Classic American

Damn Yankees Summer Slam 2022

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30th January 2023

North Weald, Essex, July 24th Words & Photography: Ben Klemenzson After the sweltering conditions of the Rally of the Giants the weekend before at Blenheim Palace (July 17th) things were even hotter – if that’s possible – at the Damn Yankees Summer Slam which was held at North Weald in Essex. Unbelievably, the hot weather…
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Big News from the Pre-’50 AAC

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29th January 2023

The committee of the Pre-’50 American Auto Club (the Pre-’50 AAC) have been in touch with Classic American about some very big changes coming up at the club. Firstly, that they will be relocating their annual show, the Rally of the Giants, to Stonor Park (RG9 6HF), near Henley, in Oxfordshire. The Pre-’50 explained that…
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Silver Standard – 1957 Cadillac Sedan De Ville

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20th January 2023

Retired from the funeral business, this three-owner superlative Cadillac now enjoys European holidays towing a caravan, but looks in better nick than some cars 40 years younger!
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London Concours

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10th January 2023

Honourable Artillery Company, London June 28-30th Words: Ben Klemenzson Photography: Ben Klemenzson & London Concours It’s not every day that classic American cars get top billing at prestigious concours events like the London Concours, but on this occasion, there was a special ‘Fins and Chrome’ class, featuring six specially curated cars that represented the best…
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Dragstalgia 2022

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10th January 2023

Santa Pod, Northants, August 8-10th Words: Keith Harman, Photography: Keith Harman & AF Photography If there’s a heaven for drag racers, (and we expect there is), it probably looks like Santa Pod Raceway did over the weekend of 8-10th of July. Blue skies, a hot sticky track, and a generous dose of California style sunshine,…
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Caddy Crowned King!

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10th January 2023

There was an air of inevitability about it, but ultimately it was Steve Sullivan’s 1958 Cadillac Sedan De Ville which was crowned King at the finals of this year’s Kingstown Shipping Car of the Year competition. All weekend long Steve engaged with members of the public who crowded around the car like bees around a…
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The Last Years of the Big Yanks and the Swinging Sixties

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2nd December 2022

Geoff Carverhill concludes his look at American cars at the Earls Court Motor Show during the Sixties, with photographs from the Steve Miles Collection and the files of Autocar.
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“UNKL” Mach 1

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29th November 2022

Ringbrothers, creator of some of the most innovative and beautiful vehicles in the world, debuted the “UNKL” Mach 1, on the Flowmaster (Holley) stand at 2019’s SEMA Show. We take a closer look away from the bright lights of Vegas…
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Camaro, Corvette and the front-drive Eldorado

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25th November 2022

Geoff Carverhill continues his visits to the Earls Court Motor Shows during the Sixties, with photographs from the Steve Miles Collection and the files of Autocar.
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Mustang, Barracuda and Earls Court’s 60th Anniversary

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18th November 2022

Geoff Carverhill takes us on a guided tour of the American car stands at the 1964 and 1965 Earls Court Motor Shows, with photographs from the Steve Miles Collection and the files of Autocar.
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