Classic American

Welcome to our January issue of Classic American, a Pontiac special and the final one for the year 2021. As I write this, the new Omicron variant of Covid has been discovered and this tiny little virus which has put so much of our life on hold is onc

Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE), the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer and high-performance vehicle creator, has revealed new details of its VelociRaptor 600 package for the all-new, third-generation, Ford F-150 Raptor. Adding a substantial 1

It may seem like a way off now, but the shows and events for 2022 are starting to roll in and in the cold winter months when many of us have taken our cars off the road for hibernation, there’s something quite soul warming about planning which shows

Classic American was very sad to hear of the death of Pre-’50 AAC member and Rally of the Giants stalwart Steve Passmore. As a result, Steve’s son Luke is looking to find a home for some rare 1941 Cadillac parts. He contacted the magazine just as we

We are sad to report the passing of Bob Bondurant at the age of 88. He was one of America’s finest sportscar drivers during the Sixties and one of the few Americans who also made a name for himself racing in Europe. Following a horrendous crash in a

Manor Park Auctions held its Winter 2021 Classic Car Auction on November 20 and it featured a couple of American vehicles. These included a rather handsome 1967 Chrysler Newport Convertible which was imported from California six years ago and which h

Classic American may have had to put its Car of the Year competition on hold in 2021 because of Covid uncertainty, but Motor Trend’s annual crowning of its Car of the Year has gone ahead… and this year’s winner will certainly stir up a lot of interes

The first British customers took delivery of the first Ford Mustang Mach-Es in the UK recently, and some have taken the opportunity to create their perfect two-car garage. Among the initial wave of deliveries were two couples who also own petrol-powe

There’s no question that the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted each and every one of us. And in many cases, we’ve been stuck at home for a good deal of the last 18 months. On this side of the Atlantic it’s been no different. Okay, so depending on which

It was all smoke and no fire. The production Pontiac Sunfire came as a bit of a letdown after the concept car that bore it. If only it had an iota of the 1990 showstopper’s styling elan and technical interest, it would be a copper bottom classic by n

Dear Classic American, I think you need to knock the electric car content on the head immediately. That’s not why people buy this publication and the suggestion that classics could or should be converted to electric drivetrains is really a step too f

Writing this feature, I feel a strange ‘circle of life’ moment has occurred; the reason being that many, many years ago I remember reading features penned by a young staff writer affectionately known in print as CJ, working at a well-established UK h

Trevor Cowell doesn’t go around assassinating bad guys for the mafia so far as we know but, should he ever decide to, he has the perfect car for the job with this mean, shiny black 1967 Pontiac Bonneville. We featured Trevor’s white 1958 Cadillac in

When we photographed this 1976 Pontiac Trans Am it belonged to Martin Bishop, but he’s since sold the car to his good friend Alan Sweet. Since Alan had previously sold it to Martin we’ll start at the beginning with Alan. “I bought it about six years

This year’s Classic Motor Show was always going to be an odd one, inasmuch as the demographic which usually attend it – and man the car club stands – tend to be older and as such the more naturally cautious. Would they stay away? Or would it be busin

Don Prudhomme, famously known as ‘The Snake’, is one of America’s most successful drag racers. He was born in downtown Los Angeles in 1941 and grew up on a smallholding in Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley, California, with his older brother and th

Since its inception in 1926, Pontiac was exported to virtually every major market area around the world, including Britain. The story of Pontiac in Britain starts with Oakland, as it did when Pontiac was created as a General Motors ‘companion brand’

Santa Pod, Northants August 13, 2021 Like all the best laid plans in 2021, the decision on when to have a club day at Santa Pod was in the hands of the gods – would the weather help or hinder?! Fortunately for the Mustang Owners Club of Great Britai

Classic American Events, Media Centre, Morton Way, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6JR NEC Birmingham. Europe’s largest motorsport show. For more info see: www.autosportinternational.com North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, Epping, CM16 6HR The opening event of