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io THE HURON EXPOSITFL SEPTEMBER,
1919
Serendipity
by Alice, Oibb
. slid; gracefully into the low. sleek
We cat and my legs stretched ,out into
inanity. I leane4 back against the soft:
leathettipSholstcry. ,and closed my eyes
We wee Speeding along the coast. the
count andlL iny ham blowtmg in the
Mediterranean breezes, headed tor the
casino at Monte Carlo.' The speedometer
registered over. I SQ miles per hour, but we
were wild and carefree and nothing
mattered.
Then the older matt sitting beside, the
wheel turned to me atatSaid. "WS really
something, isn't it!" The spell w as broken.
Foolish dreams aside tinduding Ltu
counts/ once in my Itfennw.1 did sit in a car
that was low, and sleek and cOuld do Over
200 miles an hour. Vitfortitnately it Was
only wishful •thinking about the
Mediterranean, since the car was firmb
grounded on Holday' Inn carpet Still.
there L was sitting itt one (if Ital.)'s most
fabulous exports. the Lamborghini
Conntsch. The price mg on the car a et),
gool %SAO, In Italian lire. the figure
would, be astronomical..
INVITATION
My foray into a w *.irld of
imagined wealth, exotic automobiles, fine'
wines and beautiful women began when
received a tasteful invitation TO attend the
first showing of, Lamborghini automobiles
in London about three years ago. Well, to
be truthful, my newspaper publisher
received the invitation, and passed it on to
me, deciding some other engagement was
more pressing than viewing, Italian sp,orts
cars.
If only he'd keown.
The cars, which have been nicknamed
-the magnificent motor cars of Italy",
could only be unveiled instyle-in the
ballroom of London's City Centre Holiday
inn in reception:worthy t" least Of 1, tstting
royalty.
• Years later. rin still ityng to guess how
the cars arrived In the ballrociin. I know
the couldn't possibly bast been
transported, by ,escalator Or eleyatOr, and
each time 1.'m in City Centre. 1 try to solve
the puzzle again. lean only conclude it %as
Motoring "miracle. -
Now guests at the ,evening*S, party Were
greeted by a hostess in a flowing gown Whct
handed us .all a. publicity blurb on. the ears.
It read. "In 194b, a young automobile
aficionado had a dream, Ferrucio
IambOrghtni was his name. TO create an
inunOrtal design itt motor cars was his
The aerodynamically "perfect" cars the
Italian masterminded and then named
after .a strain of fighting bulls are the
Vrraco, Melt eetild be a family car. if the
.41114 could afford a then $34.000 price tag
and the Espada and Jarama, which fall in
an even higher braeket.
,W.hat makes a car worth thousands and
thousands of dollars?
That night George St edelbauer, general
manager Of Lamborghini London, listed a.
fen of the features. Lamborghini have an
aluminum body that won't rust, a V-12
engine, a fbe speed transmission and six
carbUretors, Also, a reputation for very •
high performance. I didn't dare ask about
gas mileage -somehow if you can pay
s65,000 for a car, 1 don't think paying SI a.
gallon for as will likely faze you.
Who would service sucha car? Well,
obviously not just anyone -the, London, ear
dealer had to send a local mechanic to
spend' weeks in the Lamborghini plant, so
he could work with the very specialized
machinery in the ears, .
A STYLISH INTROBLJGFICON
The cars thetnselves were introduced
fitylo.4, long reception table stretched
across one end of the hallro&n, and it was
pied with shrimp oysters and a number
2of other delicacies you might expect ifyou
belongedto the breed of people who can,
:arise t tarnhorghini. Also. each t ime you
turned around. one of those gracious.
hostess would deposit a glass of bubbling,
champagne in your hand,
'Finatiy. if the food and expensive
"tn" weren't enough. in the middle of
the room. a cold. gleaming ice sculpture of
one of the exotic Lamborghini stood on a
table. surrounded by flowers.
As I struggled to balance a glass of
ehampagne and notebook in one hand, and
keep the stuffing in one of the mushroom
11'�r d'oeuvre$ from toppling, to the carpet
1 read more about the car.
"in 1963. Ferrucio"s dream came true,
The first Lamborghini was completed.
meticulously handcrafted by the master
himself and the legend was born." '
Oh. the beautiful sound of money. I
knew why 1 had been invited to the
reception for more accurately. why my boss
had been invited) but 1 wondered who my
fellow guests were -they could have been
the elite of London, some looked like young ,
suburbanites, and others like, more than
moderately suvessftil businessmen, Mr;
Stedelbauer wouldn't say; only that an
advertising firm had mailed out the
invitations. The implication. however, was
that it was a select group who received
them.
Now, there was One Other question
couldn't.- help asking. Wheu would buy
such a ear?.Mr. Stedelbauer didn't
hesitate- "Someone who appreciates the
finest itt automobiles and to whom costis
not the primary consideration.'" he said.
CONTEMPLATION .
I contemplated the cars once mere
met the:rim of an oyster On a cracker and
Irny: third glass of champagne. Oh for Italian
counts. a villa by the sea. and a cgir that
resentbleS ''high spirited purebreds."
As 1 left the ballroom. Slightly fuzzv
beaded frOm 'my. dreamsof grandeur (well,
ite,t‘be from the ellampague) I tripped
langractously Cover a cord running across
;the .,:a,rpci. certainly shattering any
iliustons that I belonged to the class that
could, own such a ear.
1 retrieved my coat and hat, stepped out
mb the cQeindteadapan
air
'4d' turned
h
t° ic?;tin : AZ
d !
n endued about the man who would buy
tondon's first Lamborghini.
Still elated, I dropped off ata friend's,
ready to tel her about the exotic
automobiles. She took one look at my
flushed face and said, "What's the Matter -
you look funny," I tried to exPlain, it was
riding in the Mediterranean breezes, but 1
don't think she believed the tale.
What happened to the beautiful
Lamborghinis? Well, rumours circulated
et.erynow and then about one purchaser or
another, but I never did see one of the
ground.hugging sports. cars on a London.
Street.
n I phoned Central -Chevrolet
Oldsmobile recently, in a bout of nostalgia,
and asked if they still had the
• Lamborghinis, the receptionist said rather
offhandedly, "Oh, I think there's still one
around 'here somewhere."
So much for my dream, But every now
and then when 1 turn the key in my rusty
ord. I think of sliding into that
Lamborghini: Someday, when I'm old and
crochety, I'll be able to say, "Did I ever tell
you the story about the day 1 drove along,
the coast in a Lamborghinir'
Let them top that tale!
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Painting of the 60,090.,
gallon water tower at the rear
ef the •town hall will, be
stared the first rtf
October.
At a meeting prom row
;poop* Commission
manager Tom Phillips re-
perted the B. Phillips
Cempany limited of Toronto,
steeplejacks, would be doing
the work- The colour to be
sed has not been decided on
,at this time.
Pbillim said the
Painting Could not be done
in the summer because the
tank sweats with water in it
during hot weather,
Three phase power banks,
will be put in ft:or the new
senior citizens apartMents on
John Street, for Louis
McNichol and Luke's
Machine Shop in the
industrial park, and for two
new homes being built at the
corner of Franklin and East
William streets, the last work
will be underground wiring.
Mr. Philips said re-
calibration of 200 meters was
started a week ago. He said
_ ;lie meters will be sent for
government inspection, then
re -installed. He said this is
done about every five to six
years,
PUC workmen have been
besy installing new trans-
formers, new poles .2 new
tsecondary feeds arid other
upgrading work on James
Street from West 'Street to
Adam Street, on Adam. and
Ann Streets as well. The,
town is in the, process of
installing new roadway,
curbs and sidewalks in thiS
area, Other work included
the installation of 400 feet of
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Murray of St. Colurriban are obviously having a good time while waiting
in line for their supper at the Seaforth Agricultural Society barbecue at
▪ the area . ' •
•(Expositor Ph,oto)
AN EXPECTED GUEST — Ken Moore,
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was the one man you could expect to find
enjoying the society's annual beef and , pork
barbecue, held at the arena on Saturday night.
(Expositor Photo)
• Stratford s CN station not closing: offlciaI
A rumour that ,the,, :Clsz ,
station . tn. Stratford will: he •
dosed has been denied by
CNA .officials
The tumour surfaced at
Mciida!Cs, nieetrng of Strat-
ford ceuneil when •sonitime
asked if it were true the
s."z.attOrt wOuld Talose in March.
manager of .public
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there are no plans to 'close
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rumotif ritay have .started
as of dtscuSsiOus. the
CSR has lte.c.frt .0minctnig
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Mr. Nlarthews stressed
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•A second rumour brought
up at' Council was that the
6:45 a.m. train from Strat,
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