1981

1981 - January issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AUSTIN SEVEN	MILESTONES	70
BIG CARS	BYE-BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE	62
DELOREAN	READY FOR PRODUCTION - AGAIN	10
DESIGN	CARS FOR THE YEAR 2000	46
FORD CORTINA TF	FULL TEST	56
FUTURE	CARS FOR THE YEAR 2000	46
HOLDEN BROCK HDT COMMODORE	TEST	30
HUDSON	A PASSION	80
MERCEDES BENZ 380SEL	TEST	76
MITSUBISHI SCORPION	FULL TEST	40
MITSUBISHI SIGMA GH	FULL TEST - 1.6	99
NISSAN LAUREL	DETAILS	12
PEUGEOT 505	FULL TEST	36
SOUND SYSTEMS	MUSIC TO YOUR EARS PT 2	86
U.S. CARS	BYE-BYE MISS AMERICAN PYE	62
UNITED STATES	BYE-BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE	62
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF	BY COMPUTER	122

1981 - February issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO GTV6	BRIEF	10
AUSTRALIAN GP	FAIRYTALE ENDING	80
AUSTRALIAN GP	THE ORGANISATION	83
BENTLEY DAVID	FREEHAND	70
BRAKES	BRAKE FLUID	102
BRITISH LEYLAND BOUNTY	BRIEF	34
CAR OF THE YEAR	1980 - MAZDA 323	43
CAR OF THE YEAR	TRIP OF THE YEAR	66
DATSUN PULSAR	C. HONDA CIVIC, MAZDA 323, MITSUBISHI COLT	50
DESIGN	FREEHAND	70
FORD	EDSEL BRYANT FORD	94
FORD EDSEL BRYANT	REFLECTIONS - INTERVIEW	94
HONDA CIVIC	C. PULSAR, MAZDA 323, COLT	50
JONES ALAN	45th AUSTRALIAN GP	80
MAZDA 323	C. PULSAR, CIVIC, COLT	50
MAZDA 323	C.O.T.Y.	43
MAZDA 323	CONCEIVING THE 323	48
MITSUBISHI COLT	C. NISSAN PULSAR, HONDA CIVIC, MAZDA 323	50
MITSUBISHI L3000 EXPRESS	FULL TEST	38
OPEL KADETT	TEST	36
PEUGEOT 504	EXTENDED TEST	86
PONTIAC SUNFIRE	BRIEF	34
SUBARU 1800 4WD WAGON	TEST	72
TOYOTA SOALA/EX-8	FULL DETAILS	30

1981 - March issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AFRICA	JOURNALIST'S VIEW OF THE CAR SCENE	108
DAIHATSU CUORE	DETAILS	42
DATSUN SKYLINE	TEST	36
DIESEL ENGINES	WORLD RECORDS TO VOLKSWAGEN	12
FERRARI BOXER 512	BRIEF	21
FORD EXP	FULL DETAILS	30
FORD MERCURY LN7	FULL DETAILS	30
HOLDEN COMMODORE VC	FULL TEST - TURBO	46
JAPAN	BANSAI CARS	42
LAMBORGHINI	UP AND RUNNING AGAIN	20
LOTUS	DRIVING IMPRESSIONS	122
MANUFACTURING	AIM - THE INSIDERS GRAPEVINE	74
MOTORING	THE AFRICAN SCENE	10
MUSEUMS	A THOUSAND OLD CARS	78
PEUGEOT 305""S""	DETAILS	15
QUINTS ROMSEY	FORTUNE COOKIE COACH	62
REPAIRS	SECOND HAND PARTS	90
ROVER 3500	C. TRIUMPH TR7	54
SMALL CARS	JAPANESE BANSAI CARS	42
SUBARU REX	DETAILS	42
SUZUKI ALTO	DETAILS	42
SUZUKI FRONTE	DETAILS	42
TOYOTA CRESSIDA	TEST	36
TRAVEL	WEST OF AYERS ROCK	94
TRIUMPH TR7	C. ROVER 3500	54
VAUXHALL 30/98	MILESTONES	68
VOLKSWAGEN	WORLD RECORDS TO DIESEL	12
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF	FULL DETAILS	60

1981 - April issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AUDI	THE ""E"" FORMULA	94
BISHOP ARTHUR	STEERING SYSTEMS GENIUS - INTERVIEW	58
BRITAIN	NISSAN TO BUILD FACTORY	15
DAIHATSU CHARADE XTE	C. SUZUKI HATCH	46
DELOREAN	PRODUCTION ROLLING	12
DESIGN	THREE WHEEL ANSWER	90
ECONOMY	THREE WHEEL ANSWER	90
ENERGY CRISIS	THREE WHEEL SOLUTION	90
ENGINEERING	ARTHUR BISHOP - STEERING GENIUS	58
FERRARI	MY FERRARI LOVE AFFAIR	96
FIAT RITMO	TEST	78
FORD LASER	TEST	30
GENERAL MOTORS	SCOOP - NEW SPORTSTERS	18
HOLDEN GEMINI TE DIESEL	FULL TEST	43
LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN	BRIGHTON OR BUST	70
LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN	TIME TRAVELLERS	72
MAZDA RX7	FULL TEST	36
NISSAN	FACTORY FOR BRITAIN	15
NISSAN LAUREL	TEST	80
NISSAN LEOPARD	TEST	80
PORSCHE	PERFECTION - THE PORSCHE PRINCIPLE	52
ROAD RULES	T RULE GOES NATIONAL	12
SAAB 900 TURBO	BRIEF	10
SHOCK ABSORBERS	THE GERMAN WAY	86
STEERING	ARTHUR BISHOP - SYSTEM GENIUS	58
SUZUKI HATCH	C. DIAHATSU CHARADE XTE	46
TYRES	AVON GOES RACING	11
UNITED KINGDOM	CAR SALES 5th HIGHEST EVER	10
UNITED STATES	AMERICAN DREAMS	62
VETERAN CARS	TIME TRAVELLERS	72
VOLKSWAGEN	THE ""E"" FORMULA	94

1981 - May issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AUDI QUATTRO	TEST	50
BMW	DESIGNS AND DEVELOPMENTS	82
DATSUN STANZA SSS	TEST	44
DESIGN	FREEHAND	110
DESIGN	G GALLION - G.M. DIRECTOR OF DESIGN	62
FIAT 127 DIESEL	TEST	138
FORD BRONCO	TEST	72
FORD EDSEL	THE LEMON TO BEAT THEM ALL - PT 1	90
GALLION GEORGE	FATHER OF COMMODORE - INTERVIEW	62
GENERAL MOTORS	GEORGE GALLION-DIRECTOR OF DESIGN	62
GENEVA MOTOR SHOW	WIERD AND WONDERFUL	98
HOLDEN	GEORGE GALLION-FATHER OF COMMODORE	62
HOLDEN J CAR	FULL DETAILS	30
LOTUS	LOTUS LOVER	76
MORGAN THREE WHEELER	MILESTONES	102
POLICE	RADAR IN THE COURTS	84
RADAR	POLICE RADAR IN THE COURTS	84
ROAD SAFETY	POLICE RADAR IN THE COURTS	84
TYRES	TECHNOLOGY AND TORTURE	56
VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO	DETAILS	88

1981 - June issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA	C. BMW 318i, FIAT SUPERBRAVA	70
BMW 318i	C. ALFA GIULIETTA, FIAT SUPERBRAVA	70
BUYING A CAR	FLEET BUYERS MOST INFLUENTIAL	92
DATSUN BLUEBIRD	TEST	30
DELOREAN	TEST	38
ENGINES	HOLDEN'S FAMILY TWO	12
FIAT SUPERBRAVA	C, ALFA GIULIETTA, BMW 318i	70
FLEET BUYERS	AUSTRALIA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL BUYERS	92
FORD EDSEL	THE LEMON TO BEAT THEM ALL - PT 2	82
FORD LASER GHIA	FULL TEST	48
HOLDEN	COMMODORE ENGINE UPDATE	11
HOLDEN	FAMILY TWO ENGINE HERE	12
HOLDEN COMMODORE	ENGINE UPDATE	11
JAGUAR	THE CAT STILL ROARS	60
MAZDA 323	FULL TEST	54
MITSUBISHI COLT	FULL TEST	57
POLICE	SPEEDSTER'S REVENGE	66
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX	TEST	44
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF	TEST - PICKUP	122

1981 - July issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AUSTRALIA	END OF AUSTRALIA'S OWN	38
AUSTRALIA	SCOOP - TOMORROWS AUSTRALIAN CARS	43
BRITISH LEYLAND	RATIONALISES	10
CITROEN VISA	BRIEF	11
DATSUN BLUEBIRD	C. SIGMA, MAZDA 626	30
DATSUN BLUEBIRD	EXTENDED TEST	62
FORD	END OF AUSTRALIA'S OWN	38
FORD LASER SPORT	C. MAZDA 323 SS	46
HOLDEN	END OF AUSTRALIA'S OWN	38
JAGUAR MARK V11	MILESTONES	78
LOTUS	THE RACEBRED SPORTS CAR LIVES	54
LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO	TEST	60
MAZDA 323 SS	C. FORD LASER SPORT	46
MAZDA 626	C. SIGMA, BLUEBIRD	30
MITSUBISHI SIGMA GH	C. DATSUN BLUEBIRD, MAZDA 626	30
PETROL	ARE WE RUNNING OUT OF PETROL	72
POLLUTION	NEW ""CATALYTIC"" ENGINE	11
SUBARU LEONE	FULL TEST	104
SUSPENSIONS	MACPHERSON AND HIS STRUT	97
SUZUKI JIMNY 4WD	BRIEF	12
TOYOTA CRESSIDA	FULL TEST	86
TRIUMPH TR7	PRODUCTION CEASES	10
TURBOCHARGERS	JAPANESE GET WOUND UP	27

1981 - August issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO	THE PRIORITY IS STILL DRIVING	64
ALFA ROMEO ALFASUD	TEST	36
ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA 2000 TURBO	FULL TEST	70
ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA GTV6	TEST	60
AUSTRALIA	HOW JAPAN HAS TAKEN ON THE UTE	44
BMW 5 SERIES	TEST	38
CHRYSLER VALIANT	A POM'S VIEW	72
DAIHATSU HANDIVAN	FULL TEST	96
DATSUN UTILITY	C. COURIER, RODEO, TOYOTA	46
FIAT ARGENTA	TEST	40
FIAT RITMO 105-TC	TEST	36
FIAT UNO	BRIEF	74
FORD COURIER UTE	C. DATSUN, RODEO, TOYOTA	46
FORD FALCON XD	A POM'S VIEW	72
HOLDEN BROCK HDT COMMODORE	C. COMMODORE GARRETT TURBO 6	30
HOLDEN COMMODORE GARRETT TURBO 6	C. COMMODORE BROCK HDT	30
HOLDEN COMMODORE	TEST - TURBO 4	34
HOLDEN KINGSWOOD UTILITY	FULL TEST	52
HOLDEN RODEO	C. DATSUN, COURIER, TOYOTA	46
INVENTIONS	WHO BUILT THE FIRST UTE?	138
ISUZU PIAZZA	TEST	76
JAGUAR XJS HE	TEST	40
MASERATI	SMALLER & CHEAPER FOR THE 80s	12
MERCEDES BENZ 300SL	CHANGING FACE OF SPEED	14
MERCEDES BENZ SLC	BRIEF	74
MITSUBISHI SIGMA 'PETER WHERRETT'	TEST	5
TOYOTA SOARER	TEST	80
TOYOTA T18	FULL TEST	88
TOYOTA UTE	C. DATSUN, COURIER, RODEO	46
UTILITIES	HOW JAPAN HAS TAKEN ON THE AUSSIE	44
UTILITIES	WHO BUILT THE FIRST UTE?	138
VOISIN	VINTAGE BEAUTY	100
VOLVO	NEW BODY AT LAST	11

1981 - September issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
DATSUN	NAME TO DIE - NOW NISSAN	12
DATSUN STANZA	TEST	35
DESIGN	AGAINST THE WIND	78
ENGINEERING	AGAINST THE WIND	78
FERRARI MONDIAL	TEST	72
FIAT X1/9	FULL TEST	86
FORD	EUROPEAN SMALL CARS	62
FORD FIESTA	DETAILS	67
FORD GRANADA	DETAILS	66
HOLDEN CAMIRA	SCOOP DETAILS	42
INSTRUMENTS	DIGITAL INEVITABLE	26
LEASING	JACK JOEL - LEASING KING - INTERVIEW	92
LOTUS	TOYOTA VENTURE	26
MERCEDES BENZ 380SEL	FULL TEST	46
MERCEDES BENZ 600	DETAILS	138
NISSAN	NO MORE ""DATSUN""	12
PACKARD	MILESTONE	100
PORSCHE 944	TEST	40
RENAULT R5 TURBO	TEST	56
TOYOTA	LOTUS VENTURE	26
TOYOTA CELICA	TEST	30
TOYOTA CORONA	FULL TEST	59

1981 - October issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AUSTRALIAN GP	PREVIEW	102
BRIGHTON ARTHUR	A VERY PRIVATE COLLECTION	120
COLLECTABLES	A VERY PRIVATE COLLECTION	120
DATSUN PATROL	C.LAND CRUISER, BRONCO, RANGE ROVER	66
DE TOMASO PANTERA	SYDNEY MOTOR SHOW	59
FERRARI 275GTB	SYDNEY MOTOR SHOW	60
FERRARI 308GTB	TEST	18
FORD	FORD OR HOLDEN?	45
FORD	THE GENERALS ENEMY	42
FORD BRONCO	C,PATROL, LAND CRUISER, RANGE ROVER	66
HOLDEN	FORD OR HOLDEN?	45
HOLDEN	THE GENERALS ENEMY	42
HOLDEN CAMIRA	THIS IS IT?	62
HOLDEN COMMODORE VH	TEST	38
HOLDEN COUNTRY DEALER TEAM GEMINI	FULL TEST	48
HOLDEN JACKAROO	FULL DETAILS	82
HONDA VIGOR	SCOOP DETAILS	30
JEEP CJ-7 DIESEL	TEST	154
MANTA MONTAGE	DETAILS	10
MERCEDES BENZ MINI HATCHBACK	SCOOP DETAILS	32
MERCEDES BENZ SEC	TEST	36
MERCEDES BENZ W201	BRIEF	35
MG METRO	BRIEF	11
OPEL ASCONA HATCHBACK	TEST	62
ORBITAL ENGINE	STILL GOING STRONG	90
PORSCHE 908	SYDNEY MOTOR SHOW	59
PORSCHE 928	TEST	52
PURVIS EUREKA	SYDNEY MOTOR SHOW	60
RENAULT FUEGO	SYDNEY MOTOR SHOW	60
ROVER RANGE ROVER	C. PATROL, LAND CRUISER, BRONCO	66
SARICH RALPH	ORBITAL ENGINE STILL GOING STRONG	90
SUZUKI SIERRA	FULL TEST	86
SYDNEY MOTOR SHOW	FEW SURPRISES	59
TOYOTA LANDCRUISER	C. PATROL, BRONCO, RANGE ROVER	66

1981 - November issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AUDI	SPIRIT REKINDLED	84
AUDI 100 5E	TEST	51
AUDI 5+5	TEST	78
BUYING A CAR	EUROPEAN LUXURY CARS A RIP-OFF?	89
CADILLAC	NEW ALUMINIUM V8	58
CAMPBELL DONALD	THE MAN, THE FEAR & THE LAKE PT 1	94
CHRYSLER LE BARON	DETAILS	60
CHRYSLER TURISMO	DETAILS	61
CHRYSLER VALIANT R SERIES	MILESTONE	118
DATSUN SKYLINE	TEST	44
ECONOMY	SYDNEY-MELBOURNE ON A TANK FULL	162
FORD CONTINENTAL	DETAILS	56
FORD ESCORT	DETAILS - U.S. VERSION	58
JEEP CHEROKEE	FULL TEST	112
LAMBORGHINI	LAMBO STILL ALIVE	72
LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH S	FULL TEST	62
LANCIA LAMBDA	BRIEF	10
MAZDA 929	TEST	46
MITSUBISHI SIGMA TURBO	FULL TEST	30
OLDSMOBILE	EXPANDS DIESEL RANGE	56
PONTIAC	GOES SMALLER	58
RECORDS LAND SPEED	DONALD CAMPBELL PT 1	64
RENAULT R9	DETAILS	52
SAFETY	TINTED GLASS	11
TOYOTA CARINA	TEST	50
TOYOTA COROLLA	TEST - KE71	38
TRAVEL	UP, UP AND AWAY	126
VOLKSWAGEN POLO	TEST	54
VOLVO 400	SCOOP	36

1981 - December issue

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO GTV 2.0	FULL TEST	54
ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY	RICH MAN'S JAGUAR	102
BMW 3 SERIES	FULL DETAILS	38
CAMPBELL DONALD	THE RECORD AT LAST PT 2	78
DATSUN PULSAR	FULL TEST	48
DATSUN SUNNY	DETAILS	53
FERRARI	TO BUILD FOUR DOOR	12
FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW	TOWARDS 2000	72
HARDIE FERODO	THE PEOPLES BATHURST	44
HOLDEN COMMODORE VH FOUR	FULL TEST	68
HONDA ACCORD	TEST	30
HONDA CITY	FULL DETAILS	36
HONDA CIVIC	BRIEF	10
MAZDA 323 SS	BRIEF	12
PORSCHE 944	TEST	154
RACES/RACING	ROUND THE HOUSES	96
RECORD RUNS 24 HOURS	AUDI WINS BACK FROM SAAB	10
RECORDS LAND SPEED	DONALD CAMPBELL PT 2	78
RENAULT EVE(ECONOMY VEHICLE ELEMENTS)	FULL DETAILS	113
SAAB 5+5	24 HOUR RECORD	10
SIMCA	EUROPE IN A SECOND HAND SIMCA	118
SUBARU GLF COUPE	TEST	40
TALBOT SAMBA	DETAILS	52
TRANSMISSIONS	BORG WARNER BELT DRIVE	90
TRAVEL	EUROPE IN A SECOND HAND SIMCA	118
TRAVEL	UP, UP AND AWAY PT 2	136
USED CARS	CONFESSIONS OF A USED CAR SALESMAN	58
VOLVO 244	EXTENDED TEST	62
VOLVO 264	EXTENDED TEST	62