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OVERVIEW:
Kit Car Illustrated was a re-titlng of Kit Car Quarterly. The publisher was Tom McMullen, and his company had a large portfolio of magazines including Street Rodder, Popular Cars, Mustang Illustrated, and VW Trends.

The emergence of kit cars or component cars had been around since shortly after the automobile came into existence. There was a first wave of fiberglass-bodied designs that were sold to independent builders in the 1950s and 1960s. However, a new wave of component manufacturers emerged with better technology in the 1970s and 1980s. The marketplace not only included VW-powered cars but vehicles like the AC Cobra, Lotus 7, vintage Porsches and others became very popular.

This title and its predecessor were started on the heels of Petersen Publishings' Kit Car offering, and it offered similar content including new products, how-to articles, and feature articles showcasing owner-built cars. It remained a bi-monthly publication through its life, and the month of publication alternated with Petersen's Kit Car bi-monthly schedule to apparently avoid confusion on the newstand.

Mr. McMullen died in a tragic accident in February, 1995. A few months later, Kit Car Illustrated, along with numerous other titles, was sold to Primedia for $55 million. It became part of the McMullen-Argus publishing division.

Publication continued until 2001 when the title ceased.

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

PUBLICATION DATA:
The publisher provided circulation data to both Gale Research and The Standard Periodical Directory from 1988 through 2003. Annual print volume started at approximately 170,000, but by 2000 had dropped to 70,000.

CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
A total of 100 issues was printed from June, 1985 through December, 2001. All cover images are complete.

INTERNET:
An internet presence was created and links added to the front covers starting in December, 1999. The site is now defunct: www.kitcarillustrated.com.

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1985 — June 1985 Vol 2 No 3
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Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1985 — **Aug 1985 Vol 2 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1985 — **Oct 1985 Vol 2 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1985 — **Dec 1985 Vol 2 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated Feb February 1986 — **Feb 1986 Vol 3 No 1**

Kit Car Illustrated Apr April 1986 — **Apr 1986 Vol 3 No 2**

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1986 — **June 1986 Vol 3 No 3**

Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1986 — **Aug 1986 Vol 3 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1986 — **Oct 1986 Vol 3 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1986 — **Dec 1986 Vol 3 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated Feb February 1987 — Feb 1987 Vol 3 No 1
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Kit Car Illustrated Apr April 1987 — Apr 1987 Vol 4 No 2
Numbering corrected

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1987 — **June 1987 Vol 4 No 3**

Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1987 — **Aug 1987 Vol 4 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1987 — **Oct 1987 Vol 4 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1987 — **Dec 1987 Vol 4 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated Feb February 1988 — **Feb 1988 Vol 5 No 1**

Kit Car Illustrated Apr April 1988 — **Apr 1988 Vol 5 No 2**

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1988 — **June 1988 Vol 5 No 3**

Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1988 — **Aug 1988 Vol 5 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1988 — **Oct 1988 Vol 5 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1988 — **Dec 1988 Vol 5 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated Feb February 1989 — **Feb 1989 Vol 6 No 1**

Kit Car Illustrated Apr April 1989 — **Apr 1989 Vol 6 No 2**

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1989 — **June 1989 Vol 6 No 3**

Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1989 — **Aug 1989 Vol 6 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1989 — **Oct 1989 Vol 6 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1989 — **Dec 1989 Vol 6 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated Feb February 1990 — **Feb 1990 Vol 7 No 1**

Kit Car Illustrated Apr April 1990 — **Apr 1990 Vol 7 No 2**

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1990 — **June 1990 Vol 7 No 3**

Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1990 — **Aug 1990 Vol 7 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1990 — **Oct 1990 Vol 7 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1990 — **Dec 1990 Vol 7 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated Feb February 1991 — **Feb 1991 Vol 8 No 1**

Kit Car Illustrated Apr April 1991 — **Apr 1991 Vol 8 No 2**

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1991 — **June 1991 Vol 8 No 3**

Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1991 — **Aug 1991 Vol 8 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1991 — **Oct 1991 Vol 8 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1991 — **Dec 1991 Vol 8 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated Feb February 1992 — **Feb 1992 Vol 9 No 1**

Kit Car Illustrated Apr April 1992 — **Apr 1992 Vol 9 No 2**

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1992 — **June 1992 Vol 9 No 3**

Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1992 — **Aug 1992 Vol 9 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1992 — **Oct 1992 Vol 9 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1992 — **Dec 1992 Vol 9 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated Feb February 1993 — **Feb 1993 Vol 10 No 1**

Kit Car Illustrated Apr April 1993 — **Apr 1993 Vol 10 No 2**

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1993 — **June 1993 Vol 10 No 3**

Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1993 — **Aug 1993 Vol 10 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1993 — **Oct 1993 Vol 10 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1993 — **Dec 1993 Vol 10 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated Feb February 1994 — **Feb 1994 Vol 11 No 1**

Kit Car Illustrated Apr April 1994 — **Apr 1994 Vol 11 No 2**

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1994 — **June 1994 Vol 11 No 3**

Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1994 — **Aug 1994 Vol 11 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1994 — **Oct 1994 Vol 11 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1994 — **Dec 1994 Vol 11 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated Feb February 1995 — **Feb 1995 Vol 12 No 1**

Kit Car Illustrated Apr April 1995 — **Apr 1995 Vol 12 No 2**

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1995 — **June 1995 Vol 12 No 3**

Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1995 — **Aug 1995 Vol 12 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1995 — **Oct 1995 Vol 12 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1995 — **Dec 1995 Vol 12 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated Feb February 1996 — **Feb 1996 Vol 13 No 1**

Kit Car Illustrated Apr April 1996 — **Apr 1996 Vol 13 No 2**

Kit Car Illustrated Jun June 1996 — **June 1996 Vol 13 No 3**

Kit Car Illustrated Aug August 1996 — **Aug 1996 Vol 13 No 4**

Kit Car Illustrated Oct October 1996 — **Oct 1996 Vol 13 No 5**

Kit Car Illustrated Dec December 1996 — **Dec 1996 Vol 13 No 6**

Kit Car Illustrated - Magazine Covers 1985 to 2001

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