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Car Magazine – December 1984
Giugiaro’s Mass-Market Exotic (Cover Issue)
Good Condition – Plastic Protective Covering Included
This is an original December 1984 issue of Car Magazine, featuring Giugiaro’s bold attempt at creating a mass-market mid-engined exotic. The magazine is in good condition, and the item pictured is the exact one you will receive. Please review all images for condition verification. Combined shipping is available upon request, and each item is shipped with a protective plastic covering.
Below is the complete table of contents, presented without dots and preserving all original wording exactly as printed.
Table of Contents
5
Agenda
How important the new Giugiaro car is to sports cars
6
Headlines
What’s new in the car world that you need to know
13
Sir!
Plenty of space for you this month; lively stuff, too
23
Frontline
Four disparate opinions you can’t afford to ignore
39
Oracle
Scoops, scandals, intrigue, rumours and secrets
TURIN TAKES OVER
70
Giugiaro’s Mass-Market Meteor
First details of the 150mph mid-engined sports Ital Design want to sell to a big maker
76
Coachbuilders’ Show
Details of the rest of the Turin crop: more from Ital, a two-seater from Pininfarina, and more
79
Pininfarina’s New Guard
Interviewing Sergio Pininfarina’s two sons who will one day jointly run the family firm
82
Henry On The Attack
An early look at the car which will rebuild Ford’s motor sport image
It’s mid-engined and has 4wd
84
Jaguar F-type Latest
The latest changes to the shape of the car Coventry hope will recall the glory of the E-type
Sleek, beautiful, and based on the 1985 XJ40
88
War On Exmoor
The Capri Injection Special and Alfa Romeo GTV6 battle the most important test of all: driving fast
96
Paris And Brum
A look at the shows that have just passed
Paris could have been more stimulating; Brum was fine, except for the NEC
104
A View Of The Future
Gordon Kent reviews a four-year international research project on the future of the motor car
106
Prophet Of Boom
Steve Cropley interviews Dan Jones of Sussex University
The car is healthy, he says
108
Newcomers
Lancia Thema – Refinement rules
Seat Ibiza – Disappointing
BMW M535i and 518i – Competent as usual
Mitsubishi Galant – Refreshingly good
Alfa 33 Green Cloverleaf – OK
114
Interview – Dr Ferry Porsche
Steve Cropley meets the man responsible for the formation and success of Porsche after the war
117
Learning Again
John McCormick joins Porsche owners at a dealer driving day aimed at improving skill and safety
126
Cars Of Ten Decades
LJK Setright on what man and cars have done to one another from 1956 to 1965
136
Giant Test
Ford Fiesta XR2 v MG Metro Turbo v Peugeot 205GTi
The best of the “below Golf” hatchbacks go head-to-head
Can British beat French?
147
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Surveying Britain’s new cars and their prices in a pull-no-punches way
Unpopular with salesmen, revealing for readers
162
Tech
James Watt investigates putting a car’s power on the ground and how limits are being pushed
Are Quattros needed for the 1990s?
166
Hearsay
David Rowland surveys the coming Compact Disc systems for in-car audio
168
Early Georgian
Chris Harvey looks back at Giugiaro’s early days as a sports-car designer through the Iso Grifo
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