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So I would love to set the record straight right here and now apart from the crappy English Girling brake systems, the steering box that bolts to the right-hand side chassis rail rather than the K-member and the fact that its a right-hand drive car. Its 100% Plymouth. And No! It is not an Australian car either. Please feel free to share this with absolutely everyone. Article and Photos by Etienne Fouche

Beneath the sculpted bodywork lies a Ford Performance Aluminator 5.2 XS V8, delivering a potent 580 horsepower and 445 lb-ft of torque. Power is channelled through a Bowler Tremec T-56 Magnum six-speed manual, married to a Centerforce clutch, before reaching a Strange Engineering 9-inch rear end. The soundtrack is pure Detroit muscle, enhanced by custom Ringbrothers headers and a Flowmaster system with Super 44 mufflers.

But only 197 Kenmeri Skyline GT-Rs ever made it out of the factory. Not because there were fewer than 200 couples called Ken and Mary willing to buy a Skyline, but for a few other reasons.

Not least was the oil crisis and, in Nissans own official reasoning, stricter emission standards, but the C110 generation Skyline also fell short of the C10 in its own right.

Hyundai Motor announced the plan during a Design Talk in Seoul, featuring Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro. This is along with Luc Donckerwolke, the chief creative officer of the Hyundai Motor Group, and SangYup Lee, executive vice president and head of Hyundai Motors Global Design Centre.

RINGBROTHERS UNVEILS CUSTOM 1,200-HORSEPOWER 1972 CHEVROLET K5 BLAZER “BULLY”. This extensive restomod build features a 6.8-litre LS3 V8 topped with a massive 3.0-litre Whipple supercharger, heavy-duty off-road suspension, a “floating” interior and much more.

Ringbrothers, the world-renowned custom car builder and parts manufacturer, has unveiled its latest custom creation, STRODE. A thorough reengineering of iconic American muscle, the 1969 Chevy Camaro is a complete, ground-up build utilizing extensive carbon-fibre construction and components merged with a modern drivetrain, chassis and suspension. With only two parts of the original Camaro used, STRODE took over 6,500 hours to complete and is a testament to the high-end design, engineering capabilities and rigorous build quality of Ringbrothers.

The Pontiac was red and needed a lot of attention. A complete restoration was in order. The rust on the car was really bad so it was sent to MF Autobody. They had to replace the entire floor, door skins and the trunk floor. Figueiredo Snr had to repair some panels and make others from scratch. The bodywork took nearly a year to complete. A lot of the parts could not be salvaged so new ones were brought in from the US. The list included new glass, grille, headlights, taillights and fuel tank. 

A Batteries Rivian Overland Builds

Photos by Jan van der Walt

Kavi had no idea what he wanted to do with the bus but all he knew was that there was no way he was going to keep it standard. All he had to work from was a bare shell. The vehicle was in bad shape so Kavi sent it to HD Panel-beaters. The side panels had to be replaced due to rust. It took a year to weld and replace all the rusted panels and the total body work that had to be completed took just over 2 years.

Photos by David Heller