This stunning scarlet Mustang is our Footman James Car of the Year. It’s remarkable in lots of ways, but most surprising of all is that its owner is a novice on the show circuit – she bought this car to drive…
Ask an experienced concours competitor how to find consistent success with a car and you might expect any number of tips about cleaning products, carnauba wax, presentation or attention to detail. But what they actually say is this: make sure the car is done properly to start with, and then you don’t have much to worry about. Just keep it up to standard. That’s fine in theory, but finding either a perfect original survivor or (more usually) an expert restoration is easier said than done. That’s why many of the people who show cars at major events have overseen the restoration themselves, or even performed their own work. Very few of them have gone looking for a nice car in which to take the kids out on sunny days and come back with a potential show-winner.
But that’s exactly what’s happened to Laura Meeks. Her husband, Ross, bought a 1967 A-code Mustang fastback to restore four years ago, which inspired Laura’s interest in something similar. But there were conditions that needed to be met. “I wanted one to drive, not restore,” says Laura. “We both did. Ross didn’t really need another project car and we wanted to get out and enjoy ourselves.”
This was in late 2015, when Ross’s restoration was already a couple of years in. Laura loved the fastback ’67 shape but fancied a bit more muscle (we like her already!), so she settled on hunting for a 390… the big-block version made famous in Highland Green GT form by a certain Mr McQueen. “I can handle it,” says Laura. “I’m a farmer’s daughter and I’m used to driving all sorts of things.”
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On your Mark VII
In our sixth instalment of the Continental story, weâre looking at the seventh iteration of the Continental Mark series: the evergreen Mark VII, a powerful, aerodynamic coupe that looks as fresh today as when the covers were first pulled off 37 years agoâŠ
Mercury Cougar
A âposhâ Mustang? It could only be the Mercury Cougar âŠ
Chrysler Concept 70X
Safety as a marketing concept for cars? Well, Richard Heseltine reckons we have Ralph Nader to thank for that. This month Richard examines a concept vehicle that was a direct result of the sudden interest in vehicle safety after Naderâs campaigningâŠ
Stock or modified?
Evans debates the merits of keeping your classic in factory condition or adding upgrades to make it more suitable for todayâs roads
HEAVY METAL COLLECTION
With a bit of luck we might be able to fly to the US again by the end of the summer. If Los Angeles is on your itinerary, then make sure you include the Petersen Museum for a very special exhibition thatâs been extended due to the pandemic. Keith Harman explains whyâŠ
Patience is a BARRACUDA 1970 Plymouth Barracuda
Weâre often reading about people who have an ideal car in their mind, and who wait decades until that dream becomes a reality. We meet another beautiful dreamer, Tom Aspinall, and his Detroit-inspired dream from Mother MoparâŠ
1960 Cadillac Sedan De Ville Johnny Cash's CADILLAC?
Country crooner Johnny Cash famously sang about a Cadillac created by a worker at the Cadillac factory â One Piece at a Time â as he, errr⊠took bits of car home over a period of years to create a car⊠but was it a â60 or a â61 or aâŠ?
1929 Lincoln Limousine NICE JAG MATE!
Itâs not often we come across a Gatsby-era luxury car that has been in the UK since the roaring Twenties and with the same owner since 1966! Meet Derek Brownâs magnificent 1929 Model L seven-passenger LimousineâŠ
Remembering The K-Car
Evans looks back to the humble compacts that saved ChryslerâŠ
Idaho Red!
This early 1965 Ford Mustang still looks to be wearing most of its original paint and proves the point: itâs only original once!
