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ah, dammit, it's October. That means another season all but over and nothing to look forward to but cold, damp weather, salt on the roads and the festive jollity of Christmas. Easter suddenly seems a very, very long way away. But still, it seems to have been a terrifically good season. I've said it in plenty of the show reports we've run over the summer (and there are more to come) but there seems to have been a long overdue upswing in enthusiasm for many of these events. The Hot Rod Drags in midSeptember – see page 53 – was a case in point. This has always been a popular event, and you get the impression that many of the event's hardcore fans would be there if the weather forecast suggested that there'd be two feet of snow and a hurricane over the weekend. And yet this year, the buzz leading up to the event and the rave reviews afterwards went above and beyond just a 'good show' vibe. Long may it continue. That was just an example. Plenty of other events generated the same sort of excitement and enthusiasm, helped along by social media and some glorious weather in early summer. It was a real kick up the backside to

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anyone who is dithering over whether they can take the time off work, or whether they can justify spending the petrol money, or whether they really should be gallivanting off to shows or races when the hedge is so direly in need of trimming. The answer is yes, of course you can, and if you can't, then what the hell do you own that car for? Just to fill the empty space in your garage? You've now got all winter to chuff about with your privet. Maybe this renewed enthusiasm is a sign of the economic recovery we've been waiting so long for? And not a moment too soon. Although I've also noticed that some events are being left behind in the enthusiasm stakes, perhaps because of a 'been there, done that' attitude from showgoers, or perhaps because the organisers have an 'ain't broken, so not gonna fix it' mentality. Either way, some events that, on paper, have all the right ingredients seem to be suffering from a distinct lack of vitality. Why? Well, that's another item on the agenda for over winter – answers on a postcard, please. Of course, there are several important winter events – the NSRA Northern Swap Meet, Whitby Kustom, the NEC Classic Motor Show, Rhythm Riot, the Romsey Boxing Day classic car meet, Autosport International, and Surrey Street Rodders' epic Wheels Day event is back at Rushmoor Arena, Good Friday, April 3rd, pre-entry only, details to follow ... in fact, looks like there's not much chance of getting bored after all.

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P7: A Motor Trend favourite that's not European? Surely not...

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LATE KICK-OFF Two things to do before you're 40 HEAVY AS HELL You can't beat a full-sizer that runs the numbers RENEGADE MASTER The latest global offering from Jeep

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THE LAST HURRAH Could the Hot Rod Drags have been better? DOWN TO THE WIRE The National Finals was a real nailbiter AMERICAN SUPER STOCK The deciding round for the all-American bracket OUTLAW STREET The Outlaws head to the Mopar Euronats

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BLUEPRINT GMC's turbo nutter Syclone ONE-BREW JOBS Getting rid of ancient grease HOW-TO Building the casing for a tough street nine-inch JARGON BUSTER More about LSD than Sergeant Pepper TRIED'N'TESTED More chemical experiments WHAT'S IN THE WORKSHOP A Pony gets a new shell

P90: What, and miss out on all that lovely welding?

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FLY-DRIVE Pistons and propellers at the Sywell Classic THE GATHERING The retro rumble at Shelsley Walsh '57 VARIETIES The Tri-Chevy-palooza at Shakey

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

Evil Twin

Check out the newest 2015 Mustang from UBB – it’s going twin-turbo! In Magnetic Grey with ebony leather/Alcantara seats and handstitched Alcantara dash, it comes with all the toys, including touch entry, remote start, coil-over suspension, laser jammers (sorry, parking sensors!) and remote window opening – a handy tool

if you’re in California, so you can let the heat out before you get in. However, while Roush and Saleen are sticking with superchargers. UBB is looking at the twin Garrett set-up to give 750bhp and will have a kit ready for the righthookers next year.

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UBB are also looking at a ‘shooting brake’ estate version with either the 750bhp turbo V8 or a 450bhp version of the 2.3 Ecoboost. These can be built in the USA to order. There are still 2014 UBB Widowmakers with 1,000bhp available. While we’re

at it, check out boss Tim’s 2013 5.0 auto in flourescent green – the only one in this colour, apparently. UBB Supercars have a shop in Detroit, right next door to the Ford Racing plant, so see www.ubbsupercars.com for details.

Red Mist? Nope, Red Vapor, the latest special edition of the already rather special Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, which also made its European debut in Paris. Note the 20-inch five-spoke blackchrome Goliath wheels, glossy black badges and other goodies. Stay tuned...

Shuttered One of the stars of the recent Paris Motor Show was the Ford Mustang, now officially ready for sale early next year across Europe. Well, the bits of it that drive on the right, obviously; the rest of us will have to wait a while longer.

It’ll be available as a fastback or convertible, and with the 2.3 EcoBoost or the 5.0 V8 motor. “The new Mustang is one of the most hotly anticipated cars ever, we are very excited to now give drivers in Europe the opportunity to experience the real thing,” said Roelant de Waard, Vice President, Marketing, Sales & Service, Ford of Europe.

As we mentioned some months ago, one of ACM’s regular contributors, Martin ‘Drakie’ Drake, suffered a broken shoulder at Shakey County earlier this year. We’re sad to report that, months down the line after several surgeries, Martin will be hanging up his press pass and dayglo tabard for the last time. After 10 years of covering hundreds of shows and racing events for www.drakies-americans.co.uk, the end has come, though the website will remain and Martin will still be clicking away “but with a slower pace and slower subject

matter!” Thanks for everything, Drakie, and hope the recovery is going well.

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According to JD Power in the US, audio, communication, entertainment and navigation systems are the most problematic component category in new vehicles, with built-in voice recognition proving the worst of the bunch. Sadly, none of them understand the command “Just shut up!”

Nitro Monkey

The Gas Monkey Garage guys are going all Top Fuel on us! Aaron and Richard have teamed with Hennen Motorsports to run in NHRA Top Fuel with Kebin Kingsley at the wheel and John ‘Bodie’ Smith tuning. They’ll be in Las Vegas for the NHRA Toyota Nationals right as this mag goes on sale, for those of you lucky enough to be at the

SEMA Show, for example – sigh – but the rest of us can keep up to date on Facebook. Just look for Hennen Motorsports.

Car Sharing

Motley Mopar Monkeys

This was the New York Stock Exchange in midOctober, when FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) began trading. This happened a few weeks after Chrysler instigated a recall of around 350,000 Chargers, Magnums, 300s, Commanders and Grand Cherokees from the 2008 model year for the current favourite, ignition switch problems. In excess of 33,000 of these vehicles are outside the US. It’s a pre-emptive recall – as with other cases, it’s mainly down to owners storing a hundredweight of other junk on their key ring.

Dodge are holding an evening made in heaven for modern Mopar-loving old rockers – the “Dodge Rocks Gas Monkey” car show, to be held on November 1st at Richard Rawling’s Gas Monkey Live restaurant and concert venue in Dallas. Open to owners of late-model Chargers, Challengers and Vipers, there’ll be Viper drift cars, Hellcat thrill rides and loads of fun and games and the whole Dodge and SRT line-up on display. And there’ll be live music, too, from none other than Motley Crue, as part of their

Dodge-sponsored farewell tour. “Motley Crue, Richard Rawlings, Gas Monkey Live and Dodge muscle cars are all awesome by themselves,” said Tim Kuniskis, President and CEO, Dodge and SRT Brands. “Put all four together with a full day celebration of

Dodge’s 100th anniversary and you’ve got an event that will not only make the Dodge brothers proud, but also will be something that Dodge enthusiasts talk about for years.” See www. dodgerocksgasmonkey.com and just wish that you were there.

High Horse The mighty 707bhp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat has just been given an EPA highway fuel economy rating of 22mpg for the TorqueFlite auto version, and 21mpg for the six-speed manual. As you might imagine, Dodge SRT are particularly smug about this, pointing out that the Lamborghini Aventador

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Roadster, which boasts a mere 700bhp, can only achieve a rating of 18mpg yet costs around $365,000 more.

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Figures obtained by the IAM for the second quarter of 2014 show that the highest recorded speed on a UK road was 149mph on the M25 near Swanley. In Scotland, the highest was 139mph on the A96 in a 60mph limit.

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KW@V8XS The Big Three have always been quite keen on offering performance parts for their products, and now branches such as Ford Racing and GMPP are big business. KW Parts are the official distributors for GM and Mopar OE parts, accessories and complete crate engines and transmissions throughout Europe, and now they have a Performance Centre in the UK – V8XS. These guys earned their bones in the kit car and low-volume manufacturer field. Simon Scleater, Director

of V8XS, commented, “We are delighted to have been appointed as the Performance Parts Centre for KW Parts in the UK. This partnership gives us access to the GM and Mopar range of performance parts to complement the Ford Racing Parts we currently offer. This gives us the unique position of

Gone In 3 Seconds The new 2015 Corvette Z06 with the Z07 Performance Package and eight-speed paddle-shift auto has shattered records. Zero to 60mph takes just 2.95 seconds with the quarter mile disappearing in 10.95 seconds, straight from the showroom floor. The seven-speed manual is close behind at 3.2 seconds and 11.2 seconds respectively. The same car also achieved 1.2g in lateral acceleration and blitzed the course record at GM’s Milford Road Course by a

being able to offer the full range of American performance parts to the kit car and American owners markets on one website.” You can contact Simon at V8XS on 01462 711850, or email sales@ v8xs.co.uk, or see the website at www.v8xs.co.uk where you’ll find full performance catalogues from Ford, GM and Mopar.

The Americans Are Coming!

clear second from the previous record holder, the Corvette ZR1. “The Corvette has long been known as America’s sports car,” said Mark Reuss, GM’s Executive Vice President for Global Product Development. “With the capability of the new Z06 rivalling the best performance cars in the world, we will also be America’s Supercar.”

The Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 has won the prestigious title of Motor Trend magazine’s Best Driver’s Car 2014, the first American brand to win the award in the seven years it’s been running. The competition – all new or significantly revised cars launched in the previous 12 months – were put through their paces at Laguna Seca, a 4.3-mile hillclimb and on a closed rural

highway to determine which car delivers “the most engaging experience behind the wheel”. The previous winners were four Porsches, the Audi R8 and Ferrari 458 Italia. Rarefied company!

The Eye Of The Beholder The 2015 Lincoln Navigator has a more powerful engine – the 3.5 EcoBoost twin-turbo to give 18mpg on the combined cycle – and an interior update which, with the Reserve pack, adds an acreage

of leather only seen in certain specialist under-the-counter DVDs. The exterior has also undergone a redesign to “offer a fresh interpretation of the classic vehicle that created the full-size luxury

SUV segment.” Sweet styling may not be the prime concern of someone shopping for a vast luxo-barge SUV, but we reckon that it has a fizzog only a mother could love. Sorry, Lincoln.

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The features list for the first all-new Saleen Mustang since 2005, the 302, has now been published and the order book is open. A $2,000 deposit secures yours at www.saleen.com.

Geared For Winter

Winners And Losers

Winter is all but upon us, so now’s the time to get prepared. Start by grabbing Sealey’s Winter Promotion booklet, with up to 60% off the list price of more than 500 products, most of which will help you through the coming months. Start’n’Charge packs, heaters, generators, lighting, car covers,

breakdown kits, winches, even snow shovels... The promotion is on until February 28th, so check it out now. Get the leaflet from your local stockist, view online at www.sealey.co.uk, or download the free Sealey app for smartphones.

SRT Motorsports won the 2014 IMSA Tudor United Sports Car Championship GTLM driver and team championship at the season-ending Petit Le Mans 10hour endurance race at Road Atlanta in early October. Kuno Wittmer captured the driver championship after a third place finish with co-drivers Marc Goossens and Ryan Hunter-Reay in the #91 Dodge Viper GTS-R. The #93 Viper of Bomarito, Farnbacher and Bell finished sixth to bring SRT Motorsport the team honours, and SRT second place in the manufacturer championship. So how has Chrysler rewarded the team that have brought Viper its first title in 10 years? By announcing, two days later, that

they are discontinuing the SRT Motorsports programme in IMSA in order to “redirect its focus and efforts on the [Dodge] brand’s product line-up.” Hmm, thanks a bunch.

Flying The Nest At the end of September, GM announced that, “As part of the continued expansion of Cadillac, a strategic realignment will establish the flagship brand as a separate business unit. In addition, the new Cadillac organization will expand to New York with a new global headquarters opening in 2015. While the majority of functions with oversight and responsibility for both global and US operations will be located at the new global headquarters, there will be no change to technical

product development teams located in Michigan.” There was a load of other waffle in there about “relentless upward repositioning”, “focus” and “cultivating the brand” but it basically means that new Cadillac boss de Nysschen gets a swanky new office in Soho. A short while later, in another

Higher Sierra Usually special editions are reserved to tempt buyers to an ageing model, but GMC have just launched two on their brand-new Sierra pick-up. First is the Elevation, a sporty little number with body coloured and colour-keyed trim and black 20-inch alloys for a monochrome appearance, LED lighting and advanced connectivity. In two- or four-wheel drive, a 4.3 EcoTec V6 is standard with a 5.3 V8 optional. Then there’s the Sierra Carbon with a carbon fibre appearance package, black alloys and … well, pretty much the same as the 10

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barrage of corporate crapspeak, Cadillac announced a brand new model to be called the CT6, which will “continue the brand’s elevation” and “emphasise a dynamic driving experience” when it launches in late 2015. The rear-drive CT6 will be positioned above the current CTS and XTS on the top level of luxury sedans, on entirely new architecture made of modern, lightweight materials. It will be built at the Detroit Hamtramck plant, which has just had $384 million of updates and investment. above. They’re out now. If shadowy monochrome isn’t high on your list, check out the Reaper, a performance off-road version of the Chevy Silverado, clearly aiming at Ford’s Raptor. Developed by Lingenfelter and styled by Southern Comfort Automotive, it features a

three-inch lift, long-travel suspension, Fox Racing shocks, exclusive 20-inch wheels with General Grabber LT tyres and a Lingenfelter exhaust. Available upgrades include a Magnuson supercharger, and you can buy the Reaper through selected GM dealers with a warranty.

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This year’s Hot Rod Drag Week was won by Jeff Lutz in his ’57 Chevy with a five-day average of 6.845 seconds at 212mph. His son, Jeff Lutz Jr, also in a ’57 Chevy, came fourth with an 8.2 second average at 166mph!

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Elapsed Times

Santa Pod’s James Forster summarises a superb season.

It’s been another incredible year of highs and lows at Santa Pod with some blistering times and gob-smacking incidents. As usual with this fickle sport, you simply could not in your wildest dreams have imagined some of the sights we have seen this year. The lifestyle events here at Santa Pod throughout the year have been blessed, generally, with some pretty good weather but the core National Drag Racing Championships suffered all the way up until the European Finals without completing a cycle of eliminations here at Santa Pod, though after the weekend we

had at the Euros many will say it was well worth the wait! Chris Andrews became the first British driver to run in the three-second zone in Top Fuel, Andy Robinson finally broke into the fives in Pro Mod (where the top four all qualified in the five-second zone) and Gareth Ellis put in a stellar performance and took his first event win in Top Methanol Funny Car. A memorable weekend all round for the Brits. For many though, 2014 will be remembered as the year the “kids” really stepped up. So many of the championship classes, both National and European, can

now be found heavily populated with junior dragster graduates. Scott Hauser once again sewed up the Super Pro ET National Championship where he was joined by a whole host of exjuniors; Jayne Kaye put in her first runs in the Altered and it was great to see Pete Walters getting straight into the fives with Dave Wilson’s Top Methanol Dragster. But who can forget that courageous young girl from Ireland, Gabrielle McDonald, who has jumped straight out of a junior dragster and into a Top Fuel car, somehow making the gigantic step up appear seamless as she acquired her licence with ease.

With the junior dragster class frequently exceeding 25 racers at each round and the 2014 Junior Dragster Champion already planning a step up, who knows where the next big force in your race class will come from? If you and your child want to be successful in drag racing, you could do worse than sticking them in a Junior for a couple of seasons. Those who have stepped up are already proving that the class teaches you great race craft and as they qualify on reaction times, they don’t turn out bad on the tree either. Watch out drag racers, the youngsters are coming…

The Sportsman

Shakespeare County’s Jerry Cookson looks back at a super-successful Hot Rod Drags.

This year’s NSRA Hot Rod Drags must go down in the record books as the busiest ever. Right from the moment the gates opened hordes of hot rods and Yanks came flooding through the pay booth. I don’t think it ever stopped until late Friday night.

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Looking at the pits and the campsite I don’t think there was a blade of grass to be seen between each tent. The pits was more like a who’s-who of drag racing and hot rodding with teams from the Supercharged Outlaws and Outlaw Anglias all neatly lined up like a national event! The Gasser Circus was even more intense with some fantastic vehicles all looking to entertain the anticipated crowd. It was also pleasing to see the Flathead Meltdown racers back after several excursions to the beaches and hills under the Vintage

Hot Rod Association banner. Entertainment value at this year’s Drags was second to none with no two cars looking the same. Even the Heritage Stock Cars and the nostalgia drag bikes didn’t look out of place with their Sixties and Seventies coachwork, snarling V8 motors and nitrofuelled classic British Norton and Triumph engines. I’m running out of superlatives now but Saturday evening’s Cacklefest and fire burnouts just simply rocked along with the fireworks. I don’t know how many cars we had but the line-up was almost up to the eighth! Highlights for me include Andy Hadfield’s storming burnouts and runs with the street-legal Twister Model T resulting in several ‘on the bottle’ seven-second passes. It was also a pleasure to push the button on Neil Townson’s seven-second 500ci KB-powered Northern Spirit ’32 Supercharged Outlaw. The Anglias were in scintillating form, as ever, providing the crowd with some

colourful burnouts as well as onthe-edge runs particularly from three-peat champion Cliff Griffin. But we owe massive thanks to all the rod and Yank owners who made this year’s drags one of the best, if not THE best in its 26-year history under the National Street Rod Association banner. So, how are we going to capitalise on all this action and entertainment for next year’s Drags? Well you’ll just have to wait and see on September 11th13th, 2015. If you can’t wait that long then you’ll have to grab a copy of the HRD DVD for winter viewing! See you at the drags.

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Alex Peters takes his cover-car Mustang to the Brighton Speed Trials.

Following the disintegration of my brake disc at the Woodbridge sprint, I had a lot of work to do to get the car ready. With the help of Steeda in the UK and US, Wilwood very kindly supplied new front brake discs and pads, whilst I purchased a new set of rears. I also fitted new wheel hubs just in case they had been damaged. Steeda provided new front lower control arms, which are much more robust than the OEM parts and give me a great deal of confidence. Toyo Tires very kindly agreed to sponsor the Mustang just before the Brighton event and supplied a new set of Proxes R888s just in time for the race. I have only been able to get one event out of my previous worn set of R888s this year and that produced two class wins at Blyton (beating most of the field including TVRs, Lotus 340Rs and Ferrari 430s!), so I am confident they will help provide more good results this season. The parts only turned up in the week before Brighton, so Mike and Kev at Redline American Muscle of Aylesford had to work very hard to get the car ready, also including an MOT and service. Other complications included changing the exhaust back to the freeflowing SLP Loudmouth to get the full 573bhp, compared with the more restrictive but quieter BBK Varitune adjustables that I needed to pass noise restrictions at Goodwood and Crystal Palace.

Redline also noticed that a breather pipe attached to the supercharger plenum chamber was not made of sufficiently strong rubber, so collapsed under vacuum. Replacing this pipe made a noticeable difference to the power output! On race day I was parked alongside my old friend and on-track rival, Graham Pryme. At Graham’s suggestion I had softened my suspension settings (Compression/Rebound -3/-3 front and -9/-9 rear) but left my tyres at their normal race setting of 32psi. I had learned a lesson at Debden in 2013 that although lower tyre pressures increased grip and, in that case, significantly reduced understeer, the penalty in increased drag meant that I was slower overall. I had found that lowering the rear spring heights of the new KW competition suspension as far as possible almost completely eliminated understeer; however, the front wheels were rubbing against the arch liners under heavy braking so the front springs were raised by an inch, which improved handling even further. It was great to see my friend and mentor Jason Andrews at the event in his ’66 Mustang, the first time I had seen the car on track. It made a fantastic sound! I have to thank Jason for all of the success I have had to date in sprinting. His coaching to “drive the car like a bank robbery getaway” has really suited my driving style and made me much quicker.

On the first practice run, Graham put down a time of 13.26 seconds against my 13.37. I had never drag raced before, only circuits and sprints, and realised the massive importance of getting a good start. On the second run (which was important as it decided the placings for the speed league) I managed a 13.27 while Graham didn’t do so well with a 13.75. This makes me fifth in class by my calculations. I compared my performance

figures at Brighton with the summary of all members on the Mustang Owners Club GB website and was interested to see that although my ET of 13.27 seconds put me in the lowest 25% of cars, the finishing speed of 114mph puts me in the top 25%. I conclude that this is due to the very poor potholed surface, which gave little grip and a lot of wheelspin off the line compared with drag strips like Santa Pod. Graham had softened his tyres and suspension settings on his Porsche GT3. I noted that, despite our best ETs only being one hundredth of a second apart, Graham had a much better 60 foot time (2.21 seconds v 2.55) but with a much lower terminal speed (104mph v 114). Ultimately though, Graham has earned the right to look smug by beating me again! Talking of smugness, I took great personal satisfaction in beating Joe Eagle in his Lamborghini Aventador – he made a right mess of the complex launch control and stuttered off the line to record the slowest time in the class! Overall, beating benchmark cars such as the Ferrari 430 and Porsche 911 GT3, I feel it was a good performance. I would like to be the first to offer my congratulations to Jeff Wiltshire who clinched the Speed League championship win from me in second place with his class win at Brighton.

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Silverstone Auctions are hosting their big sale at the Lancaster Insurance NEC Classic Motor Show again this year, and there are some standouts to look out for. First is a 1989 Corvette ZR1, one of the earliest made, that has had the same owner from new and just 10,000 miles on the clock. A modern supercar that’s definite future classic material and with a very reasonable £15-20,000 estimate. Next, the obligatory

Mustang, a ’65 K-code Fastback that has been restored in the US and that Silverstone describe as “as good as it gets”, with a £40-45,000 estimate. For the haulers among you, how about a 1950 Ford F2 pick-up? Following a ground-up restoration and bare-

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If you’re quick, you’ll catch Artcurial’s Automobiles Sur Les Champs VII in Paris on November 1st and 2nd.

metal respray, with a fully rebuilt Flathead V8, this has covered few miles and the estimate is £15-18,000. Then there’s another Ford, this one a beautiful ’55 Thunderbird with a 292 Y-block and three-speed manual, which has been in the UK since 1963. An

The Big D Mecum’s September auction in Dallas featured 1,155 collector cars, of which 766 found new homes and raised a whopping $31 million in sales.

Top seller was a 1969 Corvette L88 convertible, one of only two L88s that year finished in black on black, which was ordered new by renowned Corvette racer Tony DeLorenzo. This hammered at $680,000.

There’s a small handful of Americana amongst the Euros, including a 1959 Corvette with a 283 and four-speed manual and an estimate in the region of €55-75,000, and a Cobra replica, dating back to around ’96,

older restoration, this continental kit-equipped baby-blue beauty is expected to fetch £17,50020,000. There may be more lots added to the catalogue between now and the sale on November 15th-16th, so see www. silverstoneauctions.com.

Next came a ’67 Camaro, built on the first day of production and delivered to Yenko Chevrolet on September 1st, 1966. Although it spent more than a year at Yenko it’s not actually a Yenko Super Camaro, yet it still brought $300,000. A genuine ’69 Yenko Camaro later fetched $285,000. Four 2005/6 Ford GTs also hammered for in excess of a quarter million each. Mecum’s next auction will be the SoCal auction in Anaheim on November 13th to 15th, so check www.mecum.com.

powered by a 460 Ford big-block and T5 manual, with a similar estimate. There’s the obligatory Mustang, of course, this time a ’69 ragtop with a 302 and auto, with an estimate of €20-30,000 but with no reserve. See the catalogue at www.artcurial.com. 14

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Hershey Rides Again Hershey is the Mecca for vintage and collector car fans, and this year's RM Auctions showed that there's still strong money in the scene, raising $14 million at their sale there with 93% of lots sold. Top seller was a 1930 Cadillac V16 Roadster at $1.1 million, the 'C' car in collector John Moir's unique 'A-to-Z' car collection, which had been in the family barn since 1933. Now that's provenance, and

the sale price is a new Cadillac record. Another collection, the 50-car Jeffrey Day collection, was also on sale, top seller being a restored glass-top ’56 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner.

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There were a few surprises at RM Auctions’ Battersea Park sale in September. Ray had the side pipes and knock-off wheels but ‘only’ the 327 under the hood, but still sold for £78,400. Meanwhile, a 1963 Shelby 289 Competition Cobra, CSX2430, campaigned by “Gentleman” Tom Payne in 1964 and 1965, and which spent 25 years in the Shelby American Collection, hammered for a whopping £1,176,000. First was a rather lovely 1962 Ford Thunderbird, an M-code Sports Roadster with the 340bhp triple-two-barrel 390 motor, chrome wire wheels and that fibreglass tonneau, that brought £44,800. A restored split-window ’63 Corvette Sting

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What material is used to create Eibach’s famous springs? A: Stainless steel B: Hi-ten steel C: Mild steel To enter, all you need to do is send us your answer with your name, address and phone number plus the make, model and year of the car you’d like Eibach to work their magic on. The winner will be the first correct answer out of the hat. Good luck! This prize is worth over £1,000 so enter at [email protected] or write it all out and post it to us at Eibach/Demon Tweeks Competition, American Car Magazine, The Outlook, 6 Sansome Walk, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1LH

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hardly surprising, given the automotive-based social circles I move in. So, when I heard the story of Jon Leonard, a tattooist from Bristol, and his '69 Dart Swinger I was intrigued! “I only started driving a couple of years ago,” says Jon. “Passing my test was just something I wanted to do before I was 40. I got my provisional licence when I was 17 and living in Doncaster, but then I became an apprentice welder. The factory was only round the corner and hardly paid anything, so I just got used to not driving. “I've loved American cars since I was a lad, watching the Dukes of Hazzard and such on the TV. I wanted a Charger in orange, though I'd seen a six-pack Dart 340 on eBay, also in orange, but I couldn't afford it. It was the first one I'd

Jon describes the Dart as "the poor man's Charger" and with these proportions (above) you can see why! Being Hemi orange helps a bit, of course. The repaint, along with the stripes (right) and bodycolour steel wheels (far right) came courtesy of Peels Motorkraft.

seen in months, and it HAD to be orange! Then this one came up on eBay three weeks later. I'd been out on Sunday night, celebrating having passed my theory test, came home drunk and pressed 'buy it now'! I woke up on the Monday morning knowing that I'd bought something … oooh, 'eck, it's a car! I had to go to the bank that morning and ask for a loan so I could pay the guy, and I hadn't even passed my driving test yet. “It was owned by an older guy called Dave in Rochester, New York. He grew up with cars like this, and he'd seen a '67 Coronet he really wanted so the Dart had to go. It was a 340 four-barrel Swinger, and an original V2 orange car. Fortunately, the bank lent me the money and before I knew it the car was on a boat. ➔

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“I'd been out on Sunday night, celebrating having passed my theory test, came home drunk and pressed 'buy it now'!”

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“The company who brought it in for me are called ShipMyCar, and I asked them to get it registered and road ready so I could just come and collect it. They collected it from the docks, got it all roadworthy, sorted out the lights and a charging issue it was having, and I went to collect it from them at their base in Milton Keynes. This was in 2010 – I'd passed my driving test in the September, and went to pick the car up in December. It was cold, minus five degrees with snow on the ground, the car had no heater and I'd never driven left-hand drive or a V8 before. I'd gone in at the deep end! I thought I'd take the long way home to try to get used to it, so I went up the M1, across the M6

and M42 and back down to Bristol, by which time I was freezing cold and there was ice on the inside of the windows. I dropped it off at the storage place I'd rented and left it there for a couple of days. “After a day or two, a closer inspection showed that while it wasn't a shed, it wasn't great and needed a few odd jobs. The interior was great but the doors were misaligned, the bumpers were painted silver not chromed, the engine bay was untidy and the electrics were a mess. I got introduced to Lee at Central Garage in Kingswood, and he seemed very keen, so I dropped it off to him. He went through all the mechanics,

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Big bumpers (below and above right) were painted when the car came in, but Jon has since replaced them with chrome examples. The 340 small-block (below right) is a corking little motor even in stock form, and well able to hustle the little Dart along in spirited fashion. This has had a rebuild to mild spec, but a lessmild rebuild might be on the cards...!

and got Roy the auto electrician in who rewired the car using a period wiring diagram so it's all correctly colour coded. “Then, about two years ago, the engine packed up. I'd gone along to the Ace Cafe for one of their American car meets, just to look around, then went on to the Chelsea Cruise. The next day, on the way home, it got hot and the big end bearings started rattling. I spoke to Dave Billadeau who told me that when it got hot 'the oil turned to p*ss' and ruined the bearings, so I took the engine to him and he rebuilt it to mild stock trim, about 310-320bhp, with motorway mileage in mind.

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“Since then I've fitted all new trim, bumpers, badges, wheels, a new radiator and so much else. The original three-spoke plastic steering wheel was all cracked, so I fitted a three-spoke woodgrain one, along with a new dash top and gauges, and new armrests. I also had the radio rebuilt so it picks up UK radio stations as opposed to picking up absolutely nothing. “Then I finally got my own garage at home, but shortly afterwards I put a scrape down the car while pulling out of it. I'd been recommended Peel's Motorkraft, not far away, so I called and spoke to Matt Peel, and took the car down to show him. I showed him the scrape, but I told him the paint was

a bit flat and mis-matched, and some of the panel gaps were way out. He arranged a full respray and fitting the vinyl roof, which it would have had originally. I'd been saving to get all these jobs done next year, but the scrape brought everything forwards and I thought it was better if I got all the jobs done in one hit then it would be finished and I could draw a line under it, but it never quite works out like that, does it? “Over the last few weeks I've been talking to Dave Billadeau about more engine work to pep the motor up a bit. He's been telling me all about a stroker 340 that he built that now runs mid12s. I've never had my car on a drag ➔

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“The Dart is like a poor man's Charger” strip, but a bit more power under the hood would be a good thing, and a lot of fun, I'd imagine! In stock form it should run 14s. The auto 'box already has a reverse pattern manual valve body and column shift. “It's such good fun to drive, it really puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. It's not what I imagined it'd be – I thought it'd be just a big car, but it's so much more. Its fun, always tinkering and maintaining – it's more than a car, it's a hobby, a pastime. There's just no comparison between classics and modern cars, they're amazing. And it's a keeper, I'll never get rid of it, although I've been asked a few times. I'm still in touch with Dave in New York,

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keeping him in the picture – he's happy I ended up with this car. “I've just done a 500-mile round trip to Fort Paull for the YANCS show. It was the last weekend in September, it was my birthday, and it fell on a Sunday so I wasn't working. I like doing something on my birthday and thought I'd drive to a show, so I checked the calendar to see what was on and picked YANCS. It did the trip effortlessly, though it was slightly pricey on fuel, but that's exactly what I wanted to be able to do with the car. It's a driver, not a show car, and it gets used. Peels worked wonders on it, they really know their stuff and they're a good, friendly bunch. I've picked up a couple of

Simple dash (below) speaks to Dart's bargain price bracket, hence the additional (and worthwhile) auxiliary gauges. Cracked plastic steering wheel was replaced with something a little nicer to hold onto. Jon had this car built to be driven, and he's really not afraid to do so (top). Driving 250 miles each way to a show for the day shows that! Jon seems to think it's a long way from perfect now it has some roadrash. We disagree - we reckon stone chips are something to be proud of!

trophies and had it on the MMA stand at the NEC, but it's got a few stonechips in it now, and I never trailer it unless it's broken down. “I would love to get another American car at some point, and it'd have to be a Mopar, but there are just so many out there to choose from. And I'd still have to keep my Dart. The reason I bought a Dart is because I couldn't afford a Charger. I did actually bid on a General Lee replica, but the seller told me to stop bidding because he wouldn't ship it to the UK. I'm glad I didn't get the Charger as then I wouldn't have my Dart. The Dart is like a poor man's Charger anyway...” ACM

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nyone who follows Sportsman drag racing in the UK can't have failed to spot husbandand-wife team Carla Pittau and Rick McCann in Pro ET. Carla's red early second gen Camaro, Heaven And Hell, and Rick's sky blue third gen Camaro, Heaven And Hell As Well, have become almost as well-known for their 45degree wheels-up launches as they have for their winning ways. In fact, in the past 12 years they've taken the Pro ET championship title five times between them. These two absolutely live and breathe drag racing, but how does one go about contracting such a serious disease? This car can take a good proportion of the blame... “Rick and I were in California for three weeks' holiday back in 1989,” says Carla. “We'd got a little Japanese compact rental car, and after three days we absolutely hated it with a vengeance. It was like driving a photocopier. We had this crazy idea of buying an old wreck, then selling it for $100 at the end of the holiday, or just abandoning it at the side of the road. We found this 1970 Pontiac Catalina

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and bought it for $650. It was partly in primer and looked very sorry for itself, but it was a proper big American boat, way better than Toshiba the photocopier. “We had a few problems, starting with the fact that it wouldn't pass its California smog test. Apparently the previous owners should have done this test before they sold it to us, but we didn't realise this, and we didn't know much about cars back then. We paid a mechanic to get it through the test, and it turned out that all he did was retard the timing! This made it run hot, and that evening we set off to meet some friends in Sacramento for dinner. The exhaust was so close to the boot floor it fried all of our luggage, melted the rear light lenses which then dropped out, and then the fuse blew leaving us at the side of the road at night! A truck driver stopped to help us, went under the car with a wire coat hanger and re-hung the exhaust, reset the timing for us by ear and off we went, with tin foil chocolate wrapper in the fuse holder... We got to Sacramento at midnight, to find our friends asleep at the table in the restaurant.

The body is almost totally stock, except for a spot of rear arch massaging to get those big tyres to fit (above). Pro Stars look the business (top right). We've all seen some awful indicator conversions, but this one looks pretty damn neat (centre right). Pontiac's full-size styling was a loveit-or-hate-it affair in the early Seventies, and features like this monster grille (right) certainly polarised opinions. Now we love it. The Catalina (far right) is the forgotten Pontiac, but thanks to these two (right) this one's pretty unforgettable

“It was a proper big American boat, way better than Toshiba the photocopier”

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“The next day, we bought new rear lights from a superb scrapyard. The whole trip was like that, with lovely people who stopped to help us for nothing. We met so many nice people because of it, we wouldn't sell it, so we had to bring it home. It got to the UK in January 1990, we had it resprayed and that was that. That summer, we took it along to a RWYB at Santa Pod, but when we got there Rick found he'd

forgotten his driving licence and said I'd have to run it! I'd never driven it, and never drag raced, so Rick gave me a crash course in startline technique. I had a run and thought, 'I like this!' I had four more tries but we were suffering from fuel starvation, so we cured that problem and by the fifth run I was hooked. That autumn, I went out and bought my 1970 Camaro that became Heaven And Hell. ➔

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“The Catalina had a totally stock Pontiac 350 engine and two-speed automatic. A couple of years later, as we learned a little more, we swapped the cam and fitted a new manifold and four-barrel carb. From 1992, the Camaro was my daily driver, a street and strip car. We'd drive it to the track, take the exhausts off, swap the carb jets and spark plugs, fit the slicks, race all day, then swap everything back and drive home. Then, in 1996, I crashed it at the track and we couldn't get it home, so we've trailered it ever since. At that point, the Catalina became my daily driver. People didn’t expect such a big boat to be so aggressive! It's a big car, really big, and it handled terribly, which made it even more fun to drive. Then the transmission gave up. “The Catalina went on the back burner for a long time while we were rebuilding my Camaro, building engines and so on. Then about three years ago, we decided it had languished long enough and we decided to give her our full attention and start the build.

“We'd acquired bits over the years to build a big Pontiac engine. We got a 455 block, bored to 468, and the crank and pistons, Edelbrock heads etc, and let them mature in a cupboard for a few years before putting them together. On paper, we'd hoped for 500bhp, and on the dyno we actually got 512bhp and 565ft.lb. of torque. It was our most successful engine yet on the dyno, as every change we made improved the performance, but as soon as we put it in the car it all went wrong. “First, we melted a head gasket. The head bolt torque on a Pontiac is really high, it seemed way too much to us, but the gasket deformation suggested over-torquing. The other head gasket was fine, though. We had a little fountain coming from the exhaust at our first visit to the track! Cylinder number eight was full of water, I'm surprised it didn't hydraulic. We had the block pressure-tested and it was perfect, so we went to Cometic gaskets like we use on the race cars and so far, so good.

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Carla and Rick apologised because the interior isn't perfect. As if we could give a monkey's bum for perfection when the car is this "right". A full interior on a race car? Thanks very much. A full arsenal of AutoMeter gauges are a necessary replacement for the stock dash with the big tacho dominating the outlook (top right), and threeinch four-point harnesses are a fine idea, even on a stock bench seat! Carla says that trim parts, especially for the interior, are hard to come by for what is a relatively obscure model. We think they're doing pretty damn well from where we're sitting... though we wish we were sitting in that driver's seat!

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Tech Spec 1970 Pontiac Catalina – “Heavy As Hell” by Heaven & Hell Racing Engine: Pontiac 455 block, Bored/stroked to 468 cubic inches, Eagle steel crank, Eagle H-beam rods, SRP flat-top pistons, Crane hydraulic roller camshaft, Crane roller lifter and roller rockers, Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminium heads, skimmed 35 thou', Holley 750cfm 4150 Double Pumper carb, Holley HP150 fuel pump. Cometic head gaskets, 10.55:1 compression, Edelbrock Torker II single plane port-matched manifold, Doug's headers, GTO, adapted by Rick, MSD 6AL ignition, MSD distributor and coil, All plumbing by Speedflow, 518bhp at 5,200rpm, 565ft.lb. at 4,500rpm Transmission: TCI TH350, Aluminium forward and direct clutch drums, TCI front pump, B&M shift kit, QuikSilver shifter, Continental torque converter, Moser aluminium propshaft Rear End: GM 10-bolt from 1990 Caprice wagon, narrowed, Auburn Gear LSD, 4.10:1 Richmond gears, LPW cover, Moser halfshafts, Ford housing ends Brakes: Front – Aerospace for '70 Camaro, spindles adapted by Rick Rear – Wilwood Pro Series with parking brake Suspension: Chevelle trailing arms, lengthened by Rick, Polyurethane bushes, Competition Engineering drag shocks, 90/10 front, 70/30 rear, 1970 Camaro six-cylinder front springs, cut down, Stock rear springs, Baselined by Jon Webster Race Engineering Interior: Autometer gauges. Roll bar by Jon Webster Race Engineering, Resto parts by OPG, Upholstery by Neil’s Auto Interiors Body Work: Fabrication and alterations by Rick, Paint by Roger at Trickett Autos Wheels & Tyres: Weld Pro Star rims all round, Front - Mickey Thompson 28x7.5x15 front, Rear - Mickey Thompson radial 315/60R15 rear

This car originally came with a 350cube Pontiac motor and a twospeed TH300 trans - a very rare poverty-model option in 1970. Rather than take the easy option of just binning the lot and fitting a big Chevy, Carla and Rick have built up a big-inch powerhouse Pontiac that should haul into the 11s on forecourt fuel while still being totally streetable. Note the heatproof carb spacer (above) and electric water pump (top left). And power steering, of course!

“She still ran a 12.64 though, not bad for a 4,200lb car!” “First time out was Flame And Thunder at Santa Pod last year, where the whole crew was driving. Rick had built the engine, I'd built the trans, Dave Buckland and I built the rear end, Rick and I did the suspension, Colin Roaf and his daughter Grace rewired it, Dave's wife Christine helped with the initial disassembly (cheerfully described as 'demolition'), painting under the car, preparation and catering! We'd had blood, sweat and tears from the whole team, so we said thank you by all having a go at Flame And Thunder. Three of them had never been up the strip before. Grace was only 18 then, she's hooked now! “We still have problems with the fuel boiling in the carburettor, but we need

this to be a proper street car, happy to idle and happy to sit in traffic. We improved matters by replacing the nitrous spray plate with a phenolic spacer, which seemed to have solved the problem, but when we took her to Shakespeare County early this year the problem was back, added to lots of wheelspin. She still ran a 12.64 though, not bad for a 4,200lb car! Yes, she's a heavy girl. She doesn't officially have a name, but as the Camaros are Heaven And Hell and Heaven And Hell As Well, we thought she should be Heavy As Hell. We think there's an 11 in there with good traction. The idea was to run her in Pro ET (9.0 – 11.99) – it's all about the racing. You're talking to people who have no other life! ➔ ACM

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“Our nearest neighbour is a quarter of a mile away so if we want to visit it'll only take nine seconds...” “She's great on the street, and very enjoyable to drive – put your foot down and she goes like a train. The body is stock and untouched except for massaging the rear arches and wheel wells to fit bigger tyres. It's been difficult to find trim and interior pieces, so the interior isn't perfect, but it's ALL been done by us and there's a lot of value in it that way. Plus she sounds brilliant, with a lovely burble. There's no radio, and I don't think we want one. She's been my favourite car for many years. Yes, she has an ugly face but a lovely bum! We've only seen one other in the UK, a convertible, at Americana some years ago. We saw another in Sweden, but it was a Canadian version called a Laurentian, I think. I don't suppose many people would bother restoring a Catalina, they'd rather have a Grand Prix. “We will carry on testing and improving but we just have too much on at the moment as we're moving to Sweden next year. Rick wants to race in NHRA Super Stock over there. We did our first meet there in 2010, and loved the track and loved the people. They have 22 drag strips in Sweden, and we thought, 'Wouldn't it be great to live there' … Drag racing is the core of our existence. Plus, property prices are much, much lower in Sweden so if we sell our home in London we can afford to retire and still go drag racing. We've worked hard all out lives, now

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it's time to enjoy it. Our new home in Sweden is out in the country with a huge barn and three garages, plus our nearest neighbour is a quarter of a mile away so if we want to visit it'll only take nine seconds... “We'll miss the scene here very much, of course, so we plan to come back and race! We've so many good friends here. For instance, at the recent National Finals, the fuel pump on my tow vehicle died the day we were due to set off. Simon Gough, a Super Pro ET racer who was already at Santa Pod for testing, dropped everything and came to London to get me and my Camaro. I arrived, qualified third, and won my first round pairing but in the pits I found a sixinch nail through the sidewall of my slick. Another mate who'd been knocked out in the first round ran off, took his own wheels off and brought them back for me. I went on to win the meeting! You can't beat people like that. I'd love to set up a Swedish/English racer exchange programme. “The Catalina will be coming with us, of course. She's part of the family – I can't believe we've had her for 25 years, and she was already 19 years old then. My daily driver is a 1997 Firebird that I bought new, and I think of that as a modern car. It has 157,000 miles on the clock, and one careful lady owner...” ACM

For a full-size twotonner, this thing will still get up and boogie. You can appreciate Carla's comments about the front end being a face only a mother could love (above), but she's also bang on about the other end (right) - yum. Those tight-fitting sticky Mickeys help a bit in the "Oh, dat ass!" stakes, too (below). For a car bought as a cheap alternative to a dull rental car a quarter of a century ago, it's come a lot further than it could have expected to... and it's not finished yet! It may well be emigrating again next year. Well, our loss is Sweden's gain. Bon voyage, guys!

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It’s the Jeep that’s going to take on the world. Is it up to the job? Words & Photography: Dave Smith

Jeep arguably conquered the world with the Allied forces during that little kerfuffle back in the 1940s. Now the Renegade, the new, small SUV from Jeep, as revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, is going to be the Jeep that is globally available through the showrooms rather than at the head of an invasion/peacekeeping force. Designed by Jeep engineers in the US, the Renegade is built in Italy in step-parent Fiat's Melfi plant right alongside the Fiat 500X with which it shares a great deal of architecture. So, the new Jeep's just a Fiat in a pair of Timberland hiking boots then, is it? Well, this is where it all gets a

bit serious. Jeep are definitely stressing the inherent 'Jeepiness' of the Renegade, with nary a mention of Fiat anywhere. The range starts with the Sport, then goes up via the Longitude to the fully loaded Limited. Top of the tree is the Trailhawk version which, like its older brother Cherokee Trailhawk, is 'Trail Rated' for the more serious off-roader. Engine choices start with the 110bhp 1.6 petrol E-torQ motor driving the front wheels through a five-speed manual. Next up is the little engine that could, the 1.4-litre MultiAir II, driving the front wheels through a six-speed manual or six-speed twin-clutch manual with 140bhp, or 

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a brown dash top over a silver-grey bottom half with orange trim around the grab-handle and door speaker trim and... oh yes, there's another of those headlamps-and-grille motifs. Setting off, the diesel is well up to the job of shifting the Renegade, and while it doesn't feel particularly weighty it probably is a considerable lump to heft about. The diesel is relatively refined, and the manual gear change is pretty slick for a transverse motor, and the gearing is lovely on the road. The test route was varied between motorway, B-road, narrow roads through little villages and a couple of rutted, potholed tracks, and it took all we could throw at it without any complaint. It's not quite as eerily silent as the Cherokee, but the majority of the noise seemed to come from the tyres and wind whispering around those enormous, almost clumsy-looking mirrors. You could barge down those tracks, thundering through the potholes and the thing would keep straight, never being pushed off-course, never 

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Jeep Renegade All-steel unibody ENGINE: 1.4 petrol turbo to 2.0 turbo diesel (2.4 not available in UK) POWER: 110 to 170bhp TORQUE: Up to 350nm/258ft.lb. WHEELBASE: 2,570mm/101” TRACK: 1,541mm/60.6” front and rear OVERALL LENGTH: 4,236mm/166.7” GROUND CLEARANCE: Up to 210mm/8.2” (Trailhawk) 0-60MPH: 8.8 to 11.8 seconds MAX SPEED: 178 to 196km/h (110 to 121mph) EU EMISSIONS: Euro 6 (Euro 5+ for 1.6 diesel) CO2 (COMBINED): 120 to 160g/km ECONOMY (COMBINED CYCLE): 6.9 to 4.6l/100km (40.9 to 61.4mpg) TOWING CAPACITY: Up to 1,500kg/3,300lb (2.0 turbo diesel)

making a squeak and never rattling the occupants' teeth together. Even out on the damp, greasy tarmac, you could push this thing through corners with boy-racerish abandon and it would look after you. In fact, this little wide-track machine never once lost its composure. I was impressed. Later on, I took out a two-wheel drive auto with the 1.4 petrol motor. It was still a Limited, so had most of the toys, but in terms of dynamics it was a very different story. Again, on the road it was capable and comfortable, with 100mph being a fairly sedate 3,200rpm, but its off-tarmac prowess wasn't a patch on its four-wheeling sibling. This is to be expected, without the sure-footedness of 4x4, but on the same greasy roads is was far easier to initiate slip, scrabbling for grip, and understeer. Overall, this car surprised me, and I think what surprised me most was that it was fun to drive. I don't think of many new cars as being fun, because 'fun' with a new car seems to begin and end with a set of novelty eyelashes from eBay or something equally cringeworthy. This Renegade actually felt like it had a bit of character, as if you could possibly get attached to it. So is this a Fiat dressed as a Jeep for Halloween? Possibly, but that's the way the world is going these days – cars built 'for the North American market' are an endangered species – and 40

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have debuted in a few other European countries by the time you read this, but will not be on sale in right-hand drive in the UK or South Africa (or Slovenia, for some reason) until next year. Recommendations? Avoid the limp 1.6 engines, petrol or diesel – I'd go for the 2.0 turbo diesel. The leather interior is lovely, better than the cloth by a country mile. And definitely go for the 4x4 if you can stretch to it. ACM

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Fly-Drive What: Sywell Classic Pistons & Props Where: Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton When: September 27th, 2014 There’s something in the air at the Sywell Classic. And plenty on the ground, too. Words & Photography: Andy Davis A one-day flying visit (sorry!) to Sywell meant plenty of ground to cover to see everything at this busy car-showcum-air-display; there was loads going on! On the ground, the tarmac taxiway was turned into an eighth-mile drag strip complete with Christmas tree. The crowd was treated to big burnouts and squirrelly runs by Outlaw Anglias, bracket racers and the Taz Racing boys amongst others – a good display organised by UK Street Machines that gave spectators a real flavour of drag racing. Later, the track was extended

into a sprint course with a couple of bends in order to showcase racecars from the Twenties to the Seventies. Supercharged Thirties MGs and Rileys, C-type, E-type and XK120 Jags, Sixties Le Mans MG Midgets and classic Group 2 rally cars all took to the course as spectators vied for position behind the straw bales. In the air, we had team aerobatics from the Blades (all ex-Red Arrows pilots) and Russian Yakovlevs, with the high spot on Saturday being the Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire 

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The show field was packed with a variety of club displays and individual exhibits, with the Mopar Muscle Association and NSRA, together with a host of individual Yank and rod owners, providing plenty to keep the American car enthusiast happy. With time running out, there was no chance to check out the vintage fair, trade stalls, fun fair or aviation museum before hitting the road, just a few minutes left for a refreshing shandy in the wood-panelled Art Deco splendour of the Aviation Hotel bar. There’s no time to get bored at Pistons & Props – the mix of car and aircraft activity works well and the vintage airstrip setting offers a great atmosphere. We’ll be back for sure. ACM ACM

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The Gathering It’s uphill, but not a struggle for the Retro Rides crew. Words & Photography: Dave Smith Right at the close of August, the Retro Rides Gathering brought together everything automotive that lives just outside the mainstream. Cars that are modern but not new, old but not necessarily classic, modified but not hot rods. They don't really have a definition, other than that they're all loosely banded together under the title 'retro', and their cool is subjective. There's a lot of the Wheels Day vibe about the event, and the very British surroundings of Shelsley Walsh hillclimb in Worcestershire were suddenly overrun with all sorts of odd

machinery from all over the world. The hillsides were covered with show cars – I would usually say 'show'n'shine' cars but very few people seemed to be that bothered about polishing – and nobody seemed to be excluded. The smattering of American cars and hot rods were just parked up among the other punters and got their fair share of 'wow' and 'cool', especially the Cadillac hearse that tackled the hill... Meanwhile, the hillclimb was open for business, although there was no timing gear in place so it was just a chance to blast up the hill for the fun 

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of it. Many took this opportunity, and while there was plenty of machinery suitable for hillclimbing – an ex-F1 single seater and an old Group B Lancia, for example – it seemed to be the drag stars that were putting in the most effort, including a couple of V8-powered NSCC competitors and Sean Rooney's ex-cover car star 1950 Studebaker street rod. Mick 'Wacky' Wilkes was hoping for a timed run, looking towards the Fastest Commercial Vehicle record set last year by a Holden Maloo, but that wasn't to be. That didn't stop him giving it bloody hell up the hill, though,

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A show for the ever-popular Tri-Chevy seems to have been a long time coming, but the 57th birthday of the ’57 Chevy seems to have provided just the occasion. Words: Jerry Cookson Photography: Jenny Wren Photography One of America’s most iconic automobiles, the 1957 Chevrolet, this year celebrated its 57th anniversary since rolling off the General Motors’ production lines in Detroit to rave reviews. Fifty-seven years later that old ’57 keeps chugging along and turning up in a variety of places the world over. From Bel Airs to Nomads and Del Rays, all of these names played an important pivotal part in the history of the great ’57. Inspired by previous celebrations, ’57@57 was first conceived in February by Chevy enthusiasts Wendy Strickton and John Hayfield after various debates on internet forums and chat rooms by fellow enthusiasts. The chosen venue for the celebrations to take place was Stratford Upon Avon’s Shakespeare County Raceway, home to the NSRA’s annual Hot Rod Drags and Nostalgia Nationals. Even though there’s a drag strip on hand, the organisers were looking for a relaxed atmosphere which, over the two days in mid-September, everyone certainly got with plenty of mellow moods and chill out moments. With plenty of photo opportunities to savour from on-track photo calls against the tree to the now customary line-up of cars across the drag strip centre line: all 46 of them from ’55s through to what the event is all about, the ’57. There was even a rumble in the valley when all the cars were fired up and driven up and down the strip with much enthusiasm from

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When the nostalgia drags season closed in mid-September, it sure went off with a bang. Words: Dave Smith Photography: Jeni Long, Dave Smith You'll have read in this magazine well before now about the NSRA's Hot Rod Drags event celebrating its quarter century, and how it's grown to become just about the biggest event on the nostalgia racing calendar. This year, the event showed just how much love and support it can muster with a massive dose of something that can't be bought – enthusiasm.

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campsite already crammed full and the pits, already extended, being only accessible by application at the NSRA stand on the entrance road. The track had been open on Friday afternoon for the very keen, and once darkness began to fall the party atmosphere really started up. The Straight Aces played to a packed house in the marquee while Kenny's Bar was bouncing until well into the early hours, and there were still barbecue and bench racing parties happening all over the pits and campsite. Despite the over-exertions of some the night before, Saturday was pleasant and warm and the track was

opened on time for the early risers. It was a little slow to start, but soon hit its stride and the action came thick and fast in front of grandstands heaving with spectators. Nobody could have been disappointed, and despite a couple of oil-downs and one crash in which, fortunately, nobody was hurt, the racing went on all day. As dusk fell, many of the more serious racecars lined up on the track for the Cackle, in front of grandstands even more packed than they'd been all day, and with flaming burnouts and fireworks backing up the noise, it was a supersensory experience that prepared everyone for another night of revelry! 

The Northern Spirit altered was running sevens in Supercharged Outlaw, to everyones delight (top left). Burnouts in the pairing lanes are only ever allowed at one time in the year, and this was it (top right). Wild sideways burnouts are a feature of the ex-Bryan Whitfield Nova, now with new owners (right). The turbo humps on Joe Stevens’ Stiletto (bottom left) conceal the tax disc in the window...

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atmos superb. My only complaint – if it can be called that – is that there are getting to be so many invited nostalgia classes (Supercharged Outlaws, Gasser Circus, Wild Bunch, Outlaw Anglia etc etc) that the RWYB side of things seems to be taking a back seat. On the other hand, if the crowds packing the grandstand came to see those classes then they must be doing something right, and I've seen plenty of RWYB events where, at 3.30pm, it's the same half dozen cars running laps... Congratulations to the NSRA and Shakespeare County crews for yet another superb event. The Nostalgia Nationals suddenly seems an awfully long way away. ACM

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Ford Model A

Steve Hill

Ford Model T

Brett Pillinger

Ford Model A

Russ Kirby

1969 Sunbeam Stiletto

Joe Stevens

Ford Pop "Barn Stormer"

Barn Levy

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Darren Scannell

Fordson "Time Bomb"

Dave Sidaway

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Andy Park

1953 Chevy Pick-up

Chris Hill

1969 Vauxhall Cresta

Dave Mace

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Johnny Morris

1967 Chevy Camaro

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The National Finals at Santa Pod, where the year’s champions are decided. It all came down to this. Words: Dave Smith Photography: John Kennedy Held over the weekend of September 20th and 21st, the National Finals decided most of the UK's drag racing championship classes, with a few records and upsets along the way. Saturday's qualifying started off a bit damp and misty, but ended up running to completion anyway. Pro Mod is always a favourite for the ultimate doorslammer class, and with well over half the field now running consistent sixes it's a sight to behold. Andy Robinson in the Camaro, that had shown five-second form at the Euro Finals, was still clocking off low sixes though he had already absolutely swept the board in the Pro Mod Championships. In our other favourite class, TopSpeed's Street Eliminator, Steve Neimantas's amazing Bentley was on record-setting form, clocking a 7.41 at 187mph in qualifying. The Sunday dawned absolutely beautiful, sunny and cool, ideal for eliminations. There was an upset in

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Street Eliminator straight away, as championship leader Stu Williams redlit his way out in the first round. If Jon Webster's Comet won the finals, he'd take the title from Stu. It got even more tense in the semis when Jon beat Andy Bond to face Matthew Smith in the final, but a shut-off from Jon handed Matthew's V8-powered Escort the win and Stu (in his – gasp – Toyota Supra!) the title. Andy Robinson defeated second place man Rick Garrett 6.2 to 6.4 in the final to stamp his authority all over Pro Mod. It's going to be a long, hard wait over winter for all the hard-working drivers and crews, but the 2015 season looks to have plenty of enthusiasm behind it already. Many thanks to the track crews, marshals, promoters and organisers, and well done to everyone who took part in the 2014 championships. See www.eurodragster. com for news of developments over winter and into next season. ACM

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2014 UK Drag Racing Champions MSA Pro Mod

Andy Robinson

Nostalgia Fuel Altered

Nick Davis, Chaos

Super Pro ET

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Rick McCann

Sportsman ET

Ricky Hale

Super Comp

Paul Hudson

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Jon Morton

Super Street

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Lucas Oil Junior Dragster

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Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator

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Wild Bunch

Adam Price

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Bob Hawkins

Wild Bunch Springbridge MSA series

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Final round, York Raceway, September 21st Words: Dave Smith Photography: Richard Smith (rdsmith.zenfolio.com), Dave Smith

After a long and very close-fought season of the ever-popular American Super Stock, it all came down to the 10th and final round on September 21st to decide the champion. Father and son team Chris and Adam Nowak had a healthy lead but Lee Chiles and Mick Elsworth could still have snatched the glory should fate decide to piddle on Team Nowak's chances. On a cool and breezy Sunday morning, though, Adam nailed his colours to the mast in qualifying, an 11.065 on his 11.06 dial-in showing that he was not about to be intimidated and giving him pole position. Another 18 competitors beneath him weren't going down without a fight, though.

The cool but sunny day and a crosswind seemed to be putting a lot of drivers off their swing, and the first round of eliminations saw plenty of breakouts. In the first pairing, Kris Thoburn, who had already been pushed back in qualifying due to a flat battery, and Vic Parsons both broke out, Vic's crime being the lesser to take the win. Howard Holmes was back out in his beautiful Dodge Coronet R/T after a prolonged absence, and it was out to surprise him – he broke out by two tenths in qualifying, so he dropped his dial-in by two tenths for eliminations and promptly blitzed it by well over six tenths to hand the win to Sam Carter-Chiles. Plenty to look

out for from Howard next year, I think. Second place qualifier Joel Kerr in the Dodge Lancer was on the money to oust a breaking-out Des Taylor's SN95 Mustang – both of those cars are currently up for sale, incidentally – while Jon Challenor in the Pro Street Camaro and Richard Sykes in the swift Ford Lightning had a really close race, just one hundredth of a second in it with the Camaro taking the win. Lee 'Cookie' Chiles and Mick Elsworth, second and third in the championship, met each other in this first round, and both showed why they were championship material – Mick ran a 13.47 on his 13.45 dial-in but Cookie ran 11.98 on his 11.95 dial which, coupled with a one-tenth swifter reaction, was enough to put paid to Mick's championship hopes. Karen Gregory in the blue Lightning was on the brakes at the top end against Blackpudlian Paul Cross in the tremendously handsome orange Chevelle, but Karen got the win, while Andy 'Boz' managed an 11.201 on his 11.20 dial but a better reaction saw Andy Reynolds' Rodzilla Chevelle take the win light. Daz Chandler redlit his chances away against Claire Johnson, while Mark 'Dirty Harry' Harrison never made it to the startline, leaving Nigel Preston to solo the Camaro into the next round. Adam Nowak also took a leisurely bye to finish up the first round of eliminations. The next round would be another war of the numbers, beginning with 

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Vic Parsons running an 11.351 on an 11.35 dial-in but leaving a cherry on the tree to gift the win to a breaking-out Nigel Preston. Jon Challenor pulled a superb reaction time but Sam CarterChiles drove around him for the win, and then Cookie broke out against Andy Reynolds, which all but wrapped up and put a bow on the championship for Team Nowak. In fact, Adam sealed it in the next pairing, beating a breakingout Karen Gregory to put himself through to the quarter finals, while a no-show from Joel Kerr allowed Claire a free pass into the quarters. The quarter finals started off interesting – 60% of the competitors were driving GM! This is very unusual in this Mopar-infested series. It started badly for GM, though, with Andy Reynolds redlighting and breaking out against Sam, though Claire had drawn

the bye and couldn't go wrong. Adam Nowak managed to break out, too, running 11.02 on an 11.08 dial, but by then it didn't matter what he did, he could have stripped off and streaked the whole track, he was still overall champion, and Nigel went through to the semis. The semis were now 66% GM and 66% ladies, though Sam getting a bye into the final meant that the last race of the day would definitely be 50% Mopar. Claire, however, managed to redlight and break out to give Nigel the other golden ticket. The final was less tense than previously, with the title already sewn up, but the 2013 champion, Sam, wasn't giving in. She launched her Demon with a 0.6 reaction and stormed off down the track. Three and a half seconds later, Nigel picked the front

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end up with a 0.5 reaction and set off after her. The result was a double breakout, Nigel running 10.11 on his 10.15 dial but Sam, just 0.0042 under her 13.88 dial, took the win light and yet another trophy for her collection. It had been another amazing day's racing, and a fitting end to another exciting season of American Super Stock. Congratulations go out to Adam and Chris Nowak, 2014 Champions in their Plymouth Road Runner, well done gents. Congratulations to everyone else who took part or just came along to enjoy the fun. You can bet it'll be back next year, as strong as ever, with hopefully some new faces to challenge the usual suspects, and plenty of laughs along the way. Stay tuned at www.americansuperstock.co.uk or find them on Facebook, and let's see you out there next year! ACM

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Outlaw Street Round 5 Words: Mark Wallington Photography: Dave Smith

What: OS-5 Where: 21st Mopar Euronationals, Santa Pod When: July 25th to 27th

The Mopars has always been and will always be a firm favourite for Outlaw Street members – what V8 petrolhead can't but enjoy three solid days of wall-to-wall muscle cars and drag-racing banter? This year's Mopars was, as always, a big turnout for Outlaw Street with over 40 members in attendance and 25+ cars racing across the weekend. OS-62 Doug Harwood was out to play in his newly acquired Barracuda, spending the weekend hot lapping to get settled into the car. OS-47 Eric Humphreys in his turbo '69 Firebird and Andrew Murton in his 540 V8 powered Camaro had some friendly head-tohead racing, which saw some of the closest and best racing of the weekend between the two muscle cars. We also had OS-61 Linden Shepperson join for his first 'dial in' of the year, keen to chase down his Dad's PBs, which means Outlaw Street now has FIVE father-and-son teams and a total of 10 cars all competing against each other's PBs. This shows that Outlaw Street has achieved its original aim of bringing 'new blood' into drag racing. OS-5 and OS-5b were a joint round (meaning the points were available across the two rounds). This is due to the 'no FWD' entry rules at the Mopars, and last year we had quite a few FWD cars in the series. This year we didn't, which meant the extra OS-5b round wasn't needed. Big thanks from all at Outlaw Street to the track staff and Mopar crew for making yet another great Euronationals, and we're already looking forward to 2015's! At each main points scoring round of the 2014 series the highest points scorer for the meet will win a prize, the top six at Santa Pod being: 
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OS-21

George Bebikan, Zephyr

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competition at Santa Pod was as close as ever with 0.143 of a second between the whole top six, Trudy Slater winning with a 0.027 RT. The top six RTs over the two meets were: 1

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Tom Semper, 100E

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bands from around the world, floorfilling DJs, huge music venues and late-nite bars, it’s a combination that guarantees a fantastic party, with three days and nights of almost non-stop Fifties fun. One of the highlights of the weekend is Sunday afternoon’s drive out, when hundreds of cars rumble through the ancient town of Rye, and

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Hot Rod Gallery Author: Pat Ganahl Published by: CarTech Price: £30 Ah, yet another look back at the golden heyday of hot rodding. I'm always slightly wary of any thing or place that puts too much emphasis on its glorious heritage; anything that trades too much on its past too often points to a mediocre present and a dubious future. It's basically saying “We have a sparkling future behind us.” I get a lot of books crossing my desk, and I can't remember the last nontechnical one that wasn't about how great things were in the Fifties/Sixties/Seventies (delete as applicable). Still, in terms of looking back, this is a fine subject matter, and written not only by someone who cares deeply about the subject but someone who was actually there. Mr Ganahl is a SoCal dude who grew up around the rod and dry lakes scene and has authored and edited some seminal titles in his time. However, this is a gallery, a photo album, and the majority of the contents are not his own work. He is the guy that has gone round all the blokes that were on the scene from the beginning and collected all their photographs, mostly negatives or transparencies shot by amateurs, scratched and faded with age and mistreatment, and

duplicated them. This, don't forget, from the Thirties onwards, when a camera was a fair old piece of equipment, way more than half a century before everyone carried a camera built into the phone in their pocket. It's a jaw-dropping collection, chaptered according to era and location – the street, the dry lakes, the early drag strips, the indoor shows etc – and captioned according to what is known about the cars or people involved. Sometimes, that's absolutely nothing. Most are black and white, but some are in that rather artificial-looking Sixties colour, and the vast majority have never been published before. And that's what makes this title so perfect: its complete, on-the-ground authority. From the front cover pic that looks like a Beach Boys album cover to a bunch of guys wearing car club coveralls, grinning at the camera on their way to Muroc in 1940, these are real snapshots of the way it was in SoCal. Buy this absorbing hardback for any hardcore hot rodder this Christmas and you'll not see or hear from him or her until at least December 29th. And next Christmas, they'll be asking for a time machine.

The Complete Book of Corvette Author: Mike Mueller Published by: Motorbooks Price: £35 Wow, this is a chunking great hardback full o'love for America's favourite sports car, and while the world is hardly short of books about Corvettes, this one may well have raised the bar. Mike Mueller is another guy who's no stranger to authoring and editing, and this work is pretty authoritative. Coffee table books full of glossy photos have their place; likewise techy books that are heavy on the numbers and statistics. This title doesn't only fall smack in the middle, it also manages to encompass the peripheries as well. This book covers every model from the development stages onwards. Yes, it's been published before, but this is the revised and updated edition that covers the last of the C6 and the first of the 68

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C7 – well, it has its own title to live up to! Working in chronological, model year order, Mueller shows the progress and evolution of the Corvette from the six-pot limited edition sportster of 1953 to the world-class GT that it is today. Each model year starts with a box of bullet-points and some Top Trumps-style figures, then the entire tale from factory, showroom, street and race track is woven around period photographs and press pictures that really colour in the life story of the GM pet project that refused to die. Every Corvette fan needs this book, and even if you're not fussed for the plastic fantastic you'll still enjoy the engrossing read provided here. It's definitely high on the gift ideas list for any petrolhead. Recommended.

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1991 GMC Syclone / 1992-1993 GMC Typhoon GMC, a brand known for dependable trucks, had never seemed to pay much attention to performance until, suddenly, they hiccuped in 1991 and out came the Syclone. Based on the GMC Sonoma/Chevrolet S10 light pick-up, these were actually built by a third party company and sported a turbocharged V6, 700R4 auto, fourwheel drive, ABS brakes and a skipful of attitude. They were all black, quoted power output was 280bhp with quarter mile times in the mid-13s straight from the showroom and original advertising pointed out that 4WD helped it accomplish frightening performance figures even in the wet. The only thing it wasn't any good at was carrying a load. It only lasted for one model year, but was succeeded immediately by an identically powered Jimmy/Blazer-based SUV called the Typhoon. This was slightly heavier but had an extra row of seats so you could scare more passengers witless in one go. It was also available in a choice of colours, though black was still far and away the most popular, and lasted just two brief model years. So, are these hyperactive hay haulers a gift from the gods, or just a quick way of meeting yours? We asked a couple of guys with their fingers on the pulse... Ivan Purchase, Martin Mumford and Shaun Wilson.

“The factory wheels – which have different offset front to rear so cannot be swapped about – suffer from corrosion and although they can be refurbished or replaced (at least one specialist supplier in the States offers these) they don't come cheap. Likewise the centre caps fetch a premium price as they easily became lost – one brand new, in the bag cap recently made over $1,000 alone!” - SW

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“The interiors suffered a bit – cracked dash tops, baggy seats etc – but that was typical of GMs of the period.” - MM “The dashboard in the Syclone is shared only by the Pontiac Sunbird Turbo and the instruments are notoriously haphazard in their accuracy. The factory boost gauge was the least reliable of all, so do not be surprised to find an aftermarket gauge in any decent survivor today – certainly do not contemplate tuning one without having reliable boost information.” - SW

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“When they were brought out, they were a real pocket-rocket so the first thing people did was blast 'em! Early 4.3s are prone to blowing head gaskets, but it doesn't seem to be down to the boost because Astros did the same. Syclones and Typhoons had upgraded blocks and cranks, but they can be swapped for a stock 4.3 bottom end so look out. The earliest ones knocked out the big ends, but later ones seemed to have a tougher crank.” - IP “A stock truck will pull a solid 14.7lbs of boost under full throttle, pinning you firmly in the custom-stitched seats (which are unique to the vehicle). The boost can be tweaked very easily but 18lbs is generally considered a safe limit, beyond that you are in the hands of the gods, and whilst some people claim to have run up to 23psi without problems, others have some expensive

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“The transmission isn't the toughest, but they did get thrashed and often were not well maintained.” - IP “They're not particularly heavy, but check for any slop in the propshafts, especially at the transfer case end.” - MM “The biggest weak link on the vehicle is the transmission, a TH700R4 fourspeed overdrive automatic, which was internally similar to the Corvette but in a Blazer casing. Be warned that the valve body is totally unique to the Syclone and not interchangeable with other GM models. The trans should have a very firm thump in each up-shift, either at part or full throttle. Any sign of slippage or laziness in the change between third and top is a sure-fire sign that the box will be toast in a very short time. Almost all Syclone owners will have a tale of woe about this symptom, which generally denotes that the third gear clutch band is about to expire within the next couple of hundred miles. GM are said to have rated the Syclone at 285bhp as that was all the 700R4 gearbox was rated to... although it is common knowledge that these trucks were making well over 300bhp when they left the showroom floor.” - SW

shrapnel to show for it. Any attempt to increase the boost should be met with intelligent safety measures such as ensuring that you run high-octane unleaded only (our regular unleaded will work fine in a stock truck, which incidentally will return around 23mpg when driven steadily). Engine mounts are also prone to breaking (usually through owners winding the revs up against the brake at the traffic lights – boost launching – for maximum effect). Once the left-hand engine mount is on its way out it will torque twist the motor off its mount under throttle and typically the fan will cut its way through the radiator hose! The other sideeffect is that the front propshaft, which runs perilously close to the transmission, will begin to foul, quickly cutting its way through the front joint gaiter.” - SW

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“They're quite robust, based on the plentiful S10, but rust issues usually depend on how long they've been in the UK. Yes, they're on a tough separate chassis, but bear in mind they're all over 20 years old now.” - MM

“The bodywork cladding is easily broken in parking skirmishes and again is unique to these vehicles, look for any missing, cracked or damaged arches or side mouldings – they are not easy to replace. The rest of the bodywork is just your basic Chevy S-10, so even if you find rust issues there is still a good parts availability.” - SW

Conclusion “They're similar to later Lightnings, in that many have been thrashed and it's very rare we see a stock one. They are pretty robust, though, and very rapid for a small truck. Pricewise, you can ask anything you want – a white Typhoon on eBay recently went for £9,000, so they're holding strong money.” - IP “There don't seem to be many of these left now, it's all gone very quiet and there only seem to be a few about. Most were bought as 'toys', and they're not really any good as working trucks, but it's worth checking anything you're thinking of buying. A lot is reflected in the mileage and condition, and how much it's been thrashed, as it will have been! Most have been modified in some way, though they're bloody fast as standard – they were as fast as a Corvette in their day.” - MM In 1991 the GMC Syclone was not only the fastest production pick-up on the planet, it was also the fastest car that you could buy. Its fourwheel-drive platform, derived largely from the Blazer parts bin, gave it astounding launch capability for the time (remember that this truck

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pre-dated Subaru Imprezas and Mitsubishi EVOs) and with a turbocharged 4.3 litre V6 it could rocket from 0-60 in around 4.5 seconds. Motor Trend famously put a Ferrari 348 up against the Syclone for a quarter-mile drag race, with the Syclone winning three out of three. Numerous celebrities have owned them, and with fewer than 3,000 being made in their one-year production run they had exclusivity from day one. Twenty-odd years on and that exclusivity is either a damn good reason to buy yourself a piece of history, or a good reason to stay clear. Many of the parts that are unique to the Syclone fetch a serious premium price, so when going to check one out be sure that you know what you are getting into. The trucks seem to inspire a real love-hate relationship with their owners – they are fantastic to drive and offer great handling for a Yank pick-up (although the factory did warn owners not to exceed 500lbs of weight in the pick-up bed) with acceleration that is still right up there with the supercars even 20 years on.” - SW

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Grease Is The Word As often as not, to change a brake disc you're going to have to remove the hub. While you're doing that, it makes sense to give the bearings a going over, and down at Wacky Racers, with the drive flange removed, their customer's Jeep CJ was looking a little gummed-up in the bearing department (1). After tapping back the locking washer and removing the centre nut and washer (2) it was clear that the bearings could do with repacking – the brown sludge on the stub

axle (3) suggested that water may have got in there. So, after thoroughly cleaning the stub axle and hub (4), it was time to clean the taper roller bearings. Many people will say you should not use petrol or other solvents to clean bearings – this is because they leave a residue which can break down the fresh grease. Wacky uses a bath of cellulose thinners (5) which evaporates quickly, followed by a damn good blowing-through with

compressed air (6) which leaves the bearing completely dry and free from residue. In this case, the bearing rollers and races seemed fine so it was time to get mucky. You can't be shy about getting your hands dirty when it comes to regreasing (7) – you need to work it into every part of the bearing. Then refit them, tap a new oil seal into place (8) and remount the hub. There are different methods of setting the preload on a wheel bearing, but a good rule of thumb

is to tighten the centre nut just enough to remove all the play in the bearing, but not tight enough to interfere with the free rotation of the hub (9). Then Wacky refitted the drive flange with a smear of silicone to keep the water out, used a drop of thread-lock on the nuts that attach the flange to the hub (10), refitted the circlip and, finally, tapped the bearing cover back in place (11). A one-brew job? Just about. Time to brew up and get on with the other side!

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Knowing the overall width that the axle needs to be between the wheel mounting faces, and knowing the width of the centre section itself plus the width of the end bearing housings (56) and the width of the brake assembly to be used, Stu can work out exactly how long the axle tubes need to be on either side. The pinion housing sits dead centre on the axle, which in turn means that the diff housing is offset, so one side will be four inches longer than the other. Once all the maths has been done, Stu can use Strange's halfshaft length calculator (57) and get the halfshafts ordered. Using a cut-down thirdmember housing and a special template that shows the centreline of the diff (58), Stu can start assembling the axle tubes.

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Next step is to drill the holes for the oil filler/breather tube (61), which is then held in place with a bolt (62) before Stu TIGs it in place (63). The same procedure applies to the oil drain bung (64). Then, with the wheel bearing housings on template mandrels (65), Stu uses a length of solid, dead-straight bar (66) to do a final mock-up (67) to check overall lengths and measurements are within tolerances. ➔

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tacking them in place (71). The angle between the centrelines of the holes for the four-bar links, for example, needs to be eight degrees, so this bracket is within 0.1 degrees of perfect (72). When they're spot-on, Stu MIGs them in place (73) and, obviously, these are critical load-bearing welds so they have to be pretty damn good (74). When he comes to do the other side, he also has to check each pair of brackets against the one on the opposite side as well as checking it against the vertical.

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means the axle has pulled slightly and will need straightening. Loosening the mandrels shows that the axle tube and bar are no longer quite in line (78). It doesn't look like much, even close up (79), but any out-of-straight condition will shorten the life of all the axle components. It's acceptable as it is, and factory tolerances were way higher than that, plus the axle will bend slightly under its own weight when fitted anyway, but Stu's tolerances are very low indeed... The technique to cure the problem is unusual – Stu uses an oxy torch to heat up the 'tight' side of the axle tube at the diff housing end (80). This really puzzled me, as that side of the tube will then expand, making the problem worse! This is the case, as Stu explains, but as it cools – helped by a damp rag (81), NOT by quenching – it will contract slightly more than it expanded. ➔ ACM

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TALES FROM THE GARAGES OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK ON, AND CONTRIBUTE TO, AMERICAN CAR MAGAZINE Dave Smith, Editor 1990 Ford Mustang LX & 2001 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi Yes, I went and bloody bought it. I get offered quite a few cars, and most I will turn down or otherwise not buy and I’ll rarely give them a second thought. This one had been gnawing at me since I first saw it for sale, and having taken the trip down to Bristol to view it I couldn’t let it go, so at the end of September I collected all my pennies together and returned with a trailer.

The story goes that the owner had bought the car as he did regular trips to Hungary. On his way back from one of these trips, it had developed a misfire on the Autobahn and lost power, so he pulled over, called his recovery company and had it shipped home. That was two years ago and the car hadn’t moved from outside his flat, but fortunately he’d left it in Park with the handbrake off, so

it still rolled easily enough to get it on the trailer. Once it got back to the workshop, the first job was to hunt the battery. After a brief search I found it under the back seat and, oh goody, it’s one of those side-terminal ones. They were only ever fitted to a handful of GM cars sold in Europe – the Vauxhall Sintra MPV being the main one – so they’re hard to find

and pretty damned expensive. I put it on charge and despite the fact that it appears to be the battery it left the factory with 13 years ago, it still seems to hold a charge! I also found 46 cents in change under the back seat. Score! However, the car only came with one key, and no fob remotes, so I expect I’ll now have the joys of dealing with a factory immobiliser...

Kev Carrington, Contributor 1973 Plymouth Duster, 2004 Ford Mustang GT Hi, everyone. As winter draws nearer the Duster is enjoying the garage and the Mustang is shivering outside, which I am not happy about, so I am considering a car port! The Duster’s MPG issue and the inability to spin the wheels is pointing to the cam, I think. I have now installed a tacho and it's clear the cam doesn’t start doing its stuff before 2,500rpm. I have checked on the road and it is showing around 2,800rpm at 70mph, so that may be alright. I checked the spark plugs and they look very clean, in fact probably a bit lean so it’s definitely not the carb, though I

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am still thinking about changing to a Holley for tunability. I have managed to get hold of the proper swirly cloud logos for the back of the stripe and the Duster logos for the front, so that’s another job done. The Mustang had a nice steady drive to Shakespeare County Raceway last Sunday but only for the run out and to watch my son racing. As always, it drove perfectly and I love those SLP Loudmouths, the exhaust sounds awesome! Got to start my Christmas list for the Duster now – carb, cam, rear seat... Dear Santa! More on both next month.

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Tables tilt 0-45° CAR CREEPERS PRICE CUT left & right NOW FROM • Oil resistant vinyl covered padded Depth gauge £ .98 backs & headrests • Swivel castors Chuck guards £59EXC.VAT .99 for easy manoeuvrability 77 INC.VAT B=Bench mounted FROM ONLY F=Floor standing WAS £77.99 inc.VAT £ .99 21EX.VAT MODEL WATTS/ EXC.VAT INC.VAT £ .39 SPEEDS 26INC.VAT CDP5EB 350/5 ‡ £59.98 £71.98 MODEL DESCRIPTION EX. VAT INC. VAT CDP101B 245/5 £79.98 £95.98 CMC36 Car creeper £21.99 £26.39 CDP151B 300/5 £106.99 £128.39 CMC45 With adjustable headrest £27.99 £33.59 CDP10B 370/12 £169.98 £203.98 CMC50 Folding car creeper £44.99 £53.99 CDP301B 510/12 £199.98 £239.98 CDP451F 510/16 £239.98 £287.98 NO GAS/GAS CDP501F 980/12 £429.00 £514.80 MIG WELDERS ‡ was £77.99 inc.VAT Ready to go, just add your own choice of wire, gas, ENGINE STANDS regulator & headshield FROM ONLY • Turbo fan cooled • Easy £ .98 conversion to gas welding CES500A 49EX.VAT with optional accessories £ .98 • Rotates 59 INC.VAT FROM ONLY through 360˚ £ .98 149EX.VAT • Engines up to 227Kg MIG145 £ .98 Only £49.98 EX VAT 179INC.VAT £59.98 INC VAT MODEL MIN/MAX AMPS EX.VAT INC.VAT Fully tested CES750A MIG 145 35/135 £149.98 £179.98 to proof (SHOWN) MIG 152 40/140 £169.98 £203.98 load • Rotates through 360˚ MIG 180 40/160 £179.98 £215.98 • Engines up to 340Kg MIG 196 40/180 £199.98 £239.98 • Includes tool tray ARC/TIG Only INVERTERS £69.98 Ex VAT AT161 • Used for ARC & TIG welding, £83.98 Inc VAT utilising the latest technology • Low amp operation - ideal for auto bodywork & mild LOAD LEVELLER PRICE CUT /stainless Max load capacity - 500Kg steel £ NOW FROM .98 Fine screw adjustment for precise leveling ‡ was £179.98 139EXC.VAT £ .99 .98 CLL500 inc.VAT £ 27EXC.VAT MODEL AT101‡ AT132 AT161

SOLD IN PAIRS

• Suitable for powering all common air tools & spray equipment

.99 17EX.VAT £ .59 21INC.VAT CAT23C £

DESCRIPTION EX VAT Air Hammer £17.99 Die Grinder Set £21.99 6" Dual Action Sander £26.99 1/2" Sq. Drive Ratchet £29.98 3/8" Air drill £29.98 1/2" Sq. Impact Wrench £29.98 14pce 1/2" Ratchet set £36.99 High Speed Saw £44.99 Hydraulic Riveter £49.98

.99

.49

AUTOMOTIVE WHEEL DOLLY SET

FROM ONLY

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NO GAS/GAS MIG WELDERS

3HP V TWIN AIR COMPRESSORS

FROM ONLY

CTJ3000G SADDLE HEIGHT EX INC MODEL TYPE MIN-MAX mm VAT VAT CTJ3000QL Quick Lift 195-520 £44.99 £53.99 CTJ3QLG Pro Instant Lift 145-520 £83.99 £100.79 CTJ3000G Pro Garage 120-520 £84.99 £101.99

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AMPS EXC.VAT INC.VAT 40-100 £46.99 £56.39 40-100 £59.98 £71.98 65-160 £62.99 £75.59 30-110 £64.99 £77.99 60-200 £89.98 £107.98 40-150 £67.99 £81.59 50-185 £94.99 £113.99 35-180 £139.98 £167.98 40-210 £149.98 £179.98

AIR TOOLS

£

FROM ONLY

.99 46EX.VAT .39 56INC.VAT

Tiger 11/250 2.5Hp 9.5 24ltr £119.98 £143.98 Tiger 8/510# 2Hp 7.5 50ltr £129.98 £155.98 Tiger 11/510 2.5Hp 9.5 50ltr £149.98 £179.98 AM17EC150* 3Hp 14 150ltr £419.00 £502.80 ‡ was £107.98 inc. VAT * was £119.98 inc. VAT # was £167.98 inc. VAT *Stationary belt driven

£

MODEL EX VAT INC VAT 2 tonne £7.99 £9.59 4 tonne £11.99 £14.39 6 tonne £14.99 £17.99

£

HUGE CHOICE OF SPRAYGUNS & AIRTOOLS

MOTOR CFM TANK EX VAT INC VAT BIG 2HP MODEL Tiger 8/250 ‡ 2Hp 7.5 24ltr £79.98 £95.98 7.5CFM Tiger 7/250 * 2Hp 6 24ltr £89.98 £107.98

CAT24B

.99 44EX.VAT .99 53INC.VAT

£

£

£

8/250

WHERE QUALITY COSTS LESS

FROM ONLY

£

FROM ONLY • Lift cars £ .99 safely and 26EX.VAT .39 quickly • Tough £ 32 INC.VAT angled steel construction MODEL CAPACITY EXC VAT INC VAT CR2 2000KG £26.99 £32.39 CRW25 2500KG £36.99 £44.39

£

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2 TONNE TROLLEY JACKS

For home user, automotive and industrial applications. MODEL SEE THE FULL EA110 RANGE 105N ONLINE & EA165 IN-STORE 115N #Turbo fan EA200 ‡ cooled 160N ‡ was 190N £113.99 190TEN# inc.VAT 235TEN#

.98 79EXC.VAT .98 95 INC.VAT WAS £107.98 inc.VAT £

LOW ENTRY ONLY 85MM

Superb range ideal for DIY, hobby & semi-professional use

33INC.VAT

£

.59

INCLUDES CHAINS AND HOOKS

HYDRAULIC PRESSES

PROFESSIONAL QUALITY Built for tough daily use in automotive/industrial workshops • All models include gauge MODEL EX VAT INC VAT 4 ton bench £129.98 £155.98 10 ton bench* £189.98 £227.98 12 ton floor* £239.98 £287.98 20 ton floor‡ £399.00 £478.80 25 ton floor £829.00 £994.80 50 ton floor £1649.00 £1978.80 * Available with/without 10 pce pin, bracket & pressing plate ‡Without kit

144EX.VAT .99 173INC.VAT

£

MODEL DESC. EX VAT INC VAT CFC500F 1/2 ton folding £144.99 £173.99 CFC100 1 ton folding £149.98 £179.98 CFC1000LR 1 ton £189.98 £227.98 long reach • Folding and fixed frames available Fully tested • Robust, rugged construction to proof load CFC100 • Overload safety valve

.98 19EX.VAT .98 23INC.VAT

£ £

NEW

.99 74EX.VAT £ .98 89INC.VAT £

CABLE MAX LOAD LIFT (KG) HEIGHT (M) EX VAT INC VAT 125 12 £74.99 £89.98 250 6 200 12 £99.98 £119.98 400 6

CH2500B Single Double CH4000B Single Double

• Gravity Fed Spray Gun • Air Wash Gun • Tyre Inflator • Air Blow Gun • 5 Metre Air Recoil Hose Also available 3 pce Air Tool Kit - KIT600 Paraffin spray gun, tyre inflator & blow gun Only £14.99 EX VAT £17.99 INC VAT

DIGITAL VERNIER CALIPERS Dual scale calibration in 0.01mm & 0.0005” units Locking screw feature for batch measurements Supplied in a case Also in-stock CM265 300mm Digital Calliper only £36.99 EX VAT £44.39 INC VAT

SPRAY GUNS FROM ONLY

.99 16EX.VAT .39 20INC.VAT

HUGE CHOICE £ IN-STORE/ £ ONLINE

MODEL DESCRIPTION EX VAT INC VAT Sand Blasting SB3 £16.99 £20.39 Pro 1.2mm, £19.98 £23.98 1.4mm, 1.8mm PGF14 Pro, Gravity £26.99 £32.39 Super Pro 1.4mm/1.8mm £27.99 £33.59 AP15, 2.2mm £27.99 £33.59 PRO12C HVLP

HYDRAULIC MOTORCYCLE LIFT

349EX.VAT .80 418INC.VAT

£

.00

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.99

KIT1100

FROM ONLY

.98 129EX.VAT £ .98 155INC.VAT £

• Includes remote control • 230v motor FROM ONLY

ENGINE CRANES £

5 PIECE AIR TOOL KIT

ELECTRIC POWER HOISTS

MODEL

• Cast iron pumps on SEV11C, SE16and SE19 • Twin cylinder pumps (except SE11) • Motor overload protection • Petrol models available MODEL CFM MOTOR RCVR (HP) (LTR) EX VAT INC VAT SEV11C* 9 2 100 £369.98 £443.98 SE16C100 14 3 100 £399.00 £478.80 SE16C150‡ 14 3 150 £439.00 £526.80 SE16C200* 14 3 200 £519.00 £622.80 SE18(OL) 18 4 200 £569.00 £682.80 SE26 23 5.5 200 £699.00 £838.80 SE36‡# 30 7.5 270 £979.00 £1174.80 SE29*# 28 2x3 270 £969.00 £1162.80 SE37 36 2x4 270 £1099.00 £1318.80 SE46 40 10 270 £1499.00 £1798.80 #Supplied with starter *230v supply ‡ 400v, 3 phase

CML3

FROM ONLY

.99 16EXC.VAT .39 20INC.VAT

£ £

CM145

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TOOL CHEST AND TOOLS SAVE OVER £62

OFF OUR NORMAL PRICE ALL THIS ONLY

329 .98 259EX.VAT HAND .98 TOOLS 311INC.VAT

£ £

FOLDS FLAT FOR EASY STORAGE • 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

• This great value set includes CTC900B 9 drawer chest & CTC500B 5 drawer cabinet • Includes the most popular sockets, spanners, pliers, drivers, wrenches etc

22640LH

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Integral work light Extra long 1M leads 910 includes air compressor Long life battery

PRODUCTS

.98 49EX.VAT .98 59INC.VAT

£

SPECIALIST PRODUCTS

NEW CLICK & COLLECT

HEAVY DUTY INSTANT GARAGES/WORKSHOPS

IDEAL ALL-WEATHER PROTECTION

MODEL SIZE (L (LxWxH) EXC.VAT INC.VAT CIG1015 NEW 4.6 x 3 x 2.4M £219.00 £262.80 CIG1216* CIG1216 4.9 x 3.7 x 2.6M £249.00 £298.80 CIG1020 NEW 6.1 x 3 x 2.4M £269.00 £322.80 *Was £322.80 inc.VAT CIG1220# 6.1 x 3.7 x 2.5M £299.00 £358.80 #Was £394.80 inc.VAT CIG1224 7.3 x 3.7 x 2.5M £379.00 £454.80 Was £478.80 inc.VAT

TURBO FAN GAS HEATERS FROM ONLY

• Low cost heating for the garage, workshop etc. • Propane NEW gas fired

.98 69EX.VAT .98 83INC.VAT

£ £

LITTLE DEVIL 2 EXC.VAT INC. VAT £69.98 £83.98 £79.98 £95.98 £89.98 £107.98 £109.98 £131.98 £139.98 £167.98 £149.98 £179.98 £299.98 £359.98 £339.98 £407.98 £399.98 £479.98 £469.98 £563.98

INDUSTRIAL

• Rugged fan heaters for small to medium sized premises • Tough steel cabinets • Adjustable heat output with thermostat

MAX AMPS CHARGE/BOOST 15/100 15/120 38/180 15/120 35/400 50/510

.99 37EXC.VAT .59 45INC.VAT

HEAT MODEL OUTPUT Devil 6002 0.7-2kW Devil 6003 1.5-3kW Devil 6005 2.5-5kW Devil 6009‡ 4.5-9kW Devil 6015# 5-10-15kW

DEVIL 6003 NOW EX VAT INC VAT £37.99 £45.59 £59.98 £71.98 £74.99 £89.99 £129.98 £155.98 £189.98 £227.87

•Kit Inc: Tapered spindle, Coloured mop for initial cleaning, pure cotton mop for high polish finish & polishing compound 4" £19.98 Ex VAT £23.98 Inc VAT 6" £24.99 Ex VAT £29.99 Inc VAT 8" £29.98 Ex VAT £35.98 Inc VAT

FROM ONLY

.98 19EX.VAT .98 23INC.VAT

£ £

.99 47EX.VAT .59 57INC.VAT

799EXC.VAT £ 958.80 INC.VAT WAS £1018.80 inc.VAT .00

EX VAT £27.99 £37.99 £47.99 £49.98 £54.99 £55.99

INC VAT £33.59 £45.59 £57.59 £59.98 £65.99 £67.19

INVERTER GENERATORS IG1000

389EXC.VAT 467.98 INC.VAT

£

.98

239.98 EXC.VAT 287.98 INC.VAT

£ £

IG2200 Produces pure sine wave & stable power, essential for computers & sensitive equipment Max output: IG1000, 1000w Max output: IG2200, 2200w 4 stroke engine Super quiet running (only 64dBA at 7M 1/4 load) Low oil shut down Ideal for caravanning, and boating etc.

ANGLE GRINDERS FROM ONLY

.99 27EX.VAT .59 33INC.VAT

£ £

PRICE CUT

FULL RANGE OF ACCESSORIES IN STOCK

430mm between centres Compound slide with 4 way tool post Power fed screw cutting facility Forward/reverse lathe operation Clutch for independent mill/drill operation ALSO AVAILABLE: CL430 - As above but without the Mill/Drill head £669.00 EXC.VAT WAS £838.80 INC.VAT NOW £802.80 INC.VAT

£

Honda & Diesel engine models available EXC.VAT INC.VAT £49.98 £59.98 £79.98 £95.98 £134.99 £161.99 £159.98 £191.98

FROM ONLY

TYPE Bench Floor Floor Floor

CAG2350

INC. DISC ‡ was & HANDLE £51.59 inc.VAT MODEL DISC (mm) MOTOR EXC.VAT INC.VAT CON1050 115 1050w £27.99 £33.59 B&D CD115 115 710w £29.98 £35.98 CAG2350‡ 230 2350w £39.98 £47.98

EX VAT INC VAT £39.98 £47.98 £99.98 £119.98 £139.98 £167.98 £159.98 £191.98

16EX.VAT .39 20INC.VAT 99

£

5000KG CAPACITY

NOW FROM

ALUMINIUM OXIDE £ .98 EXC.VAT POWDER FROM ONLY .98 £ £9.98 EX.VAT INC.VAT £11.98 INC.VAT WAS £143.98 inc.VAT CSB20B

109 131

MODEL DESC. TYPE EX VAT INC VAT CSB20B*Compact Cabinet Bench £109.98 £131.98 SB30‡ Large Cabinet Floor £289.98 £347.98 *was £143.98 inc.VAT ‡ was £359.98 inc.VAT

COMPACT 12V AIR COMPRESSOR

• Lightweight & compact air compressor for inflating tyres, air beds, sports balls etc. • Plugs into cigarette lighter socket • Digital pressure display with auto .98 cut-off £19EX.VAT .98 23INC.VAT

£

22640RH

INCLUDES SANDBLASTING GUN, DELIVERY HOSE, 4 CERAMIC NOZZLES AND SAFETY HOOD FROM ONLY

.98 139EX.VAT .98 167INC.VAT CPSB100

£

TANK FLOW RATE EX. VAT INC.VAT VOLUME REQ. CPSB100 32 litre 6-19 cfm £139.98 £167.98 CPSB200 63 litre 12-20 cfm £169.98 £203.98

TAP & DIE SETS FROM ONLY

£

Supplied in metal storage case, except 16pce TYPE EX VAT INC VAT 16pce Metric £14.99 £17.99 24pce UNC/UNF/NPT £19.98 £23.98 28pce# Metric £23.99 £28.79 33pce# Metric/UNF/BSP £31.99 £38.39 32pce Metric £41.99 £50.39 #28pce Best Budget Buy, 33pce Recommended:

HAND TOOLS Top quality chrome vanadium steel. 18 Sockets 8-32mm Reversible ratchet Comfort grip handle

• Foot operated hydraulic powered • Adjustable for springs up to 350mm dia. & 254mm in length • Yoke travel: £ EX.VAT 99.98 340mm .98 • Weight 31.5kg £119INC.VAT

High

.99 quality 14EX.VAT .99 tungsten 17INC.VAT steel

£

SOCKET SETS £

STRUT SPRING COMPRESSOR

ONLY

.99 22EX.VAT .59 27INC.VAT

£

LIFETIME HUGE RANGE OF RATCHETS, GUARANTEE SPANNERS AND SOCKET SETS PRO155

ROTARY TOOL KIT

3/8"

TORQUE WRENCH - CHT204

CRT40 .98 29EX.VAT

£

Kit includes: 35INC.VAT Height adjustable stand with clamp Rotary tool 1m flexible drive 40x accessories/consumables CORDLESS ROTARY TOOL WITH 262 PIECE KIT ONLY £32.99 EX.VAT £39.59 INC.VAT

MIDDLESBROUGH Mandale Triangle, Thornaby NORWICH 282a Heigham St. NR2 4LZ NOTTINGHAM 211 Lower Parliament St. PETERBOROUGH 417 Lincoln Rd. Millfield PLYMOUTH 58-64 Embankment Rd. PL4 9HY POOLE 137-139 Bournemouth Rd. Parkstone PORTSMOUTH 277-283 Copnor Rd. Copnor PRESTON 53 Blackpool Rd. PR2 6BU SHEFFIELD 453 London Rd. Heeley. S2 4HJ SIDCUP 13 Blackfen Parade, Blackfen Rd SOUTHAMPTON 516-518 Portswood Rd. SOUTHEND 1139-1141 London Rd. Leigh on Sea STOKE-ON-TRENT 382-396 Waterloo Rd. Hanley SUNDERLAND 13-15 Ryhope Rd. Grangetown SWANSEA 7 Samlet Rd. Llansamlet. SA7 9AG SWINDON 21 Victoria Rd. SN1 3AW TWICKENHAM 83-85 Heath Rd.TW1 4AW WARRINGTON Unit 3, Hawley’s Trade Pk. WIGAN 2 Harrison Street, WN5 9AU WOLVERHAMPTON Parkfield Rd. Bilston WORCESTER 48a Upper Tything. WR1 1JZ

Heavy duty steel construction sandblasters for the quick removal of surface rust, paint, dirt/grease etc.

CAC100

.98

MON-FRI 8.30-6.00, VISIT YOUR LOCAL SUPERSTORE OPEN SAT 8.30-5.30, SUN 10.00-4.00 *NEW STORE EXETER 16 Trusham Rd. EX2 8QG 01392 256 744 GATESHEAD 50 Lobley Hill Rd. NE8 4YJ 0191 493 2520 GLASGOW 280 Gt Western Rd. G4 9EJ 0141 332 9231 GLOUCESTER 221A Barton St. GL1 4HY 01452 417 948 GRIMSBY ELLIS WAY, DN32 9BD 01472 354435 HULL 8-10 Holderness Rd. HU9 1EG 01482 223161 ILFORD 746-748 Eastern Ave. IG2 7HU 0208 518 4286 IPSWICH Unit 1 Ipswich Trade Centre, Commercial Road 01473 221253 LEEDS 227-229 Kirkstall Rd. LS4 2AS 0113 231 0400 LEICESTER 69 Melton Rd. LE4 6PN 0116 261 0688 LINCOLN Unit 5. The Pelham Centre. LN5 8HG 01522 543 036 LIVERPOOL 80-88 London Rd. L3 5NF 0151 709 4484 LONDON CATFORD 289/291 Southend Lane SE6 3RS 0208 695 5684 LONDON 6 Kendal Parade, Edmonton N18 020 8803 0861 LONDON 503-507 Lea Bridge Rd. Leyton, E10 020 8558 8284 LONDON 100 The Highway, Docklands 020 7488 2129 LUTON Unit 1, 326 Dunstable Rd, Luton LU4 8JS 01582 728 063 MAIDSTONE 57 Upper Stone St. ME15 6HE 01622 769 572 MANCHESTER ALTRINCHAM 71 Manchester Rd. Altrincham 0161 9412 666 MANCHESTER OPENSHAW Unit 5, Tower Mill, Ashton Old Rd 0161 223 8376 MANCHESTER SALFORD* 209 Bury New Road M8 8DU 0161 241 1851 MANSFIELD 169 Chesterfield Rd. South 01623 622160

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MODEL Tiger 1700 Tiger 2500 Tiger 2900 PLS190N PLS260N

£

£

£

PLS190N MAX ENGINE EX PRESSURE HP VAT 1595psi 2.6 £179.98 2465psi 4 £249.98 2900psi 6.5 £299.98 2697psi 6.5 £379.98 3625psi 13 £569.00

PRESSURISED SANDBLASTERS

• Blast away paint, surface rust, scale, burrs, carbon & dirt & revitalise aluminium Min. air flow 10cfm Bench & floor standing models PRICE CUT

CAR TRANSPORTER LASHING

FROM ONLY

.98 179EX.VAT .98 215INC.VAT

£

£ .98 PARTS 39EX.VAT .98 WASHERS £47INC.VAT

MODEL TANK CAP. CW2D 10Ltrs CW1D 45Ltrs CWM20 22.5Ltrs CW40 75Ltrs

£

EX. INC. VAT VAT £47.99 £57.59 £59.98 £71.98 £64.99 £77.99 £86.99 £104.39

JET8000 & 9000 include hose reel FROM ONLY £ .98 Detergent 49EX.VAT applicator for £ .98 59INC.VAT extra cleaning power ‡ was £167.98 inc.VAT MODEL MOTOR MAX. PRESSURE JS1750 1600w 1522psi JS1900 2000w 1957psi JET8000‡ 2400w 2610psi JET9000 2600w 2900psi

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WHEEL MODEL DUTY DIA. CBG6RP DIY 150mm CBG6RZ PRO 150mm CBG6RSC HD 150mm CBG6SB# PRO 150mm CBG6RWC HD 150mm CBG8W (wet) HD 150/200mm

* SS = Stainless Steel

PETROL POWER WASHERS

PARTS WASHER FLUID FROM £4.99 EX.VAT £5.99 INC .VAT

CBG8W features 8" whetstone & 6"drystone. # With sanding belt

£

6 SPEED METAL LATHE WITH 12 SPEED MILL DRILL - CL500M

£

INC VAT £107.98 £191.98 £227.98 £275.98 £430.80 £562.80 £646.80

6" & 8" AVAILABLE WITH LIGHT

.99 27EX.VAT £ .59 33INC.VAT

EX VAT INC VAT £47.99 £57.59 £61.99 £74.39 £89.98 £107.98 £94.99 £113.99 £129.98 £155.98 £189.98 £227.98

A range of compact, high performance wet & dry vacuum cleaners for use around the home, workshop, garage etc. MODEL MOTOR CAPACITY WET/DRY CVAC20P 1250W 16/12ltr CVAC20SS* 1400W 16/12ltr CVAC25SS* 1400W 19/17ltr CVAC30SS* 1400W 24/21ltr

‡ was £167.98 inc.VAT # was £239.98 inc.VAT

POLISHING KITS

FROM ONLY

£

FROM ONLY

£

EX VAT £89.98 £159.98 £189.98 £229.98 £359.00 £469.00 £539.00

STAND FROM ONLY £41.99 EX.VAT £50.39 INC.VAT

£

WET & DRY VACUUM CLEANERS

HP 6.5 7 8 11 13

• Stands come complete with bolt mountings and feet anchor holes

47EX.VAT Ammeter .59 Multi-position £57INC.VAT charge regulator Overload protection on charging cycle

FROM ONLY

£

£ .98 89EX.VAT .98 107INC.VAT

£

KVA 0.7 1.1 2.4 2.8 3 4.5 5.5

0844 880 1265

JETSTAR PRESSURE JET9000 WASHERS

FROM ONLY

MODEL G720 G1200 FG2500 FG3005 FG3050 FG4050ES FG5100ES

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BENCH GRINDERS & FLOOR STANDS

BATTERY CHARGERS/ENGINE STARTERS £FROM ONLY .99

BC100N BC130C BC190 BC210C BC410E BC520N

1800

GENERATORS Honda engine models available

BC520N

MODEL

*Stainless Steel #Variable output ‡Dual Volt 110/230 MODEL MAX. BTU Little Devil II 35,000 Little Devil SS II* 35,000 Devil 650 52,000 Devil 660 SS * 52,000 Devil 850#‡ 107,000 Devil 860 SS *#‡ 107,000 Devil 1850#‡ 200,000 Devil 3000#‡ 281,000 Devil 4000# 400,000 Devil 3150#‡ 344,000

LENGTH UP TO 24'

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CATALOGUE

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.00 219EXC.VAT .80 262INC.VAT

NARROWER WIDTH £ GREAT WHERE £ SPACE IS TIGHT

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500

Over

INCLUDING NEW

FROM ONLY

£

• Ideal for both temporary and permanent use • Extra tough triple layer weatherproof fabric • Heavy duty powder coated steel tubing • Ratchet tight tensioning NEW 10' RANGE FROM ONLY

ELECTRIC FAN HEATERS

14,000

FOR OVER

MODEL START BOOST PEAK AMPS EX VAT INC VAT 900 400A 900A £49.98 £59.98 ‡ was £137.99 910 400A 900A £59.98 £71.98 inc.VAT 4000‡ 700A 1500A £109.98 £131.98 HEAVY 12/24 1000A@12v 2000A@12v £129.98 £155.98 DUTY 17KG 500A@24v 1000A@24v

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Reversible ratchet 120-960 Lbs/in FROM ONLY 1.4 - 11.1Kg/m £ .99 £16.99 EX VAT 16EX.VAT £ .39 £20.39 INC VAT 20INC.VAT 1/2"

TORQUE WRENCH - CHT141

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THANKS Images courtesy of the Eaton Corporation

Open diffs, spools, lockers … what on earth does all that mean? Words & Photography: Dave Smith Before the days of electronic traction control and all that jazz, there was one way of improving your car's traction – a locker or limited-slip diff in your final drive.

Open Diff

A differential is there to provide a way for both wheels on a driven axle to turn at different speeds relative to each other. Think of a standard 90-degree corner – when the car goes around a corner, the outside wheel has to travel a lot further than the inside wheel (see image 1). The differential makes this possible, allowing the outside wheel to travel faster than the driven inner wheel. However, anyone who has ever been stuck on a muddy showfield in a car with a standard 'open' differential will have witnessed one of the driven wheels spinning while the other one sits still and does absolutely nothing. This is because there is no direct connection between them, so once one of the wheels has broken traction it'll spin until you die of old age, or until it miraculously finds traction, or until you back off and try again. An open diff is perfectly fine on a street car in most situations other than mud or snow, and is vastly more common than LSDs. You can usually tell an open diff by jacking the car up and turning one of the driven wheels by hand – with the prop stationary, the opposite wheel will rotate in the opposite direction.

Limited-slip Diff

A limited-slip differential operates like an open diff in normal use, only locking up under loss of traction circumstances. Some will mechanically 'sense' one wheel slipping and direct more torque to the other wheel; others will lock up harder the greater the amount of torque provided from the propshaft – a 'torquesensing' diff. Different sorts can use clutch plates between the spider gears and the halfshafts,

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or helical gears in place of the spider gears, or even a viscous coupling. With the clutched type, during cornering, the speed differential between the inside and outside wheel overpowers the clutches and allows the wheels to rotate at different speeds, but as you can imagine, this does take its toll on your tyres. Jack an LSD or lockerequipped car up and turn one of the driven wheels and the opposing wheel should turn in the same direction at exactly the same speed. Examples in US cars include the clutched Eatonbased GM Posi-Traction (2) and the geared Truetrac (3).

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Locking Diff

An automatic locking differential, or 'locker', is a limited-slip diff taken a step further. It effectively locks both wheels on the driven axle together, as if they were on a single, common shaft. This forces both driven wheels to turn at exactly the same speed regardless of the traction (or lack thereof) at the wheel although cornering speed differences should unlock it. Older versions tended to make a clicking or rattling noise in operation that could get a bit tedious. The Detroit Locker (4) is a good example of a proper locking differential. Other diffs can be locked via a cable, electromagnets or even hydraulic pressure, but these are more often seen in serious 4x4 off-roaders than cars.

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So, basically, a locker diff is locked until required to be otherwise, and a geared LSD is open until required to be otherwise. A spool is no such compromise. A spool replaces the differential and literally locks the two halfshafts together, so that 100% of the rotation of the propshaft is delivered constantly to both wheels, with absolutely no discrepancy between them. It's really only suitable for drag racing, though they can be used on the street.

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half the rate. The 36-grit disc I was using is no delicate instrument, though, and I wouldn't want it for any fine work, but for shaping tube and grinding down welds it was perfect. So what's the problem? Well, as far as I can tell, there's nobody stocking them in the UK.

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If there was, and the price was right, I'd give them 10 out of 10. As it is, it doesn't matter how good they are if you can't get hold of them, so they get a six. But next time you're in the US with some space in your luggage, do yourself a favour and look for Sigma Green discs.

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Last time we were down at Oxfordshire's Teslayn Engineering, they had a very intriguing project on the go. Outside, and looking very, very sorry for itself, was a 1968 Ford Mustang coupe; inside, looking resplendent, was a brand new Dynacorn '67 fastback bodyshell.

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As you might guess, these two were about to become one. “The coupe came registered, taxed and MoTed,” says Paul, proprietor of Teslayn. “The customer wanted to upgrade from a coupe to a fastback, but the coupe body was far too rusty to salvage. It required so many new

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panels that it was cheaper and far easier to start with a brand new shell, so he opted for a Dynacorn body. All the donor parts will come from the coupe, so it's basically a restoration of all the salvageable parts and replacement of the nonsalvageable parts. It came with a 289 and auto, so we'll be

rebuilding the 289 as a 300-ish horsepower mild street motor and swapping the auto for a Tremec five-speed manual.” The shell is currently in primer, and by the time you read this should be wearing its topcoat of a modern Mustang blue, with white Shelby stripes to come.

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techstuff Use The Force... Turbocharging is gaining ground with the hot V8 crowd, and this latest product from Forge Motorsport may be just what you need. It's an ingenious Intake Pressure Compensation Valve, an engineering marvel that prevents boost loss across the components of any forced induction car, allows any specification of dump or diverter valve to work perfectly, regardless of engine boost levels, and ensures perfect operation for any diverter valve, irrespective of the spring or diaphragm rate within it. You want to know how and why? Go to www.forgemotorsport.co.uk and check it out, as it would easily fill this section otherwise...

Before The Horse The 2015 Mustang has only just hit the streets, but already the aftermarket is filled with parts to hop them up.

Flying High Ford's dependable old Flathead V8 was never known for its high revving, but this could certainly help. Fidanza have released a lightweight, 6061T6 aluminium flywheel for 1949 to 1953 BBA Flatheads, offering high tensile strength with quicker throttle response and faster acceleration. Clutch efficiency is improved, and the steel friction surface is replaceable to save on skimming. See www.fidanza.com and speak to your engine builder.

Guess what SEMA will be stuffed with this year... Anyway, first stop is this MXP cold air intake system from Airaid, one for the 5.0 GT and one for the 2.3 EcoBoost. A one-piece box fits to the factory cold air duct, offering 1,300cfm of air flow through a choice of filters, while looking cool with its Plexiglass lid. See www.airaid.com and speak to your importer.

You Can Be Sure... ...of these shells. Second-gen Camaros have lovely long doors but they aren't the most rustproof, and tacking a new skin to a rotten frame just means your door skin having a good flap while you're driving along. OER have just released these repro full door shells for 1975 to 1981 Camaros, manufactured to factory specs to precisely reproduce the shape, contour and fit of the originals (though we're not sure whether that's something to boast about). The stamped inner structure has all the correct mounting holes, and everything's EDP coated to stave off the rot. See www.oerparts.com and speak to your importer.

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Get Injected Edelbrock are making the conversion to EFI easier with their Universal EFI Sump Fuel Kits. They provide the high fuel pressure required for EFI engines in vehicles equipped with low-pressure carburettor fuel systems in a self-contained under-bonnet kit. They deliver constant fuel pressure, the reservoir is fed from the original lowpressure pump, and it doesn't need a return line. There are two kits, a 58psi and a 49psi kit, and both come with the pump and regulator pre-installed, plus all fitting hardware, so see www.edelbrock.com for details. If you've not swapped to EFI yet, consider Edelbrock's fuel-injected E-Street crate engines. Based on a brand new GM four-bolt 350 block with two-piece rear main seal, this budget motor delivers up to 338bhp and 389ft.lb. of torque, provides plenty of vacuum for street use, and is ready to run out of the crate with all the Edelbrock goodies including E-Street throttle-body-style injection. It even comes with a 7” tablet PC that connects wirelessly with the ECU for tuning. See the website.

Rollin' Oldies Crane Cams have been leaders in the camshaft market since the Fifties, and with one of the largest cam profile databases in the known world, chances are they have a cam to convert your Yank motor to hydraulic roller lifters.

High Five You know when you're shopping at an online speed shop and you end up buying more than you bargained for? Well you can get plenty of hot rod parts from Summit Racing Equipment, now including something to bolt 'em all to! They're now selling steel United Pacific '32 Ford five-window coupe bodies and components. Did you see the Edelbrock 75th Anniversary Deuce? That was a UP body; the first one, in fact. The stock height shell is officially licensed by Ford, the panels stamped on steel dies to replicate the originals, and it’s EDP coated inside and out. It comes with hardwood inner structure, latched doors and a hinged deck lid, though the firewall and dahs come separately. You can also choose original or filled roof and cowl vents. See them at www.summitracing.com and prepare to want one.

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Roller cams decrease valvetrain friction and wear, and can use profiles that increase lift without increasing duration, which is great all over the rev range without valve lash to worry about. There are options for the usual small- and bigblock Fords, Mopars and Chevys, plus fitments for AMC, Ford FE, first- and second-gen Chrysler Hemis, Oldsmobile and Pontiac engines. See www.summitracing.com for details.

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rearwards, and work with solid aluminium motor mounts. All are made from tough 3/16” laser-cut steel, so see www.umiperformance.com for details. While you're there, check out the weld-in front coil-over brackets for A-bodies, for that true Pro Touring handling to back up the looks.

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Lower Standards For arms that are head and shoulders above the factory pieces for lowered cars, check out these redesigned rear lower control arms from BMR Suspension for 2010-on Camaros and Pontiac G8s. Built from heavy-duty 2” square tube, internally gusseted and TIG welded with laser-cut mounting plates and poly bushes, these increase camber adjustability and cornering stability, reduce suspension deflection, and all without ruining the ride. They're shorter than stock to correct the camber on lowered cars, and now incorporate sway bar mounts for FE3 and FE4 suspension, too. See www.bmrsuspension.com. While you're there, check out their new 1.25” lowering springs for the same car, available in pairs or a full set.

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This month, Charlie’s found a barn-fresh ground-scraping 1953 GMC Suburban. Words & Photography: Charlie Lewis Owner of this fine dime ’53 Suburban is Danny ‘Chizzler’ Piscitelli who is a local plumber in Sherwood, Oregon. Danny has nicknamed his wagon the ’Burban Barn Find, and it was built in two years including all of its custom fabrications and boxing and C-notching the chassis. As for the air suspension,

Slam Specialties was what Danny chose to use. The install was done with a good friend named Bruce Hemshorn who worked at Vintage Rod Barn. The engine is an “unknown year” 350 that puts down a nice, strong 400bhp, while the upgraded 700R4 transmission keeps the shifts smooth. The exterior paint

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Jenny Wren Photography checks out a monthly classic meet at a gorgeous venue. Bosworth Water Trust, just outside Market Bosworth, holds a classic car meet on the last Tuesday of every month. Attending can be as many as 350 classic vehicles from Chevys and Mustangs, Ford Coupes through to VW split-screen campers, a wide diversity of different kinds of vehicles. During this visit, a gentleman

brought in a stunning ’51 Nash and continued to inform me about how he has always imported American cars and, of course, his huge love for them. The Nash was outstanding. Each of the owners always has time to stop and chat to you about their cars and welcome photographs also. It's a lovely atmosphere in a beautiful 

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We had just about got our breath back after returning triumphant from the Mopars when, on the Monday, we were off again, this time to meet up with photographer Andy Tipping for the “Three generations” photo shoot for this very magazine. “The Beast” was being stored at my good friend and Pro Mod racer Rick Garretts’ farm and he was kind enough to let the shoot take place there. Andy was there for hours and took hundreds of photos giving our Ed’ Dave Smith plenty to choose from, then during the course of the week Dave spoke to all three of us, father, son and grandson, to get a real feel for the story. I have to say it was a very proud moment for me to see all three cars on the front cover of the September issue when it landed on the mat a few weeks later. The next event for us on the calendar was the Wings and Wheels show at Dunsfold and I was really looking forward to it as I have an equal passion for cars and aircraft. The organisers had invited the Beast and not just for a static display but with the chance to drive it down the now infamous runway as it is part of the Top Gear test track. Over the weekend the skies were filled with the sight and sound of old warbirds with Merlin engines aplenty including eight of them via the two Lancasters that displayed, but there were also Spitfires, Hurricanes and a Mustang all powered by that famous engine. Then it was time

for the Beast's Merlin engine to roar into life as the timeslot came for all manner of vehicles to have a blast down the runway. I jumped into the passenger seat and it just so happened that when it came to our turn we found ourselves behind two Plymouth Superbirds. By half track we had swallowed up one of them and passed the other just before it was time to start applying the brakes. As we blasted down that runway it reminded me of what the Beast is all about – speed! By the time we started to brake as the runway was rapidly coming to an end we were just getting going in top gear and it felt like we could go on accelerating forever. Most people would be happy with the seemingly unlimited speed potential of the Beast

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