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DODGE ROYAL SPORTSMAN-A look at Dodge's long passenger van

IMPRESSIONS

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JEEP CJ-5-Four-wheel-drive dynamite!.

DAIHATSU F20-A Japanese 4x4 bound for the U.S.A.

TOYOTA SR-5 STEPSIDE-Style in a small package

FEATURES

THE CASE FOR CORNER MOUNTS-There just aren't that

many places to put a CB antenna on a 4x4

NEW TRUCK PREVIEW

PREVIEWING THE '79 CHEVY AND GMC TRUCKS-Something for everyone

from the General

SERVICE BY THE HOUR-If it's good enough for

farm tractors, it's good enough for you

THE PINTERO-A suitable truck for a gentleman rancher

TURBOCHARGER BUYERS' GUIDE-What turbo kits are.

where to get them, how they work and how much they cost.

THE ECONOMY INDUSTRIES' VAPOR KING-The Gas Saver search

continues

TIRE TEST

ARMSTRONG NORSEMAN-If you can handle the noise,

they'll take you anywhere

OPEN LINE 7

BACK COUNTRY 12

BACK TO BASICS 21

TRUCK TRENDS 26

PV4 SEZ 30

DEPARTMENTS

SPORTSIDE 87

NEW & INTERESTING 94

LET'S GET TECHNICAL 100

AD INDEX 105

TAILGATE 106

COVER

FLAT-OUT 4x4-It doesn't take long to figure out why the word "Jeep" means four-

wheel drive. A driving impression on the latest CJ-5 begins on Page 46.

(Photography by Glenn Hamaguchi)

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TESTS: DODGE ROYAL SPORTSMAN VA

DAIHATSU 4X4 JEEP CJ-5 SIX

PICKUP

VAN

4WD

Part 3:

FUEL SAVERS

The Search Goes On

79 CHEVY/GMC

PREVIEW

06380 NOVEMBER 1978 $1.25

TURBOCHARGER

BUYERS GUIDE

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MOO REVO SVOM

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MAS EMOYSEVE

rada lloy,

Twelve Seats And Plenty of Space:

DODGE SPORTSMAN

RAFALAS

Plenty of comfort and convenience here,

but about that handling...

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The full-sized Ameri-

can car with its large-

family seating capacity

may have gone the way

of the buffalo, but re-

joice, oh ye seekers

after megaperson car-

PV4 TEST rying capacity, Chrysler

Corp. has you covered.

Covered, specifically, with a long-

length Dodge van big enough to seat 12

passengers or carry all the full-length

cabers you're likely to find, and in lux-

ury second only to that of your own

living room. That would be the Dodge

Royal Sportsman, and while its off-

roading potential might not be as high

as one of Dodge's own 4x4 models, this

van is a darn sight more likely to carry

meaningful loads than any 4x4. After

driving the unit you see pictured here,

we now know how a Greyhound bus

driver feels; we know what he sees

when he looks in his rear-view mirror:

rows and rows of seats. Honest, this

Dodge van is so huge that you have to

be careful how loudly you talk-you're

liable to get echoes.

That sort of volume and load-carrying

ability is just what a large segment of

the truck-buying market is looking for,

and the folks comprising that market

have been joined by an increasing num-

ber of people who have families larger

than can be carried in today's down-

sized version of the American motor

car. Needless to say, there are very few

families that will not be able to fit them-

selves into this 12-seat monster.

What they'll find once they get inside

very likely will make them smile: nicely

designed seats, soothing interiors that

are color-keyed to exterior colors, and a

general level of comfort that, particu-

larly in the rear seats, far exceeds that

available in most of the new family cars.

36 PICKUP, VAN & 4WD

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The General's New Wares:

'79 CHEVY/GMC PREVIEW

Lower emissions and improved driveability...

BY DON E. BROWN

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T'S A YEAR of reduced emissions and

improved economy and driveability at

General Motors for model year 1979.

Oh, there's a few appearance changes at

Chevy/GMC, but by and large the en-

gineering end of things got most of the

attention. Extensive powertrain changes,

improvements to carburetors, the use of

catalytic converters on all vehicles up to

8500 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

(GVWR) and improved aerodynamics is

where the action is.

The front hood area on pickups, Blazer/

Jimmy and Suburban were revised to

provide better air flow. This was accom-

plished by a raised area on the front of the

hood and a rubber seal installed between

the hood panel and radiator support. It's

hard to believe such a small modification

could possibly make a difference in fuel

economy, but it demonstrates the length

truck manufacturers have gone to meet the

new 1979 fuel economy requirements im-

posed by Federal regulations. Engineers

have gone even further on vehicles under

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Simple, Straightforward

and Sufficient:

JEEP CJ-5

Is this vehicle a classic example of more for less?

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can, especially when you start adding

V-8 engine, auto trans, power steering,

air conditioning, killer radio, and like

that. But the point is, you don't need

any of that for the basic El Cheapo, no-

option Jeep to be one of the best 4x4

bargains around. This certainly is not

the case because the thing is such a

looker, is not the case because of the

CJ's incredible styling, its sleek lines.

Rather, the CJ has no styling at all to

speak of; it's composed of the most

basic sort of sheet metal wrapped in the

Complete with its Levis interior, sport

steering wheel and tilt steering column

(left) and accessible back-seat storage

space (below), the CJ-5 is a comfy, two-

man mechanical pack mule.

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DAIHAT

JSG-979

Not A Mini, Not Full-sized:

DAIHATSU F20

Guess what's coming to the United States...

BY BARRY COOKE

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The

Case for

Corner

Mounts

Wondering how to mount your CB antenna on your 4x4?

Relax; there aren't that many choices... BY RAY TOLLEY

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ERRY KEYES RAISES llamas-not

as a full-time occupation but rather

as a backyard hobby behind his

home in Woodland Hills, Calif. Although

he keeps only two animals, he enjoys call-

ing the operation the J Bar J Llama Ranch.

About a year ago, Jerry was in the market

for a mini-pickup-an economical hauler

for an occasional bale of hay. His girl-

friend's son bought a mini-truck and Jerry

agreed to finance it if he could borrow the

truck from time to time. The arrangement

worked for awhile and though the addition

of carpeting and a camper shell reduced

the mini's usefulness as a hay hauler,

Jerry's time with the truck was a learning

experience. He liked the mini's economy

but was turned off by its bouncy ride and

interior noise. Still, his need for a thrifty

truck remained. Domestic pickups were

much too thirsty and the El Camino anc

Ranchero were larger than he wanted. He

even considered the little Falcon or Fair-

lane Ranchero of the '60s but this still was

not the solution; he wanted something

more unique.

Alas, what Jerry wanted just didn't exist

"If I can't buy it, then why not build it," he

mused. Working from a small station

wagon, a competent customizer could

achieve the design he desired. Jerry looked

at a number of wagons, including Chevy'

Vega, the Pinto, Datsun and Honda. In all

he looked for a design that offered ease o

conversion. Could the roof be severed a

the window line without upsetting th

aesthetics of the car? Would the existin

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One Small Step(side) For Toyota:

TOYOTA

STEPSIDE SR-5

A sure floor-traffic builder...

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21 IMPORT CAR

The Toyota Stepside SR-5 you see here

is, in effect, a trial balloon built

to gauge dealer reaction to the idea

of Toyota building such pickups and

offering them for sale. The sub-

stitution of a stepside box for

the regular smoothside unit would

be particularly easy to accomplish

since the trucks arrive in the U.S.

with no pickup box at all. This

one, built along Chevyesque lines,

is made of sheet metal but uses

fiberglass fenders.

NOVEMBER 1978 7-

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ANT TO HEAR

prediction?

Okay, here it is: I hereby predict

that only a few years from now

we'll be looking back on the present as

the beginning of the Era of the Tur-

bocharger. It's so near a sure thing I'd

almost bet on it.

To start with, the conditions are right.

Especially for trucks. A turbo offers

what is perhaps the most efficient way

to get more performance from an en-

gine and these days, when every ten-

dency is for engines to become smaller

and less powerful in order to meet the

soon-to-be-mandatory improvements

in fuel economy, this really has appeal,

especially since turbocharging doesn't

necessarily mean a reduction in fuel

economy. Drive moderately and you

can, in fact, actually get an increase in

mpg.

Before getting into what's available,

though, perhaps it would be a good

idea to review what turbochargers are

all about, not only how they work but

what is different about them so they will

work on the typical production vehicle

now where they haven't been so well

suited before.