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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

 
This VW Golf MK 7 Packs a Turbo Audi Surprise Under the Hood, Is an All-Time Great Sleeper
This VW Golf MK 7 Packs a Turbo Audi Surprise Under the Hood, Is an All-Time Great Sleeper

25 Oct 2022, 15:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / An entirely new wiring harness has to be painstakingly installed from the fuse box to every relay from the engine bay to behind the dashboard

 
This E-110 Toyota Corolla Race Car is a Mitsubishi Evo X Underneath
This E-110 Toyota Corolla Race Car is a Mitsubishi Evo X Underneath

16 Oct 2022, 19:42 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Looking dead ahead at this car, it's as if it's a perfect chimera of the best qualities of both Toyota and Mitsubishi hardware to create something unique

 
This 1967 Chevy Chevelle Sleeper is Rocking a Big Block Surprise Under the Hood
This 1967 Chevy Chevelle Sleeper is Rocking a Big Block Surprise Under the Hood

16 Oct 2022, 03:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Safe to call this car a certified survivor and a totally awesome sleeper all at the same time. The price for it all? It's actually reasonable.

 
406 Crate V8 Swapped Chevy Corvair Monza Must Make Ralph Nader's Blood Boil
406 Crate V8 Swapped Chevy Corvair Monza Must Make Ralph Nader's Blood Boil

10 Oct 2022, 17:27 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / 406 cubic inches (6.6-liters) may seem pretty large for a small block motor. But hey, the lines were meant to be blurred

 
EA Announces Need for Speed Unbound, Launches in December
EA Announces Need for Speed Unbound, Launches in December

6 Oct 2022, 15:57 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / Featuring a unique visual style blending elements of street art with the realistic looking cars, Unbound promises an innovative single player campaign

 
This Porsche 914 Is Not a Volkswagen-Powered Ride, Packs Tesla Heart
This Porsche 914 Is Not a Volkswagen-Powered Ride, Packs Tesla Heart

4 Oct 2022, 22:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With 52 kWh to play with from the front and rear battery units, what was once a slow, noisy, but no less sprightly little car now makes sports cars blush.

 
Fully Restored 1969 Camaro 427 COPO Clone is Ready to Gap Sports Cars a Quarter Its Age
Fully Restored 1969 Camaro 427 COPO Clone is Ready to Gap Sports Cars a Quarter Its Age

4 Oct 2022, 22:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / After a full restoration, this car has a 427-cubic inch (7.0-liter) Big Block V8 and a "Hugger Orange" paint job that makes modern stock Camaro paint look dull.