Car and Driver

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''Car and Driver'' was founded as ''Sports Cars Illustrated'' in 1955.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 U.S. Magazines by Circulation|url=http://www.psaresearch.com/images/TOPMAGAZINES.pdf|work=PSA Research Center|access-date=February 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115225953/http://www.psaresearch.com/images/TOPMAGAZINES.pdf|archive-date=November 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In its early years, the magazine focused primarily on small, imported [[sports car]]s. In 1961, editor [[Karl Ludvigsen]] renamed the magazine ''Car and Driver'' to show a more general automotive focus.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/karl-ludvigsen|author=Mark J. McCourt|date=January 2019|title=Karl Ludvigsen|work=Hemmings Classic Car}}</ref>

''Car and Driver'' was formed as ''Sports Cars Illustrated'' in 1955.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 U.S. Magazines by Circulation|url=http://www.psaresearch.com/images/TOPMAGAZINES.pdf|work=PSA Research Center|access-date=February 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115225953/http://www.psaresearch.com/images/TOPMAGAZINES.pdf|archive-date=November 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In its early years, the magazine focused primarily on small, imported [[sports car]]s. In 1961, editor [[Karl Ludvigsen]] renamed the magazine ''Car and Driver'' to show a more general automotive focus.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/karl-ludvigsen|author=Mark J. McCourt|date=January 2019|title=Karl Ludvigsen|work=Hemmings Classic Car}}</ref>

''Car and Driver'' once featured [[Bruce McCall]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/author/2362/bruce-mccall/|title=Bruce McCall|work=Car and Driver}}</ref> [[Jean Shepherd]],<ref name="Bergmann">{{cite book|last1=Bergmann|first1=Eugene|title=Excelsior, You Fathead!: The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd|date=November 1, 2004|publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation]]|location=[[Winona, Minnesota]]|isbn=978-1-55783-600-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/excelsioryoufath00berg}}</ref> and [[Brock Yates]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/author/219213/brock-yates/|title=Brock Yates|work=Car and Driver}}</ref> as columnists, and [[P. J. O'Rourke]] as a frequent contributor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15142347/ferrari-reinvents-manifest-destiny-pj-orourke-and-a-ferrari-308gts-archived-feature/|author=P.J. O'Rourke|date=February 16, 2022|title=Ferrari Reinvents Manifest Destiny: P.J. O'Rourke Drives Cross-Country in a Ferrari 308GTS|work=Car and Driver}}</ref> Former editors include William Jeanes and [[David E. Davis, Jr.]], the latter of whom led some employees to defect in 1985 to create ''[[Automobile (magazine)|Automobile]]''.

''Car and Driver'' once featured [[Bruce McCall]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/author/2362/bruce-mccall/|title=Bruce McCall|work=Car and Driver}}</ref> [[Jean Shepherd]],<ref name="Bergmann">{{cite book|last1=Bergmann|first1=Eugene|title=Excelsior, You Fathead!: The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd|date=November 1, 2004|publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation]]|location=[[Winona, Minnesota]]|isbn=978-1-55783-600-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/excelsioryoufath00berg}}</ref> and [[Brock Yates]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/author/219213/brock-yates/|title=Brock Yates|work=Car and Driver}}</ref> as columnists, and [[P. J. O'Rourke]] as a frequent contributor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15142347/ferrari-reinvents-manifest-destiny-pj-orourke-and-a-ferrari-308gts-archived-feature/|author=P.J. O'Rourke|date=February 16, 2022|title=Ferrari Reinvents Manifest Destiny: P.J. O'Rourke Drives Cross-Country in a Ferrari 308GTS|work=Car and Driver}}</ref> Former editors include William Jeanes and [[David E. Davis, Jr.]], the latter of whom led some employees to defect in 1985 to create ''[[Automobile (magazine)|Automobile]]''.