• RENAULT MEGANE: Parisian beauty David McKay 6 • AUDI V8: two is better than one Michael Cotton 8 • V12 MERCEDES-BENZ: glimpse of the future Michael Cotton 12 • DODGE INTERPID: old-school showstopper David Featherston 14 • KELPIE CARGO: Aussie's US success Shane Nicholls 22 • SCOOT PONTIAC GRAND AM: 1991 turbo Holden Strange 24 • JAGUAR XJ-R S: a Le Mans celebration Michael Cotton 32
FEATURES
• MODEL 1 FORD FALCON: it's all happening Barry Lake 46 • COMPETITION: the Mobil 1 Ford Falcon S in your garage Barry Lake 50 • GEMBALLA FERRARI TESTAROSSA: from Loenberg to MiamiH.J. Tucherer 52 • ENZO FERRARI: man and machines Michael Cotton/Innes Ireland 56 • 40 YEARS OF HOLDENS II: we've come a long way Tony Davis 68 • 40 YEARS OF HOLDENS I: let's start at the beginning Tony Davis 77 • SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW: latest and greatest David Berthon 96 • PRESTON TUCKER: from hero to zero and back again Pedr Davis 111 • HONDA GOLDWING: big bird in the USA Peter Thoeming 114 • PROFILE: NEVILLE CRICHTON: a life of enterprise Ian Lee 124
TESTS
• FORD FALCON S v HOLDEN COMMODORE S v NISSAN SKYLINE SILHOUETTE GTS: dollar performance James Cleary 36 • TOYOTA SUPRA TURBO: capital F for Fast Ewan Kennedy 42
POSTER
• GEMBALLA FERRARI TESTAROSSA: understated it ain't H.J. Tucherer 74
MOTORSPORT
• MAZDA MADNESS: bush blasting Barry Lake 64 • BELGIAN GRAND PRIX: Senna looks the goods Jeff Hutchinson 84 • ITALIAN GRAND PRIX: how to make an Italian happy Jeff Hutchinson 90
CROSSWORD
• TEST YOUR TALENT: a brain bender Ian Dixon 140
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS
• LETTER FROM EUROPE: the Old Man David McKay 127 • MOTORFAIR: shop 'till you drop Garry O'Brien 128 • BOOKS: Formula One, Jaguars and rocket cars Barry Lake 134 • LETTERS: questions and comment Readers 141 • HINDSIGHT: looking back Belinda Paling 141 • SIDE SWIPES: Paling's soapbox Belinda Paling 142 • CAR PRICES: brought to you by the GIO James Cleary 142 • CAR SPECIFICATIONS: compliments of the GIO James Cleary 144 • TAILPIECE: up in smoke DW Jones 146
• RENAULT MEGANE: Parisian beauty David McKay 6 • AUDI V8: two is better than one Michael Cotton 8 • V12 MERCEDES-BENZ: glimpse of the future Michael Cotton 12 • DODGE INTERPID: old-school showstopper David Featherston 14 • KELPIE CARGO: Aussie's US success Shane Nicholls 22 • SCOOT PONTIAC GRAND AM: 1991 turbo Holden Strange 24 • JAGUAR XJ-R S: a Le Mans celebration Michael Cotton 32
FEATURES
• MODEL 1 FORD FALCON: it's all happening Barry Lake 46 • COMPETITION: the Mobil 1 Ford Falcon S in your garage Barry Lake 50 • GEMBALLA FERRARI TESTAROSSA: from Loenberg to MiamiH.J. Tucherer 52 • ENZO FERRARI: man and machines Michael Cotton/Innes Ireland 56 • 40 YEARS OF HOLDENS II: we've come a long way Tony Davis 68 • 40 YEARS OF HOLDENS I: let's start at the beginning Tony Davis 77 • SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW: latest and greatest David Berthon 96 • PRESTON TUCKER: from hero to zero and back again Pedr Davis 111 • HONDA GOLDWING: big bird in the USA Peter Thoeming 114 • PROFILE: NEVILLE CRICHTON: a life of enterprise Ian Lee 124
TESTS
• FORD FALCON S v HOLDEN COMMODORE S v NISSAN SKYLINE SILHOUETTE GTS: dollar performance James Cleary 36 • TOYOTA SUPRA TURBO: capital F for Fast Ewan Kennedy 42
POSTER
• GEMBALLA FERRARI TESTAROSSA: understated it ain't H.J. Tucherer 74
MOTORSPORT
• MAZDA MADNESS: bush blasting Barry Lake 64 • BELGIAN GRAND PRIX: Senna looks the goods Jeff Hutchinson 84 • ITALIAN GRAND PRIX: how to make an Italian happy Jeff Hutchinson 90
CROSSWORD
• TEST YOUR TALENT: a brain bender Ian Dixon 140
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS
• LETTER FROM EUROPE: the Old Man David McKay 127 • MOTORFAIR: shop 'till you drop Garry O'Brien 128 • BOOKS: Formula One, Jaguars and rocket cars Barry Lake 134 • LETTERS: questions and comment Readers 141 • HINDSIGHT: looking back Belinda Paling 141 • SIDE SWIPES: Paling's soapbox Belinda Paling 142 • CAR PRICES: brought to you by the GIO James Cleary 142 • CAR SPECIFICATIONS: compliments of the GIO James Cleary 144 • TAILPIECE: up in smoke DW Jones 146