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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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