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CADDY CROWNED KING! CAR OF THE YEAR

US AUTO SHOW OULTON PARK, TARPORLEY, CHESHIRE August 27, 2022

AUCTION WATCH 1969 PONTIAC GTO JUDGE Estimate: £38,000-£45,000

AUCTION WATCH • Presidential Lincoln hammers for $172k

Festival of the Dead

Monroe Handler • The Mustang II might be considered to be an anaemic pig-faced wretch of a car by some, but it’s amazing what a bit of aftermarket tweaking can achieve, especially if you’re aiming to inject some performance into it!

Like a Rock! • Evans waxes lyrical on a popular staple of modern American culture, the 1988-98 Chevy and GMC full-size pick-ups…

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Golden Idol • This is Sundancer, a 1977 Buick Regal that’s one of the most intricately painted cars ever built in the UK. Artist Maxime Xavier explains how she created this stunning lowrider…

LONDON BUS • One doesn’t expect to see a Chevrolet Suburban being filled up with shopping bags in a crowded corner of London. It’s surprisingly usable, though, as Earl Nagy will confirm – he’s the man still driving one as Chevrolet intended...

The Checker Cab Story Uncomplicated Unpretentious and Honest • Celebrating the Checker Motors Corporation, a speciality car manufacturer based in Michigan, which survived from 1922 to 1982 and whose taxicabs became New York icons…

Better than New • No short cuts. No quick fixes. The painstaking, zero timed, concours condition restoration of John G Van Meewuen’s 1963 Corvette Sting Ray to its original Riverside Red glory is something to behold and all because of the remarkable attention to detail.

EVENT REPORT PETROLHEADONISM Knebworth, Herts September 24-25 • Terminator was a great film, but T2 was a blockbuster that made a far bigger splash. The second Petrolheadonism event follows a similar path: while the inaugural show at Knebworth was a huge success, this year’s event was marketed as ‘Bigger, Badder, Faster and Louder’ – and it most definitely was!

EVENT REPORT BROOKLANDS AMERICAN DAY Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey September 4, 2022 • Derek Carter of the Mopar Muscle Association (MMA) gives a very personal report on the latest American Day at Brooklands…

EVENT REPORT LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW NEC, Birmingham November 11-13, 2022

Reviews

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

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