OVERVIEW Sports Car Graphic was published by Petersen Publishing. John Christy was the editor, Wally
Parks was the editorial director, and Jerry Titus was the technical editor.
The editors' intention was to target the reader who liked to drive and didn't think of his or her
automobile as a mere machine. While never quite the same in stature as Road & Track or
Car and Driver to some readers, its coverage of many European and American racing events was
quite good. Although focused primarily on sports cars, it also covered American muscle cars and U.S. sports cars like the Corvette.
There were 122 issues published from May, 1961 through June, 1971. It was then folded into Motor Trend.
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PUBLICATION DATA: Sports Car Graphic had many years of publisher provided net paid
circulation data (1960, and 1962 through 1970). Growth over its
life was about 11% annually, and the magazine generally moved between the #8 and #12 position
compared against all other automotive titles printed and distributed.
CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
A total of 122 issues were printed from May, 1961 through June, 1971. All cover images are complete.
May 1961 Vol 1 No 1June 1961 Vol 1 No 2Jul 1961 Vol 1 No 3Aug 1961 Vol 1 No 4Sept 1961 Vol 1 No 5Oct 1961 Vol 1 No 6Nov 1961 Vol 1 No 7Dec 1961 Vol 1 No 8Jan 1962 Vol 1 No 9Feb 1962 Vol 1 No 10Mar 1962 Vol 1 No 11Apr 1962 Vol 1 No 12May 1962 Vol 2 No 1June 1962 Vol 2 No 2Jul 1962 Vol 2 No 3Aug 1962 Vol 2 No 4Sept 1962 Vol 2 No 5Oct 1962 Vol 2 No 6Nov 1962 Vol 2 No 7Dec 1962 Vol 2 No 8Jan 1963 Vol 2 No 9Feb 1963 Vol 2 No 10Mar 1963 Vol 2 No 11Apr 1963 Vol 2 No 12May 1963 Vol 3 No 1June 1963 Vol 3 No 2Jul 1963 Vol 3 No 3Aug 1963 Vol 3 No 4Sept 1963 Vol 3 No 5Oct 1963 Vol 3 No 6Nov 1963 Vol 3 No 7Dec 1963 Vol 3 No 8Jan 1964 Vol 3 No 9Feb 1964 Vol 3 No 10Mar 1964 Vol 3 No 11Apr 1964 Vol 3 No 12May 1964 Vol 4 No 1June 1964 Vol 4 No 2Jul 1964 Vol 4 No 3Aug 1964 Vol 4 No 4Sept 1964 Vol 4 No 5Oct 1964 Vol 4 No 6Nov 1964 Vol 4 No 7Dec 1964 Vol 4 No 8Jan 1965 Vol 4 No 9Feb 1965 Vol 4 No 10Mar 1965 Vol 4 No 11Apr 1965 Vol 4 No 12May 1965 Vol 5 No 1June 1965 Vol 5 No 2Jul 1965 Vol 5 No 3Aug 1965 Vol 5 No 4Sept 1965 Vol 5 No 5Oct 1965 Vol 5 No 6Nov 1965 Vol 5 No 7Dec 1965 Vol 5 No 8Jan 1966 Vol 5 No 9Feb 1966 Vol 5 No 10Mar 1966 Vol 5 No 11Apr 1966 Vol 5 No 12May 1966 Vol 6 No 1Jun 1966 Vol 6 No 2Jul 1966 Vol 6 No 3Aug 1966 Vol 6 No 4Sept 1966 Vol 6 No 5Oct 1966 Vol 6 No 6Nov 1966 Vol 6 No 7Dec 1966 Vol 6 No 8Jan 1967 Vol 7 No 1Feb 1967 Vol 7 No 2Mar 1967 Vol 7 No 3Apr 1967 Vol 7 No 4May 1967 Vol 7 No 5Jun 1967 Vol 7 No 6Jul 1967 Vol 7 No 7Aug 1967 Vol 7 No 8Sep 1967 Vol 7 No 9Oct 1967 Vol 7 No 10Nov 1967 Vol 7 No 11Dec 1967 Vol 7 No 12Jan 1968 Vol 8 No 1Feb 1968 Vol 8 No 2Mar 1968 Vol 8 No 3Apr 1968 Vol 8 No 4May 1968 Vol 8 No 5Jun 1968 Vol 8 No 6Jul 1968 Vol 8 No 7Aug 1968 Vol 8 No 8Sep 1968 Vol 8 No 9Oct 1968 Vol 8 No 10Nov 1968 Vol 8 No 11Dec 1968 Vol 8 No 12Jan 1969 Vol 9 No 1Feb 1969 Vol 9 No 2Mar 1969 Vol 9 No 3Apr 1969 Vol 9 No 4May 1969 Vol 9 No 5Jun 1969 Vol 9 No 6Jul 1969 Vol 9 No 7Aug 1969 Vol 9 No 8Sep 1969 Vol 9 No 9Oct 1969 Vol 9 No 10Nov 1969 Vol 9 No 11Dec 1969 Vol 9 No 12Jan 1970 Vol 10 No 1Feb 1970 Vol 10 No 2Mar 1970 Vol 10 No 3Apr 1970 Vol 10 No 4May 1970 Vol 10 No 5Jun 1970 Vol 10 No 6Jul 1970 Vol 10 No 7Aug 1970 Vol 10 No 8Sep 1970 Vol 10 No 9Oct 1970 Vol 10 No 10Nov 1970 Vol 10 No 11Dec 1970 Vol 10 No 12Jan 1971 Vol 11 No 1Feb 1971 Vol 11 No 2Mar 1971 Vol 11 No 3Apr 1971 Vol 11 No 4May 1971 Vol 11 No 5June 1971 Vol 11 No 6 Last Known Issue