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Welsh speed I fan Miller has let us know that Millers Speed Shop has officially moved into new premises at 27D Vale Business Park, Llandow – right in the heart of South Wales’ thriving automotive scene. The move creates an exciting new chapter for the company and all its customers across Wales and beyond. Whether you’re building a hot rod, restoring an American classic, or just looking to keep your pride and joy running strong, the new location brings everything you need under one roof. So, what makes Millers Speed Shop different? To start with, it is the only walk-in Speed Shop in Wales. That means you can drop in, browse the fully stocked parts and accessories store and chat face-to-face with passionate enthusiasts who know their stuff. From hard-to-find…

Of all the nostalgia car classes at Dragstalgia, the Gasser Circus must be the most focused in how it is run. If one looks at the rules – which are managed by the aptly named Ring Masters – the simple aim is to mirror the Gasser Wars which were fought out on US tracks in the 1960s. I count myself lucky that I got to witness two of the biggest names in what was then prime time for those gasser battles, when I watched Ohio George Montgomery racing against KS Pittman at Blackbushe in 1964. George’s light blue Willys was match racing the similar bodied red Willys of Pittman in front of a huge crowd. Both recorded times in the mid tens all those years ago. In the US mags…

Event: Gene Winfield Memorial Cruise Date: 27 April Venue: Hayling Island to Slindon Common Held on Sunday 27 April, the Gene Winfield Memorial Cruise celebrated the life and work of one of the most influential custom car builders the world has ever seen. Organised by Glenn Blake, the man behind Hayling Hotrods at the Beach and owner of the ’51 Merc that graced out Winter ’25 issue, along with Josh from the Spur Gears CC and Tony from Our Motor Month, it brought together almost 70 cars and bikes in tribute to the man who, in Glenn’s words, was ‘a true custom builder who liked nothing more than to share his knowledge and passion with people, often teaching the skills to carry out a roof chop or paint cars –…

JUNE 5-8 Hot Rods and Hills. Park Foot, Pooley Bridge, Penrith Facebook: Hot Rods and Hills 7 Only Fools and Motors Meet The Five Bells, Tydd St Mary, Lincs Facebook: Only Fools and Motors 7-8 No-Prep Drag Racing Manston Raceway Park, Kent Facebook: ManstonRacewayPark 7-8 Players Classic Goodwood, West Sussex. www.players-show.com 7-8 Sportsman Nationals Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 7-8 Straightliners Race Meet Elvington. www.straightliners.events  8 ‘Normous Newark Autojumble Newark Showground, Newark, Notts. www.newarkautojumble.co.uk 13-15 Street Weekend. Santa Pod/Melbourne. www.santapod.co.uk 14 American Car Meet Bird in Hand, Hayle, Cornwall www.propercornishcruisers.co.uk 14 Dereham Classic Car Show and Rock n Roll Music The Greenstone, Dereham, Norfolk Facebook: The Greenstone 14-15 American Super Stock Revival Rd 1 Melbourne Raceway Facebook: American Super Stock 14-15 Race the Waves. Bridlington, East Yorks. backfireinfo.weebly.com 14-15 Street Car Weekend Melbourne…

An engine builder by trade, over the years Nigel Hepburn’s automotive tastes have been something of a mixed bag. The former stock car racer turned his back on the oval track and became a devout Cobra man, and in recent times his affinity has been firmly with American pick-ups from the fifties. He never owned one, though, until a couple of years ago. That happened by a quirk of fate, and before that day Nigel planned to build a pick-up himself – having gone as far as formulating a build spec. It wasn’t going to be gnarly, nor left in its original patina. Instead, there would be plenty of chrome and polished ali and stainless, there would be a detailed V8 under the bonnet and it would be painted Candy…

PROGRESS REPORT: PART 2 In the first instalment of Crusty’s ’28 Model A roadster project last month, we covered the fabrication of the rolling chassis. As a follow up to that, we now take a look at an assortment of bits and pieces which, despite being less involved, are equally as important in any build. Sticking to his guns, Crusty has persevered with the old school methodology, making full use of whatever lay to hand, and all credit to him for that. One aspect covered in this instalment which was time-consuming, along with being visually dramatic, is the fabrication and fitment of a new floor. Many hours were spent cutting metal, not to mention repeatedly feeding each section through the bead roller in different directions to add rigidity, together with…

Unbelievably, it was 15 years ago now that we last visited John Proctor’s garage. Then, it was to shoot his blown Daimlerpowered Model Y for the cover of the 40th anniversary issue of Custom Car. The one when we interviewed a bunch of the magazine’s ex-editors and resurrected Super CC, and even more Super Cecilia, for a oneoff gig. It was a great issue, that, and we said at the time that we felt John and his car perfectly sum up British hot rodding. Since then, John has done a stint at the helm of the NSRA, which further bolsters his credentials as an all-round good guy with the best intentions for British rodding at heart. So, what makes a man go from having one of the most recognisable and…

Easter weekend saw Santa Pod Raceway swinging into action as Europe’s best descended on Northamptonshire for the Festival of Power. After last year, when the event had to be postponed altogether thanks to waterlogging in the campsites and car parks around the venue, here we are in the driest spring for more than a century – yet the track team were still out a number of times over the weekend to dry the strip after pulses of rain. Their reward was a pair of European records, set by Andres Arnover in Pro Mod and Terry Haddock in Fuel Funny Car. Andres posted new bests for both ET and speed with a run of 5.695/254.67, while Terry fired Showtime to an exceptional 4.1 seconds and 307mph. Another record to fall was…

Staged at Newbury Showground for the second year running, this year’s Wheels Day was majorly significant. Think about this for a moment. Putting on a show of this magnitude is no mean achievement, especially when the team behind it is entirely made up of volunteers. That’s just what Surrey Street Rodders have done for half a century now, and they’ve done it with aplomb. The weather gods even played ball for Wheels Day 50. While it wasn’t wall-to-wall sunshine, it didn’t rain – and the gales of last year thankfully didn’t return. SSR switched things up a bit to mark the event’s golden anniversary, most noticeably with the introduction of the Special 50th Wheels Day Golden Ticket treasure hunt. This was open to all, and those who came across a…