Feature Articles

One More For The Road – 1958 Oldsmobile 98 convertible

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Arianne Davey

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18th August 2022

When you’ve spent 16 years returning one 1958 Oldsmobile to the road, what do you do for an encore? Have yourself one more, that’s what…
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Shabby Chic: 1968 Lincoln Continental Coupe

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Alex Bestwick

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10th August 2022

Classic American meets one lucky chap and his bargain of a full-size American luxury Lincoln that proves you can get into Yanks on a budget, with a bit of luck, a bit of technical know-how… and a spirit of derring-do!
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From Here to Obscurity: Chevrolet Electrovair II

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Alex Bestwick

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8th August 2022

Richard Heseltine discovers GM’s flirtation with electric during the Sixties with what was already a ground-breaking car in engineering terms; however, even back then the limited battery technology hobbled the project…
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The Frozen Loon Ford: 1957 Ford Custom

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Alex Bestwick

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5th August 2022

From snowy Canada, Classic American meets one ’57 Ford that’s been resurrected by its enthusiastic owner, who managed to get it road-ready, nay rally-ready on a budget of buttons and scrapyard rescue parts…
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Triple xXx Muscle: 1967 Pontiac GTO

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Alex Bestwick

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5th August 2022

This ’67 Pontiac GTO might look like the star car from the action movie ‘xXx’, but this one, although living a more sedate life in the Lancashire town of Bury, can still be a bit of a handful…
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Blue Lightning

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Alex Bestwick

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4th August 2022

Jay Pettit’s 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 is not only a genuine factory Hemi car, it also has a fascinating outlaw history…
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Muscle car files: 1992 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T

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Darren Hendley

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21st March 2022

From the mid-1980s North American car manufacturers began to experience a performance renaissance, as they started to offer serious performance […]
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Livin’ the Dream

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Arianne Davey

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17th February 2022

Alan and Jen Mortlock’s love for American cars and Americana may have started off by reading Classic American in the Eighties and Nineties, but they were lucky enough to make that a reality by moving Stateside a quarter of a century ago…
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The Man with all the toys: Russell Schacter Car Collection

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Arianne Davey

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14th February 2022

UK-based Russell Schacter clearly loves American cars and running American Dreams he’s in the lucky position to own quite a few. Mike Renaut discovers that there’s quite a story behind each one too…
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Top Banana

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Arianne Davey

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2nd February 2022

f you’re going to drive a big loud muscle car you might as well get one in a bright colour, Jase Bracey did just that… and not only that, this glorious 1973 Charger 440 is his first American car!
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