Modern Motor – April 1981 (Volume 27 No. 11)

• FORD LASER Wayne Cantell tests Ford's new small front-wheel-drive Escort replacement.
• BORN TO BE FREE Barry Lake discovers the new Peugeot 505 is an open road courser, and is not very comfortable in city traffic.
• RADAR - HOW IT TRAPS YOU Motor looks at the technical side of police radar traps, and how an electronic misreading can cost you money and points.
• WHAT'S IT LIKE OUT THERE? Rob Luck tells us what it's like to lock horns with the professionals in the Pro-Am race series at Amaroo Park.
• NEW RELEASE No. 1 Datsun's fuel injected Skyline, and semi-sport triple-S Stanza hit the 1981 new car market.
• CENTRESPREAD It's time for our annual World Drivers' Championship listing and score sheet.
• NEW RELEASE No. 2 The world's best car? Rolls Royce releases the 1981 Silver Spur and Silver Spirit.
• NEW RELEASE No. 3 Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz? Wayne Cantell looks at the 1981 S Class
Mercedes with ABS anti-lock brakes.
• BUYING A USED CAR The Leyland P76 - cheap motoring
• NEW RELEASE No. 4 And now an automatic turbo - flagship of the 1981 Saab lineup.
• NEW RELEASE No. 5 The cheapest diesel. Peter McKay finds the new Holden Gemini oiler to be one of the best about.
• UP MARKET GRAND TOURER Peter McKay plays in the Volvo 244 GLE - the 1981 replacement for the popular
242 GT.
• HINDSIGHT A flashback to the golden mouldies of Motor.
• BOOK REVIEWS with Barry Lake.
• NEW RELEASE No. 6 Barry Lake finds Ford's new Bronco an easy horse to tame.
• SERIES PRODUCTION A detailed look at a new motorsport classification which should put life back into Australia's jaded circuits.
• NEW RELEASE No. 7 Stretching a dollar in the upgraded, facelifted, Daihatsu Charade.
• MOTORFAIR
• SLICK WIN FOR REUTEMANN
The first Grand Prix of the 1981 season was held in South Africa, but because of political bickering between the controlling bodies, it carried points towards the world championship.
• WRITELINES
• TAYLOR
• SULLIVAN
• RAT O'TOOLE
• TAILPIECE