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THIS MONTH’S PRESSING ISSUES IN THE WORLD OF AMERICAN CARS

FordBulletin Alan Mulally, the CEO who, it is generally agreed, saved Ford from disaster in the late 2000s, will be retiring and handing over the reins to current COO Mark Fields on July 1st this year. Fields is seen here on the right, with Mulally (left) and Bill Ford (centre).

Only 1,964 special edition fastbacks will be built, each being loaded with all the options, so the lucky customers only have to choose whether they want it with auto or manual transmission, and in Wimbledon White or Kona

Half Century Of Pony High HorseThe Mustang has been a global sensation for Ford, but now it’s gone even further.

On May 2nd, a couple of Californian Ford dealers sent one into space. They attached one of Ford’s special promotional Revell kits of the new Mustang to a high altitude weather balloon, along with instruments and cameras, and let fly. In 74 minutes, it had reached 110,000 feet, or 21 miles, before coming back to earth and landing in a field. OK, officially that’s not quite ‘space’, but it’s higher than any other Mustang’s been!

Immediately prior to the great celebrations of Mustang’s 50th birthday back in April, Ford announced a special 50 Year limited edition of the all-new 2015 Mustang 5.0 GT.

Blue. They’ll be offered for sale later this year.

On April 17th, as part of the celebrations, Ford execs brought the all-new Mustang to meet up with local Mustang fans under

the iconic Unisphere, site of the 1964 World’s Fair where the original Mustang debuted. David Davidson’s 1967 Shelby GT500 was picked as best of show by Moray Callum, Ford’s VP of design.

Back in 2009, Detroit's Big Three were staring into the abyss. As part of its $12.5 billion government-sponsored bankruptcy reorganisation process, Chrysler Group terminated 789 of its dealers with just three weeks notice to cease all business operations.

Many had been Chrysler dealers for generations, and many were left with mortgages, leases and debts that they suddenly couldn't pay. Nearly two hundred of these dealers got together and filed a lawsuit claiming that the US government violated the Takings

DisenfranchisedClause of the 5th Amendment by conditioning the receipt of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Programme) funds on Chrysler cutting the dealers loose. The government responded by claiming that it was Chrysler who had terminated the dealers, that a franchise is not 'property' that can be taken, and that the terminations were instigated by the bankruptcy court, not the government. The trial judge rejected these arguments, leading to an appeal at the US Court of Appeal, where, on April 7th, in a unanimous opinion, the Court agreed that these events could be a 5th Amendment violation, adding that "the facts of this case are unique and raise issues that have not been decided before." The case now goes back to trial court. "There can be nothing more un-American than the government orchestrating the taking of your livelihood on 22 days' notice, and then disavowing any responsibility for having done so," said Jonathan Michaels, attorney for one of the dealers.

Sign Of The TimesAt the beginning of May, this new sign was mounted and unveiled

Renegade Master

Aiming for “youthful and adventurous” customers, the little Jeep is based on “small-wide 4x4 architecture” so it can maintain Jeep’s off-road bona-fides. Using Chrysler/Fiat’s 2.4 Tigershark or 1.4 MultiAir turbo four-pots with six-speed manual or nine-speed

automatic transmissions, it also comes with a host of 4x4 features very similar to its larger brother, the Cherokee, featured elsewhere in this mag. Jeep are definitely aiming for the global market with this one, so watch out for it very soon.

After being unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, Jeep are really pushing their new small SUV, the Renegade.

at Chrysler Group LLC's Auburn Hills HQ. Whatever next...

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FuelBulletin VP Racing Fuels have picked Wayne Ovation pumps for their forecourts across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and southern US, so customers can watch VP-sponsored motor sports like USCC, Off-Road Championship and World of Outlaws Sprint cars while they fill up.

Switched OnSaleen Automotive, a company best known for what it’s been doing to Mustangs for years, recently released renderings of its next project – the Saleen Tesla Model S.

Yes, an all-electric Saleen. “We stand on the shoulders of greatness for sure, as we modify the truly inspired design of the Tesla Model S, yet I believe firmly that these images convey my expectation for a

vehicle that expands on that heritage and creates something remarkable,” stated Steve Saleen, CEO. The first example should be completed this summer, but keep up to date at www.saleenautomotive.com.

Turn And BurnThere’s no shortage of US “reality” TV shows on our satellite channels right now, and petrolheads don’t have to channel-hop that far to find something about rescuing, repairing, customising or ‘flipping’ old cars.

A For Effort “Vintage Adventurer” Rod Wade set a record last November for driving his 1930 Model A Ford across America in just over 50 hours.

The latest to throw its hat in the ring is Turn And Burn, following custom-car craftsman Brother JD as he scours the underbelly of Los Angeles to find cool cars and custom parts for his El Rey’s garage. Each programme sees

them trying to create a cool and unique ride on a budget of $5000 and against the clock. Sounds like it could be a winner, so check out Discovery Channel, Wednesday nights at 9pm, from June 11th.

Now he’s back for more, and on June 3rd, 71-year-old Rod and fellow Queenslander Austen Ritchie will set off from Surfers Paradise on Australia’s Gold Coast on the Ocean to Ocean Australia Challenge. They’ll fill a bottle with South Pacific seawater, drive 4,500km (2,800 miles) non-stop

to Fremantle, Western Australia, tip the water into the Indian Ocean, then turn around and head back. They’re aiming to be back by June 7th, making the 9,000km round trip in just 100 hours, and all to raise money for Kidney Health Australia. Follow Rod on www.vintageadventurer.com.

Sea To Shining Sea At the end of April, Chevrolet announced that the 2015 Stingray will be available in two new Design Packages – the Atlantic luxury convertible and the Pacific

performance coupe. Designed to highlight the versatility of the Stingray as a luxury GT or street/track performer, the designs were first shown at SEMA last year.

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PotholeBulletin A recent survey by the IAM says that 65% of female and 69% of male drivers think that the government does a ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ job of maintaining Britain’s roads. Is that all? And does that mean that the remaining 30-odd per cent think they’re doing a GOOD job?!

Death ‘RayLate Model Racecraft haven’t wasted any time with the new Corvette C7 Stingray.

Their Laguna Blue beast runs a 416 cubic inch LT1 with LMR’s own cylinder head and cam package, American Racing long tube headers and a Vortech V-7 YSi supercharger system blowing at 15psi to give 990hp

and 942ft.lb. of torque at the rear wheels. Because that’s a bit girly, they added 125hp of nitrous for a record breaking result of 1,121rwhp, making this currently the most powerful C7 in the world.

Goal!

Ford will make 500 Mustang models – either fastbacks in Race Red or convertibles in Magnetic Silver - available for pre-order as soon as Real Madrid and Club

Atlético de Madrid kick off on May 24th. Of these, 130 will be available to the UK in right-hand drive, but don't expect delivery before about this time next year.

Even if you don't suffer from football, this year's UEFA Champions League will be a bit special as Ford will open the order books for the all-new Mustang at the start of the game (which happens just before this mag goes on sale).

Big Red WagonCheck out the latest Ram Power Wagon, that Chrysler Group are touting as “the most off-road-capable pick-up” on the market.

Power comes from a 410bhp 6.4-litre Hemi, unique Ram Articulink front suspension and five-link coil-spring rear offer plenty of suspension travel, it'll tow more than 10,800lb and comes with a built-in Warn

12,000lb winch on the front bumper. Named after the first mass-produced 4x4 pick-up, the Dodge Power Wagon, introduced in 1945, this version is based on the Ram 2500 HD 4x4 Crewcab.

High Plains Drifter

With a choice of petrol, diesel or compressed natural gas power, in two or four wheel drive, and in single or dual rear wheel models, the 3500HD is designed for those who cover high mileages with a trailer.

Towing capability is 19,600lb on a tow hitch or 22,900lb on a fifth-wheel, so it’s no lightweight in that department, while premium interior fitments, upholstery and entertainment will make long hauls easier.

Another new pick-up on the market is the Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD High Country, a heavy-duty truck designed for towing that doesn’t skimp on the luxury.

Another special edition Silverado going on sale to a select group of customers this summer is the Special Service Vehicle, or SSV, part of GM’s growing Police vehicle portfolio. Based on the 1500 crewcab, it has a 5.3 EcoTec3 V8 and the option of a standard 6’6” or short 5’8” bed. It also has various

heavy duty cooling and electrical upgrades, a vinyl rear seat and large rear doors “for easy entry when transporting passengers.”

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ChryslerBulletin On April 16th, Chrysler Group LLC filed for the trademark “Rebel”, a nameplate it acquired with their purchase of American Motors back in 1987. Could there be a new Dodge Rebel in the offing? Or, more likely, a Jeep?

Key WitnessesAfter GM’s PR nightmare involving faulty ignition switches, they’re adding a belt to the braces and changing the lock cylinders too on up to 2.2 million smaller cars made between 2003 and 2011.

It seems that a heavy key ring or fob can cause the ignition to switch itself off while driving, leading to loss of power assistance to steering and brakes, and preventing the airbags from deploying. GM are expecting a bill that’s already passed the $1 billion mark. One of many lawsuits launched following the recall is from a young lady who suffered severe injuries – including losing both legs – after her Pontiac Solstice lost power and crashed into a tree.

Float Like A ButterflyThose drift boys are mental. When Falken supplied tyres for Mel Smith’s 1961 Morris milk float – powered by a mid-mounted Rover V8, they sent Team Falken champion drifter Matt Carter along to test it.

“Compared to my 600+bhp Nissan competition car, this was still more of a pig than a cow to drift,” says Carter. “With no seat belts or doors, it was a case of hanging on rather than hanging the tail out!” Falken used this as an opportunity to point out that they can supply tyres for just about anything.

Sting Like A BeeTransformers: Age Of Extinction hits cinemas in late June, and once again, Bumblebee the Camaro will be taking centre stage.

Bumblebee is now a 2014 model, and is joined by other Autobots based on Chevrolet’s Corvette, Sonic and Trax, plus a heavily

modified ‘67 Camaro. The film, the fourth in the Transformers franchise, is released in the US on June 27th.

Grand Finale

Cadillac have announced a limited run of 500 CTS-V Coupes to round off the current run of the CTS before the new model debuts next year.

Just 500 special editions will be built, with Magnetic Ride Control, Brembo anchors, satin graphite wheels and the 556bhp supercharged V8 plus various exclusive interior enhancements. They’ll be on sale later this year as 2015 models and are certain to be future collectibles.

Grand OpeningIt all looks good for Chrysler’s new 200 sedan, with 10,000 orders being placed on the day the books were opened, May 8th.

Another 7,000 followed on the 9th, which accounts for pretty much the whole of July’s production capacity at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant.

Power BuildingAt the end of April, GM announced that they had begun construction of a new state-of-the-art facility in Pontiac, Michigan, for race engine design and development as well as an electric motor laboratory and gear centre.

“The GM Performance and Racing Center, or GMPRC, will continue to develop some of the world’s winningest race engines for Chevrolet and Cadillac,” said Steve Kiefer, vice president of GM Global Powertrain. The GMPRC will include about 100 employees who work on powertrain racing development, and is expected to be opened and in use by mid-2015 and completed by early 2016.

Two weeks later, Ford announced a new Technical Support Center in Concord, North Carolina, to serve as a base for racing teams to develop and test their

cars. It will eventually support development of future Ford performance vehicles. The centre should be operational by late Summer.

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BigMoneyBulletinAt Mecum’s Houston auction back in April, a 1964 Ford GT40 prototype fetched a whopping $7 million. The prototype, chassis number GT/104, was the first of two prepared by Shelby American for the 1965 season.

Our roving ex-pat, Kev Carrington, managed to catch the $25 million Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction.

Beach Party

Hello, everyone. On Sunday, April 13th, I headed up Interstate 95 from Miami to West Palm Beach. I had pre-booked a ticket to the Barratt-Jackson auctions, which I had seen so often on TV but never had the chance to go for real! I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the auction was less important to me than the cars. I bought what I thought was a programme for $14 and

it was actually a full colour book detailing every car that went through the auction over these three days – it was thicker than a phone book (remember those?). All the cars were lined up in huge tents outside and there was some amazing stuff here. There were also quite a few vendors, including Mothers’ Polish with a huge truck and vast inflatables promoting their stuff. Enjoy the pics!

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Silver BellesBack in mid-April, the inaugural Practical Classics Restoration Show burst onto the scene at Birmingham's NEC. Taking centre stage was the Silverstone Auctions hammerfest, which concentrated on projects and, the current buzzword, barn-finds.

Queen Of La Sarthe

At the last Classic, the Artcurial auction brought in €8.7 million, so don’t expect many bargains, especially when the star turn is a 1964 AC Cobra 289 that was last seen at Le Mans 50 years ago. It was driven by Count Jean de

Mortemart and Régis Fraissinet to 18th overall in the 1964 Le Mans 24 Hour, and with that kind of pedigree, even the auctioneers are being tight-lipped about the estimate. See www.artcurial.com for details.

Artcurial have again been picked to host the collector car auction at this year’s Le Mans Classic on July 5th, a massive event for the historic race crowd, so expect to see some prime racing material.

And it worked, too, with over £1 million changing hands, top seller being a 1962 Facel Vega at £64,400. Some interesting Yanks changed hands, including a 1959 Cadillac limousine at no reserve that brought £6,900, a dormant gold '78 Trans Am that fetched just £5,060, and a '65 Mustang fastback that went over estimate to £20,700. A 1939 McLaughlin Buick didn't sell.

Silverstone's next sale happens just as this mag comes out, and includes a couple of interesting candidates not least of which

is an early Mustang coupe. A matching numbers 260 V8 and Cruise-O-Matic car, it has a June 26th, 1964, build date plus original power brakes and power steering. At the same sale will be a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Sunliner convertible, a trophy-winner with power everything and a 390 V8, for sale at no reserve. The following Silverstone sale will be at the Silverstone Classic at the end of July, and it's sure to be a stunner. See www.silverstoneauctions.com for details.

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ProStockBulletin At the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte on April 13th, Jimmy Alund, sitting in for Greg Anderson, won the Pro Stock class. Alund, from Sweden, ran a 6.562 at 211.59mph to become the first European winner in the series.

Elapsed TimesSanta Pod has come over all Retro for the big step back in time in June

The Retro Show is the classic car show with a difference. There’s non-stop old-skool action, both on and off the track, all day long so Sunday 22nd June is a date that should take pride of place in your diary! Variety is the word of the day, not only can you display your original mint condition show car but you can also race your track warrior, or daily driver, on our

world famous quarter-mile strip. All pre-1990 makes and models are welcome so you can expect to see Mustangs lining up with Minis, Bel Airs alongside Beetles or even Mercuries with Minors.

It’s an action packed day from start to finish with Santa Pod’s resident Jet car hurtling down the track and accelerating to 100mph in under a second along with

drag demos from some of the top retro race cars from around the country. Club displays are set to be better than ever with a £250 cash prize for the best club stand sponsored by Performance Direct.

The Autoglym Show & Shine paddock will be packed with pristine condition vehicles from years gone by with trophies and Autoglym prizes on offer to the winners of each class. Other entertainment includes Run What Ya Brung competitions, displays from the BMX Demons, the Autotest and a round of the Retro Drift Challenge. Why not make a weekend of it with local band ‘Infuzion’ who will be playing ballads from the Seventies and Eighties on the Saturday night too? Camping is included with all weekend tickets which are available from just £20. To find out more please visit www.retroshow.co.uk. The complete show for all things Retro, this is one not to be missed!

Wheeler Leader The Silverstone Classic is set to host the big Mustang 50th Anniversary celebration this year, and it looks like this massive event is going to do it proud.

Aside from special historic races featuring grids jammed with Mustangs, there’s going to be a special on-track parade for all years of Mustang on the Saturday. Leading the field will be TV celebrity and owner of a freshly-restored 1967 Mustang fastback, Wheeler Dealer Mike Brewer. “This year is going to be a BIG one for Mustang enthusiasts and the biggest party of all happens to be in the UK, so I was delighted to be asked to be involved with this year’s event and to bring my

car along for everyone to enjoy,” enthused Brewer. “It’s always a pleasure meeting fans of classic cars and I cant wait to get to the Silverstone Classic in July to meet them all and start soaking up the amazing atmosphere.” As well as leading the parade, Brewer will also be hosting live classic car clinics on the Sunday. The biggest festival of historic racing is shaping up to be even bigger this year, but don’t forget that tickets are only available in advance. See www.silverstoneclassic.com for details.

Clutch PurseGot a stick shift? Go for gold. The Quick Shift is the all new drag racing competition held across all RWYB and Peak Performance days at Santa Pod throughout 2014 until Saturday, October 11th.

They’re looking to find the quickest manually shifted racer in the UK and that racer will receive a £2000 cash prize thanks to I.C.E Automotive and Webster Race Engineering. All cars are welcome to take part regardless of their road legality, so whether you have something American, European, Japanese or anything else, why not give it a go? All you need to do to enter is submit your quickest three timing slips of the year from the eligible dates with your name, car and contact details and they’ll take your average time from those three runs. The quickest four drivers on average after the final date of October 11th will be invited to take part in the Flame & Thunder event on Saturday, October 25th, where the slate will be wiped clean and the quickest time of the day will take the bounty. If

you’d like to enter, send copies of your timing slips to [email protected] or submit them in the sign-on office. The leader boards will be posted online once entries have been received.

For more information please visit www.rwyb.co.uk/quickshift. Good luck! (All participants must depress the clutch for every gear change and must have a H-pattern gearbox; sequential gearboxes are not eligible)

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Despite all the recent speculation regarding the future of the raceway and Long Marston Airfield, it’s still business as usual as our two early season Public Track Weekends have proved with new faces and cars joining in the fun as well as our pages on Facebook. The season opener saw an influx of new cars supporting the SANDS Charity Race Day, raising over £800 for the Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity. A second charity day has been set up for July to coincide with the fifth annual Ladies That Launch race weekend.

By the time this issue has dropped on your doormat the Springspeed Nationals - stop two on the National event trail - and the much talked-about Yanks Weekend will have passed us by successfully!

June is looking extremely busy with yet another fully subscribed Public Track Weekend. This is followed up by the 21st

anniversary Nostalgia Nationals presented by the NSRA. Since April 1993 this event has certainly complemented its bigger brother; the original Hot Rod Drags gives hot rodders and American car enthusiasts a chance to meet up, swap road war stories and generally ‘pig out’ in front of the old camp fire listening to a good band.

Besides the old time drag bikes taking to the strip, the Heritage Stock Car Group, which populates such legendary tarmac and shale ovals as Hednesford and Coventry, will be racing head-to-head in a special Stock Car Shootout; the first time this has happened at any UK drag strip so we’re told! In this issue we have put up two pairs of tickets for this event in a simple one-shot question. We hope you win! See you at the strip!

‘57 VarietiesThe 57th anniversary of the iconic ’57 Chevrolet is so historically significant in our American car culture that some of the UK’s Chevy enthusiasts have teamed up with Long Marston Airfield’s Shakespeare County Raceway to bring you 57@57 – a celebration of an American classic.

With the date now set as September 20th-21st at Shakespeare County Raceway, it is anticipated that this one of a kind event will gather the largest collection of Tri-Chevys outside of the good ol’ US of A. Everyone is welcome to come along and soak up the celebrations, and you don’t have to own a Chevy either! All brands, all models, hot rods and customs will be equally welcome to come along and participate.

There will be daytime entertainment, show’n’shine, trade village, band Ricky Cool & The In Crowd at Kenny’s Bar, photo

opportunities at local attractions as well as the drag strip (but no racing), food stalls and so much more. The weekend will culminate in a Farewell Cruise around the raceway on Sunday afternoon. Weekend camping is available, and booking forms are now available to download from the official Facebook page or the Shakespeare County Raceway web site. Further info can be found at the 57@57 Facebook page (www.facebook.com/groups/1419839054922833/) or by calling Wendy on 07883 091339. See you at the biggest celebration outside of the USA since the ’55!

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Couldn't be easier, but you'll have to be quick! The competition closes on Monday, June 16th, at noon. To be in with a chance of winning, jotyour name, address and the answer to the pitifully simple question above on a postcard and send it to NSRA Nostalgia NationalsCompetition at the address on page 3. Or, put that information in an email with NSRA Nostalgia Nationals Competition as the subject lineand send it to [email protected]. Or go to www.americancarmagazine.com and follow the Competitions link.Simple. Usual rules apply, see page three for details.

The NSRA Nostalgia Nationals has been one of thebiggest nostalgia events on the street/stripcalendar for more than two decades, and this yearis shaping up to be no different. Once againAmerican Car have teamed up with the guys fromShakespeare County Raceway to bring youanother ticket giveaway prize of two weekendpasses for the forthcoming 21st NSRA NostalgiaNationals over the weekend of June 20th to 22nd.

Way back in the day, 21 years ago, the first Nostalgia Nationalsunder the NSRA banner took place at the raceway tocomplement the firmly established Original Hot Rod Drags. Inaddition to the hot rods and race cars which populated thepits, hot rodding stalwart Mike Kason arranged a nostalgiarace car display ranging from cool slingshots to mind-bogglingaltereds and wild doorslammers.

Tot Rods also made their public debut on the strip providingthat much-needed incentive for the ‘racers of the future’ to goracing in their own diminutive hot rods before JuniorDragsters had even been thought of!

Traditional rods such as Merv Barnett’s Tri-powered '32Roadster, Roger Grundy’s '39 Ford Coupe and the wild blown'41 Willys belonging to Jon ‘Doc’ Claydon all made passesdown the quarter mile alongside regular Outlaw Anglia racersDan Cockerill, Tony Baker and the tree surgeon BrettFeatherston. Mickey Moore also provided some guardrail-to-guardrail exhibition runs in The Mob Fuel Altered.

And 21 years later the Nationals is still going strong with evenmore on- and off-track entertainment than ever before. Thealtered action will still be the same but there will be more inthe shape of the Supercharged Outlaws alongside the currentposse of Outlaw Anglias.

Ever wondered how they started the drags before theinvention of the Christmas tree? Well it was with flags, andwe’ll have our own Shakey ‘Flagstalgia’ girl, Claudia, out on thestarting line flagging a few hot rods and drag bikes down thequarter mile. Mention the word “cackle” and you’ve got yourown mini Ring of Fire Cackle Spectacular on Saturday night.There is so much more taking place at the Nationals this yearincluding, for the first time on any drag strip in the UK, aHeritage Stock Car Shootout!

For more event details, seewww.shakespearecountyraceway.co.uk orwww.nsra.org.uk. Or enter our competition to win the tickets!

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Each month, the Star Letter will receive a New Car Kitof premium car care products courtesy of Meguiar's,with everything you need for a 'new car shine'.

I think we've all had great ideas like that, but your Pontiac's come out ofit pretty well! At least you won't have to worry about stone chipsanywhere. I'm not sure what you'll be needing the Meguiar's polishingkit for, though... ACM

Dear ACM,What a bitter disappointment Wheels Day was this year. It's always the firstmeet of the year for me and my family, and we set off really lookingforward to a good day out. Unfortunately, after over an hour of sitting inalmost stationary traffic, the battery in the truck decided it had had enoughof running the fan and went flat. A very kind passer-by (although nobodywas passing by that quickly) in a Vauxhall gave me a jump start, at whichpoint we decided to turn around and head for home. We only live 30-oddmiles from Dunsfold, but I felt really sorry for anyone who'd come fromfurther afield. I later heard from people who'd made it into the show that itwas a really good event, but I was gutted to miss it. I don't want to blamethe organisers but I hope they get it into shape for next year, and I hopeeveryone else like me is prepared to go back.

Tony Hopkins, via email

Tony, I think it was just a combination of a new venue and an overwhelmingnumber of visitors, plus the fact that the organisers are just a handful ofvolunteers. I'm sure this was just a bump in the road, and I sincerely hopethat the SSR will bounce back for next year. DS, ACM

Dear ACM,I don't know if you remember me, I've got a '77 Trans Am thatwas orange, then I painted it green with black stripes and now, well, youknow when you dosomething that seems agood idea at the time? Andthen it gets to a point whereit's too late to turn back? I'vebeen doing some weldingaround the car, patching itup here and there, and Isprayed the sills withHammerite stone chipsmooth. Wow, what goodcoverage. Well 15 cans laterI've done the whole car! Asyou can see it's now stone chip black. I've also cut the springs – I took a halfa turn then another half and she now sits nice! Great mag, as always.

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ick-up trucks have been hugeover here for some time, and ofthose that are here, they

usually fall nicely into a pigeon hole –smooth, clean street custom; balls-outstreet/strip quarter-mile pounder;straight-up original spec restoration ororiginal patina-look or rat rod. Isuppose it's not fair to class originalpatina in the same pigeon hole as ratrod, but you know what I mean.

Very few fall effectively into more thanone category, but we reckon this onemanages to fall with a wheel in eachcamp. Sounds painful, but give this1965 Ford F100 a good coat of looking-at and you might see where we'recoming from. It's low, low stance makesit a smooth street cruiser, while the factthat it's never been rusty means thatit's still largely original, bodywise. Allthat conceals the fact that it has thepower to upset a supercar, yet it's still a

working vehicle, more likely to becarrying a load than getting washedand polished. Could this be the best ofall worlds? Let's find out.

Owner, Nick Davies and businesspartner Rob run ICE Automotive.Based at Silverstone, ICE are prettywell known for building V8 engines formany branches of motorsport,including some high profile racers.“ICE has been building drag and faststreet engines since the late Eighties,so we've seen a few,” says Nick. “I'vebeen interested in hot rods since I was15 or 16, and got into drag racingthrough the hot rod scene. I've beendrag racing competitively for 20 years,and graduated to American muscleand V8s from early British Fords. I'veraced a steel '37 Ford in Super Gas, andwas Pro Mod champion back in theNineties. More recently I have beendriving the Chaos Fuel Altered.”

P Now that's low!Largely originalbodywork (right)had neverexperienced thedelights of rust ...at least until itreached the UK.We've beenpredicting the riseof the fleetside foryears, and withstepsides finallysaturating themarket, we reckontheir day hasfinally come.There's nothingpretentious aboutthe interior of thisworking truck(below). Blackvinyl bench, acolumn shifter forthe four-speedauto, and somevery niceaftermarketgauges. Whatmore does it need?

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So that's established Nick's credentials –they're pretty unbeatable! So, surely, forsomeone who spends all day puttinghot motors together, building a rodmust be a bit of a busman's holiday?Ah... this one came ready built! “I've gota young family, and time is at apremium,” Nick continues. “PeriodicallyI'll buy something in from the States justfor fun. I get exposed to a lot of differentpeople in the US, and some you buildup a really good relationship with.Some of them are into their trucks, andI like the truck scene as they're not tooprecious about their rides.

“One guy in Texas sold me a 1959Ford F100, sight unseen. It was a rollof the dice for me, but I wasimpressed by how perfectly honesthe'd been about it. It started up areally good friendship. He takes carsand trucks and fits GM LS V8s intothem, and this '59 had an LQ9 iron-block LS in it. I kicked around in it for awhile, and a friend of mine wasinterested in buying it but I didn't wantto sell! I went back to my friend inTexas and told him the story, sayingI'd only sell if I had something toreplace it with.

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Not much of the originalstyling has been changed -why would you want to? -but this amber indicatorlens (far left) is about levelwith the top of the tyre onfull drop! Whitewalls andchrome rims (centre left)could be quite misleadingabout what this truck'scapable of. Nick's thinkingof changing the wheels,but either way thatchrome won't look goodfor long in our weather.Exhaust is so tucked-upthat it exits through therear quarter (left). Neat job.V8? You don't know thehalf of it.


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“He told me he'd consider selling hisown F100, this truck, which had beenin the family since his grandmotherhad bought it brand new back in 1965.He'd had it back to a bare frame, boxedthe chassis, and fitted his own two-linkrear suspension – like a ladder bar setup – to the Ford 9” with a Panhard rod.The axle had 3.70:1 gears and a lockerdiff. The engine was an LQ9 from a60,000-mile Silverado SS pick-up, withan iron block and aluminium heads. It'sa 366 cubic inch Vortec 6000 HOengine with completely stock internals

apart from an LS3 intake manifold, andhe'd fitted a 72mm turbo to it. Thetransmission is the matching 4L65Eautomatic.

“You'd be surprised how durablethese engines are. This one's boost islimited to 8psi. Last year I took it tothe NSRA Hot Rod Drags atShakespeare County Raceway. I droveit there, didn't touch a thing or evenlet air out of the tyres, and straight offthe street it ran 12.2 with the tyresspinning. Then I drove it home.

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“You'd be surprised how durablethese engines are”

Massive clamshellbonnet and noinner wings helpthe truck achieve itschassis-draggingproximity to theroad (above). Lookhow far those frontwheels can comeup into the bay!Mustang II-stylefront suspensionand tubular A-armswith airbags inplace of the coilspring helparticulate itsintentions (right),but Nick reckonsthat it really needssome inner wings. Isuppose one goodBritish puddlewould drench thewhole engine bay,and a cold showeron a toasty turbo islikely to causeissues... You candrive around onmaximum drop(bottom left) and itwon't ground,unless you meet agood old sleepingpoliceman. If youdid, he'd beimpressed at howclean and welltucked everythingis underneath, andhow this Ford isn'tdragging its exhaustor sump across hismush as it passes.


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“It has the stock ECU, which was allmapped before I got it. All I had to dowhen it arrived was go through it andmake it more English to pass the MoT!There was no handbrake, no screenwashers and the lights neededchanging for the MoT, but that'spretty much it. It has power steering,air conditioning and a Mustang II-based front end with tubular A-arms,rack and pinion steering and discbrakes, and it starts, runs and driveslike a new car.

“It came over with the air suspensionalready done, a system that my matein Texas builds using an AccuAircompressor and Firestone bags.Everything is tucked tight upunderneath the truck – the exhaust,the fuel tank, everything – so you canrun really low and it won't ground out.It will 'lay frame' and doesn't evenneed a sump guard. At its lowestpoint, on full steering lock the wheelsdon't foul the arches. It's been reallywell put together. ➔

“At its lowestpoint, on fullsteering lock thewheels don't foulthe arches”

The LS V8 series ofengines is provingto be the goldenchild of thecustom, rod andrace world. Andwhy not? They cando pretty muchanything. Look atthis one (below) -it's a six-litre V8,and it looks like itgrew there. It givesover 300bhp asstandard, but bolt aturbo onto all butstock internals andit's a 500-horsemill. And that'swith a PAS pumpand air-con stillattached. What'snot to like? Truckengine bay givesthe turbo plenty ofroom to standproud (right),although low-profile LS3 intakemanifold helps.And even on 3.7gears, Nick reckonshe's getting wellover 20mpg. It'sthe way forward...

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“Everyone from kids to pensionersseem to love it! People hang out oftheir cars taking pictures and movieson their phones. I was on my way toSanta Pod to help a customer with anengine that we'd built, and stopped forpetrol. Some old guy came up andstarted talking to me about it andwouldn't let me go! It really pushespeoples buttons.

“It's definitely a user, though. You canthrow stuff in the back, take it placesand leave it parked up, I'm not preciousabout it. At the end of the day, it's atruck. That's what it's for.

“I've got another friend interested inbuying it at the moment so I may endup selling it, but if I keep it I mayrepaint it and change the wheels. It'sstill wearing the chrome smoothiesand whitewalls it came in with. All itreally needs is a towbar for hauling therace car around with, and definitelyinner wings! Our weather's not thesame as Texas.

“I've scarcely had to touch it sincedoing the MoT work. It hasn't reallyneeded anything. I have brought inanother truck since, a never-painted'69 C10, but I'd sold that one before itreached the docks! It's getting hard tofind good trucks and they arebecoming ever more popular. Somepeople say it's sacrilege putting aChevy engine in a Ford, but the LS is socheap and easily understandable, andthey do everything you need them todo. They're so staggeringly robust, Istruggle to understand how anyonewould need anything more. If only thenext generation would get into rearwheel drive stuff, they're alreadyteaching us old chaps not to be afraidof the electronics!

“The truck doesn't really weigh thatmuch, and has all the torque andhorsepower you'd need. I'd estimateabout 500bhp, and it doesn't needmore. To be honest, it doesn't reallyneed the turbo until you get to thetrack. I get 23mpg out of it, and it'sexactly what a modern-day hot rodshould be. In fact, I don't know why I'meven considering selling it – I doubt I'dfind another as good.” ACM

1965 Ford F100

GM LQ9 366cu.in. V8

Iron block, aluminium heads

10:1 compression, stock internals

GM LS3 intake manifold

72mm Master Power turbocharger

4L65E four-speed auto transmission

Ford 9” rear axle, 3.7:1 locker diff

Fat Man Mustang II front clip

Accu air compressor, Firestone air bags

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12.22 @ 118mph

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That's the onlyproblem with adrop like this - youend up with a bedthe same depth asa kiddies'paddling pool(right). Even so,this truck can stillwork for a living.And play, as youcan see (below).With a fewminutes of prep,this would be an11-second wagon.No messing.

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Nope, the title isn’t an excuse to throw a clichédThunderbirds pun in the mix, it’s actually the truth. Built forexport, this ’55 T-Bird has seen half the globe, but now it’shere in the UK and thanks to one man, it’s better than ever.

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t was probably a bit confusedwhen a moustachioed factoryworker – no doubt called Mitch or

Stan – bolted a VIN plate to it unlikethose being affixed to the rest of theThunderbirds on the assembly line inFord Motor Company’s Dearborn,Michigan plant back in 1955. Itsconfusion would have come from thefact this new VIN plate seemed tocontain the letters ‘EX’. None of theother cars on the line had that, so whydid this one?

What the little Thunderbird didn’tunderstand is that the EX on its VINsingled it out as an export model.Something there weren’t very many offor Ford’s new two-door convertible.There would be no weekend blastsdown the Pacific Coast Highway, noslow crawls down the brightly lit LasVegas strip, no weekend drives to theHamptons. Instead, it was loaded on aboat and then shipped to, erm, Jersey.

Now you’d think a person sodetermined to own a brand new 1955Thunderbird that they’d have it shippedto Jersey, would perhaps love it, cherishit and leave it wanting for nothing. Well,not quite. Once in Jersey, the T-Bird’scharms quickly wore thin, or the ownerspent all his money importing it so hadnone left to drive it, we don’t reallyknow. All we do know is that it was soldfor the second time in 1957, again to aresident of Jersey, who this time stayedon the logbook for 45 years.

Over those 45 years the T-Birdamassed a grand total of 31,000 miles,but that’s understandable as Jerseyisn’t a particularly big place. So whenthe second owner decided to part withit via Dream Cars of London, you’dexpect the salesman’s phone to be anon-stop hive of activity, and you’d beright. So much so that the T-Bird veryquickly found itself in Essex in thegarage of its third owner.

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“What the littleThunderbirddidn’tunderstand isthat the EX on itsVIN singled it outas an exportmodel”


Plans were formed, a restoration wasmapped out, time was set aside andthen… then the new owner realisedthat 45 years on a salty, hot, isolatedchunk of land does not make for a wellpreserved car. The Thunderbird wasrotten in places, running rough andgenerally feeling sorry for itself.

That’s when Mark stepped in; he’s thecurrent owner and the one-man talentshow that has brought this icon ofAmericana back to life. In his garage.On his own. Clever bugger.

During the summer of 2003, Markfound himself idly flicking through theclassifieds. He’d saved a couple of quid,he had an empty garage sittingoutside and he fancied another projectcar. It had been, quite literally, decadessince he last had a toy. But as we allknow, work, relationships and a child,they all have the ability to put projectcars on a very distant back burner.

In the past Mark’s owned Capris(including a ’63 Consul Capri) and a1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu alongwith other bits and bobs like a MorrisTraveller and a Ford Popular, so astranger to tinkering with old metal heis not.

Anyway, we digress. So, he waslooking at the classifieds when hespotted the T-Bird. It looked good, orat least as good as a thumbnail imagein the back of a magazine can look.Then when he went to look at it inperson, it still looked good – a bit frillyin places, granted, but on the whole,not too bad at all. Money quicklychanged hands in return for keys andthen a local MOT tester provided a‘sympathetic’ MOT for UK registrationpurposes, the V5 was filled out andjust like that, Mark had anotherproject car. A bit of a service, somenew tyres, a lick of paint and he’d beout cruising. Or, err, not.

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To quote Mark, “It was a 31,000 milecar but might as well have been231,000! The engine didn’t look like ithad ever had an oil change and thebody was starting to show its age.”And the body wasn’t just showing itsyears, it was also hiding a multitude ofsins. Old sins too, as the screwed upnewspaper behind the filler proved – itwas from 1976!

Not one to be deterred, Mark got busywith the spanners and stripped the oldgirl down, revealing more cringe-worthy ‘repairs’ along the way. Hopewasn’t lost though, because at its corethe car was still solid and above all,well worth saving. In fact it wasnothing a few rolls of welding wire andnew metal couldn’t sort out, so allMark had to do was fire the

Thunderbird off to a bodyshop andawait the return of a fully repairedshell. Or, he could buy a MIG welder,get stuck in and in the process teachhimself a skill. Okay, so most of us startour welding journey by tacking bits ofscrap metal to other bits of scrapmetal, but hey, a Thunderbird is metal,so what’s the issue?

The welding was the start of anannoying trend, at least from the pointof view of an onlooker. You see, Mark’sone of those deeply enviable blokes.You know, the kind who can turn hishand to anything and then very quicklymaster it. Yeah, so he has a moan everynow and then because one job wasmore difficult than expected, but theend result is almost always of a nearprofessional standard. Clever git.


“Mark’s one of those deeplyenviable blokes. You know,the kind who can turn hishand to anything and thenvery quickly master it”


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It’s that ability that saw him take onthe engine. Not just a freshen up, but afull rebuild. It’s only nuts and bolts, soin theory it can only go back togetherone way. Plus, the oil that had asuspected residency within theengine of nearly 50 years wasremoved it was more akin to treaclethan any kind of lubricant.

Mark reduced the 292 Y-block V8down to a workbench full ofcomponent parts. Service parts wereduly replaced and new parts werebought in by the boxful fromCalifornia. A new cam, new rockers,new valve guides, new oil, water andfuel pumps all made their way onto orinto the engine. The crank wasreground and new shells were fitted.The block was re-bored which meantnew pistons were needed (sotechnically it’s a 295 now, not a 292)and the list goes on. It’s basically anew engine.

How do you make it stand out though,the engine that is. The ribbed‘Thunderbird’ rocker covers areglorious, but lots of T-Birds have them,so what could Mark add into the mixto make this car really stand out? Ah,an Edelbrock inlet with three Holley94s via Vintage Speed in Florida, that’swhat. Though the keen eyed amongyou will notice the Edmunds filters area little different to stock, having beenmodified to ensure they don’t cloutthe hood. ➔



292ci Y Block V8, fully rebuilt including re-bore, pistons, reground crank, new shells,new rockers, Mallory distributor, 12vconversion, Edelbrock tri-carb setup.

Transmission: Standard three-speedmanual with overdrive with new clutch

Suspension: Factory (with rear airshocks)

Brakes: Fully rebuilt factory drums allround with stainless steel brake linesfitted throughout.

Wheels and tyres: Radir Tri-rib alloywheels with 215/75R15 rear tyres and205/75R15 fronts.

Body: Fully re-sprayed in Raven Black,front bumper re-chromed, rear bumpernew old stock, front and rear bumperDagmars removed, custom pin stripingon trunk lid.

Interior: Fully re-trimmed in black andwhite vinyl as per factory specification

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The modifications didn’t stop there.Mark never planned this car to be aperfect, standard ’55 T-Bird – hewanted it to stand out. With that inmind, the boot-lid was treated to somebeautiful pin-striping, the Dagmarswere removed from the bumpers bothfront and back, a pair of ’60 Dodge taillights were shipped in from the Statesand housed in the fins, and mostrecently of all, the wheels have beenchanged to those rather splendid RadirTri-rib jobbies – the same as what wason the original George BarrisBatmobile don’tcha know?

There’s a lot more work gone into thiscar, too, which again has all beendone by Mark in his garage. The seatshave been re-trimmed using a kitfrom America, the front bumper hasbeen re-chromed while the rear one isa NOS item from the States – probablythe last one out there! A new soft tophas been fitted to the original frameand, well, as Mark says, “Severalhundred other jobs I’ve probablyforgotten about!”

So what’s next for the Thunderbird?By Mark’s own admission it’s notfinished yet, though will it ever be?“Probably not!” exclaims Mark. Still,that’s not stopped him cracking onwith his next project – a beautiful,hand-built teardrop trailer craftedfrom scratch in the same garage inwhich the Thunderbird came to lifeagain. Finished in hand-polished

aluminium and boasting a wholehost of personal touches like thehandmade fenders, it promises to bethe perfect trailer to complimentwhat has to be one of the finest1955 Thunderbirds in existence,let alone in the UK. There’s simplynothing this man can’t do when helocks himself in the garage withthe tunes playing and the home-brew flowing!

If the car is ever ‘finished’ (thoughtrust us when we say we wouldn’tchange a thing), would Mark doit again? “Not in this lifetime,they’re a bit like children – one’senough!” ACM


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Jeep was 100% function and 0%form; this Cherokee is radicallystyled. It's like comparing thelatest iPhone with two cans and apiece of string. And I say'radically styled' because, whileit's doubtlessly radical, I haven'tdecided yet whether I like it. Itseems to be following the samebold, outlandish precedent set bythe likes of the Evoque, but to me,that's not Jeep. It looks like the

car that Darth Vader's mumdropped him off at school in.

The first part of the drivinginvolved the off-road course, aspecially-built course ofobstacles of such deviousspitefulness it makes the SpanishInquisition look like a friendlygame of Kerplunk. This was toshow the capabilities of the moreserious Trailhawk model, andwhile there was an opportunityto tackle it myself, this tarmac-lover pussied out and left it to theprofessionals. The pro in thisinstance was Paulo, who made itall look very easy. In fact, the carmade it very easy for Paulo, inmost cases. For instance, whenfaced with a 70% slope, hestopped at the bottom, pressed acouple of buttons on the centreconsole, and the Trailhawk set offat a crawl, straight up the slope. Idon't think Paulo had to put hisfeet on the pedals. Likewise, atthe top, he pressed the samebuttons again and the carcrawled down the other side.Paulo did all this while lookingcool to the point of boredom;I was sweating like a whore ina church.

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When Jeep got in touch andasked if we'd like to join them forthe new Cherokee's launch, we ofcourse said yes, where? Italy,naturally, at Fiat's testinggrounds in Balocco, in thefoothills of the Alps. Sounds likea Jeep's natural territory.

We began the test with Jeepdesigners, flown over from theStates, to point out how the newCherokee incorporated designcues first used on the originalWWII Willys Jeeps, and how itwas thoroughly modernunderneath. The second part wehad no problem believing; thefirst part less so. Yes, it has aseven-slot grille, but after that itall got a bit tenuous. The original

Jeep, one of the best-known andmost widely recognised brands inthe world, and a very shrewdpurchase for Fiat. Cherokee, themodel that grew from theWagoneer, which was roving therange long before the RangeRover came along. Yes, the JeepCherokee arguably created themid-size SUV market segment.Since then, it has seen numerouspretenders to its throne,especially from the far East, buthas always managed to retain itsown identity, its own niche of theniche. Its own Jeep-ness.

While we've always had theCherokee over here, the namedisappeared for a while in theStates; their Cherokee has beencalled the Liberty for a few years.Now it's back, the new globalCherokee, the KL series. The JeepLiberty and Jeep Compass arewinding up and the KL is ready totake over.

It shares much of itsunderpinnings with the DodgeDart, Chrysler 200 and variousAlfa Romeos, but Jeep's newowners, Fiat, are keen to pointout that this new Cherokee isevery bit as serious and every bitas capable as the name Jeepimplies. It'll be available in threedifferent trim levels: the baseLongitude, the Limited, and the'trail-rated' Trailhawk. Engine

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Still, this isn't that sort of car. Ithas the turn of speed when youreally, really need it, butotherwise it plods on feeling allunstoppable and Jeep-like.There's plenty of space aroundyou, but it doesn't feel as vast asthe separate-chassis Jeeps andBlazers of old. I'd draw the line atcalling it nimble, but decentdesign, modern tyres and awhole host of electrickery likeESC means that it doesn't feelanything like as bulky as it is. Outon the motorway, it whistlesalong at tickover – in the nine-speed auto, fifth gear is 1:1, andsixth upwards are overdrives upto ninth, which is 0.48:1.

I also found out why the previousdriver had left the airconditioning on. At anythingabove town speeds with thewindows open, the wind pulsesand buffets you in a way thatmakes your ears ache. But whenyou close the windows, the wholething goes eerily silent. It was likewatching a documentary aboutnorthern Italy with the soundturned off. If you listen hard, youcan hear the tyres on the tarmac,and that's about it.

These Cherokees have plenty ofhigh-tech built in, and I'm reallyno tech-head. I did fall foul of theLanesense lane departure

I needn't have worried. Everyform of torture was thrown at theCherokee, and it took them all inits stride. Some tests designed totwist the car into a corkscrew didmanage to prompt a discreetsqueak from the bodyshell, butthis was a test that would haveseen my Mustang's windscreenpop out so hard it would havelanded in Austria while the rest ofthe car sprung apart like a clowncar. Once or twice I heard theexhaust scrape the concrete, butin a manner more like a butlerthan an offroader. “Ahem. Excuseme, sir, but are you aware thatthe tailpipe is touching theground? Yes? I do beg yourpardon.” The whole off-roadcourse was completed with onlyme showing the slightest hint ofpanic. It's an odd feeling, sitting inleather-clad, air-conditionedcomfort at a 45-degree anglewhile one front wheel is hangingin fresh air and your door handleis dragging in the dandelions.

Anyway, nuts to Paulo and hisunflappable off-road skills, let'sget on the asphalt. For the firsttrip, I took a Limited with thePentastar V6. Yes, it's verycomfortable indeed, but theprevious drivers had set the airconditioning at full chat. Why? Itwas a glorious spring day in theItalian Alps! You don't want toshut that out! So, with thewindows down, I set off on aroute encompassing everythingfrom backroads throughcharming little villages tomotorways. The nine-speed autosilently does its job, and while themotor does have some poke to it,it wasn't particularly enthusiastic– you really had to clog it to get itto pick up its skirts and run, butwhen it did, boy did it run.

warning more than once,though. It was fun to begin with– if you take your hands off thewheel, the car will drift graduallytowards the kerb where it willsense the white lines and steeryou back into your lane.However, after the third time, amessage flashed up on the dashsaying “Please put your handson the wheel”! Then, whenpulling across the central whiteline to pass some cyclists, thecar read the line and suddenlysteered itself back towardsthem! My car nearly skittled agroup of cyclists without anyinput from me. Also, start-stoptechnology puzzles me. The firsttime, I was waiting at trafficlights and thought, “Bugger, it'sstalled.” Take your foot off thebrake and it starts back up. As amature student ofbangernomics, I've drivenenough old nails with deathbedbatteries to see how this mightcause issues a few years downthe line.

After having driven the V6without major internationalincident or death, I took out oneof the 2.0 turbo diesel Limiteds.After the smoothness of thePentastar, the turbo diesel is notexactly a rude awakening, butyou're definitely aware that it's adiesel. Also, while it's hardlystraining to lug the Cherokeearound, it's certainly not aseffortless as the petrol.Otherwise, it's just as capable asthe range-topping 3.2.


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The route I took this time led mefurther into the foothills, withlots of lovely, twisting roads,climbing and falling throughtowns and trees. I switched theSelec-Terrain traction controlsystem to Sport which limits theeffects of the ESC, thoughcouldn't feel a lot of difference.Either way, I could launch thething into a hairpin bend and itfelt completely lashed down,little body roll and barely asqueak from the tyres. You couldbring it in on the brakes, turn insharply then throttle it, wait thatsplit second for the kickdownand pull cleanly out of the bend.The auto transmission had amanual shift position, but thenovelty soon wore off – itseemed to know what it wasdoing so I left it to it. Steepgradients made the turbo-dieselsound a little frenetic at times,but it never lost its composure.After a few dozen miles of that, itwas nice to find that there is acooling facility built into theNappa leather seats.

Overall? It was a really pleasantdrive. Comfortable and capable,it felt like a sound place to putyourself and your family on aroad trip. No, it's not asengaging to drive as a moreenthusiast-oriented car, but youshouldn't expect a Cherokee tobe a thrill-ride on the road, anymore than you'd expect a Viperto tow your caravan across amuddy field. Modern cars seemdesigned to insulate the driverfrom the driving experienceand this Cherokee's no different;it's cosseting but stops justshort of being dull, although youcan liven things up if you reallywant to.

Jeep are throwing their hat intothe extremely competitive mid-size SUV ring, with the likes ofthe Freelander and Q5, andthey're leading the assault withthe Jeep's actual off-roadcredentials and 'lifestyle'association. The promo andadvertising will doubtless showa smiling outdoorsy couple in

the Moab desert or somerainforest somewhere, with theirspecial Mopar tent on the backof their Cherokee, enjoyingnature's bounty. The reality, ofcourse, is that the Cherokee willbe bought by 'the horse-boxbrigade', as one of the otherjournos put it.

Still, the weekend country set arethe sort who might properlyappreciate a car with genuineoff-tarmac prowess and decenttowing ability – up to 2500kg forthe 170bhp TD automatic. For therest of their sales, they'repitching a vehicle on its mud-plugging abilities to urbaniteswhose idea of off-road is parkingon the kerb near Waitrose. Is'excellent off-road-capability'really the top of their buyingcriteria? If the only reason theywant a 4x4 is as some sort ofpassive-aggressive statementabout urban jungles (or, morelikely, because Clarissa likes thehigh driving position) thenprobably not.➔

Steel unibody construction

Transverse front engine, FWD or4WD

Wheelbase 2,719mm max (107”)

Track 1626mm max (64”)

Length 4626mm (182”)

Width 1904mm max (74”)

Height 1722mm max (68”)

Ground clearance 221mm max(8.7”)

Kerb weight 2,036kg max(4488lbs)

Trailer towing 2,475kg max(5456lbs)

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Would I buy one? If I had towingto do, or lived in a very rural area(by which I mean anywhere thatends in 'Dales' or 'Moor'; notFootballerville, Cheshire) then it'ddefinitely be at the top of my test-drive list. Yes, the Pentastar issmoother and faster than theturbo-diesel, but enough to justifythe higher sticker price, taxbracket and running costs? No.Go for the 170bhp turbo-dieseland enjoy more torque and closeto double the fuel mileage. ThisItalian-influenced but American-made Jeep is about to carry theJeep standard across the world.But I still haven't decided whetheror not I like the styling. ACM

Also, Jeep are still trading hardon their WWII Willys image. ThisCherokee might be very capableunder harsh conditions, butthat's where the similarity ends.Take a look at a WWII Jeep andthen look at the new Cherokeewith its clearcoat metallic paint,its wireless iGubbins chargingpad and 8.4-inch Uconnectscreen, and imagine some1940s squaddies in the motorpool asking “What the HELL is adiesel particulate filter?” Yes,the Cherokee is about as far asyou can get from the old Willysin terms of refinement. Thismust be that 'progress' I keephearing about.

The Jeep Cherokee is made in Toledo,Ohio, by Jeep. Prices will start aroundthe £25,000 OTR mark, and the newJeep Cherokee will be in UK Jeepshowrooms right about the timeyou're reading this. Seewww.jeep.co.uk



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Last month, we were lucky enough to have Graham Lee show us his collection of big American trucks. So big were they that we couldn't squeeze in his almost equally impressive car collection! So here goes.

The red '67 Mustang is a 289 coupe, bought from eBay with blown head gaskets and a dead radiator. “The quarters have been replaced with those from a '68 at some point,”

says Graham. “I rebuilt the motor, recovered the seats, fitted new wheels and tyres and gave it a coat of paint. I haven't gone to town on it as it's just my runaround. I wanted a nice, tidy, reliable car just for running around in. It's got no power steering or power brakes, and it's drums all round.”

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looking at a GT, and I ended up buying this!” Graham continues. “It's an ASC Dominator. It started out as a GT with a 5.0 Coyote V8, but Atlantic fitted the supercharger, the bodykit, the wheels, Roush suspension, Brembo brakes and side-exit exhaust. It has around 675bhp, and the six-speed manual 'box.” It sounds like quite a handful, but while we were checking it over, another black Ford turned up.

This one was slightly less menacing. In fact, it was Mr Lee senior in his 1926 Model T, a completely stock sedan that came in from Florida just a few months previously. He was just taking it out for a spin, so we had a look around it and then off he chugged. Lovely!

The tangerine '77 Corvette belongs to a good friend of the Lees', Paul Smith, who is often to be found at Statfold Barn weaving some mechanical magic on something interesting. “This came in just under two years ago,” says Paul. “It had had one owner from new, and just 43,000 miles on the clock. I've done a bit of engine work, such as removing the old catalytic converters and fitting headers and Magnaflow silencers, and given it a blow-over because the paint was sun-bleached. Other than that it's completely original, including the tyres which have gone rock-hard and are frankly scary! The outer part of the harmonic damper had sheared from the inner, as I found when I tried to set the timing, so that's new. It still has the original eight-track player, and when I looked in the boot behind the seats, it was absolutely full of eight-track tapes!”


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Statfold Barn Railway, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, isn’t open to the public but a few times a year they host big open days, where all the locomotives are brought out and trundle around the extensive grounds. The trucks and cars are also brought out for the day! The money raised all goes to charity, so look for the next open day at www.statfoldbarnrailway.co.uk

After that, we headed off to a different barn to see yet more cars, all part of a fleet that had not long come into the UK from Canada as one whole collection, courtesy of the late Nate Salter. Nate was very much a Mopar guy, and we'll have more about some of Nate's old motors in a future issue, but others include this Chrysler New Yorker, complete and original, and looking like a circa 1981 vintage. Nearby, there's a Fargo in farm-found condition, with the head off its sidevalve six engine, awaiting restoration. It's a tough call on what year it might be, as these Fargos – essentially Canadian market Dodge pick-ups – didn't change a great deal between 1939 and 1947, but it's a beauty anyway. Next to it is a 1938 International pick-up, which, believe it or not, was laid up in a shed in Canada with ignition trouble over 40 years ago. The Lees dragged it out, fixed the ignition, and cleaned it up. That's right, it's not been restored; just cleaned!

Back at Statfold Barn, there was one last treat in store – a beautiful custom 1954 Dodge C-series, another from the Salter collection. It's undergone some serious hot rodding, including a later-model Mopar small-block, but, aside from the fresh coat of candy paint courtesy of Graham, this is exactly as it left Mr Salter's garage. It's still a work in progress but won't be far away from the road by now.

As mentioned earlier, we'll be back for a look at some of the Salter cars in the near future, but in the meantime, many thanks to the Lee family for sharing their extensive and arcane collection of classics with us! ACM


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Wheels and tyres. They’re on the business end of all of your vehicle’s handling, steering, stopping and power delivery matters, and your choices could make or break that new build or restoration. Arming yourself with some prior knowledge could help you a great deal, and North Hants Tyres should be top of your list when you’re exploring those choices. They’ve been specialising in tyres for American vehicles since 1948, and know a thing or two, so we went down to their Aldershot HQ to have a word.

Words & photography: Dave Smith

Wheels

Generally, we select the wheels for our project using form over function – we pick the wheels we like best (1). However, not all wheels are available in all sizes, offsets and stud patterns, and buying second hand can be a bit of a minefield. If the wheels are new and boxed, the label tells you almost everything you need to know (2) such as the size of the wheel, the stud pattern and hub centre it's drilled for, and the backspacing or offset.

The first thing you need to determine is the dimensions of the wheel. The diameter is measured across the wheel from the inside of the rim, where the tyre bead seats. Many Fifties cars used 13” wheels, which are tiny by today's standards, but they made up for it with huge crossply tyres. Most American cars only had 14” wheels as standard, with possibly 15” on the muscle cars or on the options list. Nowadays, a 17” wheel on a modern

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muscle car is considered small and 20” is commonplace, but super low-profile tyres have kept diameters in check.

The next thing to examine is the width. James at NHT is using a polished Rocket Injector wheel to demonstrate. The width of the wheel is also measured from the inner lip where the tyre bead seats (3), which in this case is 10”. Measuring to the outer edge usually gives you the rim width plus one inch (4), or 11” as you see here, which gives you a ballpark figure.

Next is the offset and backspacing, which are crucial, although they're effectively different measurements of the same thing. To measure backspacing, lay a straight edge across the inside rim of your wheel, and measure straight down to the machined face that sits against the hub (5). In this case, the backspacing is about 3.75” (6). The lower this number is, the more the wheel will stick OUT of the arch, and the deeper the dish on the wheel.

Offset essentially determines the same thing, but it works from the centreline of the wheel. As an example, this wheel is 11” wide (to the outer edge of the rim), so the centreline of the wheel would be 5.5” from the lip. The hub face is 3.75” from the lip, 5.5 minus 3.75 is 1.75, so the offset is -1.75” or about -45mm. This is great as a guideline, but the stamping on the inside of the wheel (7) says that the offset is -50.7mm, or as near as dammit 2”, so we were 5mm out. Negative offset means that the hub face is between the centreline and the INSIDE lip of the wheel; positive offset means the hub face is between the centreline and the OUTSIDE edge of the wheel, like many front-wheel drive cars. More backspacing = greater negative offset = a greater dish on the outside face of the wheel.

The remaining measurements are the centre hub hole and the pitch circle diameter. The centre hub hole is the part that sits on the raised lip around the centre of the hub. The hole in the wheel usually seats securely on this lip and helps to keep the wheel concentric with the hub. This wheel has a centre hole of about 3” (8) – the usual size in this fitment is 3.07”. If the lip on your hub is greater than 3.07”, this wheel will never fit on your hub. You can sleeve the hole down to fit a smaller hub lip using spigot rings, but obviously not vice versa.

The pitch circle diameter, or PCD or bolt pattern, is the diameter of an imaginary circle drawn through the centre of the tips of your wheel studs. Most American cars use a five-stud pattern, a few use four and larger vans and pick-ups might use six. To measure the PCD of a four- or six-stud hub, measure from the centre of one stud to the centre of the opposite stud. On

a five-stud hub, the easiest way is to measure from the centre of the first stud to the farthest edge of the third stud (9). In this case you can see it's about 4.75”, so that's a five-stud, 4.75” PCD, often expressed as “five on four-and-three-quarters”.

So, in order to select your wheels, you need to know the PCD and centre hub lip diameter of your car's hubs. From there you can work out the diameter and width of the wheel/tyre combo you're hoping to run, and how much backspacing you need before that combo either touches the wheelarches or the suspension, either of which is an MoT failure straight away. Don't forget to check the clearances on maximum suspension compression, as well as on full steering lock on the front. Once

you've worked this out it's always worth checking availability before you go any further. Certain wheel styles will only be available in certain PCDs and backspacing – for instance, you won't find many mag-style five-spokes drilled for four-stud hubs. Likewise if you've worked out that you'll need to run a 215/40R14 tyre – I don't think such a size has ever been produced.

You'll also need to pick a wheel that fits your brakes. If you've just fitted whopping 13” grooved discs and six-pot callipers, your 14” Rallye wheels ain't going to fit over them. “Brake clearance is a real issue,” says James. “Many 'vintage style' wheels are only made to go over drums, but some wheels, like these Torq Thrust Ds (10) have spokes specially shaped to give

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extra clearance to brake callipers.” With a specialist like North Hants Tyres, you can always get the advice you need before buying. Call them or see the website for more advice.

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Right, you've got your wheel choice in mind; now you need the tyres to go with them, and there are plenty of choices (11). James used this BF Goodrich Radial T/A tyre to demonstrate, and its raised white letter style will be familiar to most of us. Decoding the sidewall is fairly simple (12). P245/60R15 is the important bit there. P stands for passenger car, as opposed to LT for light truck, for example. 245 means that the tyre is 245mm wide at the widest point,

original or particularly specialist, there's no reason to choose anything else. The 15 means it fits a 15” wheel (15). It's odd that wheel diameters are always measured in imperial, but radial tyre sizes are always metric. There was a fad for wheels in metric diameters in the Eighties, but it didn't last long and tyres for them are now rare and bloody expensive.

The next part, 100S, is the load index and speed rating. This is the load the tyre is capable of carrying at its normal maximum inflation. In this case, 100 equates to 800kgs, so a set of four will be okay on a car up to 3200kgs or about 7000lbs. Sounds like a lot, but don't forget that's gross vehicle weight. A big old station wagon carrying a full complement of passengers, a load of luggage and possibly a trailer could easily be that. There's a load index reference chart on North Hants Tyres' website, but elsewhere on the tyre it's explained more simply (16) - “Max load 795kg (1753lbs) at 240Kpa (35psi)”. The S is the speed rating, which equates to 112mph – again there's a chart on the website. Always pick tyres with a load index and speed rating suitable for your vehicle. In the event of an accident, an insurance assessor will be looking at your tyres first.

M+S is nothing to do with a posh supermarket chain; it stands for mud and snow, meaning the tyre is not going to be useless in these conditions. Then there's the important bit – the E in a circle, meaning the tyre is EU approved for Europe. This is a can of worms at the best of times, but there are ways around it. “A 2001 Ford F-150 Lightning left the factory with 295/45R18 tyres as standard,” says James. “You can use non-E-marked tyres for these as that's original equipment for that truck.” Or this Auburn whitewall (17) is a radial tyre for superior handling but looks just like an old crossply. It has a caveat on the sidewall, “Use only on vehicles manufactured before 1976”, which is a cunning way around E-marking.

Back to the BFG radial, the last bit that's important is the DOT stamp (18). It's usually found opposite the size code, and is mainly for the manufacturers, though the last four digits indicate the date the tyre was manufactured – in this case it's 3013, or the 30th week of 2013. Tyres don't have a 'best before' date, but as James says, “A tyre's condition is more dependent upon its storage than its age. If they're kept cool, away from UV light and racked properly, they're fine. If they're kept outside or in the sunlight, they will go hard and glassy.”

Should you specifically want a crossply like this Firestone (19), they're measured simply as width by rim diameter – this one's a 7.50x16, so it's 7.5” wide at the shoulder of the

usually the shoulder of the tread (13). 60 is the section height of the sidewall as a percentage of the tread, so the sidewall of the tyre is 60 per cent of the tread width. Sixty percent of 245 is 147, so the distance between the bead of the tyre and the surface of the tread when inflated is 147mm (14). The lower the section height, the lower the 'profile' of the tyre. In the days of the muscle car, a 60-profile tyre would have been state of the art; now, of course, even the most mundane family hatchbacks routinely use lower profile tyres than that.

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tread, and fits a 16” wheel. There's no section width listed for the sidewall, and different manufacturers will use different section widths, so call or see the website for individual measurements. These also have a DOT code (20) – this one was made in the 41st week of 2013 – and, very importantly, this tyre was designed to use an inner tube (21) so one MUST be used.

Some big off-road type tyres also use imperial measurements, like this Toyo M/T (22), which is 33” in diameter and 12.5” wide, and fits a 20” wheel. NHT also stock Hoosier, Phoenix, Mickey Thompson and M+H drag tyres in treaded, slick or radial (23). Most slicks and treaded drag tyres use imperial diameter and width measurements too, and, because of their construction and single-purpose nature, are designed to run at low pressures (24) so always check the sidewalls.

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The last link in the chain, and one that can't be overlooked, is wheel nuts. American cars still mostly use studs and nuts rather than wheel bolts like the Europeans. Paul is NHT's general manager, web manager and specialist (25) when it comes to nuts (and if you can make a joke about that that he's never heard before, you might get a discount), and he showed us some examples (26 & 27). From left to right we have: the US Mag nut with a separate washer for older wheels and Unilug wheels; the ET nut used on the majority of modern alloy wheels; the SST nut, which is similar to the US Mag but with a longer shank and should also have a washer, commonly used on Weld and Centerline wheels; the bulge nut, similar to the ET but without any shank, which comes on open- or closed-ended styles; the Acorn nut, so called because of the way the taper blends into the hex, almost exclusively used for steel wheels.

The ET Mag and SST nut should have a washer. The one here (28) is a Cragar washer and is marked which side goes against the wheel. The diameter of the shank of these nuts is also critical – it must match the wheel (29), as Paul says most American wheels are “lug-centred rather than hub-centred.” The stud thread is usually marked on the nut, too (30) – this one's a half-inch UNF stud with 20 threads per inch. This is a common size, but Paul recommends watching out for older American cars that use a left-hand thread on the left-hand side, sometimes just on the front wheel, sometimes front and rear! Other common sizes include 7/16”UNFx20 and 9/16”, or 12mm x 1.5 threads per millimetre, 12mm x 1.25, 12mm x 1.75, 14mm x 1.5 and 14mm x 2! There's also 3/8” and 5/8”, though the former is mostly found on old British cars

and the latter on trailers and such. It's a minefield, so take advice before you buy!

North Hants Tyres also carry a huge range of hubcaps and centre caps (31), whitewall flaps (32), and tubes (33). Incidentally, James reckons that you can use a tube in a tubeless tyre providing you find and remove the little date sticker inside the tyre (34) which will “irritate” the tube. They also carry spacers (35) which Paul says are safe enough as long as you only use one per side - “don't stack them!” - and leave you enough wheel stud showing to get the wheel nut on “at least as deep as the stud is wide”. ACM

It's nice to find a genuine family business, and one where you can phone up and speak to the same person each time! Why not try it?

Call 01252 318666 or see www.northhantstyres.com

Thanks ever so much to the crew at North Hants Tyres for their help with this feature. NHT has been a family business since 1948, and they’ve always specialised in vintage and American tyres. “We do anything American,” says James, “including RVs, trucks, and tyres for stretched limousines with the 126 load rating. Even if we don’t list it on the ‘net we’ll still have a damn good look! We also ship abroad, and regularly send to Sweden, Holland, Germany, all over.”

James is the third generation of the Pettifor family to work here. His wife Kasia runs the eBay store, though they’re both pretty busy with new baby Emily … possibly the fourth generation to run North Hants Tyres!

Camera-shy dad John is the managing director and a fount of knowledge.

Mum Debbie is NHT’s secretary, though don’t let that title fool you into thinking she hasn’t forgotten more on this subject than you’ll ever know.

Brother BJ is in dispatch, and also happens to own a rather stunning late-model El Camino.

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The ever-popular Surrey Street Rodders’ Wheels Day celebrated its 40th anniversary with a move to a tremendous new venue. Boy, were they in for a shock.

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RunwaySuccess?

The main problem with holding a show in a natural bowl is the limited scope for expansion should the show increase in size. This is the dilemma Surrey Street Rodders faced with their annual Good Friday blowout, Wheels Day, at its old venue, Rushmoor Arena. Wheels Day has long been the unofficial start of the season for almost everyone south of Watford Gap. “When d'you reckon your car'll be finished?” “It'll be out for Wheels Day.” How many times have we heard that? And, more importantly, how many times has it actually happened?!

Anyway, Wheels Day has always been the event that everyone looked forward to all winter, and the increasing numbers attending from all areas of the 'car enthusiast' spectrum meant that the queues to get in at Rushmoor Arena would almost guarantee a flood of complaints from Aldershot and Farnborough residents

– so, for the show's 40th anniversary, they picked a new spot. And what a spot – Dunsfold Aerodrome, near Guildford, better known across the world as the venue for the Top Gear test track. Miles of runway, acres of grass, what could possibly go wrong?

Funny you should ask... I drove 160 miles to be at Wheels Day. The first 150 miles were covered in two hours (due to a fold in the space-time continuum around Newport Pagnell, officer) and from the A3 at Guildford to Dunsfold, a distance slightly less than 10 miles, it took three hours. The silver lining was that it was by far the most interesting traffic jam I've ever been stuck in, as many of the participants were heading for the same event, and it was a pleasant spring day, but there were many boil-overs and flattened batteries at the side of the road. Then there were rods and Yanks coming the other way, telling us that they'd been

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the end of it. This Camaro (top right) was miles from the

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turned away, which prompted many to head for home. Having come 150 miles I was damned if I'd give up in the last 10, so I stuck it out, and ended up parked in a distant public car park on the airfield at shortly after 1pm.

The showfield was spread out across the site, and although many were already heading for home, it was evident that the showgoers represented what always made Wheels Day great – variety. American cars of every description vied for space with customs, show-winning hot rods, Volkswagens, a double decker bus and some dude riding round on a penny-farthing. Where else can you see the Bloodhound land speed record vehicle, then 100 yards away listen to the ACAG firing up the recently-restored Allard-Chrysler Hemi-powered dragster?

At prize giving at mid-afternoon, the SSR guys said that they were hoping for 6000 people, an already huge increase on the few thousand that packed Rushmoor Arena in years past. They actually attracted 18,000 people. The Surrey Street Rodders is not a big club, and this clearly overwhelmed

them. Ask any show organiser how well they'd hold up if three times the predicted numbers suddenly showed up. The queues were so long that they were forced to just pack the cars in as quickly as possible and count on everyones integrity to pay their entrance fee afterwards; sadly, integrity was lacking for many. This is doubly disappointing as once the costs of the show are covered, the SSR hands the profits to charity. This event should have been a charity bonanza.

The Surrey Street Rodders have put up with some serious abuse over the running of this event, from disgruntled show-goers, the venue owners, local residents and police, to the extent that, shortly after the event, they announced that there would be no more Wheels Day. Since then, it has been suggested that they may reconsider, and the event will continue. We certainly hope so, because for such a popular event to die as a victim of its own success would be a tragedy, and a slap in the face to a small club who have tried their damnedest over the years to make it the event that everyone looks forward to. ACM

PRIZE WINNERSBest of Show

Terry and Mark Smith’s Mercury sled

NSRA Pick

Dave Nuttall’s Chevy pick-up

Top Six

Tim Sisson’s ‘57 Chevy Bel AirPaul Alford’s Plymouth Belvedere

Roy Sandall’s FordBarry Padwick’s Ford T-bucket

Martin Hunt’s V8 ChopperMark Birch’s VW Camper

Special Awards

Harold and ‘Whiff’ Smith of the SSR, and Pat’s Diamond T truck.

The trophies were cans of WD40 on polished plinths,

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The story of Don Yenko is afamiliar one. This guy was asecond-generation Chevroletdealer in Pennsylvania whoenjoyed road racing so much thathe ended up taking some of thehottest cars of the day, modifyingthem to make them competitive,putting his own name on themand then tearing up the tracks.Yes, it could be said that Yenkowas Chevrolet's Shelby.

Of course, the name Shelby hasalready been illuminated andbiographed many, many times,but Yenko's enduring legend hasbeen a little more …underground. In fact, this is thefirst book I've seen about him,and I only know of one other.Don't be fooled into thinking thatthis softback is just about thecars that rolled out of the YenkoPerformance showrooms, either;this is a biography that goes intothe man's whole life. McClurghasn't skimped on the research,either, speaking to familymembers, friends, racingcompetitors, ex-employees andfans, and visiting importanthistorical sites and such. Oh yeah,this is in-depth stuff that stopsjust shy of his inside legmeasurement.

That doesn't mean that the YenkoSports Cars (confusingly badgedsYc) have been left out, though –there's plentyabout thedevelopment andproduction of theYenko Corvairs,Camaros,Chevelles andNovas too, plusmini-featureswith the owners.It makes fortruly fascinatingreading, and itbecomes clearthat Yenko, 'Thefastest pianoplayer in theworld', wasblessed withsomeconsiderablecharm, a lot ofsavvy, someincrediblyuseful contactsand, not least,some amazingluck. Who else

would have dropped so easilyonto a sponsorship deal with Gulfthat not only gave the worldracing cars in the iconic pale blueand orange livery, but also set thetrend for big-money corporatesponsorship deals in GT racing?Or, arguably, he's one of the guysthat knocked the first nail into thecoffin of the competitiveprivateer. Take your pick.

Anyway, in order to make yourmind up on that one, you'll haveto read the book. It's a crackingread, plenty of research anddetail that never gets too“stalker-y”, but gives you a realinsight into what made DonYenko, a man taken awaytragically young, tick. It's packedwith photographs, personal,contemporary and current, andthere's even a chapter on Yenkocollectibles (other than the cars).Perversely, my favourite car inthe book was the 1972 YenkoStinger Vega station wagon, butmy budget probably wouldn'teven stretch to the originalYenko mudflaps. I really enjoyedthe book, but my one complaintis that they didn't make it coffee-proof (or, rather, clumsyoaf-proof). My copy is nowalmost ruined, but nobodyseems surprised that I have abook about Yenko Chevroletswith all the pages stuck together.Odd, that.

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Swap LS Engines Into Camarosand FirebirdsAuthor: Eric McClellan Published by: CarTech Price: £22

“Bung an LS in it.” Over in theStates, that seems to be theanswer to just about everythingthese days. “I want a reliable V8for a street machine that canreturn 20mpg.” “Bung an LS in it.”“I want to run eights.” “Bung anLS in it.” “I want to go drifting.”“Bung an LS in it.” “There's a holein my bucket.” “Bung an LS in it.”

It certainly appears that when itcomes to bang per buck, theGeneral Motors LS V8 seems totick just about any box you canthrow at it, and it's found its waybetween the frame rails of almosteverything. Bearing in mind thatit's heading toward 20 years old,it's common salvage yard foddernow (in the States; not here,obviously) and goes so sweetlyinto a first or second-gen Camarothat you'd think it grew there.Only a few years back, anybodyperforming this transplant wouldhave been into a lot of fabrication,but now you can but most of theconversion parts off the shelf.

Fortunately, author McClellanhasn't gone down this route.Well, just saying “Buy aconversion kit from your localspeed shop” wouldn't make for avery long book, would it? He'savoided the “just wave yourcredit card at it” route, and rightfrom page one has aimed thetitle at everyone doing this jobfrom the junkyard scourer to thecheque signer. There's a bigchapter on how to select theright LS motor for your purposes,the differences between them,and plenty of info oninterchangeability to get theresults you need, especially forcomponents like accessory drivepulleys and such. He does alsolook into some off-the-shelfitems, and dedicates plenty ofspace to that big stumbling blockfor many people – wiring. It's awell-written book, packed withuseful information, and foranyone looking to retrofit theirearly F-body this should be thefirst £20-odd you spend.

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Dad All OverThis year, Father’s Day falls on June 15th, so if Dad’s an American car fan, why not pick something cool? Here are some ideas.

Super ModelsHow about a proper die-cast model? A million miles from the Dinky toys of old, these miniature masterpieces are for the collectors, not the kids. Look at this 1954 DeSoto Firedome convertible, a 1:43 scale white metal beauty from Brooklin in metallic green. See www.diecastlegends.com or call 0844 887 8888.

ClobberFatherhood usually means that you can look forward to socks as presents. Mix it up a bit, because whatever Dad’s favourite make of car, there’ll be something cool in the Choko range to suit him, all fully licensed and in all manner of designs. Check out the Mopar Performance shirt, looking extremely cool and with long sleeves too, perfect for RWYB. Or a Mopar jacket, or how about a

complementary shirt and T-shirt for GMC truck fans? There are excellent steel wall signs too, and you can’t

go wrong with those. It’s unlikely that the Chevrolet handbag will be to Dad’s taste but hey, this is the

21st Century, what do I know? You can get the Choko range through Jo’s Custom Clothing – call 07536 086150, email [email protected] or see the superb new website at www.joscustomclothingandcars.co.uk.

Get Your Kit On Racin'If Dad's a race fan, a racing experience would win you favour forever. For circuit racing in historic Sixties Mustangs, try www.classicamericanmuscle.co.uk. Or, for a limited time, the Rusty Wallace Race Experience is coming to Rockingham's oval! We'll hopefully have more about this soon, but for a real taste of NASCAR, see www.racewithrusty.co.uk.

It doesn’t matter whether Dad is 18 or 80, chances are he’d love a model kit like this. This is the new 1965 Ford Mustang kit from Revell in 1:24 scale. It’s a ‘skill level 3’, which means ‘slightly more demanding with up to 100 parts’ so Dad could get junior involved with the build, too. There’s loads of detail, plenty of chrome parts, and you just know that when it’s finished he’ll be found pretending to be Lieutenant Frank Bullitt on the streets of San Francisco (i.e. the stairs). Revell model kits are available from all good toy and model retailers. See www.revell.de/en; @RevellGermany or www.facebook.com/Revell. While you’re there, get him the superb Revell scalpel (obviously they won’t sell this to kids) because when it comes to the intricacies of scale modelling, anything else is just chuffing about. And nothing says “I love you” like a very sharp knife.

… for a subscription. Yes, it's the gift that gives all year – a subscription to American Car Magazine. Not only will it save Dad a trek to the newsagents every month, he'll also get it through the door a little while before it goes on sale in the shops!You'll save a couple of quid over the year, too. For the biggest, brightest, loudest, lairiest, fastest and finest, he'll not be left wanting with American Car Magazine. Get started by calling 01905 330177 or email [email protected].

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Can you believe that The London Motor Museum has been going for a decade?

Words: Sonia Hammond Photography: Rob Hammond

The Power Of 10I received an invitation for April 1st, 2014, to an anniversary champagne reception and new exhibit unveiling but it was no April fool... wow! It really was a decade to the day, April 1st, 2004, since the London Motor Museum in Middlesex opened its doors to the public. Time has flown, but in 10 years, so much has been achieved.

Elo, the owner, I have known as a friend on the car scene since before the days of the museum. It has been great to watch the ideas become reality and now be able to see him celebrate achieving the dream. It hasn't been easy, it's been a long journey of major lows as well as highs. Even at the lowest points, with financial constraints or when people said “it's a phase” or “museums aren't successful in these times”, he never gave up. Having the drive, literally, and the support of a good team of staff and his family behind him has seen this venture grow.

He may have come from a fashion and modelling background but cars have always been in his heart. With his dad telling him “if it was built by man it can be fixed by man”, he has always played around doing his own thing with cars. At the pinnacle of his career he reached the top of his game, leading magazines, international shows and winning awards, this success allowing him to purchase cars he only once dreamed of and investing his money in the cars, which later proved to be a wise move for him.

He joked back in those days, “If I had a car for every day of the week I'd be happy, my friends would know it was Thursday if I drove the Impala or Friday if I was in the Caddy and so on.” He worked really hard, long hours in his career but free time, if he wasn't at car events, was spent getting his hands dirty. In those days, acquiring American cars and classics was relatively inexpensive and when he wasn't modelling, he'd spend his weekends restoring and customising his finds. At one point the modelling agency went crazy because his finger nails were so filthy and he would go to castings with cuts on his hands. It was at this point he reached a cross roads in life: do you follow a career you are losing the passion for or follow your heart, love of cars and create a new road for yourself?

So, with just his seven cars the dream of the London Motor Museum became a reality. A decade on, and now with nearly 300 on display, he truly has something to celebrate and be proud of.

What keeps him going is creating and recreating vehicles; he finds it is very addictive. But so too is preserving, making sure that these cars don't go to waste or get forgotten. Over time, this has become a museum with a difference, as it very much reflects a man's life, passion and the personality, rather than a corporate venture. But it's good to be different. I've seen young kids walk around other museums

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with their parents and yawn but here I've seen them turn a corner and say “Wow!” as the cars spark their imagination. These kids are our next generation of car lovers and if this inspires them to want to have a classic, or customise a car when they grow up, then more classics stay away from the scrap yards in the future.

Each time I go into the museum I see something new that has been created or notice something has left or been swapped, taking the museum in a different direction each time. With the 10 year anniversary coming up Elo went back to the basics of what he loves. Man and machine, the beauty of cars and the love affair a man has with his cars. On modern cars this is often lost with technology coming between what it really feels like to drive a piece of machinery.

He wanted to display his interest of speed and racing but not with all the rules and constraints of modern racing. Instead he went back to real, raw power, to the days when if you were the one winning you were the one without soot on your face. So through researching racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio came about the idea of the Corsa Classica exhibit, incorporating the classic era of Italian sports racing.

Unveiled that night were two replicas, a 1957 Maserati 450s and a Ferrari 196 Dino. “Replicas?” I hear you say, but originals run into millions, though the Dino he has acquired was as close as you can get being built on an original Dino chassis.

Sadly, to be able to acquire these, around 15 exhibit cars had to be parted with, but when you reach the numbers the museum now has, it's a new road to acquire historic quality over quantity. Though there will always be the quirky in this collection - where else is there a vintage American helicopter next to Delboy's three-wheeler on the front lawn, or a Batcave, a Lowrider room or a road of lined-up American muscle?

Even Elo can't say which vehicle is his most treasured because they all bring something different to the museum. Everyone personally has their own ideas of what makes a cool car but the one thing that unites all of us is our love of cars. I've heard Elo say, "When you love to do something you do it, because it's from the bottom of your heart." So a decade of sharing his unique car passion is worth celebrating.

To visit or find out more visit www.londonmotormuseum.co.uk

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American Super Stock: Round 1

It's been a long winter, and the seven-month layoff has been hell for American Super Stock, one of the keenest classes in UK drag racing. So, when Round 1 of the 2014 season rolled around on Easter Monday, they were raring for the off. Many had taken advantage of a tune-in and shakedown day on the Sunday, so when Monday dawned dry, but with a considerable headwind, there were 20 qualifiers champing at the bit.

Top of the pile was Howard Holmes in his daily, a Dodge Magnum SRT8 estate, whose 13.7511 on a 13.75 dial was going to be tough to beat. Claire Johnson in her orange Oldsmobile tried, though, a 12.505 on a 12.50 dial giving her second ahead of Adam Nowak third with 11.06 on an 11.05 dial. Des Taylor was next in a fresh-out

SN95 Mustang, and other new faces included Nigel Swift in a stunning big-block, manual-'box Firebird and Mark Harrison in a fresh, period-liveried '72 Dodge Dart.

With rain forecast for late afternoon, the track crew were on their toes to get everyone through as quickly as possible, so the first round of eliminations was started with minimal delay. Dave Smith in the increasingly ragged Fox Mustang was on a bye after opponent Dave Billadeau sheared the oil pump drive in the gorgeous Superbird, then the closest race of the day must have been Kris Thoburn's Mustang against top qualifier Howard's Dodge – with identical reaction times, Kris took the win with a 12.12 on a 12.10 dial to Howard's 13.83 on a 13.75. Ethan Lisle's

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Dodge Ram won a double-breakout with Vic Parsons' Plymouth, then Andy Reynolds' Rodzilla Chevelle put Mark's Dart out of the running in another double breakout. Adam Nowak's Road Runner beat reigning champ Sam Carter-Chiles' Demon in yet another double breakout, before Lee Chiles in the freshly-rebuilt Dodge pick-up outed Des Taylor in (altogether now) another double breakout. Had they shortened the track or something? It was back to normal with Nigel's Firebird beating a struggling Carol Ann Wood in the turbo Silverado, before another lady in a blue pick-up, Karen Gregory, took the win over Mick Elsworth's Dodge. Claire Johnson was racing against an empty lane, her opponent Joel Kerr's Dodge Lancer having emptied the sump all down the return road earlier in the day, while Michael Deakin's handsome Mustang won over a breaking-out Nigel Preston.

It would seem that the headwind was going to be the undoing of many racers, with breakouts being a constant theme all through the day as the remaining

ten cars headed into round two. In a battle of the Mustangs, a double breakout for Kris and Dave was settled by Kris adding a red light to the charge sheet, while Nigel broke out against Ethan's Ram. Adam was handed the win by a breaking-out Michael, Claire likewise gifting the win to Karen, and Lee showing a return to championship-winning form with an 11.302 on an 11.30 dial putting Rodzilla back on the trailer.

Around 3pm, the last five were at the head of the pairing lanes ready for the quarter finals when the first few spits of rain landed on the windscreens. As three of the five were on slicks, the track crew wisely decided to wait it out, but when the spits turned into a proper shower a short while later, the day was called. An anti-climax to what should have been a superb day's racing, and a damn fine showing for the ever-popular Super Stock class for the first meet of the year. It certainly bodes well for the next meeting, the double-header over the May bank holiday weekend. Stay tuned at www.americansuperstock.co.uk or find them on Facebook. ACM

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Organisers!Please send your 2014 event details to us at: American Car Magazine, The Outlook, 6 Sansome Walk, Worcester WR1 1LHor email: [email protected] Likewise your cruise meets for the Monthly Meetings section.

MayMay 30th-June 1st - NSRA Billing Fun Run, Billing Aquadrome, Northants, www.nsra.org.uk

May 31st - RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

JuneJune 1st - Can-Am Lazy Sunday, Dale Valley Rd, Poole, 9am-4pm, www.canamcarclub.org.uk, [email protected]

June 1st - Classic Ford Show, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.classicfordshow.co.uk

June 6th-8th - Hot Rods and Hills, Ullswater, Cumbria, www.hotrodsandhills.co.uk

June 7th - RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

June 7th-8th - Public Track Weekend & ET Bracket Gamblers, Shakespeare County Raceway, Stratford, 01789 720180, www.shakespearecountyraceway.com

June 8th - American Speedfest, Brands Hatch, Kent, www.speedfest.co.uk

June 8th - Mersea Motor Madness 18, East Mersea, www.actonhotrod.com

June 13th-15th - AACI Summer Open Nationals, Billing

Monthly MeetsEvery Tuesday – Petrolhead meet @ Witham and Blues, Boston, Lincs PE22 7AJ, www.withamandblues.com

Every Sunday – National Can Am car club, 2pm, the Viewpoint, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, www.canamcarclub.org.uk

1st Tuesday – Black Country Cruisers, 7.30pm, the Greyhound Inn, Swindon near Wombourne, 01384 287243, www.blackcountrycruisers.co.uk

1st Wednesday – Hot Rod Night, 6pm on, Ace Café NW10, 0208 961 1000, www.ace-café-london.com

1st Wednesday (& 3rd Wednesday BST) – American Auto Mags Cruise, The Hollow Tree, off A49 Stretton WA4 4LX, 01606 888324, www.americanautomags.com

1st and 3rd Wednesday – The Victory Wheelers meet, The Plough, Portsmouth Road, Burlesdon, Southampton SO31 8BT

1st Sunday – V8 Mentalists Breakfast Meet, the Coach House, Chelsham Common, Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9PB, 07950 258704

1st Sunday – AACNW Big Meet, 10am on, Krispy Kreme Trafford Park, behind Trafford Centre, 0161 865 7684/01744 609404

1st Sunday – Goodwood Breakfast Meet, Goodwood, W Sussex (NOT July or September), www.goodwood.com/breakfastclub

Aquadrome, www.aac-int.com

June 18th - DWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.dwyb.com

June 20th-22nd - NSRA Nostalgia Nationals, Shakespeare County Raceway, Stratford, 01789 720180, www.nsra.org.uk

June 21st - RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

June 22nd - Retro Show, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.retroshow.co.uk

June 26th-29th - Goodwood Festival of Speed (TBC), Goodwood Park, 01243 755055, www.goodwood.com

June 27th - Peak Performance Test & Tune, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

June 28th-29th - Summer Nationals, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.santapod.com

June 28th-29th - Corvette Club UK Nationals, Wood Green Animal Shelter, Huntingdon, www.corvetteclub.org.uk or [email protected]

June 28th - 2nd Muscle Car Revival, Chelsea Cruise, Ace Cafe from 4pm then on to Chelsea Bridge

June 29th - Bristol American

1st Sunday – Boneshakers SE, The Barley Mow, Selmeston, E. Sussex BN26 6UF, 07541 524430 or 07738 374905

2nd Wednesday – UK Street Machines, The George Inn, Main Rd, Wilby, Wellingborough NN8 2UB, www.ukstreetmachines.com

2nd Saturday – Big Moe’s Diner, A13 Newham, London IG11 0AD, www.bigmoesdiner.co.uk

3rd Monday – National Can Am Car Club, 7.30pm, The Angel Inn, Ferndown, Dorset, www.canamcarclub.org.uk

3rd Wednesday – The Bowling Green, Lichfield, Staffs, 7pm on

3rd Wednesday – The Head Gas Gits, North Star pub, Iver, Bucks SL0 9AL, www.facebook.com/groups/headgasgits

3rd Sunday – Burnout Auto Club, meet 3pm, Wrey Arms, Sticklepath, Barnstaple, Devon, 07973 471125 or see Facebook

3rd Sunday – Fairmile Pub, Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11 1BW, 07802 166957

Last Friday – National Can Am car club, 7pm, McDonalds, Wessex Gate Retail Park, Creekmoor, Poole, www.canamcarclub.org.uk

Last Saturday – All American Cruise-In, 4pm on, Ace Café NW10, 0208 961 1000, www.ace-café-london.com

Last Saturday – Chelsea Cruise, Chelsea Bridge SW8 4NG from 8pm, tel Derek 0208 765 1381

Car Show, Yate Town football club, 10am-4pm, 0117 9573191 [email protected]

June 29th - American & hot rod show, Scrumpy Jack Country & Western Festival, Cross Farm, Brimfield, between Leominster and Ludlow SY8 4AF, tel 01432 358518

JulyJuly 2nd - DWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.dwyb.com

July 5th - RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

July 5th-6th - Stars & Stripes, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6QN, 01565 723863 www.cheshireautopromotions.co.uk

July 6th - Can-Am Independence Day show’n’shine, The Angel Inn, Longham, 10am-2pm, www.canamcarclub.org.uk, [email protected]

July 10th-13th - Americana, Prestwold Park, nr Loughborogh, americanainternationalfestival.com

July 11th-13th - Dragstalgia, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.santapod.com

July 11th-14th - ESRA European Street Rod Nationals, Germany. Details TBC, www.nsra.org.uk

July 12th-13th - Sportsman Nationals inc A/SS r6-7 & RWYB, York Raceway, www.yorkraceway.org.uk

July 18th-20th - Bug Jam 28, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.bugjam.com

July 19th-20th - Public Track Weekend & Ladies That Launch bracket races,

Shakespeare County Raceway, Stratford, 01789 720180, www.shakespearecountyraceway.com

July 25th-27th - Mopar Euro Nationals 21, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.moparnats.co.uk

July 25th-27th - Silverstone Classic, Silverstone, Northants, www.silverstoneclassic.com

July 25th-27th - Hotrod Hayride #10, Bisley Pavilion, Brookwood, Surrey, 01435 812508, www.hotrodhayride.com

July 25th-27th - Bridlington American, Rod & Custom show & gala, Sewerby Cricket Club, Sewerby YO15 1EW, tel 01709 542555, 07787 915081, [email protected]

July 27th - Rally of the Giants, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxford, www.pre50aac.com

July 27th - Worthing American, Rod & Custom Show, Steyne Gardens, Worthing BN11 3EA, www.ukstreetmachines.com

AugustAugust 1st-3rd - NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals, Old Warden, near Biggleswade, Beds, www.nsra.org.uk

August 1st-3rd - CarFest North, Oulton Park, Cheshire, www.carfest.org

August 1st-3rd - Ultimate Street Car, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.ultimatestreetcar.com

August 9th - RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

August 15th-17th - AACI August Open Nationals, Billing Aquadrome, www.aac-int.com

August 16th - RWYB, Santa Pod,

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August 17th - Monster Truck Nationals, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.monstertrucknationals.co.uk

August 20th - Junior Drag Racing Fun Day, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.santapod.com

August 22nd-24th - CarFest South, Laverstoke Park Farm, Basingstoke, Hampshire, www.carfest.org

August 22nd-25th - NASC Street Rod Nationals #40, Trinity Park, Ipswich, www.rodandcustom.co.uk

August 23rd-25th - MSA/ACU APIRA Open Sport Nationals, Shakespeare County Raceway, Stratford, 01789 720180, www.shakespearecountyraceway.com

August 24th-25th - National Hot Rod Reunion inc A/SS r8-9, 37th Street Racer Champs & RWYB, York Raceway, www.yorkraceway.org.uk

August 24th - CanAmania, Wimborne, 9am-4pm, www.canamcarclub.org.uk, [email protected]

August 27th - DWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.dwyb.com

August 29th-31st - VW Action, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.vwaction.co.uk

August 30th-31st - Kustom Kulture Blast-Off, Springfields Event Centre, Spalding, Lincs PE12 6ET, www.kustomkultureblastoff.com

SeptemberSeptember 3rd - Pro Peak Performance Test & Tune, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

September 4th-7th - FIA European Drag Racing Finals, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.santapod.com

September 12th-14th - NSRA Hot Rod Drags, Shakespeare County Raceway, Stratford, 01789 720180 www.nsra.org.uk

September 12th-14th - Goodwood Revival (TBC), Goodwood Park, 01243 755055, www.goodwood.com

September 14th - RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

September 19th - Peak Performance Test & Tune, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

September 20th-21st - National Finals, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.santapod.com

September 20th-21st - 57@57, Tri-Chevy birthday, Shakespeare County Raceway, 01789 720180, 07883 091339, www.shakespearecountyraceway.com

September 21st -Northern Finals inc A/SS final & RWYB, York Raceway, www.yorkraceway.org.uk

September 24th - DWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.dwyb.com

September 26th-28th - YANCS American, Rod & Custom show, Fort Paull, nr Hull HU12 8FP, 01709 542555, 07787 915081, [email protected]

September 27th - Saturday Night Special RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

September 27th-28th - Public Track Weekend & ET Bracket Gamblers, Shakespeare County Raceway, Stratford, 01789 720180, www.shakespearecountyraceway.com

September 27th-28th - Sywell Classic Pistons & Props, Sywell Aerodrome, Northants NN6 0BN, www.sywellclassic.co.uk

OctoberOctober 4th - RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

October 11th - RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

October 11th-12th - Public Track Weekend & ET Bracket Gamblers, Shakespeare County Raceway, Stratford, 01789 720180, www.shakespearecountyraceway.com

October 15th - DWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.dwyb.com

October 25th - Flame & Thunder, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.santapod.com

October 25th-26th - Halloween Bonfire Burn-up Public Track Weekend & ET Bracket Gamblers, Shakespeare County Raceway, Stratford, 01789 720180, www.shakespearecountyraceway.com

October 26th - RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.com

October 26th - Can-Am Spooktacular, Salisbury Guildhall, 7-10pm, www.canamcarclub.org.uk, [email protected]

NovemberNovember 5th - Firework Frenzy, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.santapod.com

November 12th - DWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.dwyb.com

November 14th-16th - Classic Car Show, NEC Birmingham

November 26th - DWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.dwyb.com

DecemberDecember 10th - DWYB, Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.dwyb.com

When: June 8thWhat: American SpeedfestWhere: Brands Hatch, Kent

In 2013, the debut event of the year just had to be American Speedfest at Brands Hatch, and by a fairly wide margin. What started off as a back-of-a-fag-packet idea quickly snowballed into one of the year’s biggest hits, and I’ve heard very little said against the event.

This year they’re back, with more of the same and more in general. Topping the bill once again will be the Whelen-sponsored Euro NASCAR race series, with the high-powered, low-tech V8s shaking your foundations. Next comes everyones favourites, Bernie’s V8s, the classic racing series that brings historic saloons, Thundersaloons and all sorts together - if it’s V8-powered, it’s in. Bernie will also be bringing some Can-Am racers together for a Big Bangers race that’s so loud you’ll need earplugs for your eyeballs. Back in the late Sixties and early Seventies, these Can Am cars were the Top Fuel of the circuit racing scene. Between races there’ll be dragster, NASCAR and Indy car demonstrations, while off the track there’ll be live rock’n’roll and blues, the monster trucks, and of course the huge American car show’n’shine including a parade of 50 Mustangs, one from each year of production. On the mic you’ll hear Sky Sports host Kevin Cadle (above) with Mark Werrell and Chris Hartley, while Radio Speedfest is on 87.7 FM. It’s going to be a jam-packed day and you won’t want to miss it, so see www.speedfest.co.uk for more details and ticket offers. It’s not just a one-dayer, though - there’s weekend camping from Friday lunchtime, plus seven rounds of qualifying and ten races on the card for Saturday, so why not make a weekend of it?

When: June 28th What: Chelsea Muscle Car Revival Where: Chelsea Bridge, London, after the Ace Cafe

The last Saturday of the month is the all-American Cruise-In at the Ace Cafe, and June’s Cruise-In will be followed by the Muscle Car Revival cruise to Chelsea Bridge - a revival of the days when the Kings Road to Chelsea Bridge was swarming with muscle. It should be a wonderful night, much favoured by our own Muscle Car Files guru, Paul Dodd, reminiscent of a hot summer’s night in the Seventies with V8s a-go-go, but please remember to behave yourselves in a 21st century (post-ANPR!) fashion.

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June – that means it’s proper summer time, and there are five Sundays this month so make sure you get out and enjoy each and every one of them. And if anyone mentions that the nights are drawing in, please chin them.

This is an event for people who prefer driving their Yanks and hot rods to polishing them. Based at a beautiful campsite at the top end of Ullswater, in the Lake District, you won’t find a show field. That’s because Saturday morning sees everyone driving out through the most beautiful scenery around to a lunch stop, then driving an equally scenic route back. There’s a bar and a band in the evening, and Sunday sees another, shorter cruise out. It’s an excellent event, but you’d best hurry - the site fills up quickly.

Don’t forget:The website. www.hotrodsandhills.co.uk. Pics c/o Martin Drake

When: June 6th-8th What: Hot Rods & HillsWhere: Ullswater, Cumbria

The Lazy Sunday event has been a staple on the Can Am Car Club’s calendar since God’s dog was a pup, and it’s going from strength to strength. As the title says, it’s a lazy day - just turn up, park up, pull up a chair and chill. It’s open to all sorts - Americans, classics, customs, bikes, military, you name it - and last year there were well over 500 vehicles in attendance. Not bad, though it probably wasn’t such a lazy Sunday for the organisers! There are club displays, sideshows and trade stands, entry is £5 per car or

£2 per person for visitors, and proceeds go to the Hearing Dogs for Deaf People charity. The Can Am club really seem to be making their presence felt at the moment, so help them along! It all happens from 9am to 5pm, so bung BH15 3HY into the sat-nav and get ready to soak up some Lazy Sunday atmosphere.Don’t forget:The website. See www.canamcarclub.org.uk or call 07803 826126

It’s time for the annual Classic Corvette Club UK blowout, and fans of everyones favourite two-seater should head towards Wood Green Animal Sanctuary. The club refers to it as a “one and a half day show”, with on-site camping available or local hotel for those whose Corvette doesn’t have a tow bar. The cruise-out goes to Buddies diner, and there’s plenty more to do besides buff the ‘Vette. Of course all other American cars are welcome too, but beware you don’t get persuaded to adopt a kitten from the sanctuary.

Don’t forget:The website. www. www.corvetteclub.org.uk

When: June 29th What: CCCUK Corvete Nationals Where: Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Ah, Billing. A show that’s been going on so long and is so well-loved that it’s generally just known as “Billing”. The main show’n’shine day is Sunday, when the fields get packed with American machinery of all shapes and hues, and in terms of variety it can be hard to beat. Radio AACI plays all day long, and the judges have a hell of a job (not to mention a hell of a walk) to pick out the best cars for the Top Ten awards. But why not make a weekend of it? There are live bands and DJs on Friday and Saturday evening in the big marquee, traders aplenty, and this year there are Saturday trophies too. Or just chill out with the excellent camping amenities Billing has to offer?Don’t forget:To get the details. See www.aac-int.com or for camping/caravanning details, call Billing Aquadrome direct on 01604 408181.

When: June 13th-15thWhat: AACI Summer Open NationalsWhere: Billing Aquadrome, Northampton

When: June 1st What: Lazy Sunday Where: St Edwards School, Poole, Dorset

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Back in the early Eighties, the new word in the motoring world was 'minivan'. Chrysler hadthe Caravan/Voyager, and, in Europe, Renault had the Espace, creating a new marketsegment. GM soon brought out the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari, essentially twobadge-engineered versions of the same platform. It had a little more 'van' about it thanother minivans, being a rear-wheel drive unibody that came as either aproper panel van or an eight-seater people-carrier.

It was a hit, with everyone from soccer moms to dayvan builders andtradesmen to customisers. Early models came with the old Iron Duke four-pot, but most were fitted with the 4.3-litre 90-degree V6 that was essentiallythree quarters of a small-block V8. In 1990, an all-wheel drive version wasintroduced, and it was facelifted in 1995 for another 10 years.

It was a long-lived and versatile model, which means that there are plentystill about, and a lot in the UK that were imported from Japan. So if you'reconsidering one, what should you be looking out for? We asked MartinMumford from Ultimate Spares and Nick Winstone from Astro-Land.

“We seem to supply a lot of front endparts for these – ball joints, anti-roll barlinks and such – and they do seem toget through brake pads and discs quitequickly. Most Astros are 2WD, but watchout for the front end drive on the 4WDas they seem to suffer and the diffs getnoisy, and they're not a cheap fix.” - MM

“They seem to suffer from worksteering idler arms and track rod endsmore than anything else. I've lost countof the number of Astros I've had toreplace the track rod ends on.” - NW

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“Interiors can suffer, especially thewood trim – they tarnish, discolourand the lacquer lifts. Check tiltsteering wheels for slack and play.These are quite tall vehicles, andsome people use the steeringwheel to hoist themselves in! Anyslack in the column is quite aninvolved job and not a cheap fix.Always check all the electrics,including the wipers front and rear.Any intermittent wiper problemsare probably due to the pulse boardwhich lives under the dash. Ifthere's a TV and DVD player thatwas installed in the US or Japan, itprobably won't work due todifferent regions on the DVDplayer!” - MM

“The '96-onwards models with the'bubble' dash are better than theones with the early, square dash.Due to their age and the fact thatmany of them were coachbuiltconversion vans, always check thatall the electrics are still working.Some had separate air conditioningfor front and rear passengers, socheck this too.” - NW

“Check the side skirts, running boards and wheelarch trims fordamage. Sometimes these are all one piece, front to back, so ifthey're damaged it could be a big, expensive job to repair or replace.Unless they've been in the UK for a long time, or been used in verywet, salty conditions, corrosion isn't usually an issue.” - MM

“If big wheels have beenfitted, check that they'reclearing the archesproperly, especially with aload on. Also check that itsits right at the back, asheavy loads and towingcan cause the leaf springsto sag over the years. Air-adjustable shocks canhelp, and they're certainlycheaper than newsprings.” - MM


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Conclusion“There are so many variations of the Astro and Safari that the beauty isdefinitely in the eye of the beholder. Clean, low-mileage ones will fetchmoney, but there are a lot of poor old scruffs out there. Japaneseimports are usually low mileage and in decent condition, and theredon't seem to be many major differences between US and Japanese-spec vehicles. You can pick up a project for about £1000, but it will notbe a happy bunny. I've seen a few around this price with no MoT andlooking like a dog's been living in it. £5,000 to £6,000 will get you avery tidy, decent driver, and a late-Nineties, early-2000s low-miler willgo for £8,000 to £9,000. For a well-specced, Euro-friendly sized vehiclethey're a good little dayvan.” - MM

“Don't pick one from the States – we get all of ours from Japan asthey're low-mileage, in better condition and have already got theheadlamp and indicator conversions done. You only need to fit a foglamp and you're ready to go. We always choose conversion vans frompremium coachbuilders, too, such as Starcraft, Tiara or AmericanRoad. Look for ones with three-point seat belts in the back – acheaper conversion will usually only use lap belts. The Vortec V6offers 200hp so 70mph cruising is effortless and can return up to30mpg. All our vans are low-mileage, high-top conversion vans, and£5,000 to £7,000 will get you a very nice van indeed, up to £10,000 forthe very best.” - NW

“The W-code 4.3 V6 is a nice motor,fairly bulletproof, and there are a lot ofthem about. They don't have any majorproblems, but keep them regularlyserviced for longevity. Every Astro andSafari I've come across in the UK is anautomatic. It can be problematic if it'sled a hard life or done a lot of towing,but later ones use the 700-4R whichcan take some abuse.” - MM

“The later multi-point injected V6 is amuch better drive than the early single-point injection. The engines aren'tparticularly overstressed, so just keepthem properly maintained and theyshould be fine.” - NW

“The plastic lenses on the facelift models can go yellow andcloudy, but there are polishes available to restore them. Wekeep headlight switches in stock as they do tend to go and wesell quite a lot of them.” - MM


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the bulkhead from the engine bay side (5). You may have to bring the rubber grommet away with the cable.

The cable usually has a P-clip retainer down beneath the bulkhead or on the chassis rail (6), then you disconnect the cable at the gearbox end. Sometimes this will be held in by a forked retainer and bolt; sometimes simply by a threaded collar like this one (7). Unscrew the collar and the cable will pull away from the gear drive (8). Watch out for any washers or sealing rings that drop out as you do this. If they're damaged or missing, you might get a transmission fluid drip from the gear drive. This usually leads to people wrenching the collar as tight as possible, which, given that it's usually made of some shonky alloy, is likely to break it. As they say in all the best workshop manuals, refitting is the reverse of removal. Make sure you refit the P-clip or there's every chance your new cable will be resting against your exhaust, which will considerably foreshorten its life. Listen for any odd noises, check that everything's working as it should, and you can go and put the kettle back on!

A speedo cable leads a hard life. Aside from constantly spinning and driving your speedometer, it's fitted in a position that exposes it to heat, vibration, oil and road spray. That said, when they do finally wear out and your speedo needle is either dead or hopping about like a flea on a griddle, changing it should be a one-brew job. Wacky Mick was doing this job on a Chevrolet G20 van.

First, you need to disconnect the cable from the back of the speedo. Remove the trim panel from the front of the gauge cluster (1) then remove the gauge cluster from the dash panel (2). Pull the cluster forward - watch out for wiring multiplugs, delicate flexible printed circuit boards and the cheap, brittle plastic that many dash components were made from – and you should be able to see where the cable attaches to the back of the speedo (3). The cable should just pull cleanly off the back of the speedo housing (4), though some have plastic clips or retainers that can be a bit of a nightmare. You could theoretically do the job with the gauge cluster in situ … if you're Mr Tickle. Pull the cable through

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There are a load of ways oflowering a vehicle to improve itsstance. Shorter springs, loweringblocks, dropped spindles,airbags, hydraulics, the list goeson. When it comes tocommercials, though, the bestway of losing a good few inchesof excess height is 'flipping' theaxle. In most instances, the rearaxle is mounted on the undersideof the leaf spring; mounting it ontop of the spring would make foran instant drop without ruiningthe ride or the geometry of thesprings themselves.

Like any other job, there aregood, sound ways of doing it andshonky, bodge-it ways of doing it.This Astro had already beenflipped, but was on its fourth axlein as many years. Now, thoseChevy axles are pretty tough, anda stock 4.3 V6 Vortec shouldn'tbe giving it too much of a hardtime, so what was going wrong?

The owner brought the van intoWacky Racers in a very sorrystate. The previous owner hadflipped the axle and it hadalready destroyed two axleswhile he owned it. The presentowner bought the van, it ate

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“Apparently, the nut on thepinion had come loose, so theowner had tightened it upwithout knowing about the crushwasher inside that preloads thepinion,” said Wacky Mick. “It hadpreloaded the pinion to such anextent that it had stretched thebearing inner race, the bearingrollers had dropped out andthen, with shrapnel and swarfeverywhere inside the diff, helimped the van home. When Iremoved the cover off the backof the diff, there was no oil, just aload of bearing rollers and swarf,rattling around in the bottom ofthe casing. This was the pinionbearing race (1), and you can seehow far it had stretched. Part ofthe problem was that someonehad jacked the van up with oneof those little £20 trolley jacksunder the back of the diff. Thecup on the jack had bent thediff cover, setting up a slow oilleak. As all the bearings failed, sothe oil seals got ruined and filledthe brake drums with oil andswarf (2). Basically, the wholeaxle was scrap.

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“The axle had already beenflipped by having the bracketscut off and welded back on to theaxle casing. There are a fewproblems with this. Firstly,depending upon the axle you'reusing, those axle tubes aren't asthick-walled as you might thinkthey are. Welding a bracket ontoone side of the axle tube causesa lot of heat build-up, and likeany other metal, as it cools, it canpull the axle tube slightly out ofshape, which will forever pull onthe bearings. Also, the pinionangle was way out.” The pinionangle is the angle of the pinionflange – the flange the propshaftbolts to – from the vertical or,another way, whether the axlesits nose-up or nose-down.“The brackets had also beenwelded onto the axle casing outof true, so the spring percheswere at different angles toeach other, which would pre-loadthe axle casing and pre-load theleaf springs.

“We removed the brakes, threwthe oil-drenched shoes away,unclipped the handbrake cables(3) and brake pipes, unbolted theprop, unbolted the axle from theleaf springs and threw it in thescrap. While I was under there Inoticed this fine welding on theexhaust. (4).

“The owner had provided asecond-hand axle. Rather thancutting the brackets off andwelding them back on 180degrees around, I decided tomake new brackets that wouldsit on the other side of the axle,then weld them to the existingbrackets, as well as the axletubes, to minimise heatdistortion. First I turned the axlecasing upside down, secured iton stands, and found some thick-walled steel box section roughlythe same width as the existingspring brackets. Then I cut a holein it the same diameter as theaxle tube, leaving a decentdistance between the axle tubeand the pad that seats on the leafspring. The bracket edges are flaton one side, but angled on theother, so they'd need carefultrimming to fit.

“I trimmed them to fit (5),making sure that each side wasstaying parallel to the other, andleaving a bit of wiggle room tofine-tune the pinion angle beforewelding. Next, each bracketneeded a hole for the locatingpeg. There's a small locatingpeg on the leaf spring thatengages into a rubber isolatingpad, and a square on theisolating pad that engages intoa hole in the bracket.➔

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“The next step is the crucialmeasuring, for which you'llneed an angle finder and anaccurate level, ideally a digital orlaser level (7). With the pinion

snout supported to give thecorrect pinion angle – bearing inmind that the axle casing is stillupside-down in these photos –and the level on the new springperches, I started welding thenew brackets on keeping an eyeon the level and making sure itdidn't change as the weldscooled. I welded the newbrackets to the old brackets tobegin with (8). Once they'restraight, level and secure, youcan start welding to the axletubes too (9), in short runs toprevent heat build-up. Good weldpenetration here is absolutelycritical (10).

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“When it had cooled, I gave thebrackets a good coat of primer(11) and some black paint. Then itwas time for a trial-fit. Using theplate on the opposite side of theleaf spring, there's a simple U-boltarrangement around the axletube on the outboard edge (12),but the inboard side uses boltsthat go through the bracket onthe axle (13). The plates had bentslightly from its previous flip. Youhave to tighten all the boltsevenly to avoid preloading eitherthe front or rear of the axle onthe rubber pad and putting the

pinion angle out again. “The diffin the new axle looks a lothealthier than the old one (14) soafter a clean-up and a new gasket(15) the diff cover went back onand the whole lot was bolted inplace. With the axle in-situ and atride height, you can fill the diffwith oil (16), bolt the prop backon and you're ready for a brakerebuild (17)!”

This job seems to have alleviatedall the old issues. Let's hope thisaxle lasts a good deal longer thanthe last four! ACM

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Hi, everyone. Since last month I have been making good progress on the Duster and the Mustang, considering I have only been home for 10 days. While out in Miami I picked up two new Bullitt rims for the front of the Mustang to match the rears installed last month. This leaves me with a set of original Bullitt rims which will probably find their way onto eBay sometime soon. We also installed a new induction kit to the Mustang as well, which looks good and hopefully gets air in a bit faster.

Last time home we noticed that the master cylinder on the Duster was weeping a little, so my plan was to pick up a seal kit to rebuild it. To my surprise, most places in the US don’t list a seal kit but do list plenty of inexpensive options to replace the whole master cylinder - mine cost me around $24 (£15). My son, Matt and Jay installed the new cylinder and new front brake hoses when they had time between their main work.

We also installed new rocker screws with lock nuts as the ones on the engine had no lock nuts and kept backing out. I rewired the wiper switch because it never worked properly and it all works well now. While we were doing the rocker screws we also fitted new spark plugs and new 8mm Accel leads. I also managed to

pick up the two missing kick panels in green to match the rest, from eBay in the US for the bargain price of £22.

Next things on the list are to drive and enjoy the Mustang more, and for the Duster I am thinking about modifying the exhaust to either bring the exits out the sides or extend to the rear, because it is loud (okay, maybe I’m getting old!). It does sound evil though! I am also looking for a black rear seat, or I need to find someone that can re-cover the back seat without me having to take out a second mortgage! Lastly, I may change the Magnaflow exhaust on the ‘Stang because I am hooked on the Borla Stinger exhaust for this car, they sound mean! More on both cars next month.

The poor wee Fox’s days are numbered. Having scraped through the MoT last July, I always knew that she was unlikely to see another without major, major surgery, and even though winter was generally mild, it has taken its toll. I was under the car recently to change the fuel filter and noticed that the rear of the floor pan, where it joins the crossmember under the back seat, has joined the ranks of “bits that are rotten”. Also, after last month’s oil transplant, the engine seems to be rejecting the new oil. I’ve noticed a little blue

smoke on the overrun which would point to valve stem seals, but she’s consuming it at about a litre every 1000 miles. Oh dear.

This didn’t stop me giving her a good thrashing at Easter’s two-dayer at York, though, but the increasingly tired engine, gremlin-infested transmission and considerable headwind was only rewarding me with high 15s, nearly a second down on last year. Pure luck got me through to the quarter finals before the day was rained off, so it wasn’t a complete bust!

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MODEL MOTOR CFM TANK EX VAT INC VATBT-AC200 1.5 Hp 6.2 24ltr £79.98 £95.98Tiger 8/250 ‡ 2Hp 7.5cfm 24ltr £89.98 £107.98Tiger 8/44 # 2 Hp 7.8 24ltr £99.98 £119.98Tiger 8/36 1.5 Hp 6.3 24ltr £109.98 £131.98Tiger 11/250 2.5Hp 9.5 24ltr £119.98 £143.98Tiger 8/510 2Hp 7.5 50ltr £139.98 £167.98Tiger 11/510 2.5Hp 9.5 50ltr £149.98 £179.98AM17EC150* 3Hp 14 150ltr £419.00 £502.80

* steel chassis

• Safety locking device • Hinged ramp for easy loading • Table size 2200 x 685mm • Fully mobile • Max lift height 770mm AIR ASSISTED VERSION ALSO AVAILABLE now only £399.00 EX VAT £478.80 INC VAT

MODEL DESC. EX VAT INC VAT£144.99 £173.99£149.98 £179.98£189.98 £227.98

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AND TOOLS

•value set includes CTC900B 9 drawer chest & CTC500B5 drawer cabinet

CML3

FOLDS FLAT FOR EASY STORAGE

HYDRAULIC MOTORCYCLE LIFT

MODEL EX VAT INC VAT1.25 tonne £89.98 £107.982 tonne £149.98 £179.982.5 tonne* £129.98 £155.98

CHT624

Quick lift Non-marking

nylon wheels Rubber contact pad - helps protect vehicle undersides

EX.VAT£95.98

INC.VAT

FROM ONLY£79.98

EX.VAT£107.98

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# Voted Best Buy in Car Mechanics Test

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NO GAS/GASMIG WELDERS

• Uses fl ux cored steel wire, which creates own gas shroud as it burns

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CHT624CHT624TOOL CHEST TOOL CHEST

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CHT624PACKAGE

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AUTOMOTIVEWHEEL DOLLY SET

Four swivel castors for easy movement in confi ned spaces Heavy duty steel construction - load rating 500kg per dolly

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£44.99

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EXC.VAT£33.59

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PROFESSIONAL QUALITYBuilt for tough daily use in automotive/industrial workshops • All models include gauge

EX.VAT£227.98

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• Ratchet action for quick height adjustment • Sold in pairs

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for easy manoeuvrability

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PRO HEAVY DUTY POP-UP CHEQUER CANOPIES For sporting events, race meetings,

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SIZE ROOF STYLE EX.VAT INC.VAT3x3m (10’x10’) PEAK £99.98 £119.983.7X3.7m (12’x12’) PEAK £119.98 £143.983X4.6m (10’x15’) TRUSS £174.99 £209.993X6.1m (10’x20’) TRUSS £229.00 £274.80‡ was £155.98 inc.VAT # was £215.98 inc.VAT † was £287.98 inc.VAT

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Ballast Resistor box. As there is no short circuit prevention between power source and fuse box, many of these circuits will incorporate a fusible link, a short section of wire of a much lower power handling capacity than the rest of the circuit. Then, if there's a short further along the circuit, the fusible link will burn out in the engine bay rather than further along the loom where it's inaccessible or, worse, could start a fire. The fusible links usually have a marker on the wire like this orange one (below), and the sheathing on the wire itself is quite rubbery, whereas the regular PVC sheathing is more “plasticky”. In the event that one burns out, you'll have to splice another length of fusible wire in... after you've found what caused the first one to go.

RelaysElectrical relays are an excellent idea, and not used as often as they probably should be on older American cars. Usually just over an inch square, they're a way of using a low-current switched circuit to remotely switch a high-current circuit. For instance, on most older Yanks, the headlamp switch on the dash controls the whole circuit. Power comes from the fuse box to the switch, and the switch then directs it to the sidelight circuit, the dipped beam circuit or the full beam circuit. That's a lot of power for a switch to handle (as anyone with an older Ford whose headlamp switch incorporates a thermal cut-out will know – if your switch

A ballast resistor is like contact breakers and condensers – in a couple of years, very few people will remember it. It usually looks like a ceramic bar or block with a terminal at either end (this one actually came with an Accel coil kit), and its job was to reduce the voltage to the coil during running. The car battery produces about 12-14 volts. This goes to the primary positive side of the coil when the ignition switch is on. The negative side of the coil is switched, either by the contact breaker points or by an early electronic ignition control system. The ballast resistor is there to reduce the voltage to the primary circuit of the coil to around six volts with the engine running, which not only prevents the coil overheating, it also reduces the load on the contact breakers and prevents sparking across the gap. Or, on electronically-controlled ignitions, it prevents overheating and overloading those circuits. The ballast resistor is usually bypassed during starting (cranking) so that the coil sees 12v, otherwise, the combination of the ballast resistor and the voltage drop during cranking could mean not enough voltage at the coil to fire it. As there are no moving parts in a ballast resistor, it shouldn't “wear out”, but they can burn out over time. An ohmmeter across the terminals should read between 0.5 and 1.5Ω. An open circuit means it's burned out.

Fusible LinksIn many older cars, each major electrical circuit will take its power from the battery or nearby terminal like the solenoid or other handy relay. From here, most will go to the fuse

gets hot, the thermal cut-out switches the lights off for you!), and means a lot of thick wires in the dash loom.

A relay is basically an electro-magnetically controlled switch. When the low-current primary circuit is on, the electro-magnet inside the relay energises and closes the switch in the high-current secondary circuit. General relays like these (1) are about an inch or an inch and a half square and have four or five pins. Four-pin relays just switch the high-current secondary circuit on and off; five-pin relays like these switch power between two circuits.

Each pin on the relay is numbered (2), and the numbering is pretty standard. 85 and 86 are the low-current primary circuit, so power will come from the fuse box, through the dash switch to pin 85. 86 may go to earth. The live feed for your high-current secondary circuit goes to pin 30.

A five-pin relay can be used like this (3). The blue primary wire is earthed. The yellow wire is carrying high current from the battery or fuse box. If there's no power to the red wire, the circuit is open. If there's 12v to the red primary wire, it closes the circuit between the yellow wire and the black wire on pin 87.

It can also be used like this (4). If there's no power to the red wire, the circuit between the yellow and orange wire (on pin 87a) is closed; if there's 12v to the red wire, the relay switches the power from the orange wire to the black wire.

A relay that's working should give a soft click when the primary circuit is energised. Most can handle between 25 and 40 amps of current, but they can still burn out. Also, very few are waterproof, so always fit them with the pins facing down, and away from spray. Manufacturers fit them in all shapes and sizes (5), and OEM ones often have the pins in a different order just to confuse you. Check out the bottom left one – its pins are different sizes as well, a common trick, especially on fuel pump relays.

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Now here's an intriguingproduct that we got sentfor test. Bluecol SnowGrip, spray-on snowchains. Apparently, if youget stuck in the snow youjust spray this on thetyres of the driven wheelsand it can provideenough grip to drag youout of whatever spotyou're stuck in. How doesit work? I have no idea. Goand ask a chemistrystudent. Should you getstuck, supposedly youjust brush the excesssnow from your tyres,spray liberally, and thisstuff helps your tyre offer threetimes the usual level of grip. Itthen remains effective for up to40 miles or until you reach drytarmac, and will not damageeither the tyre or the road.

It all sounds a bit too good to betrue, but Bluecol are well knownfor their automotive winter-proofing products. Back inDecember, they kindly sent us a

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LucasEthanolFuelConditionerTRIED’N’TESTEDPetrol has changed a lot sincemany of our cars first hit thestreets. First came catalyticconverters, then the phasing outof tetraethyl lead, now it's ethanol.On paper, ethanol should be thesaviour of internal combustion -it's renewable, clean burning andhigh octane (around 105 RON). Inreality, there are a couple of issueswith it, especially for owners ofclassics, not least of which are therate at which fuel containingethanol “goes off” and the factthat it can degrade pipes andseals in fuel systems on cars builtback in the days when ethanolwas just the good bit in whisky.

Ethanol is fast becoming the newbete noire for the classic carscene, and although it hasn'tcaught on in the UK as much as inthe US and many Europeancountries, be aware that forecourtfuel DOES currently containethanol, and the proportions areset to rise. It's around the five percent mark in most regularunleaded and some premiumunleaded fuels, and varies from

brand to brand and region toregion. For instance, if you live inDevon or Cornwall, you get moreethanol per gallon of petrol thananywhere else in the UK.

can so we could see forourselves what arevelation it was. There'sonly been one fly in thatointment: sinceDecember, we've seenabout one and a halfminutes of snow in mypart of the world, and itdidn't hang around formore than 10 minutes.As it's now May, I'mpretty much giving upon it. I'm notcomplaining, mind you –I'm no fan of cold andwet – but short ofdriving to the Arcticcircle, it's left me without

an opportunity to test this stuff.Still, I suppose I shouldconsider myselfprepared for nextwinter very wellin advance.

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So there's not a lot you can doabout it. Well, carrying a bottle ofsomething like Lucas's EthanolSafeguard couldn't hurt. Not onlydoes it claim to protect and

'stabilize' the harmful effects ofethanol on your car's fuel tankand fuel system, it also acts as aregular fuel system flush to keepyour fuel lines, carbs or injectorsfree of varnish and gum. TheGuinea Pig Mustang isn't toobothered by ethanol, but I'll betrying it over a period of timeanyway and seeing how we geton (hence the 5000rpm resulthere). The only criticism I have tobegin with is that there's nodosing device on the bottle, soit's a tip-and-guess game. Also, afresh bottle is full to the brim so,without a funnel, the first fewdrops go everywhere.Apparently, one bottle of EthanolSafeguard is good for 300 litresor about 70 gallons, so it's worthkeeping in the boot for anyonewith a classic.

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While we were up at John SleathRace Cars for last month's How-Tofeature, we took the opportunityto have a damn good snooparound. There's alwayssomething interesting to see atJohn's, and he didn't let us down.

This is an Australian 1972 FordFalcon – so I suppose that'd makeit an XA – belonging to a NewZealander serving in the Forcesin the UK. It was up at John's forsome engine work, the ownerwanting a good, strong, reliablemotor rather than a realpowerhouse. The engine is a302 Aussie Cleveland, whichJohn has rebuilt with a strokerkit taking it out to 408 cubic

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inches, and with a very mild camit gave well in excess of 300bhpat the rear wheels on the dyno.Since then, though, the torquehas highlighted the age of theC4 transmission, which hasstarted slipping, and the rearaxle's developed a leak, so onestep forward and two steps back.

While we were there, I also had asnoop around the bench dyno.Such a simple water brake set-up, it's amazing how muchpower this little thing will take. Itlooks pretty innocuous sittingthere, all quiet, but this benchdyno has seen a few motorsstrapped to it kicking out four-figure power outputs!

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No lost motion as yourstuds flex and your rockersmove side-to-side; the CNC-machined aluminium rockershave needle bearingfulcrums and roller tips andmove around 4140 heat-treated shafts. You can getthem in 1.5, 1.6 or 1.7:1ratios, or combinations ofthose, for all 1955-1999small-block Chevys exceptLS or LT1. Seewww.summitracing.com.

As we mentioned in last month'sJargonbuster, the Chevy stud-mount rocker system is acheap solution for massproduction, but if youwant rock-solidvalvetrain control,check out Scorpion'sEndurance seriesshaft-mountrockers.

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First is an MXP Cold Air Intake system for the latest model Ram 1500 pick-upwith the 3.6-litre Pentastar V6. Using a one-piece roto-moulded air box thatmates with the factory cold air scoop, it uses either an oiled filter or drySynthaMax filter to deliver 1300cfm of air to the motor without needingadditonal tuning. See www.airaid.com and speak to your importer.

While you're there, check out Airaid's new range of MAF adapter housings foranyone retrofitting a late fuel-injected engine into an earlier car. Available in 3,3.5 and 4” diameters, they come with a choice of two plates for either mountingthe common Hitachi MAF, or a blank plate you can machine to take your choiceof sensor. See the website for details.

Airaid is a company that never sleeps, and theselatest developments should prove that.

Saying Mass

The new Extreme 9000 Ceramic wire kits from Accel have ceramicboots on the plug end that will handle up to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit,ideal for where the headers are a tight fit to the head even if theprimaries are glowing red. The 8mm Ferro-Spiral core has a500ohms/foot resistance which delivers the spark without upsettingevery electronic device for miles around, and they're available forvarious popular fitments as well as universal sets with either 90 or 135-degree boots. See www.summitracing.com.

Super-heated engine bays aren't kind to your HTleads, especially not if you add turbos into the mix.

Hot Wires

The whole system is 409 stainless, the silencer, Y-pipe and tailpipe are polished, and feature the Roushlogo. See www.roushperformance.com and speak to your importer.

If you like your truck with a throaty growl plus the ability to set whole streets-worth of car alarms off at anything over 1000rpm, check out the new RoushPerformance side-exit exhaust for Ford's 5.0 V8, 3.5 V6 and Raptor F-150s.

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Or, rather, Clarke can provide a big fan, with 24 or 30” diameter blades,stove-enamelled all-steel construction and 360-degree tilting to keepthe air moving on the muggiest of days. While on the subject of movingair, Clarke's Bandit IV 8-litre air compressor is the pocket-sizecompressor that's ideal for smaller jobs – decking, fencing,spraying/airbrushing or even just blowing your tyres up – withouttaking up too much room. It now comes as a kit with a nail/staple gun,recoil hose, fittings and a starter pack of nails and staples.Find out more at www.machinemart.co.uk, call 0844 880 1265 or callinto one of the 64 stores nationwide.

When it comes to keeping cool in the garage thissummer, Clarke is a big fan.

With two stock-style breather holes and a baffled PCV hole on the side,it's triple chrome plated with a stamped Edelbrock logo so it'll lookgood and hook up to the stock emissions gear. It's 3.5” tall, and will fit allsixes from 1962-1988 except those with integrated intake manifolds.See www.edelbrock.com and speak to your Edelbrock dealer.

Sweet & SixyEdelbrock's Signature Series valve cover range isn'tall about the eights – it now includes the 194 to 292cubic inch Chevy straight six too.

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Using CNC-ported Trick Flow GenX 255 aluminium cylinder heads, amatched TrackMax hydraulic roller 0.625” lift cam, chromoly pushrods,Cometic MLS exhaust gaskets, Chevrolet Performance MLS headgaskets and Trick Flow head bolts, this one box kit was fitted to a 2010Camaro SS, taken to the dyno, and made 100rwhp over stock. That's580hp and 525ft.lbs. and all in a money-saving package deal.See www.summitracing.com.

The new GenX top end engine kit from Trick Flowremoves the parts compatibility guesswork frompower building your GM LS3 V8.

Play It Again

Now meet the Ultimate III and Ultimate DL, putting the power ofadvanced data acquisition systems in an affordable, compact packagefor when space and weight is at a premium. Even lighter than theoutgoing Ultimate II, they come with black or silver faces reading to9000 or 11,000rpm, LED backlighting for minimal power draw andresistance to vibration and tyre-shake, and four-stage shift light control.It samples engine and drivetrain rpm 100 times a second for up to 60seconds, and plays it back either on the tach itself or downloads it toDataPro software on your laptop. The Ultimate DL (Data Logger) hasadditional connections and recording ability for wideband andpressure. That's a lot to pack into one tachoSee www.autometer.com for details.

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Fox Mustangs are prime for cheap performance, but the factory fuellines aren't huge and are probably rusty by now. LMR sell this SVE kitcontaining pre-bent replacement fuel supply and return lines instainless steel, with a high flow Aeromotive in tank pump to fill 'em,suitable for all 1987-'93 fuellie Foxes. Or, for those of you with Modular-motored SN95s, this SVE 75mm throttle body and plenum kit will letyou haul in more air for bhp and torque gains, plus it looks lovely andcomes with all gaskets and hardware. Pair it with their CAI for evenbigger gains. Or, for S195 owners, how about handsome FR500-styleone-piece cast aluminium 20” wheels, finished in gloss black, mattblack or black chrome.Check it all out at www.latemodelrestoration.com and speakto your importer.

Late Model Restoration have more pony parts than aTesco Value burger, and here are some of the latest.

Clear Winners

Transparent engine parts aren't a new idea, but modern thermoplasticsand polycarbonates have come a long way since the show cars of theSixties, so they're actually practical now and won't warp, haze or yellow.Thermostat housings made from billet aluminium and heavyborosilicate glass let you keep an eye on your cooling system, too.Rocker covers are available for small-block and big-block Chevy, whilethermostat housings are available for small-block Chevy, Pontiac,Oldsmobile and Mopar V8s.See www.classicindustries.com and speak to your importer.

Whether you're looking to troubleshoot your motoror just looking to show off your lovely new rollerrockers, the latest from Classic Industries is atransparent attempt to make you go “Wow.”

Fire At Will

The Mallory Max-Fire dizzy keeps everythingunder its cap, and generates multiple sparks formore than 20 degrees at low speeds for betterthrottle response and less plug fouling. It evencomes with a built-in three-bar MAP sensor,effective up to 30psi of boost, to providevacuum advance and boost retard. Users caneither pick one of the pre-programmed advancecurves or plug it into their laptop and createtheir own. They're available for small-blockChevy, small-block Ford and big-block Ford, sosee www.mallory-ignition.com and speak toyour Mallory dealer.

This billet aluminium-bodied distributor may lookold-school, but hiding inside is the latestcapacitive discharge high-tech withoutthe big box of electrickery to clutterup the engine bay.

Gift RaptorNew from BBK Performance are these cold air intakes(CAIs) for 2010-on Ford F-series Raptor trucks.

Offering gains in horsepower and torque plusimproved throttle response – as if the Raptor's6.2-litre V8 was short of any of thoseto begin with – these CAIs areavailable in bright chrome orblack-out finish. Seewww.bbkperformance.comand speak to your importer.While you're at it, check outthe BBK 85mm Power Plusthrottle body for the sameengine. Supposedly a 15 minutebolt-on job, it offers up to15bhp and 15ft.lb. increases overstock while keeping the stock tune.


All prices include VAT. Prices subject to change without notice. Correct at 18-2-14. E&OE. Freight extra.

68-74 Rec 302 eng ... £1707.65*

80-86 Rec 302 eng ... £1521.67*

351W Rec 1/2 eng .... £1331.85*

351W Rec engine ..... £1800.46*

351C Rec 2V engine . £2022.62*

302 330bhp engine ... £3639.67*

331 391bhp engine ... £4680.06*

Brass core plugs ........... fr £8.30

Cam bearing set ......... fr £20.92

Fuel pump block off ... fr £8.45

Main bolts ................. fr £28.64

Main stud kits ........... fr £54.46

Dart 302 HD block ... £1549.21*

Engine mounts ............ fr £9.53

Clevite con-rod brgs . fr £28.72

Clevite main brgs ...... fr £34.75

H type HD brgs ......... fr £55.81

Crankshaft std 302 . fr £228.83

Crank- stroker 302 . fr £228.83

ARP conrod bolts ..... fr £55.64

Balancer bolt ............. fr £20.57

Std timing set ............ fr £18.41

Performance timing . fr £43.80

Timing gear drive SB .. £169.27

Spigot bush .................. fr £9.30

Timing cover Alum .. fr £83.20

Crank damper ........... fr £86.94

Billet pulley set SB . fr £202.04

Billet Pulleys ............. fr £67.03

Con-rod sets HD ..... fr £252.19

Cast piston sets ....... fr £137.70

Hypereutectic pist .. fr £228.78

Forged pistons ......... fr £321.24

Regular piston rings .. fr £34.06

Performance rings .... fr £83.78

Camshafts std ............ fr £43.84

Performance cams .... fr £94.74

Std hydraulic lifters ... fr £57.23

Perf hyd lifters .......... fr £82.13

Mechanical lifters ..... fr £83.90

Hyd roller lifters ..... fr £145.92

Perf hyd rlr lifters ... fr £541.48

Cam gear bolt .............. fr £2.95

Cam thrust plate ....... fr £11.40

Distrib gear ................ fr £26.23

Std pushrods .............. fr £15.20set

Performance p/rods .. fr £26.64set

Racing p/rods ............ fr £90.04set

E-Street Alum heads fr £826.38*

Performer RPM SBfr £1249.67*

Victor jnr SB .......... fr £1043.72*

Perf RPM 351C .... fr £1622.90*

Perf RPM FE ........ fr £1409.63*

Perf RPM 460 ...... fr £1845.12*

Std cyl head valves ..... fr £4.02ea

Cyl head core plug brass . £1.66ea

Performance valves .... fr £7.63ea

Exhaust seats .............. fr £2.89ea

Std valve springs ......... fr £1.08ea

Performance springs fr £70.66

Collets for valve ......... fr £7.20

Top caps for spring .. fr £52.82

Valve stem seals .......... fr £1.03ea

ARP cyl head bolts ... fr £46.40

ARP cyl head studs . fr £106.98

Guide plates-p/rod ..... fr £20.98

Screw in rkr studs ...... fr £39.96

Std rocker arms ........... fr £3.55ea

Roller rockers steel . fr £164.11

Roller rockers alum fr £172.90

FE rlr rkr kit ............... £518.39*

Comp cams race rkrsfr £339.00

Oil pumps std ............ fr £34.19

O/pump high press .... fr £49.88

O/pump high volume fr £50.52

Race o/pump ............. fr £60.94

Oil pump drive shaft .. fr £7.55

HD o/p d/shaft .......... fr £20.33

Oil pump primers ...... fr £14.16

Oil pump pickups ...... fr £10.37

Sumps std ................. fr £122.64

Sumps chrome ........... fr £85.39

Sumps performance fr £206.00

Windage Trays ......... fr £38.75

Main cap girdle 302 fr £190.26

Std oil filters ................ fr £5.45

Performance o/filters fr £16.73

Dipstick & tube ......... fr £10.19

Sump bolts/studs ........ fr £28.93

Mallory points dist . fr £189.66

Mallory electronic distributor has

coil in cap .................... £189.96

Mallory elec dist ..... fr £299.66

Mal race points dist .... £354.49

Elect conversion kit . fr £63.98

302W timing pointer . fr £7.94

MSD distributor ....... fr £315.79

Distrib hold down ........ fr £9.71

Spark plugs .................. fr £1.70ea

Std starters new ......... fr £76.01

Solenoids-bulkhead ..... fr £9.13

Powermaster startersfr £186.58

Starter heat shields ... fr £28.72

Std alternators new ... fr £78.71

100a alum alternator .. £121.22

100a polished alt ........ £136.04

100a chrome alt .......... £169.72

Alt bracket chrome .. fr £17.16

Alum alt fans ............ fr £34.40

Alum alt pulleys ........ fr £34.14

Alum alt brackets .... fr £131.24

Early volt regulator ........ £9.12

1.9/1.6” 58cc 165cc . £1618.81*

2.02/1.6” 58cc 185cc£1493.48*

1.9/1.6” 60cc 165cc . £1596.48*

These are the best heads available

for the Small Block.

Cast manual flywheel fr £76.98

Steel manual fly ...... fr £270.95

Fly-Ring-gear ............ fr £16.50

ARP fly bolts ................ £17.04

Sachs clutch kits ...... fr £135.55

HD clutches ............. fr £249.52

Dual plate clutches . fr £605.91*

Hyd release brg ........ fr £290.56

Bell housing T5 alum . £232.73

Steel bellhousings .... fr £351.06

Weiand inl manif 4b fr £140.12

Edelbrock inlet mansfr £191.12

ARP inlet bolts ......... fr £22.67

Chrome steel r/cvrs .. fr £38.88pr

Aluminium r/cvrs .... fr £119.42

Chrome r/cvr kit SB . fr £61.20

Exhaust headers ...... fr £129.17

Header bolts .............. fr £21.91

Exhaust silencers ...... fr £26.18

Holley 4b carbs ....... fr £251.27

Edelbrock 4b carbs .. fr £298.02

Holley & Edelbrock carb repair kits-

................................... fr £28.02

Fuel injection kits . fr £1992.06*

Fuel pumps ................ fr £28.94

Air-cleaner assys ....... fr £21.55

A/cleaner elements ..... fr £6.13

R/cover breathers ........ fr £7.84

Electric fans ............ fr £108.62

Plug lead sets ............. fr £34.13

Plug lead separators .... fr £8.51

Mallory coil .............. fr £54.65

Mallory ballast .......... fr £21.85

MSD C.D. boxes ..... fr £163.76

Running in oil 10/30 ...... £5.78

10/30 high Zinc oil ......... £7.08

15/50 high Zinc oil ......... £7.08

Valvoline Race oil 5l .... £35.77

Mustang Restoration bk £11.95

Rebuild SBF engines ...... £11.25

64-68 Front bumper fr £133.92

64-66 F/bumper guard .. £34.30

64-68 Rear bumpers fr £133.92

64-66 R/bumper guard .. £39.89

Bolt kit-bumpers ........... £15.16

Front wings 64-68 .. fr £159.44

64-68 Inner structure fr £28.64

64-8 F/R splash shield fr £21.54

64-68 Rad support .. fr £137.11

Wing protection cvr .... £31.82

64-68 Fender apron .. fr £38.21

64-66 Bonnet Hinges fr £44.59

64-70 Bonn hing spring £17.47

64-68 front valance ... £154.66

65-70 Frame rails ... fr £231.23

64-68 Sill panel assy fr £173.80

64-68 Doors ............ fr £303.00

65-66 rear 1/4 panel .. £159.44

64-68 Tail panel ..... fr £105.20

64-70 Outer door handles- set

high quality ............... fr £63.73

Outside chrome mirrors high

quality ........................ fr £46.19

Electric 2 speed self parking wiper

motor kit 1964-68 ..... £231.14

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Gold Card club price is being

quoted.

Tilt steering column fr £493.69*

Polyurethane front suspension

bushes ......................... fr £10.86

Front strut rod bushes fr £20.26

A/roll bar links .......... fr £18.34set

A/roll bar bush sets ... fr £16.45

Rear susp bushes ........ fr £46.45

Rear 4 bar kit 64-70 . £1229.87

Heidts front crossmember with rack

& pinion steering, independent sus-

pension comprising tubular A-arms

+11” disc brakes .... fr £2143.90*

Chassis stiffener .......... £242.88

Power rack and pinion conversion

kit, includes pump . fr £1320.41*

Front disc brake kit 11” with dual

m/cylinder & servo . fr £787.95*

Dual brake master cylinder & brake

servo kit .................. fr £323.35

Subframe connectors .. £209.63

8/9” diff gasket ........... fr £3.70

CW & Pinions 9” ... fr £173.32

Ridetech alum shocks . £113.65*

Auto flex pl;ates ....... fr £32.00

ARP flex plate bolts ..... £10.91

C4 uprated trans w/converter,

cooler & fluid ........ fr £1299.00*

Transmission coolers fr £62.32

T5 HD Must Trans ... £1757.70*

Water pumps ............. fr £33.94

Perf Alum w/pumps .. fr £67.82

Electric w/pumps .... fr £270.55*

Alum w/pump pulleys fr £56.26

Bypass hose-shaped .. fr £16.45

Thermostat 82c .......... fr £6.82

Chrome therm hsg .... fr £10.32

Swivel therm hsg ....... fr £97.30

Top gasket sets ......... fr £29.70

Lower gasket sets ...... fr £13.73

Inlet gasket sets .......... fr £6.84

Ex-man gasket sets ..... fr £4.25

Rocker cvr gask sets ... fr £5.21pr

Felpro perf head gask fr £29.35ea

HD sump gaskets ........ fr £9.00

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Charlie Lewis, a reader and photographer from the USA, sent us an amazing photo set of this 1955 Chevy Bel Air. Owner Bruce Allison is originally from Bozeman, Montana. Bruce is now retired and is 74 years old but still has a real passion for custom cars. Bruce’s story starts back in 1994 when he purchased the car from a young man who had just lost his license for street racing. Bruce scored on buying the car from him, but the '55 was missing the engine and transmission. Bruce was in need of some help on his new Bel Air so he hired Jason Rangitsch who had just graduated out of Wyo-Tech to help with the

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project. The body was removed from the frame, the frame powder coated then a custom-made Air Ride suspension was added. The whole car was sand blasted and painted a Pontiac Grand Am white. The engine needed some power so a 1970 454 Chevy engine was installed along with a Procharger and nitrous system. Bruce wanted a nice interior so he chose a two-tone white and grey leather. The car was finished in 1999 and was shown at car shows all over the US including Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Washington and Oregon, where the car won Best Of Show, Best in Class and other trophies.

1955 Chevy Bel AirENGINE1970 454 Chevy engineProchargerAir Gap intake manifoldSanderson headersWeiand water pumpMSD ignitionMSD distributor10mm spark plug wiresStainless steel fanRon Davis Racing radiatorHolly 750 double pumper carburettorDual Optima batteriesNitrous systemRemote startCorvette master cylinderWilliams firewallMallory fuel pump

TRANSMISSIONTurbo 400Dual transmission coolers

EXTERIORPontiac Grand Am whitePowder coated frameShaved hood, doors and trunk9” rear endDisc brakes all roundStainless steel fuel tankSmoothie bumpersMini-tubbed

INTERIORIdidit steering columnLeCarra steering wheelDakota Digital gaugesHurst Hammer shifterTwo-tone white & grey leather upholstery Custom centre consoleKenwood CD player and 600w amp10-disc CD changerNOS BottleCustom embroidered picture of 1955 Bel AirGrey leather Chevy logoTinted power windowsRemote control doors and trunkMidland CB radio

WHEELS & TYRESWeld wheels15x7” front15x10” rearHoosier 29/12.50/15 rear

SUSPENSIONCustom front and rear air bags2 Air Ride pumps2 custom air tanksFour-link suspension2” drop spindles

EXHAUST2.5” pipesFlowmaster mufflersElectric exhaust dumps

Owner: Bruce Allison, Newberg, Oregon

The White Stuff

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1959 Edsel Ranger V8 Auto £9,895Very rare 2 door coupe in nice original condition with good paint spotless underside ,nice interior , serviced ready to go.

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£13,750

2004 Mustang Cobra SVT Terminator £28,750Performance Orange Ken Bell Supercharger over 650 BHP at rear wheels !

69 Lincoln Continental V8 £11,950Auto 2 door stunning Texas car with 20" inch Alloy wheels

1960 Chevrolet Bel-Air 283 V8 £13,750with Powerglide transmission this is a stunning Black with silver roof and matching interior car with working Aircon in exceptional order

1951 Packard 200 Deluxe £7,495 as is1951 Packard 200 Sedan Ultramatic transmission straight 8 engine ,fully serviced ,nice solid rust free Texas car all trim and badges present and correct

1955 Ford Fairline £15,995 2 door coupe later 302 V8 and overdrive transmission, uprated brakes, Air con, very nice order

1963 Ford Galaxie £13,995 Convertible V8 Auto , new electric hood and spotless interior , no corrosion issues

64 Oldsmobile £6,999 Dynamic 88 four door sedans Two cars one White ,one Blue ,both spotless corrosion free one owner low milage examples

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Friar Tucks Breakfast Meet Words & photography: Darren Graham and Alison Milward

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The Sunday morning started out okay, blue skies if not a bit cold. And so, with camera in hand, I set out for some breakfast and ended up at Friar Tuck's Breakfast meet. Run by Dave and Pauline Spong in Old Windsor, the meet is held at the Old Windsor Guide HQ. Dave and Pauline wanted to help support and raise money for Old Windsor Guides' Wickwood Campsite and

so started this breakfast meet in the winter months when we don't see our hot rod/custom friends quite so much. Thus began one of those pop-up meets where nothing is set, just turn up, have breakfast and a good chinwag with like-minded people. Dave and Pauline never set dates for these but see what is going on in the show scene and make a date from there.

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The meet kicked off at 9.30 with the first cars arriving, and by about 10.30 the car park was filling up nicely. In the kitchen, Pauline and Alison were taking orders and trying to keep pace for the request for the Old Windsor F.E.B (Full English Breakfast). There were guys and girls from near and far and a group that had come all the way from Malta (was the breakfast that good?!). Dave, Sally and their good friend Phil were visiting so made the most of a wonderful opportunity to meet up with friends old and new. Originally from London they now live in Malta and are into the hot rod scene there too. Although a small island the Maltese car scene is huge with lots of Yanks and classic cars.

We would like to thank Alison Milward, Georgina Smith and all the other ad hoc helpers for all their excellent assistance at a very manic breakfast meet – probably the biggest the gang had had to deal with so far. A big thanks to the guy that did the washing up even without the pink Marigolds. And as previously mentioned all money raised from Friar Tuck's Breakfast meet will go to Old Windsor Guides Wickwood Campsite.

Friar Tuck's Breakfast Meet starts around 9.30am at Old Windsor Guide HQ, Straight Road, SL4 2PP, opposite the Toby Carvery. Details from Dave or Pauline on 07507 621211, or find them on Facebook or www.rodsnsods.co.uk for dates.

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Finally the end of winter andsummertime, car time, is here atlast! With the clocks due tochange midnight on 29th March,marking the start of Britishsummer time, how apt thatSaturday afternoon temperatureswere a balmy 19 degrees.

That day the sun was out so, likemany, I decided it was theperfect excuse to dust off a Yankand hit the town to see who wasout to play. In London, the lastSaturday of the month, you'realways guaranteed to findpeople with the same idea, sowith two destinations on thecards, tunes on and windowsdown I cruised a Cadillacthrough the streets that evening.Summer in the city is a greattime, especially weekends,

Hot rods, pretty girls and Danny John-Jules at the AceCafe. What more do you want, asks Sonia Hammond.

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everyone is out and with thesun shining everyone is happy,so driving a yank through townon days like these people waveand smile.

My first stop of the night was TheAce Cafe for their monthly All-American Cruise-in. This meetruns from 4pm on the lastSaturday of the month, with eachmonth being a different Americancar make special event, so docheck their website for details.March's meet was for Mopars, sothere was a bit of extra muscle onshow. If you don't fancy cruisingonto Chelsea, Ace resident DJsBill & Jimmy Guntrip do the'Rhythm'n'Cruise Rockin' RecordHop', from 7pm so the sights andsounds of Rock'n'Roll go on wellinto the evening.

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It was busy tonight, though, andnot just because of the greatweather, as the Rockin' Wheels &Chicks 2015 Events Calendarwere having their launch night.This was a chance meet themodels and see the cars used inthis publication. No doubtthroughout 2014 you will seethese calendars for sale atvenues and events everywhere.The promoter of the calendarhad some interesting friendsdown that night and I had thepleasure of meeting, Danny John-Jules, best known for playing TheCat in Red Dwarf, and East17member Terry Coldwell, whowere also out for the evening toenjoy the cars and bikes.

As well as the DJs there was anadded treat of free live musicfrom band the Flyin'Leathernecks, so the Ace waspacked with a great atmosphereinside and out. It was good to seethe car park full with a good mixof American classics, new andold, everything from an old Edselwagon to a racy Dodge Viper.One car that caught my eye,newly imported from Spain, wasa 1967 Mercury Cougar whoseowner said it was going up forsale at Wheels Day for £12,500,but in case it didn't sell, contact07585 940667. For those whoknow their American racinghistory this car is a Dan Gurneyreplica, and nicely done too.


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Before I knew it, hours hadpassed, so it was time again toget behind the wheel and headdown to Chelsea Bridge. Beingevening, the traffic had dieddown and the nine miles throughtown luckily took a mere 25minutes. Last Saturday evening,as ever, is the Chelsea cruise, andthough I arrived late there wasstill a good selection of carshanging on and nice way to endthe evening with a hot drink fromthe tea stall and a catch-up withcar friends before cruising hometogether. Recent months haveseen the local council reinforcingthe parking restrictions on thebridge, which is all doubleyellows. These were in place

already but recently repaintedwith clearer signs so there is noexcuse now if a warden camealong, but further down by thetea hut you are still able to parkon the single yellows in theevening. With summer monthshere and the evenings gettinglonger, the Battersea Park gateswill be staying open later offeringmore room to park and making itmore reminiscent of old days ofthe cruise.

So this summer time, if theweather is good, there are no twobetter excuses to drive your Yank– the Ace All-American Cruise Inand Chelsea Cruise, the lastSaturday of every month. ACM


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Muscle Car CornerPaul Dodd starts his season with the big Wheels Day bash.

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As traditional now as Easter itself, Wheels Day came around again, so there I was in the garage on the evening before tinkering with the Olds, a beer in one hand a spanner in the other, wondering whether I should risk taking it or not. The new venue at Dunsfold Aerodrome is not the easiest place to get to via its country lanes and with the amount of cars and people that normally attend this annual event there was the potential for gridlock. Then my mate Steve Carter, with the '67 Camaro, rang to say that the Krispy Kreme crew were going to be setting off from there at 7am. Sod that, I thought!

The following morning I was still undecided until I got a call from my mate Karl to say he and his '72 Cuda were stuck in traffic on the road out of Guildford, then later another call from fellow club member “Torchy” to report the same. Now my mind was made up, I would go there in a “Civvy”, namely my company car, and head in from another direction avoiding Guildford. It was a good call as I was there within an hour to hear tales from weary drivers that indeed the road in from Guildford was a nightmare with many forced to turn back and those that braved it spending hours in a slow train of traffic.

It turned out that the people at Dunsfold weren’t too happy with the amount of cars that turned up either - they were expecting numbers in the 100s rather than the 1000-plus cars that made it. For the rest of us, however, it was good news for there were American cars of all years, shapes, sizes and makes mixed in with plenty of old English tin alongside rods and customs and with a diversity of styles to make any petrol head happy.

The whole scene was a sight to behold, rows and rows of cars as far as the eye can see, with all the types of characters there that this kind of event attracts. I have come away from Wheels Day before thinking “same old show”, well, not this time. It was actually the best one in years that I have been to in terms of the

quality and quantity of cars there including plenty of fresh muscle which is what I really came to see.

The number of muscle cars there that I have not seen before was incredible, with a lot of fresh Mustangs, as seems to be the norm these days, but also from Ford there were Cougars and Torinos with one beautiful example in green. There were a handful of Oldsmobiles there too, with two I have not seen before - a ‘69 in a very pale yellow colour that was leaving as I arrived and an awesome ‘66 in orange riding on black steel rims. Buick put on a good show too with a ‘67 Wildcat, a blue ‘69 GS and a few

“Rivs”, one of which was slammed to the floor. Not to be outdone there were plenty of Pontiacs too including GTO and bull nose Trans Ams.

In fact just about every marque was represented, and I even came across a couple of massive, awesome looking Mercury Cyclones. One of the cars of the show in my eyes, was an original, unmolested, showroom condition 440 six pack Dodge Challenger in black, and just a few cars along the row a genuine Plymouth Superbird. There were plenty of Chevys about too, first and second-gen Camaros, a sea of at least 20

Corvettes all in a row and a pair of awesome red ‘66 Chevelles including one that came up from Canterbury with the three old boys in it that looked like they were all pulling a pension. Well, as long as they are still into pulling gears that’s fine by me; in fact they were an inspiration.

I am only skimming the surface here, and will let the photo’s do the talking, suffice to say that judging by this turnout the muscle car scene over here is healthier than ever and growing all the time. A thumbs up to all of you that, unlike me and many others, got their cars to Wheels Day.

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