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Bill Rader's Pimped Out G-Wagon Was the Most Luxurious 4x4 at the Mint 400
Bill Rader's Pimped Out G-Wagon Was the Most Luxurious 4x4 at the Mint 400

25 Mar 2024, 17:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A stock G-Wagon is already a supremely capable off-road platform. One with top-shelf terrain response software to go along with considerable hardware.

 
VQ30-Swapped '79 Chevy Nova's Ready for a Tokyo Drift Sequel
VQ30-Swapped '79 Chevy Nova's Ready for a Tokyo Drift Sequel

23 Mar 2024, 16:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / ironically enough, gen-IV Novas were manufactured under license at the Pars Khodro facility in Tehran, Iran, up until the fall of the Shah

 
Larry Hofer Rejects Modernity, Swaps 8.1-liter Vortec Big Block Into a C8 Corvette
Larry Hofer Rejects Modernity, Swaps 8.1-liter Vortec Big Block Into a C8 Corvette

22 Mar 2024, 21:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As the sole proprietor of the Corvette Shop in Southern California, Hofer has probably forgotten more about Corvettes than any of us have ever known

 
Buckstop Truckware's Single Rear-Wheel Converted F-450 Stole the Show at the Mint 400
Buckstop Truckware's Single Rear-Wheel Converted F-450 Stole the Show at the Mint 400

19 Mar 2024, 05:16 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / n a quiet little corner of the venue, you could almost walk right past Buckstop Truckware's booth at the Mint this year. But not once you gave it a look.

 
Emme Hall's '01 Mazda MX-5 is the Gloriously Weirdest Entry at the 2024 Mint 400
Emme Hall's '01 Mazda MX-5 is the Gloriously Weirdest Entry at the 2024 Mint 400

16 Mar 2024, 18:00 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Among this group of misfits in the 'Mint's' gaggle of misfits in its Gambler class, the phenomenal Emme Hall is the closest thing they've got to royalty

 
Crusty Datsun 1600 Fairlady Barnfind Packs an All-American Surprise Under the Hood
Crusty Datsun 1600 Fairlady Barnfind Packs an All-American Surprise Under the Hood

10 Mar 2024, 18:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In first looks alone, this old Datsun wears every single one of its 55 years and then some on its decrepit, rusty exterior. But don't be fooled

 
These Mad Lads Squeezed 800 Horses Out of a K24-Swapped Honda CR-V, Major Respect
These Mad Lads Squeezed 800 Horses Out of a K24-Swapped Honda CR-V, Major Respect

10 Mar 2024, 09:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This particular CR-V is one such example with a K24 engine under the hood, meaning it was only a matter of time before it was souped up.

 
RPM Motorsports' '06 Trailblazer SS Runs Eight-Second Quarter Miles, Here's How
RPM Motorsports' '06 Trailblazer SS Runs Eight-Second Quarter Miles, Here's How

10 Mar 2024, 08:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As the team at RPM Motorsports proved, the difference between a drab family SUV and a fire-breathing drag strip thriller is a group willing to make it happen.

 
This Fully-Built '82 Ford Escort XR3 is the Ultimate European Restomod Project
This Fully-Built '82 Ford Escort XR3 is the Ultimate European Restomod Project

6 Mar 2024, 19:57 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Ordinarily, Tolman Engineering specializes in restoring antique European sports cars of all varieties to their former glory.

 
TM Customs' Coyote-Swapped '67 Ford Galaxie Is a Large Engine in an Even Larger Car
TM Customs' Coyote-Swapped '67 Ford Galaxie Is a Large Engine in an Even Larger Car

6 Mar 2024, 18:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / TM Customs of Alabama know their way around a Ford Galaxie the way a barbeque pitmaster knows their way around a slab of brisket.

 
This '71 Chevy Vega Was a Nightmare Car for GM, Can an LS1 Swap Change That?
This '71 Chevy Vega Was a Nightmare Car for GM, Can an LS1 Swap Change That?

4 Mar 2024, 19:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Using a set of custom-fabricated engine mounts, it's actually not all that difficult for LS to swap Chevrolet's most unfortunate attempt at an economy car.

 
Poor Man's Cobra: This 302 V8-Swapped Sunbeam Alpine is a Classic Anglo-American Tag Team
Poor Man's Cobra: This 302 V8-Swapped Sunbeam Alpine is a Classic Anglo-American Tag Team

3 Mar 2024, 05:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Needless to say, the easiest way to increase this power figure is to simply add a to more cubic displacement with a bigger engine.

 
Paul Foster's Rover V8-Swapped E21 3-Series Is a Spitfire Underneath, Messerschmitt On Top
Paul Foster's Rover V8-Swapped E21 3-Series Is a Spitfire Underneath, Messerschmitt On Top

3 Mar 2024, 00:14 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It took ten long arduous years of steady work and toil on Mr. Foster's part to get this 1982 BMW E21 3-Series in the state it is today.

 
Part Plucky Britt, Part JDM Hero, This K24-Swapped Hillman Hunter Slays
Part Plucky Britt, Part JDM Hero, This K24-Swapped Hillman Hunter Slays

28 Feb 2024, 21:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With the K24 four-banger mounted snuggly in this Hillman Hunter, SAKAZ Customs was free to fit all sorts of goodies as they saw fit.

 
Half LS3, Half LT5, Pete Aardema's '34 Ford Has Frankenstein for an Engine
Half LS3, Half LT5, Pete Aardema's '34 Ford Has Frankenstein for an Engine

25 Feb 2024, 17:53 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For those of you not in the know, Pete Aardema and Kevin Braun are a dynamic pair of custom hot rodders and DIY tuners specializing in land speed record racing.

 
Ultra-Rare Cadillac Eldorado Truck Conversion Fights for Life in South Carolina
Ultra-Rare Cadillac Eldorado Truck Conversion Fights for Life in South Carolina

25 Feb 2024, 16:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Indeed, there's something infinitely bizarre about the timeless classic Eldorado's front fascia juxtaposed with a pickup truck bed.

 
Sick of Coyote-Swapped Mustangs? Tony Angelo's V12-Swapped Fox Body Soothes the Soul
Sick of Coyote-Swapped Mustangs? Tony Angelo's V12-Swapped Fox Body Soothes the Soul

20 Feb 2024, 16:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In order to get everything to fit correctly, Tony and his time needed to painstakingly modify this Mustang's engine bay.

 
Meet the Cyan GT, Half Classic Volvo P1800, Half S60 TC1 Race Car, 100 Percent Amazing
Meet the Cyan GT, Half Classic Volvo P1800, Half S60 TC1 Race Car, 100 Percent Amazing

17 Feb 2024, 16:19 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is a project called the Cyan GT, and it's essentially the same timeless classic P1800 we know and love, with several new layers of refinement.

 
Stellera Design's VTEC-swapped Mk III Mini Melds JDM and British Engineering Beautifully
Stellera Design's VTEC-swapped Mk III Mini Melds JDM and British Engineering Beautifully

12 Feb 2024, 22:26 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Based out of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Stellara Design's claim to fame is taking the standard original Mini and making it faster.

 
Cosworth-Tuned 1975 Chevy Vega Spent Eons in a West Virginia Shed
Cosworth-Tuned 1975 Chevy Vega Spent Eons in a West Virginia Shed

26 Jan 2024, 05:57 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The once-iconic Lordstown Assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, was built just for the express purpose of building the Vega.