OVERVIEW:
Classic Auto Restorer (CAR) was published bi-monthly starting in 1989 by Fancy Publication in Irvine, California. The backbone of the magazine was the "how-to" articles covering a wide range of cars and techniques. These articles provided hard core information and were written by those who had actually done the repair or used the technique. This was supported by a feedback loop where readers' and practioners' suggestions and experiences were incorporated into future articles.

Around the core "how-to" articles, every other bit of information in the magazine reinforced the core, making it a well written informational eco-system. This included content from event coverage (especially warm weather locations) to featured cars of a marque including deeper technical information and lists of qualified resources and suppliers. Other highlights were articles on automotive designs and designers, coverage of museums with good resources, and interviews with prominent car show judges.

CAR changed to a monthly schedule starting in October, 1994. Then in July, 1997, the publisher took several steps to remain financially viable. This included reducing the use of color, advertising and a few pages. The table of contents was moved to the front cover with the change to black & white. Although some readers were unhappy, the focus on "how-to" and techncial information remained unchanged. CAR was published continuously until December, 1998 when it was re-titled as Auto Restorer.

The table of contents, if available, can be seen by clicking on the icon.

PUBLICATION DATA:
The publisher provided six years of net paid circulation data between 1994 and 1999. The same 90,000 annual print issues was submitted to Oxbridge Communications for inclusion into their compendium, The Standard Periodical Directory.

CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
A total of 83 issues was printed from June, 1989 through December, 1998. All cover images are complete.

June 1989
June 1989 Vol 1 No 1
Aug August 1989
Aug 1989 Vol 1 No 2
Oct October 1989
Oct 1989 Vol 1 No 3
Dec December 1989
Dec 1989 Vol 1 No 4
Jan January 1990
Jan 1990 Vol 1 No 5
Apr April 1990
Apr 1990 Vol 1 No 6
June 1990
June 1990 Vol 2 No 1
Aug August 1990
Aug 1990 Vol 2 No 2
Oct October 1990
Oct 1990 Vol 2 No 3
Dec December 1990
Dec 1990 Vol 2 No 4
Feb February 1991
Feb 1991 Vol 2 No 5
Apr April 1991
Apr 1991 Vol 2 No 6
June 1991
June 1991 Vol 3 No 1
Aug August 1991
Aug 1991 Vol 3 No 2
Oct October 1991
Oct 1991 Vol 3 No 3
Dec December 1991
Dec 1991 Vol 3 No 4
Feb February 1992
Feb 1992 Vol 3 No 5
Apr April 1992
Apr 1992 Vol 3 No 6
June 1992
June 1992 Vol 4 No 1
Aug August 1992
Aug 1992 Vol 4 No 2
Oct October 1992
Oct 1992 Vol 4 No 3
Dec December 1992
Dec 1992 Vol 4 No 4
Feb February 1993
Feb 1993 Vol 4 No 5
Apr April 1993
Apr 1993 Vol 4 No 6
June 1993
June 1993 Vol 5 No 1
Aug August 1993
Aug 1993 Vol 5 No 2
Oct October 1993
Oct 1993 Vol 5 No 3
Dec December 1993
Dec 1993 Vol 5 No 4
Feb February 1994
Feb 1994 Vol 5 No 5
Apr April 1994
Apr 1994 Vol 5 No 6
June 1994
June 1994 Vol 6 No 1
Aug August 1994
Aug 1994 Vol 6 No 2
Oct October 1994
Oct 1994 Vol 6 No 3
Now monthly
Nov November 1994
Nov 1994 Vol 6 No 4
Dec December 1994
Dec 1994 Vol 6 No 5
Jan January 1995
Jan 1995 Vol 6 No 6
Feb February 1995
Feb 1995 Vol 6 No 7
Mar March 1995
Mar 1995 Vol 6 No 8
Apr April 1995
Apr 1995 Vol 6 No 9
May 1995
May 1995 Vol 6 No 10
June 1995
June 1995 Vol 7 No 1
July 1995
July 1995 Vol 7 No 2
Aug August 1995
Aug 1995 Vol 7 No 3
Sept September 1995
Sept 1995 Vol 7 No 4
Oct October 1995
Oct 1995 Vol 7 No 5
Nov November 1995
Nov 1995 Vol 7 No 6
Dec December 1995
Dec 1995 Vol 7 No 7
Jan January 1996
Jan 1996 Vol 8 No 1
Numbering change
Feb February 1996
Feb 1996 Vol 8 No 2
Mar March 1996
Mar 1996 Vol 8 No 3
Apr April 1996
Apr 1996 Vol 8 No 4
May 1996
May 1996 Vol 8 No 5
June 1996
June 1996 Vol 8 No 6
July 1996
July 1996 Vol 8 No 7
Aug August 1996
Aug 1996 Vol 8 No 8
Sept September 1996
Sept 1996 Vol 8 No 9
Oct October 1996
Oct 1996 Vol 8 No 10
Nov November 1996
Nov 1996 Vol 8 No 11
Dec December 1996
Dec 1996 Vol 8 No 12
Jan January 1997
Jan 1997 Vol 9 No 1
Feb February 1997
Feb 1997 Vol 9 No 2
Mar March 1997
Mar 1997 Vol 9 No 3
Apr April 1997
Apr 1997 Vol 9 No 4
May 1997
May 1997 Vol 9 No 5
June 1997
June 1997 Vol 9 No 6
July 1997
July 1997 Vol 9 No 7
New format
Aug August 1997
Aug 1997 Vol 9 No 8
Sept September 1997
Sept 1997 Vol 9 No 9
Oct October 1997
Oct 1997 Vol 9 No 10
Nov November 1997
Nov 1997 Vol 9 No 11
Dec December 1997
Dec 1997 Vol 9 No 12
Jan January 1998
Jan 1998 Vol 10 No 1
Feb February 1998
Feb 1998 Vol 10 No 2
Mar March 1998
Mar 1998 Vol 10 No 3
Apr April 1998
Apr 1998 Vol 10 No 4
May 1998
May 1998 Vol 10 No 5
June 1998
June 1998 Vol 10 No 6
July 1998
July 1998 Vol 10 No 7
Aug August 1998
Aug 1998 Vol 10 No 8
Sept September 1998
Sept 1998 Vol 10 No 9
Oct October 1998
Oct 1998 Vol 10 No 10
Nov November 1998
Nov 1998 Vol 10 No 11
Dec December 1998
Dec 1998 Vol 10 No 12
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