Car Magazine October 1984 Panther Solo Astra GTE Porsche 911 Renault 5 SKU 1526

Original vintage Car Magazine – October 1984, featuring a striking Panther Solo cover and a substantial mix of performance cars, new-model coverage, road tests, engineering features and motorsport-related content.

This is a particularly interesting period issue for collectors of 1980s performance cars, British sports cars, hot hatches and motoring journalism.

The cover leads with a World Exclusive – Panther Solo, described as Britain’s newest “giant killer”, with a dramatic studio photograph of the red-and-silver sports car.

Main Features & Cars

The visible contents page shows a wide range of major features, including:

• Panther Solo – major cover feature and world-exclusive coverage
• Panther Solo design feature looking at the people behind the car and its styling
• Ford GT40
• Renault 5
• Vauxhall Astra GTE
• Astra Family
• Alfa 90
• Nissan Silvia Turbo
• Toyota Camry / Carina
• Yugo 55A
• Porsche 911
• Bitter two-seater
• Frank Costin interview
• TMC Costin
• Westfield Eleven and Seven
• Ford 2000 racing feature
• Renault 18 Turbo vs MG Montego vs Cavalier 1.8 SRi
• Lotus Europa / GT40 feature
• Historic car coverage spanning 1936 to 1945

There is also substantial editorial and technical material covering the car industry, design, engineering and performance.

Panther Solo Cover Feature

The Panther Solo is clearly the star of this issue. The magazine presents it as a new British performance car aimed at challenging established sports-car machinery while remaining comparatively accessible.

The contents also indicate further coverage looking at:

• The Solo’s styling and exterior design
• Its interior and overall presentation
• The designers and engineers responsible for the project
• Chassis development
• Performance engineering
• Its position within the British sports-car market of the mid-1980s

For collectors of Panther, prototype-era performance cars or 1980s British automotive history, this issue has strong period interest.

Other Notable Content

The contents show a broad selection of road tests, features and commentary, including:

• Vauxhall Astra GTE performance coverage
• A Porsche 911 value-oriented feature
• A multi-car comparison involving Renault 18 Turbo, MG Montego and Cavalier
• Ford GT40 technical and historical material
• Motorsport-related features
• Interviews with notable automotive figures
• Technical discussions concerning chassis, aerodynamics and engineering
• Contemporary industry commentary and new-car assessments

Issue Details

Publication: Car Magazine
Date: October 1984
Original UK Price: £1.00
Main Cover Car: Panther Solo
Main Themes: Performance cars, sports cars, road tests, engineering, design and automotive industry features
SKU: 1526

Original Extras / Inserts

Any original free gifts, promotional inserts, supplements, loose cards, posters, vouchers or other removable items that may originally have been supplied with this magazine are not included unless clearly shown in the photographs.

The sale is for the magazine itself only.

Condition

This is an original 1984 magazine and shows visible age-related and handling wear.

From the supplied photographs, condition includes:

• General surface wear to the front cover
• Light marks and rubbing consistent with age
• Some mild discolouration / age toning
• Edge wear around the outer cover
• Corner wear
• Noticeable creasing and folding at the bottom-right front cover corner
• Small amount of curling / deformation at the lower-right corner
• Light wear around the spine area
• Minor handling creases
• Internal pages appear generally clean and readable
• Contents page remains clear and presentable
• No obvious large tears visible in the supplied images
• Binding appears intact from the photographs provided

Overall, this remains a very collectible period issue, but it should be considered used vintage condition rather than pristine.

Please inspect all supplied photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.

Packaging

For UK orders, the magazine will be sent in a hardback envelope to help protect it against bending, creasing and edge damage during transit.

For international orders, it will be packed in a cardboard mail-size box to provide stronger protection during the longer journey.

SKU 1526