First Issue: 1903
Last Issue: 1988
Frequency: weekly
Chronology:
Motorcycling and Motoring: February 1902- February 1903
The Motor: February 1903 - Issue #3224 04 March 1964
Motor: Issue #3225 14 March 1964 - Issue #4775 31 August 1988, then absorbed by its longtime rival "Autocar"
Autocar & Motor: Issue #4776 07 September 1988 - Issue #5093 14 September 1994
Predecessor: see above
Successor: Autocar
Short description:
A British weekly magazine introduced on 8 January 1903 and succeeded previous title "Motorcycling and Motoring" which started in 1902.
From the 11 March 1964 issue the magazine name was simply "Motor". Compared to rival The Autocar, Motor was more informative and more conservative.
It was taken over by its rival in 1988 and merged into The Autocar as "Autocar & Motor" from 07 September 1988 and re-named as simply "Autocar" in September 1994.
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Successor: Motor (United Kingdom)
Category: Cars
edited May 12 '25 at 11:26 (UTC) by motorlife
created Jul 5 '21 at 00:24 (UTC) by motorlife
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