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Think 80s American Cars are Garbage? This '84 Gran Fury Cop Package Wants a Word
Think 80s American Cars are Garbage? This '84 Gran Fury Cop Package Wants a Word

2 Jun 2024, 00:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / On a couple of occasions, an American OEM managed to re-kindle at least a little bit of the magic of the 60s in the troubled 1980s.

 
World’s Greatest Tri-Five? Roadster Shop LT5-Swappeed ’55 210 Is Pure Restomod Perfection
World’s Greatest Tri-Five? Roadster Shop LT5-Swappeed ’55 210 Is Pure Restomod Perfection

31 May 2024, 03:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With the distinction of being built by one of the most skilled and respected restomod shops in North America, this 1955 Chevy 210 is stunningly beautiful.

 
Dat Notch Doe: This '63 Mercury Monterey Breezeway Looks Like Nothing Built Today
Dat Notch Doe: This '63 Mercury Monterey Breezeway Looks Like Nothing Built Today

28 May 2024, 16:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Somehow, we can't foresee the aggressive rear windscreen notch as a styling cue that returns to modern styling practices.

 
Part Corvette, Part Land Cruiser, This LS3-Swapped 80 Series Makes Perfection Go Faster
Part Corvette, Part Land Cruiser, This LS3-Swapped 80 Series Makes Perfection Go Faster

26 May 2024, 17:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Based out of Harrisburg, North Carolina, TLC 4x4 is among a new breed of shops, one that specializes in only one model of vehicle restomodded to perfection.

 
Of Blood and Fiberglass: The Insane Story Behind Fiberfab Kit Cars
Of Blood and Fiberglass: The Insane Story Behind Fiberfab Kit Cars

22 May 2024, 00:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The proverbial murder mystery behind the story of Fiberfab kit cars is so ludicrous that you could chalk it up to one of the craziest in automotive history.

 
Poor Man's GT40? This Valkyrie Avenger GT Kit Car Looks the Part, Lacks the Power
Poor Man's GT40? This Valkyrie Avenger GT Kit Car Looks the Part, Lacks the Power

19 May 2024, 19:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / How Fiberfab continued on after what legitimately could've been the plot of a Law & Order episode is beyond us, but you'd never know by looking at a Valkyrie

 
Part Tri-Five, Part Viper, This '55 Chevy 210 Packs the Spirit of a Serpent
Part Tri-Five, Part Viper, This '55 Chevy 210 Packs the Spirit of a Serpent

19 May 2024, 18:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Although not quite Plaid fast, this two-door wagon's new drivetrain will at least ensure you keep up with all but the fastest of sports cars.

 
Black-on-Red '65 Impala Wagon Flexes Original 409 Big Block, One of Only 82
Black-on-Red '65 Impala Wagon Flexes Original 409 Big Block, One of Only 82

19 May 2024, 16:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This was the first model year in the fourth-generation Impala, 1965, which was an introductory year for GM's clientele and their new full-size muscle car.

 
JDM EuroVan? This 1996 Mazda Bongo is Way More Quirky Than a Sienna or Caravan
JDM EuroVan? This 1996 Mazda Bongo is Way More Quirky Than a Sienna or Caravan

19 May 2024, 05:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What you need to know about this 1996 Mazda Bongo is it's built for practicality first and everything else a distant second. That includes ride and handling

 
These Mad Lads Gutted a '75 Trans Am 455 and LT4-Swapped It, Results Are Insane
These Mad Lads Gutted a '75 Trans Am 455 and LT4-Swapped It, Results Are Insane

9 May 2024, 19:31 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / From the factory, this '75 Trans Am was like any other that rolled off the assembly line. After Schwartz Performance was done, it was anything but ordinary.

 
Four-Wheeled Blasphemy, This 1937 Ford Pickup Packs a JDM Surprise
Four-Wheeled Blasphemy, This 1937 Ford Pickup Packs a JDM Surprise

9 May 2024, 14:59 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Elsewhere around the vehicle, you could never tell the engine under the hood of this truck came from anything other than an American factory.

 
Part Ranchero, Part Mustang, This 1968 "Mustero" is Anything But Ordinary
Part Ranchero, Part Mustang, This 1968 "Mustero" is Anything But Ordinary

5 May 2024, 19:25 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The massive overnight success of the Mustang in the mid-to-late 1960s prompted one particular Beverly Hills-based Ford dealership to try something novel

 
This Toyota-Swapped Fox Body Mustang Turbo Runs High-Seven Quarter Miles, Here's How
This Toyota-Swapped Fox Body Mustang Turbo Runs High-Seven Quarter Miles, Here's How

5 May 2024, 05:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It might look like another big-block V8 Fox Body Mustang drag car like we've seen done a thousand times before. But nope, don't let your bias deceive you.

 
Forget an M5 Touring, This Blown LT4-Swapped Chevelle Wagon is Infinitely Cooler
Forget an M5 Touring, This Blown LT4-Swapped Chevelle Wagon is Infinitely Cooler

5 May 2024, 04:27 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Safe to say, what's under the hood of this Chevelle wagon now is far beyond anything a mid-60s General Motors engineer could've ever fathomed.

 
Half Anglo, Half American, This Small Block-Swapped Mk V Jag is the Poor Man's Cobra
Half Anglo, Half American, This Small Block-Swapped Mk V Jag is the Poor Man's Cobra

3 May 2024, 22:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Yes, Mark V Jags were more reliable than most people give them credit for. But let's be real; nothing beats an old-fashioned 350 small-block Chevy V8.

 
Aston Martin V12-Swapped '71 Range Rover is The British Empire on Four Wheels
Aston Martin V12-Swapped '71 Range Rover is The British Empire on Four Wheels

3 May 2024, 01:50 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This Rangie goes for sale at the Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire via the Iconic Auctioneers group on May 8th, 2024.

 
Vengeance Racing's LSx-Swapped Gen-IV Trans Am Humbles M3s and Makes Hellcats Sweat
Vengeance Racing's LSx-Swapped Gen-IV Trans Am Humbles M3s and Makes Hellcats Sweat

1 May 2024, 17:23 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Based out of a small town in Georgia a short drive north of Atlanta, Vengeance's bread and butter is installing performance packages onto American sports cars.

 
Half Hilux, Half JDM Luxury, This 1 of 100 '96 Toyota Classic Just Landed on US Soil
Half Hilux, Half JDM Luxury, This 1 of 100 '96 Toyota Classic Just Landed on US Soil

30 Apr 2024, 04:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Fresh from a Japanese cargo ship and free from Federal import restrictions after 25 years, this bizarre chimera of a Toyota is ready to turn heads in America.

 
This Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Was Traded In for a Velocity Restomod, Now for Sale
This Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Was Traded In for a Velocity Restomod, Now for Sale

29 Apr 2024, 18:53 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With financing and trade-in opportunities available for prospective customers, there are more ways to get your hands on some of the best restomods in the world.

 
Driven: Velocity Restorations Built the Ultimate ’68 Mustang Restomod, We Drove It
Driven: Velocity Restorations Built the Ultimate ’68 Mustang Restomod, We Drove It

20 Apr 2024, 18:53 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / You might not get to build whatever suits your fancy at Velocity if that's what you're after. But they can build a 1968 Mustang like nobody else in the world.