Autocar Review—Car Magazine Review Author Elise | 23rd November 2020 By Chris Williams It is very difficult to write a review of a car magazine/website as a petrolhead for one overarching reason: a visit to their website for an intel-gathering mission stays on course for all of thirty seconds before falling down an inescapable rabbit warren of distracting reviews and videos. There is nothing to be done but indulge until the appetite is satisfied some hours ... View
Ford Mercury Cougar – Muscle Car Review 2020 Author Elise | 20th November 2020 By Chris Williams Selecting the name ‘Cougar’ for the badge of your car was always going to be a double-edged sword. Frankly, it would not have mattered so much if the Mercury Cougar had been a harmless hatchback; the name ‘Cougar’ would have given it some feisty spice. Instead, the Mercury Cougar was designed as a grown-up muscle car and therefore completely analogous of its target market: ... View
Ladies With Drive – Candy Skene & Pilgrim AC Cobra Author Elise | 18th November 2020 After forty years of business, Pilgrim Motorsports (MCUK’s mother company) recently sold a Pilgrim AC Cobra Sumo to a female owner for the first time. The Ladies With Drive blog series we have going here loves it when women get involved in motorsports, so we thought we’d sit down and chat to Candy Skene about her rather impressive purchase. Candy, you recently bought a Cobra from ... View
Best Classic Car Storage Tips For Winter Author Elise | 16th November 2020 By Owen Pham A vintage car’s exterior, interior, and mechanical health are what make it appealing to enthusiasts. Therefore, it’s natural and necessary for anyone who owns a classic car and enjoys driving it to seek the best ways to keep their vehicle properly. Although driving classic cars can be very pleasant, sometimes a classic car should not be driven for safety reasons. Knowing how to prepare ... View
AMC Javelin – Classic Muscle Car Review 2020 Author Elise | 12th November 2020 By Niamh Smith ‘And They’re Off!’ The AMC Javelin was one of the last pony cars to leave the stable. They had already been pipped to the post by the big three (GM, Ford and Chrysler) and had already “been there, done that, got the t-shirt!”. But for AMC, being late to the party wasn’t the disaster you would think. In fact, it saved them by the skin ... View
The Best Automotive Art in 2020 – Classic Car Art Author Elise | 11th November 2020 By Charlotte Iggulden Since the arrival of the first automobiles, automotive design has become an art form and an indelible part of culture and history. Through the decades, visual artists and art collectors across the world have been inspired by their pleasing lines and curvature, as both machines and works of art. Nowadays, automotive art is everywhere. Think of those nameless engineers in the mid-twentieth century who ... View
Plymouth Fury – Classic Muscle Car 2020 Review Author Elise | 10th November 2020 By Niamh Smith The Plymouth Fury: A 34-Year Legacy Throughout the Plymouth Fury’s long and tumultuous lifetime it has seen many incarnations. From the practical sedan taking the family to a picnic by the lake, to the young motorhead excited to be driving his first muscle car. From the NYPD’s ranks, to the record breaking taxi cab that clocked up over 1.6million miles, the Fury has seen ... View
Lawman Mustangs and the 1970 Military Performance Tour Author Elise | 9th November 2020 By Charlie Fuller When I was invited to write for Muscle Car UK, I wanted to start with a bang. When I think about classic Mustangs and American muscle cars, this extraordinary story of American wartime solidarity always jumps to my mind. Picture the scene: it’s the late sixties and the Vietnam War is raging on with no end in sight. At this time, there was a ... View
How to Increase The Value of Modified Muscle Cars Author Elise | 5th November 2020 By Charlotte Iggulden Restomods and Number-Matching: How much should you modify a classic American muscle car? To restore or modify is the heated and eternal debate to many muscle car enthusiasts. Sixties muscle cars were bought based on their performance. They were built to spec for hot rods and professionals alike; their raison d’être was work during the week and drag-strip in the weekend. It was all about ... View
Dodge Charger VS Chevy Camaro VS Ford Mustang – Which Is Better? Author Elise | 3rd November 2020 By Owen Pham Ever since the establishment of American muscle cars as a particular car category in the 1960s, many different muscle cars have been released to the market to draw petrol heads’ attention. Although the Ford Mustang has always been known as the most popular muscle car ever, there have been fierce rivals around this savage horse. But the closest competitors for Mustangs in terms ... View