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Slick Black-on-Black Land Rover Defender 130 Waiting on RDBs, Coolest 130 So Far?
Slick Black-on-Black Land Rover Defender 130 Waiting on RDBs, Coolest 130 So Far?

6 Apr 2023, 09:06 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Sunset Boulevard-based RDB-LA crew is currently working on a 2023 Land Rover Defender 130. They went ballistic on this unit, completely changing the appearance

 
Early 80s Corvettes Were Kind of Lame, This LT4-Swapped 1980 C3 Is the Opposite
Early 80s Corvettes Were Kind of Lame, This LT4-Swapped 1980 C3 Is the Opposite

17 Mar 2023, 18:59 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In truth, there are modern sports cars with similar power figures and selling at roughly the same price that don't have a quarter of the road presence this has.

 
One-Off Bentley Continental GT Celebrates Iconic R-Type Continental's 70th Anniversary
One-Off Bentley Continental GT Celebrates Iconic R-Type Continental's 70th Anniversary

25 Jan 2023, 14:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Bentley has shown a one-off example of a Continental GT Azure to celebrate a special example of one of its historic models that turns 70 years old this year

 
This 1928 Ford Model A Rocks a Venomous Cobra in the Middle, Not the Front
This 1928 Ford Model A Rocks a Venomous Cobra in the Middle, Not the Front

26 Dec 2022, 06:18 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Rarely is a custom car this beautiful on the inside, outside, and even underneath the body. But what can you inspect when 3,500 man-hours went into it

 
Meet the IndyTruck: Team Hoonigan's IndyCar V6-Swapped Honda Ridgeline
Meet the IndyTruck: Team Hoonigan's IndyCar V6-Swapped Honda Ridgeline

15 Dec 2022, 17:02 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The entire truck bed, along with most of in interior, has been removed in favor of an enormous rear wing, a custom decal set, and Pennzoil Yellow paint

 
This 1979 Hearse Ditched its Anemic Gas V8 for a 6.5-L Detroit Diesel
This 1979 Hearse Ditched its Anemic Gas V8 for a 6.5-L Detroit Diesel

15 Dec 2022, 01:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When Americans think of Hearses, they almost always think of the Cadillac Commercial Chassis. Of which this one is one of the last ever made.

 
London Cab TX5 Farelady by Kahn: Classic Black Cab Outside, Baller Like a Bentley Inside
London Cab TX5 Farelady by Kahn: Classic Black Cab Outside, Baller Like a Bentley Inside

9 Dec 2022, 01:23 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This baller Black Cab is the result of a collaboration between London Electric Vehicle co and the British auto-designer Afzal Kahn

 
This LS4-Swapped VW Beetle Traded Practicality for Tire Smoke and Burnouts
This LS4-Swapped VW Beetle Traded Practicality for Tire Smoke and Burnouts

8 Dec 2022, 12:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With little but the bare bodyshell left, the owner proceeded to mount the LS4 V8 in a custom-designed cradle where the rear seats and cargo area once sat

 
Tailor-Made Ferrari SF90 Is One Tweed Away From Looking Like an Old Man's Ride
Tailor-Made Ferrari SF90 Is One Tweed Away From Looking Like an Old Man's Ride

24 Nov 2022, 22:06 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / That's what a particular color combo will do to your car, and even though it may not seem that way, we absolutely love this Ferrari SF90

 
Kindred's 1969 Camaro LT5 Might Just Be Total Restomod Perfection
Kindred's 1969 Camaro LT5 Might Just Be Total Restomod Perfection

22 Nov 2022, 01:27 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Even in an OEM tune, this supercharged LT5 engine jets an eye-watering 750 to 755 horsepower. All that power is fed to a T56 Super Magnum automatic transmission

 
Meteor 27-Liter Special Rocks a V12 Tank Engine That Menaced the German Army, Now for Sale
Meteor 27-Liter Special Rocks a V12 Tank Engine That Menaced the German Army, Now for Sale

21 Nov 2022, 20:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / An estimated auction price via Bonhams of between £150,000 - 200,000 ($180,000 - 240,000) seems appropriate. Who knows, maybe that'll become seven figures soon

 
This 1969 MG MGB Packs a Sensationally Swedish Surprise Under the Hood
This 1969 MG MGB Packs a Sensationally Swedish Surprise Under the Hood

18 Nov 2022, 20:29 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We can see such a unique car and engine combo being a nice all-around restoration project with solid foundations. It should sell cheap too

 
This 1972 Ford Country Squire on Dually Wheels Both Confuses and Excites Us
This 1972 Ford Country Squire on Dually Wheels Both Confuses and Excites Us

17 Nov 2022, 02:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Usually, with an outrageous custom build of this nature, the first thing to be removed is almost always the drivetrain. Not this time.

 
This Focus ST-Swapped Transit Connect is the Hot Rod Van Ford Will Never Build
This Focus ST-Swapped Transit Connect is the Hot Rod Van Ford Will Never Build

15 Nov 2022, 04:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This Transit Connect is, at the very least, much faster than Ford ever intended to build it. There's plenty of aftermarket goodies too.

 
Custom 1957 Cadillac Eldorado is Old School Cool With a Modern Surprise Under the Hood
Custom 1957 Cadillac Eldorado is Old School Cool With a Modern Surprise Under the Hood

13 Nov 2022, 21:19 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / No head gasket issues with this late-model Northstar V8. That issue was more or less solved by the time the XLR came around

 
America Rejects Diesel Cars, This Custom Turbodiesel BMW 135i Proves Us Wrong
America Rejects Diesel Cars, This Custom Turbodiesel BMW 135i Proves Us Wrong

13 Nov 2022, 00:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Gone is the stock gas engine. In its place is a M57 straight-six diesel engine. It's almost as appealing to Euro-diesel fans as a turbo Cummins to truck fans.

 
This 1970 Mustang Restomod Packs Beastly Roush Performance Muscle Under the Hood
This 1970 Mustang Restomod Packs Beastly Roush Performance Muscle Under the Hood

2 Nov 2022, 19:23 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Coming to us now via a Bring a Trailer auction listing from Springfield, Oregon, this 1970 Mustang takes a classic body and stuffs it with modern tech.

 
Toyota Brings Two Flavors of the GR86 at SEMA 2022 and Both Are Pretty Wild
Toyota Brings Two Flavors of the GR86 at SEMA 2022 and Both Are Pretty Wild

2 Nov 2022, 10:45 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Toyota's GR86 is a vehicle that has plenty of potential, and the aftermarket for it already has developed to an appreciable level. This is what can be done

 
This VW Bora Traded Its Meager Existence for a 960 Horsepower Turbo VR6
This VW Bora Traded Its Meager Existence for a 960 Horsepower Turbo VR6

1 Nov 2022, 17:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's only top-shelf stuff in this custom build, and it starts with a turbocharged 3.2-liter VR6 engine. One with custom-forged internals from Don Octane.

 
This 1962 Lincoln Continental Restomod Packs a General Motors Surprise Under the Hood
This 1962 Lincoln Continental Restomod Packs a General Motors Surprise Under the Hood

27 Oct 2022, 21:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / They say on a long enough timeline, everything gets an LS V8 swap. This 1962 Lincoln Continental is just proof of concept