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Revisions to Modern Motor (Australia) October 1981 (Volume 28 No. 5)

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johna
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Added issue type:
Monthly
Added issue year:
1981
Added issue month:
October
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motorlife
edited May 19 '20 at 04:46 (UTC)
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Added issue volume:
28
Added issue number:
5
johna
edited Mar 28 '25 at 08:39 (UTC)
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Added contents:
NEWSFRONT

• BRAINY BMW 733i Barry Lake 7
• MERCEDES BENZ HITS WITH SUPER COUPES: the SECs Dev Dvoretsky 8
• FORD CORTINA'S STOPGAP REPLACEMENT John Mellor 10
• NISSAN SKYLINE ON THE NEAR HORIZON Peter Bellamy 12
• KIWI CAR MARKET BUOYANT John Ellegard 21
• TURBO THRUST: the demand for blowers John Mellor 22
• HOLDEN VH COMMODORE: Australia's Own Goes High-Tech Peter McKay 26
• EUROPE GETS ITS J-CAR ... and we're next! Dev Dvoretsky 32

ROAD TESTS/DRIVE

• USED CAR: Mitsubishi Sigma/Scorpion Special Writer 95
• FORD LASER SPORT v HOLDEN GEMINI ZZ: Comparison Barry Lake 98
• HOLDEN CDT GEMINI ... but this one will light up your life Barry Lake 100
• SUZUKI SIERRA: a spring in its step Barry Lake 122

FEATURES

• DUKES AINT HAP-HAZZARD: the star is a car Brian Woodward 38
• ACTION SHOW: Sydney's annual expo Barry Lake 42
• CALIFORNIAN CAPER: motoring in the US Barry Lake 50
• MOTOR'S GUIDE TO CAR SOUND: 30-page supplement Brian Woodward 57
• REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT: farewell to the Valiant John Mellor 88
• OHLMEYER'S 1904 JIGGER: a pioneer's buckboard Pedr Davis 102

POSTER

• ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA GTV Ray Berghouse photo 70

MOTORSPORT

• PIQUET STRIKES BACK: German Grand Prix Jeff Hutchinson 110
• HAPPY JACQUES: Austrian Grand Prix Jeff Hutchinson 114

REGULAR DEPARTMENTS

• HINDSIGHT Barry Lake 93
• BOOK REVIEWS Barry Lake 109
• MOTORFAIR Brian Woodward 120
• COLUMNS Various 126
• READERS' LETTERS You 132
• COMICS: Rat O'Toole Silvestro 135
• TAILPIECE Staff 136
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