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Classic Car Auctions (CCA) had a successful start to 2022 at the NEC Classic Car and Restoration Show. The auction, which took place on 19 and 20 March, was CCA’s largest ever, with 236 vehicles going under the hammer, generating £3m in total sales.

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The Airmaster range of compressors are ideal for the home workshop or semi-professional garage. The belt-driven compressors feature single-stage, two-cylinder pumps and overload protection with automatic stop/start control, twin outlets, pressure reg

Organised by Victory Wheelers, the 2022 staging of the Hayling Reunion takes place on Sunday 8 May at Funland Amusement Park, Hayling Island. The Reunion always attracts a great mix of customs, hot rods, American cars and classics. What’s more, it’s

Since time immemorial, a couple of topics have led to countless heated debates when hot rodders get together, whether that be face-to-face or hidden behind a keyboard. The first of those is pre-’49 or not, but I have no intention of opening that can

Mock-ups. Everyone who has ever built or modified a car has, at some point, mocked it up to see how it could look. It’s an integral part of the process, a way of cementing ideas in your head and a time-honoured method of convincing yourself you’re a

My beautiful wife, Babs, lost her two-year battle with cancer on 7 April. She passed away peacefully in my arms at home having fought to the end. I’ve loved this woman for 24 years and we had a wonderful life together and met so many awesome friends

Santa Pod Raceway has recently announced new deals with three very different businesses. First up is the renewal of its partnership with STP. Four events during the Pod’s 2022 national championship drag racing season will carry the STP banner: STP Sp

In the February issue, we brought you news that Lee Johnstone’s Ain’t No Saint Volvo had been selected as the winner of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour. Things have moved on since then and Lee and his daughter, Victoria, were recently spotted in New York

Geoff Stilwell’s award-winning and record-breaking team has been recognised by the SCTA, with the 250mph+ land speed car being depicted on shirts and posters for 2022. Nice one guys.

Editor: Dave Biggadyke cc.ed@kelsey.co.uk Features Editor: Mike Pye Art Editor: Kirsty Craner Technical consultant: Mike Waller cc.tech@kelsey.co.uk With thanks to Steve Sharp, Trevor Gardiner, James Webber, John McCartney, Keith Harman, Keith Lee, P

V-ATE Pit Stop is an American-themed diner located on the A17 not far from Boston, Lincolnshire. Being heavily automotive-orientated, the furnishings feature tables based on the likes of a Chevy pick-up and a Ford Mustang. Naturally, the diner attrac

The Classic Car and Restoration show held at the NEC in March welcomed 25,221 attendees, with 152 classic motoring clubs in attendance. Harry Larcombe’s ’49 Jowett Bradford ice cream van took the award for Barn Find of the Show, whilst Shaun Hunter’s

There’s nothing like back-to-back blockbuster weekends of drag racing action to enthrall all petrolheads from far and wide, and Santa Pod delivers just that. After a two-year, Covid-enforced absence, the aptly-named Main Event marks a return to Europ

Write to: Custom Car Mail, Kelsey Publishing, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent ME18 6AL E-mail: cc.ed@kelsey.co.uk Fax: 01733 557235 Dear CC, I saw in the February issue that original builder, Garry Broadbent, is trying to trace

Dear CC, April’s edition made us a very happy couple. There, in Remember when… which delved back 29 years, was our 210 Chevy, and it’s sitting in a garage in Maidstone just down the road from your office now. Small world, isn’t it? Steve and Bev Hend

Dear CC, I appreciate that these days you only occasionally feature cars from the other side of the pond, but I felt compelled to let you know how much I appreciated the Tiki T feature in the April issue. Anyone who builds a car paying homage to Norm

Located in Camelford, Cornwall, Hilltop Farm Shop is run by Gary Down and his family. Being a collective of petrolheads, the family recently started to hold breakfast and summer evening meets, and a chilly and wet February day saw the first one of th

One of the last previously postponed events to be staged in 2021 was The Offset Show in Cornwall. The show was organised by Wagon UK, a company founded by Brad Stone as an automotive lifestyle brand selling a range of clothing and merchandise, which,

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Club profiles were a fun bit of the mag in the late ’90s, and few put the fun into rodding as much as Northampton’s The M’Hula Crew. Known primarily for their fantastic erections at the Nationals – of which we showed the house, the living room and th

This month we take an artful look inside the garage of NSRA valuations officer, Chris Smith Chris Smith has come a long way since he started, but failed to finish, a ’glass ’32 3-window in the early ’80s. A successful career life now behind him, he’s

Back issues: £4.99 per issue, including postage & packing (UK delivery only) Home built Modified The Nova II story Rare Corvette clone Daily driven Deuce Nostalgic strip action Reborn Pop race car V8 Morris Oxford Blown Ford Pilot Progress reports Re

So, what was the collective British hot rod community up to 25 years ago this month? If CC was to be believed, mostly baring our arses in public, a recurring theme in the mag under Tim Baggaley’s leadership. But aside from being the butt of all jokes