Writers
In the 1950s, the magazine's Sport Editor, John Cooper, used Cooper T11 parts to create the Cooper-Alta.
Former Autocar writers have included Russell Bulgin, Chris Harris and Top Gear presenter James May who was fired from the magazine in 1992 for putting a hidden message in a supplement hinting at the tedium he had experienced whilst compiling it.
Current Autocar writers include Steve Sutcliffe, Richard Bremner, Formula 1 journalist Alan Henry, used-car expert James Ruppert, and Editor-in-Chief Steve Cropley.
The current editor is Jim Holder.
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