First Issue: March 1903
Last Issue: October 1983
Frequency: weekly
Chronology:
1962 : title Motor Cycle (without „The")
1967: merger with some elements of „Motor Cycling"
1978: Motor Cycle Weekly
Predecessor: none
Successor: -
Short description:
The Motor Cycle was one of the first British magazines about motorcycles. Launched in 1903, its blue cover led to it being called "The Blue 'un" to help distinguish it from its rival publication Motor Cycling, which, using a green background colour, was known as "The Green 'un".
1967 saw a merger with some elements of underperforming rival Motor Cycling which had already changed to broadsheet newspaper format in 1962, leaving Motor Cycle as a compact magazine with limited page-space.
Facsimile-masthead from internal pages of last magazine produced in 1967, part of editorial announcement of the merger. With the merger came the opportunity to change into newspaper format.
Motor Cycle Weekly continued as newspaper-format until 1983 when it reverted to magazine-format. After less than a year as a 'glossy' it was closed. (see Wikipedia)

Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Category: Motorcycles

edited Nov 22 '24 at 10:19 (UTC) by dipl1pet
created Jan 18 '22 at 10:03 (UTC) by bw2520
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