Classic American

The Long Road Festival hailed a huge success as country and Americana stars and fans descend on UK for inaugural event… Country and Americana stars from around the world lit up the Leicestershire countryside over the weekend as the very first edition of The Long Road festival took place at Stanford Hall in Lutterworth. The…

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Sarah Bradley tracks down some seriously cool fabrics, perfect for use in home furnishings for fans of mid-century modern…   If you’ve got a mid-century modern home to match your classic American car, you’ll love these classy new 1950s-inspired interior fabrics and homewares from 20th Century Cloth. The London-based brand’s upholstery-weight fabric is diverse with…

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It all started with a Corvette. It was 1968, and a young engineer owned a 1967 roadster with the L71 427 cubic inch/435 horsepower engine. He made some connections to get hop-up parts at a discount, and it wasn’t long before his drag racing buddies found out and wanted the same deal. From such humble…

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Working on a vehicle is a lot easier when you have instructions. The nice folks at Bishko have made it easy to fix your ride by putting original factory service manuals on handy DVDs. This is the same literature that the dealership techs use to diagnose and repair customer vehicles. Since original manuals are getting…

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Some people divine a theatrical quality in the sport of drag racing. Steven McRae gives credence to that idea. As a Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet, McRae is a world-leading exponent of the most arduous and exacting artistic profession. As a denizen of Australian dragstrips throughout his childhood and youth, he knows full well the…

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As part of July’s Cadillac Special issue, our man in America, Huw Evans, took a look at what’s on offer today from GM’s premium luxury brand today…     Since 1902, Cadillac has come to define the quintessential luxury American car. Once billed as “Standard of the World,” owning a Cadillac symbolized status and success.…

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