BOGUS TRANNY CHEQUE w A 27-year-old Vancouver man was recently jailed seven days in connection with pos- sessing a stolen cheque belong- ing to Familiar Trans-missions Ltd., which also did business as Alltrans Trans-mission Centre. Alexander Ben Cheng plead- ed guilty to the charge stem- ming from a North Vancouver City incident on Aug. 13, 1993. He also pleaded guilty to failing to go to court on Dee. |, 1993. Judge Doug Moss sen- tenced Cheng in North Vancouver provincial court on Aug. 26. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CHECKS... West Vancouver Police and Motor Vehicle Branch Inspectors were visible on the Lions Gate Bridge Tuesday afternoon checking commercial vehicles. Approximately 75 vehicles were inspected for safety and other regulatory intractions. A total of 20 Notice and Orders reguiring operators to correct infractions were issued, 20 vio- ) : lation tickets were also issued f : Seed etre a Fi : 's iy including two for Dangerous NEWS photo Nell Luca Good offenses. The only vehi- cle ordered removed immedi- THE CHEVROLET Camaro 228 convertible combines open-air motoring with traditional muscle-car performance. The 228 com ately from the roadway for safe- with a 275 horsepower 5.7-litre V8 engine, a six-speed manual transmission, four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, dual airbags at ty reasons was a delivery van available traction control. E carrying dangerous goods that was operating with damaged tires and a faulty steering @ ¥ . iro convertible CYCLIST INJURED... A 34- year-old West Vancouver man was taken to Lions Gate Hospital with an apparent shoulder injury Monday evening after the bicycle he was riding struck either a rock or groove in the roadway, causing him to crash. The accident took place on Cypress Bowl Road shortly before 6 p.m. Refined Chevrolet pony car maintains muscle-car prowes horsepower 5.7-litre OHV V8 engine (borrowed from the Corvette) and a standard six-speed manual transmission. A four-speed autoniatic is optional on all models. Turn the ignition key, and the Z28 convertible vibrates with the at less than 2,000 r.p.m. at 100 h (62 m.p.h.). Even with the top down, wind § noise and engine noise are mini on the freeway. However, rear pag senyers experience more wind bu! feting. layout as the first Camaro in 1967: Compact, sporty, 2+2 coupe or con- vertible with a front engine/rear- wheel-drive layout, solid rear axle, and a large-displacement six cylin- der or V8 engine. There have been many retine- ments since then of course, but the new Camaro manages to retain the muscular character of its prede- cessors. The styling of the fourth-gencration Camaro, introduced in 1993, has been given the thumbs-up by most critics. Of note is the short, sloping hood, radically reclined windshield, cleverly integrated rear spoiler. stylishly rounded contours and side mirrors integrated into the bodywork. The convertible model, available in base and 228 trim, offers a power-operated top that folds neatly into a cavity behind the twin rear seats. When the top is down, the car looks very handsome, but the raised top looks rather awkward, in my opinion. The top is insulated and has a glass rear window with an electric defroster. The lack of a rear quarter window restricts vision when changing lanes, a common problem with convertibles. A three-piece plastic boot that fits together like a jizsaw-puzzle covers the top when it’s down. 1 found this to be rather clumsy com- Greg Wilson The cowl and wii shield shake over rough roads, but the § Camaro's body is qu rigid compared to prq vious models. A ne front suspension (shi and long control arm: has taken some of th hop and bump out of, the Camaro’s ride. ride is firm, but not af bone-jarting as previg ous models. A wide stance an wide tires offer excellent handlin and lateral stability in dry condi- § tions, but the solid rear axle limit: handling on bumpy or wet roads. The Z28 comes equipped with standard four wheel disc brakes DANGEROUS DRIVING ...A 26-year-old man was recently jailed three months in connec- tion with charges of dangerous driving and threatening a North Vancouver RCMP constable. Mason Dean Lee, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to the charges stemming from April 9, 1992, incidents in North Vancouver City. The dangerous driving occutred on Lonsdale Avenue, Carrie Cates Court and Chesterfield Avenue, according to the charge. Const. Rez Cardinal was named as the threatened police officer. Judge Jerome Paradis sentenced Lee in North Vancou-ver provincial court on Aug. 25. 66 The sporty Z28 has a 275 horsepower 5.7-litre OHV V8 engine (borrowed from the Corvette) ... 99 TEST DRIVE throaty rumble of that big pushrod V8 engine with dual exhaust pipes. The throttle response of the torquey LT-! V8 engine is instantaneous, and acceleration is quick, notsy and exciting. Change up into sixth gear on the highway, and the engine qui- ets down to a murmur, idling along THE TWO remaining North American “Pony” cars on the market, the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang, continue to be popular with sports car buyers, despite the emergence of many Japanese and European front-wheel- drive sporty coupes over the past decade. Sporty-car buyers tend to be divided into (wo camps: Front-dri- vers and rear-drivers. Front-drivers want high-tech, front-wheel-drive import cars with small but sophisti- cated powerplants, while rear-dri- vers prefer traditional North See Traction page TWO RECEIVE MINOR INJURIES... A two-vehicle collision at the intersection of 15th Street and Fulton Avenue in West Vancouver last week sent two people to Lions Gate Hospital with minor injuries. Transmission: four-speed auto- Base price: Z28 convertible: matic (standard six-speed manual) $28,830; base convetible: $25,375 Curb weight: 1.578 kg (3.480 Type: two-door, four passenger Ibs.) ff convertible Wheelbase: 2,568 mm (101.1.4 Layout: longitudinal front in) Price as tested: $31,500 One of the injured, the driver of the southbound vehicle on 15th Street. was issued a ticket for disobeying a stop sign. No one in the eustbound vehicle on Fulton Avenue was injured. Americin pony cars with big engines and rear-wheel-drive, These two demographically opposed species rarely meet over coffee io discuss transaxles, The Camaro is, of course, a pony ‘ar, and it retains the same basic pared to the previous one-piece. ftip-up/flip-down boot cover. Base Camaro coupes and con- vertibles offer a 160 horsepower 3.4-litre pushrod V6 engine and standard five-speed manual trans- mission. The sporty 228 has a 275 engine/rear-wheel-drive Engine: 5.7-litre OHV V8, two valves per cylinder, sequential multi-port fuel injection Horsepower: 275 @ 5000 rpm Torque: 325 it.-lbs. @ 2,000 rpm. Length: 4.907 mm (193.2 in.) Width: 1.882 mm (74.1 in.) Height: 1.320 mm (52.0 in.) Trunk capacity: 215 tures (7.68 cu. ft.) Fuel consumption: City: 14.44 V100 km (20 m.p.g.) ?