OVERVIEW:
Auto Enthusiast was a new title created from the consolidation of seven magazines published by Amos Automotive Publishing. These included: Cars & Parts, Mopar Enthusiast, Corvette Enthusiast, Muscle Car Enthusiast, Pontiac Enthusiast, Mustang Enthusiast and Chevy Enthusiast. The new publication was partitioned to highlight different niches or vehicle brands. For example, there were sections for Chevrolets, Mopars, classic vehicles, general automotive topics and classifieds. And to enter the brave new world of online publishing, the title had an associated digital platform for news, car and technical features, and an online community. The magazine was considered a competitor to Hemming's Muscle Machines.

Numbering continued from Cars & Parts magazine. When the predecessor title was ended, the multi-decade editor, Bob Stevens and his team in Sidney were all terminated, as the new title was published from Florida. John Nichols became the new editor.

It is uncertain why Auto Enthusiast ended after a short publishing period. Amos had a long string of successes, and, granted, it was launched when the automotive publishing industry saw lots of market changes, declining readership and terminated titles. However, it is a stretch to think you could go from multiple, niche-focused titles to a single generalist title. This was a complete reversal of the long term trend from the 1950s forward to create more specialized titles and product packaging geared to more narrow reader interests.

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OWNERSHIP:
The parent company was Amos Press in Sidney, Ohio. Amos got into the car magazine business with the acquisition of Cars & Parts in 1978. Amos purchased the title from Don Horn in Memphis, Tennessee, who had started it in the summer of 1957. Amos Press has a long history with coin and stamp enthusiast magazines.

PUBLICATION DATA:
No publication data are available at this time.

CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
A total of 33 issues was printed from December, 2010 through its end date, February, 2014. All images are complete.

Auto Enthusiast Dec December 2010
Dec 2010 Vol 53 No 12
Auto Enthusiast Jan January 2011
Jan 2011 Vol 54 No 1
Auto Enthusiast Feb February 2011
Feb 2011 Vol 54 No 2
Auto Enthusiast Mar March 2011
Mar 2011 Vol 54 No 3
Auto Enthusiast Apr April 2011
Apr 2011 Vol 54 No 4
Auto Enthusiast May 2011
May 2011 Vol 54 No 5
Auto Enthusiast Jun June 2011
June 2011 Vol 54 No 6
Auto Enthusiast Jul July 2011
July 2011 Vol 54 No 7
Auto Enthusiast Aug August 2011
Aug 2011 Vol 54 No 8
Auto Enthusiast Sept September 2011
Sept 2011 Vol 54 No 9
Auto Enthusiast Oct October 2011
Oct 2011 Vol 54 No 10
Auto Enthusiast Nov November 2011
Nov 2011 Vol 54 No 11
Auto Enthusiast Dec December 2011
Dec 2011 Vol 54 No 12
Auto Enthusiast Jan January 2012
Jan 2012 Vol 55 No 1
Auto Enthusiast Feb February 2012
Feb 2012 Vol 55 No 2
Auto Enthusiast Mar March 2012
Mar 2012 Vol 55 No 3
Auto Enthusiast Apr April 2012
Apr 2012 Vol 55 No 4
Auto Enthusiast May 2012
May 2012 Vol 55 No 5
Auto Enthusiast Jun June 2012
June 2012 Vol 55 No 6
Auto Enthusiast Jul July 2012
July 2012 Vol 55 No 7
Auto Enthusiast Aug August 2012
Aug 2012 Vol 55 No 8
Auto Enthusiast Sept September 2012
Sept 2012 Vol 55 No 9
Auto Enthusiast Oct October 2012
Oct 2012 Vol 55 No 10
Auto Enthusiast Nov November 2012
Nov 2012 Vol 55 No 11
Auto Enthusiast Dec December 2012
Dec 2012 Vol 55 No 12
Auto Enthusiast Jan January 2013
Jan 2013 Vol 56 No 1
Auto Enthusiast Feb February 2013
Feb 2013 Vol 56 No 2
Auto Enthusiast Apr April 2013
Apr 2013 Vol 56 No 3
Auto Enthusiast Jun June 2013
June 2013 Vol 56 No 4
Auto Enthusiast Aug August 2013
Aug 2013 Vol 56 No 5
Auto Enthusiast Oct October 2013
Oct 2013 Vol 56 No 6
Auto Enthusiast Dec December 2013
Dec 2013 Vol 56 No 7
Auto Enthusiast Feb February 2014
Feb 2014 Vol 57 No 1
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