Classic American

Back in the Sixties Ford marketed its Mustangs to the new financially independent and liberated young women of the time with six-cylinder engines. The somewhat paternalistic/chauvinistic view in Dearborn was that women didn’t care about the oily stuf

Despite apocalyptic weather forecasts of torrential rain, it actually held off and was even sunny at this year’s Beaulieu Hot Rod & Custom Show, where the second heat of the Kingstown Shipping Car of the Year competition was held (you can read our fu

With torrential rain forecast – that thankfully never arrived – a number of owners evidently weren’t prepared to risk getting their classic cars wet to attend Pre-’50 American Auto Club’s event, instead opting for moderns. But for the many who did ta

We are thrilled to see that the Rhythm Riot is back after a three-year gap and is all set to pick up from where it left off, with thousands of people from around the world descending on Camber Sands for a non-stop, all-action weekend of 1950s music a

The name’s double meaning is enough to make you cringe, but, if anything, it was more amicable to the car that bore it. The Chrysler Howler was the factory hot rod that the smallest of Detroit’s Big Three should have made instead of the Plymouth Prow

Should there ever be a gameshow where contestants must guess which owner goes with which car, Vince Donald would have a great chance of winning. Few might expect this modest, quietly spoken retired computer engineer to be driving a race-inspired 1966

Ask anyone about American pick-ups and they’ll probably picture a rugged, upright job sitting well off the ground, possibly with a few cosmetic knocks acquired through the rough-and-tumble of working life. If they’re switched on, they may remember th

Like London buses, it seems ’55 Plymouths come in pairs. Shortly after Martyn and Aedan Butler’s Savoy was featured (CA371 April 2022), along came Paul McAlpine with his beautiful Belvedere. While all Plymouths for ’55 benefited from Virgil Exner’s e

I first met Lyn at the 2001 Goodwood Revival where she was racing a mighty Ford Galaxie and a potent Shelby Cobra. This happened to be her first foray into historic racing and the first of many visits to Goodwood, following her decision to retire fro

Cheshire Accident Management of Cheadle (www.cheshireaccidentmanagement.co.uk/Tel. 0161 428 7660) who specialise in painting American and prestige vehicles did a great job prepping, repairing and painting the Olds, while also understanding that what

Theoretically this should be the first year of shows without the shadow of Covid hanging over them. While shows started up again last year, there was still nervousness on the part of a lot of people and the vaccine programme hadn’t completely kicked

Maintaining the tradition stretching back many years, the Mopar Muscle Association descended on Brooklands on the last Sunday in May, along with plenty of friends from the wider world of American cars. This year’s event suffered a little bit from the