European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. February 1. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 class shares facts of car conversion by Tony Nauroth Nuernberg morale welfare and recreation officials have launched a car conversion class Means to take i he mystery out of meeting american import requirements when shipping european automobiles to the Stales. Instructor Robert Wagner said the two Day j20 course is intended to give students the knowledge they need to shop intelligently for a professional car conver Sion. We re arming them with information so that they la be Able to catch a dishonest convener said Wagner who has More than six years of experience in car con version. We mate them feel More at Case about the work done on their Wagner said i is possible for fledgling mechanics to Lake this knowledge and do much of their own work. One member of tuesday night s class however in t so sure. Ken Sci Lectie. Who works for a commercial conversion firm near Rhein main a said there is no guarantee the work a jul deaf . Department of transportation and environmental Protection Agency standards. I think you la find thai later on Down the Road some i s going to Point the linger of blame Back at mar when his car does t . A retired air Force master servant. Vei Leitu was there o critique the class to see if his firm which offers Complete import services to americans can offer help in the More difficult areas of conversion As Well As the Legal and bonding Side of importing .1 converted car. Sci Llella applauded he course saying it s Long at the very East these people will be Able to ask intelligent questions when shopping for a commercial converter he said. Nuernberg mar office spokeswoman Trivic Jahn said no How to practical instruction is brine offered at local Auto crafts shops to complement the Book knowledge bul we re working on Mitny of he ii the fire cat said they Are going to attempt Lodo the Job themselves. Bob Causley a backyard Mechanic from Vilsick. Is planning to take his porsche to the states. So is Tommy Clark from Ansbach. This course clarifies and simplifies what needs to be done Clark said. It lakes the mystery out of car the next class runs from 6 30 to 9 . Feb. 10-11 at the Darby recreation Center in Furth. Another is feb. 24-25 at the Herzo base education Center Nori Heas of Nuernberg. Students can make reservations or sign up and pay the fee at the beginning of the class. Space is limited to 25 per class. For More information Call ets 460-7114, military 2621-71 to civilian 09 1-700-7114. Of to hike spending on b-1b Fleet to fix ineffective equipment Washington Fuji ii will Cost the air Force As much As $ 1.75 billion to replace what Pentagon officials say Are ineffective radar jamming device in More than half its new Fleet of expensive bib bombers. The air Force currently is planning to buy 100 of the bombers at an Overall Price lag of More than $20 billion and $3.5 billion of that Cost is supposed to go for 1 lie critical radar components. Bul Pentagon official have acknowledged problems in the electronic equip ment on 31 planes already manufactured and an air Force spokesman said thursday there Are plans to buy at cast 20 More loaded with the same components from Eaton corp. Before research and development of new devices arc completed this year. Rapidly evolving soviet technology has blunted the effectiveness of Many of the radar jamming devices intended to allow the b-1b to Fly close to the ground to Pierce enemy air defences the spokes Man at Wright pall son fab in Day Ion Ohio said on condition of anonymity. It. Col. Jeff Baker a spokesman for the air Force systems come estimated the Cost of replacing the electronic de vices would Range Between �400 million and Isoo million. Bul the contract cast of 13.5 billion for equipment on 100 planes indicates an approximate Cost of j 1.75 billion to replace in on the first 51 aircraft. Another Pentagon official who also asked not
