Word: chevrolet
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Barker, 64, retired last January from $18,512 job as building inspector in Miami after city investigators accused him of working fewer hours than he claimed. Virgilio R. Gonzalez, 56, master locksmith, runs general discount store in Miami with his wife. Eugenic Martinez, 60, heads leasing department of Miami Chevrolet dealer. James McCord, 63, electronics expert whose letter to Judge John Sirica began to unravel coverup, runs small solar-energy firm in Fort Collins, Colo. Frank Sturgis, 57, self-styled "Communist fighter," sells videotapes in Miami. Claims "Watergate financially destroyed me." Plotted bizarre attempt by Cuban exiles to invade...
...largely because of tough Government fuel-economy and pollution regulations. Now some automakers have produced models that get respectable gas mileage but can still accelerate from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 7 sec. Some of the hottest sellers: the Ford Mustang GT (up to $1 1,500) and the Chevrolet Camaro...
...spark to auto sales, most of Detroit's factories will not be in full gear until the American middle class can once again afford a new car. A break in interest rates would help, but many buyers would still be deterred by steep sticker prices. Even the cheapest Chevrolet costs $5,270. William Goff, 52, a Dearborn, Mich., telephone worker, was discouraged by what he saw last week at a GM showroom. Said he: "I can't believe that some of these cars cost more than I paid for my house." Many people are choosing to repair their...
...same time, some basic expectations are declining from one generation to the next. Children expect to have less than their parents, but they have different priorities: a foreign car rather than a Chevrolet. People spend more on trendy items but delay in buying a home...
...dreams come true. Lewellyn, who ran a brokerage company in Des Moines, wore custom-made suits that he bought in batches. He lived with his wife and two children in a $200,000 home in a suburb of Des Moines. The family owned a Mercedes-Benz, a BMW, a Chevrolet and a Jeep Wagoneer...