Modern Motor – August 1981 (Volume 28 No. 3)
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• NEWSLINES
• THE BATTLE RAGES ON The 1980s Supercars - the turbo-injected Holden Commodore and the Phase Five Ford Falcon - slug it out toe to toe.
• OH, PETER! Has consumer advocate Peter Wherrett gone completely off the boil by linking with Mitsubishi? We think so.
• JOH BJELKE-PETERSEN'S BJEEP Brian Woodward looks at Jeep's Queensland plant and asks why the product isn't as impressive as the marketing.
• NEW TOYOTA COROLLAS A new version of the world's best-selling car will be released in Australia within two months. Here's a sneak preview of what we'll be getting.
• CYCLE-DELIC FUEL SAVERS An Australian team chalks up a world record mileage of 2747.5 mpg in The Shell/The Australian Mileage Marathon.
• THERE'S LIFE IN THE OLD BASTARD YET Living legend hasn't slowed down: flying legend, Geijgonie Jack Murray.
• JAGUAR BITES BENZ A new V12 in the XJ-S is anatomically tickling Jaguar of its reliability problems, while the engineering department has come up with an advanced version of the V12 engine. Dev Dvoretsky has the inside story.
• POSTER Taking the spotlight this month is the sensational turbocharged five-cylinder all-wheel-drive Audi Quattro.
• PLAYING WITH THE DIVINE BEE EM German Munich. David Robertson paints a tantalising word picture of the revised and sporty Three-series BMWs due here in around six months.
• SUPER BRAVA SUPERB RAVER Proving that family motoring can be fun, Brian Woodward tests Fiat's sporty 131 sedan.
• BUYING A USED CAR Valiant Hornets/Datsuns - the 180B and 200B.
• HINDSIGHT Taking the time machine back five, 15 and 25 years.
• BOOK REVIEWS
• FERRARI TO THE FORE Gilles Villeneuve posts the first grand prix win for the turbo-car at Monaco.
• FAST TRAIN IN SPAIN Two in a row to Gilles, "brain-fade" ousts Alan Jones while leading the Spanish Grand Prix.
• INDIANAPOLIS '81 Australians Schuppan and Brabham shine in controversial 500.
• THE COLUMNISTS Taylor, Lake and Sullivan.
• WRITELINES You have your say.
• RAT O'TOOLE The censored version of our despicable comic.
• TAILPIECE A different slant to finish off the month.
• THE BATTLE RAGES ON The 1980s Supercars - the turbo-injected Holden Commodore and the Phase Five Ford Falcon - slug it out toe to toe.
• OH, PETER! Has consumer advocate Peter Wherrett gone completely off the boil by linking with Mitsubishi? We think so.
• JOH BJELKE-PETERSEN'S BJEEP Brian Woodward looks at Jeep's Queensland plant and asks why the product isn't as impressive as the marketing.
• NEW TOYOTA COROLLAS A new version of the world's best-selling car will be released in Australia within two months. Here's a sneak preview of what we'll be getting.
• CYCLE-DELIC FUEL SAVERS An Australian team chalks up a world record mileage of 2747.5 mpg in The Shell/The Australian Mileage Marathon.
• THERE'S LIFE IN THE OLD BASTARD YET Living legend hasn't slowed down: flying legend, Geijgonie Jack Murray.
• JAGUAR BITES BENZ A new V12 in the XJ-S is anatomically tickling Jaguar of its reliability problems, while the engineering department has come up with an advanced version of the V12 engine. Dev Dvoretsky has the inside story.
• POSTER Taking the spotlight this month is the sensational turbocharged five-cylinder all-wheel-drive Audi Quattro.
• PLAYING WITH THE DIVINE BEE EM German Munich. David Robertson paints a tantalising word picture of the revised and sporty Three-series BMWs due here in around six months.
• SUPER BRAVA SUPERB RAVER Proving that family motoring can be fun, Brian Woodward tests Fiat's sporty 131 sedan.
• BUYING A USED CAR Valiant Hornets/Datsuns - the 180B and 200B.
• HINDSIGHT Taking the time machine back five, 15 and 25 years.
• BOOK REVIEWS
• FERRARI TO THE FORE Gilles Villeneuve posts the first grand prix win for the turbo-car at Monaco.
• FAST TRAIN IN SPAIN Two in a row to Gilles, "brain-fade" ousts Alan Jones while leading the Spanish Grand Prix.
• INDIANAPOLIS '81 Australians Schuppan and Brabham shine in controversial 500.
• THE COLUMNISTS Taylor, Lake and Sullivan.
• WRITELINES You have your say.
• RAT O'TOOLE The censored version of our despicable comic.
• TAILPIECE A different slant to finish off the month.
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