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autoevolution's Tuning Month

Vehicles to move us to and fro have been around for more than a century, and have been made in such huge numbers that it’s literally impossible to know how many of them, cars or motorcycles, came and went since the first one rolled under its own power.

Now, take that huge, yet unknown number, and multiply it several times. It’s a pointless exercise, we know, but one that gives us a sense of the endless reservoir of customized, bettered, or transformed machines that has been building up over the decades.

Because yes, humans being what they are, they are never satisfied with something stock. Vehicles felt the full force of this reality, especially given how they’ve come to be perceived as an extension of the self.

Inspired by SEMA kicking off in November, we've decided to dedicate this month to vehicle tuning and everything it stands for. We’ll have a small army of writers going at it for 30 straight days, trying to bring to light the worthwhile, or wild, or failed projects from across the globe and ages.

We’ll of course fail in covering them all, given their incomprehensible number, but if you plan to treat yourself this November to custom, tuned or otherwise modified cars and motorcycles, this is the place to be.

Editor's note: This special feature by autoevolution was not sponsored or supported by a third-party.
This 1,000-HP AMC Javelin AMX Is a Four-Wheeled Missile That Redefines Audacity
This 1,000-HP AMC Javelin AMX Is a Four-Wheeled Missile That Redefines Audacity

18 Nov 2021, 15:51 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Powered by a tuned Hellcat hidden under a comprehensively redesigned body, this 1972 AMX is a modern and flawless take on AMC's forgotten pony car

 
The Fabulous Flamingo RV Is the Love Child of a War Aircraft and a Truck, All American
The Fabulous Flamingo RV Is the Love Child of a War Aircraft and a Truck, All American

18 Nov 2021, 12:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Air Force retiree Gino Lucci always dreamed of building his own motorhome. His first project was finished in 2020 using a “hillbilly scientific” approach

 
Barbie Rolls Into LA Auto Show in Fabulous, Totally Extra Custom Fiat 500e
Barbie Rolls Into LA Auto Show in Fabulous, Totally Extra Custom Fiat 500e

18 Nov 2021, 09:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Come on, Barbie, let’s go party: Mattel brings real-life version of the Barbie Extra Car to Los Angeles to promote the availability of the toy version

 
Harley-Davidson El Magico Brings Chicano Style Back in Fashion
Harley-Davidson El Magico Brings Chicano Style Back in Fashion

18 Nov 2021, 08:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Harley-Davidson El Magico is a former Softail Heritage converted by German custom shop Thunderbike into a Chicano-style machine

 
Forget the Ram TRX, Legacy’s 620-HP Vintage Power Wagon Is the Coolest Truck You Can Buy
Forget the Ram TRX, Legacy’s 620-HP Vintage Power Wagon Is the Coolest Truck You Can Buy

17 Nov 2021, 21:33 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The original Power Wagon was known for its ruggedness so when you rebuild it using modern tech, you get a truck that reaches unparalleled levels of awesomeness

 
1958 Edsel Pacer Spent 35 Years in a Barn, Now It's a 450-Horsepower Sleeper
1958 Edsel Pacer Spent 35 Years in a Barn, Now It's a 450-Horsepower Sleeper

17 Nov 2021, 13:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This beefed-up Edsel Pacer has what it takes to run the quarter-mile in less than 14 seconds, an impressive achievement for a car that spent 35 years in a barn

 
Watch 1,000-HP Nissan GT-R R32 Cause a Racket at Over 186 MPH on the Autobahn
Watch 1,000-HP Nissan GT-R R32 Cause a Racket at Over 186 MPH on the Autobahn

17 Nov 2021, 10:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We say "watch" but what we really mean is "hear" because watching this clip on mute is like listening to rock music with the volume down: forbidden by law

 
1969 Ford F-100 With 460 HP Coyote Engine Is the Ultimate $200K Understatement
1969 Ford F-100 With 460 HP Coyote Engine Is the Ultimate $200K Understatement

17 Nov 2021, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1969 Ford F-100 was converted by Gateway Bronco into a build with a classic body wrapped over some of the most modern hardware avaiable

 
FiberBull Harley-Davidson Bat Black Could Have Served the Dark Knight Well
FiberBull Harley-Davidson Bat Black Could Have Served the Dark Knight Well

17 Nov 2021, 08:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bat Black is the name of a Harley-Davidson V-Rod customized by a Spanish shop called FiberBull, ride looks like a perfect fit for Batman

 
1984 Pontiac Fiero Jet Car Is Here to Fulfill Your Fast and Furious Dreams
1984 Pontiac Fiero Jet Car Is Here to Fulfill Your Fast and Furious Dreams

17 Nov 2021, 07:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A heavily modified Fiero claims to be the first land-based thrust vehicle designed for a closed circuit and ready for a world record run. If you can afford it

 
Maggiore Ferrari 308M Restomod Set for Public Showing at Miami L'Automobile Show
Maggiore Ferrari 308M Restomod Set for Public Showing at Miami L'Automobile Show

16 Nov 2021, 23:09 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Classic car restomods are all the rage right now but very few have the boldness to build a restomodded Ferrari as good as the Maggiore 308M

 
1963 Ford F-100 Restomod Is Actually a Toyota Camry Underneath
1963 Ford F-100 Restomod Is Actually a Toyota Camry Underneath

16 Nov 2021, 21:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Originally powered by either an inline-six or a V8, this fourth-generation F-Series now gets juice from a four-cylinder mill sourced from a late 1990s Camry

 
V12-Swapped, Mid-Engined Toyota HiAce Van Is Part Ex-Taxi, Part Lamborghini Aventador
V12-Swapped, Mid-Engined Toyota HiAce Van Is Part Ex-Taxi, Part Lamborghini Aventador

16 Nov 2021, 21:04 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The custom-mounted five-liter Toyota V12 engine that finds its way into the middle of this van is essentially two 1JZ six-cylinder engines fused together.

 
Bespoke Ducati “1GP” Holds 900SS Powertrain Componentry Inside a Monster’s Skeleton
Bespoke Ducati “1GP” Holds 900SS Powertrain Componentry Inside a Monster’s Skeleton

16 Nov 2021, 19:38 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / It’s genuinely difficult to fathom just how far this one-off venture has come, so let’s dive in and inspect what exactly is at hand here

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races 1,000-Horsepower McLaren 720S With Shocking Results
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races 1,000-Horsepower McLaren 720S With Shocking Results

16 Nov 2021, 19:10 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / The Tesla Model S is very fast but this drag race against a 1,000 horsepower McLaren 720S Spider proves that it's not invincible

 
1969 Ford Mustang Is Not What It Looks Like, Cabin Shots Reveal the Truth
1969 Ford Mustang Is Not What It Looks Like, Cabin Shots Reveal the Truth

16 Nov 2021, 18:10 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Looks can be deceiving and this 1969 Ford Mustang is the perfect example. Once you open the door or the hood you'll realize what you're dealing with.

 
Subaru Boxer-Swapped VW Van Doesn't Need Exterior Mods to Look Wicked
Subaru Boxer-Swapped VW Van Doesn't Need Exterior Mods to Look Wicked

16 Nov 2021, 17:23 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Features consist of a swiveling captain's chair with dual armrests and a pioneer stereo with an MTX brand subwoofer mounted into the base of the rear bench

 
Pogea Racing Big Red: An Exquisite ’59 Corvette With C6 Hardware and Ferrari Paint
Pogea Racing Big Red: An Exquisite ’59 Corvette With C6 Hardware and Ferrari Paint

16 Nov 2021, 15:20 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Built by a German tuning house with no prior experience with American cars, this C1 was elegantly transformed into a modern sports car using C6 components

 
Harley-Davidson Twenty-One Commander Is What Fat Boys Want To Be When They Grow Up
Harley-Davidson Twenty-One Commander Is What Fat Boys Want To Be When They Grow Up

16 Nov 2021, 08:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Harley-Davidson Twenty-One Commander is the name of one of the latest projects to come out the doors of German shop Thunderbike

 
1961 Nash Metropolitan Does Fusion Dance With Honda S2000, in Move Straight Out of DBZ
1961 Nash Metropolitan Does Fusion Dance With Honda S2000, in Move Straight Out of DBZ

16 Nov 2021, 06:27 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If there was any classic American car whose overall demeanor made it the right choice for a Honda F20C engine, it was the little Metropolitan