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Custom Cars

Whether modified for improved performance or simply as a styling statement, custom cars have a history almost as old as the automobile itself and they are here to stay
This 502 Chevrolet V8-Swapped 1967 Ford Bronco Is Beautifully Sacrilegious
This 502 Chevrolet V8-Swapped 1967 Ford Bronco Is Beautifully Sacrilegious

5 Jul 2021, 09:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Custom in every respect, this funny car-inspired Bronco is looking for a new owner who doesn't mind Chevy big-block power to the tune of 502 cubic inches

 
LS-Swapped 1993 Buick Roadmaster Hearse With 1,000-Plus HP Runs 8s Quarter-Mile
LS-Swapped 1993 Buick Roadmaster Hearse With 1,000-Plus HP Runs 8s Quarter-Mile

4 Jul 2021, 16:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Arguably the coolest hearse out there, this Roadmaster-based racer is boosted to ridiculous levels by a Procharger system

 
Big-Block 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Took 6 Years to Build, V8 Ready to Roar
Big-Block 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Took 6 Years to Build, V8 Ready to Roar

4 Jul 2021, 09:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 1966 Chevrolet Corvette goes through a 6-year-long restomod treatment, with the car now being worth quite a small fortune

 
1951 Henry J With 700-HP Blown HEMI Is a Candy Apple Gasser
1951 Henry J With 700-HP Blown HEMI Is a Candy Apple Gasser

3 Jul 2021, 19:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You'd think that a 700-horsepower supercharged V8 in an old car with a 90-inch wheelbase would be impossible to handle, but the owner makes it look easy

 
Lifted Blue and Orange-Wrapped Ford F-250 Super Duty Rides on Matching Forgiatos
Lifted Blue and Orange-Wrapped Ford F-250 Super Duty Rides on Matching Forgiatos

3 Jul 2021, 08:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Looking ready to ride just about anywhere (irrespective of the encountered terrain) into the summer sunset, this clearly isn't your average Blue Oval truck

 
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty Is a Rare Gem With Numbers Matching 455 V8
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty Is a Rare Gem With Numbers Matching 455 V8

2 Jul 2021, 20:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Sure, it would have been nice to have a manual instead of the auto, but the $92,900 price reflects this, and the interior is awesome

 
Tupac's 1961 Chevrolet Impala Lowrider Teaches You How to Hop
Tupac's 1961 Chevrolet Impala Lowrider Teaches You How to Hop

2 Jul 2021, 19:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This is the Chevy Impala featured in the music video for 2Pac’s To Live And Die In LA and it's just received a new Chevy crate motor

 
The Holley 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Is Mopar Muscle at Its Finest
The Holley 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Is Mopar Muscle at Its Finest

2 Jul 2021, 11:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Though it may look period-correct from nine yards away, this 1969 Plymouth Road Runner is a fully custom pro-touring build with 711 HP on tap

 
1973 Ford F-100 Hides Supercharged V8, Patina Meets Chrome
1973 Ford F-100 Hides Supercharged V8, Patina Meets Chrome

2 Jul 2021, 11:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The said model year was the first for the sixth iteration of Ford's F-Series trucks, and this example has been taken deep down the restomod route

 
World's Most Famous Hearse, the Ghostbusters Ecto-1, Gets Two-Minute Record Bid
World's Most Famous Hearse, the Ghostbusters Ecto-1, Gets Two-Minute Record Bid

2 Jul 2021, 11:08 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / If there's something strange in the neighbourhood, then you're probably living in the exact same place as the winner of the Ghostbusters Ecto 1 auction

 
“Chrome Samurai” M4 Takes Gumball Madness to New Levels With Removable Swords
“Chrome Samurai” M4 Takes Gumball Madness to New Levels With Removable Swords

2 Jul 2021, 10:27 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We have no idea who commissioned this F82 BMW M4 to Metro Group Miami's Metrowrapz art car subsidiary, but it's quite frighteningly cool

 
Custom 1993 Land Rover Defender Has 5 Days to Hit $100K and Be One to Remember
Custom 1993 Land Rover Defender Has 5 Days to Hit $100K and Be One to Remember

2 Jul 2021, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1993 Land Rover Defender was shipped to the U.S. in 2019; two years later, it is going for quite the sum in an online auction

 
1969 Ford Mustang Hides Strange V8, Sounds Like Anarchy With a Side of Sacrilege
1969 Ford Mustang Hides Strange V8, Sounds Like Anarchy With a Side of Sacrilege

1 Jul 2021, 19:11 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I've seen a whole lot of strange engine swaps throughout my life, but I never expected someone to use an European V8 inside a Ford Mustang

 
Roadster Shop 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Packs LT4 Supercharged V8
Roadster Shop 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Packs LT4 Supercharged V8

30 Jun 2021, 18:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A Chevelle unlike any other 1968 Chevelle, this fellow rocks a brand-new SPEC frame with independent front suspension and a Strange Ford 9.0-inch housing

 
Purple Over Silver 1973 Chevy Caprice Donk Looks Surprisingly Stylish
Purple Over Silver 1973 Chevy Caprice Donk Looks Surprisingly Stylish

30 Jun 2021, 14:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Watch this stylish 1973 Caprice donk finished in silver with purple accents arrive at a car show pulled by a matching Ford F-250 truck

 
Forgiato Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge Matches Mint Green Wrap With Umbrella
Forgiato Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge Matches Mint Green Wrap With Umbrella

30 Jun 2021, 12:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / One might say the custom wrap is actually more befitting of something riding for the U.S. Forest Service, but it was actually built to order for a fashion label

 
LS1-Powered 1965 Pontiac GTO Is Reinvented Old-School Muscle Flexing 514 HP
LS1-Powered 1965 Pontiac GTO Is Reinvented Old-School Muscle Flexing 514 HP

30 Jun 2021, 07:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This Pontiac GTO restomod comes with an LS1 engine developing no less than 514 horsepower and sporting upgrades in pretty much all areas

 
Jay Leno Drives a 1972 Datsun 240Z Roadster With a Chevy V8
Jay Leno Drives a 1972 Datsun 240Z Roadster With a Chevy V8

29 Jun 2021, 14:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even though chopping a 240Z seems weird, this creates a strong connection to the Datsun 2000 roadsters brought o America for racing

 
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Gets a Van Engine, Vortec L96 Almost Like New
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Gets a Van Engine, Vortec L96 Almost Like New

29 Jun 2021, 08:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This Chevelle restomod has a little something of everything, including a 2015 van engine, a fresh paint, and an upgraded interior in tip-top shape

 
1969 Ford Mustang GT R-Code Rocks Silver Jade Paint and Cobra Jet, Costs a Lot
1969 Ford Mustang GT R-Code Rocks Silver Jade Paint and Cobra Jet, Costs a Lot

28 Jun 2021, 20:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This could be a 1-of-1 combination of model year, paint, and features, not to mention the perfect condition; $130,000 is a lot of money, though