• Backyard Lambo Of The Day

    Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Hawaiian Diablo With Big-Block Chevy Power

    The Turbo Buick-powered Fauxborghini Diablo we saw yesterday looked pretty quick, but only 400 horsepower? The real thing came with more like 500 horses, so we had to find a Fauxborghini that could beat that figure. Sure enough, here's this tube-frame brute that gets 600 fuel-injected horsepower (or maybe that's bullpower) out of a good ol' reliable big-block Chevy 427. It seems to have been built pretty well, and the price is under 42 grand. Yeah, the huge carbon fiber shift knob is horrid, but you'll be able to buy a new one with all the money you save on engine parts. More »

    12:30 PM on Thu Dec 4 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    4,307 views, 79 comments

    Most discussed layabout: A fake Porsche made from a Camry,why? more »

  • Backyard Lambo Of The Day

    Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Canadian Turbo Buick-Powered Diablo

    Just to show that not all Fauxborghinis are Fieroborghinis, we've got another tube-frame, turbo Buick V6-powered machine, from way up north in Alberta. The engine has a claimed 400 horses, feeding a modified Audi transaxle… but, sadly, it appears that only two of the wheels are being driven. We can't help but think that it would have been more fun to put some kind of Big Daddy Roth-style bubble-canopy body on a setup like this, but the world prefers Lambos!


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    3:00 PM on Wed Dec 3 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    3,815 views, 53 comments

    Most discussed mytdawg: Well first of all I think if you can build a functioning car, you win. We can sit here more »

  • Backyard Lambo Of The Day

    Backyard Lambo Of The Day: The Missouri Olds Toronado-fied Countach

    Nobody seems sick of this series after one repetition, so we're back for more homebuilt Lamborghini glory today! What we've got here is not a Fieroborghini; much like the Indiana Turbo Buick Countach, this Fauxborghini is based on a tube-frame chassis. The best part? The powerplant: a torque-brute 425 engine and front-wheel-drive transaxle from a 1960s Oldsmobile Toronado, installed amidships just like a real Lambo! Unlike a real Lambo, it's a 3-speed automatic, but gear selection is pretty much irrelevant with an Olds big-block. Sure, maybe the handling and braking isn't up to Lamborghini standards, but acceleration and top speed should be outstanding, what with 360 (or more) Olds ponies behind you.


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    2:00 PM on Tue Dec 2 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    3,452 views, 78 comments

    Most discussed layabout: Hahahahahahahahahahahaha 3 speed auto hahahahahahahahahaha more »

  • Backyard Lambo Of The Day

    Backyard Lambo Of The Day: The Redding Fieroborghini Murcielago!

    I found so many backyard-built Fauxborghinis while trying to find a suitable opponent for the '72 Stutz Blackhawk in last Friday's PCH that it seems a shame not to share some of the better ones with our readers (no, I'm not going to do a whole week of Fauxborghini PCH challenges). Hence this new (and no doubt short-lived) series: Backyard Lambo Of The Day! Today's BLOTD hails from the woods of Northern California, where the availability of good cheap beer from the nearby Sierra Nevada brewery seems to make a keyboard's CAPS LOCK key incredibly alluring. I can't slog through the entire description without getting a terrible headache, but I've gleaned sufficient info to say that we've got a mean-looking Murcielago replica on a stretched frame, with a stroked V6 sitting next to it. The seller was going to finish the project and sell it for $85,000, but he or she lacks the time and garage space to finish the project and that means it's priced at a mere 20 grand. Hmmm... you can get running BMW 750iLs for next to nothing these days- why not buy a cheap engine-donor car and build yourself a V12 Fieroborghini with this car? More »

    5:30 PM on Mon Dec 1 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    5,767 views, 41 comments

    Most discussed layabout: This reminds me of being a kid,you have your proud collection of Hotwheels & Matchbox cars,then just to mess with more »

  • project car hell

    PCH, Head Turner Edition: Stutz Blackhawk or Backyard Lambo?

    Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! The sporty Simca beat up on the magnificent Humber in our last Choose Your Eternity poll, meaning France gets the PCH Superpower trophy… once it's out of the shop, that is. Today we're going to look at the sort of cars that desperate motivated sellers often refer to as "head turners." You know, it's weird and sort of cool, but also sort of horrible… and wouldn't it be fun to own one?
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    5:20 PM on Fri Nov 28 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    7,424 views, 98 comments

    Most discussed graverobber- My Yugo Nova!: Man, a Lambophony from Klandiana sounds tempting, but that arrest-me red travisity isn't much of a project, despite requiring the more »

  • found on ebay

    Solstighini Kit Car Can Be Yours For Just $70,000

    Listen people, just because one guy built a really kickass Lamborghini replica doesn't mean all of you are qualified to do the same. Case in point is this "Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 GT" built on the bones of a Pontiac Solstice. The buy-it-now price on this jewel is a modest $70,000, and for that you get styling resembling the bastard spawn of a Murcielago and a fat-bottomed Lotus Elan. Bottom line: Dressing up a Solstice as a Lamborghini will fool nobody this Halloween.

    [Ebay Listing via Autoblog]

    3:40 PM on Thu Oct 30 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    5,325 views, 66 comments

    Most discussed SuzanneD: Does anyone else see a Solstice in a parking lot and immediately think "aging swinger"? more »

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    PCH, Suspension Of Ferrari Disbelief Edition: Mustrrari or Integrrari?

    Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Yesterday, we were not quite shocked to see the backyard-turbo'd VW GTI obliterate the rod-knockitty Toyota FX16 by a 76:24 margin in the Choose Your Eternity poll. Today we're going to consider the Fauxrrari, and- just to make it more interesting- we're not considering Fiero-based cars. That's right, no Fierraris!
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    5:20 PM on Wed Oct 22 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    5,381 views, 91 comments

    Most discussed Hardrock Johnson: "2500 or best offer dont fuck with me cuz i dont make deals unless its a good one ill hang more »

  • custom cars

    Nova Kit Car Builder Admits To Decades Of Crazy Customization

    The story of Steve McHugh, the man behind the radical Nova kit car we initially posted on a lark (and because we're automotive sadists) just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. Steve recently emailed us to let us in on a little secret — he's been building crazy-ass cars for nigh on twenty-eight years now. Since 1980, Steve's been applying his personal style of vehicular extremism to anything he can get his hands on. He even sent us pictures of this favorites. Heck, we'll let him tell you all about it below, along with more pics of Steve's marvelous mechanical masterpieces.

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    4:45 PM on Mon Aug 11 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    4,252 views, 32 comments

    Latest by mr.chophoppers: The Horizon/Omni was the same on either side of the Atlantic, apart from engines, trim, bumpers and such. The Horizons more »

  • found on ebay

    Your Chance To Own A Canadian Fiero Classic: Enterra Vipre!

    Forget about all those backyard Fiero hack jobs, your Fieroborghinis and your Fierraris. Really, forget 'em! You can now own a genuine Canadian-government-backed 1986 Enterra Vipre, which is currently getting some solid eBay bid action. The Enterra Vipre was based on the '86 Fiero GT chassis, so you get the mighty six-banger. Thanks to Josh for the tip! [eBay Motors]

    7:00 AM on Tue Jun 24 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    2,060 views, 30 comments

    Latest by CptSevere: Oh, no, not again. Is there no limit to these cheezy Fiero permutations? I mean, the basic car is alright. more »

  • found on ebay

    The Greatest Fierrari Enzno Ever Sold

    We've seen a lot of Fierraris lately, hopefully the world runs out of Fieros eventually so we aren't subjected to the ongoing night terrors they induce, but this one is particularly brash. This p**sy magnet yellow Fierrari Enzno is perhaps the finest example of the breed, complete with crooked, off-brand Ferrari prancing horse logos, four off-kilter exhaust tips, pop-up DVD player, brilliantly executed engine-cover-mounted TV antenna, luxurious APC racing seats... the list goes on and on. The best part is this car's claim to fame.

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    2:20 PM on Tue May 27 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    12,343 views, 70 comments

    Latest by NicoletteNormish: What is impressive here is the digital dash integration. That sure as hell was not an option on the Fiero.. I more »