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RED BOOK SERVICE MARKET REPORT FROM 1ST DECEMBER 1968 - INDUSTRY PAMPHLET TELLING OF THE REALEASE

OF THE RO80 INTO THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET NEXT YEAR ! ( I LAUGH AT ROTOR TIP SEALS ONLY NEEDED EVERY 60,000 MILES ! )



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AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER ADS FROM 1969 - 1973

SOME INTERESTING READING HERE - WORTH A GOOD READ!!

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD,WED, JUNE 11, 1969 PAGE 7

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THE AUSTRALIAN - THURSDAY, JULY 24 1969 - PAGE 5

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THE AUSTRALIAN - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1969 - PAGE 5

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THE AUSTRALIAN - Thursday, SEPTEMBER 11, 1969 - PAGE 9

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THE AUSTRALIAN - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1969 - PAGE 5

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THE AUSTRALIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1969 - PAGE 11

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THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12,

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THE AUSTRALIAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 5,1970 - PAGE 7

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THE AUSTRALIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1970 - PAGE 13

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THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, MONDAY MARCH 12, 1973 - PAGE 5

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modern motor  september 1967

PICTURES OF PRE PRODUCTION RO80 BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED IN GERMANY
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MODERN MOTOR OCTOBER 1967

FIRST PRE-RELEASE TEST FROM GERMANY ! SENSATIONAL RO80 COULD START NEW MOTORING ERA ( LITTLE DID THEY KNOW!!)
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wheels october 1967

THE COVER CAR HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN RETOUCHED TOO MUCH!!
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wheels february 1968

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ASKS : HAS NSU BLUNDERED INTO BANKRUPTCY??
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wheels october 1968

THE NEUTRAL-HANDLING WHISPERER ( IS THAT BECAUSE IT DOESNT GO??)
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WHEELS FEBRUARY 1969

ITS HERE : EUROPE'S TOP CAR : NSU Ro80
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WHEELS ROAD TESTS  number 18

YEAR UNKNOWN , BUT 1969 OR 1970
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MOTOR MANUAL SEPT 1969

LOTS OF INTERESTING STUFF HERE : 2 TESTS - RO80 $6640 AND THE FAR CHEAPER R100  $2790
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AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SPORTS & AUTOMOBILES  SEPT 1969

A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE WANKEL BY PHIL IRVING and road tests on the Ro80 and the Mazda R100 , but not a comparison !
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modern motor december 1969

The luxuriously-eqipped twin-rotary from Germany is an exciting preview of motoring in the 1970s!!
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CARS NOTHING BUT CARS / 1969

A comprehensive guide to cars sold in Australia, with full illustrations and data
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motor manual October 1984




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CAR AUSTRALIA MARCH 1987

NSUs Ro80 - forerunner to the Audi 100?
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THE AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE SEPT 5 -6 1992

The car in the article was owned by Brian Woodward ( deceased ) who ran an NSU Ro80 club in Sydney. The car is no longer with us either - it was found in Sydney a few years ago as a rusting wreck and has now been disposed off!. The car has some interesting features : side indicators on the front guards, front bumper overriders .
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AUSTRALIAN CLASSIC CAR NOVEMBER 1995

HEROIC FAILURE : NSU's Ro80
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RESTORED CARS NUMBER 120  JAN-FEB 1997

THE ROAD REPORTS OF THE DAY CLAIMED THE RO80 COULD CRUISE AT 100 MPH WITH EASE AND SAFETY  
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WHEELS AUGUST 1997

THE ROTARY ENGINED NSU WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME , BUT ENGINE PROBLEMS CONDEMNED IT TO AN EQUALLY EARLY GRAVE
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UNIQUE CARS AUGUST 1997

HEAVEN SENT !!
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unique cars november 2007

CHIC MAGNET??
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AUSTRALIAN CLASSIC CAR  DECEMBER 2012

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THE BEST NSU RO80 IN AUSTRALIA ??

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OVERSEAS PUBLICATIONS

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SPORTING MOTORIST JULY 1963

AN ARTICLE ON THE EARLY DAYS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SINGLE ROTOR ENGINE DESTINED FOR THE NSU SPIDER ( RELEASED SEPT 1963 )
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AUTOCAR ROADTESTS  SPRING 1966

A VERY COMPHENSIVE TEST OF THE NSU WANKEL SPIDER
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AUTOCAR  AUGUST 1967

THE MAZDA COSMO - RELEASED AT THIS TIME - THE RO80S  DIRECT COMPETITOR , BUT ONLY ABOUT 1200 EVER MADE!
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AUTOCAR SEPTEMBER 1969

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WHEN THE RO80 WAS RELEASED...... BUT THERE IS NO ARTICLE IN THE MAGAZINE !!!!

AUTOCAR FEBRUARY 1968

WELL!  THIS ISSUE ACTUALLY CONTAINS A ROAD TEST ....5 MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE CAR!
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english 'car' magazine from march 1968 , a world panel of judges gave it 'car of the year ' - they had not yet discovered the trouble with the revolutionary wankel rotary engine!

GREAT ARTICLE ON THE RO80 - VERY COMPREHENSIVE
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cars and car conversions  april 1969

AUTOCROSSING AN RO80 !!
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AUTOCAR AUGUST 1969

A LOOK AT THE NSU COMPANY AND THEIR PRODUCTS
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CAR'S  MOTOR  SHOW  SPECIAL  1969 

MERCEDES C111 - MERCS ANSWER TO THE ROTARY , BUT NEVER COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED !! - 3 ROTOR & 4 ROTOR VERSIONS WERE MADE !
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