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  • 2018 Eagle Squadron Ford Mustang GT

    This year will mark the 20th time that Ford has supported the the Experimental Aircraft Association event called The Gathering. The EAA holds a number of events throughout the year, but it's The Gathering in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, that serves as the organization's largest fundraising opportunity. Ford has produced a wild array of liveried and customized vehicles to serve as highlight auction items. This year, it's another Mustang GT that gets the chance to shine, and it's been created to honor the U.S. pilots who fought in WWII as part of the Eagle Squadron of the Royal Air Force prior to the...

  • Someone built an F81 BMW M3 wagon, and it's glorious
    Dutchman built an F81 BMW M3 wagon, and it's glorious

    The car buying public on this planet has spoken. From on high, the decree is that crossovers and SUVs shall rule the land. That's a shame because we're still pining for wagons. A few still exist, but it's rare to find high-performance variants roaming Stateside streets. BMW Blog found one...

  • Jon Olsson's 810-hp Rolls-Royce Wraith is for sale
    Jon Olsson's 810-hp Rolls-Royce Wraith is up for sale

    Professional skier Jon Olsson's toys come in fast and they occasionally leave just as quickly. He has the sort of car problem we all wish we had: a desire to acquire and modify as many machines as possible. Thus some of his greatest vehicular hits are shipped off to find new homes, which is what...

  • Mil-Spec Automotive Launch Edition Hummer H1
    This Detroit-based company just rebooted the Hummer H1

    Singer reimagines the Porsche 964, and makes buckets of cash doing so. Icon does a similar job on Toyota Land Cruisers, Ford Broncos, and other vintage vehicles. Now a company called Mil-Spec Automotive (MSA) plans to bring its own resto-mod vision to life, and it's doing so using an unlikely hero...

  • Someone swapped an LS9 into a 1998 Chevy Tahoe and it's for sale
    Your new hero stuffed an LS9 into a 1998 Chevy Tahoe, and it's for sale

    There's nothing remarkable about a first-generation Chevy Tahoe. It's a fine automobile built on General Motors' stout GMT400 platform, and it was offered with a list of engines ranging from the 4.1-liter inline-6 up to a large 6.5-liter turbocharged V-8 diesel. One engine it was not offered with...

  • Santa Fe auto-tech students with their custom-Jeep project | SEMA
    SEMA teams with high school students for custom Jeep build

    How many high school kids get to build their own extreme-custom show Jeep, with the help of SEMA, no less? That’s the project at the Santa Fe, New Mexico, ECO Auto Tech School, where the students are working on a 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited as part of their course work. The Specialty...

  • Automobili Amos Lancia Delta Integrale restomod

    The Lancia Delta is a simple, Italian hatchback. The Lancia Delta Integrale is a rally-honed version that still holds a special place in the heart of those who pine for Group A and Group B glory days. One such person is Eugenio Amos. An Italian racing driver, Amos is venturing into car building as he aims to create a Singer-esque version of the Lancia Delta Integrale 16V. That's a bold statement, of course. Any Porsche the Singer shop touches turns to pure automotive artwork. Amos has a similar vision for his planned run of the Delta Integrale. Lancia originally started with an eight-valve...

  • 2018 Ford Shelby Super Snake equipped with available wide-body kit
    2018 Ford Shelby Super Snake boasts new look, more power

    The 2018 Ford Mustang GT is an impressive bit of kit straight out of the box, especially when equipped with its Performance Package Level 2 handling upgrade. However, if you're the type that isn't satisfied unless we're talking insane levels of performance, Shelby American may be worth a close look...

  • 2018 Nissan Titan XD, "The Beast"
    6 things to know about driving a lifted pickup truck

    They go by various names: bro trucks, monster trucks, bruisers, mud trucks, the list goes on. Nissan has named its highly modified Glacier White Titan XD, appropriately, “The Beast.” With a Rough Country 6-inch (!) lift kit, MKW M91 20-inch wheels wrapped with Mastercraft MXT 35-inch...

  • Colin Furze turned a BMW 325i into a hot tub
    Mad Modder Colin Furze turns a BMW 325i into a mobile hot tub

    Having an old BMW convertible laying around to tinker with is a good problem to have. Upgrade the engine? OK, but easy. Suspension? That's beginner stuff. Delightfully insane British YouTuber Colin Furze, turned his old Bimmer into a hot tub on wheels. Your move. Furze has a history of cranking out...

  • David Lee and his Dino restomod
    David Lee and his controversial Dino visit Jay Leno's Garage

    David Lee, the famed collector of all things Ferrari, recently decided to build his own dream machine. What started life as a 1972 Dino has been transformed into the restomodded machine now called a Dino Monza 3.6 Evo. Lee brought the car to Jay Leno's Garage so the affable car lover could give it...

  • RemetzCar Tesla Model S shooting brake
    RemetzCar builds beautiful Tesla Model S shooting brake

    A handful of companies have announced plans to turn Tesla's Model S electric sedan into a sexy shooting brake. The first to announce such plans was Dutch firm RemetzCar, and the company has released new information on the project along with photos after completing its first bespoke shooting brake...

  • Hennessey's Jeep Trackhawk runs from 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds

    Texan tuner Hennessey has been cooking up serious power for the already seriously powerful 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. Out of the box, the super Jeep pounds the pavement with 707 horsepower. Hennessey's HPE1000 version? This one reportedly cranks out over 1,000 horsepower at the crank. Enough oomph to get the big pig rig moving from a standstill up to 60 mph in the blink of an eye that is 2.7 seconds, down from a stock 3.5 seconds. Shown in the video below, Hennessey lines its modified Trackhawk so the snout faces toward the finish line timer situated a quarter of a mile away. Launch...

  • Aznom Atulux coach-built pickup truck
    $263,000 coach-built Ram 1500 is the Maybach of pickup trucks

    When money is no issue, you can afford to do things differently. That's exactly what the Italian firm Aznom Automotive has done with its Atulux pickup truck-sedan mashup. The coach-built pickup features extensive upgrades to create a luxurious experience far out of reach from the typical Ram 1500...

  • Icon electric Derelict 1949 Mercury
    Icon is building an all-electric Derelict Mercury

    Icon is perhaps best known for its many high-dollar bespoke-built vintage SUVs. Lately though, the Icon team has been cranking out a handful of other project vehicles, including cars, and each one has been more amazing than the last. We've seen a gorgeous Ford F-250, an impossibly cool Rolls-Royce...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class by Brabus
    Brabus adds style, power to Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup

    Only a week ago we saw Pickup Design, the pickup truck division of Polish tuner Carlex Design, come out with a wild visual upgrade for the Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup. Now Brabus, which specializes in tuning Mercedes products and has close links with the automaker, has revealed its first take on...

  • Hennessey Demon runs the quarter mile in 9.38 seconds
    Hennessey Demon runs the quarter mile in 9.14 seconds

    Hennessey Performance Engineering once looked to exorcise the Demon with the Exorcist based on the Camaro ZL1, but now the Texan tuner is fully embracing the dark side. The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon has been receiving attention from Hennessey's wrenches, and the company is ready to offer its...

  • 1963 Ford F100 featured on Jay Leno's Garage
    Classic Car Studio shares its 1953 Ford F100 with Jay Leno

    The restomod world is filled with plenty of hopped-up cars with over-the-top styling apparently the main design concern. Today, we're looking at something different...and it's better because of that. This is a 1953 Ford F100 that's been reworked and customized by Noah Alexander and his Classic Car...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class by Pickup Design

    Mercedes-AMG isn't planning to upgrade the X-Class anytime soon—it probably has to do with the fact the mid-size pickup truck is based on a donor Nissan platform—but there are plenty of tuners out there willing to step in. One of them is Pickup Design, the pickup truck division of Polish tuner Carlex Design, which has just unveiled a wild X-Class that looks as aggressive as anything coming out of AMG's Affalterbach headquarters. The upgrade is called the EXY and it comes in two styles: Off-Road Extreme and Urban. Neither offers any powertrain upgrades but the trucks certainly look...

  • David Lee has built a Dino Ferrari of his own
    Famous Ferrari collector restomods a Dino, plans to build more for sale

    David Lee loves Ferraris both new and old. The millionaire enthusiast, who owns the California watch and investment empire Hing Wa Lee Jewelers, has amassed an amazing $50 million collection of truly legendary machines. Simple collecting got boring for him, though, and that's why David Lee decided...

  • 2018 Roush Jackhammer Mustang
    Roush reveals Jackhammer Mustang capable of 710 horsepower

    If you're looking to add serious power to your Mustang, one of the best in the business is Roush. The Livonia, Michigan-based company late last year came out with a supercharger upgrade for the Mustang GT that lifts output to over 700 horses. Now Roush has unveiled a special edition Mustang dubbed...

  • QWest Tesla Model S wagon
    Meet the folks behind the world's first Tesla Model S wagon

    A company by the name of QWest Norfolk based in the United Kingdom late last year completed development of a wagon conversion for the Tesla Model S. The company is a carbon fiber specialist and chose to use the lightweight stuff for the modifications on its Model S, with some of the carbon fiber...

  • 2018 Abt R8 art car
    Abt Sportsline readies Audi R8 art car for 2018 Wörthersee Tour

    Attendees of this year's Wörthersee Tour tuning fest in Austria will be treated to the unveiling of an Audi R8 art car crafted by top tuner Abt Sportsline. Responsible for the design is cartoonist Timo Würz, who went with the theme “Nun meets Abt,” with Abt in this case being...

  • Canepa Porsche 959SC
    Canepa has crafted the perfect Porsche 959

    When it comes to the Porsche 959, Canepa Design is the outfit that knows everything. The Scotts Valley, California-based sports and race car restorer has been helping import and modify Porsche 959s for decades. Canepa has served up its Gen I, Gen II, and recent Gen III upgrades for the 959 for...

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