Fast Car (magazine)

Fast Car magazine is a UK-based car magazine covering the modified car market and car culture. It was the first UK magazine focusing on this genre. It is owned by Future plc, based in Bath, Somerset. The magazine is published 13 times a year.

Fast Car started as a performance car magazine, but now specialises in readers interested in Japanese, European cars and the car culture genre.

The Audited Bureau of Circulations (ABC) reports that Fast Car's sales peaked at 127,620 copies in 2003.^[1] Historically, Fast Car traditionally sold fewer copies of their magazine than Max Power (which closed in January 2011 due to poor sales). However, Fast Car has been the market leader in this segment since 2007.

Its most recent ABC audited circulation figure was 26,107.

In 2012, Fast Car teamed up with SpeedHunters.com for a monthly look into motorsports, drift events, car show/festivals with Speed Hunter's Rod Chong and other Speed Hunters who travels around the world to spread their name and take pictures of the best cars.

History

The magazine was launched in Orpington, Kent, UK in April 1987 by Security Publications Ltd as an evolution from a short-lived publication called Power and Style.

Parody

A parody, "Jalopy and Slow Car", emerged. ^[2]

Members

Digital Editor - Glenn 'Glenda' Rowswell

Art Editor - Graham 'Initial G' Morecroft

Editor - Jules 'Slim Jules' Truss

Deputy Editor - Jamie 'Midge' Burr

Contributor - Steve 'Stavros' Neophytou (Former Redline)

Contributor - Davy Lewis (Former Redline)

Speedhunter - Rod Chong

Freelance - Oli Remedi

Freelance - Little Nick

Photographer - Steve McCann

Mechanic - Matthew 'Modest Matt' Duckett

Past Members

'Editor - Steve 'Scary' Chalmers' (Former Redline) (Left in October 2012)

Staff Writer - Lee Sibley (Left in September 2012)

References

External links

• Official website