Classic American

Taken To The Wing

When your family are as enthusiastic about cars as you are, it’s inevitable that before long, one will be gracing the family garage. Paul Clarkson’s father owned a number of British classic cars and his brother is very into old Porsches, but it was Paul’s wife Suzanne and especially his son Matt who were the driving force behind buying this Plymouth Superbird. “I’ve always liked muscle cars,” explains Paul, “and we went on a road trip across America in July 2014 that included visiting Pebble Beach in the hope of seeing a Superbird. Matt loves the cars; he built Lego versions and had Scalextric Superbirds, so we’d become obsessed with seeing one.

“Suzanne then spotted one for sale at a dealership called My Hot Cars () in San Ramon, California so we visited and chatted to the salesman. He was really helpful and we spent an hour taking photographs. About

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