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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1977
Page
5
Simple home methods recover dropped screws springs and small items from engine bays using two screwdrivers a spoon or fork bent wire and tape. Professionals employ needle nose pliers a magnet and a spring loaded claw pickup for hard to reach pieces.
The Wall Street Journal cites EPA fuel economy tests as conducted on indoor dynamometers under ideal conditions. Officials acknowledge ratings are inflated by 12 to 40 percent, raising credibility concerns and complicating plans tied to federal fuel economy standards.
Federal Highway Administration researcher Ernest Laureau Jr leads a pilot study at Fairbanks High Patrol Division to assess how lost drivers show heart and respiration changes that relate to erratic driving. Two groups navigated with and without maps. those with maps traveled about half as far to their destination.
The first Rolls Royce was bought this week from Max Haechler of Switzerland at the expanded 6925 E McDowell Rd facility in Paradise Valley. Peter Schultz, a 32 year old former Indian jewelry shop owner, purchased the $50,000 Silver Shadow II. Haechler said the car features about 1,600 changes from prior models and the new Scottsdale facility cost $750,000.
Frank Macomber reviews World Cars 1977, a 439 page compendium with 900 models and over 2,200 photographs. The volume covers Aston Martin Lagonda, Lamborghini Countach LP 400, Rolls Royce Camargue, Daihatsu Fellow, and cars from Turkey, Israel, Egypt, India, Iran, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Red China, detailing engines, transmission, performance, and price.
Local news digest from Scottsdale Arizona includes brief world wire items and city briefs. Text mentions regional events and notable dates with minimal detail.
AT&T aims to cut auto phone costs with the High-Capacity Mobile Telephone System. A two‑way private car phone would roam cities and nation, transferring calls between points with a computer‑driven network. Tests roll out with Chicago service planned next year as CB limits push development.
Readers learn from Bill Neville’s Real Steel how postwar U.S. cars have surged in price. A 1956 Thunderbird nearly doubles its 1973 value to about 7 000 while a 1948 Chrysler Town and Country climbs to around 12 000. Newer models such as a 1963 Avanti exceed 7 000, and a 1937 LaSalle coupe in good condition tops 5 100, with condition dramatically affecting value.
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