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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-11-20, Page 2a { . PAGE 2> .- GODE,RICH SIGNAL-STARa THURSDAY, NOV EMBE R .'O. 19 ' Champion graders dacedatEXPOStti0) DRMCO's largest! grader unveiled in : .. ,�'' The international debut of the. world's largest road grader took place at Toronto's International Centre November. 5th and 6th. Presented by Dominion Road Machinery Co, Limited of Goderich, Ontario, the new. super grader was part of a special two-day Equipment Exposition that was attended by more than 500 people representing approximately' 30 countries worldwide, the largest of its kind to be held in Toronto this year. The. Exposition also featured the introduction of a unique series of road graders built by the firm, which average from 26,400 pounds to 37,000 pounds. In addition, a special luncheon was held on Thursday, November 6th, with John A. MacDonald, President of the Export Development Corporation, as the keynote speaker. The "super" grader is an 80 -ton vehicle, nearly 50 -feet long', with approximately 650 horsepower. It is 15 -feet wide and 16 -feet high, with tires averaging 7 -feet in height. It .required four flat-bed trucks to carry pieces of the grader. to the International Centre in Toronto for assembling by a number of derricks and cranes. Yet, despite its size, the ° new machine is easily maneuverable. This was demonstrated as_,part of ,a special original musical production, "Follow the Road," which was presented at the Exposition on Thur sday morning, November 6. A highly specialized machine, the Champion "super" grader will have the capacity to move tremendous quantities of earth in a short period of time and . can literally build a road all bX itself. And, it also merits another distinction =- it is more than double the size of the world's largest grader currently listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. A contest gave represen- tatives at the Exposition an opportunity to name the new grader which will go into production late next year. `.`People power is Cham- pion's strength, states Bruce A. Sully, President of Dominion Road Machinery. "Our company always been proud of the rapport established, between our staff and the owners and operators of road grading equipment. Because of , this, the , new series of graders introduced, at' the Exposition have been specially designed to permit the customer to tailor-makea grader that will' meet his individual needs. Itis also one reason why Champion is a step ahead of the com- petition." Operating since 1886, Dominion Road "Machinery Co. Limited is the largest • privately owned manufac- turer of road building equipment in Canada. Dominion Road employs 1,000 who are' involved United States. An unique and original musical production, "Follow the Road," included original songs, dances and patter, and combined the talents of five Canadian actors with a new series of Champion road grading equipment, including has appeared at the �trattord Festival, the National Theatre, the St. Lawrence Theatre:andin CBC films Dale Wilson, who has ap- peared in stage shows, on TV and in filrps in the United States including The Beachcombers, The Collaborators, and The Play of the Week; and John Kozak, who has been playing ,Qharacteyr roles for the past 19 years on radio, TV' and the stage, including numerous appearances on the Wayne & Schuster shows and ins TV commercials. oron.t Another record was broken in Toronto this month when Dominion Road Machinery -Co.' -Limited of--Goderich introduced this 80 -ton, 50 -foot -long "super" Championroad grader at . an equipment exposition for 500 international representatives. Proudly displaying the new, grader is.Bruce A: Sully, President °Follow the Road'nion Road Mproduction wh;achinery, and chdel Patrntrod Rankin, the who drove the grader in a specs firm's new line of road grading equipment. that of the new "super" grader, an . 80 -ton, 50 -foot - long, two-story high vehicle. Each piece of equipment, including a Champion road grader built in 1930, was specially choreographed into the production. "We were looking for an unusual and unique format to . present our new products to the 500 representatives from around the world who viewed, the Exposition,". said Mr. Sully. "We felt this would be an -ideal vehicle, .because everything about this comedy -mystery ---production is original and wholly Canadian, • a factor, that corresponds 'with Dominion Road's marketing ap- proach." The cast included five talented - and well-known Canadian actors, among them: Kerrie Keane, who has been active in various in - specialists ' dustrial shows, including in the annual production of Canadian Pacific's 1,250 Champion road graders ' promotional films; Sherry for Canada and 55 other Lewis, seen 'on Dom -Tion countries around the world, operas, - The firm is curre fitly Stores' films and Com - building a plant in Owen- mercials, sboro, Kentucky, which will and in personal appearances eventually produce over 1,000 at the Holiday Inn and gradetr's annually to service Skyline Hotels across 110 dealer outlets in the Canada; Jan Kudelka, .who • PUBLIC NOTICE TO SENIOR CITIZENS The Goderich district Housing Action Committee is attempting to determine if there' is a need for more senior citizen housing in Goderich. We need your help. - Do you know, or will you in the future require housing in the town of Goderich.. PLEASE PHONE: TOWN OF GODERICH COLBORNE TOWNSHIP (REEVE McNEIL) GODERICH TOWNSHIP (REEVE GINN) 'YOUR' DISTRICT HOUSING ACTION COMMITTEE 524-9492 524-6365 #34-)093 i 'The Blassnien' of Ontario WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN .. . GLASS ... AUTO & TRUCK GLASS CAMPER WINDOWS VAN WINDOWS CONSTRUCTION LEQU'IPMENT VAN ROOF VENTS QUARTER WINDOW BLOCKOUTS TRIM... COMPLETE AUTO UPHOLSTERY CUSTOM INTERIORS VINYL ROOFS OPERA WINDOWS BODY SIDE MOULDINGS CONVE,RTII1LE TOPS INSURANCE CLAIMS CALL 524.2136 r'. R FREE ESTIMATES ALL PARTS AND WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED' FOR b0 DAYS, FREE MOBILE SERVICE ON GLASS TO HOME, OFFICE, FARM, FACTORY A 054 AUTO GLASS LIMITED 35-6 BAYFIELD7RD• GODERICH 524-2136' 24-213b Affectionately dubbed "the big muddet?", this is the new super grader produced at DRMCO in- Goderich which can literally build a road all by herself and is more than double the size of the world's largest grader currently listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, Believe it or not, the -big mudder danced for audiences at a special two-day equip- ment exposition in Toronto earlier this month to show her complete maneuverability. 9:0(jOFIO 10YOTAS-EVER OLD lif CARADft' ARE Sfl While most statistics may be pretty boring, we think this one is pretty impressive.. 9 out of 10 Toyotas we've. sold in Canada in the last tenyears are still on the road today4 And we've sold a lot of Toyotas. Over the past five years we've sold mare cars than any p other import car manufac- turer -more than 250,000 of them. Arid nearly every one of them is still on the road. All' of which makes us very happy. And we're not the only ones: Over the past several years we've received literally hundreds of letters from Toyota owners. And what they have to say, says it all. EROWe think our little Toyota is terrific and we are now Aiming ■ for 150,000 miles". DEAR TOYOTA 19.66ToYo1Ll 700 Deluxe. "In March 1971 when I pur- chased my Corolla ,1.200 I had thoughts of trading it in within twelve months -'before _1 ran into problems'.' The fact that 1 still have the coir and have driven it in excess of 106,000 miles, speaks for itself. Driving the number of miles I do in a year, I am naturally interested in economy. My Corolla provides great mileage while giving a ride which is more comfortable than many standard size cars I have driven, having reached 106,000 miles without. problems, I should thank you for a quality product at a rcasonablc price": Yours very truly, W.L. Laird, Keswick, Ontario. DEAR TOYOTA: "This is the fifth anniver- sary of buying. our Corona „Mark II. It was our first new car and has taken us over 105,000 miles without any major repairs, and is still giving us thirty miles to the gallein of gas. It has taken us through - snowstorms and rainstorms and never left us stranded:- -' Out here on the prairies where .winters are hitter it has started °on the coldest of mornings. Sincerely, - jean and Dieter Busse, Leduc, Alberta. THANK YOU. Of course we, can't guarantee that your Toyota . will last as long as these,. but WC. can assure you that if you mdi,ntain it, service it and drive litproperly it will last a very longtime. Our record speaks for itself., Thank you Mr. Laird. Thank you.Mr: & Mrs.- . Bussc.Thank yogi all. We think you're terrific. TOYOTA COROLLA. As well as performing and lasting ljl a taioper, our Tpyota Corolla comes with a. nice long list.of extras that you wdn't find on Pinto, Vega or Chcvcttc. Electric rear window defrostcr,:powcr front disc brakes and adjustable, fully reclining bucket scats are standard equipment. And sur- prisingly, the Toyota Corolla 1200 costs less than Pinto,Vega or Chevette. And this is why Toyota Corolla (in 1200 or 1600 models) is the top selling madef in the world and why Toyota is the • number one import in Canada. TERRIFIC YOTA 1976`Ii)yota (o olla 1200 HardTh)p. "HEY TOYOiA,YOU'RE TERRIFlC 1t I I'r,ll\ r (,rr I Id 99 • Sec the 1976 litre up at your nelirest Toyota duller. STRICKLAND MOTORS 334 HURON ROAD Tel: 524-4381 m