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CAR 0F* THE FUTURE Page, 14. WHITrBY FREE PYRESS,* WEDNESDAY, JULY 20,1988, PAGE 13 BRAKING Page 15 AU.O EW Survey -heavy relian ce on car*- Durham Region bas an average.of 1.8.vehicles per housè and 1.2 per apartment, according to the Ontario, Government's 'Transportation Tomorrow" sur- vey of the six regions in the greater Toronto area. 'The survey shows that rapidly growing suburban preas outside of Metro rely heavily on the automobile. Only about five per cent of households in Durham do not have access to an automobile (3.4 per cent in York, the lowest, and 21 per cent in Metro, the highest). Public transit accounts for only nine per cent of trips in Durham as compared to 25.9 per cent in Metro, showing the heavier use of transit in large urban centres.' The automobile accounts for 81.8 per cent of trips taken in Durham, 65 per cent in Metro. The survey also indicates ~that 83.6 per cent of householde in Durham are bouses, the . remain- ing 16.4 per cent apartments (56.5 per cent bouses, 43.5 per cent apartment in Metro). Travel to work is the single most important reason why people make trips, accounting for 44 per cent of ail trips on a given weekday. The percentage.of the popula- tion working varies littie from region to region. About 50 per cent of the population is employed in ail six regions (Metro, Durhanm, York, Peel, Halton, Hamiilton- Wentworth). The surveéy is the second in a series. The next bulletin willje a more in- depth examination of travel behavior in the six regions. THIS 1928 HUDSON on display at the Canadian Automotive Museum i Oshawa is said, by some people,, to be haunted. Guests at the museuM have seen images *around the car. Below the interior of the 1928 Hudson, which was capable of reaehmng speeds of 100 mph. Free Presphotos .Another of the interesting cars on display at the Canadian Automotive Museuni in Oshawa is a 1928 Hudson. The car was* ordered new, at a cost of $1,950, from the Hudson Motor Car Co. in D4itroft,'Mich., by the inventor of the hydromatic transmission (not identified). According to Jack Innes, manager of the museum, every *GM car produced today with an automatic transmission bas the name "hydromatic" stamped on it. "The gentleman ordered the car to take on bis honeymoon," said Innes, adding that every part which was capable of failing or wearing out-was also ordered with the car. Along the sides of the car, the owner had special aluminum, plates installed se when luggage was mounted on the sides of the car, the paint would not be scratched. After driving the cars for many years, the owner decided to store it.- Se he had a wall removed from an extra bedroom in bis home near Ottawa, and had the car driven up ramps to the room. He' then rebricked the wall, and there the car sat for many years. "He went in every day and turned the engine over using the crankç," said Innes. During the 1960's, Tom Russell, who was a member of the museum's, board and owner of Russell Transport (now McCallum Transport), convinced the owner to display the car. Russell bought the car, restored it, and placed it on longterm boan, to the museum. Innes notes that the interior is stilI ail original, while the body was painted using original colors. "The Hudson is a fine example of a heavy car of the late 20's and early 30%s" said Innes. The car weighed approximately three tons when it was built. The average car today weighs a ton. "Back then it seemed bigger was better. A large car seemed SEE PAGE 14 ÇONSID FREES UP CASH lE BENEFITS 0F-LEASING MORE CARS FOR LE$$ STOP SHOPPING 101 BRQCK ST, 400 KING ST.Y 5~79-.A r. S., WHITBY N., OSHAWA 224:3 TRUCK HEROES WANTED Page* 15, AT THE MUSEUM Hydromatie transmission inventor owned Hudson