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t economist sunsuntribune saturday june 18 2005 33 g up imports is latest auto trend from page 32 only way to do it if you want the flashy ride without getting your hands too dirty markhams concepts on wheels has everything you need or could imagine we try to encourage our clients to come up with tilings said terry cyr concepts vp of operations we want to be creative artistic by combining restoratioh machine and fabrication trim 12volt collision and paint shops and a warehouse full of textiles and auto parts under one roof concepts has become a onestop shop for custom rides and restorations clients are encouraged to bring in their cars so the companys experts can get a feel for them most of the clients we have are extremely educated they know what they want and how much its going to cost theyve done the research then the team sits down with their ideas and the client and creates a plan for the vehicle the size of the investment in a cus tom car is up to the individual but it can be large mr cyr said concepts staff has put more than 1500 hours of labour into a 1973 corvette in the shop and another 1000 hours into a 1965 impala that much work plus parts can run into the 50qooplus range most of the clients we have are extremely educated they know what they want and how much its going to cost theyve done the research he said- concepts does a lot of classic custom and restoration work but a big part of its business these days is the tuners heavily modified imports mostly newer honda and hyundai models the tuner market is popular because its easy to get into theres a minimal investment for entry mr cyr said the typical tuner owner is less than 30 and spends a lot of his cash on the bling that includes custom engines and interiors stereos dvd players and any thing else you can imagine they have newer flashier cars with all the extras you can dream up but are they really all that different from the thornhill cruisers theyre all just car enthusiasts mr cyr said this is just the next genera tion but it is evolving the love for modified imports is really just a love of cars he said concepts has a 21yearold customer with a 1969 cadillac fleetwood and a 23- yearold who brought in a 1963 impala some people may disagree but i can see the younger generation is get ting into the cars of the 1960s and 70s mr cyr said they love cars period mr salter agrees tuner owners are probably kindred spirits although he doesnt think they respect lie history of the classic cars and fears we may have lost a generation to the imports theyre really not doing anything i didnt do 40 years ago he admitted richmond hills gord maxey 65 another thornhill cruiser agreed i guess were not really all that differ ent he said these arethe cars of bur generation and those ones are theirs mr cyr has always been partial to muscle cars himself but he under stands the tuner generation you can bet these same guys will be sitting around 20 years from now talking about how kids dont appreciate the classic cars and they werent around when it all started he laughed gary oldman left michaelcane ghristian bale morgan freeman and liam neeson are among the stars in the batman begins prequel the moviealso features katie holmes cast perfect for batman film from page 32 gotham is a blade runner metropolis crime is rampant and mobsters have infiltrated all levels of government ms holmes plays bruce waynes childhood friend and romantic interest and he lets her in on his secrets dreams and ambitions to thwart evil in gotham who better to play faithful manservant alfred than mr caine no one most of the movie was filmed in an airplane hangar in england and british this is the real thing and there is plenty of room for sequels judging by the ending actors play most of the roles including cillian murphy of 28 days later and a host of char acter actors many of whom appear in the wonderful crime caper layer cake then theres the weight story bale lost 60 pounds to play the machinist two years ago gaining it back and buffing and bulking for batman begins thats commitment but he is best not as a mus clebound fighting machine but as a lonely wanderer look ing for redemption in the chi nese mountains that gives the film a gravity spiritual aspect and humanity rarely seen in a superhero outing the other batman films were cartoons fun rollercoast er rides with bright colours and exaggerated drama this is the real thing and there is plenty of room for sequels judging by the ending thats great news aladd mm mothers against drunk driving 1800665madd this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntribune community digest yorkminister church organist featured at markham recital an organ recital takes place friday at 1230 pm at st andrews united church 32 main st north in markham the recital features william maddox organist and director of music at york- minister park baptist church in toronto admission is free for more informa tion call 9052940351 games 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