OVERVIEW:
Car Collector was published monthly starting in January 1978 by Classic Publishing in Norcross and later Atlanta, Georgia. The
magazine focused on the hobby of collecting classic, antique and nostalgia cars. The publisher was Fred Lawson, and the first editor was Donald Peterson.
After one year of publication, Mr. Lawson purchased Car Classics, which was folded into Car Collector magazine and became Car Collector and Car Classics with the February, 1979 issue. And then in 1988, Lawson purchased Nostalgic Cars from Dobbs Publishing, and it too was folded into this title.
The editor, Don Peterson, served in the role for 14 years. He became half owner during this time, and he sold his interest in the mid-1990s. More information can be found in Mr Peterson's obituary.
In the early 2000s, publishing moved to Titusville, Florida. It is uncertain if there was an ownership change with this move.
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PUBLICATION DATA:
Classic Publishing, Patch Communications and Car Collector all provided net paid circulation data to
N.W. Ayer's Directory of Newspapers and Periodicals,
Gale Research's Directory of Publications, and Oxbridge Communication's
The Standard Periodical Directory from 1980 through 2005. Average monthly print production
ranged from 17,700 to 50,800 issues, with higher print volumes in the earlier years and lower ones towards later years.
More information can be found in the print volume details section.
CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
A total of 381 issues was printed from January, 1978 through Nov/Dec 2009. All images are complete.
INTERNET:
An internet presence was created and the URL noted on the front covers starting in September, 1999. The site is
now defunct: www.carcollector.com.