Wheels

Wheels is an Australian automotive magazine published monthly by ACP Magazines. The publication is well-renowned by Australian car enthusiasts. Its main competitor within the Australian market is Motor, though Wheels and Motor are stablemates in the ACP Magazines catalogue and are aimed at slightly different readers as Motor concentrates on performance cars.

History

Wheels was founded in May 1953 by editor Athol Yeomans.^[1] With the help of a colleague, Yeomans planned the first copy of Wheels in a stationery room of Hudson Publications in Sydney. Wheels was the first Australian car magazine to appear in local newsagents and was a best seller from the start. Before its inception, only European and American publications were available in Australia. Wheels was also the first magazine to actually road test cars. In the 1950s, road testing cars was something of a rarity as major makes did not allow it.

Since 1963, Wheels have annually announced their Car of the Year award, although this has been withheld in 1972, 1979 and 1986.^[2]

Current staff

Editor: Ged Bulmer
Deputy Editor: Jesse Taylor
Senior Editor: Ash Westerman
Online Editor: Chris Gable
Art Director: Robin Austin
Senior Designer: Lee Dean
News & Roadtest Editor: Sean Poppitt
Staff Journalist: James Whitbourn
Cadet Journalist: Daniel DeGasperi
Online Journalist: Samantha Stevens
Online Assistant: Amy Middleton
Digital Imaging: Steve McCarthy
Contributing Editor: Michael Stahl
Contributing Editor: Peter Robinson
Contributing Editor: Michael Stahl
Technical Editor: Mike McCarthy
Features Editor: John Cadogan
European Editor: John Carey
Japan Correspondent: Peter Nunn
US Correspondent: John Lamm

References

External links

• Wheels