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Statistics from the City Engineering Depart- ment show that 795 apart- ment 'units were either built or under way in Oshawa as compared with 690 single homes. Rezoning required for apartment buildings granted and still pending involve 3,150. suites and 78 acres. In the three years, 1960-62, the yearly aver- age for apartment units was only 194. The Diplomat on Marland avenue in south- west Oshawa is typical of the attractive new buildings constructed and under con- struction. --Oshawa Times Photo The designing, final selection and testing of design, ordering of parts and retooling of plants to produce the glamorous new car for each year is so complex and time-consuming that it must be begun as much as two to three years in advance. Preparing the entire General Motors plant for the production of new cars requires a great deal of work and planning. New equipment must be designed and built to assemble the parts of the new models. It takes at least 10 to 11 months just to "tool up" the plant. As soon as one: produc- tion model is started, tooling starts for the next. Meanwhile, major suppliers across Canada are producing the necessary components for the new cars. They require up to nine months "lead time', as this period is called, to supply the many parts so that by the time these arrive at GM, tooling is 'Jalmost complete. Then produc- tion can begin. But long before these plant and ordering changes can be made, GM's designers have started at a drawing board to envisage what the new models will look like. The designers do most of their creative thinking on relatively small sketches, the best of which are developed into full- size drawings. Much Work And Planning|: Goes Into GM Designing dreds are rejected. Months and months of painstaking work go into achieving the desired new model is ready for produc-;car for the motorist. In one day, " ha ota ; GM engineers travel a distance unning models, prototypes. of} of 50,000 miles in 24 hours: ee en alee «Ae sh! rm re- pitied finements are made, the new Endless miles are driven day|oo. ig at and night in' sll-kinits of westts:|Srectee "ee tasman ane" ane er to achieve the best possible' ordering can begin. : form. Because of the importance of keeping new designs secret in such a highly competitive field, the automobile designers work in a. room that is always locked, in a building surrounded by guards. When the design is finished and approved, the blueprints move on to the next stage where the drawings become a life-size model. | The new design takes its first shape in wood, This is the base for the clay model and must be specially made with a slatted construction so that the clay can be easily applied to the} framework. | Clay heated to 150 degrees is applied. When it cools, it is firm and hard and the modellers shape. it- with various tools to the car's measurement and de- sign. FULL-SIZE MODEL Then seats are styled and made in full size model so that they can be measured for pas- senger comfort. Materials for upholstery, carpet and linings are also chosen. Finally, the head designers and engineers view the clay model on a turntable from all angles. The model is then fur- ther refined, and with the ex- For every one accepted, hun-perts' suggestions included the MODERNIZE sre Yes Your STORE JAMES O'MALLEY CONSTRUCTION LTD. 254 CEDAR VALLEY DR. PHONE 723-7122 We at D ARE STILL THE BIGGEST BABIES IN THE DECORATING FIELD We Are Only 6 Years Old But we have 110 years experience PAINTING PROFESSION and our work is PROFESSIONAL in every way hi wif GRANT DODD HOWARD SOUTER You will see just what we mean when you have - McCALLUM TR | McCALLUM _. TRANSPORT Oshawa ONE OF CANADA'S LARGEST AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTERS . . . ONTARIO, QUEBEC MARITIME PROVINCES With Modern Automotive Carriers ANSPOR Covering and the Phone 725-1123 DIVISION OF DOMINION FREIGHTWAYS CO. LTD. DODD & SOUTER do your decorating or color scheming at your home or in our Store. Your Friendly GP Dealer : Dodd « Souter Decor Centre Lid. Open Fri. till 9 p.m. -- Free Delivery 107 BYRON ST. S., WHITBY PHONE 668-5862 STEPHENSON"S Garage SERVING the MOTORISTS of OSHAWA for over fe 33 Years We Specialize In WHEEL ALIGNMENT We have two alignment machines to give you foster, more efficient service. WHEEL BALANCING FRAME STRAIGHTENING GENERAL REPAIRS WE USE THE FAMOUS '"BEAN" VISUALIZER EQUIPMENT STEERING 15 Church St., Oshawa 725-0522 and 725-0560