"Ward's Auto World," Magazine for October 1983

Summary

WardsAuto serves various sectors of the auto-making industry. The organization began by publishing the Cram Report in 1924 and continued providing industry information with its Ward's Automotive Yearbook, first issued in 1938. They began publishing Ward's AutoWorld, a monthly trade magazine, in 1970. This October 1983 issue analyzed the sports utility vehicle trend of the 1980s.

WardsAuto serves various sectors of the auto-making industry. The organization began by publishing the Cram Report in 1924 and continued providing industry information with its Ward's Automotive Yearbook, first issued in 1938. They began publishing Ward's AutoWorld, a monthly trade magazine, in 1970. This October 1983 issue analyzed the sports utility vehicle trend of the 1980s.

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

March 1983

Subject Date

1983

Creators

Ward's Communications Inc. 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Creator Notes

Published by Ward's Communications Inc., Detroit, Michigan.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.0.4.10

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 11 in

Width: 8.25 in

Length: 0.25 in

Inscriptions

At top of front cover: WARD'S / AUTO WORLD / Technology / in the '84 Models / SO LONG GLOOM, HELLO FUN Front cover headlines at bottom of front cover read: INSIDE: / - Rating the '84's / -Marketing the 84's / - 84 Goofs & Goodies

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