Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2022 i Classic American

... to the October issue of Classic American. I write this on the last day of August, always a bit of a sad time as it heralds the end of summer and the start of autumn, which for many of us marks the end of car show season. It’s certainly been a frenetic one this year, with almost all events back to full capacity and people really enjoying being out and about again. Even record fuel prices haven’t put people off and now that electricity and gas prices are about to go through the roof, there’s almost a ‘last days of Rome’ feel to driving an American vehicle with a big thirsty V8 – enjoy it while you can, because sometimes it feels like they’ll to be coming to take…

News OBITUARY One of the most influential hot rod writers we’ll ever know has died. Pat ‘Too Tall’ Ganahl got his nickname because he was 6ft 8in tall. Born June 2, 1947 in Bakersfield, California, Pat grew up around Glendale, California and built his first hot rod at age 14. Changing his college major from chemical engineering to a master’s degree in English literature set him on a career as a writer although Ganahl tried teaching first, then freelanced for Sports Illustrated and Guitar Player. He penned a couple of books on Ford engines and nitrous oxide but also wrote about what he really loved; the hot rod and customised cars he grew up around. Ganahl was one of the first staffers on Street Rodder magazine in late 1973, going…

ARIZONA AMC Dear Classic American, Good to see American Motors Corporation getting a mention (#377 September) in your magazine, especially the interesting article featuring the 1974 AMX and its history in the UK. I thought you might be interested in my 1964 Rambler Classic 770 two-door hardtop coupe – I believe it was quite a rare car in the AMC line-up, having only been available for two years (’64 and ’65), and further rarity by virtue of the optional 287 cubic inch (4.6-litre) V8 engine it has. It was imported by me about two years ago from the US, having seen it on eBay.com, and using one of your advertisers to ship it over for me. From piecing together what details I have, it was a barn find after…

The Pre-’50 American Auto Club’s Rally of the Giants is one of the oldest American car events on the UK classic car calendar. Here you will see cars and people that you won’t see at any other rallies and for that reason, if you’ve never been I’d highly recommend you mark it on your calendar next year. Over the years it’s evolved from being primarily older cars (and by that, I mean pre-war and even ‘brass era’…) to now being open to all and every era, although Fifties and Sixties seem to be more in number, although this is where you will find more older cars out of all the American car shows in the UK. In a way it’s nice, as this opens the gates of the hobby to…

September 16-18 HOT ROD DRAGS Now celebrating the 33rd annual Original Hot Rod Drags, supported by the NSRA. It’s a hot rod show at the racetrack! The usual, ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ formula with Pre ’73 RWYB, invited race classes, Wild Bunch, fireworks and much more. For more info, see: www.nsra.org.uk or www.santapod.co.uk 16-18 AMERICANA Back for 2022 and under new management to celebrate the best of American culture. From hot rods through hot dogs to honky tonk, this show has all bases covered. For more info see: www.americana-international.info/ or to contact, email: americana.int@gmail.com 18 AMERICAN CAR SHOW Stonham Barns, Stonham Aspal, near Ipswich, Suffolk IP14 6AT. In association with the Knuckle Busters Car Club. All American car show, spanning over six decades. Club stands, trade stands,…

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From here to obscurity The Chevrolet Corvair debuted in the autumn of 1959 for the 1960 model year. Its name came from a blending of Corvette with Bel Air and the ‘air’ portion was a nod to the Corvair’s horizontally opposed, air-cooled, six-cylinder engine. Initially, the Corvair was offered in base and deluxe sedan configurations, with the entry-level sedan basically equipped to keep the price under $2000. Both sedans were powered by a 145cu in Chevrolet Turbo Air air-cooled six which claimed 80bhp. GM wanted the Corvair to compete with the invading and ever popular Volkswagen Beetle, as well as other compact imports. January of 1960 saw the launch of coupe versions of the Corvair, also available in base and deluxe versions, just like the sedans. The coupe…

GMC Typhoon Jordan Walker of Ace American Autos is no stranger to this publication – only last year we ran a feature on his awesome custom ’63 Chevrolet Bel Air promotional vehicle. At the time, Jordan pointed out his taste in American cars is diverse to say the least and you could say this is perfectly portrayed by his recently acquired 285bhp ’93 GMC Typhoon. Jordan is the owner and managing director of Ace American Autos, a business he started back in 2018: “I’ve always had a keen interest in classic and modified vehicles, especially those from America,” he tells us. “It seemed a great idea to turn my hobby into a business.” The spacious showroom and workshop at Ace always contains an incredibly varied selection of cars…

The Ultimate Off-Road Driver’s Guide Author: Dave Logan Published by: Car Tech ISBN: 978-1-61325-699-2 Off-roading using 4x4 vehicles is a worldwide pastime. This guide inevitably concentrates on the American side of the hobby, but is still relevant to off-roaders here in the UK. The terrain available to explore may not have the extremes of the wildernesses you will find in the United States, but the techniques to safely negotiate the trails, hills, mud, streams and rocks so beloved by off-road enthusiasts are to a great extent the same. Off-roading is about learning how to control one’s vehicle in a steady and safe manner, utilising the torque and low-geared power of the vehicle to climb and descend terrain that at first glance might seem impassable. While the vehicles featured are largely…

Nothing quite prepares you for a visit to this stunning collection, located very close to the seaside, a stones’s throw away from Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. Okay, so the advertising leaflet states that the display area has recently been increased from 25,000sq ft to 35,000sq ft, but how many people can actually visualise that in their head? An enthusiast has posted a photograph of the display buildings taken from the top of Caister Castle on the internet, but it’s not until you enter the building and work your way around the exhibits (most, but not all, enjoy natural daylight from the side windows) that the true ‘wow’ factor starts to grow. While there are a good many motor and transport museums throughout the UK, this one differs from the rest…

BEN KLEMENZSON, EDITOR, MANCHESTER 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1970 Oldsmobile 442 1964 Ford Falcon I’m afraid this instalment of Behind the Wheel is more about being behind the wheel in the US, where I went on holiday in August for the first time in four years because of you know what. The trip had originally been scheduled for 2020, but was cancelled twice, this summer being the first time it was possible to travel stateside in almost two years. Sadly, the Cadillac I had ordered as a rental turned into an Audi A5 and the lady on the rental desk was perplexed by my apparent ingratitude – “This is a far superior car!” she said primly as I demanded to know where the Cadillac was that I ordered… And in…

Oldsmobile 442/FE3-X I don’t think I am being too controversial if I say that the Eighties was an odd decade for the development of American cars, particularly performance ones. The angular styling was certainly odd, at least to European eyes, and the engineers were still fighting the legislation that had effectively killed off the muscle car in the Seventies. Oldsmobile was still keen to compete in the performance market while maintaining its reputation for upmarket luxury vehicles. In 1985 Bill Porterfield, future systems and technology engineer at Oldsmobile, created a one-off show car based on the Cutlass which would showcase what was possible not only with the car’s powertrain, but also its suspension and handling. His aim was to outperform Chevrolet’s current Corvette. Designated the 442/FE3-X with a nod to…

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