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CAR OF THE YEAR 2022 CONFIRMED!

Kingstown to sponsor Car of the Year again

Is yours a Car of the Year?

RANGER RAPTOR LANDS • The all-new 2023 Ford Ranger Raptor was recently unveiled, but how much of an improvement is it on the departing model? We find out…

‘PERFECT’ PONCHO COULD BE YOURS! • THE MARCH 2022 CLASSIC CAR AUCTION March 12, 2022, Runcorn, Cheshire

GRAND NATIONAL SCOOPS

CLASSIC FORD SHOW

Tex Trubshaw’s GUN TRUCKS 1930-1986

Sell your Yank for free!

Callaway C12 • How do you improve on a Corvette? Reeves Callaway thought he had the answer with his reworking of the C12 in the late Nineties…

THE CASE FOR SIMPLICITY • Evans argues why sophistication (aka complexity) is overrated in the automotive world…

Classic American Mail

Shabby Chic • Classic American meets one lucky chap and his bargain of a full-size American luxury Lincoln that proves you can get into Yanks on a budget, with a bit of luck, a bit of technical know-how… and a spirit of derring-do!

What the critics said

Lincoln Continental 1961-1969

ONE CAREFUL LADY OWNER • Usually when some Arthur Daley type rattles off a story about one lady owner, that’s your cue to run a mile. Not this time, though, and this Plymouth’s new owners can barely believe what a fine survivor they’ve ended up with…

Blue LIGHTNING • 1966 Hemi Dodge Coronet 500 Jay Pettit’s 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 is not only a genuine factory Hemi car, it also has a fascinating outlaw history…

Still the same

DETROIT ON THE VOLGA • Following on from his article on the Packard-like ZIS 110/115 Limousine a couple of years ago, John Bath turns his attention to Russian prestige marques Chaika, ZIL and their Packard connections…

Why Packard was such an influence on Russian car design

Where to see a Chaika – without going to Russia

Proof of the ‘unofficial’ Packard connection

POWER TO THE WAGON! • Legacy Classic Trucks of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, debuts this custom 1949 Dodge Power Wagon crew cab resto-mod classic that can tow in excess of 14,000lb…

ABOUT LEGACY CLASSIC TRUCKS

BUSMAN’S HOLIDAY • People are starting to appreciate the big, brawny, boxy good looks of the CK series Chevy pick-ups... people like Ashley Blackman, who makes his living restoring even bigger, boxier vehicles!

Boxy but not by design

DISCOVERIES • Our intrepid salvage yard explorer brings you junkyard jewels from across North America.

Classic American Reviews

How to Restore Your Chevy Truck 1967-1972 • Step-by-step Restoration Procedures

Scale autos

2022 CAR OF THE YEAR • EVENTS MARKED IN WHITE ARE CAR OF THE YEAR HEATS