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

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Added issue year:
1981
Added issue month:
October
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Added issue volume:
28
Added issue number:
5
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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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