Classic American

The Sharnboork Hotel, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, Sunday 1st July 2018, Words & Photography: Paul Bussey Following the Nationals held at The Sharnbrook Hotel in 2017, the club returned again for 2018, with organiser Mike Lacey at the helm. “I introduced the club to The Sharnbrook Hotel, as the ideal venue for the Nationals in 2017,” enthused…

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This year’s Footman James & Kingstown Shipping saw seven finalists battle out for the title of Car of the Year on the Classic American stand at the Classic Motor Show over the weekend of November 9-11th. The judging by three sets of judges, including last year’s winner, Ross Meek, whose 1967 Mustang Fastback GT took…

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Fulton Leasing Reveals Millennials as the most Dangerous Driving Cohort in a new Study Berkshire-based UK car leasing experts Fulton Leasing have released the results of their recent study into British driving habits, revealing that among those surveyed, millennials are the most dangerous generation behind the wheel. According to a survey of 1,000 British drivers aged 18-65,…

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Footman James & Kingstown Shipping Car of the Year 2018  Classic American’s December issue was busy being printed whilst the Grand Finals of this year’s Footman James & Kingstown Shipping Car of the Year competition were taking place. Who was the lucky winner? Well, obviously we can’t tell you here, (although there will be an…

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A number of classic American muscle cars will invade CCA’s December Sale A beautifully restored 1955 Ford Thunderbird, a well presented 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 and a no reserve 1999 Chevrolet Corvette C5 will be on offer at the sale The December Sale takes place at the Warwickshire Event Centre on 1st December Classic…

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Pioneering vehicles make their annual pilgrimage from capital to coast on the world’s longest running motoring event  As an unseasonably mild London was still covered by darkness, nearly 400 pioneering veteran cars, their intrepid drivers and plucky passengers gathered in Hyde Park on Sunday (4th November) waiting for daybreak to signal the start of the…

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This time next week the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show will be in full swing and taking centre stage in the American section in Hall 5 will be the Classic American stand where the Grand Finals of the Footman James & Kingstown Shipping Car of the Year competition will be taking place! Here are a…

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The hit motoring show will return to the Discovery Channel in the New Year Mike Brewer and Ant Anstead are back to find, restore and sell iconic cars for a profit Next year will see petrolheads Mike Brewer and Ant Anstead will roar back onto Discovery for a brand-new series of WHEELER DEALERS. Due to…

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NORMAN’S POND; AN ONLINE AUCTION SITE, RUN BY CAR ENTHUSIASTS FOR CAR ENTHUSIASTS! A new auction site launched today – Norman’s Pond (www.normanspond.com) is a live, daily auction site for classic and enthusiast cars in the United Kingdom. Run by car enthusiasts for car enthusiasts, this site is set to be a game changer in the…

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