1983

1983 - January issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
DRIVING	THE BASTARDS NEARLY GOT US	68
FIAT UNO	SCOOP DETAILS	44
FORD FALCON	THE THUNDERING GTs PART 1	78
FORD METEOR	C. ACCORD, CAMIRA, COLT, PULSAR	54
FORD TELSTAR	FORD'S FIDDLE WITH MAZDA	74
HOLDEN CAMIRA JB	C. ACCORD, COLT, METEOR, PULSAR	54
HONDA ACCORD	C. CAMIRA, COLT, METEOR, PULSAR	54
HONDA CITY TURBO	TEST	38
LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH	THE GREAT CARS	66
MERCEDES BENZ 190	TEST	34
MG METRO TURBO	TEST	42
MITSUBISHI COLT 1000F	C. ACCORD, CAMIRA, METEOR, PULSAR	54
NISSAN MARCH	TEST	30
NISSAN PRAIRIE	FULL DETAILS	26
NISSAN PULSAR TS	C. ACCORD, CAMIRA, COLT, METEOR	54
NISSAN PULSAR	TEST	62
ROAD SAFETY	THE BASTARDS NEARLY GOT US	68
SUBARU	JAPAN'S MYSTERY CAR MAKER	46

1983 - February issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AC COBRA	THE GREAT CARS	66
CAR OF THE YEAR	1982 - CAMIRA JB	36
CHRYSLER G24	TEST	76
FORD FALCON 2 DOOR	SPANMOR CONVERSION	34
FORD FALCON	THE THUNDERING GTs PART 2	82
HOLDEN CAMIRA JB	CAR OF THE YEAR	36
HONDA PRELUDE	TEST	26
JAGUAR XJS HE	C. PORSCHE 928S	44
JAGUAR XK 120	DARWIN TO ALICE SPRINGS RECORD	69
LANCIA PRISMA	TEST	64
PONTIAC GT P-CAR	DETAILS	32
PORSCHE 928S	C. JAGUAR XJS HE	44
RECORD RUNS DARWIN-ALICESPRINGS	BY JAGUAR XK 120 IN 1951	69
TAXIS	LONDON LOSES A LEGEND	60
TOYOTA TERCEL	DETAILS	62
VOLGA	FLOWS ON	114
VOLVO	CHANGES DIRECTION	54
VOLVO 760 GLE	TEST	52

1983 - March issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AUSTRALIA	FORD GRABS TOP SPOT	8
BRITISH LEYLAND	LOOKS AT THE 90s	8
CHEVROLET CORVETTE	TEST	38
DESIGN	AERODYNAMICS	69
FERRARI 2.5 LITRE DINO GP	BACK TO LIFE	74
FORD	GRABS TOP SPOT	8
FORD FALCON XE	NEW EFI ENGINES	34
FORD FALCON	NEW EFI ENGINES - FULL DETAILS	34
HOLDEN GEMINI HATCHBACK	SCOOP	26
HONDA PRELUDE	FULL TEST	44
LEYLAND P82	THE FULL STORY	84
MAZDA 323 SS	FULL TEST	56
MERCEDES BENZ 190	TEST	60
MERCEDES BENZ 300 SLR	THE GREAT CARS	66
RENAULT R9	DETAILS - DIESEL	114
TOYOTA TARAGO	TEST	32
TYRES	GOODYEAR'S CHIEF OZ ADVENTURE	50

1983 - April issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA DIESEL	TEST	44
AUSTIN MAESTRO	TEST	38
AUSTRALIA	FORD TOPPLES HOLDEN	48
AUSTRALIA	HISTORY OF OUR NUMBER ONE'S	53
BMW 733i	FULL TEST	74
CARAVANING	TIPS FOR TOWING	94
DAIHATSU CHARADE DIESEL	TEST	34
FERRARI 250 GTO	THE GREAT CARS	66
FIAT UNO	TEST	58
FORD	MAX GRANSDEN - SALES DIRECTOR	48
FORD ESCORT XR3i	DETAILS	25
GRANSDEN MAX	FORD'S SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR - INTERVIEW	48
HOLDEN MONARO	ITS LIFE STORY	80
MERCEDES BENZ W124	DETAILS	32
MG MAESTRO	TEST	42
MITSUBISHI CORDIA	DETAILS	69
PEUGEOT 205	BRIEF	8
SARICH RALPH	MIRACLE MOTOR IN THE MAKING	70
TOYOTA CAMRY	TEST	26

1983 - May issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
BROCK PETER	BEHIND THE WHEEL AT SANDOWN	58
BUYING A CAR	HOW CAR PRICES HAVE JUMPED	50
CHRYSLER CHARGER R/T	THE LIFE STORY	76
FORD FALCON XE	FULL TEST - GL S PACK EFI	34
FORD GT40	THE GREAT CARS	66
FORD SPECTRON	BABY-BUS BOOM	82
HOLDEN BROCK HDT MONZA	SCOOP	70
HOLDEN CAMIRA JB	TEST - WAGON	26
HOLDEN COMMODORE	SCOOP COUPE	70
HOLDEN SHUTTLE	BABY-BUS BOOM	82
ISDERA	TEST	46
MAZDA 626	FULL TEST	38
MITSUBISHI CHARIOT	TEST	30
MITSUBISHI EXPRESS	BABY-BUS BOOM	82
MITSUBISHI EXPRESS	OWNER SURVEY	92
NISSAN PRAIRIE	BABY-BUS BOOM	82
NISSAN PULSAR	TEST	32
NISSAN URVAN	BABY-BUS BOOM	82
PEUGEOT 205	TEST	54
TOYOTA TARAGO	BABY-BUS BOOM	82
VOLKSWAGEN BUS	BABY-BUS BOOM	82

1983 - June issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO ALFASUD SPRINT	C. PRELUDE, CORDIA, FUEGO	38
ALFA ROMEO ZAGATO	THE GREAT CARS	66
BREEDLOVE CRAIG	NEW RECORD ATTEMPT	13
BRITISH LEYLAND	COMEBACK?	88
BRITISH LEYLAND	THE CARS THEY LEFT BEHIND	95
DAIHATSU CHARADE CX	FULL TEST	34
FORD LASER SPORT	TEST	68
FORD TELSTAR	FULL TEST	26
HOLDEN	DEATH OF A GENERAL	46
HOLDEN JACKAROO	C. MITSUBISHI PAJERO	74
HOLDEN TORANA	VIVA TORANA! ITS HISTORY	84
HONDA PRELUDE	C. ALFASUD SPRINT, CORDIA, FUEGO	38
ISUZU ASKA	BRIEF	16
MERCEDES BENZ AMG 500SEC	TEST	60
MITSUBISHI CORDIA	C. ALFASUD SPRINT, PRELUDE, FUEGO	38
MITSUBISHI PAJERO	C. HOLDEN JACKAROO	74
NISSAN PRAIRIE	PROJECT PRAIRIE PT 1	71
RENAULT FUEGO	C. ALFASUD SPRINT, PRELUDE, CORDIA	38

1983 - July issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO 33	SCOOP DETAILS	50
AUDI 200T	BRIEF	13
BRABHAM JACK	THE KNIGHT AND HIS CHARGES	68
BUYING A CAR	THE REAL COST OF CARS	56
CHEVROLET CORVETTE 4-ROTOR	THE GREAT CARS	66
FORD FIESTA	BRIEF	13
FORD ORION	BRIEF	13
FORD TELSTAR TX5	C. TOYOTA CAMRY GLi	26
GENERAL MOTORS	THEIR CAR OF THE DAY	92
HOLDEN CAMIRA JB	TEST - WAGON	38
HOLDEN CAPRICE	C. BENZ 230E, ROVER, VOLVO 760 GLE	74
ISUZU ASKA	TEST	48
LADY DRIVERS	THE WOMEN'S VIEW	52
MERCEDES BENZ 230E	C. CAPRICE, ROVER, VOLVO 760GLE	74
MESSERSCHMITT	RESTORED	60
NISSAN PULSAR EXA	TEST	40
ROVER QUINTET	FULL TEST	34
ROVER VANDEN PLAS	C. CAPRICE, MERCEDES BENZ 230E, VOLVO 760GLE	74
SAAB 900 TURBO	FULL TEST	44
TOYOTA CAMRY	C. FORD TELSTAR TX5	26
TOYOTA COROLLA	TEST	42
VOLVO 760 GLE	C. CAPRICE, ROVER, MB 230E	74
VOLVO 760 TURBO	TEST	84

1983 - August issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO	JOINT VENTURE WITH FIAT & LANCIA	8
ALFA ROMEO 33	TEST	26
BMW 3 SERIES	EXTENDED TEST	60
BMW 635CSi	CARS THAT MAKE BATHURST	46
CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28	CARS THAT MAKE BATHURST	46
DE TOMASO PANTERA	SCOOP	35
DIESEL ENGINES	PERKINS FOR AUSTIN	9
ENTERPRISE F16	KEVLAR BODY	12
FERRARI	RUST FIGHTER	8
FERRARI 400i	TEST	80
FERRARI GTO BITURBO	SCOOP	34
FERRARI MONDIAL 8 SPYDER	SCOOP	34
FIAT	JOINT VENTURE WITH LANCIA & ALFA	8
FIAT ARGENTINA	FULL TEST	43
FIAT RITMO ABARTH	SCOOP	35
FIAT UNO TURBO	SCOOP	35
FORD FALCON XE	CARS THAT MAKE BATHURST	46
FORD MODEL T	HOT AND STRONG	92
FORD TELSTAR GHIA	FULL TEST	40
FRONT WHEEL DRIVE	INSURANCE COSTS ""THROUGH THE ROOF""?	8
FURY GEORGE	MEETS THE CIRCUS - BATHURST - INTERVIEW	54
HARDIE FERODO	THE CARS THAT MAKE BATHURST	46
HOLDEN COMMODORE SS	CARS THAT MADE BATHURST	46
INSURANCE	FWD PUTS COSTS ""THROUGH THE ROOF""?	8
JAGUAR XJS	CARS THAT MAKE BATHURST	46
LANCIA	JOINT VENTURE WITH FIAT & ALFA	8
MASERATI KHAMSIN	THE GREAT CARS	66
MAZDA RX7 CUSTOM	CARS THAT MAKE BATHURST	46
MERCEDES BENZ 190 SPORT	BRIEF	9
NISSAN BLUEBIRD TURBO	CARS THAT MAKE BATHURST	46
NISSAN PRAIRIE	PROJECT PRAIRIE PT 2	87
SHOCK ABSORBERS	COMPARISON OF 11 MOST POPULAR	69
TOYOTA COROLLA	DETAILS - NEW RELEASES IN JAPAN	30
TOYOTA CORONA	TEST	36

1983 - September issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA	C. AUDI 5+5, BMW 318i	46
ASTON MARTIN ZAGATO	THE GREAT CARS	66
AUDI 5+5	C. ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA, BMW 318i	46
AUDI QUATTRO	SCOOP - SUPER	32
BENTLEY MULSANNE TURBO	TEST	54
BMW 318i	C. AUDI 5+5, ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA	46
BMW 520i	FULL TEST	40
BROCK PETER	THE BATHURST BOYS SPEAK OUT	68
CHEVROLET CORVETTE	BRAKES SUPPLIED BY GIRLOCK	104
CHEVROLET CORVETTE	TEST	154
GARDNER FRANK	THE BATHURST BOYS SPEAK OUT	68
GIRLOCK	SUPPLIES BRAKES FOR CORVETTE	104
HARDIE FERODO	THE BATHURST BOYS SPEAK OUT	68
HONDA CRX	TEST	26
JOHNSON DICK	THE BATHURST BOYS SPEAK OUT	68
MERCEDES BENZ G-WAGON	C. RANGE ROVER	90
MOFFAT ALLAN	THE BATHURST BOYS SPEAK OUT	68
NISSAN	V6 ENGINE FOR THE WORLD	78
NISSAN BLUEBIRD	TEST	38
PININFARINA	COUPE COMEBACK	62
ROLLS ROYCE	AT THE CROSSROADS	58
ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT	OWNERS REPORT	60
ROVER RANGE ROVER	C. MERCEDES BENZ G-WAGON	90
SAAB 900 Gli	FULL TEST	43
SOUND SYSTEMS	TAPE DECKS TESTED	82
TOYOTA	TWIN CAM FEAST	34

1983 - October issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ADVERTISING	HYPE, HOOHA OR HUMDRUM	113
ALFA ROMEO ALFA 6	TEST	31
ARNA	JOINT NISSAN/ALFA VENTURE	13
AUSTIN A40 DEVON	POSTWAR CARS	90
AUSTIN A40 SPORTS	POSTWAR CARS	90
AUSTIN A90 ATLANTIC	POSTWAR CARS	90
BMW M635CSi	TEST	30
BUICK CENTURY T-TYPE	DETAILS	64
BUICK CENTURY WAGON	DETAILS	65
BUICK ELECTRA	DETAILS	58
CADILLAC ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE	DETAILS	59
CADILLAC SEDAN DE VILLE	DETAILS	59
CHEVROLET	POSTWAR CARS	90
CHRYSLER LASER	DETAILS	64
CITROEN LIGHT FIFTEEN	POSTWAR CARS	90
COWAN ANDREW	MUD RUNNER'S PICNIC	82
DODGE CARAVAN	DETAILS	63
DODGE DAYTONA	DETAILS	64
DODGE SHELBY CHARGER	DETAILS	66
ELECTRIC POWER	BIRTH OF THE TRIMODEL CAR	72
FORD EXP	DETAILS	61
FORD MUSTANG SVO	DETAILS	61
FORD TELSTAR	C. CAMIRA, MAZDA 626, SIGMA, BLUEBIRD,CORONA	38
FORMULA RACING	START YOUR VIDEOS	106
HOLDEN CAMIRA JB	C. TELSTAR, MAZDA 626,SIGMA, BLUEBIRD, CORONA	38
JAGUAR XJS CABRIOLET	BRIEF	25
JEEP CHEROKEE	DETAILS	60
JEEP WAGONEER	DETAILS	60
LANCIA DELTA HF TURBO	TEST	76
LANCIA HPE	TEST	76
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MARK 111	DETAILS	62
MAZDA 626	C.TELSTAR,CAMIRA,SIGMA, BLUEBIRD, CORONA	38
MG Y-TYPE	POSTWAR CARS	90
MITSUBISHI CORDIA TURBO	TEST	68
MITSUBISHI SIGMA GJ	C. TELSTAR, CAMIRA, MAZDA 626, BLUEBIRD, CORONA	38
NISSAN BLUEBIRD	C. TELSTAR, CAMIRA, MAZDA 626, SIGMA, CORONA	38
OFF ROAD	MUD RUNNER'S PICNIC	82
OLDSMOBILE NINETY EIGHT	DETAILS	58
PLYMOUTH VOYAGER	DETAILS	63
PONTIAC FIERO	TEST	52
PORSCHE 930 TURBO	THE GREAT CARS	66
RENAULT AMC ENCORE	DETAILS	64
SUNBEAM TALBOT 90	POSTWAR CARS	90
TOYOTA COROLLA SPRINTER	FULL TEST	34
TOYOTA CORONA	C.CAMIRA, MAZDA 626, SIGMA, TELSTAR, BLUEBIRD	38
TOYOTA SILVER	SCOOP - MID-ENGINED FLIER	32
TRIUMPH MAYFLOWER	POSTWAR CARS	90
U.S. CARS	RETURN OF THE FUN CARS	58
VAUXHALL WYVERN	POSTWAR CARS	90
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Mk II	TEST	26
WOLSELEY 6/80	POSTWAR CARS	90

1983 - November issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ADEYER	A ""CLASSIC"" FASHION ACCESSORY	68
ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA GTV6	DETAILS	154
ALFA ROMEO CHERRY EUROPE	DETAILS	52
ASTON MARTIN VOLANTE	DETAILS	82
AUSTIN A50 CAMBRIDGE	POSTWAR CARS	102
AUSTIN A90 WESTMINSTER	POSTWAR CARS	102
BMW 318i CABRIOLET	DETAILS	82
CONVERTIBLES	SUNNY SIDE UP	82
DE TOMASO LONGCHAMP SPYDER	DETAILS	82
FERRARI 308 GTSi	DETAILS	82
FERRARI DINO 246	THE GREAT CARS	66
FIAT PANDA 4WD	BRIEF	12
FORD	GEELONG 4 CYLINDER PLANT OPENED	13
FORD CONSUL	POSTWAR CARS	102
FORD CUSTOMLINE	POSTWAR CARS	102
FORD LASER TARGA	DETAILS	82
FORD ZEPHYR SIX	POSTWAR CARS	10
HOLDEN FJ SPECIAL	POSTWAR CARS	102
HOLDEN R-CAR - GEMINI REPLACEMENT?	SCOOP	70
HONDA CIVIC	FULL DETAILS	30
HUMBER SUPER SNIPE	POSTWAR CARS	102
JAGUAR MARK V11	POSTWAR CARS	102
LAMBORGHINI JALPA	DETAILS	82
LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO	DETAILS - ACTIVE SUSPENSION	25
MAZDA RX7 TARGA	DETAILS	82
MERCEDES BENZ 190E 2.3-16	TEST	12
MERCEDES BENZ 380SL	DETAILS	82
MIRELLA	A DREAM CAR COME TRUE	60
MITSUBISHI MAGNA	FIRST DETAILS	26
MITSUBISHI SCORPION	DETAILS - SUNCHASER	82
MORGAN 4/4	DETAILS	82
MORRIS MINOR SERIES 11	POSTWAR CARS	102
NISSAN 300ZX	SCOOP DETAILS	42
NISSAN CHERRY EUROPE	DETAILS	52
NISSAN PULSAR EXA	BY DAVID BENTLEY	54
NISSAN PULSAR EXA	TEST	50
NISSAN SILVIA	TEST	34
PEUGEOT 203	POSTWAR CARS	102
PEUGEOT 505 STi	FULL TEST	56
PONTIAC PHOENOX	BRIEF	24
PORSCHE 911 CABRIOLET	DETAILS	82
PORSCHE 956	TEST - THE ULTIMATE	44
RADAR	DETECTORS COMPARED	74
ROLLS ROYCE CORNICHE	DETAILS	82
SUSPENSIONS	LOTUS ACTIVE SUSPENSION	25
TOYOTA CELICA SUNCHASER	DETAILS	82
TOYOTA CELICA SUNCHASER	TEST	92
TOYOTA CELICA	DETAILS	82
TOYOTA SILVER	TURBO CONFIRMED	9
TOYOTA SUPRA	FULL TEST	38
VAUXHALL VAGABOND CONVERTIBLE	POSTWAR CARS	102

1983 - December issue

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO ARNA	FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW	47
ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY SAPPHIRE	POSTWAR CARS	90
ARNA	FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW	47
ASTON MARTIN TICKFORD LAGONDA	DETAILS	25
AUDI 100 CD	FULL TEST	36
AUDI 200T	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY	51
AUDI 80 QUATTRO	FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW	48
AUDI QUATTRO	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY	51
AUDI SPORT QUATTRO	FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW	46
BARTLETT KEVIN	BATHURST	56
BMW 525TD	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY	51
BMW 745i	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY	51
BOND COLIN	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY - TESTING TIME	51
BROCK PETER	BATHURST	56
CITROEN DS/ID 19 GODDESS	POSTWAR CARS	90
CUSTOMISING	THE ARAB QUARTER	50
DAIHATSU CHARADE	C. SMALL CARS COMPARED	74
FERRARI 308 GTO BITURBO	BRIEF	13
FERRARI MONDIAL 8 SPYDER	BRIEF	13
FERRARI MONDIAL TURBO	BRIEF	13
FIAT 1100	POSTWAR CARS	90
FORD CUSTOMLINE	POSTWAR CARS	90
FORD LASER	C. SMALL CARS COMPARED	74
FORD ZEPHYR MK 11 AUTOMATIC	POSTWAR CARS	90
FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW	GRUNT, GRIP AND GAZUMPING	44
GRICE ALLAN	BATHURST	56
HANSFORD GREG	BATHURST	56
HARDIE FERODO	BOOS, BLUES AND BROCK	56
HARVEY JOHN	BATHURST	56
HOLDEN	FUEL INJECTION FOR 3.3	9
HOLDEN	PHIL ZMOOD - STYLIST	98
HOLDEN	SUZUKI NOW, HOLDEN LATER	34
HOLDEN FC	POSTWAR CARS	90
HOLDEN GEMINI	C. SMALL CARS COMPARED	74
HONDA CIVIC	C. SMALL CARS COMPARED	74
JAGUAR 3.4	POSTWAR CARS	90
JAGUAR XJS CABRIOLET	TEST	30
JOHNSON DICK	BATHURST	56
KEOGH JIM	BATHURST	56
LOTUS ESPRIT	BRIEF	12
LOTUS EXCEL	BRIEF	12
MAZDA 323	C. SMALL CARS COMPARED	74
MERCEDES BENZ 190E	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY	51
MERCEDES BENZ 300SL	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY	51
MITSUBISHI COLT	C. SMALL CARS COMPARED	74
MITSUBISHI EXPRESS	TEST - 4X4	102
MOFFAT ALLAN	BATHURST	56
MORRIS COOPER S	THE GREAT CARS	66
NISSAN 300ZX	TEST	26
NISSAN PULSAR	C. SMALL CARS COMPARED	74
OPEL ASCONA HATCHBACK	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY	51
OPEL JUNIOR	FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW	48
OPEL SENATOR	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY	51
PERKINS LARRY	BATHURST	56
PEUGEOT 403	POSTWAR CARS	90
PORSCHE 930 TURBO	A DELIGHTED OWNERS REPORT	112
ROAD TESTS	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY	51
ROLLS ROYCE SILVER CLOUD	POSTWAR CARS	90
STYLING	HOLDEN'S PHIL ZMOOD	98
SUZUKI	SUZUKI NOW, HOLDEN LATER	34
TOYOTA COROLLA	C. SMALL CARS COMPARED	74
VOLKSWAGEN 1200	POSTWAR CARS	90
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY - GL	51
VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO Gti	HOCKENHEIM PRESS DAY	51
VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO	FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW	48
VOLKSWAGEN TETRA	FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW	48
VOLVO 360 GLT	TEST	68
ZMOOD PHIL	HOLDEN STYLIST - INTERVIEW	98