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HAPPY 2022!

Classic American

HAYLING HOTRODS AT THE BEACH

Celebrity Caddys

RARITY AND VARIETY UNDER THE HAMMER • Mopars, ’Birds, ’Vettes, a Superbird and a Ute – all could have been yours if you’d visited Bonhams’ December auction. Here’s what you missed…

OBITUARY • Al Unser 1939-2021

A seller’s market • Evans ponders an unusual situation in the North American automotive sector…

Classic American Mail

WILD CARD Wildcat • What do you buy when you’re ready to hang up your drag racing shoes and focus your attentions on something a little less frenetic (and expensive?!). Andy Bennett from Lancashire decided returning this 1965 Buick Wildcat to its former glory was just the ticket… and a great way of occupying himself during two lockdowns!

1965 Buick Wildcat

From wild to mild

What the critics said

Darrin to be DIFFERENT • We’ve only featured one Kaiser Darrin in Classic American (issue 108, back in April 2000), so the rarity is key to understanding this remarkable and unique-looking car, as Mike Renaut discovers…

Ain't no Substitute... • Dave Biles is a real petrolhead of both the two- and four-wheeled variety and has got exactly what he always wanted in a 383 Stroker Corvette that turns heads wherever it goes… 1976 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

Rough DIAMOND • Legacy Classic Trucks explores the ‘Cadillac of trucks’: the big, loud, majestic wonder that is the 1951 921 Series Diamond T…

CLASSIC AMERICAN PEOPLE Ed Iskenderian • Classic American meets pioneer hot rodder, camshaft grinder, industry legend and SEMA’s first president, the remarkable Ed Iskenderian

CADILLAC CYLINDER HEAD OVERHAUL • Ever considered overhauling the top end of your classic V8 engine? Resident Classic American tech-head Rob Woodall does exactly that with a recalcitrant Cadillac V8 that’s been performing below par for a number of years…

EVENT REPORT • It might be the depths of winter here and now… but it’s always nice to escape to sunnier, brighter times, such as last summer’s American car shows. Classic American relives last year’s Cruisin’ Rodeo held near Lake Como, Italy…

Top Five Cars Award

EVENT REPORT • The industry shows its strength with overflowing excitement at the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center…

Reviews

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