Pdf - Legacy Tobacco Documents Library

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/gln71b00/pdf
version of the SVO Mustang with a twin turbo 4 2 liter V-6 engine
in blue and white opalescent paint .
Lincoln Mark VII Targa from Lincoln- Mercury Division of F ord
Company. a 450 hp, 400 cu. in . V .8. painted in a two-tone gold op41N
paint . N
Oldsmobile Ciera from Oldsmobile Division of General Motors r
tion. an open-air concept V-6 finished in candy apple red and bronze Z
paint. e0a'I t
Public Relations Contact :
Tom Kowaleski .
Director of Communications
RENAULT/JEEP SPORT. INC .
37200 Amrheim Road
Livonia. MI 4815 0
1313 493-8705/06
c ar.d
M'chAmeri
Asell awar e
is " cost
At an y
tell able . a n` mos,
.: :
Fr'di n
And that
follows race '
end the race
The suc "
.
a ~ . nam'c tn
herent quatit
The en"
Renault/Jeep Sport took its first breath on June 3, 1983 when Jose Dell 3 lear n
waerder, president of American Motors Corporation, announced a It
a
le SSughout u
organization would be formed to introduce the dynamic accent of per, Vertu us corn
mance to the company's activities . The time was right for American , .m s ounces
and Renault to form a U .S.-based organization to consolidate the vaM r e nosnted a t
deve lopmen t , rac ing an d promotion acti vi ties o f t he
two companies,
Thus . Renault/Jeep Sport was charged with developing a major prograa
expand its front-wheel drive road racing programs for Renault vehicle
its four-wheel drive off-road jeep racing programs into four aras
endeavor :
1 . To continue to build an affordable competition system for entry .le
racers such as the single-marque Renault Cup and Sports Renault clay
which place an emphasis on driving talent and provide opportunitia4
outstanding new talent to move up through the racing hierarchy . The Heir
2. To demonstrate the capabilities of Renault and jeep products by raq range of srr
in open competition directly against the same vehicles with which they cq as the nati c
pete in the marketplace.
The Ame
3. To provide an extensive range of company-engineered high performas time, has l :
components for street and racing use .
racing san c
4. To pursue special programs and activities to make a dynamic statems So, a spoil
about Renault and jeep product leadership .
natural .
To chart this new and progressive course . Roy Lunn . formerly AMC's ve As a rest
president of engineering and a man with a wealth of international comps as the spot
tion experience. was named the first president of Renault/Jeep Sport . the Silver
Since that early announcement meeting last June before the Detroit Gras "Our s p
Prix If, an enormous amount of research, thought and planning has gone as warding .
the formation of the new organization. Renault/Jeep Sport has assembled; Company
team of dedicated people at its 33,000 square foot headquarters in Livonia tion as a r