Description
Car Magazine – June 1983
Lamborghini’s Sensational Jalpa (Cover Issue)
Good Condition – Plastic Protective Covering Included
This listing is for an original June 1983 issue of Car Magazine, featuring Lamborghini’s sensational Jalpa and an array of era-defining road tests, scoops, industry profiles, and racing insights. The item is in good condition, and the exact magazine shown in the listing photos is the one you will receive. Please review all pictures carefully for condition purposes. Combined shipping is available upon request, and all magazines come with a protective plastic covering.
Below is the complete table of contents, with original text preserved and dots removed as requested.
Table of Contents
5
Agenda
Profiling the poorest Lamborghini buyer of them all
6
Sir!
Not so much about the GBU this time, for a change
19
Frontline
Four shades of meaning on motoring topics
34
Oracle
World news, world news, and world news
64
Hallelujah Jalpa!
Lamborghini’s second car comes to Britain – because CAR brought it here.
Steve Cropley reports on a rapid night dash from Modena to London
70
Lamborghini’s Mr Mimram
Twenty-seven-year-old Patrick Mimram, boss of the Sant’Agata operation,
stops in London long enough for this interview
72
SCOOP! Alfa Nissan Breaks Out!
The fruit of Alfa Romeo’s cooperative deal with the Japanese is about to bear fruit –
and our spy photos show that it’s impressive
74
SCOOP! France to get a super-coupe!
An all-new 140mph turbo-coupé built by Matra and Renault-Alpine is coming to replace
the A310, R5 Turbo, and Murena
76
Newcomers
All-new Mazda 626
Revised Mazda 323
New-to-Britain Vauxhall Nova
Efficient BMW 525e
Practical Audi Avant
Superfast Peugeot 505 Turbo
86
The Homecoming
David Burgess Wise tells the story of a late 1920s Bugatti Type 35T,
reunited with the Targa Florio circuit after more than fifty years
94
Plastic Rollers
Imagine a car rolling on tyres made entirely of plastic – no rubber, no fabrics.
Engineers are working to make it possible
98
Porsche Paradox
The 911SC, an outmoded car, has been made more traditional with the new Cabrio.
Ian Fraser dislikes himself for liking it
108
Giant Test Special
Renault 5TX v Citroën Visa GT v Ford Fiesta XR2 v Fiat 127 GT v MG Metro
The hot-hatch struggle intensifies as the Visa GT enters the field
118
Giant Test Extra
MG Metro Turbo, son of Cooper
The fastest brick of all doesn’t fit the Giant Test on price,
but in spirit, it belongs right in the middle of it
120
Formula For Finesse
David Matthews explains how new Formula One regulations for 1983
have rebuilt Grand Prix racing as a spectacle
122
Realist’s Race Guide
A tell-the-truth guide to all forms of motorsport –
which to follow and which to avoid
130
Shock Tactics
A Kandy apple-painted, leather-lined Mercedes 280CE with a hot 5.0-litre V8
and a £30,000 price tag shocks other fast cars
133
Status Seller
Gavin Green interviews the man behind AMG,
the world’s most successful creators of Mercedes performance add-ons
140
Long Term Test – No Offence
The Triumph Acclaim that came for 12,000 miles,
ran up twice the mileage, and still stuck around
147
Hearsay
David Rowlands on the latest in-car hi-fi
155
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
The controversial price list with commentary –
loathed by salesmen, loved by some Sir! correspondents
172
Little Bull
Chris Harvey on the first of the small-engined Lamborghini V8s –
a car that should have sold in huge numbers and made Ferruccio's fortune
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