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Driven: Velocity’s LT1-Swapped K5 Blazer Is the King of Restomod 4x4s
Driven: Velocity’s LT1-Swapped K5 Blazer Is the King of Restomod 4x4s

21 Apr 2024, 19:21 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / On the former site of a factory that once manufactured airplane parts, the team at Velocity Restorations takes old American Iron and gives them new life.

 
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.

 
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

 
Rags to Riches: How a Crusty ’54 Chevy Truck Got an LSX and a Six-Figure Auction Price
Rags to Riches: How a Crusty ’54 Chevy Truck Got an LSX and a Six-Figure Auction Price

4 Mar 2024, 16:53 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Even under the most bare-bones configuration, an LSx can easily jet in the ballpark of 475 horsepower at the crank. But this one makes even more.

 
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.

 
Two Doors, Two Engines: This International Harvester Scout II is Several Shades of Extra
Two Doors, Two Engines: This International Harvester Scout II is Several Shades of Extra

26 Feb 2024, 18:19 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Even on first looks alone, it's fairly clear what we're dealing with here is very atypical compared to what we've come to expect.

 
Ram 2500 Inside, Classic Dodge Outside: Ex-USAF D200 Pickup Was the Pride of Mecum
Ram 2500 Inside, Classic Dodge Outside: Ex-USAF D200 Pickup Was the Pride of Mecum

16 Feb 2024, 04:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Directly from the factory nearly 60 years ago, this Dodge D200 was delivered to the United States Air Force for a career servicing air bases.

 
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.

 
Sleeper 2JZ-Swapped Lexus SC430 Is a Timeless Engine in a "Meh" Drop-Top Coupe
Sleeper 2JZ-Swapped Lexus SC430 Is a Timeless Engine in a "Meh" Drop-Top Coupe

13 Jan 2024, 07:37 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There's something to be said about a well-built custom car that doesn't bother to stick out from the crowd like you'd expect.

 
John Brown’s Kawasaki Z1300-Swapped Honda N600 Is the Perfect Moto-Auto Hybrid
John Brown’s Kawasaki Z1300-Swapped Honda N600 Is the Perfect Moto-Auto Hybrid

27 Dec 2023, 19:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / So the story goes, John purchased a 1970 AN600 and Kawasaki KZ1300 back in the 1980s. For years, he wondered how fast the Honda would be with a new engine.

 
Rock Bottom Offroad's Hellcat-Swapped Dodge D200 Is the Forbidden Classic Ram TRX
Rock Bottom Offroad's Hellcat-Swapped Dodge D200 Is the Forbidden Classic Ram TRX

26 Dec 2023, 13:19 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you want all the power, pomp, and circumstance that comes with a Ram 1500 TRX without a body that looks ready for a hip-hop video, look no further.

 
Sören Nordin's E92-Swapped Volvo 242 Is ABBA on Top, Rammstein Underneath
Sören Nordin's E92-Swapped Volvo 242 Is ABBA on Top, Rammstein Underneath

22 Dec 2023, 23:34 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Safe to say, Sören didn't keep this engine stock. Quite the opposite, thanks to a Haltech Elite 2500 ECU, chances are good that more ponies are lurking.

 
This LT5-Swapped '57 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Makes CTS-Vs and Camaro ZL1s Jealous
This LT5-Swapped '57 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Makes CTS-Vs and Camaro ZL1s Jealous

2 Dec 2023, 18:14 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Perhaps there's no better shop in all of Mississippi to make a late 50s Caddy appealing to the younger crowd than Mike Goldman Customs of Meridian.

 
Turbo Cosworth-Swapped '82 Toyota Starlet Is an English Take On a JDM Restomod
Turbo Cosworth-Swapped '82 Toyota Starlet Is an English Take On a JDM Restomod

12 Nov 2023, 19:31 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There's just no getting around a custom car that legitimately makes as much horsepower as a V8 in a lightweight, zippy form factor.

 
Small Block 302-Swapped '55 Ford Tudor Is Reagan Underneath, Eisenhower on Top
Small Block 302-Swapped '55 Ford Tudor Is Reagan Underneath, Eisenhower on Top

10 Nov 2023, 23:07 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / n its 1949 iteration, built to be the first Ford passenger vehicle since the start of World War II, the Tudor (Two-Door) was the the Fusion's great ancestor.

 
EcoBeast-Swapped Merkur XR4Ti Makes Restomod Lovers Across the Atlantic Joyous
EcoBeast-Swapped Merkur XR4Ti Makes Restomod Lovers Across the Atlantic Joyous

5 Nov 2023, 04:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Through the magic of Ford's wicked Area 51 Blue paint OEM paint and custom front and rear bumpers, this is the kind of restomod that can be appreciated

 
Simon Cowell's New Car Is a Classic Mini With Electric Power and Modern Amenities
Simon Cowell's New Car Is a Classic Mini With Electric Power and Modern Amenities

4 Oct 2023, 11:50 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / David Brown Automotive's Mini eMastered uses the original car as a blank canvas and starts at the equivalent of over $150,000 in the UK before tax and options

 
David Brown Automotive's Mini eMastered Launched, Costs More Than a Tesla Model S Plaid
David Brown Automotive's Mini eMastered Launched, Costs More Than a Tesla Model S Plaid

20 Sep 2023, 09:39 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / DBA's Mini eMastered is an electric vehicle that does 0-62 in 8.5 seconds and has a 110-mile range - and you'll have to be rich to afford it

 
1,096-HP Evel Knievel Themed 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Needs No Take-Off Ramp To Stunt
1,096-HP Evel Knievel Themed 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Needs No Take-Off Ramp To Stunt

8 Jun 2023, 13:06 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / After acquiring the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, Tony's kid dared him to do an Evel Knievel theme – and the rest was history

 
Meticulously-Built Badass 750-HP '70 Chevy K5 Blazer Could Walk a Tightrope on Two Wheels
Meticulously-Built Badass 750-HP '70 Chevy K5 Blazer Could Walk a Tightrope on Two Wheels

18 May 2023, 14:58 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / For the owner of this 1970 Chevy K5 Blazer, it all began with $1,500 price tag. This 750 hp classic SUV now runs a a 6.2-liter LS3 built by JDP Motorsports