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Title
Vintage Motorsport - The Journal of Motor Racing History
Description
Like many enthusiast publications, Vintage Motorsport magazine began as little more than a glorified newsletter. Published by the president and founder of the Southeast Vintage Racing Association, Ford Heacock, the first issue of Vintage Motorsport was mailed to SVRA members in May 1982. Four standard-sized sheets of paper were folded in half to make a 16-page booklet that contained several black-and-white photos—the luxury of color would come later. On the cover, the inscription “Summer ’82” signified a quarterly publishing schedule.
Born as an outgrowth of SVRA’s newsletter, Vintage Motorsport soldiered on in its original format for the next two years, albeit adding pages and color along the way. In 1984 the magazine graduated to full size, the first issue in the new format boasting a whopping 52 pages! In the interest of increasing circulation, the editorial content was expanded to include non-SVRA events and profiles on significant cars and people.
Captivated by the rapid growth in technology and frustrated by the piecemeal processes involved in producing VM, Heacock purchased an Apple Macintosh computer in 1986. This positioned the magazine on the leading edge of what would become known as “desktop publishing.” His foresight garnered Vintage Motorsport a mention in the June 30, 1986 issue of Time that contained a feature on the recent advances in electronic technology and its potential and revolutionary impact in the publishing industry.
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