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Classic American

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’…

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6 mins  |
February 2021
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Super Sonic CHEVELLE

How the Williams brothers transformed Mark Evans’ 1971 Chevy Chevelle into a red hot, state-of-the-art street rod…

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7 mins  |
February 2021
Posh muscle – Buick GS
Classic American

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…

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3 mins  |
February 2021
CLASSIC AMERICAN PEOPLE Bob and Curt Giovanine Like father, like son
Classic American

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…

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8 mins  |
February 2021
GENE FELTON 1936-2020
Classic American

GENE FELTON 1936-2020

Steve Havelock looks back on the life of American racing driver Gene Felton…

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2 mins  |
February 2021
Classic American

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…

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3 mins  |
February 2021
Chevrolet Astro III
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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…

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2 mins  |
February 2021
Beginner's Luck
Classic American

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…

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10 mins  |
February 2021
A little bit tangy
Truck & Driver

A little bit tangy

Paul does another European trip, when the UK was still in the EU, but Covid had arrived too

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6 mins  |
February 2021
Back to ERF
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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!

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9 mins  |
February 2021
Orange Blossom Special
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Orange Blossom Special

Here’s the latest addition to a superb new livestock fleet from Wales, featuring Scania’s new 540 engine

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9 mins  |
February 2021
Feeding the nation
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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

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6 mins  |
February 2021
Secret Seven
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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!

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9 mins  |
February 2021
TRUE BLUE
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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

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9 mins  |
February 2021
 Swede summer sun!
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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

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4 mins  |
February 2021
Staying A float
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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

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10+ mins  |
February 2021
Sitting on the fence
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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

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7 mins  |
February 2021
Hit for Six!
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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

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9 mins  |
February 2021
Hybrid chicken
The Classic MotorCycle

Hybrid chicken

BSA Bantams come in many forms, and the ability to interchange parts between different models permits an almost endless number of variants.

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7 mins  |
February 2021
Green WITH ENVY
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Green WITH ENVY

Life aboard a 1950s 350cc British single is perhaps as good and as uncomplicated as it can get.

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9 mins  |
February 2021
Worth the wait
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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…

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10 mins  |
February 2021
The Motorcycle: DESIGN, ART AND DESIRE
The Classic MotorCycle

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.

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7 mins  |
February 2021
Cream rises
The Classic MotorCycle

Cream rises

There were several ‘star performers’ at Bonhams’ winter sale, as the choice machines achieved huge sums.

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4 mins  |
February 2021
The Giant of Provence
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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.

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8 mins  |
February 2021
Store cupboard special
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Store cupboard special

A big box of presents? Must be Christmas! More deliveries keep the project on track.

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6 mins  |
February 2021
By 1929, CJP Dodson was a bona fide top level road racer, pretty much unbeatable on the sand, too.
The Classic MotorCycle

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.

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3 mins  |
February 2021
Cassandra the Canadian Commando
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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.

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8 mins  |
February 2021
A brief chat with... Paul Goff
The Classic MotorCycle

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.

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5 mins  |
February 2021
Woodhead's first electric
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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.

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1 min  |
February 2021
Powerscene
Rail Express

Powerscene

Our authoritative class-by-class review of newsworthy locomotive workings.

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10+ mins  |
February 2021