Revisions to Modern Motor (Australia) December 1979 (Volume 26 No. 7)

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johna (35,463)

Added issue year:

1979

Added issue month:

December

Added contents:

Road tests and comparisons:
• Lotus Esprit S2

Short Drives
• Toyota Corolla T18 liftback and Corona CS introduction (4 pages)
• Subaru Leone (1 page)
• Holden Gemini SLX (1 page)
• Buying a used Fiat 128, 128SL or 128 3P (1970-78) (3 pages)
• Fiat X1/9 (1 page)
• Chrysler D50 RV ute (1 page)

Features and articles:
• Frankfurt Motor Show
• Pirelli Calender girls
• US cars for 1980

Poster
• Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (Kevin Bartlett Bathurst car)

Motorsport
• Full coverage of James Hardie 1979 Bathurst won by Brock / Richards in Torana A9X
• Alan Jones' Dutch Grand prix win
• Jody Scheckter wins the Italian Grand Prix with Villeneuve 1-2
• Alan Jones beats Villeneuve in the Canadian Grand prix

Advertisements:
• Ford Sundowners range
• Triumph TR7
• Lotus (b&w)
• Jeep Renegade
• Chrysler Sigma 2.6
• Toyota Corolla

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edited Jul 29 '19 at 23:55 (UTC)

johna (35,463)

Deleted contents:

Road tests and comparisons:
• Lotus Esprit S2

Short Drives
• Toyota Corolla T18 liftback and Corona CS introduction (4 pages)
• Subaru Leone (1 page)
• Holden Gemini SLX (1 page)
• Buying a used Fiat 128, 128SL or 128 3P (1970-78) (3 pages)
• Fiat X1/9 (1 page)
• Chrysler D50 RV ute (1 page)

Features and articles:
• Frankfurt Motor Show
• Pirelli Calender girls
• US cars for 1980

Poster
• Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (Kevin Bartlett Bathurst car)

Motorsport
• Full coverage of James Hardie 1979 Bathurst won by Brock / Richards in Torana A9X
• Alan Jones' Dutch Grand prix win
• Jody Scheckter wins the Italian Grand Prix with Villeneuve 1-2
• Alan Jones beats Villeneuve in the Canadian Grand prix

Advertisements:
• Ford Sundowners range
• Triumph TR7
• Lotus (b&w)
• Jeep Renegade
• Chrysler Sigma 2.6
• Toyota Corolla

Added image:

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edited May 19 '20 at 04:15 (UTC)

motorlife (115,037)

Added issue volume:

26

Added issue number:

7

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edited May 10 '25 at 09:17 (UTC)

jimmythebook (1,653)

Added contents:

Road tests and comparisons:
• Lotus Esprit S2

Short Drives
• Toyota Corolla T18 liftback and Corona CS introduction (4 pages)
• Subaru Leone (1 page)
• Holden Gemini SLX (1 page)
• Buying a used Fiat 128, 128SL or 128 3P (1970-78) (3 pages)
• Fiat X1/9 (1 page)
• Chrysler D50 RV ute (1 page)

Features and articles:
• Frankfurt Motor Show
• Pirelli Calender girls
• US cars for 1980

Poster
• Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (Kevin Bartlett Bathurst car)

Motorsport
• Full coverage of James Hardie 1979 Bathurst won by Brock / Richards in Torana A9X
• Alan Jones' Dutch Grand prix win
• Jody Scheckter wins the Italian Grand Prix with Villeneuve 1-2
• Alan Jones beats Villeneuve in the Canadian Grand prix

Advertisements:
• Ford Sundowners range
• Triumph TR7
• Lotus (b&w)
• Jeep Renegade
• Chrysler Sigma 2.6
• Toyota Corolla