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MANCHESTER HERALD. Frl.. March 25. 1983 Detroit betting sports cars will catch on Sports cars are loved by Holly Relatives try to evict A visit to a fair Jordan leads By MIchellne Maynard Another analyst takes a less wood for their glamor in displaying United Press International philosophical view, terming the sporty trend just another automo stars to their best advantage. an ^1-year-old man at llling school N.C. to victory tive fad, although he thinks the Some of the best movies of Cary DETROIT - Convertibles, Grant, Humphrey Bogart and which grabbed the 1982 automotive cars will sell. ... pege 4 p a g e 11 ... page 15 “ Is it real? Sure it is. Is it more James Dean featured fast cars spotiight, are going to have to take (not to mention beautiful women) a back seat in 1983 to the than two years? I doubt it," said that seemed to be standard renaissance of the sports car. Chase Econometrics Vice Presi equipment. Fooeign and domestic compan dent William Pochiluk. “ These kind of fads go in two or three year Those autos might have been ies aiready are jockeying for Fiats from Italy, MGs from ieadership with cars featuring waves." England or Mercedes from Ger high performance, exciting han The biggest factor in the success many. This year, however, the dling. sleek appearance — and of the sporty models will be the import sports car market is little attention to price. price of fuel, Pochiluk said. Recent dominated by Japanese entries. The battle for the sporty seg OPEC developments could be a Japanese companies in the past Clear today Manchester, Conn. ment will hit high gear in the fall, key factors in the success of the and Sunday sports models. did not have many sports models when the top American automak because they lack the production Saturday, March 26, 1983 ers unveil their new offerings. A continued reduction in fuel See page 2 prices w ill' 'definitely support" the capacity to build them, Pochiluk Single copy 25ct Several new Japanese products said. Hlanrhrfitpr Irra lh already are on the market. move to sports cars, Pochiluk said. But two years ago, the Japanese "There are going to be more "There's also an abstract factor government agreed to voluntarily sports cars than the public knows called fun," the analyst said. limit expohs to the United States. what to do with,” said analyst "That's still important to some This prompted the Japanese auto Mary Ann Keller of Paine, W eb^r people. But we know that that's makers to enrich their model mix in New York. also related to the price of fuel." by shipping fewer small cars on The shift to sports cars seems a which the profit margin was not as logical phase after last year's Choosing 1983 as the year of the great, and adding more costly emphasis on convertibles. sports car did not happen over luxury, larger and sporty cars. The industry, which for the past night. It took the automakers a Powers trial: O'Neill aide can't testify five years has been concerned while to decide that even though Each of the major companies mainly with fuel economy and people were concerned about fuel has one or more offerings. quality improvement, warily prices, some car buyers still were ter’s wedding, and McCollam said bespoke U P l photo Toyota’s Celica has been res By M ark A. Dupuis work and denied intervening to hike fees watched Chrysler unveil its K-car interested in getting from zero to 60 with Powers and was shown a check stub tyled into an aerodynamic, starker United Press International offered to consultants by the DOT during convertibles in late 1981. mph in less than a minute and a indicating Powers paid for the wedding. half. CHEVROLET’S 1984 CORVETTE WAS PRESENTED IN CHICAGO version of the once rounded auto negotiations on fees for no-bid work. Chrysler had hoped to sell up to HARTFORD — Testimony about how a Powers is charged with receiving a $1,000 As with many trends in the . chief engineer David McLellan and designer Jerry Palmer attend preview that was the company’s first McCollam said he received montlily 10,000 of the ragtops, which had not gubernatorial aide called former Transpor bribe, fabricating and attempting to printouts from the DOT listing consultants modern auto industry, the Japa wedge into the sporty segment. been offered by the major compan tation Commissioner Arthur B. Powers on tamper with evidence, tampering with a chosen for contracts, the amount of money nese companies seemed to be out in Toyota now offers the Supra, which ies since 1976. Instead, it sold 16,037 features a bubble back styling behalf of consultants seeking state work witness, perjury and violating state ethics front in the past five years in the qualifies as a passenger car,” she car later in the year. The plastic has a dashboard like a jet plane they were paid and a description of the in 1982. similar to a Porsche. cannot be used in Powers’ corruption trial, codes. project involved. sporty segment. said. “ It has a back seat and a auto was supposed to come out and a powerful engine. General Motors and Ford Chrysler has slipped into the trunk." a judge ruled Friday. In its formal listing of charges, the "The purpose was to see how the work quickly followed suit with Buick Datsun's 280-Z — smaller and much earlier, but quality problems Resembling the Celica some sporty market with a Dadge Shelby Shelby, who considers the V-8 Superior Court Judge Walter R. Budney prosecution claims Powers accepted cases was progressing, how it was going ... (and) Riveria and Ford Mustang con perhaps less imitimidating than at the automaker's Bowling Green, what is Nissan’s new Pulsar, a Charger, designed by Carroll Mustang “ a nose-heavy lead sled," said Friday the testimony by Charles M. of liquor for his daughter's wedding and obviously to see where the work was vertibles respectively. the current 280-ZX — was a Ky., plant pushed back the intro companion to the 280-ZX which is Shelby. It will go on sale this says he does not think the Ameri duction date. yChad” McCollam Jr. may be “ interest other gifts from consulting engineers and going. ” he said. This year, just about all the standout. Toyota's high-powered still popular among fans of the month. can companies are committed to ing,” but was “ an absolute expedition into an architect in violation of the Code of McCollam said he was interested in major firms in Japan and the Celica and Mazda's RX-7 were big Pontiac this fall will introduce original “ Z.” Shelby designed the Shelby building true sports cars. matters that are not relevant” to the six Ethics for Public Officials. seeing "that as many Connecticut firms as United States are preparing to successes. the two-seater Fiero, another Honda has just introduced a Cobra Mustang for Ford in the “ Everybody is building perfor corruption counts against Powers. possible were used ” for the work. He said he introduce or have launched sporty “ They were the precursor of all “ plastic” car that will be smaller sporty version of the its Prelude, 1960s and was lured out of ALTHOUGH leaving open the possibility called Powers when consultants would models. these cars," Mrs. Keller said. mance cars— so they say. Butthey than the Camaro and Firebird. which uses aerodynamics to turn The ruling also was believed to affect retirement by his old boss, Lee of further testimony by McCollam on the complain to the Governor’s Office they Mrs. Keller said the trend “ Now the American companies aren’t really performance cars,” Company officials are confident it the little sedan into a competitor testimony the state planned to s’eek from lacocca, who once was president of he said. "A lot of it is just PR and alleged rumors, Budney flatly barred the hadn't received work or ask to be represents automakers' efforts to are going to try and see if they can will be the surprise of the year. for the other Japanese models. Democratic State Chairman James M. Ford and now is chairman of advertising. They know they need jury from hearing testimony about calls considered. meet the changing demographics get it (the segment) all back.” American Motors does not have Other Japanese entries include Fitzgerald and former state Chairman Chrysler. McCollam made to Powers as commis "Did you ever call for a consulting of the American car market. 'There GM and Ford already have one, so they are calling them a car of its own, but the Renault the Mitsubishi Starion and the John N. Dempsey Jr., son of former Gov. Shelby and Mrs. Keller are performance cars.” Fuego, designed by its French Mazda RX-7. John N. Dempsey. sioner concerning consulting engineers. engineer who was not a contributor to the are many more single households entered the market. Last year, GM somewhat critical of the GM sports Nevertheless, both his boss, partner, has been selling steadily Although not presented to the jury. Special Assistant State's Attorney F. Democratic Party? ” asked McNamara. ’’ I than 10 years ago, and women car unveiled redesigned versions of its offerings. Chrysler and GM are set soon to since its introduction in the United The Japanese have not been in McCollam explained to Budney how he Timothy McNamara refused comment, but don’t know, there were .so many over the buyers are demonstrating they, aging Camaro and Firebird.