oP ~ Page BY, Avigeat 22, 1979- Notth Shor No gas sho F A hefty— -majority-of u:s:— ad. ‘Survey, conducted by motorists visiting B.C. did Tourism B.C. indicated that . . ‘News , , “> Top auto industry ~ “executives now are etoreogstlag: peeneral - - improving car market ar not encounter any problems 73,5 per cent of the U.S. Motor Co. executive 1 oIr (UPN = - A Ford a now that predicts an upsurge in car ‘salés.next year — ingluding ~. the’ currently slow-selfing big cars — on the wheels of a strengthening | national _ economy. . ; “Tm firmly convinced that we. are on an upward trend companied. by improvement in ‘the . general economy,” will” be ac-” Ford Vice-Président William _ -O. Bourke said Thursday. Ble . NEW YORK (UPD - The prospects :for ~ substantial production of gasoline- ‘petroleum motor fuel - mixtures are looking up. Avis, the big auto rental company, and Phillips Petroeum’ Co." are testing alcohol-gasoline mixtures, * andthe National Council of Farm. Cooperatives has named.a committee that has begun'a detailed study of the matter. The farm cooperatives own 14 small refineries that make. gasoline, diesel fuel and other petroleum products exclusively for the farm market. Some months ago a top executive of one of the major oil companies told United Press International these farm co-ops were in a better position something constructive about gasohol than anybody else in the picture. “Their members have the waste land to grow the kind of crops that might produce significant amounts of cheap ethanol alcohol,” the oil man said,” and they have a controlled market customers to use it.” and Kenneth D. Naden, ‘president of the National eounvir a organization now is con- vinced that while cheap cthangl alcohol cannot be produced in quantities to do arm "| Cooptratives,; told’ ‘UPI: ‘his BCAA APPROVED, ICBC VENDOR. 1978 SERVICE AWARD WINNER NOW SERVICING HONDA, DATSUN, & TOYOTA PARTS HOTLINE 987-1011 OR 987-4618 pacific honda ltd. _ ea 725 Marine Dr. N. Van. 984-0331 APPROVED AUTO REPAIR AEAVICTS a : visitors questioned did not me. © _ obtaining gasoline €n route encounter gasoline oline shortage ee march. . -Guring _ the’ latest to the province. roblems. : gasoline - “crunch | _ after a pro P i “The rebound we see in car ‘sales ‘willbe ac- } ; _ “companied by a return to a ww - , an more' normal mix between hee oo - Pe _ Jarge:. ‘small cars and a a» a "resumption of demand for 986- 5] a uxury cars that is'closer to se ‘historical levels,” k ee ; ad Burke | 1189 West 16th St. a ; ; N. Vancouver — . — : So - The drive < for fuel oO‘ (one block south. Bourke’s assessment ofthe On August 3, Murphy. economy, which | industry of M ine_Drive) | economy and the car market _ forecast 1979 sales of 10.8 officials are begi : a Fone ff Pemberton —— “was similar in tone — though million and deliveries in recognize) as an intense —es AS . slightly: less optimistic — 1980 of more than 11 _jPublic demand independent IKE NAKAYAMA BCAA APPROVED | : than one issued earlier this “million. | 'Of government regulations, -- soe month by General Motors affects Ford's top luxury Corp. ‘Chairman Thomas models for the first time this : Murphy. a mL - year. .¢. _. Bourke’s statements were co - Bourke, Ford's ‘chief of made.as Ford introduced its The 1980 Mark VI is about _North American automotive _ 1980 Lincolns — the first-of -800-pounds fighterand-more - —. “operations, predicted many new ntodels U.S. than a foot shorter than its. Americans. will buy 10.7 automakers. will offer in 1979 predecessor, con- - million cars this year, and subsequent weeks in the _tinuing the downsizing trend _. — that sales in the 1980 model midst of a big carsales slump that will be evident in many - year will reach 10.5 million. ~ and economic uncertainty. other 1980 cars. . ing ton mix alcohol and gas. > sufficient to solve the motor use of diesel fuel | the they were in difficulty early | _fuel shortages, enough of it. Department of Energy gave . this year, when first rum-~. ot might be made to help farm organizations for 42 blings of trouble in the _ wee ea farmers. days in May and June. Iranian oil wells began. In : . ; 3 a. inane | 1979 CHRYSLER The use of alcohol- Many people . couldn't had . the co-op refineries . petroleum fuel mixturés in understand why the farmers pao spotty fates of 55 NEW Y ORKER the United States so far has got priority.. to percent of capacity > & been _in gasohol - alcohol “Th N . Den iney ab should have plus gasoline - but the © reason,” Naden said, been doing percent to . ‘feasibility of mixtures of “isthatMayandJune are the _ build up stocks for the spring A VERY SPECIAL | diesel oil and alcohol has Critical months for Planting planting season. ; been demonstrated ex- gfains and soybeans, the ~~ . perimentally. basic vegetable protein The farmers tried to buy AUTOMOTIVE ACHIEVMENT | crops. These crops in-turn fuel on their own but weren't = ; nue ) The farmers use about as determine the amounts of very successful until idea Case eo ‘GHRYSLER | ' much diesel fuel in tractors livestock, poultry and dairy Washington gave them the LEASING SYSTEM | . and electric generators as Products , that will be priority diesel allocation. wo, , earners ~ they do gasoline for vehicles Vv © for domestic use a and engines to turn small and export.” - If the ers plant LAKEVIEW CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH machines. Even if the co-op manioc other cheap _ refineries used the alcohol Naden said the planting Crops on marginal land and it (1975) LTD. only for gasohol that should period was more critical this is distilled into cheap enable them to produce alot year than usual because of alcohol and mixed with more diesel oil. the late spring. “If the petroleum fuels, that might farmers hadn't had a priori be a big help next year. The Naden pointed oiut that on diesel oil, the food cro committee will decide one of the sharpest disputes simply wouldn't have been whether and how to ac- in the recent independent. planted.” complish that. truckers’ strike involved the . . truckers’ protest over the Naden said the managers point , priority allocation for the of the co-op refineries knew HOLLANDS 10 pol ’ Specia Deal with experience * Deal with Quality Safety _ _'® Deal with a winning team ‘and | aren ; _Gordon impe*?:: Autos. | ai | 0, Se casebdnia ira caer annsen io esieicoaneniaaanien mepnenameneetaall 10th & Alma, Vancouver . 733-8105 Non | Dealer No. 5087 e Tune-Ups ® Check Brakes * Brakes *® » Drums & Discs © Carburetion e » Hyd. System ° Exhaust system * » Alignment . t # General e . Steering & Suspension 9 2 maintenance ° f Repack Front Wheel Bearings < ° Fi ush & Bleed Hyd. 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