Revisions to Motor Manual (Australia) February 1981 (No. 464)
Added contents:
FEATURES:
• SHOTGUN MARRIAGE - DIVORCE FROM REALITY? - As we advance further into the motoring philosophy of the eighties in an energy hungry world, the muscle car monsters of our immediate past become increasingly amazing. Paul Harrington relives his past, driving a (Ford) Mustang Boss 429 and a very hot Falcon GT.
• FUTURE SHOCKS - Production car design is moving more towards sophistication in both engine and chassis. Suspensions of the future may well demand gas pressure shock absorbers to be fitted as a result. We answer the "why" and "how".
• DETROIT IRON AND GERMAN STEEL - Fitting a Chevrolet V8 into a Mercedes 450 SLC might seem like sacrilege at first, but there's a special reason in the case of Peter Fowler's sports sedan challenger for 1987. David Segal.
• THEY'RE EVEN DOING IT TO PORSCHE! Barry Main describes a Chevrolet V8 powered Porsche 911.
• FIRST: LEARN THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. What's it like to spend a night on the road with the Highway Patrol? Ron Dunn has the answer.
• RICEPOWER BEYOND THE BAMBOO CURTAIN - Following an all too brief exposure to motoring in Communist China, the editor is still recovering. We revived him long enough to file the story!
• FACING THE FUTURE WITH BELT AND BRACES - Hybrid power units could be just the thing to save energy until such time as the great battery breakthrough is achieved and electric cars become a viable alternative. Charles Proche reports.
• DETERMINED TO BE DIFFERENT - Australia is still a hotbed of individualism as David Segal discovered when investigating the new Delta sports car.
ON TRIAL:
• PERFECT IN THE PARKING LOT, BUT... Toyota's new Crown Royal Saloon has good points to go with the bad. Paul Harrington.
• HIROSHIMA HITS BACK - Not all the revisions on the '87 Mazda 626 range are immediately obvious, but they're there says Paul Harrington.
ROAD BRIEFS:
• FORD CORTINA TF S PACK. David Segel.
COLUMNS:
• INSIDE LOOKING OUT
• MEANWHILE OUTSIDE
DEPARTMENTS:
• JUST RELEASED
• TRAFFIC
• INTERNATIONAL
• BRASS TACKS
• MOTOR SPORT
• ACCESS
• NEW CAR BUYERS GUIDE
• USED CAR GUIDE
• SHOTGUN MARRIAGE - DIVORCE FROM REALITY? - As we advance further into the motoring philosophy of the eighties in an energy hungry world, the muscle car monsters of our immediate past become increasingly amazing. Paul Harrington relives his past, driving a (Ford) Mustang Boss 429 and a very hot Falcon GT.
• FUTURE SHOCKS - Production car design is moving more towards sophistication in both engine and chassis. Suspensions of the future may well demand gas pressure shock absorbers to be fitted as a result. We answer the "why" and "how".
• DETROIT IRON AND GERMAN STEEL - Fitting a Chevrolet V8 into a Mercedes 450 SLC might seem like sacrilege at first, but there's a special reason in the case of Peter Fowler's sports sedan challenger for 1987. David Segal.
• THEY'RE EVEN DOING IT TO PORSCHE! Barry Main describes a Chevrolet V8 powered Porsche 911.
• FIRST: LEARN THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. What's it like to spend a night on the road with the Highway Patrol? Ron Dunn has the answer.
• RICEPOWER BEYOND THE BAMBOO CURTAIN - Following an all too brief exposure to motoring in Communist China, the editor is still recovering. We revived him long enough to file the story!
• FACING THE FUTURE WITH BELT AND BRACES - Hybrid power units could be just the thing to save energy until such time as the great battery breakthrough is achieved and electric cars become a viable alternative. Charles Proche reports.
• DETERMINED TO BE DIFFERENT - Australia is still a hotbed of individualism as David Segal discovered when investigating the new Delta sports car.
ON TRIAL:
• PERFECT IN THE PARKING LOT, BUT... Toyota's new Crown Royal Saloon has good points to go with the bad. Paul Harrington.
• HIROSHIMA HITS BACK - Not all the revisions on the '87 Mazda 626 range are immediately obvious, but they're there says Paul Harrington.
ROAD BRIEFS:
• FORD CORTINA TF S PACK. David Segel.
COLUMNS:
• INSIDE LOOKING OUT
• MEANWHILE OUTSIDE
DEPARTMENTS:
• JUST RELEASED
• TRAFFIC
• INTERNATIONAL
• BRASS TACKS
• MOTOR SPORT
• ACCESS
• NEW CAR BUYERS GUIDE
• USED CAR GUIDE
Updated contents:
FEATURES:
• SHOTGUN MARRIAGE - DIVORCE FROM REALITY? - As we advance further into the motoring philosophy of the eighties in an energy hungry world, the muscle car monsters of our immediate past become increasingly amazing. Paul Harrington relives his past, driving a (Ford) Mustang Boss 429 and a very hot Falcon GT.
• FUTURE SHOCKS - Production car design is moving more towards sophistication in both engine and chassis. Suspensions of the future may well demand gas pressure shock absorbers to be fitted as a result. We answer the "why" and "how".
• DETROIT IRON AND GERMAN STEEL - Fitting a Chevrolet V8 into a Mercedes 450 SLC might seem like sacrilege at first, but there's a special reason in the case of Peter Fowler's sports sedan challenger for 1987. David Segal.
• THEY'RE EVEN DOING IT TO PORSCHE! Barry Main describes a Chevrolet V8 powered Porsche 911.
• FIRST: LEARN THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. What's it like to spend a night on the road with the Highway Patrol? Ron Dunn has the answer.
• RICEPOWER BEYOND THE BAMBOO CURTAIN - Following an all too brief exposure to motoring in Communist China, the editor is still recovering. We revived him long enough to file the story!
• FACING THE FUTURE WITH BELT AND BRACES - Hybrid power units could be just the thing to save energy until such time as the great battery breakthrough is achieved and electric cars become a viable alternative. Charles Proche reports.
• DETERMINED TO BE DIFFERENT - Australia is still a hotbed of individualism as David Segal discovered when investigating the new Delta sports car.
ON TRIAL:
• PERFECT IN THE PARKING LOT, BUT... Toyota's new Crown Royal Saloon has good points to go with the bad. Paul Harrington.
• HIROSHIMA HITS BACK - Not all the revisions on the '87 Mazda 626 range are immediately obvious, but they're there says Paul Harrington.
ROAD BRIEFS:
• FORD CORTINA TF S PACK. David Segel.
COLUMNS:
• INSIDE LOOKING OUT
• MEANWHILE OUTSIDE
DEPARTMENTS:
• JUST RELEASED
• TRAFFIC
• INTERNATIONAL
• BRASS TACKS
• MOTOR SPORT
• ACCESS
• NEW CAR BUYERS GUIDE
• USED CAR GUIDE
• SHOTGUN MARRIAGE - DIVORCE FROM REALITY? - As we advance further into the motoring philosophy of the eighties in an energy hungry world, the muscle car monsters of our immediate past become increasingly amazing. Paul Harrington relives his past, driving a (Ford) Mustang Boss 429 and a very hot Falcon GT.
• FUTURE SHOCKS - Production car design is moving more towards sophistication in both engine and chassis. Suspensions of the future may well demand gas pressure shock absorbers to be fitted as a result. We answer the "why" and "how".
• DETROIT IRON AND GERMAN STEEL - Fitting a Chevrolet V8 into a Mercedes 450 SLC might seem like sacrilege at first, but there's a special reason in the case of Peter Fowler's sports sedan challenger for 1987. David Segal.
• THEY'RE EVEN DOING IT TO PORSCHE! Barry Main describes a Chevrolet V8 powered Porsche 911.
• FIRST: LEARN THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. What's it like to spend a night on the road with the Highway Patrol? Ron Dunn has the answer.
• RICEPOWER BEYOND THE BAMBOO CURTAIN - Following an all too brief exposure to motoring in Communist China, the editor is still recovering. We revived him long enough to file the story!
• FACING THE FUTURE WITH BELT AND BRACES - Hybrid power units could be just the thing to save energy until such time as the great battery breakthrough is achieved and electric cars become a viable alternative. Charles Proche reports.
• DETERMINED TO BE DIFFERENT - Australia is still a hotbed of individualism as David Segal discovered when investigating the new Delta sports car.
ON TRIAL:
• PERFECT IN THE PARKING LOT, BUT... Toyota's new Crown Royal Saloon has good points to go with the bad. Paul Harrington.
• HIROSHIMA HITS BACK - Not all the revisions on the '87 Mazda 626 range are immediately obvious, but they're there says Paul Harrington.
ROAD BRIEFS:
• FORD CORTINA TF S PACK. David Segel.
COLUMNS:
• INSIDE LOOKING OUT
• MEANWHILE OUTSIDE
DEPARTMENTS:
• JUST RELEASED
• TRAFFIC
• INTERNATIONAL
• BRASS TACKS
• MOTOR SPORT
• ACCESS
• NEW CAR BUYERS GUIDE
• USED CAR GUIDE