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THE VOICE OF NORTH

27, 1985 - North Shore News

AND WEST VANCOUVER

OWNER DOUG Quance
is suitably attired, and
carrying the proper ac-
cessories, for this week's
feature car — a rare,
fully-restored 1930 Dodge
Brothers Six coupe.

The coupe, one of less
than a2 dozen in North
America, was restored
fram the ground up 10

"years ago and since then,

Quance has put about
5,000 miles on it. The
most fun has come, he
says, from the attention
the auto draws when it
passes in parades.

The car, which put out
a whopping 23.4
horsepower from its
189.8 cubic inch engine,
featured a number of
items then standard, in-
cluding a hand throttle
and headlight switch on.
the stecring column, the
spark advance, choke and
manifold controls on the
dash and flow through
ventilation provided hy
raising the windshield
four. inches. What was
State-of-the-art was the
four-wheel hydraulic
brake system.

The 55-year-old beauty
is for sate at $8,000, but
you'll have to provide
your own zoot suit and
gat. Phone Quance at
922-9207.

A MERE $20,000 will put you behind the steering
wheel of the car that more and more owners say
tives up to its billing as “The Ultimate Driving

Machine’’.

The car is the BMW and °

the models are the 318i and

,325s sedans that combine
fuel economy, luxury and
the handling and perfor-
mance of finely-crafted
sports cars.

The four-cylinder 318i and
six-cylinder 325e are
available from | Vancouver
Auto at 2040 Burrard in
borh two and four door con-
figurations.

The 318i has emerged as a
particular favorite of the
BMW buyers. Powered by
the same engine block that

won the 1983 Formula One
champicnship, the 318i
combines function and fun
in a small sedan, with its
speed and handling, due to
precise steering and four-
wheel independent suspen-
sion, Add the fuel economy
of 6.2 Hitres/100 km and its
understandable why the
precision-made auto has
become a soueht after
machine,

Base price for the 318i
four door sedan is $20.415
while che 328¢ is at $24,470.
Two-door models are $485
less expensive.

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