So in compiling this guide, which covers every car that raced during the period, author Peter Higham has scoured the archives not just for the familiar front-runners but obscure tail-enders such as Coloni, EuroBrun and AGS.
As well as covering the basic details of the cars, background information on the teams and synopsis of their seasons are included.
Thumbing through this while watching FOM’s recently-released DVD reviews of the eighties seems like a fine way to spend the off-season.
Buy Formula 1 Car by Car 1980-1989 by Peter Higham.
