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he budget. Who could

have seen that lot
coming? A couple of
measures in place to make your
pension slightly less worthless
and no increase in duty on spirits,
so a couple of measures of those,
too, please.
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whippet in one of them whilst

walking from t' pit to t' bingo
parlour with all the other hardworking folk. Bring back
cobblestones, I say.
This was followed by the

announcement of the return to a
rolling VED exemption for 40year-old cars, so that as from April
The best bit for us, of course, is
1st, any car manufactured before
the freeze on fuel duty increases.
January 1st 1974 is exempt from
Marvellous. It shows up the slave
road tax. This is apparently to
mentality in us all (Thank you for
support classic car use,
not whipping us, sir), but
which shows Britain's
hell's bells, I'll take
great heritage and
what I can get,
A great
supports a billionthanks very much.
pound industry. All
Road fund licence
budget for a
has gone up a bit,
beer-drinking, in, this has been a
great budget
as if none of us
bingo-playing beer-drinking,for a
saw that coming,
early Mustang bingo-playing early
but we should all
II owner
Mustang II owner
realise that being
approaching
punished for our part
pensionable age. But call
in global climate
me cynical, this rolling VED
change is for our own good;
exemption sounds like something
perhaps now we'll learn. No? Oh
for nothing. When was the last
well. At least they sliced a penny
time us hard-working man-in-theof duty from a pint of beer which
street types were oered
means that, at the rate I drink, I'll
something for nothing? There's
have saved enough by the end of
no such thing as a free tax disc, so
the year to have a go at the Bingo.
what's the other side of the sword
That whole 'beer and bingo'
like and how sharp is it? And
Tweet at the end of the budget
when's it coming?
had me cross-eyed with
A few weeks prior to the budget,
bewildered amazement. It was
we had Boris proposing to ban
just too far o the map to even
old cars from London's low
oend or patronise me. What
emissions zone, and by 'old' he
summed that debacle up best for
means anything built in the last
me was one of the writers of
century and the majority of this
political satire The Thick Of It
century. He seems to be playing
saying that if that idea had been
some sort of smug Oh, aren't we
put forward in their scripts, it
Green?! game with Paris, and
would have been dismissed as
while I'm not averse to thumbing
being too far-fetched.
my nose at the French, doing it
Apparently another 200 million
because our big, daft idea is
has been granted to councils to
bigger and dafter than theirs is
repair potholes in the road. Great,
not something to be proud of.
except a 200 million bonus
Where does Britain's motoring
would just about cover the bill for
heritage and billion-pound
repairing all the potholes in ONE
classic car industry fit into your
county, never mind all of them.
plans, Boris?
Honestly, round here the potholes
are so bad I nearly lost me
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HOW-TO
We get the Megasquirted Mustang onto the dyno
JARGON BUSTER
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TRIED'N'TESTED
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According to AutoMD.com's 2014 Vehicle Mileage Survey in the States, 78% of consumers say that the appropriate lifespan for a car is
more than 10 years, or until the vehicle dies, while two thirds have over 100,000 miles on their primary vehicle, up from 47% in 2010.
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THIS MONTHS PRESSING ISSUES IN THE WORLD OF AMERICAN CARS
From The Abyss

On April 9th, eight weeks to the day after a sinkhole beneath the floor of the National Corvette Museum in
Bowling Green caused a huge cave-in, the eighth and final Corvette was rescued from the 60-foot hole.
The last to emerge, a 2001 Mallet
Hammer Z06, was one of two
'Vettes whose whereabouts were
still unaccounted for right up
until Monday April 7th, when it
was found, upside-down and
buried. It was, by far, the most
heavily damaged of all eight. The
Mallet was donated to the
Museum just two months
previously by Kevin and Linda
Helmintoller from Florida. When
he heard the car had been
located, Kevin went to Kentucky
to witness the rescue. "I expected
bad, but it's 100 times worse," he
said. "It looks like a piece of tin
foil... and it had a roll cage in it! It
makes all the other cars look like
they're brand new. I'm not
positive I would have recognized
it there are just a few little
pieces that give it away."
"We're happy to have completed

our major goal to recover all
eight of the Corvettes," said
Wendell Strode, Executive
Director of the Museum. "Next
week we have a meeting with all

the major players, including the
construction team, geo-technical
firm, cave and karst specialists,
engineers, our insurance
company and others to review all

the findings and have discussions
on the next steps and a mutual
understanding about rebuilding."
Since the catastrophe, the
Museum has built a viewing
gallery to let visitors watch the
recovery operation. It has
prompted a huge surge of extra
visitors it's an ill wind, as they
say with reports of people
leaving the gallery in tears after
seeing the state of the victims. A
Great 8 display will be opening
in the Museum as this magazine
goes to press, with all eight
sinkhole 'Vettes being displayed
as-found in the Exhibit Hall until
the end of the Museum's 20th
Anniversary event on August
27th-30th. See
www.corvettemuseum.org.
New Paddles;
No Creek
Staying with the Corvette, it was announced at
the beginning of April that the 2015 Stingray will
oer the 8L90 eight-speed paddle-shift
automatic transmission.
Designed and built by GM at the
Toledo, Ohio, transmission plant,
the 8L90 supposedly delivers
world-class shift times that rival
the best dual-clutch designs,
while oering up to five per cent
greater efficiency compared with
the outgoing six-speed auto. This
will help Corvettes claims to
being among the most fuelefficient supercars on the

market, yet somehow the new
transmission, using four
gearsets and five clutches,
manages to fit in the same space
as the old six-speed while use of
aluminium and magnesium
make it 8lb lighter.
Up From Under
After GM recently announced the end of Holden as a
domestic manufacturer in Australia by 2017, it
seemed like the end of most of GM's RWD muscle
platforms, too.
Rumours are now abounding that Holden Special Vehicles, or HSV,
could be heading for the States. According to Australia's Motoring
publication, HSV, under Tom Walkinshaw, wants to expand on their
relationship with GM to possibly introduce a 'halo' brand for Chevrolet,
possibly based on the Camaro or SS architecture, which itself was
designed by Holden. Walkinshaw Group Chairman, Ryan Walkinshaw,
has suggested that CSV could work depending upon what products
are available in the future, and that while they'd prefer to complete
part-assembled cars at their Australian facility, they're open to moving
the whole company to the States if needs be.
This would be another blow to Australian manufacturing, especially
after Nikkei reported that Toyota will also cease production down
under by 2017, citing cuts in government subsidies, the strong
Australian dollar, powerful unions and new free trade agreements with
the US and other Eastern Pacific nations. If Toyota pull out, that will
spell the end of any volume automobile manufacturing in Australia.
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Recent figures from the World Economic Forum show that the the UK has dropped from 24th to 28th place for the quality of our
road infrastructure, putting us below Chile, Cyprus and Croatia and on a par with Namibia, according to GEM Motoring Assist.
The Empire
Strikes Back
Way back in 1965, Ford pulled a mighty PR stunt by
cutting a prototype Mustang convertible into three
pieces, small enough to fit into the lifts at the Empire
State Building, then rebuilt it on the observatory
platform on the 86th floor.
As the mag goes to press, Ford, as part of their massive 50th
Anniversary celebrations, will be attempting the same feat with a 2015
model convertible. The new model is seven inches longer and four
inches wider than the original, and with only six hours to get the car in,
up and assembled, it's quite a task for the engineers. If all goes to plan,
it'll be up there on April 16th and 17th.
The 2015 Mustang convertible is not just a coupe with the roof lopped
o; Ford are going to great lengths to stress that the ragtop was
designed from the wheels up alongside its coupe
counterpart. Look carefully and you'll spot the
subtle dierences in lines, glass and panel
shapes. The all-electric roof operation in a
one-latch, one-button aair, and Ford
reckons that it's just as quiet inside with
the roof up as the coupe is.
Bull In A China Shops

The Taurus has always been a strong seller for Ford,
but the latest Volvo-based incarnation hasn't set the
world alight.
Apparently, the 2016 redesign will be smaller, lighter, based on the
Fusion platform and, according to industry rumours, being made for
China, not America. As America downsizes or switches to crossovers,
the full-size market is shrinking and the Taurus has taken a spanking
from Chevrolet's Impala. The market for full-sizers is strong in China,
though, so the 2016 Taurus may be heading east while the Fusion
(Mondeo) will lead Ford USA's sales.
Crimson Ride
Cadillac recently announced a new, limited-edition
Crimson Sport version of their ATS.
With unique Crimson Red Metallic paint, exclusive 18 Manoogian dark
silver wheels and a ground eects package, the Crimson Sport edition
is available on the 272bhp 2.0T or 321bhp 3.6 with rear or all-wheeldrive. The V6 version can also be specced with a Track package. It's
only available for a short period this spring, though.
First Ladies
As part of the 50th celebrations, Ford have been
celebrating some of the famous ladies associated
with Mustang's history.
Gail Wise, for example, was the first ever Mustang owner in America.
The freshly graduated Chicago schoolteacher bought her Mustang on
April 15th, 1964, two days before the car was due to go on sale, after a
supposed mix-up at the dealership. She still owns the car today.
Another is Lyn St James, an amateur in the SCCA
ranks in the Seventies who went on to race
Mustangs in the Trans Am and IMSA GT
classes and was the first woman to win an
IMSA GT race solo, at Watkins Glen in 1985.
Her record still stands. She went on to race
at the Indianapolis 500 seven times, and
now competes in vintage racing.
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Cadillac's dealerships across Europe will also be selling the C7

Corvette Stingray and Camaro coupe and convertible after Chevrolet
Europe is wound up at the end of next year. At the Geneva Motor
Show, Cadillac Europe stated that they are going to focus on brand
positioning and improved customer service, while expanding their
model line-up to match their oerings in the US. They will start by
oering the new ATS coupe and 2015 Escalade, followed by the ATS
and CTS sedans and SRX crossover.
MoTBulletin
A survey carried out on behalf of Kwik Fit found that 9% of those polled were unaware that an MoT was a legal requirement for cars over three
years old, 9% not realising that car insurance was compulsory, and 10% saying the same about a valid tax disc. Where do they find these halfwits?
GM has taken a real battering in the States recently, both financially and in the press, for finally issuing a recall
that could see more than 824,000 US models from 2008 to 2011 being fitted with new ignition switches.
Hot on the heels of this assault,
GM has also informed the NHTSA
that it will recall more than 1.3
million vehicles for a fault that
can leave the car suddenly
without electric power steering
assistance. In what could
Models aected include the

Chevrolet Cobalt and HHR, the
Pontiac G5 and Solstice, and the
Saturn Ion and Sky, and it appears
that faulty ignition switches have
already been replaced under
warranty with equally faulty
switches from the same supplier!
Apparently the faulty switch can
cause the ignition to switch itself
o over bumps or o-road,
leaving the driver without power
steering or brakes, and could
conceivably cause the airbags to
not deploy depending on what
position the key is in, although
GM are unaware of any fatalities
caused by the fault. GM describe
'heavy key fobs and key rings' as a
contributory factor. We are
taking no chances with safety,
said new GM CEO, Mary Barra.
Trying to locate several
thousand switches in a
population of 2.2 million vehicles

and distributed to thousands of
retailers isnt practical. Out of an
abundance of caution, we are
recalling the rest of the model
years. If you own one of the
models in question, see
www.gmignitionupdate.com
for details.
Red
Chevys
Can You Dig It?
Chevrolet will sponsor

Manchester United when
they play Real Madrid at
the University of
Michigan's Big House
stadium on August 2nd
as part of the pre-season
Guinness International
Champions Cup.
Of course, this abundance of

caution hasn't deterred the
fleets of lawyers with the
words 'class action lawsuit'
ringing in their ears. Michaels
Law Group have filed just such a
suit, claiming that GM knew of
the safety defect in 2004 but
continued to sell the cars.
Michaels calls the controversy
'a fraud', and claims the fault
has caused 12 deaths though
other reports put the number at
more than 300.
For the Ram man who has everything, CASE have

just displayed their Ram truck-inspired 580 Super
N Wide Track.
It'll be touring the USA to shows and events, towed behind a crew-cab
Ram 3500 Laramie Longhorn 4x4.
probably be called a pre-emptive

strike, they're recalling Chevrolet
Malibus, HHRs and Cobalts,
Saturn Auras and Ions, and
Pontiac G6s between 2004 and
2010 and replacing either the
power steering motor, the motor
control unit, the steering column
or a combination of the above.
With GM reportedly having set
aside $750 million for these
repairs, of which $300 million has
been allocated to settling the
lawsuits, let the legal feeding
frenzy begin.
0-100 In
One Day
If you fancied one of
Mopar's limited edition
2014 Hemi Challengers,
then you're out of luck.
Chevrolet will be starting a

seven-year shirt sponsorship
deal with Man U in July, despite
the fact that Chevrolet UK will be
no more after 2015.
You'll Never Go Back

The popular Black package on the Ram 1500 has
been expanded to the Heavy Duty 2500 and 3500
Ram pick-ups.
Already pretty capable trucks, these big haulers are now
the baddest-looking factory-built trucks on the market,
according to Ram. We think they might be right. An all
black exterior, with black 20 alloys, black grille
surround and insert, and body-colour front and rear
bumpers... with the body colour being, of course, black.
All side badging has been removed (unless you order a
Cummins diesel) to make it even more shadowy.
There were only 100 ever

planned for production, and they
sold out on April 2nd, the first
day they were made available to
dealers. Fifty-two were ordered
in Pitch Black, while the other 48
opted for Bright White. The
traditional Shaker stripe proved
to be the most popular graphic
chosen for their ride, followed by
the bodyside decal and then the
rocker stripe. Top Custom Shop
options chosen were hood pins,
Mopar Performance badges,
quad exhaust tips and the
Challenger monogrammed car
cover. The top-ordered Mopar
Performance part was the catback exhaust to complement the
Shaker intake.
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A Turn-key Lawsuit
NoS**tSherlock Bulletin
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A recent survey by HPI reveals that 28% of respondents will lie about the condition of their car to get a quick sale, while a further
35% will be selective with the truth. By our calculations, that leaves a further 37% who will lie to people conducting surveys...
Sting Break
Chevrolet is helping new Corvette owners get the
most from their new C7 Stingray with a 60% discount
at the Ron Fellows Performance Driving School.
It's A
Hoot
Hooters in Nottingham
is hosting a bunch of
summer American car
cruises in association with
www.AmericaUK.com.
Speed
App
As if temptation wasn't
in your path enough at
home, now you can
browse thousands of
speed parts on your
mobile with the Summit
Racing Equipment app.
It gives you easy access to
Summit Racings mobile shopping,
Facebook, YouTube, and other
social media channels,
automotive tech and other
content from Summit Racings
OnAllCylinders blog, Summit
Racing videos, and more. You can
even post photos of your own
projects to Summit Racings Photo
Gallery. The free Summit Racing
app is now available for download
at the Apple App Store or Google
Play. Your bank account will NOT
thank you for this.
The
Spring
Line
A stout, red
roll-cab befits
any serious garage,
but if you want to stand
out a touch, try Sealey's
new range of tool chests
and roll cabs.
The zesty green model sold out
quickly last year, but why not try
orange, o-white, black or royal
blue as well as the traditional
red? Heavy gauge steel, 45mm
ball-bearing runners and a fullheight rear locking mechanism
mean they're up to the job, and
in the current Sealey spring
promotion they're close to half
price. See www.sealey.co.uk
and speak to your local stockist.
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Head down there on Thursday

evening on June 5th, July 3rd or
September 4th and from 6pm the
place is alive with V8s. On Sunday
August 3rd, meanwhile, they'll be
there all afternoon, from midday
onwards! Of course, there'll be the
usual Hooters attractions such as
beer, American-style food and
attractive waitresses as well as
American cars and hot rods. Yeah,
I think they've got pretty much all
the bases covered there, haven't
they? See www.AmericaUK.com
or just head for Hooters
Nottingham, the Hicking Building,
London Road NG2 3AS.
Legendary Corvette racer and Corvette Hall of Famer Ron Fellows can
accommodate all skill levels on the 2.2-mile track at the Spring
Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club at Pahrump, Nevada. We
designed the Corvette Stingray to make its owners better drivers
through technologies such as the Driver Mode Selector, Active Rev
Match, electronic limited-slip dierential and more, said Tim Mahoney,
chief marketing officer, global Chevrolet. Through the Ron Fellows
Performance Driving School, theyll learn to make the most of its
technologies and delve deeper into the Corvettes capabilities,
resulting in a more exciting and fulfilling driving experience. Our
goal is to ensure every driver leaves with enhanced driving skills, more
confidence on the street and track and, most of all, a deeper
understanding of his or her Corvettes capabilities and how to safely
enjoy the car to the fullest, says Fellows. Participants can use one of
the school's fleet of Stingrays, and the two-day course costs owners
$1,000 instead of the usual $2,500.
Leader
Of The
Pack
This year's Indy 500
pace car will be a
Camaro Z/28, with
three-time Indywinning Scot Dario
Franchitti at the wheel.
This will be the 25th time a
Chevrolet has paced Indy, and
the eighth Camaro.
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Hondas US luxury division, Acura, recently celebrated 28 consecutive years as Americas top luxury auto
brand based on alphabetical ranking, maintaining a clear alphabetical leadership over all other luxury brands,
including Audi, BMW and Lexus. This release was published on April 1st.
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THIS MONTHS AUCTION NEWS IN THE WORLD OF AMERICAN CARS
One Careful Owner
Back in 1969, on May 5th, Larry Brown bought a

Mustang from Miller-McVeigh Ford in Pennsylvania.
Not just any Mustang, either, but a Shelby GT500 with
a 428 Cobra Jet motor and four-speed transmission.
Then, on his birthday last
September, Mr Brown died. He
still owned his Shelby which still
had just 8,500 miles on the clock.
Its last State Inspection sticker
was dated 1972, there was still a
Tom Jones eight-track cartridge
in the player, and by all accounts
the car has never seen water
from either rain or washing.
The emissions equipment was
removed when new (but was
kept with the car) and the tyres

were replaced in 1970. Theyre
still on it. In fact, the car is still
exactly as found, except for a
light dusting.
Larrys estate is going up for
auction at his home in Centre
Hall, Pennsylvania, on April 25th.
The Shelby will be auctioned off
along with Larrys eclectic mix
of other toys, including three
tractors, which have seen just five

hours of use between them, and
a selection of Sixties Ford F100s.
Clearly a Ford man, Larrys other
rides include a 1971 Ranchero
GT which, with rare options like
black-on-black trim, bucket seats,
a shaker hood and four-speed
transmission, might actually
be rarer than the Jade Black
Shelby. Theres also Larrys 1974
Ford Econoline Custom 100 van
complete with super-deep-pile

carpeting throughout, slot mags,
portholes, murals, side pipes and
just 554 miles on the clock...
Ron Gilligan Auctioneering will be
wielding the hammer, and despite
the likelihood of six-figure bids
on the Shelby, will only sell to a
bidder present on the day no
absentee or online bids. See www.
rgilliganauctions.com.
TV Time Machine
Viva Vette
Coys auctioneers broke three world records at their

Spring Classics auction in London on March 11th. The
three cars fetching record bids were a Maserati, a
Land Rover and a 1981 DeLorean DMC12.
Ex-race cars and movie star cars are both big money
at auctions, so this Corvette should get double-bubble
for being both!
The Land Rover and DeLorean

were two of six cars in the auction
as part of the new Channel 4
classic car series starring Philip
Glenister and Ant Anstead, though
whether this has any bearing on
the hammer price remains to be
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seen. The sale prices were not

publicised as its supposed to be a
surprise when the programme is
aired later this year. Spoiler alert
the right-hand drive DMC12 went
for 40,000 plus premiums. See
www.coys.co.uk.
Ordered by LA dealer Harry

Mann for his driver Gary Pickens
in late 1962, this 63 fuellie was
raced all over California in
1963, but its starring role came
in Nevada in the Elvis Presley
movie Viva Las Vegas! It was
a worthwhile exercise, as with
the money the producers paid
(including a $500 bonus for
filming it spinning off the track,
the only racing accident the
car ever suffered!) Mann bought
and fitted a 1964 375bhp fuellie

and continued racing it before
selling it to a fellow racer. It then
switched to street duty in 1962
before disappearing off the
scene, reappearing in 2011 and
undergoing a full resto to 1963
spec. Its a split window, a movie
star and a race car, so we can
only guess what itll fetch when it
goes over the block at Mecum in
Houston on April 12th. See www.
mecum.com.
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11/04/2014 09:59:04

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Just as this magazine goes to press, Barrett-Jackson

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few stand-outs including two
film star 69 Chargers from the
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and the 2011 Fast 5 movie, the
latter driven by Vin Diesel and
the late Paul Walker. There are
some tremendous items to be
auctioned for charity, including
the 2014 Mustang that stars
in the current Need For Speed
film, with all proceeds going to
the Henry Ford Health System,
and even a custom scooter built
for three-time NASCAR Sprint

Cup champion Tony Stewart
to use while recovering from a
broken leg last year, proceeds to
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Star of the show has to be the
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The lucky top bidder gets an
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While many did not sell, there

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331-cube V8, imported in 1989
but kept in dry storage for the
last 20 years, which hammered
for 6,500. A 1970 Ford F100
with a 360 FE V8 and Explorer
trim pack sold for 9,200.
Meanwhile, other examples

such as a 1966 Thunderbird, a
fresh-in 73 Corvette ragtop, a
project 1938 Chrysler Kew and
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The historic German racetrack has been bought by Capricorn Group, who plan to keep the track
operating as is and develop the area into an Automotive Technology Cluster when they take
control on January 1st, 2015. The 2014 calendar will go ahead as normal.
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THIS MONTHS RACING AND TRACK NEWS
Elapsed Times
Santa Pod are preparing for round one of the FIA European Drag Racing Championships
Santa Pod Raceway kickstarts
the European drag racing
championships on the May 23rd
- 26th with the unmistakeable
noise of 8,000bhp filling the
otherwise peaceful countryside.
This bumper event attracts more
than 200 teams in 17 different
classes from all over Europe,
including Top Fuellers that will hit
300mph in just four seconds. The
dragsters will be accompanied
by their nitro-burning funny
car counterparts for a round of
the European Funny Car series.
These incredible hot rods will
be vying for an early lead in the
championship and its likely that
times of around 5.9 seconds will
be required for the victory. Theres
spectacular bike action, too, with
Top Fuel and super twin bikes
pushing 200mph whilst delicately
balanced on just two wheels.
Off track, theres plenty to keep
the kids entertained, too. A jampacked live action arena plays
host to old rivals Podzilla and
Swamp Thing, and both will be
doing their best to out-jump each
other for the crowds admiration.
Supporting the monster trucks
will be stunt displays from the
mesmerizing Lee Bowers and the
trio of professional drifters that
are Team Maximum Lock. A look
to the skies will reveal a Battle
of Britain memorial fly past, a
spectacular P-51 Mustang display
and the RV8ators display team
all performing throughout the

weekend.
There is nothing on earth that
compares to watching two Top
Fuel dragsters catapult themselves
off into the distance, so make sure
that you dont miss the grand
opening of the European drag
racing season here at Santa Pod
Raceway. Day tickets start from
just 30 per person excluding
booking fees and kids under 16 go
free! (Max three per paying adult).
For more information please
call 01234 782828 or visit www.
santapod.com.
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Dave McKenzie has been in touch to let us know
about the UK's Supercharged Outlaws' 2014 calendar.
This year you will be able to enjoy the Supercharged
Outlaws at the following events:
May 24th-26th: Yanks Weekend, Shakespeare County Raceway
June 20th-22nd: NSRA Nostalgia Nationals, Shakespeare County
Raceway
July 11th-13th: Dragstalgia, Santa Pod Raceway
August 7th-10th: Bulldog Bash, Shakespeare County Raceway
August 29th-31st: VW Action, Santa Pod Raceway
September 12th-14th: NSRA Hot Rod Drags, Shakespeare County
Raceway
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At the NSRA Nostalgia Nationals

the Supercharged Outlaws' Guest
of Honour will be none other than
Rod Hynes. Rod is credited with
keeping Fuel Altered racing alive
in the USA and without him we
would not have the wild Altereds
we have today. Rod will be in the
Supercharged Outlaw pits and on

the start line with the Outlaws.
He will also be the Grand Marshal
of the event. it's just a pity he is
not bringing a race car with him
although I'm sure if he's asked,
Rod wouldn't think twice about a
drive in one of the UK Altereds!
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11/04/2014 12:56:29

The Sportsman
PHOTO: PETER DONALDSON
Jerry Cookson has news of a big event and a new sponsor at

Shakespeare County Raceway
This years Yanks weekend in May at
Shakespeare County Raceway has all the
makings of becoming the best live action
American car festival since the events early
days in the Eighties! Back then Yanks was
backed by the first incarnation of this very
magazine Street Machine and Wynns Oil.
Since its return in 2007 and with the support
of the National Association of Street Clubs, this
years event promises to be the best yet with
added support from the Birmingham-based
American Auto Club UK led by Richard Miller.
Born from the membership of the Can-Am club
as it was in the early Eighties, the AACUK has
grown from strength to strength from hosting
events at Birminghams Post House to regular
shows at Billing Aquadrome and Drayton
Manor as well as getting involved with drag
events at Shakespeare County and Santa Pod
raceways. This year, the might of the AACUK
are organising the ShownShine element of
Yanks, which will be held both Sunday and
Bank Holiday Monday.
Besides the usual abundance of American
cars, hot rods and bikes populating the venue,
adding extra entertainment to the drag strip
will be nose high marauders from the Gasser
Circus series, and the Supercharged Outlaws
with a blown mix of Dragsters, Altereds,
Doorslammers and Funny Cars! Nostalgia is
also catered for by the enthusiastic guys from
the Wild Bunch. Further straight line speed
comes from the American Car-supported
Outlaw Street series as well as the mid-point
stop off for the much-publicised UK Power
Tour. All in all it should be quite an event so
make plans for May Bank Holiday, 24th-26th.
Details and ticket prices can be found at www.
shakespearecountyraceway.co.uk or call 01789
720180. Ticket hotline is 01789 414119.
Shakespeare County Raceway would like to
announce a new partnership with Coventrybased Old Hall Performance, distributors
for Red Line Synthetic Oil and Flowmaster
Exhausts. Established in 2005, Old Hall
Performance looks after a huge customer
base in all branches of motor sports including
British Touring Car, Speedway and rallying.
Boasting modern and spacious warehouse
facilities Old Hall Performance has a
wealth of experience as well as an in-depth
understanding of the high performance
automotive market. We are very happy to be
working with Shakespeare County Raceway,

our brands represent grass roots motorsport
and car enthusiasts, so we feel its a perfect
fit. Andy Frost and Red Victor 3 are already
great ambassadors for Red Line Synthetic
Oil in British Drag Racing, and Shakespeare
will help us increase our involvement within
the category, said sales and marketing exec
Daniel Street.
Based in Benicia, California, Red Line has
grown to manufacture more than 100
quality products, including motor oils, gear
oils, assembly lubes, fuel additives, and its
popular Water Wetter cooling additive for the
automotive, motorcycle, marine, and industrial
markets. With high performance products
that deliver complete protection, extended
component life and impressive fuel efficiency
gains for a wide and diverse selection of all
motor sports, take time to browse through
their website at www.redlineoil-europe.com.
Support from Old Hall Performance together
with Red Line Oil has been extended to
cover the raceways popular series of
Bracket Gamblers races as well as lubricating
the raceways promotional street racing
Chevrolet Camaro and support vehicles. In
addition to Red Line and Flowmaster, Old
Hall Performance are agents for Racetech
Seats, Macs Custom Tie Downs, Hancock
Aerosols and BSCI Energy Impact Services.
All these and more can be found at www.
oldhallperformance.com.
Shakespeare County Raceway has a new
Twitter account which can be found at twitter.
com/SRaceway. Throughout the season this
will be updated on a regular basis with any
pre-event announcements, news snippets,
photos and video links.
Classic Rock
This years Silverstone Classic racing festival
is not only going to be home to some of the
best in historic racing and the Mustangs
50th birthday celebrations, its also going to
be home to some classic rock. Old stagers
Canned Heat will be heading the bill on Friday
supported by Aerosmith and Eagles tribute
acts, with Bonnie Tyler topping off Saturday
night after the Signed, Sealed and Delivered
Motown revue. See www.silverstoneclassic.
com for more details.
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1970 Chevrolet
Chevelle SS
Ford have done an awful lot of trumpet-blowing for the Ford
Mustang this year, but it's not the only classic favourite to be
celebrating the big Five-Oh. Don't forget that Chevrolet's midsize Chevelle was also introduced in 1964. Although it was a
mainstream model designed to sell in volume, the A-body
platform gave us such lustworthy machinery as the Pontiac
GTO and this, the 1970 Chevelle SS. Happy birthday, Chevelle.
GET IN TOUCH
Are you celebrating the bowtie birthday this year?
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After the success of our last Revell competition a couple

of months ago, it's clear that we have some keen scale
modellers out there. So, just for you guys, here's another
bite at that 1:25-scale cherry!
Revell are forever updating and changing their range, and this is the latest
batch of American beauties to hit the 1:25 scale shelves. The last
competition was rather Mopar flavoured, but this month it's all about the
General with some of GM's finest depending upon your point of view.
Nobody can argue that the Corvette Racing team haven't done wonders in
national and international GT racing and at Le Mans, so here's something
that'll get pulses racing. This is the C5-R that competed at the 2003 Le Mans
24 Hours, and comes with all the fine details including two sets of decal
sheets, one for each works team!
Not many American car owners would be that pleased to see a police car
behind them but modellers might feel dierently about seeing this one in
front of them. It's the 2000 Chevrolet Impala 9C1 with the full police
package, the one that has taken up the reins from the old Ford Crown
Victoria. Complete with light bars, fully specced interior and even the
plain police wheels, it's waiting to patrol the scaled-down streets with
its V6 engine.
Now here's a car that can polarise opinion like no other. It's the Hummer,
the H2 model in this case, much beloved of film stars, California governors
and urban paramilitaries; the villain of the piece for anyone with green
leanings. Undeniably capable, with the go-where-I-please attitude inherited
from the military f**k-you-and-your-country H1, this one is the road-going
version and has been erm, pimped, with chrome wheels, a huge sound
system and graphics. As if the H2 was inconspicuous before. At least you
get an LS V8.
TO ENTER...
So what do you have to do to win? Couldn't be simpler. Either:
1 Jot your name and address on a postcard and send it to Revell
GM competition at the address on page three.
2 Put the same info in an email with Revell GM competition as
the subject line and send it to
competitions@americancarmagazine.com
3 Go to www.americancarmagazine.com and follow the
competition link from there.
Entries close at noon on Thursday, May 29th. Usual rules apply,
see page three for details. Good luck!
All of these new releases are 1:25 scale, and the Impala and Hummer are
Level 3 (More demanding models with up to 100 parts) while the Corvette
is a Level 4 (Up to 150 parts for more experienced modellers) so no, they're
not toys for toddlers.
Listen up, model-makers, because Revell have teamed up with American
Car Magazine to oer two lucky winners all three kits! That's right, two lucky
readers will each receive a Hummer, a Corvette and an Impala. That should
keep you going for a few weeks, shouldn't it?
REVELL
Revell model kits are available from all good toy and
model retailers. For details visit www.revell.de/en,
@RevellGermany or facebook.com/Revell
Competition entrants your details will be treated in confidence and will not be passed on to any third party.
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LETTER
Dear ACM,
Im have recently moved to the UK from San Francisco for
work, and I was thrilled to see such a vibrant American car culture over here.
I was raised on V8s with all their grunt and charm, but Im actually a big fan
of the British cars, too. I like the nimble, quick and understated style of the
classic Brit sports cars. Nothing complements a Corvette better than being
lined up next to something like an XKE. The dierence is huge one is
elegant and a work of art; the other brutish and menacing! But its the
contrast that brings out the best in each. Ive always thought, in some ways,
they reflect our nations and we both appreciate the production of the
others. Anyway, thanks for a great mag, its like home from home!
Craig Miles, via email
Welcome to the UK Craig, and once you find the local American car and hot
rod clubs, you'll be right at home. If you like Corvettes and E-Types, make
sure you check out the historic circuit racing scene! And we hope you enjoy
paying $10 for a gallon of fuel as much as the natives... ACM
Each month, the Star Letter will receive a New Car Kit
of premium car care products courtesy of Meguiar's,
with everything you need for a 'new car shine'.
Dear ACM,
Today we attended the funeral of our very dear friend and fellow American
car enthusiast, John Carter. He was the friend who railroaded us into
buying our first American car and indeed we have never looked back! He
was a larger-than-life character whose path you may have crossed at a
show or two. His funeral was attended by more than 200 mourners from
far and wide, some even travelling from the States. He passed away
suddenly on March 2nd, leaving behind his wife, four children, many
grandchildren and two great grandchildren, and many, many friends. He
will be sadly missed and was in fact one of those characters who, once you
met him, was never forgotten. In spite of his passing, we are still looking
forward to the show season.
Marge Dowling, via email
We were very sorry to hear of John's passing, Marge. It's characters like this
whose enthusiasm turns a meet into an event and a group into a scene. I
believe that the best tribute you can pay to such a man is to carry on his
good work, be an ambassador for the scene and maybe encourage a few
other newbies to the fold! Though I'm sure you do that anyway. DS, ACM
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1957 Chevy
One of the best-known, best-loved Tri-Chevies in the UK is

back, in amazing shape and now with a tax disc in the window...
and not a dwarf in sight.
Words: Dave Smith Photography: Matt Woods
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1957 Chevy
or many people, buying a car

that's well-known on the scene
can be a bit of a millstone. It
could have been o the radar for 20
years, you could have completely
changed everything about it and
repainted it in a totally dierent
colour, but you'll take it to a show and
have a dozen dierent people wander
up and say, Hey, isn't that such-abody's old car?
Sometimes, though, the car is

sufficiently significant that it's worth
preserving as part of the scene's
heritage. Why try to deny the
provenance of one of the most
influential cars in the country? And
that's exactly what's happened here
this is Snow White version 2.0. The
new owner, Graham Smith, is
determined that this car should
continue to be known and respected
for its past achievements.
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My dad had a Ford Pop called

Hallucination that he used to race in
the Seventies, so this is all his fault!
says Graham. My earliest memories
are of watching the Stingray wheelie
car at Santa Pod. My first car was a
MkI Consul, then Zephyrs, then I went
to RWYB meets in Ford Pops, but then
I had to take time out for the family
and to build up the business. A couple
of years ago I started saving up
because Ian Hook was selling his '34
and full racing outfit. I have a big
thing for Street Eliminator cars
because they touch on both street
and strip, which is what it's all about
for me. My company even sponsored
them. Sadly, before I got my chance,
Ian sold the whole lot, lock, stock and
barrel. I was gutted at the time, but
Ian got a good deal out of it so I was
happy for him. It did mean that I now
had money burning a hole in my
pocket, though.
On the road,
where she belongs
- this is Snow
White (below), one
of the best-known
Tri-Chevies in the
country and a fullbodied car that
was running nines
when running
nines was still hot
s**t. Now she's
back, still the
fairest of them all.
Check the onepiece front. And
check the
Disneyed 'Bad
Apple Racing' on
the boot lid (right)
- very apt!
My dad had a
Ford Pop called
Hallucination
that he used to
race in the
Seventies, so this
is all his fault!
1957 Chevy
Graham isn't
afraid to use this
car on the road
(above) and
regularly frightens
the rest of
Derbyshire. Fifties
bodyshell hides
some seriously
up-to-date kit - just
check out all the
tech in the
passenger
footwell (left).
Original dash
contains Auto
Meter's best
(below left), and a
race shifter on the
oor replaces the
original column
shift. Mickey T
Sportsmans on
Weld Pro Stars all
round get the
power down
(bottom left) while
the original cage
only needed
minor updates to
tag to 8.50 today
(below centre),
testament to how
well it was built all
those years ago.
Back in October 2012, Darren Wiggins

told me he'd spotted 'a white '57' on
eBay, down in Portsmouth. The ad
didn't mention that it was Snow White;
it just said '1957 GMC'! I went down to
see it, I laid eyes on it and just knew,
that was it, that was the one. I wasn't
even fully aware of the car's history
when I bought it, and it certainly didn't
look like it does now. That evening I
was driving home, on my own, with a
Pro Street '57 Chevy on a trailer in my
mirror, the sun setting behind me and
Amazing Grace came on the radio. It
was a real car moment; an epiphany!
The family started calling her Grace
after that, and still do.
My wife, Rachel, thought I was getting
'a classic car'. It was very late when I
got home from Portsmouth, and I had
to start the Chevy to get it o the
trailer and put it in the garage, so I
drove it around the block. I got back
and she was wondering what the hell
I'd bought, and why all the neighbours'
car alarms were going o! I had to go
round to them all and apologise, but
they all love the car. I have the coolest

neighbours in the world! Rachel knows
if I've started Snow White in the garage
while she's been at work because she
has to straighten all the pictures on the
walls when she gets home. She's
brilliant, although she doesn't love
race cars. We went to watch Top
Fuellers at Santa Pod once, and she
said 'Never again.' She said she felt
'physically assaulted'!
The previous owners had taken the
car to Ron Haslett at Insane Creations
to get it street legal, but the 461-cube
engine needed attention. I had a lot to
learn, so I contacted Ron. I knew that
Roger had run a 9.1 in this car many
years previously, and I wanted to get it
back to that standard and flying
straight, so who better than Ron to
check it over? I took it back to Insane
Creations, and Ron dropped the sump
and found a mountain of debris from a
busted lifter. We were lucky, and just
got away with needing a bore hone
and crank grind. I'm glad we didn't just
take it straight to the dyno!
Rachel knows if I've started Snow White in the

garage while she's been at work because she has
to straighten all the pictures on the walls when
she gets home
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Ron held an open day at Insane while

the car was there, and Mark Norton,
who does a lot of chassis inspection
and tagging, said that the chassis had
been very well built right from day one,
and she only needed a brace behind
the dash and some adjustments to the
seat belt mounts to get a tag to 8.50!
The brace was only needed because
the bulkhead had been cut at some
point and replaced with aluminium.
I was never intending to hide the

history of the car quite the opposite! I
never set out to restore a '57 Chevy; we
were always restoring Snow White. I
always knew that whatever I got was
for keeps, not just something to sell on
or a stepping stone to something else.
I just clicked with Snow White. My
friends insisted I paint her red and
white 'like a Fifties Chevy should be',
but I said no way!
He took me to one side and said,

'What did I tell you about taking it
easy?' I'd run an 11.9
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Well worth a trip to the

pub! These photos were
taken with the old 468
big block (above); there's
a whole new biggerblock going in there
now! Mirror, mirror, on
the rewall... ally
rewall required an
extra brace bar to the
cage. Gorgeous ceramiccoated fenderwell
headers (below left),
though a sheared cap
stud led to a memorable
drive home on open
headers. Big dual
Holleys feed the beast
(top right), though
they're likely to make
way for a Dominator the
size of a lavatory pan at
the end of the season.
There's also a Wizards of
NOS system to replace
the original gas system,
and Graham wasso
impressed that Serck
Motorsport is now a
Wizards of NOS agent as
well as a relling station.
Graham is the gaer
over at Serck Motorsport
in Middlesex, and never
has a cooling pack
looked more deeply
sexual than this one
(below right) complete
with oil and trans
coolers. Meziere water
pump feeds the rad, and
mighty vac pump keeps
crankcase pressures
under control.
Her first outing with me was to Gary's

Picnic in 2013, and people mobbed
her! Ron came with me, and as a
rookie, to have him in my corner was a
Godsend. We got there early, and Ron
showed me how to burn out on the
line lock and how to launch o the
transbrake. On the first run, he told me
to take it easy, just drive it o the line,
shift when I want to shift and go
steady, because it's still on running-in
oil. Fortunately I was on a solo run,
because I was terrified. After the run, I
came back to the pits and he took me
to one side and said, 'What did I tell
you about taking it easy?' I'd run an
11.9. The crew were all jumping up and
down! I ran 11s all weekend, and had a
great time. That was on the old 461,
with a hydraulic cam and no nitrous.
There was a nitrous kit installed, but it
was an old system and I didn't trust it
enough to use it. There's a Wizard Of
NOS kit going on there now.
After that I did a few local shows, then
managed 11.32 at the Hot Rod Drags,
but I seemed to be losing loads at the
top end. It still has 4.56 gears in the
back and the launch pins your lungs to
your back. I'd never seen an old launch
photo of the car with her wheels on the
deck, so when I got a 'wheel-up' photo
1957 Chevy
Tech Spec
1957 Chevy (New Motor)
509cu.in. Big-block Chevy
Rotating assembly by Je Bull Racing
Engines
Built by Paul Martson Racing
10:1 forged pistons
Crower Chromoly roller rockers
Eagle rods
GM forged steel crank
Dual 650cfm Holleys
MSD crank trigger
MSD 6AL ignition
Holley Dominator tunnel ram
Wizard of NOS 300hp nitrous system &
purge kit
TH400 transmission built by Andy Frost
4500rpm stall torque converter
Transbrake
Air shifter
Star Machine vacuum pump kit
Mezziere electric water pump
Serck Motorsport Performance cooling
pack
Twin Spal fans
Narrowed 9 Ford built by Andy Robinson
4:56:1 gears with spool
Weld Racing wheels
6x15 front, 15x15 rears
Mickey Thompson Sportsman tyres
Taxed and MoTed
at the Hot Rod Drags it made my year.

While we were there, Roger
Butterworth came over and we were
chatting for hours. He's one of the
nicest guys you could wish to meet and
he had all the history and information
you could wish for. I've been meeting
loads of old friends from the scene 20
years ago, and they're all oering help
and advice. I'm still crapping it, but not
quite as much as I was!
Over last winter we found a 509cu.in.
for her, based on a MkV block. I had no
intention of changing the motor, I was
intending to evolve the existing one,
and myself, too, as I got more
confidence! It just happened that we

found the motor, managed to sell ours
and it all fitted together nicely. The new
motor's been built by Paul Marston,
and the rotating assembly balanced by
Je Bull. I'd expect around 650bhp, and
am hoping for 10s straight o the
trailer. Ron's fitting a spool in place of
the old locker right now. I'm aiming for
Roger's old record of 9.1, then perhaps
do a season of Street Eliminator,
though I know 9.1 won't get me far in
that class, so maybe I'll find another
class to race after that. At the moment,
though, I'm still learning; I'd just like to
get to a point where I don't need adultsize Pampers.
Graham runs Serck Motorsport, building

ultra-high performance radiators and
cooling packages for all branches of
motor sport. Find them at
www.serckservicesmotorsport.co.uk.
Thanks to: My sponsors: Serck
Motorsport, Insane Creations, Anglo
American Oil Company, Wizards of NOS,
RK Styles Clothing. Ron Haslett, Dan
Ward, Darren Wiggins, Steve Superb,
Roger Butterworth. Special thanks to my
Dad, and my wife, Rachel.
Find Bad Apple Racing on Facebook.
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With the new motor in, that's the big

change done so we'll only be looking
to do little jobs from now on. Towards
the end of the year, we might look to
swap the dual Holleys for a singleplane manifold and single Dominator.
I built a complete cooling pack for the
car and use it as a rolling advert. It got
loads of attention at Autosport
International this year. I started by
building the rads for Ian Hook a
couple of years ago, and now we're
really busy doing rads for drag teams.
I built a radiator for Mark Todd's
Pontiac, and he came to my house to
collect it and we ended up standing
The '57 Chevy is

beautiful from any
angle, and though the
pillarless Sport Coupe
is the one most people
go for, Snow White just
wouldn't look right as
anything but a sedan
(below). Of course, any
car that carries a
parachute deserves
respect. Graham
(bottom) is the man
responsible for
keeping this little slice
of UK hot rod history
alive, and a damn good
job he's doing. In his
own words, this one's a
keeper. Who doesn't
love an overhead
switch panel?
around in the garage for hours with

Mark looking over Snow White and
oering loads of advice.
I'm definitely going to keep it streetlegal, and always run her on treads.
She's a bit of a dopey bitch on the
street, but when you dip your foot she
plants you square in your seat and o
she goes. My dad loves the car, and
has a seven foot picture of her on his
office wall. He's always been a great
supporter, and helped keep my feet on
the ground when my ideas got bigger
than my wallet. I'd like to run the
numbers but still have fun with her. I
Prince Charming
We spoke with Roger Butterworth, the
guy who brought this car into the country
all those years ago. This was a road car
that I found in Florida in 1990, says
Roger. I shipped her back to the UK, but
she got lost on the way and didn't get
here until 1991! When she arrived, I drove
her straight into the warehouse and
started cutting her up because she was
so good that I knew if I waited, I'd change
my mind. She was red back then.
I knew I wanted a drag racing '57, but I
couldn't find a two-door sedan in the UK
that wasn't too rusty or too expensive. I
did all the work on her myself including
the back-halfing, the roll cage and all the
aluminium work, with some help from
Kevin Morris, who's a brilliant guy.
We hit the track in 1993, and my first run
o the trailer was a 10.9. I got her down to
a 9.8 in 1995, which for a big, all-steel car
like this was all but unheard of. I painted
her white, and at the Nationals she got
called Snow White. We'd planned to
change the name every year, but Snow
White just stuck. Eventually I got her
down to a 9.1, but she'd run 9.5 without
nitrous on the 468 Je Bull motor. I ran in
Super Gas for three seasons, but then had
a big crash at Avon Park in June 1999. I
rebuilt her, worked 18 hours a day and
spent thousands, and she was back out
for August.
At the Hot Rod Drags in 2001, I ran a 9.1. I
was aiming for the eights that weekend,
but then had an engine explosion which
took the transmission with it and I just
thought 'That's it, I've finished.' I was 60 at
the time, and it was getting to be really
hard work. I took her home, put her up on
stands, threw a cover over her and forgot
about her for five years. I couldn't sell her,
and my wife always told me that if I did, I'd
regret it. I even went as far as buying
another engine and 'box for her; they're
still out at my home in Florida.
In the end, I sold her to a guy who was
going to put her back on the track, but he
changed his mind. I got a message from a
friend that Snow White was for sale at the
NSRA Essex Swap Meet a few years ago
if I'd been there, I'd have bought her back.
Someone else bought her, they took her
to Ron, and then Graham wound up with
her. Do I approve of what Graham's done?
Of course I do! I was disappointed that
someone on the internet referred to her
as Slow White it'll be okay eventually, it
takes time and money and she's still a big
old car. Give him his due, though, I reckon
he'll be in the eights this year.
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I had to drive home on

open headers it was the
best experience ever!
took her to a local show last year and

gatecrashed the classic car bit. They
put her in the centre of the display, and
I got asked if I'd lead the classic parade
around the arena. The MC announced
me, saying, 'And now for something a
little bit dierent,' I fired her up and he
dropped his mic and all I could hear
was him effing and blinding! I did the
arena parade and on the way out he
said, 'Are you coming tomorrow?' I told
him I was, and he said, 'Then tomorrow
you're going in LAST!' After the show, I
put the header caps on and went to
the pub but sheared one of the cap
studs. I warned the packed beer
garden that it'd be loud. I had to drive
home on open headers it was the
best experience ever! I was almost
tempted to do a couple of laps around
the town.
I'm running race decals, but otherwise
I'm trying to preserve the car's
authenticity. The paint is the same
paint she was wearing when Roger last
ran her. We spent months on the body
and interior panels and it was a
painstaking process but we got her
looking the best we could considering
the age of the paint. Yeah, sure she's
rough around the edges but I love the
war wounds; it's part of her history. I
may put her back to plain white one
day. She's suered quite a bit over the
last few years, but now she's back out
strutting her stu again. It's a dream
come true for me, and I'm living it!
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RIGHT HOOK
Some guys have the luck of the devil when it comes to dropping onto
bargains, and this pair of unusual right-hookers seems to fit that bill.
Words: Dave Smith Photography: Sy Parrish
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verybody knows someone like

this. Someone who could trip
over a paving slab and land on
a dropped tenner. Someone who will
answer the phone to a wrong number
and find it's someone who was trying
to sell their car to Webuyanycar.com,
saying, I don't know what it is but it's
quite old and says 'Heemy' on the
side. A guy who could pick two
winning tickets at the local charity
tombola stand and win a lavenderscented soap and body scrub set and
a tri-carb set-up for a 427 big-block
Corvette. Still, when fortune decides
to rain diamonds it'd be foolish not to
be holding your hat out, and if you
don't answer when opportunity
knocks, it might well piddle through
your letterbox.
Lee Day, from West Sussex, is no

stranger to the more unusual American
vehicle, and is probably best known in
recent years for turning up to shows in
a 1959 Edsel Ranchero and causing
much head-scratching. It's very
dierent, says Lee, and people still
think it's a genuine factory pick-up!
Anyway, the cars you see before you
are both factory right-hookers, and
pretty unusual in every respect. Let's
start with the Chevy. I was in a shop in
2007, and my 1972 Dodge pick-up was
parked outside. A chap came in asking
whose the truck was, and he told me
that there was a '57 Chevy being given
away at an industrial estate nearby! Of
course I rushed straight round there,
but it turned out to be this '52 Chevy
four-door. A guy on the industrial
estate had had to abandon his unit and
they were clearing it out they'd just
dragged the Chevy out and were
waiting for someone to pick it up.
I came straight back with a trailer.

It was on its axle but there were no
springs in the front so we jacked it up,
jammed some planks in there to get it
rolling and dragged it onto the trailer.
It was in bits, but all the loose bits
seemed to be inside, and there was no
engine or transmission. The industrial
estate guys gave me the name of the
owner, so I tracked him down and
spoke to him. He said he'd just lost the
will to do it up. He'd sent the engine
and gearbox o for reconditioning
and just never bothered getting it
back! It's long gone now, of course.
He did give me the old bu log book
for it though, which was last stamped
in 1967. I've since met a guy who
owned it in the late Seventies, early
He told me that there was a '57 Chevy

being given away at an industrial
estate nearby!
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Lee is certainly a
man with an eye
for the unusual,
and these two cars
conrm it. The
Chevy was a
diplomatic car, but
despite the lofty
job title, they were
usually base
models. This one
was rescued from
an uncertain fate
and now has a V8
and some terric
extras. The
Continental kit
(below) was a
bargain kit from
the States, and
suits the car
perfectly, while if
you stuck a period
steering wheel on
it, you'd never tell
that the steering
column was
pirated from a
Range Rover
(right). Plymouth
sold right-hand
drive Barracudas
through a handful
of dealers that
more usually sold
Aussie models.
This one (top
right) has been in
the UK for nigh on
50 years, so the
fact that it's
survived at all is a
miracle. The RHD
conversion is
pretty well done,
even the wipers
aren't cackhanded (bottom
right). The shifter
is, but hey-ho.
Worn interior was
retrimmed to
match the car's
eye-catching
shade...
Eighties, who said he only ever drove

it around the block because it had a
blown head gasket. He sold it on, and
it just disappeared.
The car was built in New York for
export. It left the factory as a righthand drive car, with a proper
right-hand drive bulkhead and
everything; it wasn't converted later. It
was black with a grey interior, and the
first registered owner was the
Portuguese Embassy in Sloane Square
so it's spent its whole life in the UK but
the last 30-odd years in a shed! It
originally had the Stovebolt six and a
three-speed column change, plus that
horrible torque-tube axle, but I
chucked that straight out...
Even the power steering pipes from

the Jaguar rack hooked straight up to
the Caddy pump
The first job was to empty all the bits
out of the car and loosely fit them all
so I could see what was missing. I
made a list, which was mostly just bits
of stainless and trim, then called Rudy
at a scrapyard in Florida who sent me
the lot! One half of the windscreen was
Perspex, so I had two new ones cut in
the States. They're cut from flat sheet,
so they're quite cheap, but of course,
the shipping cost was double.
My mate Stuart is into his old Land
Rovers and banger racers, and he had
bought an old V12 Jaguar. We had the
front and rear axles out of it and fitted
them to the Chevy, the rear one still in
its cradle. It fitted so easily, we didn't
even have to cut the chassis! That gave
me power rack and pinion steering
and vented disc brakes all round.
Then I found a guy selling a '79

Cadillac with a fuel-injected 350
Oldsmobile motor. He'd bought it
and tried everything to get it to run
right, but it was always overfuelling
and he was sick of it. I got it for 90.
Then the guy opposite me
mentioned that he happened to
have a four-barrel intake manifold for
the Olds motor and I could have it for
nothing if I wanted it! I fitted that with
a Holley four-barrel carb,
hooked up the electronic ignition
module and it ran a treat. The rest of
the Cadillac wasn't up to much, so
the banger boys gave me 150 for it.
The Olds motor and TH400 dropped
straight in, and even the power
steering pipes from the Jaguar
rack hooked straight up to the
Caddy pump.
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We even went to France

in it three times with the
Southern Classics car
club
I bought a new interior kit from the

States, complete with headliner, door
cards, carpets and seat material in
white tuck'n'roll vinyl, and sent it all
down to Steve at The Trimming
Centre in Hove. I thought it'd be
cheaper to do it this way; it turns out
it'd have been cheaper to just send
the car to him and have him trim it
from scratch. The steering column is
from a Range Rover with a polished
stainless tube over it. It bolted
straight up to the Jaguar rack, and I
painted the wheel white to match the
interior. I fitted the Gennie shifter, got
a new plastic fuel tank with sender
from the States, and all the original
gauges worked. The wheels are the
steels from the Jaguar which were
chrome, so I keyed and painted them
and fitted the Lancer hubcaps. They
fit the car perfectly, even under the
rear spats! The continental kit was
another cheap buy from the States.
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overriders and cost 9 each they're
the best thing I ever bought! The rest
of the grille wasn't so good, though,
and can't be replated and is almost
impossible to replace.
The registration on the bu log book
was MLX6, so I tried to re-register it
with this plate at my local DVLA office.
They sent somebody out to check it,
who looked it over, checked the VIN
numbers, said everything was fine and
reissued MLX6. The local office is shut
now, sadly; you can't do all that at the
Post Office. In all, it was done inside a
year. It drove beautifully, like a modern
car. I fitted a new under-floor master
cylinder with a remote servo and it
worked perfectly. I had the original
radiator recored with a three-row core,
and it runs a little warm but I fitted an
electric fan and it works fine. We even
went to France in it three times with
the Southern Classics car club.
Oldsmobile V8s
are almost
completely
overlooked in
favour of Chevys
and Fords, but this
ex-fuellie motor
was a bargain and
looks right at home
there (above). It
was more than a
bargain - in fact,
Lee proted on the
deal! Electric fans
help the old girl
keep her cool. The
Barracuda's 318
(top right) is pretty
much stock, too,
and both cars are
far more cruiser
than bruiser. The
engine's biased to
the right-hand side
of the bay, so it's
tight around the
steering, and that
master cylinder
must get right in
the way! Chevy
gauges (right) all
worked after a new
fuel sender was
tted.
In the end we had to sell it. I

advertised it, and a guy from Sheffield
called saying he really wanted a righthand drive car like this. He came all the
way down from Sheffield, arrived in the
dark, and within 45 minutes had paid
cash, left his old BMW in part-exchange
and set o. I got a call at 10.30 to say he
was home and very happy!
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We had to sell the Chevy to make way

for the Barracuda for my wife, Linda.
We'd seen it advertised locally and it
was quite straight apart from a bit of
poorly repaired accident damage on
the driver's side but we took it for an
MoT straight away and it passed, no
problems. Then we painted it purple,
a colour we just picked from the local
paint shop's colour charts, with a white
flash. The interior was black but pretty
much ruined, so we took it back to
Steve who replaced it with two-tone
purple, picked by Linda. I told her it
was a bold move as it would seriously
limit her chances of ever selling it!
Steve also fitted a new white hood we
brought in from the States.
It's a 1969, another factory right-hand
drive car, with the 318 small-block V8.
It's certainly packed on the right-hand
side of the engine bay the engine's
biased to the right in the bay anyway,
and the steering box is so close to
everything I reckon you'd have to take
the engine out to work on the steering!
Now Linda has a '69 Continental MkIII,

and she loves it. I still have the Edsel
pick-up, and a 1961 Mercury Comet
that's got a 302 in and is just about to
get the interior done. So you're still
keeping yourself busy then, Lee?!
Yeah. I've been doing old cars since I
passed my test in 1973, and had my
first Yank in 1974. I'm not stopping yet!
The steering box

is so close to
everything I
reckon you'd have
to take the engine
out to work on the
steering!
Lee and Linda Day

(bottom left). The
Barracuda was
Linda's ride,
though she now
has something
even more insane a Continental
MkIII! The mad
lilac colour on the
Plymouth was just
chosen from a
local supplier's
paint charts, and
has since proven to
be such a love-it-orhate-it shade that it
should be called
Marmite Lilac. The
Days didn't pick
either of these cars
just because they
happened to be
right-hookers,
that's just the way
things happened,
and the new
owners of both are
very happy
indeed!
We spoke with the Chevy's new owner,

Brian Spriggs, who said, It's a fine car, a
really good buy. We did all last show
season, and it certainly gets lots of
attention! I've always had American cars,
and my wife, Mary, wanted something for
herself. We looked at this Chevy because
it's not too huge, and it's right-hand drive,
but it was the V8 burble that really sold it
to her. She thinks it's great, she's always
posing about in it! Lee did an excellent job
on the rebuild and we haven't had to do
anything to the car other than add a
couple of our own touches. We've got a
new external sunvisor, and we're thinking
of having a spot of pinstriping done and a
maybe a bit of rechroming. Lee's great if
we call up asking questions, helping to
point us in the right direction, he's always
really helpful.
Linda drove it for a while, but she

really didn't get on with it at all. We
went along to the Victory Wheelers'
show, planning to put a For Sale sign in
the window, and it was spotted by this
lady who had a Chevy pick-up and hair
the same colour as the Barracuda! She
took one look and said, 'It had better
not be for sale, because if it is, I'm
having it!' It turns out she's also called
Linda and only lives 10 or 15 miles from
us, and within the week she was round
with the cash.
We spoke with the Barracuda's new

owner, Linda Bowman, who said, We
were camping at the Victory Wheelers
show, and this car was camped behind us.
I already have a '53 Chevy pick-up, which
is very original and I'm doing it up slowly,
but I said to my daughter that I loved the
look of this Plymouth. The following day,
we went on the showfield and there it was
with a For Sale sign in the window it
must have been fate! It wouldn't be my
first choice of colour I'm not a
particularly 'girlie' girl but yes, it did
nearly match my hair.
Since buying it, I haven't had to do
anything but drive it. I've had it out a few
times already this year, I took it to the
New Malden cruise the other day. It
developed a minor oil leak that day, but
that's now sorted! The Chevy is lovely but
it's a bit sluggish with the old straight six;
this is a car you can just jump in and
drive. Right-hand drive is nice, too. I don't
mind left-hand drive at all, but right-hand
drive means you get to use some of that
overtaking power...!
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Keep It In
The Family
The apple certainly didnt fall too far from the tree
with these guys.
Words: Dave Smith Photography: Sy Parrish
Some of us can't explain our love for
American cars. It may have stemmed
from the first time a V8 went rumbling
past on the street, or the first time we
watched The Dukes Of Hazzard, or
Hawaii Five-O or whatever. But there's
certainly no 'genetic' reason for
the passion. Maybe there's a good
thesis to be written here for a
psychology student?
Trans Ams, but one by one they all

got rid of them. I ended up trading
my Bandit T/A and 4,000 cash for
this 1984 Corvette back in 1997. It was
all original, red, with the Crossfire
V8, and I owned it for 10 years
during which time the only problem
it had was a faulty governor on the
auto transmission which stopped it
changing up.
Others, however, were almost literally

born into it. The V8 is in their DNA and
on their birth certificate it reads Blood
type: Unleaded. This could be one of
those cases. Meet Rick Prescott and his
daughter, Rebecca, from Oxfordshire.
My daughter, Rebecca, was born in

1989, and has been going to American
car shows ever since she was a baby!
In 2007, I decided I wanted a 40th
Anniversary Corvette, but I didn't want
to get rid of the '84 because it held
special sentimental value. Rebecca
had grown up with it, and I remember
taking my Dad out for a ride in it and
I used to have Trans Ams, says Rick.

There were a whole crowd of us with
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he loved it. He passed away shortly

afterwards, so the car holds some
memories for me. So I asked Rebecca
if she'd like the car as her 18th birthday
present! She hadn't even passed her
test at the time.
The first time she ever drove it was
to Billing on her 19th birthday. She
couldn't get insurance, so her mum
was down as the registered keeper and
she was a named driver. I had a savings
bond in her name that matured on
her birthday, and she used the money
to get the car resprayed in metallic
purple, and I bought her some chrome
C6 wheels to go with it!
It seems that often, if you 'give' a kid a
car, they don't appreciate it, don't look
after it. Rebecca, though, will spend
all day on it, washing it, waxing it, clay
barring it. She wanted a black interior,
so she took the whole interior apart,
fitted a black carpet and seat covers,
we bought her the door cards and she
did everything else herself.
I've often heard that the Crossfire
injection is nothing but trouble, yet
this car's never been any problem. We
did have an issue where it wouldn't
start until it had been keyed over a
few times, but that just turned out to
be the fuel pump relay, and a new one
cured the problem. Also the digital

dash went dim, another common
problem, so we sent it to Corvette
Central in the States for refurbishment.
Otherwise it's been great.
My 1993 40th Anniversary came from
American Dreams in Gloucestershire
in 2007. It came with a lot of history,
including the build sheet, which
shows that it was sold new through a
dealership in Los Angeles, and then
went to Japan, presumably with a US
serviceman. Then it came to American
Dreams with 65,000 miles on the
clock. Japanese MoT-type tests on
older vehicles are really tough and
very expensive, and the car was in
beautiful condition. All I had to do
was a paint repair where the lacquer
had lifted and replace the OptiSpark
distributor.
It has the LT1 and 700R4 automatic,
and the only part of the car that's not
standard is the engine cover which I
painted red to break up all the black! It
has 78,000 miles on it now, it drives as
good as it looks, I'm well pleased with it
and I plan to just keep it exactly as it is.
Mine's all standard but Rebecca's has
the black-out kit and everything else.
I used to take her along to car shows;
now we go in convoy. She leads! She's
a very good driver, excellent road
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positioning, I'm very proud of her, but

she doesn't hang about and wait for
me she's gone! The Classic Corvette
Club said she was the youngest girl to
own a Corvette in the club, possibly
in Britain. She probably still is! She's
now married to a guy from Florida
she met him when we were out
there for the Daytona 500 a couple
of years ago and says that if they
move out to the States, she'll be taking
her Corvette with her. She says she'll
never sell.
It's been more than six years since
Dad gave me the '84, says Rebecca.
He didn't think I'd look after it,
but I'm obsessed! I think that has
surprised him. I remember the first
time I drove it, which was to the AACI
Billing show on my 19th birthday. I'd
driven it before then, just around the
local streets, but this was my first big
journey. I'd not long passed my test,
and having such a huge, long bonnet
was a bit worrying. We got to Billing
and they announced my birthday over
the Tannoy, which was embarrassing!
Nothing's ever gone wrong with it,
it's never broken down, but once the
transmission fluid dropped really low
and I had to drive all the way home in

first. I've been dying to drive it to work
in summer, but my works' car park is
full of conker trees and I'm not getting
that sap all over it! I only use Adam's
car care products from the States, and
cleaning it is an all-day job washing,
leathering, paint reviving, claying,
polishing and waxing, so that at the
end you have to use your T-shirt to
close the door!
I've been brought up with American
cars. I'd really like a Sixties Plymouth
Road Runner to do up from scratch,
but I wouldn't be allowed to put it on
the drive. I'm definitely keeping the
Corvette, though, I'm never going to
sell, no way, and I don't know that any
bloke would ever buy a metallic purple
Corvette anyway! I'll be taking it over
to the States when we go it'll be like
releasing it back into the wild. After
we got married, my husband joked
that now we were married, half of the
Corvette belonged to him. I said yeah,
the passenger side! He tried to start it
once and it just wouldn't start. I jumped
in and it started first touch of the key. I
think it's got a backside scanner in the
seat, like a fingerprint scanner, that will
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Getting
A Semi
In the world of big boys toys, we think we may have

found a winner...
Words & Photography: Dave Smith
There have been lots of instances
when friends and family especially
those who don't know a fat lot about
American cars have mentioned that
a friend or colleague of theirs has
an American vehicle. Mostly I don't
get too excited because the friend
or relative in question couldn't tell a
Camaro Rally Sport from a Raleigh
Chopper. In this instance, when a
buddy mentioned that someone he's
worked for had some old American
trucks, I followed it up. And I'm very
glad that I did. Isn't it amazing what
you find almost on your doorstep that
you never knew was there?
In this case it's Statfold Barn Railway,
a multi-gauge steam railway and
museum whose owners definitely
have a philosophy of 'He who dies with
the most toys, wins'. I met one of the
brothers, Graham Lee, on a stunningly
sunny day in late March, and as soon
as I drove in I was greeted with a brace
of Mustangs, a Corvette (more about
those soon) and no less than four
classic American heavy haulers.
First, in a garage next to an Aveling &

Porter steam roller, was a 1958 Mack
B70. This one is still undergoing some
restoration, but the story goes that
Graham's dad, the driving force behind
the steam museum, was buying some
old locomotives from an elderly gent
in Canada. Graham went with him to
check them out, saw this Mack and a
similar later model, and bought them,
too! The gent, Mr Matthews, had spent
his life in the family business of house
moving. Not the Pickfords furnitureand-tea-chests sort of moving, but
the sort that actually involves jacking
a house up, putting a low-loader
under it and trundling off with it.
This '58 Mack left the factory with a
straight-six EN707B petrol engine,
but was converted to an ENDT 676
diesel engine fairly early on in life.
The transmission is two gearboxes
bolted together in sequence and is
apparently a super low range and an
overdrive. You don't want to be doing
the ton with someone's house on the
back. It had spent its working life doing
just that in the hands of Mr Matthews'
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father, but a hard life and Canadian

winters hadn't been kind to this Mack's
double-skinned chassis, much of which
needed replacing. Now it's all repaired,
with a new fifth-wheel and a new
winch, and is just awaiting conversion
to a Euro-friendly braking system
before it can be put back on the road. It
has no power steering, though, so you
need a few Yorkies on board to drive it.
Nearby, and with a definite family
resemblance despite the 30-year gap,
was a 1991 Mack Maridyne, this one
belonging to Mr Matthews Jr who, now
well into his eighties, is considering
retirement from the house-moving
business. It left the factory equipped
like this, and has a plate to say that it
was custom-built for Charles Matthews
by Mack. This one only came over last
autumn, and isn't yet registered for
the road, but also spent its life hauling
massive low-loaders. Now it's equipped
as a recovery truck with a huge midlift permanently fitted in place of the
fifth-wheel, plus the massive winch
and hydraulic rams under the rear end.
Graham says that it'll be ready for the
road soon, although for show only it
may be fit for purpose, but there's no
chance of it ever getting plated for
work without major changes.
Next, there were not one but two 1978
Kenworth W900 tractor units. These,
the archetypal iconic long-bonnet
American trucks, came from very
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different sources. The red one is a

longer chassis with a 14-litre twin-turbo
Cummins diesel and came in via a
Kenworth club website in the States;
the black one is a shorter chassis with a
CAT 3406 diesel and came from Essex!
The black one was in poor shape when
it was dragged from its last resting
place, with the chassis split nearly in
half behind the cab, but now it's back to
gleaming, show-winning condition.
The red one, Graham's favourite, has
a longer chassis with wheel spacing
that might suggest it was a tipper truck
before it had its fifth-wheel fitted. Its
13-speed Fuller crash box takes some
skill, and it came with no brakes on
the front axle at all! Graham had to
fit front brakes from a K100 he found
in a scrapyard, and the truck needed
a full professional brake conversion
from the three-button-type parking
and emergency brake to the Euro-spec
one lever. The emergency brake now
works on the front axle and one of the
rear axles. Both trucks are plated to 38
tonnes gross train and MoTed as HGVs
in the truck lane at Scania, but the
most they'll be pulling any time soon is
the crowds.
These are some amazing machines, the
Kenworths especially taking you right
back to the days of Convoy and Smokey
and the Bandit! Hopefully, we'll be back
soon to check out some of the American
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Statfold Barn Railway, near
Tamworth, Staffordshire, isnt open
to the public but a few times a year
they host big open days, where all
the locomotives are brought out
and trundle around the extensive
grounds. The trucks and cars are
also brought out for the day! The
money raised all goes to charity, so
look for the next open day at
www.statfoldbarnrailway.co.uk
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We Roll
Or, rather, how we dont. We join Hotchkis Suspension for a

look at the science behind sway bars, and how to improve the
handling of even something as unwieldy as a classic pick-up.
Words & photography: Dave Smith, Hotchkis Sport Suspension
Until recently, truck owners had very
limited choices when it came to their
suspension: leave it stock, and suffer
through sloppy handling and body roll
reminiscent of a rowing boat; slam the
truck with dropped springs and get a
spine-jarring ride; or use an expensive
airbag kit that provides a perfect stance
but can be costly and difficult to install.
One easy way to improve handling and
overall drivability is to control body roll
and improve traction with aftermarket
anti-roll bars, or, as the Americans
would have it, sway bars.
has improved dramatically in the last

decade with hollow tube technology
leading the way. Gone are the days
when sway bars were produced from
heavy, solid bar stock. Now superior
CNC bending equipment and precise
engineering allow for lighter-weight
tubular sway bars possessing the
twist resistance of solid bars with a
fraction of the weight. Lighter-weight,
more efficient sway bar packages are
standard equipment on new vehicles
ranging from Silverado pick-ups to
Corvette ZR1s and Porsche Turbos.
Nearly every truck produced in the

last 75 years came equipped with at
least one sway bar from the factory,
but OEM cost-cutting and ride quality
considerations meant most trucks rolled
off the showroom floor with very small
diameter bars that kept suspension
geometry in check but didnt do much
to control body roll or handling. Luckily,
aftermarket sway bar technology
The key to understanding sway bars

in the classic truck market is that
well-engineered sport sway bars that
are made in the USA by a reputable
company will provide more bang-foryour-buck handling improvement and
overall fun factor than nearly anything
else you can do to your truck, and
most kits can be installed with hand
tools in a few hours.
A pretty standard performance sway bar kit tubular front and rear nonadjustable bars. Note that the front bar is larger in diameter than the rear,
allowing for neutral handling; a larger rear bar would create serious oversteer.
Here we have a real-world example of body roll. The huge gap between
the top of the tyre and the wheelarch lip, along with the chassis being at
an extreme angle to the ground, mean the centre of gravity of the truck
is shifting, creating a smaller tyre contact patch.
Handling Defined
Nearly all trucks new and old come set
up from the factory with significant
understeer as a safety precaution.
Understeer, or push, is what happens
when you enter a turn at speed
and the front tyres howl while the
car continues to move forward in a
straight line. Essentially the rear tyres
are overpowering the front tyres and
the vehicle goes straight. Oversteer
is when the front tyres stick as the
vehicle turns into the corner while the
rear tyres lose traction and the rear of
the vehicle tries to rotate around the
front. While dangerous for a novice
driver, an experienced hot shoe can
control this with the throttle for more
aggressive driving.
Sway bars can provide adjustment of
driving dynamics such as understeer
and oversteer by transferring weight
to the suspension on different corners
as the vehicle navigates a corner. In
many cases, adding a rear sway bar
when there isnt one from the factory,
or adding a stiffer rear sway bar, can
make a system designed to understeer
either go neutral or oversteer.
Body roll is a reference to the load
transfer of a vehicle towards the
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will create more customers who are

dissatisfied with their cars than if they
offer a detuned car. They opt to cut
cost and raise customer satisfaction
ratings by offering a decent, if not
mediocre, car. This leaves considerable
room for improvements in the
suspensions performance or tuning
using aftermarket parts.
Sway bars explained
This truck has performance sway bars and has minimal body roll going into the corner. Note the minimal fender gaps, and
the fact that the control arms and body are parallel to the ground.
outside of a turn. When a vehicle is

fitted with a suspension package, it
works to keep the tyres in contact
with the road, providing grip for
the driver to control the vehicle's
direction. This suspension is
compliant to some degree, allowing
the vehicle body, which sits upon the
suspension, to lean in the direction of
the perceived centrifugal force acting
upon the car. Sway bars are a part of
the suspension specifically designed
to address body roll.
Body roll of the vehicle (body and
chassis) relative to the ground is not
necessarily bad. Most performance
suspension set-ups try to keep the
frame of the vehicle as parallel to the
ground as possible to maximise tyre
contact patch; however, completely
eliminating body roll can also
create a very stiff ride, so finding a
balance that keeps the suspension
geometry working correctly and the
body parallel to the ground (thereby
controlling the vehicles centre of
gravity) while also maintaining a
comfortable ride is the key.
Why should you change your anti-roll
bars from the stock ones? Well, its
pretty simple. Enthusiasts typically
demand more from their cars than the
average driver. They need improved
handling, increased high-speed
stability and better traction. Properly
designed and tested anti-roll bars give
a car, truck or SUV optimum handling
potential and chassis balance. This
is accomplished during testing by
changing the roll couple changing the
stiffness of the front vs. rear anti-roll
bars to achieve the optimum handling
balance, which is generally neutral to
slight understeer, but it depends on the
application and vehicle. Manufacturers
are out to give the average person the
car that will suit most of their needs.
If they install larger anti-roll bars,
stiffer springs and lower the car, they
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In figure 1, we see a chassis with no body roll, and maximum tyre contact
patch. In figure 2, note that as the vehicle corners and the body rolls, the
left spring compresses, the right spring extends, and the tyre contact
patch changes shape. At the end of the corner the spring loads will make
the truck rocket back in the other direction, unbalancing the vehicle and
degrading handling.
Basically, sway bars reduce roll and

dramatically improve handling. They
connect the suspension on one side
of the vehicle to the suspension on
the other with attachment points
generally on the lower A-arms and
chassis, and twist to limit the roll
during cornering. As the truck enters a
corner, centrifugal forces create a body
roll force. This force is limited by the
twisting actions of the sway bar. The
stiffer the sway bar the more resistance
is extended to counteract the body roll.
Too much sway bar stiffness creates
excess pressure on the outside loaded
tyre causing a loss of traction. Sway
bar stiffness is calculated by the force
required to twist one end versus the
other and calculated in lbs/in.
Sway bars work off torsional force,
or twisting motion. Therefore, the
material in the centre of a solid bar
plays little role in the resistance of
torsional force. With this in mind,
hollow bars eliminate some of the
centre material and move it to the
outside of the tube, where it is most
effective. In turn, this produces a sway
bar that is lighter in weight and just
as stiff, if not stiffer than a solid bar.
For example, a 1.375" hollow bar is
equivalent to a 1.25" solid, but the 1.375"
hollow bar is 6% stiffer and 43% lighter
than the 1.25" solid.
Left: Modern performance

sway bars are designed
in programmes such
as Solidworks or CAD,
starting with factory
mounting points and then
determining shape, tube
diameter and roll stiffness.
Above: In most cases, bars need to articulate

independently while still tying the axle or control
arms to the frame. This is where greasable
bushings and end-links come into play.
This simple line drawing explains how the sway bar works. By tying the frame to the control arms, the sway bar forces the
frame to stay closer to parallel with the ground and maintains a more consistent tyre contact patch. Since the sway bar is really
a big spring, it provides enough give that the ride stays compliant.
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Here we see (top to bottom) raw bar

stock, a factory small diameter bar and
a performance aftermarket bar. Note the
smooth radius bends of the aftermarket
bar, which improve strength.
The best modern sway bars are created by bending high-quality

domestic steel bar stock in CNC-controlled benders, eliminating
swedges and tooling marks.
Years ago most trucks were

only equipped with a front sway
bar. Back then the best tyres
were skinny with relatively soft
sidewalls. Today people are
running modern super-sticky tyres
that produce serious grip and
are miles better than yesterday's
race tyres. Your truck will be the
quickest and most comfortable
around a corner or on your
favourite twisty road with a neutral
handling balance. This is achieved
when the car is neither loose nor
tight (neither excessive understeer
nor oversteer) but balanced with
the front and rear tyres doing
equal work. Providing that the
springs are of sufficient rate to
keep the car from bottoming out,
the handling balance is tuned with
the front and rear sway bars. When
talking to suspension designs
at Hotchkis Performance, they
said they typically engineer the
largest front sway bar possible
that doesn't overpower the front
suspension and then tune with an
adjustable rear sway bar.
Companies such as Hotchkis Performance

use Laser Vector scanners to check bars
from every run during quality control to
ensure maximum accuracy.
Now that we know sway bar roll

stiffness minimises body roll, to make
the truck handle well and remain
balanced during cornering the front
and rear sway bars must be tuned
to work together. Well-designed
sway packages offer balanced
handling and are adjustable to fine
tune handling characteristics to the
drivers preference. The adjustment is
accomplished with holes in the sway
bar end that allows the end link to
be positioned in multiple locations
effectively lengthening (softening) or
shortening (stiffening) the sway bars.
Due to the end-link mounting location
and reduced benefits of an adjustable
front sway bar, companies such as
Hotchkis Performance often design
the adjustable rear sway bar to be
between a two and four hole difference.
The adjustment holes give the driver a
great tuning advantage because each
hole is at least 100lb.in. difference.
After testing, engineers will
finalise a design and include
specs for bushings, hardware
and end-links.
A set of freshly bent bars are waiting to be

finished. Some companies weld cast ends
to hollow bars, but a stronger method is
to heat and forge the ends from the same
tubular bar stock.
This is Hotchkis Sport Sway Bar kit for the Chevy C10 pick-up. Note
the unusual rear sway bar design, which is a blade type sway bar
similar to those employed on NASCAR racers.
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This aftermarket bar (L) is adjustable, with three mounting options for
different torsional stiffness settings, vs the stock bar (R). The further
in the end-link is mounted to the centre of the bar, the stiffer it will be.
Some people recommend running a

stiff rear spring combination without
a rear sway bar. In this case the heavy
spring rate keeps the chassis from
rolling thereby eliminating the need
for a rear sway bar. This is fine if the
passengers wear kidney belts and
interior rattles are no problem, but
most truck owners know that a stiff
rear spring and an unloaded bed can
be brutal on long hauls. For the rest of
us, we want a comfortable ride with
great handling. Adding a rear sway
bar solves the ride quality issue and
creates an optimum handling balance.
The rear spring rate can be softer for
better ride quality and corner exit
traction because the rear sway bar,
not the springs, is controlling the rear
body roll.
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How Sway Bars are Made

Manufacturing a sway bar has been
done by various methods throughout
the years. The traditional method of
making a bar is to take the raw bar
stock and bend it into the shape you
want by using a press and bending
dies. This is generally a cheap way
to make them, and there are several
drawbacks to this method. The first
such detriment is that each bend is
done separately. With each bend the
tolerance i.e. inaccuracy in making
the part increases. This allows for
increased human error in production.
As trucks become more complex, the
packaging of the sway bar tightens,
there is less room for error, and thus
the part needs to be more accurate to
fit in the car. Another disadvantage is
that the press bends can add several
extreme tooling dents or marks to
the product. Dents such as these are
acceptable on a solid bar, but they
make the part less eye-pleasing to look
at. Tubular material cannot be bent
in this traditional way. The press will
either kink or crack the tubing when
bending the material.
Companies such as Hotchkis use CNC
(Computer Numerically Controlled)
bending machines and tubular stock.
The CNC does all of the bends in one
handling process. Raw material is
loaded into the machine, which then
goes through a series of motions
to produce a smoothly bent part. A
computer keeps track of each bend
in relation to all of the other bends.
This produces a very high tolerance
part, typically in the 0.050 range or
tighter, and with consistent reliability.
During the manufacturing run, a Laser
Vector inspection system is employed
to measure the parts being bent by
the machine. This measures the shape
of the bar, and compares it with a
computer file of the part print. The
lasers computer sends any necessary
corrections directly to the bending
computer. This is done because each
batch of raw material varies and bends
slightly differently than another.
Thanks to:
Hotchkis Sport
Suspension,
see www.
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After sway bar installation, its often a good idea to align the truck with a performance alignment.
End-links are what attach the sway bar to the suspension. In many cases,
factory end-links (top) are very weak and not designed for the loads found
in performance set-ups. Aftermarket end-links (bottom) like this Hotchkis
unit use heavy duty hardware and high-performance Heim joints.
The blade type bar offers adjustability like

a traditional sway bar, but provides more
articulation and better packaging options in
truck-arm equipped vehicles such as the C10.
Testing
Standard sway bar bushing brackets are usually strap-style brackets
made from pressing a piece of flat steel. Hotchkis recently released these
billet brackets that offer more strength and adjustability thanks to slotted
oval holes.
Once your new sport sway bars are installed, youll notice reduced body roll, neutral handling and incredible grip.
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Like all aftermarket products, sway

bar testing procedures can vary
from company to company. Some of
the lower-end products are simply
upsized versions of factory parts with
increased rates and are not tested at
all. The more high-end components
such as those manufactured by
Hotchkis are rigorously tested at the
track and on the street for the optimal
balance of handling improvement,
driver feedback, adjustability and ride
compliance. John Hotchkis states that
his company tests use a 200-foot skid
pan, 600-foot slalom, road course
and street drive tests to ensure every
system works correctly.
In conclusion, a well-designed, lighterweight tubular sway bar package is the
best handling benefit you can bolt on
to your classic truck. The next step in
the bolt-on handling equation is a set
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Geneva
or Bust
The Geneva Motor Show recently rolled around again, and

in amongst all the eco bubbles and plug-in jalopies there
were a few exciting slabs of US tin, too, along with a mass of
impressive new machinery from all over the globe. We sent a
man with a camera to see what was what.
Words and Photography: Chris Pollitt
Another year, another motor show
some might say. Not us though,
especially not with the automotive
bounty the foot-achingly massive
Geneva Motor Show has to offer. The
2014 rendition remained true to form,
with a selection of cars to excite,
thrill and potentially reduce the bank
balance of anyone and everyone who
walked through the doors, no matter
what their taste. For us though, the
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stands heralding from the States

were the primary draw, and rightly so
considering what was on display.
Cadillac was our first stop, mainly
because it was one of the first stands
we could see thanks to the redesigned
Escalade standing tall above
everything else in the room. Massive
in every conceivable way, it should be
hitting Europe towards the end of the
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Above: Mustang
ragtop gets the
juices flowing, weird
Honda hybrid thing
(right) does not.
Gumpert Apollo
(far left) certainly
stood out while
the Corvette stand
(bottom left) had
all kinds of visual
stimulus! Jeep
Renegade (bottom
right) is a grower
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year, though it might not be the best

car for popping to Asda! If you want
something that will fit on UK roads, the
ATS coupe was revealed to Europe for
the first time. Its a handsome beast
and with a 270bhp turbocharged 2.0
engine it shouldnt be a slouch. Again,
that comes to Europe later in the year.
For Chevrolet the foot-flow was, for
the best part, squarely aimed at the
Corvette Stingray convertible, again
rightfully so. With an estimated
450bhp from its 6.2 LT1 V8 its not
going to be shy off the line. Its also got
a seven-speed gearbox, which should
serve to keep your right arm busy. Its
a proper looker, too we cant wait to
get our hands on one and see what its
like on the road! Its the first time the
Stingray name has been used since
the Seventies, and if what we saw is
anything to go by, this new Corvette is
one hell of a way to reintroduce it.
Over on the Jeep stand, the main
talk was centred round the newest
addition to the companys line up, the
Renegade. A peculiar blend of Jeep
and Fiat, it replaces the Patriot and
the Compass. Its based on Fiats 500L

platform so itll be front-wheel-drive
only and powered by the raucous
BHP machine that is the 1.4 Multi-air
engine, though a marginally beefier 2.4
Tigershark I4 will be available, too.
The big talk of the show, however,
came from the Ford stand in the form
of the 2015 Mustang. With a ragtop and
coupe both occupying the companys
stand, the attention was constant
from show-goers. It served to further
whet our appetite, too, no matter
what engine, what body type or even
what colour, this thing is going to look
immense on UK roads, so hurry up
Ford, were itching for a go!
The rest of the show was the usual
fare, though some cars did stand out
more than others, such as the mental
Gumpert Apollo and soon-to-be-ina-rap-video Lamborghini Huracan
amongst others. As is the way with
these things though, well let the
pictures do the rest of the talking while
we hit the manufacturers websites and
start crafting our dream versions of the
fodder on display! ACM
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bookreviews
AVAILABLE FROM
BookReviews
Titles are available from

American Auto Mags;
Chaters Wholesale; Bookworld;
Foyles, Charing Cross Road;
Mustangbooks.com; VW-DIY; and, of
course, Amazon or The Book
Depository online.
Woodward Avenue Cruising The

Legendary Strip
Author: Robert Genat
Published by: CarTech Price: 24
Nostalgia is huge, which is fair
enough every generation must
look back on their childhood
years as the best times ever
and right now, those who have
been granted citizenship of Old
Fart country are those who were
kids in the Fifties to Seventies.
That's handy, as that's the era we
love the best when it comes to
cars, and that's why we have
titles like this.
Woodward Avenue is hallowed
ground. What Bonneville and El
Mirage are to nostalgia land
speeders, and what Pomona and
Lions are to nostalgia drag
racers, Woodward Avenue is to
street racers. Yes, the former
examples are out west, and while
Cali doubtless had a million
cruisin' and street racing venues,
Woodward was the one main
focus for muscle fanatics in
America's Motor City, and
arguably the place where the
muscle car was conceived.
Woodward Avenue is a large
trunk road running north-northwest out of central Detroit and
onwards out to the town of
Pontiac, Michigan. A nice, straight
road with a central reservation
and plenty of fuel stations and
fast-food joints on either side, it
was a siren's song for youngsters
who were too young to drink but
had access to a car. And what
followed, almost inevitably, was
the odd street race.
It was the place to
see and be seen for
all the gearheads
and street racers in
the whole city and
beyond, and
bearing in mind
that a large
proportion of
the area's
employment was
at one of the Big
Three, savvy
manufacturers
knew that a car
that performed
on Woodward
gained instant
and literal
street cred.
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The author of this softback has

hit exactly the right note. It's a
look back at what went on and
where, the districts, the drive-ins,
the cars, even the rock'n'roll radio
stations of the day. It's not a rosetinted, soft-focus, misty-eyed
Happy Days-style portrayal of
how wonderful days were back
then. Neither is it a handwringing, self-righteously worthy
whine about the dangers of
street racing. That's an old fart's
trap: When kids today do it,
they're stupid morons looking to
get themselves killed. When we
did it, they were the best days of
our lives. And we did it properly,
with better cars, and better music
etc etc. None of that; this is a
warm, aectionate yet
commendably objective view of
how Woodward was to the
muscle guys what the North
Circular was to cafe racers. It's a
snapshot of an era that was great
when it happened but couldn't
(and shouldn't) happen again.
Yes, every year there's the
Woodward Dream Cruise, a
massive cruise every August that
brings up to 40,000 cars to
recreate the glory days of
Woodward Avenue, but in a
family-friendly, law-abiding way.
That gets a chapter to itself, but
the tale of its heyday including
some wonderful period photos
and some rather hit-and-miss
contemporary ones is where it's
at, and a wonderful read it is, too.
GM G-Body Performance Upgrades

Author: Joe Hinds Published by: CarTech Price: 21.95
The mid-range GM G-bodies
evolved out of the old A-body in
the downsizing of the late
Seventies. Aside from a handful
of cooking versions like the
Chevy Monte Carlo SS or the
frankly mental Buick turbos,
they've often been overlooked as
performance machines. Some of
the two-door coupes went the
lowrider route, and more recently
they're getting a following as a
terrific basis for street/strip
muscle cars and even Pro
Touring machines in the States,
but they're generally still
bubbling under over here.
If a G-body project is something
you're considering and you
should then this title should be
at the top of the shopping list.
Many makes and models get
their own 'Performance
Upgrades' book in the CarTech
range, and this one hits the nail
on the head pretty accurately. It
would be easy for the author to
simply say, Go to [insert name
of speed shop here], max out the
credit card, fit it all and wahey!
Instead, he looks at the
strengths and weaknesses of
each model and tells you how
you can make upgrades for all

sorts of budgets. Sometimes this
involves Hinds telling you to just
pop to your local breakers and
find a part off another model;
this isn't much help in the UK
unless that part happens to be
common to a Rover 214 or
Vauxhall Astra, but he can hardly
avoid that. At least he's giving
you tips and tricks rather than
just telling you to drop a wad at
an aftermarket supplier.
The book covers brakes, front
and rear suspension, steering,
interior, chassis and transmission
upgrades. There's also a lengthy
section about swapping in an LS
motor, which seems to be the
magic answer to everything at
the moment. The information
within is good, solid advice from
a builder who seems to have his
feet on the ground and knows
the score. For instance, his advice
for choosing your project is,
make your best estimate of the
parts cost and, at the very least,
double it. Triple the estimated
time and you're probably in the
ballpark. Wise words, and a book
that is definitely worth getting
hold of.
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Doing
Doughnuts
Its one of the liveliest cruise venues in the South East, with the
added benefit of doughnuts. Mmmm... doughnuts.
Words: Dave Smith Photography: Darren Graham
The Krispy Kreme drive-in
doughnuttery in New Malden is an
excellent place for a high-calorie snack
and a cup of coffee to go. Except on
the third Sunday of the month where
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you can have your fried dough glazed

with a dollop of hi-test exhaust fumes
and sprinkled with bits of rubber. This
Sunday morning cruise has become
the place to be for muscle-heads and
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The Krispy Kreme is

getting to be a mustdo event on the
calendar for plenty
of petrolheads, and
you can expect to
see all sorts there.
You cant beat an
early El Camino (top)
a pick-up with fins is
wild enough, but this
cool kustom takes
it one step further.
This Mustang just
stopped to Grabber
doughnut (top
right) - whats that
guy doing behind
it?! Silver Corvette
was a gem (above
left), and the early
spring weather
was conducive to
open rods like this
blown T-bucket (left).
There were some
lovely second-gen
F-bodies out, like
this early Trans Am
(top left) and the
later Bandit-style
(bottom left). The
Nuttier than squirrel
poo award must go
to what looks like a
superbike-engined
Bond Bug (bottom
far right)
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custom cruisers from all over the

Home Counties, and if the sun shines
on the righteous then they must be
a righteous bunch of dudes because
the event's been blessed with some
gorgeous sunshine for each month this
year. Or perhaps it's a microclimate of
localised global warming?
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Anyway, head down there around

mid-morning on the third Sunday
of the month. The venue is Krispy
Kreme, Shannon Corner, New
Malden, Surrey KT3 4NA, but be
warned, it can get pretty packed. And
those doughnuts can be difficult to
refuse... ACM
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ukpowertour
Tour
De Force
Weve all heard about Americas Hot Rod Power Tour and Drag
Week; now heres the UK version!
Words: Dave Smith Photography: UKV8
How many great ideas started out

being bounced back and forth across a
pub table? Quite a few, I'd imagine, and
definitely a lot of not-so-great ideas,
but this one's a sticker. The Hot Rod
Drag Week in the States is a real test of
a street car: five days racing over four
drag strips, each a few hundred miles
from the last one, no trailering allowed,
and no support crew or spares backup
other than what you can carry. Brilliant.
Last year's winner was a Camaro that
towed a small trailer with all its spares
on board, and ran sixes at each track.
Hats off to the man.
Here in the UK we are doing the same
trick but with a slightly British flavour.
Over Spring Bank Holiday weekend, the
UKV8 Power Tour will be heading from
Sussex to Yorkshire on a condensed
version of its American counterpart.
It starts on May 24th. Well, strictly
speaking it starts on Friday 23rd
with a pre-tour party at Rye Rugby
Club, doubtless helped along by the
sponsors, Station 1-1-9 Brewery. Yes,
the UK Power Tour is sponsored by
a brewery, and if you need us to tell
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you that drink-driving is exceptionally

foolhardy as well as completely illegal,
then you shouldn't have a car never
mind take part in the Power Tour. Try
the Station 1-1-9 India pale ale, then
crash out on site as the rugby club is
offering camping for competitors, and
get ready for Saturday.
On May 24th, everyone will be heading
to Southern Counties Raceway, a
recently opened eighth-mile strip on
Rye Harbour. Sign on, gear up, get out
there and run what you brung. You
can run as many times as you can, or
you can run once, it's up to you. When
you're done, hand your fastest timing
ticket in to the organisers. Then hit the
road for Shakespeare County.
On Sunday, you need to sign on to
RWYB at Shakespeare County and do
the same again. Bear in mind that this
weekend is also Yanks Weekend and
Gary's Picnic at Shakey, so there'll be
plenty of atmosphere to soak up while
you're there. At the end of the day,
it's time to pack up again and head
to York. On Monday 26th, you need
For
information,
see www.
ukpowertour.
co.uk
Also see
www.
station119.
co.uk if
youre at all
interested in
beer...
to sign on to RWYB at York Raceway,

where there's another weekend event
in full swing.
That's three whole days of RWYB,
over 300 road miles and all without
support vehicles (ie trailers). Your
fastest times on each of the three days
will be added together, and the lowest
number wins! There are two classes
eight-cylinder cars and four- or
six-cylinder cars plus a Best Burnout
trophy and a Hero Award for the most
heroic act on the tour, as voted by the
competitors. Plus there's Station 1-1-9
ale to be won every day.
There are more than 100 cars already
entered from all walks of life, from
single-digit street/strip warriors to
diesel dailies, and if you fancy joining
them, you'll need to get your finger
out. This is the first year that this has
been run, so you could not only have
a tremendous weekend of fun, RWYB
in a competitive spirit but without the
actual competition, but you could also
be able to say that you were there for
the first ever UK Power Tour.
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eventsguide
When? What? Where?

Organisers!
Please send your 2014 event details to us at: American
Car Magazine, The Outlook, 6 Sansome Walk,
Worcester WR1 1LH
or email: editor@americancarmagazine.com
Likewise your cruise meets for the Monthly Meetings
section.
April
April 25th-27th - AACI Spring Open
Nationals, Billing Aquadrome,
www.aac-int.com
April 26th - RWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.rwyb.com
April 27th - FBHVC Drive-It Day, all
over the UK, www.fbhvc.co.uk
April 27th - NASC Autojumble,
Raunds Town FC, Northants NN9
6EQ, www.rodandcustom.co.uk
April 27th - Silcoates School
Classic & American car show,
Silcoates School, Wakefield WF2
0PD, tel Paul 07860 778857
May
May 3rd-4th - RWYB inc Saturday
Night Special, Santa Pod, 01234
782828, www.rwyb.com
May 3rd-4th - Atomic, 19461962 festival, Sywell Aerodrome,
Northampton, 01435 812508 or
www.atomicfestival.co.uk
May 3rd-4th - NSRA Pre-1949
event, Dorset, details TBC, www.
nsra.org.uk
May 3rd-5th - MSA/ACU
APIRA Springspeed Nationals,
Shakespeare County Raceway,
Stratford, 01789 720180 www.
shakespearecountyraceway.com
May 4th-5th - UK Open Nationals

inc A/SS r2-3 & RWYB, York
Raceway, www.yorkraceway.org.uk
May 4th - Beaconsfield SYCOB &
Watford Rods Show, Holloways
Park, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9
2SE, 07941 134801
May 9th-11th - NASC Neils
Springnationals, Drayton Manor,
Tamworth, www.rodandcustom.
co.uk
May 11th - Victory Wheelers
Hayling Island Reunion, Hants,
www.victorywheelers.co.uk
May 14th - DWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.dwyb.com
May 16th-18th - Proper
Cornish Cruisers weekender,
West Cornwall, tel 01209
719920, 07415 057650, email
propercornishcruisers2012@
hotmail.co.uk
May 17th - RWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.rwyb.com
May 18th - Peak Performance
TestnTune, Santa Pod, 01234
May 23rd-25th - National Hot Rod,

Custom & American Car Show,
Peterborough Showground, www.
hotrodandcustomshow.co.uk
May 23rd-26th - FIA European
Drag Racing Championships
round 1, Santa Pod, 01234 782828,
www.santapod.com
May 24th-26th - Yanks
Weekend/NASC Garys Picnic,
Stratford, 01789 720180 www.
May 24th-26th - Bank Holiday
Power Fest inc A/SS r4-5 & RWYB
(Sunday-Monday), York Raceway,
www.yorkraceway.org.uk
May 30th-June 1st - NSRA Billing
Fun Run, Billing Aquadrome,
Northants, www.nsra.org.uk
May 31st - RWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.rwyb.com
June
June 1st - Can-Am Lazy Sunday,
Dale Valley Rd, Poole, 9am-4pm,
www.canamcarclub.org.uk,
denise@redrocketltd.co.uk
June 1st - Classic Ford Show,
Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.
classicfordshow.co.uk
June 6th-8th - Hot Rods and
Hills, Ullswater, Cumbria, www.
hotrodsandhills.co.uk
June 7th - RWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.rwyb.com
May 22nd - Pro Peak Performance

TestnTune, Santa Pod, 01234
June 7th-8th - Public Track

Weekend & ET Bracket Gamblers,
Stratford, 01789 720180, www.
May 23rd-25th - Bournemouth

Wheels Festival, Bournemouth,
www.bournemouthwheels.co.uk
June 8th - American Speedfest,

Brands Hatch, Kent, www.
speedfest.co.uk
Monthly Meets
Every Tuesday Petrolhead meet @ Witham and Blues, Boston, Lincs,
PE22 7AJ, www.withamandblues.com
Every Sunday National Can Am car club, 2pm, the Viewpoint,
Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, www.canamcarclub.org.uk
1st Tuesday Black Country Cruisers, 7.30pm, the Greyhound Inn,
Swindon near Wombourne, 01384 287243, www.blackcountrycruisers.
co.uk
1st Wednesday Hot Rod Night, 6pm on, Ace Caf NW10, 0208 961
1000, www.ace-caf-london.com
1st Wednesday (& 3rd Wednesday BST) American Auto Mags Cruise,
The Hollow Tree, off A49 Stretton WA4 4LX, 01606 888324, www.
americanautomags.com
June 8th - Mersea Motor

Madness 18, East Mersea, www.
actonhotrod.com
June 13th-15th - AACI Summer
Open Nationals, Billing
Aquadrome, www.aac-int.com
June 18th - DWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.dwyb.com
June 20th-22nd - NSRA Nostalgia
Nationals, Shakespeare County
Raceway, Stratford, 01789 720180,
www.nsra.org.uk
June 21st - RWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.rwyb.com
June 22nd - Retro Show, Santa
Pod, 01234 782828, www.
retroshow.co.uk
June 26th-29th - Goodwood
Festival of Speed (TBC),
Goodwood Park, 01243 755055,
www.goodwood.com
June 27th - Peak Performance
Test & Tune, Santa Pod, 01234
June 28th-29th - Summer
Nationals, Santa Pod, 01234
782828, www.santapod.com
June 28th-29th - Corvette Club
UK Nationals, Wood Green Animal
Shelter, Huntingdon, www.
corvetteclub.org.uk or nationals@
corvetteclub.org.uk
June 28th - 2nd Muscle Car
Revival, Chelsea Cruise, Ace Cafe
from 4pm then on to Chelsea
Bridge
June 29th - Bristol American
Car Show, Yate Town football
club, 10am-4pm, 0117 9573191
angelacadillac@hotmail.co.uk
June 29th - American & hot rod
show, Scrumpy Jack Country &
Western Festival, Cross Farm,
1st Sunday Boneshakers SE, The Barley Mow, Selmeston, E. Sussex

BN26 6UF, 07541 524430 or 07738 374905
2nd Wednesday UK Street Machines, The George Inn, Main Rd, Wilby,
Wellingborough NN8 2UB, www.ukstreetmachines.com
2nd Saturday Big Moes Diner, A13 Newham, London IG11 0AD, www.
bigmoesdiner.co.uk
3rd Monday National Can Am Car Club, 7.30pm, The Angel Inn,
Ferndown, Dorset www.canamcarclub.org.uk
3rd Wednesday The Bowling Green, Lichfield, Staffs, 7pm on
3rd Wednesday The Head Gas Gits, North Star pub, Iver, Bucks SL0
9AL, www.facebook.com/groups/headgasgits
3rd Sunday Burnout Auto Club, meet 3pm, Wrey Arms, Sticklepath,
Barnstaple, Devon 07973 471125 or see Facebook
1st and 3rd Wednesday The Victory Wheelers meet, The Plough,
Portsmouth Road, Burlesdon, Southampton SO31 8BT
1st Sunday V8 Mentalists Breakfast Meet, the Coach House,
Chelsham Common, Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9PB 07950 258704
Last Friday National Can Am car club, 7pm, McDonalds, Wessex Gate
Retail Park, Creekmoor, Poole, www.canamcarclub.org.uk
1st Sunday AACNW Big Meet, 10am on, Krispy Kreme Trafford Park,
behind Trafford Centre, 0161 865 7684/01744 609404
Last Saturday All American Cruise-In, 4pm on, Ace Caf NW10, 0208
961 1000, www.ace-caf-london.com
1st Sunday Goodwood Breakfast Meet, Goodwood, W Sussex (NOT

July or September), www.goodwood.com/breakfastclub
events.indd 1
3rd Sunday Fairmile Pub, Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11

1BW, 07802 166957
Last Saturday Chelsea Cruise, Chelsea Bridge SW8 4NG from 8pm,
tel Derek 0208 765 1381
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July
July 2nd - DWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.dwyb.com
July 5th - RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234
July 5th-6th - Stars & Stripes,
Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
WA16 6QN, 01565 723863 www.
cheshireautopromotions.co.uk
July 6th - Can-Am Independence
Day shownshine, The Angel
Inn, Longham, 10am-2pm, www.
canamcarclub.org.uk, denise@
redrocketltd.co.uk
July 10th-13th - Americana,
Prestwold Park, nr Loughborogh,
americanainternationalfestival.
com
July 11th-13th - Dragstalgia,
Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.
santapod.com
July 11th-14th - ESRA European
Street Rod Nationals, Germany.
Details TBC, www.nsra.org.uk
July 12th-13th - Sportsman
Nationals inc A/SS r6-7 & RWYB,
York Raceway, www.yorkraceway.
org.uk
July 18th-20th - Bug Jam 28,
Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.
bugjam.com
Car, Santa Pod, 01234 782828,

www.ultimatestreetcar.com
August 9th - RWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.rwyb.com
August 15th-17th - AACI
August Open Nationals, Billing
Aquadrome, www.aac-int.com
August 16th - RWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.rwyb.com
August 17th - Monster
Truck Nationals, Santa
Pod, 01234 782828, www.
monstertrucknationals.co.uk
August 20th - Junior Drag Racing
Fun Day, Santa Pod, 01234 782828,
www.santapod.com
August 22nd-24th - CarFest
South, Laverstoke Park Farm,
Basingstoke, Hampshire, www.
carfest.org
August 22nd-25th - NASC Street
Rod Nationals #40, Trinity Park,
Ipswich, www.rodandcustom.
co.uk
August 23rd-25th - MSA/ACU
APIRA Open Sport Nationals,
August 24th-25th - National Hot
Rod Reunion inc A/SS r8-9, 37th
Street Racer Champs & RWYB,
York Raceway, www.yorkraceway.
org.uk
July 19th-20th - Public

Track Weekend & Ladies
That Launch bracket races,
August 24th - CanAmania,

Wimborne, 9am-4pm, www.
canamcarclub.org.uk, denise@
redrocketltd.co.uk
July 25th-27th - Mopar Euro

Nationals 21, Santa Pod, 01234
782828, www.moparnats.co.uk
August 29th-31st - VW Action,

Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.
vwaction.co.uk
July 25th-27th - Silverstone

Classic, Silverstone, Northants,
www.silverstoneclassic.com
August 30th-31st - Kustom

Kulture Blast-Off, Springfields
Event Centre, Spalding, Lincs PE12
6ET, www.kustomkultureblastoff.
com
July 25th-27th - Hotrod Hayride

#10, Bisley Pavilion, Brookwood,
Surrey, 01435 812508, www.
hotrodhayride.com
July 25th-27th - Bridlington
American, Rod & Custom show
& gala, Sewerby Cricket Club,
Sewerby YO15 1EW, tel 01709
542555, 07787 915081, yancs1@
yahoo.co.uk
July 27th - Rally of the Giants,
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock,
Oxford, www.pre50aac.com
July 27th - Worthing American,
Rod & Custom Show, Steyne
Gardens, Worthing BN11 3EA,
www.ukstreetmachines.com
August
August 1st-3rd - NSRA Hot Rod
Supernationals, Old Warden, near
Biggleswade, Beds, www.nsra.
org.uk
August 1st-3rd - CarFest North,
Oulton Park, Cheshire, www.
carfest.org
August 1st-3rd - Ultimate Street
events.indd 2
August 27th - DWYB, Santa Pod,

01234 782828, www.dwyb.com
September
September 3rd - Pro Peak
Performance Test & Tune, Santa
Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.
com
September 4th-7th - FIA
European Drag Racing Finals,
Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.
santapod.com
September 12th-14th - NSRA Hot
Rod Drags, Shakespeare County
Raceway, Stratford, 01789 720180
www.nsra.org.uk
September 12th-14th - Goodwood
Revival (TBC), Goodwood Park,
01243 755055, www.goodwood.
com
September 14th - RWYB, Santa
Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.
com
September 19th - Peak
Performance Test & Tune, Santa
Pod, 01234 782828, www.rwyb.
com
September 20th-21st - National

Finals, Santa Pod, 01234 782828,
www.santapod.com
September 20th-21st - 57@57,
Tri-Chevy birthday, Shakespeare
County Raceway, 01789
720180, 07883 091339, www.
When: May 4th

What: Watford Rods Show
Where: Beaconsfield, Bucks
September 21st -Northern Finals

inc A/SS final & RWYB, York
Raceway, www.yorkraceway.org.uk
September 24th - DWYB, Santa
Pod, 01234 782828, www.dwyb.com
September 26th-28th - YANCS
American, Rod & Custom show,
Fort Paull, nr Hull HU12 8FP, tel
01709 542555, 07787 915081,
yancs1@yahoo.co.uk
September 27th - Saturday Night
Special RWYB, Santa Pod, 01234
September 27th-28th - Public
Track Weekend & ET Bracket
Gamblers, Shakespeare County
Raceway, Stratford, 01789 720180,
www.shakespearecountyraceway.
com
September 27th-28th - Sywell
Classic Pistons & Props, Sywell
Aerodrome, Northants NN6 0BN,
www.sywellclassic.co.uk
October
October 4th - RWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.rwyb.com
01234 782828, www.rwyb.com
October 11th-12th - Public Track
October 15th - DWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.dwyb.com
The Watford Rods are once again

pitching in (Ha! See what I did
there?!) with Beaconsfield SYCOB
FCs classic car show for their
annual bash. The organisers had
this to say: Last years show was
a great success and we had so
many show cars that this year
we have reorganised it to get
everyone in. The show field is
much larger and holds twice as
many show cars enabling quicker
entry. The bikes, trade stands
and auto jumble are next to
the club house. The band is the
Underagers and DJ Big Beat Pete
is providing the music all day.
The public parking has moved
to Old Beaconsfield at the Rugby
Club (HP9 2SQ) and there is a
five minute walk via a pedestrian
bridge across the M40 to get to
the show. Lots to keep the family
entertained! Get along to this
lively local event. For details, see
www.watfordrods.co.uk.
eventsguide
Brimfield, between Leominster

and Ludlow SY8 4AF, tel 01432
358518
When: May 16th-18th

What: Cruising Cornwall
Weekend
Where: Cornwall
October 25th - Flame & Thunder,

Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.
santapod.com
October 25th-26th - Halloween
Bonfire Burn-up Public Track
01234 782828, www.rwyb.com
October 26th - Can-Am
Spooktacular, Salisbury Guildhall,
7-10pm, www.canamcarclub.org.uk,
denise@redrocketltd.co.uk
November
November 5th - Firework Frenzy,
Santa Pod, 01234 782828, www.
santapod.com
November 12th - DWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.dwyb.com
November 14th-16th - Classic Car
Show, NEC Birmingham
November 26th - DWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.dwyb.com
December
December 10th - DWYB, Santa Pod,
01234 782828, www.dwyb.com
Static car shows are all well and

good, and great fun, but with
scenery like that offered by West
Cornwall, it seems silly to stay
in one place. Welcome to the
Proper Cornish Cruisers Cruising
Cornwall weekender, a weekend
that does just what it says lots
of cruising, seeing the sights
and chilling out. The base is a
camp site, basic but picturesque,
where dogs are welcome and the
attitude is laid back. Not afraid
of some road miles? Then you
can call Angela on 01209 719920,
Trevor on 07415 057650, email
propercornishcruisers2012@
hotmail.co.uk or find them on
Facebook. (pic c/o Darren Graham)
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eventsmay
May means one very important thing on the show and race calendar - TWO bank holiday weekends! Face it,
youre going to be spoilt for choice so if the suns got his hat on, you cant really go wrong. Enjoy!
When: May 3rd-4th What: Atomic Where: Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton
Theres a new show on the calendar, and it promises to be everything a
retro-head could wish for. The Atomic event offers A spectacular twoday celebration of mid-century music, dancing, cars, action, style and fun
at historic Sywell Aerodrome, near Northampton. Featuring more than
20 top-quality international bands, classic and custom car show, drivein movie and open air cinema, flag-start drag races, crazy flying shows,
wall of death, large covered dance floors, huge vintage and retro market,
rocknroller rink, fairground rides, dance classes, 1950s style poodle
parade and lots more... including an air display by the worlds oldest flying
Sabre Jet! From free dance classes to Gasser Circus demonstrations, this
has all the makings of a massive event. Make sure you dont miss the first.
And if the Atomic Bombshells cant convince you, we dont know what will...
Dont forget:
The website. See www.atomicfestival.co.uk, call 01435 812508, or find
them on Facebook
When: May 11th

What: Victory Wheelers Hayling Island Reunion
Where: Hayling Island, Hampshire PO11 0AG
This year, the Victory Wheelers

should have been hosting their South
Coast Internationals alongside the
huge Bournemouth Wheels event.
It recently became clear that that
wasnt going to work, so there is
NO South Coast Internationals this
year. Yet more bad luck for this
hard-working club. Still, their Hayling
Island Reunion is very much alive
and promises to be another superb
chillout day on the beach for any and
all hot rods, customs, classics, chops
and muscle. Head for Funland and if
you get wet, youve gone too far...
Dont forget:
The website. www.victorywheelers.
co.uk
Victory Wheelers invite you to the ninth annual Chill Out by the Sea
Sunday
11th May
at Funland
Amusement Park,
Hayling Island
When: May 24th-25th

What: National Hot Rod, Custom & American Show
Where: Peterborough Showground
The NHRCA show is back, once again hosting The Best In Britain bestof-the-best custom show. Heres what BiB organiser Mark Ashman has
to say: Now in its second year in its all-new format, The Best In Britain
show held within the National Hot Rod Custom and American Show is
going from strength to strength. With entrants for the Best In Britain
Hall coming in daily we already have seven debut cars and 19 changes
from last years line-up. We now have a full judging team boasting more
than 300 years of experience within the hot rodding world (yes, they
really are that old!) and with displays from the likes of Tim Hammond,
John Golding, NSRA, NASC and the VHRA you just know what credible
top rods you can expect. This year we added the Ink & Oil Tattoo &
Art Convention, included within the ticket price, and with nearly 20
bands booked to play on the Voodoo Rockahula stage throughout the
weekend, late night entertainment from the Gilded Merkin Burlesque
Academy plus more, no other show can offer such value for money.
Dont forget:
To get the details. See www.hotrodandcustomshow.co.uk
A lazy day for all things

custom, rod, rat, muscle,
chopped & bobbed
www.victorywheelers.co.uk
When: May 9th-11th What: NASC Neils Springnationals

Where: Drayton Manor, Tamworth
Its back to Drayton Manor theme
park for the Northern season
opener from the NASC. Theres a
fine campsite, an extensive show
field, and the venue for the evening
entertainment is a proper big bar
with a dance floor. What more could
you want? Well, theres a Saturday
cruise-out, and if the family arent
as into car shows as you are, theres
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a monster great theme park about

100 yards away! Weekenders please
note, this is now a PRE-ENTRY
ONLY show (includes free entry to
theme park), though the Sunday
shownshine is open to all. Go for it.
Dont forget:
The website. www.rodandcustom.
co.uk
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Farm Fresh Speed Shop, 01268 785005,

www.farmfreshspeedshop.co.uk
Rock'n'Roll Motors, 01506 822878,
www.rocknrollmotors.co.uk
Ray's Classics, 001 650 361 8083,
www.raysclassics.com
1948-1956 Ford F1/F-100 pick-up

The Ford F-series was introduced in 1948, the first new post-war truck design from Ford and
quite a departure from the car-based pick-ups oered before the war. The F-series started
with the half-ton F1 and three-quarter-ton F2 and went up to the 22,000lb F8 we'll be
concentrating on the more common half-tonners.
The 'Bonus-Built' first generation started out with a flat one-piece windscreen, headlamps either
side of a simple five-bar grille, and a very no-frills approach. A passenger-side windscreen wiper
and second tail lamp were on the options list. Engines were either a flathead straight six or the
239-cube flathead V8, with a three- or four-speed manual transmission. In 1951
the front was redesigned with the headlamps lower, either side of a grille with
a crossbar and three huge teeth.
For 1953, the F1 became the F-100 thanks to the then-new F-100 Super Sabre
supersonic fighter jet. Second-generation grilles changed to having big
headlamps on pedestals with two heavy crossbars, the upper of which had
a pronounced V. The flathead was phased out and, in 1954, the 239-cube OHV Yblock 'Power King' motor was the optional motor after the 'Mileage Maker' straight six. More and more luxury
trappings were making their way onto the options lists, including a Ford-O-Matic auto transmission mid-way
through the 1953 model year. The 1956 F-100 switched to a wraparound windscreen, but for 1957 the thirdgeneration F-100 was introduced.
Although they're far too frequently overshadowed by their Chevrolet counterparts in the classic world, the good old
Ford pick-up is an equally iconic hauler that deserves to be on equal footing with its bowtie brethren. We asked
Darren Smart from Farm Fresh Speed Shop, Jim Horn from Rock'n'Roll Motors and Ray Adams from Ray's Classics
what to look out for.
Fords are very similar to Chevy pick-ups of the same era, and rust in the bottom rear corners of the
cab. The back of the cab has a nice sharp edge-line, but it rusts easily. The side steps and door
bottoms can also rot, but we can supply repair panels, no problem. - DS
The big back window version is the more collectible, but always watch the lower cab corners for
rust. Nobody seems to want the long-wheelbase, long-bed version. They look out of proportion and
too bulky. - JH
The earlier F1s have a very small cab, both in width and legroom. The later 1953-56 trucks are
considerable bigger, giving the driver and passenger more leg and elbow room, plus better allround visibility for the driver. The front fenders, lower cab corners and lower cowl are prone to rust,
but patch panels are readily available at reasonable prices from a variety of manufacturers along
with almost everything else. The area above the drip rail is a bit trickier. - RA
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The rear axles are whiny,

but strong. - DS
The old buggy-spring
suspension front and rear
is not the most comfortable
ride... - RA
The old flathead's not bad if you're after nostalgia, the straight-six is a boat anchor,
but the later Y-block V8 isn't too bad. They're all tough to get performance from. Farm
Fresh's advice: go Chevy! - DS
Ford were way ahead of Chevy with fitting V8s to pick-ups. The Y-block is a bit
wheezy compared with the Chevy V8, though, and watch out for the exhaust
crossover pipe in front of the engine it's great for burning yourself on! It's worth
fitting headers. If your truck still has the manifolds with this crossover pipe, then
chances are it's a very original truck. Also, I've found Fords to be a lot less economical
than Chevys! - JH
These trucks have the advantage over some would say the more popular Chevy of
the era in being available with a V8. The flathead engines tend not to be very userfriendly on a daily basis, and six-volt systems can be a pain in cold weather. The V8
was more prevalent in the later, post-1953 model, and automatic transmission was
available but there are very few to be found. - RA
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They rust in the roof

gutter rails, and also at
the drain-o duct on
the bulkhead where
the rainwater drains o
the screen. This also
forms part of the fresh
air inlet. - DS
The gutter rail and the
front of the roof above
the windscreen can rot
very badly. You'll often
find it's been bodged
up in the past, but it's a
very difficult spot to
bodge and make it look
good. Also watch the
corners of the cowl
where they meet the
front wings. - JH
The Ford is just as modifiable as the Chevy. Heidts and

Fatman do a Mustang II-based front end that gives you disc
brakes and rack and pinion steering and is ready for airbags,
or a Camaro or Jaguar front clip goes straight in. - DS
There were no standard power brakes or power steering
available, although aftermarket kits are a bolt-on swap. - RA
Conclusion
Most repair parts are buyable. We're getting more and more into the
Fords purely because nobody else is! Values are not as high as for a
similar-age Chevy, but neither is resale value, and there's not as much
knowledge about with the Ford. Plus they look a bit clumsy compared
with the Chevy. The Ford is the poor relation at the moment. Price-wise,
you're looking at 6-7,000 for a project that needs work, 10,000 for a
good runner and driver, 12-15,000 for a nice one with maybe some
good modifications, and 25,000 for a show winner. - DS
The most collectible, in my opinion, is the 1956 model with the
wraparound screen, which fetches more than the previous models.
The 1953-56 trucks are more sought after; the earlier and later models
not so much. More of them seem to have been modified over the
years than Chevys; you find a lot more non-standard Fords. Fords are
getting more sought-after as the price of Chevys goes up, but there
just aren't as many out there. Parts tend to be a little more expensive,
there are fewer suppliers, and the finished article commands a
slightly lower price because you're selling to a smaller audience.
Specialist dealers are out there, like Jim Carter etc, but they're harder
to find. Some trucks coming in as restoration projects at the moment
are more of a restoration project than they were a couple of years
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ago, with many having had parts picked off over the years. Over
here, 4,000 should buy you a rolling shell. 6,000 will get you
something that runs and drives but needs work, 7,500 should get
you something MoTable, and 12,000 should buy you something
decent with a nice coat of paint. They're good trucks, and while values
are very similar to the Chevy trucks, they'll cost you a little more to
get it there! - JH
These are good-looking little trucks; however they are harder to find
in decent condition than the contemporary Chevrolet. Rust-free
examples are highly sought-after and almost impossible to find. The
1956 model is the most sought-after by purists and hot-rodders alike,
with the most desirable being the panoramic rear window model. Nice,
restored examples trade at auction here in the States in the mid-$30k
range, making good, unrestored examples harder to find for the man
in the street. Spare parts and upgrade kits are readily available from a
variety of sources. The first truck I bought when moving to California
from the UK in 1980 was a '56 Stepside with a V8 and three-speed. I
paid $1,200 for it, drove it home and used it as a daily for 12 years. I've
been buying, selling and exporting these old trucks ever since and still
have a love aair with them. - RA
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Not all jobs are full restorations, some you can do before your first cup of tea goes cold.
In this instance, were changing a halfshaft oil seal.
Words: Dave Smith Photography: Mick Wilkes
Leaky halfshaft seals are
no good. Not only will they
gradually empty all the oil
from your diff, that oil will also
empty into your brake drum.
Oily brakes don't have much
to recommend them, and new
seals are cheap. Wacky Mick is
doing this job on a '68 Mustang,
so it's quite straightforward;
cars with C-clip halfshafts are a
bit more involved.
Chock the front wheels, jack the
car up, and remove the wheel
(1) and brake drum. You should
find four nuts holding the
halfshaft bearing cover, which
you can undo with a socket
through the handy access hole
in the wheel flange (2). The
halfshaft can now be drawn
out, but if it's not keen, you can
always give it some persuasion.
Clubbing it with a hammer isn't
recommended, nor is levering
as you'll be levering against the
brake backplate, but this homebrewed slide hammer (3) is just
the ticket.
Now you can see the oil seal (4).
Note that the brake backplate
is now loose, but is still held
While your halfshaft is out,

it's worth checking it for
damage. This one had had a
bearing replaced, and whoever
changed it had welded the
inner race to the shaft! No
wonder the seal had bust.
When it's sorted, gently feed
the halfshaft back into the axle
tube, bolt the backplate and
bearing housing back on (using
new nuts if they're locking
nuts), make sure there's no oil
residue on the drum or shoes,
bung the drum and wheel on
and you're done. Time to put
the kettle back on!
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by the brake pipe and parking

brake cable so it can be moved
a little way to help. Grab hold
of the knackered seal and pull
it straight out (5). Clean up the
housing, and check the new
seal for fit (6) always check
you've got it the right way
round! then push the seal into
the housing. It's unlikely to just
push into place, so something
like this tool (7) a suitably
sized socket wrapped in rag
and tape will do a good job of
knocking the seal home without
ruining the rubber.
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After last month's hiccup, it was time to get the repaired

Mustang on the rolling road and tune in the new brain.
Words & Photography: Dave Smith
Last month, we had managed to
prove one thing: Dropping the
DIYAutotune MSPNP2 plug'n'play
ECU into a Fox-body Mustang
would enable the car to start up
on the first turn of the key. This
was important, as the MSPNP2
ECU is a direct replacement for
the Ford factory stock EECIV
ECU, and basically uses the
EECIV's programming as its base
map, but this Fox is far from
stock. It has been rebuilt and
stroked out to 347 cubic inches,
has aftermarket performance
heads, cam and valvetrain, and
fuel system. Naturally, the stock
ECU would be way out of its
depth here.
It was at this point that we
realised that there was an air
leak. When Mark had fitted the
intake manifold, the gasket had
slipped, causing a massive air
leak at the port. Now, with this
problem rectified, it was time to
get the car on the rolling road.
A session on the rolling road is
vital to any good tune, as without
it everything is an educated guess
at best. Yes, the new ECU is very
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clever, but with the engine being

so far from stock and there being
so many variables to take into
account, a good rolling road tuneup is the only way to go. So we
took the Fox along to John Sleath
Race Cars on a damp, grim day in
March, as John knows a thing or
two about tuning up motors...
Job one is to get the car o the
trailer and onto the rollers (1).
Yes, Mark had trailered his car to
John's as it's still very much an
unknown quantity. Next, John set
about hooking it all up. Here you
can see that he's tapping into the
electric feed to number one
injector (2) as it gives a more
reliable tach output than number
one spark plug wire. Then the car
was lashed down tight to the
rollers (3). Keeping it held tighter
than is absolutely necessary
is a good way of ensuring
consistency and repeatability
from one pull to the next. You can
also see the dyno's additional
wideband O2 sensor jammed up
the tailpipe. This car does already
have a wideband sensor fitted
(4), but John used the dyno
wideband for tuning.
DIY Autotune, Georgia, USA,

www.diyautotune.com
and Megasquirt,
www.megasquirt.co.uk
John Sleath Race Cars Ltd,
07976 751742,
www.john-sleath.com
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First o, we checked the plugs

and found them to be sooty (5).
All the car had done was drive
out of the workshop, onto a
trailer, go through the MoT test,
back on the trailer and reverse
onto the rolling road. In that short
time, it had completely fouled a
full set of plugs, which should tell
you just how rich the base map
was. Rather than waste time
cleaning the plugs, John had a
new set on the shelf so Mark
fitted those (6).
duty cycle and pulled timing out

to give it 10 BTDC at idle, then
added timing below idle rpm so
that if the rpm at idle dropped,
the timing advance would bring it
back up to idle speed. Strictly
speaking, though, setting the idle
is the sort of thing that you could
do yourself at home before
coming to a rolling road and
paying a tuner by the hour,
although this did give John a clue
about how far out the rest of the
map would be.
Then it was on with the rolling

road work. John hooked up
Mark's laptop to the MSPNP2 (7)
and set about getting it to idle. It
was hunting at idle, possibly due
to the large plenum chamber
volume on this intake manifold.
John had to adjust the curve (8)
telling the Idle Air Control (IAC)
solenoid its duty cycle how
rapidly to pulse and for how long
according to the reading from
the coolant temperature sender,
but then every change you make
to the fuelling or ignition at idle
aects everything else, so this
can get quite involved! In the
end, John increased the IAC's
Once the idle was set, it was time

to change the settings at points
higher up the rev range.
Although the MSPNP2 had been
told basic info such as the size of
the injectors and the cubic
displacement of the engine,
there are so many other
variables that the base map will
often be on the rich side just to
stay safe; a rich motor is less
likely to self-destruct than a
very lean motor. As it was,
above idle it was clear just how
rich the base map was (9) and
while the engine would run, it
was in danger of sooting the
plugs up again.
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11
What John was doing was setting

the dyno to run the car at a
specific engine speed, say
2000rpm, under a specific load
say simulating flat part-throttle
cruising, climbing a hill,
overtaking etc then altering the
settings to suit that rpm and load.
He'd alter the fuelling according
to the reading on the dyno's
wideband (10), figure one up from
bottom right, then he'd alter the
ignition timing according to the
dyno's power output readings. For
instance, at full throttle at
2400rpm with 28 of timing, the
car made 104bhp at the wheels.
With 31 of timing it made 114bhp,
but with 34 it still made 114bhp,
so it's clear that there's no need to
use more than 31. Always go with
the least amount of timing
necessary to prevent knock.
The injector duty cycle figure is
measured in time, so the
percentage is the length of the
pulse (pulse width) divided by
time available multiplied by 100.
For instance, at 6000 revs the
crank is spinning 100 times a
second and firing each cylinder
every other revolution, so the
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time available per injector

pulse is 0.02 seconds, or 20
milliseconds. If the programmed
pulse width is 15ms, then that's a
75% duty cycle. At idle, this car's
injector duty cycle is only
three to five per cent, and at
bigger revs only 16-20 per cent,
which tells us that these
injectors are more than enough
for this motor!
This went on with John working
through various dierent engine
speeds and loads (11) until he had
plotted a whole selection of
points on the curve and
programmed the MSPNP2 with
the optimum fuelling and ignition
timing. At intervals, James was
checking the temperature of the
exhaust primaries (12) with a
laser thermometer, finding that
they consistently read 280-320C
at cruising speed, which is
actually pretty low. Here (13) the
car is running rich according to
the dyno wideband (you can see
that the reading on the car's
wideband sensor on the left is
12.55) so John is taking a bit of
fuel out of that part of the fuel
map for those revs and load.
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howto
14
There's another setting that
needs addressing, which is
accelerator enrichment. Much
like the booster pump on a
carburettor, this adds fuel when
the ECU senses a drop in
manifold vacuum and movement
on the throttle position sensor.
This needs tweaking because if
there's too little enrichment the
motor will lean out when you
mash the throttle, and too
much enrichment will see the
injectors dumping a load of fuel
in and the engine bogging. The
base map set-up was
overfuelling on acceleration, so
John reduced the acceleration
enrichment and found the car
responded much better.
Overall, John reckoned that the
car was very easy to set up, with
the whole process being pretty
straightforward. The rolling road
session with John had taken all
the car's unknown quantities and

turned them into known
quantities, so everybody was
quite happy to go for a few
power pulls (14). The first run
netted an impressive 323rwhp at
about 5250rpm (the red curve on
the graph, 15) but the air/fuel
ratio showed a sudden dip into
running rich at about 3750rpm.
John tweaked the map and
made a second pull, the green
line, with the dip being much less
marked, and gained an extra
3rwhp at the top end with the
peak of the graph being a lovely
flat shelf between 5000 and
5500rpm. This also tells Mark
that on the strip, he needs to be
shifting at 5500rpm as there's no
extra power to be had after that
point. The graph drops o
sharply at around 5800rpm (16)
because that's where the soft rev
limiter kicks in it's still a fresh
build, after all.
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15
Here are five important things to remember if you're planning a rolling

road session, according to John Sleath Race Cars.
1. No leaks. A dyno operator isn't going to let your car onto his rolling road if
it's going to drop oil and water everywhere. This is where he works. John
reckons radiator hoses are doubly important, as if they let go during a full
power pull, the mess is frightening.
2. You are paying your dyno operator by the hour. While John is quite
pleased to do basic set-up such as cleaning and gapping plugs, setting
points etc at full rate, this is stu you could have done at home.
3. The car needs to start up and back onto the rollers. If it won't even run,
what are you hoping to achieve on a rolling road?
4. Tyre pressures. Just turn up with the tyres at normal road pressure. If they
need changing, your dyno operator will know best. Slicks are usually fine
on a carburetted car, though they can get hot and they can slip on the
rollers. Remoulds are definitely verboten!
5. Know what you're going for. If you're just looking for a couple of power
pulls and resulting graph to show your mates, that's fine. If you're
troubleshooting, that's great, too. If you're looking to make maximum
power and efficiency, that's cool going for perfection is always the best
route, but arrange it with your dyno operator beforehand, expect a good
few hours work and a bill to suit. Some of the best builds in the country
have been hamstrung by having a shopping list of top-quality parts
thrown at the engine, but then never being set up properly. It's the
hap'orth of tar that spoiled the ship. Okay, it's going to cost more than a
ha'penny, but will you consider that a worthwhile saving when your
pistons are in a puddle in the sump?
Thanks to: www.DIYautotune.com, DIYAutotune.com stock a full range of
Megasquirt ECUs from plug'n'play units like this one to wire-in solutions for
hundreds of road and race applications.
John Sleath Race Cars Ltd, 07976 751742,
www.john-sleath.com
Megasquirt, www.megasquirt.co.uk
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Another couple of pulls showed

the air/fuel ratio line flattening
out (17) and a final peak power
figure of 331.6rwph, which
equates to just over 400bhp and
430ft.lb. at the flywheel (18). With
the old 302, Mark had run a best
time of 12.8 with 150hp of nitrous,
and is now hoping to achieve
similar times on the motor alone
before bringing nitrous into the
equation. He certainly looked
confident as he drove out of
John's (19). It's always worth
backing up the base tune, but
with the map set on the MSPNP2
there should be no reason to
touch it again until the gas goes
on or any significant engine
changes are made.
The DIYAutotune.com MSPNP2
has proven to be easy to fit,
worked straight out of the box
(although with an extremely
safe rich tune) and
straightforward to set up on the
rolling road. The timing is the
important issue, as the fuel
map could be set up on the road
by a passenger, but getting it all
done on the rollers made it a
very simple and eective onestop solution. The MSPNP2 can
now expand to encompass
pretty much any modification
Mark can make, and he'll be
looking to enable the nitrous
settings soon... ACM
18
17
These are two of the tables for setting up your

Megasquirt-based ECU. Screen one is the ignition timing
table. The X-axis (the bottom) is the rpm; the Y-axis (left)
is the manifold vacuum measured in kilopascals where
100 is atmospheric pressure (I.e. no vacuum) and 30 is
the most vacuum you'd expect to see in the manifold, so
the lower down the column, the greater the vacuum. The
figures in the table are the ignition timing in degrees
before top dead centre. With the car on the dyno, there
would be a cursor moving around the table according to
the revs and vacuum, so the dyno operator can change
the ignition timing in the boxes around the cursor to give
the most power without detonation.
Screen two is the fuelling table. The X- and Y-axes are the
same, but here the numbers relate to the amount of fuel
being injected the higher the number, the more fuel
being injected. The higher up the columns, the lower the
vacuum, which implies a greater throttle opening, hence
more fuelling. Again, on this screen a cursor would
move around the table according to revs and vacuum

and the dyno operator can change the fuelling
according to the emissions readings on the wideband.
The fuel map could be set up on the road by a willing
and capable passenger, but it's far easier and safer to do
it on the dyno.
Theoretically, a street/strip motor is easier to set up as
you don't use the whole of the table when you're
racing, you're likely to be using 100% throttle. You're
unlikely to be using full throttle at 2000rpm, and unlikely
to be 'cruising' at 6000rpm. It might be a very dierent
story and a very dierent set-up for a circuit racer, for
eample. You can set the rpm figures on the X-axis to
whatever suits your proposed set-up, and the ECU will
interpolate the data in between those figures. The Y-axis
figures should't need to change unless you're working
with forced induction, where you will see above
atmospheric pressure, but that's a whole other ballgame
and a subject for a dierent feature.
19
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ouryanks
TALES FROM THE GARAGES OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK
ON, AND CONTRIBUTE TO, AMERICAN CAR MAGAZINE
Kev Carrington, 1973
Plymouth Duster &
2004 Mustang GT
Hi yall! Well, I got back home
on March 7th, and my 17x10.5
Mustang wheels and lowering
springs made the trip with me.
I was back in the UK for just a
week before flying back out to
Miami the following Monday,
and I simply cannot complain
about the week, the weather was
perfect and with the help of my
son, Matt, and his technician, Jay,
we made some great progress on
the Duster and my new Mustang.
I collected my 2004 Mustang
from its home in Yorkshire on
the Saturday I got home, and by
Tuesday we had fitted the new
rear wheels, 275 rear tyres and the
new lowering springs, and then
it was just fun to get used to a
LHD V8 manual for the rest of the
week. On that first Sunday home
Matt decided to try a bit of T-Cut
on the rear quarter of the Duster,
and what a shock there is some
really shiny paint under all that
dull! Well, that confirmed what I
would be doing for the rest of the
week, you guessed, polishing! I
did try one of those cheap electric
polishers, but it just didnt perform,
so it was good old-fashioned hard
work. I still have muscles aching
that I didnt know I had! The results
are well worth it though, every
panel has a really good shine, and
it has transformed the car. Sure
the primer has rubbed through in
places, and yes it has dents and
dings on every panel, but I love it!
Dave Smith, 1990 Ford

Mustang 5.0LX
Recently, the little Fox sprung a
leak. It was only a little drip, but
the coolant was dripping from
the harmonic balancer. Oh, damn,
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We also found time to install

the American Racing Slot Mags,
although I had to get a set of
nuts sorted (thanks to Paul at
North Hants Tyres) and I think
they really suit the car. The
new speedo cable was fitted,
plus a new Edelbrock water
neck, and the steering shaft
seal was replaced as well. I was
hoping to fit the 8mm Accel
plugs leads I had brought
back with me, but it turns out
that someone at Advanced
Autoparts had put Ford leads in
a Mopar box, so they will be on
eBay soon! I'm now into my last
five weeks in Miami so I could
be spending a lot more time
with my toys after April, if I am
working in the UK fingers
crossed! More on both cars
next month.
thatll be another new water

pump... I got under the front
end to check it out a process
that usually involves a faceful
of coolant but the hole in the
pump that usually leaks to signify
a failed seal was dry. Instead, it
seemed that the leak was coming

from the lower hose. A little
tweak to the hose clamp, no more
leak. Hurrah!
So pleased with that little result
was I that I decided to give the
little Fox a long overdue oil and
filter change. I decided this after
looking at the oil filter whilst I was
under the car and thinking Hells
bells, when was the last time I
changed the oil? After working
out that it was at least a year
ago, I figured Id best do it soon.
There have been a couple of odd
fluctuations on the oil pressure
gauge recently, though that
seems more likely to be electrical
than anything to do with the
actual oiling. Ill let you know

whether thats the case after
my next long journey. If I end up
picking my con rods up from the
central reservation, Ill know it
wasnt an electrical fault.
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with various tubes, pieces & connectors
Includes metal case
* Fast action pump
MODEL
CAPACITY
EX.VAT INC. VAT
CS4BRK
4 tonne
79.98 95.98
CS10BRK
10 tonne
139.98 167.98
CS10SBRK* 10 tonne
159.98 191.98
EX VAT
169.98
184.99
209.98
259.98
Ready to go, just add your

own choice of wire, gas,
regulator & headshield
Turbo fan cooled Easy
conversion to gas welding
with optional accessories
INC VAT
203.98
221.99
251.98
311.98
CWH6
PRICE CUT
44EXC.VAT
.99
53INC.VAT
WAS 59.98 inc.VAT
.99
CWH7
Activates
instantly when
Arc is struck
Protects to
EN379 Suitable
for arc, MIG, TIG
& gas welding
CWH8
PRICE CUT
.98
49EXC.VAT
.98
59INC.VAT
WAS 65.99 inc.VAT
PRICE CUT
.98
49EXC.VAT
.98
59INC.VAT
WAS 65.99 inc.VAT
MIG WELDERS
All models include:
Gas regulator
Earth clamp
Face mask
Welding torch
Pro90-151TE
includes
CO2 gas
bottle
FROM ONLY
.98
109EX.VAT
.98
131INC.VAT
MODEL MIN-MAX AMPS EX VAT INC VAT

MIG102NG
35/90
109.98 131.98
PRO90
24-90
179.98 215.98
110E
30-100
214.99 257.99
135TE Turbo 30-130
239.98 287.98
151TE Turbo 30-150
269.98 323.98
165TEM Turbo 30-155
339.00 406.80
175TECM Turbo 30-170
409.00 490.80
205TE Turbo 30-185
449.98 539.98
FROM ONLY
.98
99EXC.VAT
.98
119INC.VAT
LENGTH UP TO 20'
3HP V TWIN AIR

COMPRESSOR
MODEL MIN/MAX AMPS

MIG 145
35/135
MIG 152
40/140
MIG 180
40/160
MIG 196
40/180
Suitable for powering

all common air tools &
spray equipment
was 275.98 inc.VAT
#TIGER 16/510
was 335.98 inc.VAT
AIR
AIR
EX
INC
MODEL
RECEIVER DISPLACEMENT VAT
VAT
Tiger 16/510 50 litre 15.5 cfm 219.98 263.98
Tiger 16/1010# 100 litre 14.5 cfm 269.98 323.98
7" SANDER/
POLISHER
.98
69EX.VAT
.98
83INC.VAT
CP185
Pro sander polisher,
Includes hook & loop
backing pad and hook
& loop wool polishing
bonnet. 1200w motor
HYDRAULIC
PRESSES
PROFESSIONAL QUALITY
Built for tough daily use in
automotive/industrial workshops
All models include gauge
MODEL
EX VAT INC VAT
10 ton bench* 189.98 227.98
12 ton oor* 239.98 287.98
15 ton oor 369.00 442.80
20 ton oor 399.00 478.80
FROM ONLY
.98
25 ton oor 829.00 994.80
50 ton oor 1649.00 1978.80 189EX.VAT
.98
227INC.VAT
* Available with/without 10 piece
pin, bracket & pressing plate Without kit
FROM ONLY
.98
369EX.VAT
.98
443INC.VAT
FROM ONLY
These professional quality units

offer the durability & reliability
demanded by professionals.
H/DUTY
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*#
NEW 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
GIANT
FANS
SIZES UP
TO 36"
FROM ONLY
.98
99EXC.VAT
.98
119INC.VAT
AUTOMOTIVE
WHEEL DOLLY SET
ENGINE STANDS
CAM6000
5 PIECE AIR
TOOL KIT
SOLD IN PAIRS
.98
49EX.VAT CES500A
.98
Rotates
59INC.VAT through 360
KIT1000
FROM ONLY
.98
149EX.VAT MIG145
.98
179INC.VAT
INDUSTRIAL AIR
COMPRESSORS
PRICE CUT
219.98
EXC.VAT
.98
263inc.VAT
INC.VAT
WAS 275.98
DRILL PRESSES
Tables tilt 0-45 FROM ONLY

CAR CREEPERS
left & right
.99
Oil resistant vinyl covered padded
64EX.VAT
Depth gauge
backs & headrests Swivel castors
.99
Chuck guards 77INC.VAT
for easy manoeuvrability
B=Bench mounted
FROM ONLY
F=Floor standing
.99
21EX.VAT MODEL WATTS/ EX VAT INC VAT
.39
26INC.VAT CDP5EB SPEEDS 64.99 77.99
350/5
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 370/12 159.98 191.98
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
ARC ACTIVATED
HEADSHIELDS
MODEL EX VAT INC VAT

8 tonne 17.99 21.59
12 tonne 24.99 29.99
20 tonne 34.99 41.99
Ratchet action for

quick height adjustment
Sold in pairs
.49
18EX.VAT
.19
22INC.VAT
.98
169EX.VAT
.98
203INC.VAT
AMPS
24-90
30-100
30-150
30-150
MODEL
CAT29B
CAT36B
CAT24B
CAT22B
CAT27B
CAT23C
CAT221B
CAT32B
CAT73
.99
17EX.VAT
.59
21INC.VAT CAT23C
AXLE STANDS
Uses ux cored steel

wire, which creates own
gas shroud as it burns
MODEL
90EN
105EN
151EN
160EN
HUGE CHOICE
IN-STORE/ONLINE
FROM ONLY
FROM ONLY
NO GAS/GAS
MIG WELDERS
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
MODEL EX VAT INC VAT

2 tonne 7.99 9.59
4 tonne 11.99 14.39
6 tonne 14.99 17.99
For sporting events, race meetings,

camping etc. Heavy Duty Powder Coated
Steel Tubing Super strong polyester fabric
Inc. ground spikes and storage bags
SIZE
ROOF STYLE EX.VAT INC.VAT
3x3m (10x10) PEAK
99.98 119.98
3.7X3.7m (12x12) PEAK 119.98 143.98
3X4.6m (10x15) TRUSS 174.99 209.99
3X6.1m (10x20) TRUSS 229.00 274.80
was 155.98 inc.VAT # was 215.98 inc.VAT
was 287.98 inc.VAT
PRO HEAVY
DUTY POP-UP CHEQUER
CANOPIES
3X6.1M
CAT24B
.99
44EX.VAT
.99
53INC.VAT
FROM ONLY
ARC
WELDERS
AIR
TOOLS
FROM ONLY
Lift cars
.99
safely and
26EX.VAT
.39
quickly Tough
32INC.VAT
angled steel
construction
MODEL CAPACITY EXC VAT INC VAT
CR2
2000KG 26.99 32.39
CRW25 2500KG 36.99 44.39
8/250
WHERE QUALITY
COSTS LESS
FROM ONLY
PRICE CUTS
*Stationary belt driven

MODEL
MOTOR CFM TANK EX VAT INC VAT
BIG 2HP BT-AC200
1.5 Hp 6.2 24ltr 79.98 95.98
7.5CFM Tiger 8/250 2Hp 7.5cfm 24ltr 89.98 107.98
Tiger 8/44 #
2 Hp 7.8 24ltr 99.98 119.98
Tiger 8/36
1.5 Hp 6.3 24ltr 109.98 131.98
Tiger 11/250
2.5Hp 9.5 24ltr 119.98 143.98
Tiger 8/510
2Hp 7.5 50ltr 139.98 167.98
Tiger 11/510
2.5Hp 9.5 50ltr 149.98 179.98
AM17EC150*
3Hp 14 150ltr 419.00 502.80
was 119.98 inc. VAT # was 137.99 inc. VAT
64
64
2 TONNE
TROLLEY JACKS
HUGE CHOICE
OF SPRAYGUNS
& AIRTOOLS
NOW
SUPERSTORES
NATIONWIDE
.98
89EX.VAT
.98
107INC.VAT
Superb range ideal
.98
79EX.VAT for DIY, hobby &
.98
95INC.VAT semi-professional use
EX.VAT
149.98
169.98
179.98
199.98
INC.VAT
179.98
203.98
215.98
239.98
Fully tested
to proof
load
ARC/TIG
INVERTERS
Used for ARC & TIG

welding, utilising the
latest technology Low
amp operation - ideal for
auto bodywork & mild/
stainless FROM ONLY
steel
.98
149EX.VAT
AT161
.98
ELECTRODE 179INC.VAT
MODEL
AMPS
DIA.
EX VAT INC VAT
AT101 NEW 10/80 1.6 2.5mm 149.98 179.98
AT132 NEW 10/130 1.6-3.2mm 169.98 203.98
AT161 NEW 10/160 1.6-4.0 mm 199.98 239.98
24V
CORDLESS
IMPACT CIR220 ONLY
.98
WRENCH 89EX.VAT
.98
Inc. 17, 19, 21 107INC.VAT
& 23mm
chrome vanadium CIR220
sockets
HEAVY
1 hour battery DUTY

charger & 2x
24v Ni-Cd Batteries
OTHER MODELS MAX TORQUE EX.VAT INC.VAT

Corded CEW1000 450Nm 56.99 68.39
Cordless CIR450
450Nm 119.98 143.98
.99
24EX.VAT
.99
29INC.VAT
Engines up to 227Kg
Only 49.98 EX VAT
59.98 INC VAT
BIG
CES750A
.99
44EXC.VAT
.99
53INC.VAT
WAS 56.39 inc.VAT
3" CASTORS
(SHOWN)
PRICE CUT
Parafn spray gun Blow gun Paint Spray

Four swivel castors for easy
Rotates through 360
Gun Tyre inator Recoil hose with quick
Engines up to 340Kg movement in conned spaces Heavy duty steel couplers Also available 3 pce Air Tool Kit - KIT600
Includes construction - load rating 500kg per dolly
Parafn spray gun, tyre inator & blow gun Only
tool tray
14.99 EX VAT 17.99 INC VAT
SPRAY
Only
69.98 Ex VAT
GUNS
DIGITAL VERNIER
83.98 Inc VAT
FROM ONLY
LOAD LEVELLER
Max load capacity - 500Kg

Fine screw adjustment for precise leveling
.99
CLL500
27EXC.VAT
.59
33INC.VAT
INCLUDES
CHAINS
AND
HOOKS
HYDRAULIC
MOTORCYCLE LIFT
349EX.VAT
.80
418INC.VAT
.99
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 xed
frames available
Fully tested
Robust, rugged construction
to proof load CFC100 Overload safety valve
.00
FROM ONLY
Dual scale calibration in 0.01mm

& 0.0005 units Locking
screw feature for batch
measurements Supplied
in a strong plastic
.99
case
16EXC.VAT
.39
20INC.VAT CM145
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
ENGINE
CRANES
CALIPER
.99
16EX.VAT
.39
20INC.VAT
HUGE CHOICE
IN-STORE/
ONLINE
CML3
GE
PACKAL
DEA CHT624
TOOL CHEST
AND TOOLS
SAVE OVER 59
OFF OUR NORMAL PRICE

ALL THIS ONLY
329
.98
259EX.VAT HAND
.98
311INC.VAT TOOLS
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
22040
22040 (52) CAR 3 (full) LH.indd 1

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PRICE CUT
INVERTER
389.98
EXC.VAT
GENERATORS 467.98
INC.VAT
IG1000
PRICE CUT
239.98
EXC.VAT
.98
287inc.VAT
INC.VAT
WAS 299.98
14,000
FOR
OVER
WAS 479.98 inc.VAT
PRODUCTS
SPECIALIST PRODUCTS
NEW CLICK &

COLLECT
HEAVY DUTY INSTANT

GARAGES/WORKSHOPS
IDEAL
ALL-WEATHER
PROTECTION
Ideal for both temporary and permanent use

Triple layered weatherproof, heavy duty fabric
Heavy duty powder coated steel tubing
Ratchet tight
tensioning
ZIP CLOSE DOOR
.00
MODEL SIZE (LxWxH) EX. VAT INC. VAT

CIG1216* 4.9 x 3.7 x 2.6M 269.00 322.80
CIG1220**6.1 x 3.7 x 2.5M 329.00 394.80
CIG1224 7.3 x 3.7 x 2.5M 399.00 478.80
*Was 335.98 Inc VAT **Was 406.80 Inc VAT
LENGTH UP TO 24'
.98
49EX.VAT
.98
59INC.VAT
Integral work
light Extra
long 1M leads
910 includes
air compressor
Long life battery
MODEL START
BOOST PEAK AMPS
900
400A
900A
910
400A
900A
4000
700A
1500A
12/24 1000A@12v 2000A@12v
500A@24v 1000A@24v
EX VAT
49.98
59.98
114.99
129.98
INC VAT
59.98
71.98
137.99
155.98
.98
19EX.VAT
.98
23INC.VAT
INC. DISC
& HANDLE
MODEL DISC (mm) MOTOR

CAG900
115
900w
CON1050 115
1050w
B&D CD115 115
710w
CAG2350 230
2350w
EX VAT INC VAT

19.98 23.98
27.99 33.59
29.98 35.98
42.99 51.59
POLISHING KITS
Kit Inc: Tapered
spindle, Coloured
mop for initial
cleaning, pure
cotton mop for
high polish nish
& 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
.99
47EX.VAT
.59
57INC.VAT
WET & DRY

VACUUM
CLEANERS
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
* SS =
Stainless
Steel
EX.
INC.
VAT
VAT
47.99 57.59
59.98 71.98
64.99 77.99
86.99 104.39
19EX.VAT
.98
23INC.VAT
6 SPEED
METAL
WITH 12 SPEED
MILL DRILL
- CL500M
.98
FROM ONLY
.98
79EX.VAT
.98
95INC.VAT
24v available
LT2000
CAPACITY
907kg
1360kg
1814kg
1360kg
EX VAT
79.98
249.98
299.98
139.98
INC VAT
95.98
299.98
359.98
167.98
CAR TRANSPORTER
LASHING
99
16EX.VAT
.39
20INC.VAT
5000KG
CAPACITY
KVA
0.7
1.1
2.4
2.8
3
4.5
5.5
HP
6.5
7
8
11
13
INC VAT
107.98
191.98
227.98
275.98
430.80
562.80
646.80
6 interlocking foam tiles protect ooring &

provide comfort when standing or kneeling
Ideal for use in garages, workshops etc.
Each tile is
610x610mm
& includes
detachable,
yellow
borders
PETROL POWER
WASHERS
JETSTAR PRESSURE
WASHERS
Lightweight & compact

pressure washers FROM ONLY
Detergent
.98
49EX.VAT
applicator for
.98
extra cleaning
59INC.VAT
power
JET9000
MODEL
MOTOR MAX. PRESSURE EX. VAT INC. VAT
JS1750
1600w 1522psi
49.98 59.98
JS1900
2000w 1957psi
79.98 95.98
JET8000
8000
2400w 2610psi NEW 139.98 167.98
JET9000
9000
2600w 2900psi NEW 159.98 191.98
.98
19EX.VAT
.98
23INC.VAT
PRICE CUT
849EXC.VAT
.80
1018INC.VAT
WAS 1054.80 inc.VAT
.00
FULL RANGE
OF ACCESSORIES
AVAILABLE
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
699.00 EX VAT WAS 874.00 INC VAT
NOW 838.80 INC VAT
FOR 6 TILES
BENCH GRINDERS
& FLOOR STANDS
Stands come complete with bolt

mountings and feet anchor holes
STAND FROM ONLY 41.99

EX.VAT 50.39 INC.VAT
FROM ONLY
6" & 8"

AVAILABLE
WITH LIGHT
27EX.VAT
.59
33INC.VAT
TYPE
Bench
Floor
Floor
Floor
EX VAT INC VAT

39.98 47.98
99.98 119.98
139.98 167.98
159.98 191.98
BLAST CABINETS
.99
Blast away paint, surface

rust, scale, burrs, carbon
& dirt & revitalise
aluminium Min.
air ow 10cfm Bench
& oor standing models
ALUMINIUM OXIDE
POWDER FROM ONLY
9.98 EX.VAT
11.98 INC.VAT
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
CL300M
BRAKE CALIPER
WIND BACK KIT
Enables the rewinding of

pistons back into the
core on most disc
brake callipers
15 adaptor
plates to suit
a wide
.99
variety of 44EX.VAT
.99
vehicles 53INC.VAT
FROM ONLY
.98
119EX.VAT
.98
143INC.VAT CSB20B
Lightweight & compact air compressor

for inating tyres, air
beds, sports balls etc.
Plugs into cigarette
lighter socket
Digital pressure
display with auto
.98
cut-off 19EX.VAT
.98
23INC.VAT
EXETER* 16 Trusham Rd. EX2 8QG

01392 256 744
GATESHEAD 50 Lobley Hill Rd. NE8 4XA
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
MANSFIELD 169 Chestereld Rd. South
01623 622160
MIDDLESBROUGH Mandale Triangle, Thornaby
01642 677881
INC
VAT
215.98
299.98
359.98
455.98
682.80
Heavy duty steel construction

sandblaster for the quick
removal of surface rust, paint,
dirt/grease etc.
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
SOCKET SETS
ONLY
Top quality chrome 22EX.VAT
.59
vanadium steel.
27INC.VAT
18 Sockets 8-32mm
Reversible ratchet
Comfort grip handles
Storage Holder
.99
LIFETIME
HUGE RANGE
OF RATCHETS, GUARANTEE
SPANNERS AND
SOCKET SETS
PRO155
ROTARY
TOOL KIT
3/8"
TORQUE
WRENCH - CHT204
CRT40
.99
26EX.VAT
Kit includes:
32INC.VAT
Height adjustable stand with clamp Rotary tool
1m exible drive 40x accessories/consumables
NEW CORDLESS ROTARY TOOL WITH 262 PIECE
KIT ONLY 34.99 EX.VAT 41.99 INC.VAT
.39
STORES
NORWICH 282a Heigham St. NR2 4LZ

NOTTINGHAM 211 Lower Parliament St.
PETERBOROUGH 417 Lincoln Rd. Milleld
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, Hawleys Trade Pk.
WIGAN 2 Harrison Street, WN5 9AU
WOLVERHAMPTON Parkeld Rd. Bilston
WORCESTER 48a Upper Tything. WR1 1JZ
High
.99
quality
14EX.VAT tungsten
.99
17INC.VAT steel
CAC100
CHT658
PLS190N
MAX ENGINE EX
MODEL
PRESSURE HP
VAT
Tiger 1700
1595psi 2.6 179.98
Tiger 2500
2465psi 4 249.98
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jargonbuster
Screw it? Always good advice, especially for your valvetrain if youre
upgrading your cam.
THANKS
Peter Pinion, Real Steel,
01895 440505,
www.realsteel.co.uk
Real Steel are primary UK
stockists of ARP fasteners.
Words: Dave Smith Images: c/o ARP, www.arpfasteners.com.

This month, we're looking at
screw-in rocker studs. Check out
an older Chevy small-block or
Ford, or Pontiac, or Oldsmobile
cylinder head and you'll find a
stud-mount rocker. The rocker,
instead of pivoting around
a shaft like most European
engines, has a concave bowl
pressed into the centre with a
slot cut in. This slides over the
rocker stud a threaded stud
literally pressed into a boss on
the cylinder head and the tail
of the rocker sits on the pushrod
while the nose sits on top of
the valve stem. The rocker is
then held in place with a nut
and hemispherical piece called
a pivot ball that sits in the bowl
of the rocker. This nut also
provides the rocker adjustment.
This is far from ideal, but it
was a cheap and generally
reliable system that worked for
decades on tens of millions of
engines. The problems began
when people began changing
the cams in their engines. The
pressed-in rocker studs are fine,
unless you've fitted a higher-lift
cam or stronger valve springs,
says Peter Pinion of V8 experts,
Real Steel. There are various
methods of holding the studmount rocker in line with the
valve stem. Ford used the railtype rocker, where the tip of the
valve stem sat in a trough on the
end of the rocker so the rocker
couldn't move side to side.
Others had a slot in the cylinder
head for the pushrod to pass
through, preventing side-toside movement of the pushrod
and therefore the rocker.
Unfortunately, with a higher lift
cam causing more movement of
the rocker, the pushrod would
run out of slot and bend, hence
needing pushrod guide plates.
Screw-in rocker studs and
guide plates used to come as a
pair. You have to pull out your
existing rocker studs, either
using a hydraulic puller or just a
nut and spacer if the threads are
good enough. This can be tough
on the Chevy engine as the end
of the stud protrudes into the
water gallery, so the end will
probably be rusted or scaled.
With all the studs out, you need
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to tap the holes 7/16 UNC, and

shave up to 0.4 off the top of
the stud boss, then fit the studs
and guide plates.
In photo 1 you can see the studs
have a coarse thread at the
cylinder head end and a fine
thread at the rocker end. You can
also see the hex machined into
them to tighten them down; this,
plus the thickness of the guide
plates, are why you have to skim
the tops of the bosses. In photo
2 you can see the head with the
studs and guides in place.
You don't need to do all this if
you're running standard cams
and valvegear, Peter continues.
Strength and the ability to
cope with higher lift cams and
stronger springs are the reason
most people switch, though
sometimes they do it because
the stock rocker has twisted
and begun to chew through
the base of the standard rocker
stud. Ford 351 builders switch to
screw-ins because the standard
studs are only 5/16 and can flex.
The top of the Chevy stud is 3/8
as standard. You can step up
to 7/16 studs but that involves
buying all new rocker gear to
match. You can also get different
length studs and Poly-lock nuts
which have a central Allen grub
screw to prevent loosening (see

photo 3), but check for rocker
cover clearance.
You can do this job at home
if you're totally confident in
your abilities; otherwise get
a professional to do it. The
hole for the stud is already

the correct size to be tapped
at 7/16, but if you tap it even
slightly skewed then your
geometry's out before you start.
Also, use plenty of thread-lock
as the studs go into the water
jacket.
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CarPlanDemonFoam
This is the latest in car wash
technology from car care giants
CarPlan, but could it catch on?
The pros have been using it for a
while, the idea being that the
'snow foam' cleaner hangs
around on the bodywork a bit
longer, rather than just running
o like regular car shampoo, but
CarPlan have made it easier for
the DIY enthusiast.
First, you find your spray nozzle,
which is tucked into a recess in
the back of the bottle. To get to
it you have to remove the label
with the instructions on which is
likely to disintegrate (Ask me
how I know...) so read them first.
Then screw the nozzle onto the
top of the bottle, click the hose
pipe onto the back and you're
ready to go. First, wet the whole
car down with water to get rid of
the worst of the muck. Then turn
the little red tap on the side of
the nozzle and oh, dear baby
Jesus, all of a sudden it's like a
montage of Ron Jeremy's
Greatest Hits. This is what Bing
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Within minutes I have a Mustang

meringue and the whole ga
looks like an Ibiza rave party.
You then have time for a quick
going-over with a sponge or mitt,
and I mean a quick going-over
if you're not quick o the mark,
this foam dries into streaks that
mean you have to go through
the process again, although it
was an unusually warm, sunny
day. Then rinse it all o and
admire the result. Which is
okay. Not a bad result for a quick
wash-and-rinse, though it does
use up a lot of water.
It may all sound a bit gimmicky,
and it is, but it does get the job
done. If you want to get the kids
to wash the car, get this they'll
be begging you to let them do
the job, but you can expect a lot
less car-washing and a lot more
playing about than with
traditional methods. There'll be
foam everywhere, but at least it
smells nice. It's reasonably
priced, at around 11.99 for the
two-litre kit with the spray nozzle
and a good bit less for the refill

bottle without the nozzle, and it'll
be available all over the place. I
used about 20% of it to do the
Mustang, though, which struck
me as a lot. About 2.40-worth.
A couple of the weekend car
traders I know have bought the
capful-in-a-bucket trade pack of
Demon Foam and reckon it's
brilliant stu, but I reckon that,
with this, as soon as the bottle's
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ProlongEngineTreatment
Prolong has been a name on the

scene for some years now, and
this American company has built
quite a reputation for itself. I'm
always slightly wary of miracle
products that you supposedly
empty it'll all go in the bin and

you'll go and find your bucket
again. Still, if you find washing
the car a chore rather than a
pleasure, this is a new way of
making it interesting!
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add to your engine oil and

suddenly find it making 500bhp
and returning 50mpg, but I'm
always willing to give such things
a try, especially with a known
name like Prolong.
So, at the little Fox's recent oil
change, I added a bottle of
Prolong Engine Treatment. It's
simple enough you just bung it
in with the oil. It doesn't even
specify that it should be clean,
new oil but it seems foolish to
add it to old oil. This isn't one of
those syrupy additives that
seems to boost flagging oil
pressure by just thickening the
oil up; it's a liquid, and I'm not
even going to pretend to
understand the science behind it.
At the very first start-up, the
engine built up oil pressure
straight away, and seemed to idle
a little quieter; however, it will
take some time for any benefits
or otherwise to become
apparent, which is the sole
reason Prolong Engine Treatment
only scores 5,000rpm on the
Tried'n'Tested tacho. We'll let you
know how we get on.
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The Workshop
Midnight Mustang
thanks:
there are so many nice Mustang builds happening at the moment that it's
becoming increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd. We reckon south
coast Mustangs have managed it, though. here's damon daysh with the tale.
The client contacted us at South

Coast Mustangs for a bespoke
build of an early Ford Mustang
Fastback. We sourced a rust-free
65 Mustang Fastback from
Corona, California, and swiftly
arranged for it to be exported
from Los Angeles, and shipped to
the UK, where it was brought to
our workshop.
Upon arrival, it was fully
disassembled every nut, bolt,
screw, trim, panel, rubber and
seal was removed before the
vehicle was body worked and
painted in Ford Midnight Blue.
Several panels were replaced,
including a new hood, door skins,
and valances. This is the only way
to start a thorough, bespoke,
classic Mustang restoration.
Mechanically, the specification
was set with performance being
key. First of all, we rebuilt the
original engine with a balanced
stroker kit. Theres no
replacement for displacement,
and this neat performance
modification increased the
engine displacement from 289
(4736cc) to 347 cubic inches
(5686cc) almost 1000cc! It also
received premium parts including
aluminium cylinder heads,
aluminium intake manifold and
performance camshaft.
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With a lot of go you need a lot

of whoa! So a performance disc
brake kit with power booster
was installed to stop this wild
pony. The suspension was
rebuilt completely, receiving
parts including 620lb springs
with a 1 drop, shocks, thicker
anti-roll bar, plus a manual rack
and pinion steering system
was installed.
Other style and performance

upgrades include GT style fog
lights, 5-spoke polished
aluminium wheels, dual exhaust
with tri-Y headers producing a
true American V8 rumble,
iPod/MP3-compatible Bluetooth
radio and three-point safety seat
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most classic and modern cars.
The interior was customised with

Pony Sport upholstery stitched
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dash features the original style
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02392 477971
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South Coast Mustangs have

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1966 Mustang Fastback K-code
GT and a 1967 GT390 Mustang
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country. Check their website for
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1965 Ford Mustang

Fastback
Ford Midnight Blue
347ci Stroked V8
Automatic C4 Transmission
Power Disc Brakes
Rack & Pinion
Pony Sport Interior
Rebuilt Performance Suspension
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Hello, Roto
Air 4 C5
Factory four-link rear axle set-ups are, at best,

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This new bolt-on upgrade from Airaid not only uses an open element
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Big power and sticky tyres can certainly show up the weakest link in your
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GM's LS V8 is finding its way everywhere
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Their new Econo-series oil pan means that the front-sumped ironblock LS can now drop into classics with K-members designed for
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The Back Bar

Going for the Pro-Touring set-up with your 1964-72 GM A-body?
Look at this new rear anti-roll bar from BMR Suspension, cold formed from lightweight 1.125 tubular DOM
steel with three adjustment locations for the aluminium end links that let you fine-tune your set-up and dialout oversteer. See www.bmrsuspension.com and speak to your importer. While you're there, check out the
new low-deflection polyurethane Total Suspension Bushing kit for your roadgoing 2012-2014
Camaro. It'll help reduce suspension deflection and keep your tyres planted without giving you
triple vision over British road surfaces.
Throwback
Your Shifter
Ringbrothers are quite the artists with
billet aluminium just check out these
new billet shift levers for Tremec and
Hurst shifters.
Precision machined from aerospace-quality 6061T6 aluminium, they look and feel the business with
their 30-degree rearward cant while still being
man enough for some powershifting. Available in
8 or 10-inch lengths and natural or black anodised
finish, you can instal a matching knob or any other
aftermarket 3/8-16 knob. See
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Blow Me
If you're using turbos or a
centrifugal supercharger, you
can't use any old carburettor.
It needs to provide the additional fuel under boost,
yet maintain its street manners at idle and partthrottle. Mighty Demon Blower carburettors are
designed just for blow-through forced induction via
a carb hat, with boost-referenced primary power
valves, annular boost venturis, large 0.13 needle and
seat assemblies and precisely calibrated air bleeds.
Solid nitrophyl floats won't collapse under pressure
like hollow floats, and special grooves in the
baseplate and throttle shafts keep the pressure from
escaping. They have plenty of other features that
make them great for blow-throughs, and are available
in 650, 750 and 850cfm, all mechanical secondary, so
see www.summitracing.com and speak to your
engine builder.
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Spring Time
While everybody is making plenty of fuss about the new 2015 Mustang, the guys
at Eibach are far from finished with the S197.
In fact, their range of suspension tweaks for the 2005-2010 model coupe and convertible grows ever larger,
and even Ford and Shelby turn to Eibach for their Mustang handling knowledge! Like the Pro-Kit spring
upgrade made from pre-stressed, shot-peened and powder-coated steel, which drops the car 25-30mm and
works with the factory dampers. Or the front and rear fixed-rate anti-roll bars to reduce load transfer and
keep the tyres planted for fast road and track day use. Or the adjustable top mounts for the front struts,
allowing you to dial in 2 of camber and caster. Or the adjustable aluminium rear Panhard bar, a must-have
for lowered cars, made from heat-treated aircraft-grade aluminium, TIG-welded and black anodised to make it
light yet the most durable on the market. Or adjustable rear trailing arms, replacing the weakest link in the
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to safely increase track. See www.eibach.com for details, and speak to your nearest Eibach dealer.
Blackwing Down
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more power from
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ignition leads?
According to Taylor yes, you
can, following dyno tests on
their ThunderVolt 8.2mm
ignition wires. These wires
feature a ferrite spiral core
blend of copper/nickel alloy
bonded by a conductive acrylic
cover with a 100% doublelayer silicone outer jacket for
heat protection to 600 F, plus
silicone plug boots with
vibration-proof double spring
locking terminals and just 40
ohms per foot resistance. They
conduct more spark energy
than competing wires, hence
better combustion and more
power! Available in universal
and custom-fit sets for GM,
Ford, Mopar and Jeep/AMC in
black, red or blue, you'll find
them at
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Vital Connections
Wondering how to connect those -AN fuel lines to
the factory fuel rails in performance applications?
Earl's Performance has the answer with their Quick Connect
Adapter fittings that hook -6 or -8AN fittings to popular Ford, GM
and Chrysler fuel lines with dual O-ring seals and a steel inner snap
retainer that 'clicks' onto the original lines. There's even an external
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braces. See www.earls.com and speak to your dealer.
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All prices include VAT. Prices subject to change without notice. Correct at 18-2-14. E&OE. Freight extra.
68-74 Rec 302 eng ... 1707.65*

80-86 Rec 302 eng ... 1521.67*
351W Rec 1/2 eng .... 1331.85*
351W Rec engine ..... 1800.46*
351C Rec 2V engine . 2022.62*
302 330bhp engine ... 3639.67*
331 391bhp engine ... 4680.06*
Brass core plugs ........... fr 8.30

Cam bearing set ......... fr 20.92
Fuel pump block off ... fr 8.45
Main bolts ................. fr 28.64
Main stud kits ........... fr 54.46
Dart 302 HD block ... 1549.21*
Engine mounts ............ fr 9.53
Clevite con-rod brgs . fr 28.72
Clevite main brgs ...... fr 34.75
H type HD brgs ......... fr 55.81
Crankshaft std 302 . fr 228.83
Crank- stroker 302 . fr 228.83
ARP conrod bolts ..... fr 55.64
Balancer bolt ............. fr 20.57
Std timing set ............ fr 18.41
Performance timing . fr 43.80
Timing gear drive SB .. 169.27
Spigot bush .................. fr 9.30
Timing cover Alum .. fr 83.20
Crank damper ........... fr 86.94
Billet pulley set SB . fr 202.04
Billet Pulleys ............. fr 67.03
Con-rod sets HD ..... fr 252.19
Cast piston sets ....... fr 137.70
Hypereutectic pist .. fr 228.78
Forged pistons ......... fr 321.24
Regular piston rings .. fr 34.06
Performance rings .... fr 83.78
Camshafts std ............ fr 43.84
Performance cams .... fr 94.74
Std hydraulic lifters ... fr 57.23
Perf hyd lifters .......... fr 82.13
Mechanical lifters ..... fr 83.90
Hyd roller lifters ..... fr 145.92
Perf hyd rlr lifters ... fr 541.48
Cam gear bolt .............. fr 2.95
Cam thrust plate ....... fr 11.40
Distrib gear ................ fr 26.23
Std pushrods .............. fr 15.20set
Performance p/rods .. fr 26.64set
Racing p/rods ............ fr 90.04set
E-Street Alum heads fr 826.38*

Performer RPM SBfr 1249.67*
Victor jnr SB .......... fr 1043.72*
Perf RPM 351C .... fr 1622.90*
Perf RPM FE ........ fr 1409.63*
Perf RPM 460 ...... fr 1845.12*
1.9/1.6 58cc 165cc . 1618.81*

2.02/1.6 58cc 185cc1493.48*
1.9/1.6 60cc 165cc . 1596.48*
These are the best heads available
for the Small Block.
Std cyl head valves ..... fr 4.02ea

Cyl head core plug brass . 1.66ea
Performance valves .... fr 7.63ea
Exhaust seats .............. fr 2.89ea
Std valve springs ......... fr 1.08ea
Performance springs fr 70.66
Collets for valve ......... fr 7.20
Top caps for spring .. fr 52.82
Valve stem seals .......... fr 1.03ea
ARP cyl head bolts ... fr 46.40
ARP cyl head studs . fr 106.98
Guide plates-p/rod ..... fr 20.98
Screw in rkr studs ...... fr 39.96
Std rocker arms ........... fr 3.55ea
Roller rockers steel . fr 164.11
Roller rockers alum fr 172.90
FE rlr rkr kit ............... 518.39*
Comp cams race rkrsfr 339.00
Oil pumps std ............ fr 34.19

O/pump high press .... fr 49.88
O/pump high volume fr 50.52
Race o/pump ............. fr 60.94
Oil pump drive shaft .. fr 7.55
HD o/p d/shaft .......... fr 20.33
Oil pump primers ...... fr 14.16
Oil pump pickups ...... fr 10.37
Sumps std ................. fr 122.64
Sumps chrome ........... fr 85.39
Sumps performance fr 206.00
Windage Trays ......... fr 38.75
Main cap girdle 302 fr 190.26
Std oil filters ................ fr 5.45
Performance o/filters fr 16.73
Dipstick & tube ......... fr 10.19
Sump bolts/studs ........ fr 28.93
Mallory points dist . fr 189.66

Mallory electronic distributor has
coil in cap .................... 189.96
Mallory elec dist ..... fr 299.66
Mal race points dist .... 354.49
Elect conversion kit . fr 63.98
302W timing pointer . fr 7.94
MSD distributor ....... fr 315.79
Distrib hold down ........ fr 9.71
Spark plugs .................. fr 1.70ea
Std starters new ......... fr 76.01

Solenoids-bulkhead ..... fr 9.13
Powermaster startersfr 186.58
Starter heat shields ... fr 28.72
Std alternators new ... fr 78.71
100a alum alternator .. 121.22
100a polished alt ........ 136.04
100a chrome alt .......... 169.72
Alt bracket chrome .. fr 17.16
Alum alt fans ............ fr 34.40
Alum alt pulleys ........ fr 34.14
Alum alt brackets .... fr 131.24
Early volt regulator ........ 9.12
Top gasket sets ......... fr 29.70

Lower gasket sets ...... fr 13.73
Inlet gasket sets .......... fr 6.84
Ex-man gasket sets ..... fr 4.25
Rocker cvr gask sets ... fr 5.21pr
Felpro perf head gask fr 29.35ea
HD sump gaskets ........ fr 9.00
Water pumps ............. fr 33.94

Perf Alum w/pumps .. fr 67.82
Electric w/pumps .... fr 270.55*
Alum w/pump pulleys fr 56.26
Bypass hose-shaped .. fr 16.45
Thermostat 82c .......... fr 6.82
Chrome therm hsg .... fr 10.32
Swivel therm hsg ....... fr 97.30
Cast manual flywheel fr 76.98

Steel manual fly ...... fr 270.95
Fly-Ring-gear ............ fr 16.50
ARP fly bolts ................ 17.04
Sachs clutch kits ...... fr 135.55
HD clutches ............. fr 249.52
Dual plate clutches . fr 605.91*
Hyd release brg ........ fr 290.56
Bell housing T5 alum . 232.73
Steel bellhousings .... fr 351.06
Weiand inl manif 4b fr 140.12

Edelbrock inlet mansfr 191.12
ARP inlet bolts ......... fr 22.67
Chrome steel r/cvrs .. fr 38.88pr
Aluminium r/cvrs .... fr 119.42
Chrome r/cvr kit SB . fr 61.20
Exhaust headers ...... fr 129.17

Header bolts .............. fr 21.91
Exhaust silencers ...... fr 26.18
Holley 4b carbs ....... fr 251.27

Edelbrock 4b carbs .. fr 298.02
Holley & Edelbrock carb repair kits................................... fr 28.02
Fuel injection kits . fr 1992.06*
Fuel pumps ................ fr 28.94
Air-cleaner assys ....... fr 21.55
A/cleaner elements ..... fr 6.13
R/cover breathers ........ fr 7.84
Electric fans ............ fr 108.62

Plug lead sets ............. fr 34.13
Plug lead separators .... fr 8.51
Mallory coil .............. fr 54.65
Mallory ballast .......... fr 21.85
MSD C.D. boxes ..... fr 163.76
Auto flex pl;ates ....... fr 32.00

ARP flex plate bolts ..... 10.91
C4 uprated trans w/converter,
cooler & fluid ........ fr 1299.00*
Transmission coolers fr 62.32
T5 HD Must Trans ... 1757.70*
Tilt steering column fr 493.69*

Polyurethane front suspension
bushes ......................... fr 10.86
Front strut rod bushes fr 20.26
A/roll bar links .......... fr 18.34set
A/roll bar bush sets ... fr 16.45
Rear susp bushes ........ fr 46.45
Rear 4 bar kit 64-70 . 1229.87
Heidts front crossmember with rack
& pinion steering, independent suspension comprising tubular A-arms
+11 disc brakes .... fr 2143.90*
Chassis stiffener .......... 242.88
Power rack and pinion conversion
kit, includes pump . fr 1320.41*
Front disc brake kit 11 with dual
m/cylinder & servo . fr 787.95*
Dual brake master cylinder & brake
servo kit .................. fr 323.35
Subframe connectors .. 209.63
8/9 diff gasket ........... fr 3.70
CW & Pinions 9 ... fr 173.32
Ridetech alum shocks . 113.65*
Running in oil 10/30 ...... 5.78

10/30 high Zinc oil ......... 7.08
15/50 high Zinc oil ......... 7.08
Valvoline Race oil 5l .... 35.77
Mustang Restoration bk 11.95

Rebuild SBF engines ...... 11.25
64-68 Front bumper fr 133.92

64-66 F/bumper guard .. 34.30
64-68 Rear bumpers fr 133.92
64-66 R/bumper guard .. 39.89
Bolt kit-bumpers ........... 15.16
Front wings 64-68 .. fr 159.44
64-68 Inner structure fr 28.64
64-8 F/R splash shield fr 21.54
64-68 Rad support .. fr 137.11
Wing protection cvr .... 31.82
64-68 Fender apron .. fr 38.21
64-66 Bonnet Hinges fr 44.59
64-70 Bonn hing spring 17.47
64-68 front valance ... 154.66
65-70 Frame rails ... fr 231.23
64-68 Sill panel assy fr 173.80
64-68 Doors ............ fr 303.00
65-66 rear 1/4 panel .. 159.44
64-68 Tail panel ..... fr 105.20
64-70 Outer door handles- set
high quality ............... fr 63.73
Outside chrome mirrors high
quality ........................ fr 46.19
Electric 2 speed self parking wiper
motor kit 1964-68 ..... 231.14
KEY: An asterisk [*] indicates the
Gold Card club price is being
quoted.
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and we'll get the brain trust
on the case.
Got a snag with your project? Want some technical advice? Get in touch!
Q: I'm going to be taking part in
the UK Power Tour at the end of
May, and was thinking that a set
of street/drag radials might be a
good idea, so I'm not having to
change the wheels before and
after each round. Is there a
brand that's more suitable to
UK roads than others?
A: Without wishing to open a can
of worms, our advice would be
Don't. Unless your car has
about double the brake
horsepower it left the factory
with, we'd say stick with a good
set of performance street
radials. Treaded drag radials are
wonderful on a car that's set up
for them, and on the strip they
can give straight-line grip to rival
a true slick; however, on the
street, they're a compromise at
best. They're a soft compound,
so they'll wear out very quickly
and puncture easily; they have a
soft sidewall, so they can easily
get damaged by potholes and
kerbs, and although they have
treads, their performance in
the wet can vary between
unsatisfactory and bloody
dangerous. If you're doing the
Power Tour, you will have
hundreds of road miles to realise
the shortcomings of a
street/drag radial on the street.
We could be doing them a

tremendous disservice here, as
there are are plenty of hot
street/strip cars running them
let's face it, Street Eliminator
cars manage on them, and there
ain't much faster out there. If
you're new to the game, we'd
advise you to stick to street
tyres and, if you can, carry a pair
of wheels with race tyres and
devote 10 minutes before and
after each day's racing to
changing them over. Plus, it
could save you a long, tedious
argument with a VOSA official...
If you're still keen, speaking to
one of the suppliers advertising
in the magazine North Hants
Tyres, Top Speed Automotive,
Hauser Racing etc could prove
educational. ACM
Q: This year, we'd love to take
the Pontiac across to Sweden
for the Power Big Meet a trip
we've always wanted to make.
Would we be better cost-wise
taking the ferry to Denmark or
going overland from Calais?
A: Well done for choosing to

make the trip! You won't regret
it. In terms of time, the ferry to
Denmark is a good way to
travel, and booking early has
serious cost advantages. If
there's a group of you going,
you really can't beat taking the
ferry or tunnel to France and
making a road trip out of it.
This will obviously be cheaper to
begin with, but you then have
about 1,400 road miles each
way on the continent, so you'll
have overnight stops and the
odd road/bridge toll to take
into account. And a lot of fuel,
of course.
The first thing to do after you've
booked your crossing is to check
that your car insurance will
cover you when you're abroad,
then arrange breakdown cover.
It costs buttons compared with
trying to get your immobile
pride and joy home from
Europe out of your own pocket.
Then make sure that you're
carrying everything motorists
are required to carry in each

country you pass through
spare bulb kits, triangles,
documents, breathalysers
and so on. If you're required to
carry a high-vis jacket, keep it
in the car, not in the boot, as
they like to catch you out that
way... Check The AA's website
or similar source for tips on
driving abroad. Keep a few
spares on board, such as fan
belts and spare fuel, and bear
in mind that the Big Meet
evening cruise is huge and
could lead to overheating, so
carry water, too. And whatever
you do, if you're driving, don't
drink alcohol not a drop.
They come down bloody hard
on that in Sweden. Be
prepared for the trip and
you're in for a treat. Nothing
can prepare you for the scale
of the Power Big Meet, though,
and you cannot fail to have a
wonderful time. It really is an
amazing event, but be warned:
it could spoil you for other
shows. ACM
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BEEN TO AN EVENT
RECENTLY?
Inking & Driving

If there's one thing that can
polarise opinion anywhere it's
body art, so you'll have to tell us
what you reckon to Ms Angi here,
who's had more tattoos than
Edinburgh. A California resident,
Angi only began modelling after
becoming a stay-at-home mum.
I love my family to death, but
I have been an artist my entire
life and really needed something
to do where I could be creative
again, she says. Her first tattoo
was on her 18th birthday, and was
the piece she has on her back.
A lot of people had advised her
to start with something small,
but that wasnt the case as she
proceeded with the three-hour
piece. Next she started her right
sleeve I dont really see the
point in getting a small tattoo.
If you are going to get tattooed,
just do it to the fullest! Once
this tat was finished, she began
her apprenticeship as a tattoo
artist, and later took over a studio
in a small Northern California
community. She ran it quite
successfully for a number of
years but after the birth of her
second child, she felt like she
really should stay home to raise
her family, and sold the studio.
Staying home all of the time

was a quite an adjustment for
me. I have always kept myself
busy with either art or running a
business, but it has been the best
decision I ever made, and my kids
certainly deserve it.
Recently she has decided to
pursue alternative modelling. She
realised that she would never
make it in the fashion industry
being petite and tattooed, but
has had some success as a tattoo
model. I love being able to
transform into different looks, and
wear crazy fashions that I cant
exactly wear while taking my son
to school. Plus, being a 'tattoo
model' I am able to rationalise
having to get more tattoos
right? Although I had never
planned to stop in the first place.
Well, whatever your opinion of
Angi's tats, I reckon we can all
agree on the other star of this
shoot a 1968 T-top small-block
Corvette, fresh from restoration.
To see more of Ms Angi, see
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9,895
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1960 Chevrolet Bel-Air 283 V8
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69 Lincoln Continental V8
11,950
with Powerglide transmission this is a stunning Black with silver roof and
matching interior car with working Aircon in exceptional order
Auto 2 door stunning Texas car with 20" inch Alloy wheels
1951 Packard 200 Deluxe
2004 Mustang Cobra SVT Terminator 28,750

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1963 Ford Galaxie 13,995

Convertible
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1955 Ford Fairline
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2 door coupe later 302 V8 and overdrive

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(Car Scene Investigation)
What: Reflections in Glass Car Show
Where: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
When: March 2nd, 2014
'Glass Collectors
It seems that there's no such thing as a

small car show in Florida, as ex-pat Brit Kev
Carrington found out.
The show featured this month was hosted by the Corvette
Club and the venue was Autonation Chevrolet in Fort
Lauderdale. The curious title for the show comes from it
being hosted by the Corvette club fibreglass, of course. I
wasnt sure what to expect with this one because I thought
it may be a small show if it was held at a dealers, but I was
forgetting I am in America: this dealer's site was enormous!
The weather was perfect, and there were about 300 cars
on show, many of them Corvettes from every year you can
think of, but so much more as well. The local police force had
its SWAT Hummer on display... very menacing! As always,
my favourites were the Seventies muscle cars, topped by
the green M-Code Dodge Dart with the factory 440 and the
Real 1 registration plate. Enjoy the pics!
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Knowing that the New Malden
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Surrey Sunday in March was
going to be busy, I left the Olds
at home, and, sure enough, by
the time I arrived it was rammed
without a parking space in sight.
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have been a doughnut outlet in
the good old days on the west
coast of California: there were
Yanks of all sizes, shapes and
makes parked up everywhere,
even down side streets, and the
atmosphere was electric.
My beady eye was as ever on
the lookout for some fresh tin
especially in the shape of a
muscle car, the more original
the better, and I wasnt to
be disappointed they were
everywhere. One of the stars of
the show was an immaculate
61 Corvette in silver and white
that I have not seen before,
and there was a super original
mid-Seventies 'Vette in a rare
creamy colour. Then a real gem in
the shape of a 1966 Chevy Nova
pulled in and I was drawn to it like
a magnet. Finished in a primrose
yellow, it looked as stock as a rock
right down to its original steel
wheels, and looked so pretty and
innocent you would not realise
that under the hood lies a nasty
stroker small block.
Other unmolested models
included a white 68 440 Charger
and regular cruiser Steve in
his black 440 manual 69 Road
Runner. There was as good a
turnout of Mustangs as ever,

including some new faces in
immaculate convertibles. Then a
gorgeous 57 Chevy Bel Air and a
'55 Nomad that was just as clean
and original apart from a serious
suspension drop. There was a trio
of first gen Camaros including
Steve Carter's beautifully
restored 67, that I featured in
this very magazine back in the
October 2010 issue, and nearly
four years on it looked as new as
ever, with its teal blue metallic
paint glistening in the sun.
The clean black second gen
Camaro that has become a
regular visitor was there, too,
and there was a good turnout of
Pontiacs including a lovely early
Fifties model with an amazing
flame job, and a really clean

stacked-headlight 65 Bonneville
cruised in. But what turned our
eye was a totally immaculate and
original red 1973 bullnose 455SD,
this model widely considered as
one of the last of the true muscle
cars, and to top things off an asnew Smokey and the Bandit-style
black 77 Trans Am that looked
like it had just rolled off the
production line.
Which brings me nicely on to
Project Smokey, and I am
pleased to report that the engine
is now built and ready to be
installed into my son Jason's
Trans Am to replace the original
Pontiac 400 mill that let go at
the end of last season. The new
engine is almost 100 cubes
bigger, the 454 coming out at

496ci via an Eagle stroker crank.
Swinging off the H beam rods are
state-of-the-art Mahle pistons
that have their patented special
coating and a compression of
10.2:1. A Comp Cams Extreme
Energy cam will be opening the
stainless steel Ferrara valves to
.578 lift and 248 duration in the
heads that are oval port 049s.
Having invested so much in the
bottom end, Jason cant run to ally
heads at the moment but at least
once he gets the hang of the newfound power he knows the bottom
end is strong enough to withstand
as much Nitrous as he can force
down it. Thats a while off at the
moment as we may well have to
strengthen the rear end before
he can press the button marked
NOS, but at least the TH400 trans
should be able to handle it as it
has been completely rebuilt and
with a brand new TSI Big Shot
10 converter that should stall
right on the money at 3300rpm.
First things first, however, and
the plan is to just get the car up
and running again before hitting
the track where we hope to run
as quick on the motor as the old
engine performed with Nitrous,
which was 11.80 seconds. Some of
the boys in the club have already
started to rib me by saying it wont
be long before my boy is beating
me and all I can say to that is I
hope he does!
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