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DREAM BOAT
This absolute dream of a drive that’s travelled three times across the Atlantic proved to Mark Spaulding that his DeSoto is definitely a ‘keeper’…
Super Sonic CHEVELLE
How the Williams brothers transformed Mark Evans’ 1971 Chevy Chevelle into a red hot, state-of-the-art street rod…
Posh muscle – Buick GS
Just about everyone wanted a piece of the muscle car action in 1968, including GM’s marque Buick, the renowned manufacturer of executive ‘boats’ for lawyers and doctors. Classic American looks at Flint’s hairy-chested offering…
CLASSIC AMERICAN PEOPLE Bob and Curt Giovanine Like father, like son
What could be more of a winter warmer than spending some time in the desert of El Mirage? Come back in time with us to the heady days of dry lake bed racing with pioneering dad and son record-breaking racers, Bob and Curt Giovanine…
GENE FELTON 1936-2020
Steve Havelock looks back on the life of American racing driver Gene Felton…
CHOPPED TOP BEAUTY
This 1951 Mercury Custom Coupe recently went up for auction on digital auction platform Stratas and we definitely thought it was worth a look. Winner of a Boyd Coddington Top Ten award, this iconic hot rod remains in pristine condition and a credit to its creator…
Chevrolet Astro III
America’s answer to the Reliant Robin... or futuristic ‘moonshot’ of the automotive world using turbine technology that was never to be? Either way, Richard Heseltine thinks Chevy’s Astro III was truly out of this world…
Beginner's Luck
This beautiful boattailed 1972 Buick Riviera was acquired last year by American car rookie, Adam Pearce. Was it all plain sailing or choppy waters for this first-time American car owner? Editor Ben Klemenzson finds out…
A little bit tangy
Paul does another European trip, when the UK was still in the EU, but Covid had arrived too
Back to ERF
This ERF EC11 Olympic was fully rebuilt from the ground up and has been working hard every night trunking for the last three years, with some low loader work too!
Orange Blossom Special
Here’s the latest addition to a superb new livestock fleet from Wales, featuring Scania’s new 540 engine
Feeding the nation
They may not be glamourous but they’re one of the biggest and most important sectors of our transport industry. So let’s shine the spotlight on some unsung heroes
Secret Seven
Way down in the south east of Ireland, you’ll find a fleet with a whole lot of horsepower supplied by no less than seven Volvo FH16s!
TRUE BLUE
Owner-driver Dan Lote’s first new truck is a stunner – but then this all-blue Daf XF 530 had to be something special to replace his much-loved first truck
Swede summer sun!
Stefan Bloeman and his friends took their old school Volvos on a tour of Europe last summer and he wrote to tell us all about it
Staying A float
After a busy 2019 shifting boats all over Europe, Ashley Peden had his world turned upside down when coronavirus struck, but he got going again with a trip to Norway which ended with some wonderful news from home
Sitting on the fence
Nick Oates and his family have built several successful businesses in the past decade within their KN Group, and his striking Renault Range T-High Low is the best advert for it – as well as paying tribute to his late wife
Hit for Six!
Scania’s new 540hp six-pot is proving the perfect match for AAD Transport, who recently took in some of the first in Scotland. We spoke to boss Alan Davie about them
Hybrid chicken
BSA Bantams come in many forms, and the ability to interchange parts between different models permits an almost endless number of variants.
Green WITH ENVY
Life aboard a 1950s 350cc British single is perhaps as good and as uncomplicated as it can get.
Worth the wait
Captivated by sight of one as a small boy, finally our man has the chance to try an NSU Max.And a ‘Spezial’ one at that…
The Motorcycle: DESIGN, ART AND DESIRE
The concluding part of a two-part feature, in which the history of motorcycle evolution is examined and a new book’s author interviewed.
Cream rises
There were several ‘star performers’ at Bonhams’ winter sale, as the choice machines achieved huge sums.
The Giant of Provence
With so few events to report from, it’s time to look back over a spectacular French event and look forward to its hopeful resumption.
Store cupboard special
A big box of presents? Must be Christmas! More deliveries keep the project on track.
By 1929, CJP Dodson was a bona fide top level road racer, pretty much unbeatable on the sand, too.
The diminutive Charlie Dodson was the last man to win a TT, the 1928 Senior, on a ‘flat-tank’ machine, then the next year became the first (and only) winner of a TT on a saddle tank Sunbeam, as well as recording the last ever success in the Island for the Marston maker.
Cassandra the Canadian Commando
After landing a new job and with time on his hands, a young man in Vancouver decided to restore a British motorcycle considerably older than him.
A brief chat with... Paul Goff
Interviewing for these ‘chat’ features has revealed a regular theme – the subject has become involved in fettling old motorcycles because of a personal experience.
Woodhead's first electric
The first of what was to become British Rail’s Class 76 fleet emerged 80 years ago this month in the midst of the Second World War.
Powerscene
Our authoritative class-by-class review of newsworthy locomotive workings.