Custom Car

A Tale Of Two Pops

One day in 2016, Graham Solomon was pottering in his front garden when he heard the unmistakeable rumble of a V8. It might not have been mistakeable to everyone who potters in their garden (we know of somebody who thought their neighbour was mowing his lawn when it was in fact the sound of a Lamborghini warming up), but Graham is a man who knows a V8 when he hears one.

‘I first got interested in “different” cars back in the early 70s in Ipswich, where I was living, as there were lots of American cars driving around due to the air bases in the area,’ he explains. ‘But for me, after passing my driving test it was to be Dad’s Vauxhall Viva HC – a car I bought off him and kept until

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