OVERVIEW:
Foreign Car Guide was published by Joseph Hardie and Raymond Kelly as H-K Publications in Canton, Ohio. The company also published
Speed Mechanics, Motorsport and Auto Craftsman.
The title sounded like content was broad, but the core focus was Volkswagen (VW). VW formally established itself in the U.S. market in 1955, and by 1969 had sold the most foreign car units at 500,000. This title rode that wave of popularity and strong interest in Volkswagens and other foreign cars. There were feature articles, production road tests and performance tips. The magazine covers seem to suggest a target market of families and young singles.
The magazine originally came in the trade or digest-sized format, but then went to a full-sized format with the June, 1966 issue. The publisher "tweaked" the title several times in the early days. In 1958 the title became European Car Guide. It then changed again to Foreign Car Guide for VW Enthusiasts. Volkswagen was emphasized in the headings until late 1967.
After the April, 1969 issue, the title was changed a last time to World Car Guide. VW vehicles were equally represented with other import vehicles. This new title lasted until October, 1972.
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PUBLICATION DATA:
Foreign Car Guide had a very small portion of the automobile magazine publishing realm, but between 1959 and 1969 the
net paid circulation averaged 83,200 and ranged from 63,000 to 270,000 issues printed annually. There was a huge one year increase
in 1963, and it is unknown if this was real or if it was a data issue.
CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
A total of 134 issues was printed from January, 1964 through April, 1969. All cover images are complete.
![Foreign Car Guide Fall 1956](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1956-fall.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Winter 1957](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1957-winter.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide June 1957](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1957-06.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Aug August 1957](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1957-08.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Nov November 1957](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1957-11.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Jan January 1958](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1958-01.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Mar March 1958](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1958-03.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide May 1958](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1958-05.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide June 1958](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1958-06.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide July 1958](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1958-07.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Aug August 1958](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1958-08.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Sept September 1958](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1958-09.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Oct October 1958](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1958-10.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Dec December 1958](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1958-12.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Jan January 1959](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1959-01.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Mar March 1959](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1959-03.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Apr April May 1959](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1959-04-05.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide June 1959](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1959-06.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Aug August 1959](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1959-08.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Oct October 1959](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1959-10.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Nov November 1959](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1959-11.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Dec December 1959](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1959-12.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Jan January 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-01.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Feb February 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-02.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Mar March 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-03.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Apr April 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-04.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide May 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-05.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide June 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-06.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide July 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-07.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Aug August 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-08.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Sept September 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-09.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Oct October 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-10.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Nov November 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-11.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Dec December 1960](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1960-12.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Jan January 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-01.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Feb February 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-02.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Mar March 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-03.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Apr April 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-04.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide May 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-05.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide June 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-06.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide July 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-07.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Aug August 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-08.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Sept September 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-09.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Oct October 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-10.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Nov November 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-11.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Dec December 1961](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1961-12.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Jan January 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-01.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Feb February 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-02.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Mar March 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-03.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Apr April 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-04.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide May 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-05.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide June 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-06.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide July 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-07.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Aug August 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-08.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Sept September 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-09.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Oct October 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-10.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Nov November 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-11.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Dec December 1962](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1962-12.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Jan January 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-01.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Feb February 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-02.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Mar March 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-03.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Apr April 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-04.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide May 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-05.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide June 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-06.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide July 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-07.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Aug August 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-08.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Sept September 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-09.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Oct October 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-10.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Nov November 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-11.jpg)
![Foreign Car Guide Dec December 1963](Foreign%20Car%20Guide/1963-12.jpg)
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