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| September
1999 News Archives |
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Mach 26 review
Budwesier recall
Soy beer
New Arctic Cat
Ford's new hot rods
New engine and transmission for GM trucks
Great American Trucking Show opens
Nude lap dancing
New Freightliner trucks
The ultimate chair
New look for Bud
Stihl recall
Miss America 2000
Chrysler may kill Plymouth
Beer and vodka from icebergs
Direct-injection diesels
Porsche 911 Turbo
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| Mach
26 Review |
Wednesday, September 1
Powerboat Magazine online has a review of the Mach 26 by Dave's Custom
Boats. The 26-foot catamaran features a 740-hp Teague Custom Marine 509
motor, giving it a zero-to-80 mph time of 15 seconds and a top speed of
108 mph.
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| Budweiser
recall |
Thursday, September 2
Anheuser-Busch has recalled six million bottles of Budweiser in 12
European countries because the bottles may break when opened. The twist-off
bottles are marked with "best by August 15, 2000", and have a slightly
larger top then normal. No bottles in the United States are affected.
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| Soy
beer |
Friday, September 3
The Court Avenue Brewing Company in Des Moines, Iowa, has introduced
a soybean beer. Soybean meal makes up 15% of the beer, which still includes
the traditional barley, malt, and hops. The brew is described as having
a deep, golden color with a rich flavor and no bitterness. The makers hope
this will spawn a new demand for Iowan soybeans.
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| New
Arctic Cat |
Tuesday, September 7
SnoWest Magazine is reporting that Arctic Cat will unveil a new limited
edition snowmobile and clothing in Saturday, September 11. The unveiling
will take place at the Arctic Cat exhibit at the World Championship Haydays
Grass Drag in Lino Lakes, Minnesota.
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| Ford's
new hot rods |
Wednesday, September 8
Road & Track Magazine has a review of Ford's entries into the street
drag racing market currently dominated by imports. Road & Track reviews
the Escort ZX2 S/R, the supercharged Escort ZX2 Fusion, the Cougar Eliminator,
and the nitro-boosted Contour SVT Puff.
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| New
engine and transmission for GM trucks |
Thursday, September 9
General Motors will introduce an all-new diesel engine and Allison
transmission as an option on 2001 Silverado and Sierra heavy-duty pickups.
The 8-cylinder Duramax 6600 engine replaces GM's current 6.5-liter turbo
diesel. The Allison 1000 Series is a fully automatic, electronic 5-speed
with overdrive.
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| Great
American Trucking Show opens |
Thursday, September 9
The first ever Great American Trucking Show opened today in Dallas,
Texas. The opening ceremony included an appearance by the Dallas Cowboys
Cheerleaders. The show is the largest ever for a first year trade show.
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| Nude
lap dancing |
Thursday, September 9
The city council in Liverpool, England, voted Tuesday to allow lap
dancers at strip clubs to be completely nude. As a condition, clubs have
six months to prove that they can regulate themselves in accordance with
national decency laws.
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| New
Freightliner trucks |
Friday, September 10
Freightliner unveiled two new trucks at the Great American Trucking
Show yesterday. The Century S/T takes many of the options for the Century
class and makes them standard. Included on the S/T are an Eaton Vorad EVT-300
collision warning system, electronic braking system, and the Eaton Fuller
AutoShift automated transmission. Also unveiled was the all new Freightliner
Columbia class. The Columbia is scheduled to enter production in March
of 2000.
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| The
ultimate chair |
Monday, September 13
La-Z-Boy has introduced the Oasis, a new recliner aimed at sports fans
and couch potatos. The chair features a built-in electric cooler in the
arm rest that holds six cans. The chair also features a 10-motor electric
massage and built-in telephone with caller-ID. Suggested retail price is
$899.
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| New
look for Bud |
Tuesday, September 14
Budweiser will be using new, limited-edition packaging for the millennium.
The special packaging will appear from October through January and features
a turn-of-the-century look. Bud will also be producing special magnum bottles
that will come as a gift set with four glasses featuring the Budweiser
logo.
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| Stihl
recall |
Wednesday, September 15
Stihl has announced a recall of certian brushcutters and augers. The
affected models are the Stihl FS120 and 200 trimmers and brushcutters,
FS350 brushcutter, and the BT120C auger. The fuel tanks on the recalled
models have have an improperly formed seam, causing a fuel leak.
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| Miss
America 2000 |
Sunday, September 19
Heather Renee French, Miss Kentucky, became Miss America for the year
2000 on Saturday night. French, a 24-year-old masters student at the University
of Cincinnati, also won the swimsuit competition with a white bikini.
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| Chrysler
may kill Plymouth |
Thursday, September 23
The Detroit Free Press is reporting that DaimlerChrysler may kill off
the Plymouth brand. No new Plymouth models are currently planned and all
existing models, except the Prowler, have Dodge or Chrysler twins. Plymouth
sales are down 5.5% this year.
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| Beer
and vodka from icebergs |
Thursday, September 23
The Iceberg Corporation of America has announced that its beer, vodka,
and water will now be available in the United States. All of the company's
products use water from icebergs, believed to be very pure. The beer, vodka,
and water are produced in Canada.
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| Direct-injection
diesels |
Monday, September 27
The Detroit Free Press has a report on the new direct-injection diesel
engines scheduled to appear soon. Most notable is General Motors' new 6.6-liter
Duramax diesel. Direct-injection diesels run more smoothly and accelerate
faster than convention diesels and get much better mileage than gasoline
engines, nearly doubling miles-per-gallon in some cases.
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| Porsce
911 Turbo |
Monday, September 27
Porsche has released information about the new 911 Turbo. The 3.6 liter,
24-valve, 6-cylinder engine produces 414 horsepower with the aid of twin
turbochargers and twin intercoolers. Top speed with the manual 5 -speed
is around 190 mph.
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