Car Life : The Complete Collection

The first issue of Car Life (The Illustrated Motor Magazine) was published by Henry Scharf of Motor Publications Inc. of Washington DC, in February of 1954. The cover credit stated “More than $6,500 has been invested in restoring these flame red classics, the Auburn, left and Cord”, about the cars that were featured in a 6-page article inside the magazine. Elsewhere in this issue there were features on the Briggs Cunningham Coupe (production number 12) and the Rover Gas Turbine car from the UK.

The first 74-page issue was edited by the former editor of Speed Age Don O’Reilly, and was on the newstand for just 35 cents. Car Life would continue until October of 1970 when the cover of the final issue (Vol:17, No.9) featured the Plymouth Trans-am car of Swede Savage. The magazine ended in and was merged into Motor Trend in the December 1970 issue.

A big thank you to Auto-Archives volunteer Nicholas Novack who scanned all these issues of Car Life.

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Vol:1, No.1, February 1954 (USA)

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Car Life

Vol:1, No.2, March1954 (USA)

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Vol:1, No.3, April 1954 (USA)

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Vol.1, No.4, May 1954 (USA)

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Vol.1, No.5, June 1954 (USA)

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Vol.1, No.6, July 1954 (USA)

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Vol.1, No.7, August 1954 (USA)

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Vol.1, No.8, September 1954 (USA)

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Vol.1, No.9, October 1954 (USA)

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Car Life

Vol.1, No.10, November 1954 (USA)

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Vol.1, No.11, December 1954 (USA)

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1955 New Engines

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Car Life

Vol.1, No.12, January 1955 (USA)

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Vol.2, No.1, February 1955 (USA)

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Vol.2, No.2, March 1955 (USA)

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Vol.2, No.3, April 1955 (USA)

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Vol.2, No.4, May 1955 (USA)

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Car Life

Vol.2, No.5, June 1955 (USA)

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Vol.2, No.6, July 1955 (USA)

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Vol.2, No.7, August 1955 (USA)

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Vol.2, No.8, September 1955 (USA)

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Vol.2, No.9, October 1955 (USA)

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Vol.2, No.10, November 1955 (USA)

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Vol.2, No.11, December 1955 (USA)

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Vol.2, No.12, January 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.1, February 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.2, March 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.3, April 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.4, May 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.5, June 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.6, July 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.7, August 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.8, September 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.9, October 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.10, November 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.11, December 1956 (USA)

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Vol.3, No.12, January 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.1, February 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.2, March 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.3, April 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.4, May 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.5, June 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.6, July 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.7, August 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.8, September 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.9, October 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.10, November 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.11, December 1957 (USA)

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Vol.4, No.12, January 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.1, February 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.2, March 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.3, April 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.4, May 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.5, June 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.6, July 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.7, Aug 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.8, September 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.9, October 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.10, November 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.11, December 1958 (USA)

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Vol.5, No.12, January 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.1, February 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.2, March 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.3, April 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.4, May 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.5, June 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.6, July 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.7, August 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.8, September 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.9, October 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.10, November 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.11, December 1959 (USA)

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Vol.6, No.12, January 1960 (USA)

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Vol.7, No.1, February 1960 (USA)

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Vol.7, No.2, March 1960 (USA)

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Vol.7, No.3, April 1960 (USA)

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Vol.7, No.4, May 1960 (USA)

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Vol.7, No.5, June 1960 (USA)

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Vol.7, No.6, July 1960 (USA)

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Vol.7, No.7, August 1960 (USA)

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Car Life

Vol.7, No.8, September 1960 (USA)

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Vol.7, No.9, October 1960 (USA)

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Vol.7, No.10, November 1960 (USA)

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Vol.7, No.11, December 1960 (USA)

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Vol.7, No.12, January 1961 (USA)
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Vol.8, No.1, February 1961 (USA)

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Vol.8, No.2, March 1961 (USA)

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Vol.8, No.3, April 1961 (USA)

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Vol.8, No.4, May 1961 (USA)

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Vol.8, No.5, June 1961 (USA)

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Vol.8, No.6, July 1961 (USA)

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Vol.8, No.7, August 1961 (USA)

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Vol.8, No.8, September 1961 (USA)

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Vol.8, No.9, October 1961 (USA)

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Vol.8, No.10, November 1961 (USA)

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Vol.8, No.11, December 1961 (USA)