Sport auto (France)
Sport-Auto is a leading French automobile magazine. The magazine specializes in sport and luxury cars.
History and profile
The magazine appeared first in 1962.[1] It is part of and published by Editions Mondadori Axel Springer (EMAS), a joint company of the Mondadori France publishing group and Axel Springer France on a monthly basis.[1][2] EMAS acquired the magazine in 2009.[2] The headquarters of the monthly is in Paris.[3]
Jean Lucas and Gerard Crombac were its chief editors from 1962 to 1989. One of its directors was Jose Rosinski who co-founded the magazine.
In 1973, Gerard Crombac, Thierry Lalande, Luc Melua and Jean-Louis Moncet, journalists to the magazine, set up a kit "fun sport car" in a week-end for a low cost and got a mediatic success.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Sport Auto. France". Mondadori. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ a b "EMAS acquires AUTO JOURNAL and SPORT AUTO magazines". Axel Springer. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Pierre L. Horn (1991). Handbook of French Popular Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-313-26121-3. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Philippe Boursin de l'Arc : "Setting up a Fun Car Liberta Simca" in a week-end for 7500 French Francs".
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