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Drive to get away is causing a boom in the utility vehicle market, according to Bill Fleming, new president of International Harvester Co. of Canada Ltd. Sales of the rugged buggies are growing at a rate of 25 to 30 per cent a year. People want to get out
Drive to get away is causing a boom in the utility vehicle market, according to Bill Fleming, new president of International Harvester Co. of Canada Ltd. Sales of the rugged buggies are growing at a rate of 25 to 30 per cent a year. People want to get out

Drive to get away is causing a boom in the utility vehicle market, according to Bill Fleming, new president of International Harvester Co. of Canada Ltd. Sales of the rugged buggies are growing at a rate of 25 to 30 per cent a year. People want to get out

Date11/10/1977
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  • Drive to get away is causing a boom in the utility vehicle market, according to Bill Fleming, new president of International Harvester Co. of Canada Ltd. Sales of the rugged buggies are growing at a rate of 25 to 30 per cent a year. People want to get out
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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