Evening star., 1961-01-10

appeal. ..
Today. the guy who brings
home q Cappalazzi XXX, for
instance, runs the risk of being
No. on his block to do so. He
who owns . sports job must
be satisfied with the personal
pleasure gained.
It is expensive pleasure. You
may buy sports car for under
$4,000 or you can spend SIS. 900.
But at any price it requires
somewhat more layout than the
backyard horseshoe spread.
The sports car is fun trans
portation and not intended to-
replace the family station
wagon. It won't carry home the
Christmas tree, in many cases,
and some models have difficulty
toting the weekly groceries.
However. the person who
likes to drive instead Of aim his
car, enjoys shifting his own
gears and knows something of
an autos innards can choose
from q wide selection. Here is
Q fairly complete rundown:
A. C.-Available in either the
roadster or the luxurious Aceca
coupe, with q further choice of
the 90-h.p. Ace or 120-h.p. Bris-
tol engines !. Disc brakes in
front, tubular frame, extremely
rugged ;. Roadster, with
proper gearing, capable Of las
m.p.h.. but can be run on the
street in racing tune =. Aceca
version Is heavier. more COM
Portable and rarely seen here;
not intended for racing.
ALFA-ROMEo-A highly re-
fined small sports car with al
racing pedigree stretching back
40 years or 50 Double over
head cam, 1900 c., efficient
engine delivers speeds up to
10 mph. and 40 miles per gal
lon Bodies come in two
scatter roadster or four-Seatl
Sprint coupe.
AUSTN-HEALEY-A favor
tie British make here since the
early 1950s =. Current 3,000l
model has kept same smooth
lines over the years Mod
crate price. disc brakes in the
rear, Jump seat at no extra cost, |
12-month unconditional guar
antee. reliable 6-cylinder en-
gine. about 100 m.p.h. top speed
and "a m.g.p.
AUSTIN-HEALY SPRITE-I
Least expensive Of readily avail
able sports cars. Most fun
for the money" is the claim. .. !
British Motor Corporations
peppy "A" type engine good
for SO m.p.h. and IS m.p.g.
AUTO UNION-Makes a / 900
SP sports coupe. q two-seater
with the company's standard
3-cylinder, 2-cycle engine. i
Front-wheel drive, racing trim
available. capable Of 90 m.p.h.
and IS m.p.g.
B.M.W.-Munich firm in
business so years includes sports
coupe model in its line with
either IS or new IS hip. air
cooled rear engine. Eco
nomical price and operation. :.
700 &C. overhead valve motor
delivers IS m.p.h. and 40 m.p.g.
=. Racy lines, abundant glass
area.
CORVETTE-America's only
sports car produced in quantity
and one Of the worlds quickest.
1861 model, virtually un-
changed except for upswept
underpanel in rear. finer mesh
in grille and more liberal use Of
aluminium under the hood.
estimated capable Of 140 m.p.h.
with fuel injection. In
tended as a blend OF all-out
competition requirements with
size and weight for comfortable
touring.
DATMLER-Company found
ed by Gottlieb Daimler, who
built one Of worlds first cars In
Germany and came to England
before 1900, now owned byI
Jaguar. Current SP250
model out two years. houses
212-liter V-8 engine capable Of
at least 120 N. g h. Winner
Of q 1860 Championship in
SEGA national races.
DEUTSCH-BONNET - Post
war French company known
simply as D. B. New street |
version is the 3BR5, in either
coupe or roadster. Twin
opposed cylinders. front-wheel
drive, available in $50. $50 or
$50 &C. engine sizes. top speed
about 125, 40-45 m.p.g.
ELVA - Another postwar
firm and one with a booming
racing reputation, makes the
Courier as its only model &C
ceptable in everyday driving,
but still designed for high per-
formance and serious competi-
ton. Moderate price. sleek
lines. los m.p.h., $3.50 m.p.g.
FACELLIA - Extremely
handsome sports roadster made
by Facel Vega at less than 10
a-month rate since introduced
in 1859 /. -, Twin-cam, A.