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AND SUDDENLY IT’S NOVEMBER!

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FOUR DECADES OF CAR OF THE YEAR!

BEST BUICK BOATTAIL?!

Beaulieu Autojumble • BEAULIEU, HANTS September 6 & 7

American Super Stock latest! IS IT JUST CHILES PLAY! • Following the euphoria that was Street Weekend, the American Super Stock series reached its mid-season peak at Melbourne Raceway’s celebration of all things jet propelled - Jet Fest!

Tex Trubshaw’s

Dodge Rampage • What do you get when you cross a truck with a car? Well, if you thought Ford and Chevy answered that question with the Ranchero and El Camino 65 years ago, think again – Dodge decided to try and reheat that idea with their 2006 Rampage concept…

Changing Seasons • As autumn transitions into winter, Evans looks at ways to keep that gear head excitement in all of us going through the cold and snowy months…

Mail • Email us at: email@classic-american.com or write to: Classic American magazine, PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6LZ

Precious PICK-UP • The Ranchero Squire was one of the most upmarket pick-ups ever produced, so it was always a little special, but this rare survivor is really something to cherish – it’s 52 and unrestored, right down to the factory paint. Nigel Hutton has just given it a new lease of life…

Low Life • To many, a lowrider is a 1960s Impala or 1980s Buick, but lowriding started in the late 1940s with cars just like this 1936 Chevrolet…

Pentastar Perfection • Having quickly regretted the sale of his ’69 Dodge Charger 440 RT, Matt Atherton couldn’t resist the temptation of purchasing another Mopar as a replacement. This sublime 461bhp 1966 Coronet 500 appears to fit the bill perfectly as Jon Cass discovered…

THE HENRY FORD MUSEUM, DEARBORN, MICHIGAN • We explore one of the ‘must-see’ museums of any visit to the Detroit area: the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, Michigan…

TECH: INVISIBLE REVERSIBLE MODS • Last month Jeff Koch offered his top 10 unstressed upgrades to make your classic car more reliable and more drivable - this month we’ll be looking at even more!

SALON PRIVÉ CONCOURS • BLENHEIM PALACE, OXON August 16

Hot Rods & Car Shows • We continue our American automotive Odessey in swinging Sixties UK with Allan Bedford and Barry Magness this time the boys check out the UK’s burgeoning hot rod and drag racing scene…

Hemi Heritage! • Designed in 1963, the second-generation Hemi engine was a masterpiece of a automotive tech for NASCAR and drag racing. James Maxwell celebrates this engineering marvel that’s still hallowed to this day…

EVENTS 2025 • Shows highlighted in white are Car of the Year events

BROOKLANDS AMERICAN CAR DAY • BROOKLANDS, SURREY

Vanishing Point Road Trip • Will Shiers searches out the filming locations used in the movie Vanishing Point, and uncovers plenty of vintage automobilia in the process…

PETROLHEADONISM LIVE 2025 • HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY SHOWGROUND, REDBOURN. 6 & 7 September 2025

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