1951 International L-112 pick-up
Four Oldsmobile 442s, a 440 six-pack, four-speed Plymouth Superbird, ’55 Chevy two-door, ’61 Thunderbird, ’68 Torino Fastback 390 GT four-speed, ’69 Road Runner, ’69 Charger 440 R/T, ’69 Mustang 390 GT four-speed, assorted Corvettes, Camaros and Firebirds… The list reads like an excerpt from a particularly optimistic letter to Father Christmas, but for Paul Mimmack, they’re just a fraction of the cars he’s had the considerable pleasure of owning. He’s been fortunate, for his father is John Mimmack, whose name might ring a bell with some readers in the north-west as the proprietor of John Mimmack USA Cars Ltd in Blackpool.
Paul says “I’ve grown up with American cars. My dad dealt in them from 1966, so I was around them from a few years old. There were a lot of the older muscle cars, which is what I’ve always liked. My dad owned virtually everything that’s desirable now. He had all the top-line muscle stuff, when it was more affordable and more available. He covered a wide spectrum; he’d have anything from a Ford Pinto to a Shelby GT500, a Dodge Charger, a Chevy van or a limo.” Indeed, a 1970 GT500 is among Paul’s old
