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Mar. 03, 1968 - MSU Ro 80 Receives Top British Award - Voted Car Of The Year. By The Year. By Panel Of International Judges: At a reception in London's Royal Garden Hotel today, NSU, the West German car manufacturers, received the Car of the Year award fro their revolutionary Rs 80 Saloen. The award, a specially designed trophy, was presented to Dr. Stieler von Heydekampf, Chairman of the Board of Management of NSU Moterewerke A.G. by Marcus Morris, managing director of the National Magazine company, publishers of Car magazine which sponsor the award each year It is the first time that the award has gone outside Britain and only three of the Panel of seventeen exert judges voted otherwise than for the winning Rs. 80 with its rotary combustion engine and trend-setting design. Sixty-eight cars were nominated fr the 1968 award and to ensure a truly international vote, the panel of judges was drawn from eight different countries. Photo Shows Dr. Stieler Von Heydekampf, pictured with the trophy and the award winning car after today's presentation ceremony in London

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