Model Car & Track

OVERVIEW:
Model Car & Track was published monthly by Delta Magazines Inc. in Los Angeles. The publishers were Gordon Behn and Don Werner. Gordon Behn owned Argus Publishing which published Popular Customs and Popular Hot Rodding. The editor was Spencer Murray who had developed Rod & Custom for Quinn Publishing in 1953.

Model Car & Track was first published in October 1963 as the Winter edition, then began bi-monthly printing in February 1964. With the September 1964 issue, it went to a monthly schedule. At the end, it was folded into Model Car Science magazine, another Delta Magazines title, after the January 1968 issue.

Contents focused on slot car racing and represented all scales and types of cars. It included product reviews and custom construction techniques as well as model car construction techniques.

PUBLICATION DATA:
Model Car & Track was consistently in the #3 position in print volumes among car model and slot car titles that provided paid circulation details. The publisher only provided data for two years (1966 and 1967), and average monthly net paid circulation was 18,200.

Model Car & Track Winter 1963 — Winter 1963 Vol 1 No 1

Model Car & Track February 1964 — Feb 1964 Vol 1 No 2

Model Car & Track March April 1964 — Mar/Apr 1964 Vol 1 No 3

Model Car & Track May June 1964 — May/June 1964 Vol 1 No 4

Model Car & Track July August 1964 — July/Aug 1964 Vol 1 No 5

Model Car & Track Sept September 1964 — Sept 1964 Vol 1 No 6

Model Car & Track Oct October 1964 — Oct 1964 Vol 1 No 7

Model Car & Track Nov November 1964 — Nov 1964 Vol 1 No 8

Model Car & Track Dec December 1964 — Dec 1964 Vol 1 No 9

Model Car & Track Jan January 1965 — Jan 1965 Vol 2 No 1

Model Car & Track Feb February 1965 — Feb 1965 Vol 2 No 2

Model Car & Track Mar March 1965 — Mar 1965 Vol 2 No 3

Model Car & Track Apr April 1965 — Apr 1965 Vol 2 No 4

Model Car & Track May 1965 — May 1965 Vol 2 No 5

Model Car & Track June 1965 — June 1965 Vol 2 No 6

Model Car & Track July 1965 — July 1965 Vol 2 No 7

Model Car & Track Aug August 1965 — Aug 1965 Vol 2 No 8

Model Car & Track Sept September 1965 — Sept 1965 Vol 2 No 9

Model Car & Track Oct October 1965 — Oct 1965 Vol 2 No 10

Model Car & Track Nov November 1965 — Nov 1965 Vol 2 No 11

Model Car & Track Dec December 1965 — Dec 1965 Vol 2 No 12

Model Car & Track Jan January 1966 — Jan 1966 Vol 3 No 1

Model Car & Track Feb February 1966 — Feb 1966 Vol 3 No 2

Model Car & Track Mar March 1966 — Mar 1966 Vol 3 No 3

Model Car & Track Apr April 1966 — Apr 1966 Vol 3 No 4

Model Car & Track May 1966 — May 1966 Vol 3 No 5

Model Car & Track June 1966 — June 1965 Vol 3 No 6

Model Car & Track July 1966 — July 1966 Vol 3 No 7

Model Car & Track Aug August 1966 — Aug 1966 Vol 3 No 8

Model Car & Track Sept September 1966 — Sept 1966 Vol 3 No 9

Model Car & Track Oct October 1966 — Oct 1966 Vol 3 No 10

Model Car & Track Nov November 1966 — Nov 1966 Vol 3 No 11

Model Car & Track Dec December 1966 — Dec 1966 Vol 3 No 12

Model Car & Track Jan January 1967 — Jan 1967 Vol 4 No 1

Model Car & Track Feb February 1967 — Feb 1967 Vol 4 No 2

Model Car & Track Mar March 1967 — Mar 1967 Vol 4 No 3

Model Car & Track Apr April 1967 — Apr 1967 Vol 4 No 4

Model Car & Track May 1967 — May 1967 Vol 4 No 5

Model Car & Track June 1967 — June 1967 Vol 4 No 6

Model Car & Track July 1967 — July 1967 Vol 4 No 7

Model Car & Track Aug August 1967 — Aug 1967 Vol 4 No 8

Model Car & Track Sept September 1967 — Sept 1967 Vol 4 No 9

Model Car & Track Oct October 1967 — Oct 1967 Vol 4 No 10

Model Car & Track Nov November 1967 — Nov 1967 Vol 4 No 11

Model Car & Track Dec December 1967 — Dec 1967 Vol 4 No 12

Model Car & Track Jan January 1968 — Jan 1968 Vol 5 No 1
**Last issue**

Model Car & Track -- Magazine Covers 1963 to 1968

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