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Driven: 2024 Blackbridge D110 Mark X – The Classic Defender 110 Reborn With an LT V8
Driven: 2024 Blackbridge D110 Mark X – The Classic Defender 110 Reborn With an LT V8

14 Jul 2024, 15:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As the brainchild of Blackbridge's lead designer, Scott Gilbert, The D110 Mark X represents an altogether different type of custom 4x4

 
This Restomod Shop Doesn't Just Restore Classic Defenders, They Build Them From Scratch
This Restomod Shop Doesn't Just Restore Classic Defenders, They Build Them From Scratch

13 Jul 2024, 21:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In the cozy coastal town of Norwalk, Connecticut, this crack team literally make V8-powered reproductions of first-generation Land Rover Defenders come to life.

 
Chevy Tri-Five's Mysterious Pontiac Cousin Sits in a West Coast Field, Packs Tri-Power V8
Chevy Tri-Five's Mysterious Pontiac Cousin Sits in a West Coast Field, Packs Tri-Power V8

9 Jul 2024, 03:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In the state it sits, you wouldn't be able to appreciate that this was one of the hottest, most desirable, and best-equipped full-sized GM coupes.

 
Hand-Built, One-of-One '37 Ford Custom Roadster Looks Like a Legit Proto Cobra
Hand-Built, One-of-One '37 Ford Custom Roadster Looks Like a Legit Proto Cobra

7 Jul 2024, 23:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / On first impressions, it's hard not to look at this custom roadster and not think it's some long-lost Shelby Cobra prototype.

 
Sublime or Sinful? Is LT4-Swapping a Split-Window Corvette Tipping a Sacred Cow?
Sublime or Sinful? Is LT4-Swapping a Split-Window Corvette Tipping a Sacred Cow?

5 Jul 2024, 21:42 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With 650 horsepower at its disposal and the same number in torque, such an engine is well suited to making a classic fast car modern-day quick.

 
These American Porsche Tuners Got the Most out of an '83 944, Rocks 1.8-L Audi Power
These American Porsche Tuners Got the Most out of an '83 944, Rocks 1.8-L Audi Power

5 Jul 2024, 16:53 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Located just north of Atlanta in the sleepy town of Dawsonville, Georgia, Motor Werks Racing is more in tune with the distinct Porsche approach to engineering.

 
$100K Willys Coupe Drag Car is a No-Expense-Spared Restomod from Buffalo
$100K Willys Coupe Drag Car is a No-Expense-Spared Restomod from Buffalo

30 Jun 2024, 08:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Based out of Buffalo, New York, Jim Gordon managed to take a 1941 Willys Americar Coupe and turn it into a restomod drag car.

 
Ultra-Rare Mercedes 500 TE AMG Wagon Is One of Their First Smash Hits, Now for Sale
Ultra-Rare Mercedes 500 TE AMG Wagon Is One of Their First Smash Hits, Now for Sale

30 Jun 2024, 05:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With a burly 5.2-liter M117-series V8 under the hood and a reported 300 horsepower to play with, this was a remarkably powerful car by late 90s standards.

 
Poor Man's GT40? This '69 Lotus Europa is Rocking Stroked Ford Small-Block Power
Poor Man's GT40? This '69 Lotus Europa is Rocking Stroked Ford Small-Block Power

27 Jun 2024, 20:34 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If Colin Chapman's motto of "simplify and add lightness" was some kind of divine dogma, then the classic Europa stuck to it in spades.

 
Gen-I Dodge Chargers Never Get Enough Love, Will This Hellcat Swap Fix That?
Gen-I Dodge Chargers Never Get Enough Love, Will This Hellcat Swap Fix That?

26 Jun 2024, 20:16 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Major props to Fast Freddie’s team for completing a Gen-I Charger build that might not get all the press coverage, but still deserves some spotlight.

 
This '85 IROC-Z Was Turned Into an LSA-Swapped Restomod for a Former NASCAR Racer
This '85 IROC-Z Was Turned Into an LSA-Swapped Restomod for a Former NASCAR Racer

24 Jun 2024, 02:57 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Congrats to Jason Keller and the entire Hawks Motorsports Team for collabing on one of the coolest IROC-Z restomods we've seen in years.

 
Too Quirky for a C1 Corvette? This LeGene Californian is Your White Whale
Too Quirky for a C1 Corvette? This LeGene Californian is Your White Whale

20 Jun 2024, 05:13 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / You see, the Californian is essentially the king among a set of American DIY custom cars lovingly called American Specials.

 
'The Cannonball Run' Lamborghini Countach Turns 45, Marcie and Jill Reunite to Celebrate
'The Cannonball Run' Lamborghini Countach Turns 45, Marcie and Jill Reunite to Celebrate

18 Jun 2024, 20:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / "I immediately thought it was beautiful, simply beautiful, and it still is,” explained Adrienne Barbeau, who portrayed Marcie Thatcher in 'The Cannonball Run'.

 
Crusty ’57 MG MGA Claims To Be a Former SCCA Racer, Is It Legit?
Crusty ’57 MG MGA Claims To Be a Former SCCA Racer, Is It Legit?

18 Jun 2024, 16:09 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With an asking price of $4,800 out the door, it appears this car is priced like the owner doesn't really know what they have parked before them.

 
$5,000 ’89 Grand Marquis LS Is Baller on a Budget Personified
$5,000 ’89 Grand Marquis LS Is Baller on a Budget Personified

17 Jun 2024, 23:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / You're going to have to settle for an older luxury car if you want to save your pennies. But older luxo-barges are a better proposition than you might think.

 
J-Series V6-Swapped Honda Insight Runs Nine-Second Pulls in the Wet, Humbles Muscle Cars
J-Series V6-Swapped Honda Insight Runs Nine-Second Pulls in the Wet, Humbles Muscle Cars

16 Jun 2024, 02:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What this translates to is a vehicle that pulls a 9.99-second quarter-mile sprint on what appears to be the wettest drag strip this side of the Mississippi.

 
Think Porsche 914s are the Lamest Sports Cars Ever? These UK Restomodders Want a Word
Think Porsche 914s are the Lamest Sports Cars Ever? These UK Restomodders Want a Word

14 Jun 2024, 01:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Based out of the town of Bakewell in Derbyshire, England, Fifteen Eleven's 40 years of experience make them one of the most skilled restomod shops in the UK.

 
This Chevy V6-Swapped MGB GT is a Softcore Restomod, No Need for V8s or Racing Stripes
This Chevy V6-Swapped MGB GT is a Softcore Restomod, No Need for V8s or Racing Stripes

13 Jun 2024, 17:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There's room for less insane stuff mixed in with the LSX and Coyote swaps. Just check out this 1976 MGB GT coupe if you don't believe us.

 
Half Superbike, Half Postman Pat, This Hayabusa-Swapped Van Is All Custom
Half Superbike, Half Postman Pat, This Hayabusa-Swapped Van Is All Custom

11 Jun 2024, 03:13 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What we see before us here is not a vehicle you can buy off the shelf. It's an entirely bespoke, hand-fabricated tribute to a BBC icon.

 
It’s Called WHAT?! Unfortunately-Named Studebaker's Been in the Same Family for Decades
It’s Called WHAT?! Unfortunately-Named Studebaker's Been in the Same Family for Decades

2 Jun 2024, 19:38 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Few rival the irony of the timing in the name of the Studebaker Dictator, released a mere six years before a certain Austrian painter rose to power in Germany.