Pauline Hawkins
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As I write, it’s the last day in August; so tomorrow – for me at least – is the official start of autumn… September will have started, kids go back to school and that condensation/mist you only see at this time of year will start appearing on cars. For many people the end of summer…
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Dragstalgia this year was memorable for many things, but particularly special was the match race of restored slingshots between octogenarian hot-rodder Ken Cooper and ‘King’ Harold Bull, the owner and builder of the first dragster to make a pass at Santa Pod Raceway way back in the Sixties. Harold is 91 but that didn’t stop…
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Our North American correspondent Huw Evans says autumn swap meets are often a great place to find classic parts and cars for sale stateside… In the Great Lakes, seasons are a fact of life. Summers can be very hot and humid (this one was a scorcher), while winters can be cold, snowy and long. And…
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The ever-popular Autumn Classic event at the famous Prescott Speed Hill Climb will once again be all-American, celebrating the biggest and brightest cars this side of the pond. Saturday
and Sunday, October 1 and 2, will see special displays by American car clubs, alongside American-themed entertainment, while competitors in a range of national championships tackle…
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It was with shock and sadness that the UK drag racing scene and wider hot rod community heard of the sad passing of Scott ‘Scottie’ Durrant back in June at only 44 years old. Many knew Scottie from his Moving Hot Rods business, based in Reading, Berkshire, that specialised in transporting hot rods, race cars,…
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It’s time to relive those hot summer days (yes, there were one or two) with a magazine of memories – highlights from this year’s Corvette Nationals, Mopar EuroNats and Damn Yankees. If you were there, you might be pictured in the pages of the October issue. As usual we’ve got a publication packed with classics…
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This 1933 five-passenger V12 Town Sedan belonging to Bob Lucas took the fourth heat of the Car of the Year competition at Rally of the Giants. This magnificent vehicle, which weighs almost two-and-a-half tonnes, is built on a 140in wheelbase and is powered by a mighty V12 motor. With its enormous headlamps and dual spares…
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Footman James Car of the Year heat winner at Stars & Stripes was Mark Nicholson, who bought this ultra-rare 1970 Boss Mustang at the end of 2012 as a painted shell with some running gear, an engine block and a couple of cylinder heads. You can read more about the car in the September issue of…
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Yes, that was the title of a track by US rocker Alice Cooper – and our feature on the new fast-moving film The Nice Guys also takes us on a trip back in time to America in the 1970s. The Warner Brothers picture set in late 1977 Los Angeles is the next best thing to…
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The Hudson Hornet is widely – and justifiably – considered to be a landmark American classic. The closely related Italia, by contrast, is not, but it has its own singular appeal. The car was penned by the firm’s chief stylist, Frank Spring, and Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni of Carrozzeria Touring, hence the name. According to…
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