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Ford EX Concept • Richard Heseltine examines one of the Ford Motor Company’s most ‘out there’ off-road concepts, the 2001 EX Concept…

Las Vegas diamonds • Evans takes a look at some of the stunning rides he discovered at the most recent SEMA Show…

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Delta delight • This year’s Kingstown Shipping Car of the Year winner was one very special 1960 Buick Invicta; editor Ben Klemenzson explains why…

Making a Direct Connection! • James Maxwell looks at the legendary Paul Rossi Direct Connection Super Stock Dodge Challenger and the recent tribute car created to celebrate the original…

Body art for a Dart • What’s the famous saying? “The more things change, the more they stay the same…” Well, as we discover here, the vision of the future of driving in the Sixties doesn’t look that different from the future envisaged today…

Fender blender • Fat Fender Garage introduced its new Southwest-inspired 1978 F-250 highboy derelict Badlands truck at last year’s SEMA Show at the Toyo Tires Treadpass stand. We take a closer look at this super cool one-off custom truck build…

CLASSIC AMERICAN PEOPLE Jim Hall and his Chaparrals • Beep, beep. Unlike athletics or swimming, motor racing is a very impure sport. It’s as much about the car as the driver. Some would argue more so, as the best driver in the world can’t win in a clunker.

TECH: LOWER FRONT SUSPENSION ARM REPLACEMENT • Our resident tech guru Rob Woodall looks at replacing the lower front suspension arm on his 1965 Ford Mustang, the principles of which apply to most American vehicles from the Fifties to the Eighties…

Selling the Dream 1955 Packard?! • In the most recent instalment of our new series Selling the Dream, Classic American looks at period brochures which manufacturers produced, often at great expense, in an effort to market their cars to the great American car-buying public. This month? The ’55 (or 55th series) Packards …

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Behind the Wheel • More tales of the trials and tribulations of Classic American staff and contributors behind the wheel of the great American automobile.

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Will Shiers' DISCOVERIES • Our intrepid salvage yard explorer brings you junkyard jewels from across North America.

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