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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
1978 Ford F-350 Was Rebuilt for Rock-Crawling With Dana Axles and F-250 Frame
1978 Ford F-350 Was Rebuilt for Rock-Crawling With Dana Axles and F-250 Frame

9 Feb 2021, 09:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The gallery includes pictures of the transformation process, just so anyone can laugh at the days when this truck wasn't ready for an apocalypse

 
All-Steel 1937 Ford Is $200K Worth of Custom Wide Body and Hardware
All-Steel 1937 Ford Is $200K Worth of Custom Wide Body and Hardware

9 Feb 2021, 09:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1937 Ford street rod cost some $200,000 to put together, includes everything from a stroker engine to a 5-inch wider body

 
Mecole Hardman Jr.’s Custom Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye Helps With the Pain
Mecole Hardman Jr.’s Custom Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye Helps With the Pain

9 Feb 2021, 05:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Kansas City Chiefs lost the Super Bowl, but wide receiver Hardman Jr. can put all that behind him in his relatively new, totally custom Redeye

 
2006 Dodge Charger R/T Pickup Truck Conversion Flaunts Chrome Hellcat Wheels
2006 Dodge Charger R/T Pickup Truck Conversion Flaunts Chrome Hellcat Wheels

8 Feb 2021, 17:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A coupe utility conversion kit and a repaint later, this 2006 Dodge Charger R/T looks even better than it did when it left the factory

 
Live Your Military Dreams With This Road-Legal 1987 AM General M998 Humvee
Live Your Military Dreams With This Road-Legal 1987 AM General M998 Humvee

8 Feb 2021, 15:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An ex-military truck that still wears CARC paint, this 1987 AM General M998 Humvee can easily shame the Raptor and TRX in the most off-road scenarios

 
White and Pink 1966 Ford F-100 Was Built for a Wrestler, Makes Us Wonder Why
White and Pink 1966 Ford F-100 Was Built for a Wrestler, Makes Us Wonder Why

8 Feb 2021, 13:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but going wildly different might turn problematic when trying to find a kindred spirit for this used truck project

 
Rat Rod Green 1925 Ford Model TT Comes With Racing Seats, Just in Case
Rat Rod Green 1925 Ford Model TT Comes With Racing Seats, Just in Case

8 Feb 2021, 13:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1925 Ford Model TT hot rod comes with an interior boasting racing seats, a Datsun 240Z dashboard, and an iron fist knuckle for shifter

 
1970 Chevy El Camino SS Takes the “Silver Bullet” Course With 427 ProCharged V8
1970 Chevy El Camino SS Takes the “Silver Bullet” Course With 427 ProCharged V8

8 Feb 2021, 12:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / For anyone who doesn't enjoy going down the beaten path, this quirky muscle car/truck from the 1970s hides a few welcome surprises under the silvery skin

 
1951 Chevrolet 3100 Embraces Rust, Ends Up Looking Like This
1951 Chevrolet 3100 Embraces Rust, Ends Up Looking Like This

8 Feb 2021, 10:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Rusty and brown 1951 Chevrolet 3100 plays the rat rod card, ends up looking like most other builds of its kind, and moves under the power of a 350ci engine

 
1975 De Tomaso Pantera GTS “Prototipo Tony Mantas” Quietly Changes Hands
1975 De Tomaso Pantera GTS “Prototipo Tony Mantas” Quietly Changes Hands

8 Feb 2021, 09:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This one-off Pantera GTS was customized at the behest of Greek businessman Constantin “Tony” Mantas, a personal friend of Alejandro De Tomaso

 
Nomad GCS Takes the Idea of Tactical Command Vehicles to TCV-Max Level
Nomad GCS Takes the Idea of Tactical Command Vehicles to TCV-Max Level

8 Feb 2021, 08:58 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The company has been challenging traditional ideas about tactical command vehicles since 2014, and now it's introducing a flagship TCV

 
1939 GM Futurliner Was a Blast from a Retrofuturist Past, Now Collector's Item
1939 GM Futurliner Was a Blast from a Retrofuturist Past, Now Collector's Item

7 Feb 2021, 18:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in the early 1940s, American carmaker GM created the Futurliners as a means to advertise a potential future, vehicles now treasured pieces of engineering

 
1934 Ford Pickup Hot Rod Flexes Chevy 350 Small-Block V8 Muscle
1934 Ford Pickup Hot Rod Flexes Chevy 350 Small-Block V8 Muscle

7 Feb 2021, 10:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Quite an interesting build inside and out, this 1934 Ford Pickup with an all-steel body is offered at no reserve on Bring a Trailer

 
Lifted 2016 Shelby F-150 Hides 700-HP Supercharged V8 Under Super Snake Hood
Lifted 2016 Shelby F-150 Hides 700-HP Supercharged V8 Under Super Snake Hood

6 Feb 2021, 16:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Currently sitting at just under $40,000 on Cars & Bids, this Ram TRX-rivaling Shelby F-150 is looking for its second owner

 
1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Looks Like a "Smokey and the Bandit" Race Car
1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Looks Like a "Smokey and the Bandit" Race Car

6 Feb 2021, 16:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If the Firebird in Smokey and the Bandit had this kind of power, the sheriff would have had no chance of keeping up, and the movie would have been boring

 
Relive the Glory Days of Le Mans With This 1958 Aston Martin DBR2 Recreation
Relive the Glory Days of Le Mans With This 1958 Aston Martin DBR2 Recreation

6 Feb 2021, 14:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Blessed by Aston Martin Works, this recreation of the Aston Martin DBR2 open-top sports racing car is for sale at $379,500

 
1950 Chevrolet Bel Air Boost Is Another Insane Custom Lost to Time
1950 Chevrolet Bel Air Boost Is Another Insane Custom Lost to Time

6 Feb 2021, 09:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1950 Chevrolet Bel Air is the work of Utah-based Weaver Customs, world lost track of it after selling at auction in 2014

 
Lingenfelter 2021 C8 Chevy Corvette Is Matched by SEMA-Quality Classic for $3
Lingenfelter 2021 C8 Chevy Corvette Is Matched by SEMA-Quality Classic for $3

6 Feb 2021, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This is the power of the Dream Giveaway system, and best of all, everyone who won't win this matching-silver pair will know they contributed to a good cause

 
The Carbon Fiber Revival of the Original Shelby GT500 “King of the Road” Is Here
The Carbon Fiber Revival of the Original Shelby GT500 “King of the Road” Is Here

5 Feb 2021, 14:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Dreamt by the high-performance vehicle fabrication specialists from Classic Recreations with a little help from SpeedKore, the “new” Shelby GT500CR has arrived

 
1947 Ford COE Is Here to Take Your Mind off the Chevy Silverado Forward Control
1947 Ford COE Is Here to Take Your Mind off the Chevy Silverado Forward Control

5 Feb 2021, 13:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1947 Ford cab-over-engine gets a second life as a custom wrecker called Happy Hooker; shown at the 2016 Autorama, it is now for sale