Magazine - Bugatti - 1966

The press on classic cars in France goes back to the mid-1960s (L'Album du Fanatique de l'Automobile, L'Automobiliste, L'Anthologie Automobile, L'Enthousiaste and L'Amateur d'Automobiles Anciennes, the latter title being the rarest.

On February 8, 1956, in Lyon, the "Association des teuf teuf lyonnais" was founded, which became on November 20, 1956 "Les Amateurs d'Automobiles Anciennes" and was the first Classic Car Club in France (apart from the "Club des Teuf Teuf", created in 1935). Henri Malartre (creator of the Rochetaillée museum) and historian Lucien Loreille were its main co-founders.

From 1966 (the year that saw the appearance of L'Album du Fanatique and L'Automobiliste), the 3A (the club's shortened name) founded a magazine, which was originally intended for club members, but from the first issue of 1966 was available to all Vintage car enthusiasts, by ordering it directly from the Club.

Here I present the complete set of 18 issues that were accessible to non-members. And I add 4 issues that were only accessible to members, the magazine appearing only once a year, issues 20 to 23, extremely rare. The magazine continued to exist, with a very irregular publication (Issue 24, for example, appeared only six years after 23); its last issue was in 2010, number 33.

The set of the first 18 issues (from 1966 to 1975) is today unavailable.

This revue was on par with the L'Automobiliste, the Fanatique de l'Automobile, and the Anthologie Automobile. It added an extra touch, dealing with many of the 160 automobile constructors in the Lyon region.