A Humble Beginning
Simon's journey with the Mighty Boy began with a simple goal: to build a $20,000 skid car. However, what started as a modest project soon evolved into something extraordinary. Simon's sense of humor shines through as he describes his build as "completely built at home by someone with no idea and is real dardy-like."
In 1939, Ford chief designer E.T.Bob Gregorie gave the all-new1940 Chevy Pickup trucks prow frontstyling of the 1939-1940 passenger cars. Creating in the eyes ofmany die-hard Ford fans,the mostbeautiful pre-war Pickup evermade. Only surpassed in my eyes, by the 1955 F100. This model is a greatcandidate for modification. Whether its a Billet queen or a Rat Rod, everything looksperfect on this stately lady.
I DRAWINSPIRATIONFROM A LOTOF PLACES,FOR EXAMPLE, THE CANADIAN1930 FORDCOUP CALLEDLITTLEBOY,AFTER-HOURSBIKES,SLIMSFAB,BILLY LANESHENDERSON,AND GENERALLYPEOPLEDOING ITDIFFERENTLY.
A company out of Switzerland, Officine Fioravanti, has revealed aFerrari Testarossarestomod.
There are a number of companies, some of them quite famous, that will restore a classic Porsche 911. As well as also upgrading some aspects of the car to modern standards, a process known as restomodding.
This owner-built 1984 VW Golf packs a 550hp LS punch. Starting as a home project, Connor Hofford’s 1984 LS-Powered VW GTI took the 2017 SEMA show by storm.
If you want to get a reaction from the crowd, tear your car apart and start over. This article on Leisa and Shane’s 1986 Ford XF Falcon PSYCHO was initially published in the November 2011 issue of Street Machine
RECOGNISE this car? Youre doing well if you can because since it made the Elite Hall at Summernats 13, its undergone more surgery than Robocop.
When it comes to building cars, Francois Schuster is no rookie. Over the years, he has built many amazing cars, including the 1932 Ford Coupe and the 1956 Chevy Bel Air. As part of Thundersport, Francois decided to try his hand at something different. He wanted to put an LS motor into something a bit more modern. But with the cost of Corvettes and new American cars in South Africa, he decided to go for something completely different, namely a 2005 Nissan Z350.
It’s believed the sale marks a new Plymouth Hemi Superbird record.
A restored 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Hemi Superbird has broken auction records in the US, fetching US$1,650,000 at Barrett-Jackson’s in Las Vegas.
The December 1969-built NASCAR homologation special was ordered in Tor-Red. It is powered by its matching numbers, a top-spec 426ci Hemi powerplant. Most sources indicate 135 of these 425hp Hemi Superbirds were built, with just over 1900 Superbirds produced in total.
