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 November 2002 Cover ofCar Craft | |
| Categories | Automobile magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Motor Trend Group |
| Total circulation (2013) | 201,061[1] |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Final issue | March 2020 |
| Company | Source Interlink |
| Country | USA |
| Based in | Los Angeles |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0008-6010 |
Car Craft was amagazine devoted toautomobiles,hot rodding, anddrag racing. It was published by theMotor Trend Group. It was established in 1953. The magazine published articles directed at inexperienced and expert car mechanics, such as rebuilding acarburetor.
The motto of the magazine wasLoud, Fast, Real, which emphasized its more budget-oriented approach to automobile building. When compared to similar magazines,Car Craft often featured vehicles built on a "real world" budget, with an emphasis on functionality over style. Sister publicationHot Rod overlapped to an extent on some of the same subject matter, howeverHot Rod covered more professionally built vehicles.
One of the editors-in-chief was John Mcgann. Previous editors included Rick Voegelin, Jon Asher, Jeff Smith, John Baechtel, Chuck Schifsky, Matt King, David Freiburger and Douglas Glad.Car Craft named an annual All-Star drag racing team each year plus a lifetime achievement award.[2]
On December 9, 2019, MotorTrend publisher TEN Publishing announced that they will cease publishing ofCar Craft, alongside 18 other magazines.[3] March 2020 was the final issue of the magazine.