Classic American

The days are getting longer and the weather is, well, sort of improving and Classic American’s event and show ‘blue pages’ are filling. It can only mean one thing: there’s almost a whiff of spring in the air. Hoorah! It won’t be long before we can du

After a hiatus of two years, Classic American is proud to announce that Car of the Year is back for 2022. The heats have been announced and they take in events up and down the UK from Easter through to August, with a total of six heats, and the grand

Classic American is pleased to announce that Kingstown Shipping is continuing its sponsorship arrangement of the Car of the Year competition, carrying on from its 2019 sponsorship arrangement – the last year the series was run. The Kingstown team are

Ford’s new Ranger Raptor pick-up was unveiled on February 22 and is significant in continuing to offer the Raptor nomenclature on a Ford model available to buy here in the UK. Formerly the Raptor was only available on US models such as the F150 deriv

Car of the Year is the only concours competition of its kind in the UK, aimed specifically at American vehicles which can be either original or restored, but must be stock (or as near as stock) as possible. Over the summer Classic American attends si

Mike Herman, founder of H&H Flatheads, has announced the winner of its annual Best Dressed Flathead competition at the annual Grand National Roadster Show. “Every year the choice to select the Best Dressed Flathead gets harder and harder,” said Mike.

The organisers of the Classic Ford Show, due to take place at Ardingly, South of England Showground on Sunday, July 10, have been in touch with Classic American looking for a display of about 10-20 American Fords. Owners of said cars would get in for

Subscribers may have time to scramble to this auction, as it falls after our print deadline, but before the April issue of Classic American goes on sale. Relative newcomer to the auction scene, Manor Park Classics, is holding an auction on Saturday,

Reeves Callaway is inextricably linked with the Chevrolet Corvette, the sometime single-seater driver turned tuner having made ‘America’s Only Sports Car’ go faster than ever seemed feasible. When you produce a hotted-up Corvette with, say, the name

When I was growing up, one phrase that stuck with me was K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid). Although it can be said that when you’re on the cusp of adolescence there aren’t many bits of advice from adults that get through (after all, don’t we know ev

Here at Classic American we’re sometimes criticised for featuring big-buck cars and even bigger-buck restorations. “Why can’t you feature cars I could imagine myself owning or buying?” is the common refrain. Well, we’d be lying if we said that the Am

This generation of Lincoln Continental (the fourth) was introduced in 1961 and was around for much of the decade until 1969. The ’61 was a clean sheet design and so different from the previous Titanic ’58-’60 generation, that unless you knew they wer

“What a find! Forty-year-old car with under 3000 miles! This is a serious car for a serious investor but not serious money. Where else can you find a low-mileage, popular car like this for under $20,000! If you like the best, this one is ready for yo

You might remember we featured Jay Pettit’s black 1969 Road Runner in the July 2018 issue of Classic American. That car had a 440cu in engine, but Jay’s always yearned to own a Hemi. “I was looking for a genuine Hemi car for many years, but every tim

The story of the Packard-like ZIS 110/115 Limousine was covered by my Swedish co-author Håkan Sjöholm and me in the April 2020 issue of Classic American. Before that car ceased production, Russian designers were looking to its successor model. What w

The brainchild of founder Winslow Bent, Legacy Classic Trucks has grown to be one of the premier truck restoration facilities in the United States. The company ships vehicles all over the world, and each is built with a specific customer in mind. Leg

Spending so much of our time surrounded by the good people of the classic car scene, it’s not unusual to find someone who restores classic vehicles for a living. Typically, these would be cars, vans, motorbikes or trucks, but 48-year-old Ashley Black

While the skills necessary to effectively rebuild vintage trucks are all part and parcel of the job for mechanics at Legacy Classic Trucks, the average car enthusiast may not be able to distinguish easily between the variety of custom creations the c

Despite those boxy looks, the third generation of C/K pick-ups from General Motors were given the Rounded Line moniker, partly thanks to major development in wind tunnels to optimise aerodynamics and fuel economy. A successor to the Action Line serie

Indoor show with an emphasis on restorations, Bringing together 1000+ cars on display; 150+ car clubs representing a wide variety of marques and models; 250+ exhibitors and autojumblers including restoration companies, services providers and product