P136 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                    * 15 October - The Ford Sierra is  launched as replacement for the  long-running Cortina, and its  ultra-modern aerodynamic styling  causes controversy among potential  buyers who for years had been drawn to  the conventional Cortina.  * 19 October - John DeLorean is  arrested and charged with conspiracy  to obtain and distribute 55 pounds of  cocaine by the FBI in a Los Angeles  airport motel.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End