1987

1987 - January issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO	FORD'S PLAN TO BUY QUASHED	9
CITROEN BX 16TRS	C. HONDA ACCORD, ROVER 416i, VOLVO 360	60
CONVERTIBLES	REACH FOR THE SKY	40
DRIVING	CARTER'S KIDS	74
ENGINEERING	THE LEANING CAR	12
EVANTE	DETAILS	18
FANGIO JUAN	THE MAN WHO WALTZED ON WATER	56
FORD	PLAN TO BUY ALFA ROMEO QUASHED	9
FORD FALCON XF	DICK JOHNSON'S SVO	36
FOUR WHEEL STEERING	THE HONDA WAY	17
FUN VEHICLES	REACH FOR THE SKY	40
HONDA ACCORD	C. BX 16GTS, ROVER 416i, VOLVO 360	60
HONDA CITY	FULL DETAILS	16
LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS	YOU'RE LAUGHING	80
MASERATI	RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA	8
MISCELLANEOUS	CARTER'S KIDS	74
MITSUBISHI L300 STAR WAGON	C. PEOPLE MOVERS	86
NISSAN NOMAD	C. PEOPLE MOVERS	86
RECORDS	SAAB REWRITES THE RECORD BOOKS	25
ROVER 416i	C. CITROEN BX 16GTS, HONDA ACCORD, VOLVO 360	60
SAAB	REWRITES THE RECORD BOOKS	25
SAAB 900 EMS 16	FULL TEST	70
SAAB 900i	FULL TEST	70
TOYOTA TARAGO	C. PEOPLE MOVERS	86
VOLVO 360 GLT	C. CITROEN BX 16GTS, ACCORD, ROVER 416i	60

1987 - February issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO 75	FULL TEST	70
ALFA ROMEO 90	FULL TEST	70
ALFA ROMEO 90	OWNERS OPINION	76
BUICK GRAND NATIONAL	C.DIRECTOR, CHEVROLET, MUSTANG, THUNDERBIRD	42
CAR OF THE YEAR	1986 - WITHHELD	36
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS AERO	C. DIRECTOR, BUICK, MUSTANG, THUNDERBIRD	42
DESIGN	STUDENT STUDIO	78
FIAT	WORLD RECORDS	80
FORD MUSTANG GT	C. DIRECTOR, BUICK, CHEV. T'BIRD	42
FORD THUNDERBIRD	C, DIRECTOR, BUICK, CHEV. MUSTANG	42
HOLDEN CALAIS DIRECTOR	C. BUICK, CHEVROLET, MUSTANG,T'BIRD	42
HOLDEN CALAIS TURBO	C. COMMODORE SS GROUP A	62
HOLDEN COMMODORE VL SS GROUP A	C. CALAIS TURBO	62
HONDA LEGEND	C.O.T.Y. CONTENDER	40
LINCOLN GILDA	FULL DETAILS	84
MAZDA RX7	C.O.T.Y. CONTENDER	40
MERCEDES BENZ 300E	C.O.T.Y. CONTENDER	39
NISSAN SKYLINE	C.O.T.Y. CONTENDER	38
RALLIES	LAST FRONTIERS	86
RECORDS	LES TAYLOR'S WORLD RECORDS	80
SAAB 9000	C.O.T.Y. CONTENDER	38
TAYLOR LES	WORLD RECORD BREAKER - NOEL TUCKEY REPORTS	80
TOYOTA CELICA	FULL TEST	56
TOYOTA CORONA	IS DEAD!	8
TOYOTA SUPRA	C.O.T.Y. CONTENDER	39
TYRES	BUYERS GUIDE	94

1987 - March issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AUDI 200T	FULL TEST	70
BROCK PETER	BROCK MAGIC - HDT SPECIAL VEHICLES	62
BROCK PETER	CONTROVERSIAL ""ENERGY POLARISER""	63
FERRARI 308 GT4	BETTER THAN NEW	76
FUTURE	HOW IT LOOKED IN 1928	23
HOLDEN CALAIS	ACROSS AMERICA	54
JAGUAR XJ6	TEST	42
LANCIA THEMA	TEST	64
MAZDA 323i TURBO CABRIOLET	FULL TEST	48
MAZDA ETUDE	DETAILS	22
MITSUBISHI PAJERO	TEST - TO THE CENTRE	80
MITSUBISHI STARWAGON	C. NISSAN XE, TARAGO GLi	86
NISSAN EXA	FULL TEST	36
NISSAN XE	C. STARWAGON, TARAGO	86
OPEL SENATOR	BRIEF	27
RENAULT 21	TEST	52
ROAD SAFETY	STRANGE THINKING ON COUNTRY ROADS	12
SUZUKI SWIFT 1.3 TURBO	TEST	130
TOYOTA TARAGO GLi	C. STARWAGON, NISSAN XE	86
WHEELS	THE WHEEL WORLD	94
ZASTAVA YUGO	DETAILS	18

1987 - April issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
BROCK PETER	THE TRUTH - ""ENERGY POLARIZER"" - INTERVIEW	38
DAIHATSU CHARADE	DETAILS	48
FERRARI 275GTB	TEST	102
FORD	MR K Vs THE DOOMSDAY ARGUMENT	78
FORD FALCON GT	20TH BIRTHDAY	62
FORD FALCON UTE	C. NAVARA, RODEO, TRITON	86
FORD LASER	ZAMPATTI RELEASED	16
FORD SIERRA SAPPHIRE	DETAILS	18
HOLDEN RODEO	C. FALCON, NAVARA, TRITON	86
HONDA LEGEND COUPE	DETAILS	46
MAINTENANCE	CLEAN LIVING	94
MASERATI BITURBO	BACK IN AUSTRALIA	9
MAZDA	OFFERS 3 YEAR WARRANTY	9
MAZDA 121 FUN TOP	FULL TEST	54
MAZDA ETUDE	DETAILS	53
MITSUBISHI MAGNA	TEST - UPGRADES	60
MITSUBISHI TRITON	C, FALCON, NAVARA, RODEO	86
NISSAN	MR K Vs THE DOOMSDAY ARGUMENT	78
NISSAN BE-1	DETAILS	52
NISSAN NAVARA	C. FALCON, RODEO, TRITON	86
PEUGEOT 505 TURBO DIESEL	FULL TEST	110
RENAULT PREMIER	BRIEF	22
SUBARU TOURING WAGON	EXTENDED TEST	70
TOYOTA CELICA CONVERTIBLE	DETAILS	51
TOYOTA SUPRA	DETAILS	50
TRANSMISSIONS	SUBARU CVT	48
VOLKSWAGEN POLO COUPE	BRIEF	19
WARRANTY	WAR STARTS AGAIN	30

1987 - May issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO	DEVELOPS TWO NEW ENGINES	70
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING	SAAB	26
BROCK PETER	WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP	52
ENGINES	ALFA ROMEO DEVELOPS TWO NEW ENGINES	70
FORD CAPRI	BRITISH PRODUCTION ENDS	28
FORD LASER	DETAILS - FACELIFT	22
FOUR WHEEL STEERING	MAZDA REVEALS DETAILS	21
GEOGHGEAN IAN (PETE)	PETE AND HIS M-M-M-MUSTANG	72
GIOCATTOLO	TEST	46
HARVEY JOHN	WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP	52
HOLDEN CAMIRA JE	DETAILS	12
HONDA INTEGRA	C. NISSAN EXA, TOYOTA CELICA	86
JAGUAR SOVEREIGN	C. MERCEDES BENZ 300E	56
LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO	TEST	64
MAZDA	FOUR WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM	21
MAZDA 323	DETAILS - FACELIFT	22
MAZDA 626	SCOOP DETAILS	22
MELBOURNE MOTOR SHOW	SHOWTIME	16
MERCEDES BENZ 300E	C. JAGUAR SOVEREIGN	56
MITSUBISHI MAGNA	C. TOYOTA CAMRY	40
MODIFICATION	PUTTING RACE INTO YOUR HORSEPOWER	96
MOFFAT ALLAN	WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP	52
NISSAN	MOTOR SPORT PLANS	18
NISSAN EXA	C. TOYOTA CELICA, HONDA INTEGRA	86
PORSCHE 959	AT LAST	25
RENAULT	RENAULT IN AUSTRALIA	78
REPLICAS SPEEDSTER	DETAILS	8
SAAB	ANTI-LOCK BRAKING	26
TOYOTA	MOTOR SPORT PLANS	18
TOYOTA CAMRY	C. MITSUBISHI MAGNA	40
TOYOTA CAMRY	TEST	36
TOYOTA CELICA	C. NISSAN EXA, HONDA INTEGRA	86
WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP	REPORT	52

1987 - June issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
DAIHATSU CHARADE	FULL TEST	58
DRIVING	A CAR OF MY OWN	78
EXHAUST SYSTEMS	THOROUGHLY EXHAUSTED	96
FERRARI	TOTAL AUTHORITY	84
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE	MITSUBISHI	30
FOUR WHEEL STEERING	MITSUBISHI	30
HONDA CIVIC	OWNER REPORT	68
HONDA PRELUDE	TEST	54
JAGUAR XK120 C-TYPE	TEST	70
LOTUS ETNA	DETAILS	19
MAZDA 929	TEST - V6	46
MITSUBISHI	FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND STEERING	30
OPEL SENATOR	DETAILS	23
PEUGEOT	TO JOIN FORCES WITH RENAULT?	18
PORSCHE CARRERA	EXTENDED TEST	86
RENAULT	SELLS STAKE IN AMC	18
RENAULT	TO JOIN FORCES WITH PEUGEOT?	18
SHOCK ABSORBERS	SMART SHOCKS FOR THE FUTURE	12
SIX CYLINDER	V6 ENGINES IN AUSTRALIA	53
TAIPAN	TEST	62
TOYOTA	NEW FOUR-CAM V6	31
TOYOTA CAMRY	EXTENDED TEST - DOWN THE MIDDLE	38
WHEELS	OUR ""MAG"" INDUSTRY WORLD CLASS	9

1987 - July issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AUDI 300	BRIEF	33
AUDI 90 QUATTRO	TEST	35
BMW 735i EXECUTIVE	C. MERCEDES BENZ 420SEL, JAGUAR XJ40 SOVEREIGN	38
BUYING A CAR	HAVE WE GOT A DEAL....	72
DAIMLER 250 V8	TEST - RARE PROPERTY	102
DRAG RACING	NINE SECOND INSANITY	78
FORD FAIRMONT	C. HONDA ACCORD	66
FORD FALCON EA	BRIEF	8
HOLDEN	STOKES ITS OWN FIRE	58
HONDA	TO BUILD ENGINES IN ENGLAND	29
HONDA ACCORD	C. FAIRMONT	66
JAGUAR XJ40 SOVEREIGN	C. M.BENZ 420SEL, BMW 735i EXEC.	38
KOENIG WILLY	MODIFIED PORSCHE 911	62
LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH	TO CONTINUE UNDER CHRYSLER	30
MAZDA 626	DETAILS	56
MAZDA RX7	EXTENDED TEST - CARTER'S COAST	80
MERCEDES BENZ 420SEL	C. JAGUAR XJ40 SOVEREIGN, BMW 735i EXECUTIVE	38
MITSUBISHI MAGNA WAGON	DETAILS	50
PORSCHE 911	TEST - KOENIG MODIFIED	62
SAAB	PASS THE TWO MILLION MARK	33
THEFT	COLD STEAL	87
TOYOTA	QUANTITY AND QUALITY	52
TOYOTA COROLLA	TEST - HATCH	106
TOYOTA COROLLA	TEST	54

1987 - August issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
AUDI TRESER	BRIEF	42
BARTLETT KEVIN	TESTING THE CLASSIC BT31	70
BMW Z1	BRIEF	42
BRABHAM JACK	KEVIN BARTLETT TESTS HIS BT31	70
CITROEN BX CTi 16v	DETAILS	25
DESIGN	HIGH-TECH FOLLIES	78
ENGINEERING	HIGH-TECH FOLLIES	78
FERRARI 328 REPLACEMENT	DETAILS	27
FORD FALCON EA	BRIEF - WAGON	8
FORD SA30 SPORTS CAR (CAPRI)	SCOOP DETAILS	38
HOLDEN ASTRA	TEST	46
HOLDEN CAMIRA JE	C. CAMRY, PINTARA	58
HOLDEN COMMODORE VN	THE OPEL SENATOR CONNECTION	52
HONDA CRX	DETAILS	22
KIT CARS	PORSCHE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE	27
MAZDA 626	TEST - FOUR WHEEL STEER	18
MILLE MIGLIA	RE-ENACTMENT OF ITALIAN LEGEND	100
MITSUBISHI MAGNA	TEST - WAGON	54
NISSAN CEDRIC	DETAILS	23
NISSAN GLORIA	DETAILS	23
NISSAN PINTARA	C. (WAGONS) HOLDEN CAMIRA, TOYOTA CAMRY	58
NISSAN PULSAR	TEST	46
NISSAN SKYLINE SILHOUETTE	TEST	108
PEUGEOT 405	DETAILS	44
PORSCHE 944	BRIEF - RAG TOP	42
RACES/RACING	MARRIOTT'S MONSTERS - TRUCK RACING	66
REPLICAS MG TD	NEW START FOR TD PROJECT	17
SUSPENSIONS	RIDING LESSONS	86
TECHNOLOGY	HIGH-TECH FOLLIES	79
TOYOTA	JOINT VW VENTURE	19
TOYOTA CAMRY	C. (WAGONS) CAMIRA, PINTARA	58
VOLKSWAGEN	JOINT TOYOTA VENTURE	19

1987 - September issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO 164	TEST	27
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING	GOING DOWNMARKET	27
AUSTRALIA	THE BIG FIVE - WHERE TO NOW?	56
BMW 750iL	TEST	23
BMW M3	BATHURST PREVIEW	44
BROCK PETER	AGAINST ALL COMERS	82
BROCK PETER	GROUP THREE SERIES	82
FIAT TIPO	BRIEF	25
FORD	THE BIG FIVE - WHERE TO NOW?	56
FORD LASER TX3	C. NISSAN PULSAR Q, TOYOTA COROLLA TWIN CAM	62
FORD SIERRA COSWORTH TURBO	BATHURST PREVIEW	44
FORD SIERRA RS 500	DETAILS	28
FOUR WHEEL STEERING	HONDA FIRST IN AUSTRALIA	9
HARDIE FERODO	PREVIEW - WE DRIVE THE CONTENDERS	44
HOLDEN	THE BIG FIVE - WHERE TO NOW?	56
HOLDEN COMMODORE VL SS GROUP A	BATHURST PREVIEW	44
HONDA	FIRST FOUR WHEEL STEER IN AUSTRALIA	9
MAZDA 626	BRIEF	12
MAZDA RX7 CONVERTIBLE	FULL TEST	19
MERCEDES BENZ 230TE	C. VOLVO 740 TURBO ESTATE	70
MITSUBISHI	THE BIG FIVE - WHERE TO NOW?	56
NISSAN	PLANS GROUP A FLIER	23
NISSAN	THE BIG FIVE - WHERE TO NOW?	56
NISSAN CEDRIC	TEST	21
NISSAN GLORIA	TEST	21
NISSAN PULSAR Q	C. LASER TX3, COROLLA TWIN CAM	62
NISSAN SKYLINE TURBO	BATHURST PREVIEW	44
RENAULT R21 TURBO	DETAILS	30
RENAULT VESTA	BRIEF	28
ROVER 825	DETAILS	8
ROVER RANGE ROVER	EXTENDED TEST	86
SALES TAX	SIGH OF RELIEF OVER CHANGES	13
SOUND SYSTEMS	SWEET SOUND OF EXCESS	96
SUBARU	NEW FLAT SIX ENGINE	76
SUBARU VORTEX	FULL TEST - XT TURBO 4WD	78
TECHNOLOGY	GOOD FOR US - MANUFACTURERS REPLY	92
TOYOTA	THE BIG FIVE - WHERE TO NOW?	56
TOYOTA COROLLA TWINCAM	C. NISSAN PULSAR Q, FORD LASER TX3	62
TVR S-TYPE	BRIEF	32
VOLVO 740 TURBO ESTATE	C. MERCEDES BENZ 230TE	70

1987 - October issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ACCESSORIES	SEATS	111
AXE ROY	TO STEER ROVER - INTERVIEW	64
BMW 5 SERIES	BRIEF	23
BMW Z1	GETS GREEN LIGHT	22
CRICHTON NEVILLE	NEW BOSS FOR AUDI-VW	17
DAIHATSU HANDI	TEST	102
FERRARI F40	TEST	78
FORD FALCON EA	SCOOP DETAILS	8
HOLDEN COMMODORE VL SS GROUP A	INSTANT CLASSIC	48
HOLDEN COMMODORE VL	C. GROUP 111, CALAIS DIRECTOR	44
JAGUAR	MAKES PRODUCTION HISTORY	28
JANE BOB	CALDER THUNDERDOME	86
MAZDA 323 TURBO	FULL TEST	50
MAZDA 626	FULL DETAILS	16
MITSUBISHI MAGNA	INJECTION Vs CARBURETTOR	68
NASCAR	INVASION OF THE THUNDERDOME	86
OPEL CORSA	BRIEF	27
PORSCHE 959	FULL TEST	70
REPLICAS MG TD	TD 2000 IS ""GO"" AGAIN	13
ROVER	TAKES NEW DIRECTION	64
ROVER 825 Si	FULL TEST	60
SARICH RALPH	SARICH POWERED CAR TESTED	82
SEATS	GOOD ARGUMENTS FOR BETTER SEATS	111
SPEED LIMITS	IT'S NOT SPEED THAT'S UNSAFE	27
SUBARU SHERPA	TEST	102
SUZUKI ALTO	TEST	103
SUZUKI MIGHTY BOY	TEST	103
TOYOTA CELICA	BRIEF - UPDATED	19
TVR	MYSTERY V8	19
USED CARS	BUDGET BEATERS	94
USED CARS	SECOND-HAND STRATEGIES	105
VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO	BRIEF	19
VOLVO 760	BRIEF - UPDATED	28
WYNN'S SAFARI	CARRY THAT WEIGHT	54

1987 - November issue

 

	Detail	Page No.
ALFA ROMEO 164	TEST	106
ALFA ROMEO 33	BRIEF - FASTER	10
AUSTRALIAN GP	EYE OF THE TIGER	38
BOND COLIN	BATHURST	58
BROCK PETER	BATHURST	58
BROCK PETER	THE RISE AND FALL	26
DAIHATSU CHARADE	C. HOLDEN BARINA, HYUNDAI EXCEL, MAZDA 121	70
EGGENBERGER RUDI	HARDIE FERODO	58
FORD LASER TURBO	C. PEUGEOT 205 GTi	52
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE	GOING BUSH - 4WD SPECIAL	84
FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW	SPORTS CARS STEAL SCENE	18
GIBSON FRED	BATHURST	58
GRICE ALLAN	BATHURST	58
HARDIE FERODO	TWO EGGENBERGER'S HOLD THE SAUCE	58
HOLDEN	THE HOLDEN WISE STORY	100
HOLDEN BARINA	C. CHARADE, EXCEL, MAZDA 121	70
HONDA CIVIC	DETAILS - NEW	8
HONDA LEGEND	BRIEF - NEW ENGINE	22
HONDA PRELUDE	FULL TEST	78
HYUNDAI EXCEL	C. CHARADE, BARINA, MAZDA 121	70
JAGUAR F TYPE	BRIEF	19
JOHNSON DICK	BATHURST	58
MAZDA 121 FUN TOP	C. CHARADE, BARINA, EXCEL	70
NISSAN BLUEBIRD	DETAILS	21
NISSAN SKYLINE GTS-R	DETAILS - GROUP A WEAPON	10
PERCY WIN	BATHURST	58
PERKINS LARRY	BATHURST	58
PEUGEOT 205 GTi	C. FORD LASER TURBO	52
PORSCHE 928S4	TEST	110
RECORDS FLYING MILE	AEROTECH	24
SETON GLENN	BATHURST	58
TOYOTA CELICA	ALL DRESSED UP - AUTO-TEK KIT	68
TOYOTA CROWN	DETAILS	22
TOYOTA MR2	FULL TEST	94
WALKER MURRAY	FAST BUCKS	46

1987 - December issue

	Detail	Page No.
ALBORETO MICHELE	AUSTRALIAN GP	56
AUSTRALIAN GP	PAINTING THE TOWN	56
BERGER GERHARD	AUSTRALIAN GP	56
BOUTSEN THIERRY	AUSTRALIAN GP	56
BROCK PETER	MY LIFE AFTER HOLDEN - INTERVIEW	96
BROCK PETER	TO RACE BMW IN 1988	12
DE CESARIS ANDREA	AUSTRALIAN GP	56
FIAT TIPO	BRIEF	21
FORD FALCON	THE FALCON THAT WASN'T	106
FORD LASER TX3 TURBO 4WD	FULL TEST	37
FORD TELSTAR TX5 TURBO	FULL TEST	30
GIOCATTOLO	ENDS GESTATION	18
HOLDEN	MERGER WITH TOYOTA	8
HOLDEN COMMODORE VL SS GROUP A	TEST	42
HOLDEN COMMODORE VN	BRIEF - STRONGER V6	16
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL	BRIEF - GOES FRONT WHEEL DRIVE	26
LOTUS ESPRIT	BRIEF - RESTYLED	24
MITSUBISHI MIRAGE	DETAILS - XYVYX	20
MODENA STEFANO	AUSTRALIAN GP	56
PATRESE RICCARDO	AUSTRALAIN GP	56
PIQUET NELSON	AUSTRALIAN GP	56
PORSCHE 911	TURNS 25	18
PROST ALAIN	AUSTRALIAN GP	56
SENNA AYRTON	AUSTRALIAN GP	56
SOLAR CARS SUNRACER	GM ENTRANT FOR DARWIN-ADELAIDE RACE	67
SOLAR CHALLENGE	GM ENTRANT	67
SPARE PARTS	HIGHWAY ROBBERY!	80
SUSPENSIONS	ACTIVE SUSPENSION FOR GALANT	20
SYDNEY MOTOR SHOW	GREAT SHOW	16
TOKYO MOTOR SHOW	FUTURE SHOCK	48
TOYOTA	MERGER WITH HOLDEN	8
TOYOTA CELICA	TEST	70
TOYOTA MR2	TEST	70
TOYOTA SUPRA	TEST	70
TRAVEL	PATHFINDING IN CORNER COUNTRY	110
WHEELS MAGAZINE	THE LAST 17 YEARS	86