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    Auction Watch
    Ascot Racecourse This well preserved 1967 26ft Overlander by Airstream International boasts polished aluminium inside and out. It’s been refitted to offer modern creature comforts after an interior restoration which has kept the retro feel, but intro
    Classic American2 min read
    1949 Ford Barris
    George Barris left an indelible impression on generations of car lovers. The self-proclaimed ‘King of the Kustomizers’ lent his name to all manner of custom cars, not to mention vehicles that appeared on screens large and small. His output was a stap
    Classic American5 min read
    Back in Black
    Thanks to its iconic status on the big screen (plus not forgetting a certain series on TV), the 1968 Dodge Charger RT regularly appears at the top of American car fans’ wish lists. Yet, for Ian Ball, making his dream car become a reality wasn’t quite
    Classic American2 min read
    Event Report Nsra Southern Swap Meet 2024
    The NSRA Southern Swap Meet moved to North Weald Airfield five years ago and, in that time, it seems to have experienced every kind of weather England has to offer – sun, rain, hail and high winds, often simultaneously. There was none of that this ye
    Classic American4 min read
    Event Report Wheels Day
    The Surrey Street Rodders celebrated their 50th anniversary with a new venue for their annual Wheels Day show which traditionally kicks off the start of the car show season on Good Friday for American car fans, rodders, custom car fans and… well, jus
    Classic American3 min readIndustries
    Camaro Theft
    Vehicle theft has been a growing problem in North America lately. Across the United States and Canada, occurrences of stolen cars and trucks keep climbing. And if you happen to own a late-model Chevy Camaro, your vehicle is at the top of the list. Ac
    Classic American1 min read
    Chryslers At Brooklands… And Elsewhere!
    If you’re a Mopar lover (and why wouldn’t you be, with their handsome looks and extraordinary engineering plus remarkably enthusiastic owners!) you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to shows and events this year. Not only is there the Mopars at B
    Classic American6 min read
    Square Bird Survivor
    Peter Reynolds hadn’t been planning on owning a Thunderbird until he saw this 1960 coupe at the Rally of the Giants in 2006. “It was in great original condition,” he remembers, “with genuine, low mileage. But it wasn’t for sale. Sometime later, I met
    Classic American9 min read
    Joie Chitwood Jnr International Stuntman
    Joie Chitwood Jnr, his father and his son were all car stuntmen in the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show – which entertained large, often huge, crowds right across America for over 50 years. They all have motor racing in their blood too and it would be fair
    Classic American1 min read
    Classic American
    EDITOR Ben Klemenzson bklemenzson@mortons.co.uk DESIGN Druck Media Pvt. CONTRIBUTORS Richard Heseltine, Huw Evans, Mike Renaut, Matt Richardson, Jon Cass, Zack Stiling, Steve Havelock, Jamie Webster, Martin Mumford, Richard Coney, Will Shiers PROD
    Classic American3 min read
    Scale Autos
    While delving in my loft the other week I found a carton in the eaves. On inspection it contained several old model car kit boxes. When I went though it carefully, I found it was the old kits which had been started but never finished. It included sev
    Classic American14 min read
    Blue Pages
    PETROLHEADONISM UNDERGROUND Wembley, London see: www.petrolheadonism.club/underground THE P-15 PICNIC The annual get-together for 1946-1948 Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler Cars. Other Mopar flathead-powered cars and trucks, and guest classics, a
    Classic American2 min read
    Event Report 74th Grand National Roadster Show 2024
    Known as The Grand Daddy of Them All, the 74th Annual Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) was held at the fairplex complex in Pomona, which is 46 miles from LAX Airport. With the show’s main draw, America’s Most Beautiful Roadster award and Al Slonak
    Classic American4 min read
    Wind Me Up! Tech: Windows
    Well, here we go again, it has been some months since we presented the last ‘Tech’ feature but hopefully you, dear reader, will find the following helpful, if not now, then in the future. The window problem we’re looking at here is on a 1978 Chevy Bi
    Classic American1 min read
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    Classic American6 min read
    Mail
    Dear Classic American, It was nice to see John Pickard’s photos in the last issue, but sad to hear of his death. John was a very pleasant man. The club, back in the day, was the Can Am Car Club (Canadian-American) and George LeHaye from Billericay wa
    Classic American1 min read
    Hoorah!
    Show season is here and the first big gig of the year, Wheels Day, has successfully taken place at its new venue, Newbury Showground. It was debatable if the event would even take place, so challenging was the weather in the run up to it, but luckily
    Classic American8 min readIndustries
    Working-Class Hero
    Four Oldsmobile 442s, a 440 six-pack, four-speed Plymouth Superbird, ’55 Chevy two-door, ’61 Thunderbird, ’68 Torino Fastback 390 GT four-speed, ’69 Road Runner, ’69 Charger 440 R/T, ’69 Mustang 390 GT four-speed, assorted Corvettes, Camaros and Fire
    Classic American2 min read
    Auction Watch Part II
    One of the few right-hand drive Eleventh Series Packard Eights made, this car was supplied new via the marque’s UK concessionaire Leonard Williams of Berkeley St, London. Bringing a touch of transatlantic glamour to the capital’s streets, this Conver
    Classic American3 min read
    Reviews
    Author: Jim PickeringPublished by: Car Tech Inc. ISBN: 978-1-61325-747-0 American publisher Car Tech have an enviable selection of ‘How to…’ manuals with several covering the restoration and upgrading of pickup trucks. This new title covers the Chevy
    Classic American3 min read
    Will Shier's DISCOVERIES
    1. Spread over 100 acres of hillside, Alabama’s Gibbs Junk Yard is my kind of place. This incredible yard consists of a maze of tracks, with cars sporadically sprawled along them. Some are parked in clear view, whereas others are buried deep in the f
    Classic American2 min read
    Kingstown Shipping Car of the Year Heat Winner #1 Crowned
    The first heat of this year’s Car of the Year competition sponsored by Kingstown Shipping took place at the Surrey Street Rodder’s Wheels Day event, this year held at Newbury Show Ground. Despite challenging weather conditions, the show went ahead (y
    Classic American4 min read
    Remembering Oldsmobile
    It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since the very last Oldsmobile, a 2004 Alero sedan, rolled off the assembly line. Although the name might not gain much recognition for younger generations today, there was a time, particularly in the Seventies
    Classic American2 min read
    The 3rd Mooneyes New Year’s Party 2024
    The Mooneyes New Year’s Party, now in its third edition, was held at the Irwindale Speedway – which is 35 miles from LAX Airport, Los Angeles. With it being run by the well-known Mooneyes brand, you just knew was going to be special and sure enough t
    Classic American6 min read
    Crowning Glory
    You might wonder why anyone would want to own more than one example of the same car. It’s a valid question to put to Wayne Wisbey who not only has this 1970 Ford Torino GT but another convertible, a Torino Cobra, a wagon, and two Rancheros (which we’
    Classic American7 min read
    Hi Ho Silver!
    Brendon McGarry is certainly no stranger to taking on a mammoth custom rebuild, but this stunning 1963 Chevy Fleetside has probably been his most involved and ambitious project to date. Although it may be hard to believe, considering the incredible s
    Classic American2 min read
    Rétromobile PORTE DE VERSAILLES PARIS
    Every February, enthusiasts from around the world descend upon Paris for Salon Rétromobile, one of the most important car shows of the winter. There are Bugattis at every turn, and more than a few Ferraris change hands for six or seven-figure sums. I
    Classic American2 min read
    Skylark GS Rescue Project
    When we first saw this Buick, we thought it looked strangely familiar – and it turned out to be feature car from July 1996/CA63 (if you have the full library of Classic Americans stretching that far back you can read the feature in its entirety). At
    Classic American10 min read
    Cruisin Classics
    As the Fifties dawned, most American cars were still relatively restrained in their trim and colour schemes. Buick, on the other hand, under chief designer Ned Nickles, really made an effort to dress up its cars, and helped set the course of automobi
    Classic American2 min read
    Nsra Member Fulfils Book-writing Dream
    Lesley Anne Brown’s husband, Dave Brown, has been a familiar face in the hot-rodding world since jeans were flared, hair was long and anything with a jacked up back axle was considered a hot-rod or custom car. As an adoring girlfriend she tagged alon

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