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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
See This '49 Hudson Rust Bucket Turn Into an LS3-Supercharged Custom Work of Art
See This '49 Hudson Rust Bucket Turn Into an LS3-Supercharged Custom Work of Art

29 Dec 2020, 11:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This video is a neat way to sum up our expectations for 2021 - from a pile of rusting, disparate elements into an awesome custom build!

 
This 1962 Corvette Lookalike Features C5 Underpinnings, Is Heading to Auction
This 1962 Corvette Lookalike Features C5 Underpinnings, Is Heading to Auction

28 Dec 2020, 19:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although it looks like a C1 from the 1962 model year, this Corvette is a bone-stock C5 under the beautifully crafted body shell

 
All Black 1970 Dodge Power Wagon Looks Ready for Something Nasty
All Black 1970 Dodge Power Wagon Looks Ready for Something Nasty

28 Dec 2020, 16:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1970 Dodge Power Wagon is an all black custom pickup truck suited for some horror film, going at auction for $21,000 at the time of writing

 
Pontiac GTO-Powered 1957 Chevrolet 3100 Drags Its Body on the Floor Like a Boss
Pontiac GTO-Powered 1957 Chevrolet 3100 Drags Its Body on the Floor Like a Boss

28 Dec 2020, 13:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1957 Chevrolet 3100 powered by a Pontiac GTO powerplant and riding close to the ground thanks to an airbag suspension is going for a small fortune

 
For $18K, Someone Had This 1952 International Harvester Under the Christmas Tree
For $18K, Someone Had This 1952 International Harvester Under the Christmas Tree

28 Dec 2020, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Mildly modified 1952 International Harvester L-122 pickup truck got sold on Christmas Eve, decades-old machine worth $17,750

 
Disgusting Jeep-Powered 1951 Chevy Truck Promoted a Restaurant of All Things
Disgusting Jeep-Powered 1951 Chevy Truck Promoted a Restaurant of All Things

28 Dec 2020, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1951 Chevrolet 3/4 truck received a Jeep Grand Cherokee engine, some other mechanical upgrades, and went off to become a restaurant promotional tool

 
1965 Mercedes-Benz W110 Flaunts Turbo E30 BMW M20 Engine Swap, Air Suspension
1965 Mercedes-Benz W110 Flaunts Turbo E30 BMW M20 Engine Swap, Air Suspension

26 Dec 2020, 14:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / One of the most interesting builds you'll see this week, Tony's W110 is rocking a BMW engine with a quiet exhaust but a very loud turbo

 
Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta Kit Car Costs $10k Excluding Donor Mazda MX-5 Miata
Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta Kit Car Costs $10k Excluding Donor Mazda MX-5 Miata

25 Dec 2020, 21:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / One of the coolest kit cars around, the "Tipo 184" looks like an Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta Formula 1 car but it's actually a Mazda MX-5 Miata under the skin

 
Santa Claus? No, It's Tiff Needell Doing Burnouts in a V8-Swapped Rolls-Royce
Santa Claus? No, It's Tiff Needell Doing Burnouts in a V8-Swapped Rolls-Royce

25 Dec 2020, 17:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As expected of Tiff Needell, the Christmas special review features the former Fifth Gear presenter dressed up as Santa Claus

 
This Half Toyota Tacoma Could Take Care of All Overlanding Needs and Then Some
This Half Toyota Tacoma Could Take Care of All Overlanding Needs and Then Some

25 Dec 2020, 09:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If you feel like one midsize pickup truck is not enough for your camping needs, how about adding another half to the mix and be done with it?

 
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 "Wide Walker" Is All Sorts of Fury
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 "Wide Walker" Is All Sorts of Fury

25 Dec 2020, 07:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is a 2007 example of the S197-generation Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 (its first model year), but the owner has ensured the vehicle stays fresh

 
Lifted 2016 Ford F-250 MegaRaptor Looks Insane on Massive Michelin Tires
Lifted 2016 Ford F-250 MegaRaptor Looks Insane on Massive Michelin Tires

24 Dec 2020, 09:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty MegaRaptor Power Stroke 4×4 is a beefed-up Blue Oval made in Tucson, Arizona; it's currently being auctioned

 
Arkonik Takes the Spirit of Christmas to Custom Defender Levels From $90k
Arkonik Takes the Spirit of Christmas to Custom Defender Levels From $90k

24 Dec 2020, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The UK restoration and enhancement specialist has a neat promotion for its U.S. fan base, dropping $30k off some exclusive D90 and D110 builds

 
This 1998 Volkswagen Beetle Flaunts a Video Game Console and a Turbo Kit
This 1998 Volkswagen Beetle Flaunts a Video Game Console and a Turbo Kit

23 Dec 2020, 19:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Probably the most unique Beetle you'll see this week, the 1998 model before your eyes is currently sitting at $3,500 on Cars & Bids

 
C8 Corvette Owner Shows Off Army Green Vinyl Wrap
C8 Corvette Owner Shows Off Army Green Vinyl Wrap

23 Dec 2020, 16:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Combined with the gloss-black nacelles and roof, this C8 Corvette Z51 HTC looks the part with matte-finish Army Green for the vinyl wrap

 
Ringbrothers 1948 Cadillac “Madam V” Series 62 ATS-V Now Features Classier Looks
Ringbrothers 1948 Cadillac “Madam V” Series 62 ATS-V Now Features Classier Looks

23 Dec 2020, 14:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / One of the nicest Cadillac builds around has just got a 1,000-hour refresh, and boy, it looks as good as you would expect from a Series 62 with ATS-V guts

 
Bad Boy 1976 Toyota FJ40 Could Take on Broncos and Wranglers All Day Long
Bad Boy 1976 Toyota FJ40 Could Take on Broncos and Wranglers All Day Long

23 Dec 2020, 14:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Heavily modified 1976 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 is proof you don't have to get your hands on a new Bronco or Wrangler to turn some rocks

 
1962 Chevrolet C10 Could Be Show Material, Looks Wrong in a Field
1962 Chevrolet C10 Could Be Show Material, Looks Wrong in a Field

23 Dec 2020, 10:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1962 Chevrolet C10 goes through a repaint and a few other minor modifications that make it wrong for farm work, more suitable for shows

 
Ford Crown Victoria Is an Undercover “Ghost” With Vortech V8 and a Stick Shift
Ford Crown Victoria Is an Undercover “Ghost” With Vortech V8 and a Stick Shift

23 Dec 2020, 08:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This retired cop car is called “Casper” for good reason, sporting carefully hidden performance credentials thanks to its supercharged V8 and manual tranny

 
1970 Dodge Charger Restomod With Fuel-Injected Indy 426 HEMI V8 Rocks 506 HP
1970 Dodge Charger Restomod With Fuel-Injected Indy 426 HEMI V8 Rocks 506 HP

22 Dec 2020, 21:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Six years of restomodding later, this 1970 Dodge Charger R/T rocks velocity stacks for the Indy 426 HEMI crate engine and an asking price of $185,000