Aerostar regular and extended-length mini-vans now offer optional fuil-time four-wheel-drive. Rear anti-Iock brakes are now standard. The most popular pickup truck, the Ford F-Series now offers an electronic 4 speed automatic transmission as standard equipment. This transmission is aise available on the Bronco and Econoline vans. Automatic locking hubs are aise standard on CHIRYSLR Chrysler dlaims 15 per cent of the Canadian ëar market and 22 per cent of the truck market. Their share of the truck market is largely helped by their enormously . popuflar Dodge Caravan andi Plymouth Voyager. Both regular and extended length versions of these vans continue relatively unchanged for 1990. However a new, luxurlous Chrysier Town & *Country mode], inakes its debut this year. The handsome ChrysIer LeBaron bas been given a bigger 3.0 litre V6 engine as standard equipment. Aiso available is a new 2.2 litre four cylinder engine with variable nozzle. turbo technology that helps to eliminate turbo la«. The' rear-wheel-drive Fifth Avenue is gone and replaced by a FiftY Avenue that is basically a top-of-the-line version of the front-wheel-drive New Yorker. The new Fifth Avenue offers a 3.3 litre V6 engine, and is five inches longer than the New Yorker. Tlhe Imperial is back, as an even longer New Yorker. It boasts lots of interior room,. an electronically-,controiled air suspension, sumptuous, leather interior, and a 3.3 litre V6 engine. Tesporty Daytona now offers a 2.2 litre turbocharged four cylinder engine or a 3.0 litre V6.~ It also cornes with an electronic four speed automatic transmission or- five speed manual, an optional adjustable suspension, and a new interior design. The new Eagle Talon sporty compact, imported from Mitsubishi, features all-wheel-drive and a 195 1horsepower turbocharged four 1cylindler engine. A two-wheel-drive version of- this ,car, the Plymouth Laser is also available. The attractive Dodge Colt 200 subcompact, built by Mitsubishi, now, appears in Jeep/Eagle showrooms as the Eagle Summit. I Say goodbye to the Plymouth ]Reliant and Dodge Aries compact ,K-cars, the Eagle Medallion, and ithe Dodge Lancer. Cruistng Clasic FROM PAGE Ai MERCEDES - It is very common te, cail a car "she," but there have ornly evar been a handful of models actually named aftar womnen. One exception is Mercedes. In 1901, Emil Jellinek, an agent for the Daniller company, persuadad thein te aVAN a& TRUC 0iAccessories & Installation tIep j~ GROUND EFFECTS KITS - CAPTAINS CHAIRS - ROOF VENTS -t fwi bo u c WINDOWS - BUG SHIELDS e SUNROOFS ' VA NV»## rdOtping WINTER FRONTS - TRUCK CAPS - BOX LINERS a ',U eRUNNING BOARDS - TOOL BOXES MtTPBUPR IV ~ ISOp ~eMANY MORE TRUCK & VAN ACCESSORIES bd Mon.- Wed. 9-6, Thurs. & Fr1. -9, Sat. 10-3' 24 poue a high perfor.mance car wchhe entered in- races under the naine of his daughter, Mercedes Jellinek.- The car raced successfully and in 1902 Dainmler introduced it as a lime of private cars, retaining Miss JellinekWs name. TOYOTA - The Toyota Automatic Loin Works was a thriving manufacturer Of silkworm loins whien they decided ta experiment with cars in 1936. Orginally the' company was Toyeda, after_ the founding family naine, but when written in Japanese it required an "unlucky" number Of brushstrokes. Changing the "D" ta a 'T' made for a more favorable logo and the modern naine was devised. DATSUN - Far frein being a newcomer, Datsun (now Nissan) dates from* 1912, when the Kwaishinsha Moto Car Works produced an unsuccessful prototype. A new car introduced in 1914 did well, and was narned after its designers Den, Aoyamna and Takeuchi. In 1931, a new modal was produced and namod Dataun - son of Dat. A yaar Iater, it was changed te Datsun se that Japan's national rising sun symbol could be used. In 1937, the Nissan namne appaarad on sevaral vahiclas when that company merged with Datsun and eventually the older name was phasd ot on its :ekported PA ý ý il Il,,# j il el jý1;1qA #].*il ý ý' là ,iq 1 BrÀdà &,VILIIIC>IR5 SALES AND SERVICE HOURS -"-TAYLOR'S 120 Russett Ave. MON., WED., FRI. Till 6 Corner of Russett & Somerville TUES., THURS. Till 8 OSHAWA - Phone 725-8584 SAT. Till 3.