European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Erport a mile from old facilities. Ill the opening of Houston s new Airport in 1 983, it be the Only terminal in the nation where transit sneers May remain in the International area Andi Scally not be in the United Stales. Second International terminal for processing another arriving pose angers per hour will be built adjacent Tother Domestic terminal. Teen air Tinei serve Atlanta six of them providing top service to Brussels Frankf Iiri and London As Ai to Canada Mexico and the Caribbean. Nonstop Wilh Amsterdam Start Neil april and future con bus with Japan and South America arc under Dis jul. The two main Domestic in minol buildings totalling or or in area roughly 1 1 a limes that of n foot Field contain on a single level ticketing and hag aim concessions and All the other usual amenities Silt Side by Side they allow Mote curb length each ing with eight lanes with four passenger drop offt and expanded baggage curb Check. People entering r of the terminals from lower level parking lots Canu traffic flow via pedestrian passageways. From terminals to inc farthest concourse tvs tit Mil fill Zalte no More attn live Minuter Tia meter Nuhn intall system of it Taka by pow a a Lom Tauly guided cars on rubber wheels. Lose ultramodern people movers Sis trains of up Lee cars each will operate at 103-second intervals Jura a Day at no Cost to the rider it will be the fifth at transit system in the u.s., designed to transport xxi passengers and visitors daily. Addition to the automated trains each car ill a City of to 16 seated and 64 standing passengers Frank to and from concourses along a tiled and car 1 Tunnel or proceed to the concourses on moving Vilts. Caused so much of the Airport s traffic is connecting tigers who i l not need to use the terminals hit concourse buildings each with iwo Levels and a trea of 3ttt acres offer a full Range of shops chilian bars and other facilities. Arta the Atlanta rapid rail system will a stand to Luport by the mid 1980s, bringing the heart of Down. Atlanta within 17 minutes of the Airport. The Sta Nirady constructed to Minimise future disruption ii Cerii to the big twin terminals. Accel from the sgt Cut area will be completely enclosed. Us opening in september it Atlanta into Nulion be Ihal b bring described is he Torr so Virjo act sitting cargo area of 330,000 feel is beings to by Addi Liona airline of Neil facilities. Among i with 457,000 Square feet will be the world idling air cargo terminal built by Delia. Converting convertibles byjoe Goulding United press International or americans Iannino Lown to fuel Fri Cint co Timmy cars May Lake the Romance from their Long standing love affair with he automobile. Bin there ii an alternative to go Small car lop less. About 20 convertible converters most of them in California have sprung up to Recycle 40c new Small cars monthly i Moryc Cal hmm sports cars Hal get More looks to the gallon and restore some of he Luster to the old convertibles Cost s 10,000 to 116.000. I ple realize they a to Hie fuel but Tny Bow in to Tare As much fun As possible who doing it said a Frt Milnder West coast site manager for tin Golf tits company which1 converts Toyota Cal thu into More Tribles. If you re looking for fun by a si30,000 convertible Ferrari out of the question this year a Fons Mustang convertible for $16,000 May be the answer. Autom Billi Interne Canica. Which operates five plants in Michigan California Canada and Mexico supplies 100 Ford dealers with 70 topless Mustangs each month. Company president Tony Baumgartner talks of converting Moo a month. So docs the Griffith firm which turns out convertible Elias for about a 1,000 each at its plums in it. Lauderdale fla., and Sania am. Calif. For 511.000 George Var Rota of Irvine calif., will set you apart from he crowd with a Sieck open air datsun200sx. Other crop topped models hitting the streets this sum Mer include the Honda prelude Mazda re Toyota Lillback and Targa. An added attraction the can leave the shop with new names such As cabrio san Chaser. Volar Solaric. Independent producers have been converting Passen Ger cars into convertibles since the last american made convertible rolled off the Assembly line four Yean ago. The emphasis today however has shifted from he Stan Dard size american can to imported midgets. American have been weaned from the Gas guzzlers and he trend is to turn Economy cars into Slat us symbols. I always pet a lot of attention when i drive my mus Tang convertible did Carol Askay 13. I get a lot of whistles Askin who Tetorka a if a nil tidal by Day and a waitress by night sought new ear to Reti Reibe flu i kid Wlton i a 16 and Rode in my Rotain i 65 minting . But ibis ii id better it sound like i m in love with my car does t it Nancy Henningson in who we flu in a supermarket bakery in Orange county basks in the exclusivity of her Sun Chaser otherwise known As a celica. I like the looks you get because nobody else has one. It feels so much better with inc of do�n., to my although converted convertible costs j4.000 to j8.000 Over the Cost of the Standard Model some look on them As a painless Means of economizing. This kind of car lend itself to the professional said Var Rota who got into the business last december. The Standard american car the Buick Riviera fur example costs about 114,000. You re paying s 14,000 far the privilege of driving a Gas one dentist in san Carlos Calif sold his Mercedes Bent and replaced it Wilh a renovated Waisun 100sx.one Well to do woman in the movie Industry with the financial resources to Purchase a luxury car chose a fuel efficient japanese Model a la convertible because he Job involved a Good Deal of travelling. Removing a Metal lop from a car and replacing it with cloth requires a major restructuring of the automobile because the roof welds together the front Back and Side. When it lop is removed the car must be reinforced with Pound of steel. Steel tubing should be run through the Walls of the car to the floorboard and the doors should be reinforced to prevent the Chassis from flexing the Windshield from cracking doors irom falling off an the roof from leaking. If Eter be cliche buyer bet rare up Ltd some there the cent remora is lire marketer Bare it Ippun talk Freidli Ixer. People ire Nul Dof Content Lelm and no i bilking them use is they could he said less than one third of the companies in the conversion business Are doing Quality work. To avoid failing for a poorly designed and convertible producers recommend that prospective buy ers tale the car for an extensive rough Road test and lift it on a hoist to Check whether the car sags. 11, 1980 automotive firms Are recycling 400 new Smalt cars a month into topless sports cars. The stars and stripes Page 15
