See the Ads of another R&T issue from 1980.
Here we go, enjoy:
Last breath for Triumph, yet the ads keep coming.
Hurry up and get your free mounting bracket.
Those Le Car ads are relentless…
I almost bought a 5 cylinders Audi 90 back in the day, but instead “settled” for a junk base Firebird.
Still regret that.
Ok, it’s not an ad but I just had to include it. I want this!
Now for some well-loved classifieds for you pleasure:
Finished. Look for articles and road tests from this issue throughout the week.
“Photos available, $8.”
I have never heard of the Dodge de Tomaso….talk about obscure models.
It was actually covered here in October.
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/the-most-obscure-special-editions-and-forgotten-limited-run-models-mopar-edition-part-i/
A line like “six pack for the road” would never get by the P.C. Police today!
Before reading that whole ad, I first thought the
Six-Pack had the provisions to PLAY ALL those
cassette tapes! Imagine… one whole week’s
worth of commute music. LOL!
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img837.jpg …
It would be AT LEAST another whole decade before American
cars even began to resemble that ride!
I’m sorry we were so behind the times that our cars didn’t start looking like a car that didn’t exist and was never made for a decade…
And then heres where I point out that it looks like a Seville mock up from 7 years before this magazine ever went to press.
That Seville mockup is awesome, thank you!
Regarding the BMW ad – “Life is filled with compromises. A $30,000 shouldn’t be.”
…Except for a passenger side mirror. Different times.
Nice catch, I thought that was optional only on budget cars.
I never kept cassettes in the car…they would melt and never work right again. I do like the Volvo GT…it would be a cool retro piece to own for a weekend toy.
TA radials yep I had a set of those on a Falcon looked great big white letters an all, the car slid all over the place if it rained awfull tyres designed for American road surfaces not Australian, a swap to a set of Olympics cured the traction problems instantly I was amazed, Of the used selection you can wrap and deliver that Tiger please.
As noted, the $30,000 “no compromises” BMW lacks a passenger side rear view mirror…..but the much cheaper Ford/ Mazda mini-truck had them (though probably as an option?).
Even still, THE only generation of 7 series I would love to own….with a manual transmission, please.
A 75 Olds convertible for $5000 or a 71 Cuda for half of that. One of these sounds like a really good investment. 😉
Don’t feel bad about missing that Audi. In 1982 my friend’s dad bought a 1980 Audi 5000 from a car-dealer friend. It was just 2 years old but was very fragile and unreliable. It was in for repairs so often the dealer gave him a 1979 Audi 5000 as a loaner. For 2 years they alternated between the two cars, one would be driven while the other one was being fixed. The dad eventually gave up on this when one front wheel collapsed when driving. I recall the 5000 used the front swaybar as a suspension link. The bar broke, the wheel moved back into the fender, locked up and caused an accident.
Both Audis were gone and the family moved to the relative reliability of a 2 year old Cutlass Ciera.
Sounds like a familiar story.
That Pininfarina Ferrari is one of the most influential prototypes of all times – just take a look at current Audis and Jaguars…
For oddity, rarity, how about that ’62 right hand drive Dodge Lancer.
Is it just me, or did Opel straight up steal the nose design off that Ferrari Pinin for the Senator B?