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CRUEL SUMMER?

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News

CRAIG BREEDLOVE 1937-2023 • Mike Renaut looks back on the life of the land speed record holder Craig Breedlove, who died recently at the age of 86…

JIM WANGERS, 1927-2023 • Geoff Carverhill looks back on the life of the man who made Pontiac the GreaT One of the Sixties…

AUCTION WATCH • Historics Eastertime auction on Saturday, April 8 at Ascot had a real variety of American content, with everything from a pre-war Pontiac to an electric Hummer, a royal Suburban and a modern Airstream. Prices were keen and the vendors must have walked away with a big grin on their faces!

CALLING ALL UK PACKARD OWNERS

Shelby Mustang Europa GT500 • When is a Shelby Mustang not a Shelby Mustang? When it’s a Shelby Mustang Europa GT500… only it was a Shelby Mustang, well, sort of…. Richard Heseltine explains.

The last real motoring era? • Evans discusses whether late-1990s and early-2000s cars and trucks represent the last of their kind...

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

STRIKING GOLD • Classic American photographer Matt Richardson realised a dream after doing his automotive research for more than a decade on how to buy the perfect Ford Crown Vic P71 US police car. Only after searching the whole of America did he find the one that he always wanted: detective spec, low mileage and dark…

Bring me Sunshine • John Cairns initially intended to buy himself an old British classic to keep himself occupied at weekends, but his expanding passion for all things stateside persuaded him to opt for an iconic American one instead.

ONLY ORIGINAL ONCE! • Unmodified Mercurys of this era are super rare stateside, as they became the favoured basis on which to build customs back in the day. This one managed to escape that fate and came to these shores only a few short years ago, as Chris Wood discovers…

Twin-Engined TEARAWAY • Customising old cars gets harder as the supply of original vehicles dries up, but there are plenty of Ford chassis in America which are ripe for the picking. Tobias Ballard enjoys giving them a new lease of life as speedsters, and his latest project takes things to another level…

CLASSIC AMERICAN PEOPLE John Morton • Steve Havelock profiles Shelby racer, four-time National Champion, Sebring and Le Mans winner, stuntman and author of Inside Shelby American, John Morton…

EVENT REPORT WHEELS DAY • Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot, Hants April 7, 2023

Behind the Wheel • More tales of the trials and tribulations of Classic American staff and contributors behind the wheel of the great American automobile.

Reviews

Scale autos

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

BLUE PAGES • events&cruises Classic American Events, Media Centre, Morton Way, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6JR