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Author Steve Swanson

Steve Swanson

Steve Swanson

Steve turns any opportunity to write about cars into a roadtrip. It's seen him ride shotgun in a Bentley Blower with Clive Cussler, and cross paths with automotive YouTubers in Canada and the US. His work has been published in Magneto, Classic Cars, Classic American and some magazines that no MotorPunk reader has ever heard of. When he's not writing or driving you can find him kicking tyres at seedy auctions and hawking junk optimistically described as Automobilia

Oman Bristol Mystery – Spotted Bristol 412

Steve Swanson
Articles, Out & About
1 Comment
Tucked away in a smart Oman side street, is this careworn but potentially viable Bristol 412. The Rough Guide offers ten reasons to visit Muscat. It doesn’t include spotting eclectic old school GTs made in...

Only Disco At Jeep Fest – Budget Discovery V8

Steve Swanson
Out & About
Cambridge, Iowa, and a Jeep Fest. A weekend of Jeeps doing off road things courtesy of the Iowa Jeep Club , a friendly bunch who make a point of saying their club is not just for Jeeps. Motorpunk was there....

Classic Escorts, a Rally Champion, and Biggles, – Its a MotorPunk Day Out

Steve Swanson
CarClub 18-30 - The Cars, Motorsport for the Poor, Out & About, Uncategorized
A night drive to Wales led to early morning on a hill called CAD West, a natural green and pleasant camera platform between Dolgellau and Machynlleth that sits on a military air training area unofficially...

Lawnmower Carb V8 Ford – Top Shed Tinkering

Steve Swanson
Articles
This is a 1974 Ford Maverick with a 5 litre 302 cubic inch Windsor V8  running and driving on a single lawnmower carburettor. Why? Because people said it couldn’t be done.   Meet Luke, aka...

Shitshow – 1963 East African Safari Rally

Steve Swanson
Articles
1 Comment
Shitshow- Definition*Noun -vulgar slang USA situation or event marked by chaos or controversy*Google Oxford LanguagesThe 1963 East African Safari Rally can lay claim to the title of a shitshow, virtue of...

The Real Transporter – Helge Meyer And His Ghost Camaro

Steve Swanson
CarClub 18-30 - The Cars
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To any Hollywood directors out there, I would like to pitch you a story. There’s this guy called Helge Meyer, a lone wolf type, ex military and a committed Christian. There’s a civil war in Europe....

Vintage Scammels, Spielberg ripoffs and a million-mile Acid Trip

Steve Swanson
Articles
November 2021 saw an online auction of some classic and historically significant, heavy haulage metal.The late Roger Austin was a dedicated collector and conservator of Scammel lorries and fairground...

A French Shed full of Citroens-Citromuseum

Steve Swanson
Out & About, Uncategorized
  It's not really a shed, it's a hangar, but it is French, and packed with Citroen loveliness ranging from the late forties to the millennium. Citromuseum is just off the Route Napoleon, on the...

From Mokes to Maybachs – Selling Classics on the French Riviera with Motors Corner

Steve Swanson
CarClub 18-30, Features, Out & About
Motors Corner is tucked down an alleyway off the Boulevard Stalingrad in Nice, on the Cote D’Azur.It’s a perfect location. Just across the street is the harbour and the Barque Bleue restaurant, still...
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