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PAGE 16, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 3M mi' w by ili MClntosh-ý< Automaker9s war'elffort - nWùrtim', a countr's, main objective is ta keep ý its troops supplied. No mattr how 'well-traiined an army t can't do -much i f iî den' ave 1no1daI, the joboèf bilding, planes., tanks and gunsù feil. ta the, autamakers. Alreàdy, set up, for..large-scale assemblyP the companies could- easily meetflqý the demand; they already'hail the factoriesï and the;ý workers. And' ince .metal dand, rubbeér'were bein gdiverted to the, war efforWt, theedwuldnï!t have Ibén anything to build- cars with, . IgcCompany bail ts wn ;W*-al Frgdbuilt plane., while ~calydr wned. out abipe. Studebaker 'and,' Bwck 'made aicatengines; >Chrysier and Cadiilac made tanks and £Us;< Oldsmobile -made shefil. Nsh almng-,with iÃŽts sister compn Kelvinatar (the ,ýrerigertorý -pjle) mad: avation engines Tir 1combir'ed ffort was. stupendous.,Oe the -corse, of the .war, ;e-trei OUt sU million ' gns, 600,000 trùcks., 50,000 tanks, four million ehng.es., 27,000- aircraft , 'five millon bombs and over 12 billion rounids of anmunition.-« 'Ail of, that was produced irM oncily tbree years. 'fier., were no cars" bulit An the modèl yea rs 1943, 1944 or- 1945' in North Arnerica. As well, 1942 and, 1946 ~> were "hr yas" fecars o the '19409 are tne -ýrarest, of -al- today ýbecause they were, only 'bitor afew years. ~When cars:did.start coming6~ff- the:assembly lines in 1945 (dated ýas moidel year 1946s), they Wereé .1942 «models with minor .trim, changes. Grilles 'and dashes were slightly different,'but the.bodies were, *identical 'ta _the last 14 cars. - During the war, > the automàkers "entered mnto a , 1gentlemans agreement" regar- ding s tyling. Yearly Umadel changes were necessary îif a car *wsgomg.ta ,be'ýsuccesàfulbut stylists- the 'men' who desigr'ed thie cars --were -needed . for -thé warb-effort., -To b. fair, -,the' mnurifacturers agreed that no one, WouId p,ýut thefir stylistta dwor on iý,-fmgneir cars during the, waî. -,Tbat wayal'companies" wÃ"uld be .on eqll footing. once car proL-iiduction resumed.. Stud kragréed th, the pact but they heated.'Dùrinig, theý war, they hiTed tuedsinfTm Raymond. Lowey & Associates to. com up 'with new designos while,. >thêiwar was stili on. Technically, they,'had not' broken, t he atjýg.eement ince their -. own ;tlsshd no 'done the,-work.:, cùe the war was over; Studeakerwas selUir'g con- pletelyI redesigned cars. while' ther comp anes ýwere' stil, offerir' .warmed-over 1942-ý mfodels. Their "F'it by Far with SEE PAGE 18 Award -for Lwride .Teriy Sheamr has a love' f0! HarleYs" TERRY S;juFARMR'S Harley Daviduon FXRS reeived a rumner-up'award at this years InentionaL Mtry cie Show. Chili Bovi. photo' -He was happy ta receive a. runn .er-up award for his Harley; FXRS Lowrider' entyini. thé International Mor ce Show. > "I B -t the love -of 11e~~avd sons goes much deeper for-Teýrry', Shea'rer of Whitby. Shearer, a recovering alcobolic, has ý startid a Harley Davidàon: motorcycle group -nqn as 'The Staghts,' and the naie says t «W. have about ten memibersi now,» Shéarer said. 'The club' provides people with, the saine interests as"well as support for ridingclean-and -sober. - Sheairer hashadaà fondness foi ,Hairley bikes as long- for as-long as-he-can recall. "I reme mber as, a little iddi living on 'Perry' St. Thnere was this guy who owned a green, sportster-called a Head Hünter, and .1 knew I wanted one." She4rè's first Harley was a 1988 Despite owning the PXRS, since 1988, this ya Inter-. national Show inM;ississagua was hlm frst.: "I thought that the bike1 was show material,» Shaearer said. His bike was .on .display beside' Oshawa's AI -Martini whoýowns a. 1987 Harley-FLHST. 1 '.1 It was a surprise for Shearer_. when bis bike won a'runner-up awarçl, nj« 'competiion agai nst over 20 others jr' his categoey. uItVs an expensive'è hobbyP, Shearer adds.'ve spentover $5'000 on* the bike. àhearer wants to, «et bis club more involved' with community, events but plans are still i the, worksi..< but how rnnyhorsw-ill hie ta We can a1mat gurart99 that ho >tar e longer than aVW mechanic, which means'îhat you can almonist b. gurantd that hg'sgoing ta cotmr.Fro.tig .hs'spent years going ta, mur transmison sohool,ouürlelectrlcal school, aur! rear end schoal, and sa on.- Ho hasn't boon back ta, schoaol ov'eryyear ta leam abtiàî,mprovemfentr;,we mfake eve ryea.Andhe probablydoesn't ,have the'speiai: VW tooôls,*.(w.design'them ourselves) that not anly help a' VW mechanic do botter work, but do it faster, too. Sa henever you need somethlng done ta you r VW,, brlng Ritta us. 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