Description
Car Magazine – November 1985
Porsche 924S and Lamborghini Super-Countach (Cover Issue)
Good Condition – Plastic Protective Covering Included
This listing is for an original November 1985 issue of Car Magazine, featuring major coverage of the newly improved Porsche 924S and an exclusive scoop on Lamborghini’s late-’80s Super-Countach. The magazine is in good condition, and the exact item shown in the listing photos is the one you will receive. Please review all images for condition purposes. Combined shipping is available upon request, and each magazine is shipped with a protective plastic covering.
Below is the complete table of contents, cleaned for listing use and presented without dots, while preserving the exact published wording.
Table of Contents
5
Agenda
The special appeal of Porsches – and Porsche people
6
Headlines
Things you need to know about the car business
14
Newcomers
Merc 560SEL – Mighty
Granada 4x4 – Grippy
Delta S4 – Outrageous
Alfa 90 – So so
Volvo 700 estate – Roomy
31
Sir!
Just about the least reverent readers’ forum around
42
Win a Porsche
A giveaway for one lucky reader: the desirable and much-improved baby Porsche, the 924S
47
Frontline
Steady, George, LJKS and David give full voice
66
The Cars of ’86
Georg Kacher and Hans Lehmann pull the wraps off next year’s crop of new automobiles
87
Oracle
Five correspondents report their country’s news
122
Pukka Porsche
The new 1986 Porsche 924S comes of age, says Gavin Green, now powered by an engine built in a Porsche factory. Eight years old, it’s suddenly terrific
130
The MG Experiment
A detailed look at the EX-E, Austin Rover’s Frankfurt show-stopper, proving the company’s firm technological grip and reviving MG properly
134
SCOOP! Wraps off the super-Countach
A first look at Sant’Agata’s late ’80s derivative of the LP500 QV. Complete in body and ready for paint and testing
136
Hooray, Henry
Driving the prototype Ford RS200 – the car Henry thinks will retake the World Rally Championship from the French. One remarkable machine
142
Take Three
An early drive in Lotus’s more powerful Excel SE, with 20 extra bhp, a new face, and the fingertip handling finesse of old
148
Number 328
Ferrari’s new V8s, the Mondial and GTB, receive their biggest updates in years: power up to 270bhp, gloss refreshed
150
Japan’s Frankfurt
Austin Rover hoped to be the stars at Frankfurt, but the Japanese brought the truly advanced production cars
158
Interview – Derek Bell
Meeting Britain’s greatest endurance driver, three-time Le Mans winner. Philip Llewellin calls him a “genuine hero figure”
162
A Week At The Wheel – TVR 350i
Chris Harvey’s seven days with the meaty roadster, complete with questionable music choices
170
Porsche Potpourri
A Brit who worked at Porsche during the 924’s conception, happy 924 owners, and essential advice for used-car buyers
180
Giant Test
Austin Montego Turbo v Mitsubishi Turbo v Saab 900 Turbo
The £10,000 turbo cars clash. This time, the Europeans cannot hold off the Oriental challenger
190
In A Cabinet
David Burgess-Wise explores the automobilia treasures of collector Paul Foulkes-Halbard, guarded by a large Doberman
200
Seven To One
Philip Llewellin recounts the motor cars he has owned from the 1950s to today – transport mixed with pain and expense
206
Seven Day Wonder
Meet the man who won the magazine’s Countach-for-a-Week prize. He’s had it – and he reports back
210
Cars For Stars
Norm Marshall, American entrepreneur, makes his living placing cars in films and TV productions
221
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Surveying Britain’s new cars and their prices in a pull-no-punches guide to what is worth buying. Controversial as ever
236
Tech
Geoffrey Howard looks at a new VW supercharger design and several innovative induction systems
240
Ford’s Fantasy
Henry wanted for the old, unsuccessful GT70 the very same things he wants now for the RS200
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