Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, May 1980

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Moving further into 1980, here are the ads from May’s issue.

 

Starting off with a truly unique car-fi:

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Yet another audio Masterpiece.

 

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Look for a vintage review of this Turbo Audi further down the week.

 

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Would you pick this base Firebird over the RX-7?

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I do believe this is the first Lotus ad appearing in our posts. A rare sight indeed.

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Time for a Toyota truck ad, after all the previous Corolla and Supra ads. So the Hilux legend begins…

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This ad must have looked so old even back in 1980.

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Have you noticed that motorcycle ads have increased dramatically? This is the third one in this issue.

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Datsun have invested in a chromo multiple-paged ad for the 10th Anniversary Z. Very impressive- and note the sweepstakes:

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And like Toyota, they also have a truck.

Now for the much-loved classifieds:

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That’s it for now- look for vintage road tests and articles from this issue during the week.