Classic American

  • NEC Classic Reveals 2021 theme as ‘The Journey Continues…’

    NEC Classic Reveals 2021 theme as ‘The Journey Continues…’

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    Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, held 12-14 Nov 21 The 2021 show theme is ‘The Journey Continues…’ Clubs and exhibitors encouraged to take part in annual show theme Tickets now on sale via advanced online booking The theme of this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, has been revealed as ‘The…

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  • Stuart Bradbury elected to International Drag Racing Hall of Fame

    Stuart Bradbury elected to International Drag Racing Hall of Fame

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    The Directors of the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame are delighted to announce that the late Stuart Bradbury, our founding chairman, has been elected to membership of the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, based at the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida.‘Stu’, who died in July 2020, had been elected…

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  • American Car Show 2021 at Stonham Barns Park

    American Car Show 2021 at Stonham Barns Park

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    American Car Show 2021 at Stonham Barns Park American Car Show Brings out the Muscle Machines     Here comes the big, the bold and the beautiful … The American Car Show 2021, in association with the Knuckle Busters Car Club, is set for another ‘perfect day’ say organisers of the show at Suffolk’s Stonham…

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  • SANTA POD WELCOMES KESTREL BEER AS NEW LANE SPONSOR

    SANTA POD WELCOMES KESTREL BEER AS NEW LANE SPONSOR

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    Santa Pod Raceway and The Kestrel Brewing Company are delighted to announce a new partnership which will establish the premium lager beer brand as an official Lane Sponsor at the north Bedfordshire motorsport venue. Santa Pod’s Commercial Manager, Caroline Holden, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Kestrel Beer as our new Left Lane Sponsor…

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  • WRONG SIDE of the ROAD

    WRONG SIDE of the ROAD

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    WRONG SIDE of the ROAD is a project of the ESOTERIC Blues Society showcasing the songs and evoking the world of legendary outlaw Americana singer-songwriter and modern-day Mark Twain bluesman, Tom Waits. The songs are presented in the context of a road movie set with gas pumps, signs and lights, at roadside locations across the…

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  • Carrot Town Garage American Car Show 2021 Promises Muscle and Power!

    Carrot Town Garage American Car Show 2021 Promises Muscle and Power!

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    The American Car Show 2021, in association with Carrot Town Garage, will hold its ever-popular club’s and private owner’s showcase day on Sunday 25 July (10am-4pm) at Suffolk’s Stonham Barns Park Showground at Stonham Aspal.  It will be a show strongly supported by the classic car community exhibiting a dazzling array of cars, trucks and hot rods.  Cars on…

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  • Beaulieu Hot Rod & Custom Drive-in Day

    Beaulieu Hot Rod & Custom Drive-in Day

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    Accompanying this month’s coverage of the Beaulieu & Custom Drive-in Day in the August 2021 issue of Classic American are these images that we couldn’t shoe-horn in – enjoy!

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  • Historic Drag Racing back on track at Santa Pod

    Historic Drag Racing back on track at Santa Pod

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    Dragstalgia 10, Santa Pod Raceway Fri.9 – Sun.11 July 2021 Like the 32nd Olympic Games, the 10th Dragstalgia should have been a highlight of 2020’s sporting summer. While uncertainties yet hover over the Tokyo bash, the grand Santa Pod celebration of sixty years of British drag racing will now illuminate summer 2021 before an enthusiastic…

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  • Spring Break

    Spring Break

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    Stonham Barns Park, Suffolk. April 25th Words & Photography: Ben Klemenzson The knucklebusters car club and Stonham Barns Park Holiday Park collaborated to put on what was effectively the first custom/hot rod/American car show of the year – and for many, literally the first event of any kind for 12 months… The sense of joy…

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  • NEC Classic Reveals 2021 Show Theme as: ‘The Journey Continues…’

    NEC Classic Reveals 2021 Show Theme as: ‘The Journey Continues…’

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    Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, held 12-14 Nov 21 The 2021 show theme is ‘The Journey Continues…’ Clubs and exhibitors encouraged to take part in annual show theme Tickets now on sale via advanced online booking The theme of this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, has been revealed as ‘The…

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