OVERVIEW:
Sports Cars Illustrated was originally published by Henry Scharf and Motor Publications Inc. It started in
July 1955 and was
sold to Ziff-Davis sometime in 1956. It ended with the March 1961 issue when it was renamed
Car and Driver. Content focused primarily on small European sports cars including road tests and racing activities.
Besides publishing the monthly title, editors Ken Purdy and later John Christy also created Sports Cars Illustrated Directory. These were started the year after Ziff-Davis purchased the title and ended with the re-titling to Car and Driver.
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PUBLICATION DATA:
Motor Publications and Petersen Publishing both provided net paid circulation details to N.W. Ayers for the years
1957 through 1960. Average monthly print production ranged from 72,800 to 149,000 issues. More information can be
found in the print volume details section.
CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
A total of 69 issues were printed from July, 1955 through March, 1961. All cover images are complete.
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