Ford executives sketched out some ideas which were essentially an extension on what Hooper was doing. The U.S. operation had recently introduced its version of a 305 cm all-fibre glass camper, the “Trojan,” but it proved to be heavy and poorly balanced. Ford Canada was excited at the prospect of upstaging Detroit with what presumably was a superior unit . Also excited were the executives at Matagawa who immediately identified with the big-company- to- big-company relationship and the prospect of solid long-term contracts