AUTOMOTIVES ‘Some car manufacturers have the strangest names VIRTUALLY ALL of you have heard of such names as Ford, GM, Toyota, Volkswagen. - By David Chao | Contributing Writer . _Some of you may recognize ‘automotive manufacturers such as Daewoo, Lada, and Trabant. But -what about Umm, Zaz, Tofas, and Carbodies? That’s | right, that’s Umm, as in, “Umm oe. this - is good!’ ". These names may seem bizarre, but these are all manufacturers of automobiles marketed in different countries. ‘For example, Umm is a Por- tuguese . manufacturer that. pro- duces a four-wheel drive. rough- terrain vehicle equipped with a 2.5-litre engine. Zaz is a Russian car maker, -whose line-up includes the. V-4 powered 968M model front-wheel-drive sedan, the 1102 _ Tawrija. Tofas, not Tofe, ‘are ’ really a Fiat in- disguise; they are a Turkish’ ‘manufacturer. producing - : cats under licerice from Fiat. and a. And Carbodies, finally, are not cars with bodies — they make taxis in London, England. Wait, there’s more. In Brazil, you can buy an economy car named after Dr. Gurgel — the Gurgel BR800. With a two-cylinder, 32 hp engine and a plastic body, you just know that this cute Gurgel car is easy on fuel. The car hits the limit at 110 km/h so you don't need to worry about getting too many speeding tickets either.’ But the Doctor didn’t stop there — he also offers an open four- seater X-12 Tocantine with a zip- py 1.6-litre four-banger. With simple, uncluttered lines and very flat looking body panels, the car looks more like a toy car than a vehicle. Take a picture of the car with a human-sized Barbie doil beside it, and your.kids will think it’s a perfect gift to go along with the rest of Barbie doli’s accessories. If .you: thought that all these funny-sounding companies only ‘made ‘slow, boring cars — you're ‘in fora surprise. : Again in Brazil, you can blast around beautiful beaches in style |Mental health centre hosts monthly meeting ORTH. Shote . Mental ealth: Centre, .in, conjunction ith the Psychiatric. Day- Cen-. ‘hosts’ -a-monthly:. psycho-’ : support group, for. iends’ and. family members of Is» experiencing’ professional mental health staff, followed by an opportu- nity for the sharing of feelings: ’ The group meets the first Tuesday evening of every month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at ’ the North Shore Mental Health : Centre, 201 - 126 East 15th St., 7 North Vancouver. Call 660-1273 for more in- ‘;. formation. SUZUKI BURRARD ' VANCOUVER’ = ONLY SUZUKI DEALER 1991 4 DOOR SIDEKICK (CLEARANCE ~. STOCK # _ 54075 "51096 51106 51023 JX 5 speed JLX 5 speed _ JOCRWR/PKG. SLX PWR./PKG., 7 “West 2nd at Burrard A Division. of UST PRICE CLEARANCE* $14,885 $16,285 $17,885 $20,185 14,995 16,995 C * Freighi/PDI $490 extra with a Hoftstetter sports car equipped with a 2.0-litre turbo- charged engine. With a mid- engined layout, tubular chassis, 173 hp, and gull-winged doors like the Lamborghini Coun- tach, this futuristic-looking car won’t look out of place in the movie, Back to the Future. I have to admit, though, that I still can’t picture myself saying to my neighbor, ‘‘Hey, look at my new set of wheels — I just bought a brand new Hofstetter Turbo and a cute-looking Zaz Tawrija for my wife!’ . Even the turbo-charged Hofstetter, however, may not sat- isfy the appetites for some of you. Don’t despair. Some of the specialty car makers in Europe and U.S. pro- duce — in small quantities — super high performance sports cars capable of munching Corvet- tes and Supras for breakfast. Bugatti and Vector are two such companies, with ‘‘normal’’ names for a change, producing super cars now or planning to do so in the near future. So, if you ever get a phone call from a friend in Italy, and he tells you that he has just purchased a Cizeta, don’t laugh just because it . sounds like a name for a pasta sauce! Because while you’re wondering what kind of a two-cylinder, plastic-bodied car he has bought, he’s enjoying himself cruising at 300 km/h in a 6.0-litre, 64 valve V-16 engine super sports car pumping out over 500 hp! frame | Friday, Noven:ber 1, 1991 —- North Shore News - 33 945 WEST 1ST ST. : Free estimates on bodywork NORTH VANCOUVER inline’ . 984-4111 (next to Beaver Lumbez) Vans. trucks and commercial vehicles by estimate. Rust fepsir ang bodywork extra. MAACO Auto Painting & Bodyworks are independent franchises of MAACO Enterprises. Prices & hours may vary. 550,000 people work hard fo | protect Canada’s endangered species. “AY 725-210» catch you napping! | oe te TUNE-UP} COOLING SYSTEM FLUSH . Antifreeze doesn’t wear out — it § just gets dirty. We clean and recycle it and so should you. 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