Motor Manual September 78

MOTOR MANUAL magazine was an Australian Automotive Magazine originally published in April 1946 and later became known as Car Automotive from March 1986. The magazine was headquartered in Melbourne and distributed in both Australia and New Zealand.

Motor Manual has had a number of editors and publishers over the decades, amongst them; in the early 60’s, editor and publisher Keith Winser, the late 60’s, editor L. J. Shaw, publisher The Age Melbourne Magazine department, the 70’s, editor John Mellor, publisher Age Publications and in the 80’s, editor Paul Harrington, publisher Newspress. Motor Manual focused broadly on every aspect of modern car culture coupled with a taste of motor sport, history and technical aspects of the genre.

You are bidding on a September 1978 edition of Motor Manual featuring the new Gemini TD and the Datsun 200B for 1978 along with an interesting comparison test Mercedes Benz 280 SEL vs BMW 733i. The condition I would describe as 9/10, excellent condition for its age of 45 years. This magazine has some excellent articles for the Nissan, Mercedes, Ford, Fiat, Holden and BMW enthusiasts making it a worthwhile addition to your collection of motoring memorabilia.
Covered in this September 1978 edition of Motor Manual are articles on;

Mercedes Benz 280 SEL vs BMW 733i
Datsun 200B
Cortina TD
Fiat Ritmo
Isuzu Gemini SLE TD
Company Profile: Nissan

Complete Magazine


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