ALL CHANGE!

It was only a few weeks ago that I was writing my editorial for the April issue, and in it I mentioned that while it looked like some car shows would be cancelled, we would still be able to enjoy our cars in ‘splendid isolation’… how wrong I was, and how much has changed in just those few weeks. It almost feels like another lifetime! It’s pretty unclear when the rules about social distancing will be relaxed, although it would probably be pretty safe to assume that they won’t be before the end of the summer.

As such, we’ve taken the decision not to run our ‘blue pages’ events calendar from this issue as we can’t say with certainty which events will take place in 2020 and which won’t and, as a result, this year’s Car of the Year competition has been suspended. If, as some sources suggest, the current stringent measures continue into the autumn, I think we can safely say there will be no Car of the Year for 2020, which is a great pity; but without shows, we can’t have heats.

All is not lost, though; Classic American is here to entertain and inform you, and commissioned especially for this lockdown issue, we’ve pulled together our viewers’ guide to all the American automotive-themed TV shows that are on TV now, as well as on YouTube and catch-up. Some you will have heard of, or even watched, others you won’t – and don’t forget, when you’re bored with TV, there’s always the Classic American website, which has loads of galleries from car shows in the past, as well as news, features and other unique content. These are undoubtedly difficult times for all of us, but with a ‘steady-as-she-goes’ attitude, we’ll all hopefully sail through this to the other side. Safe cruising!