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more about #kitcars more comments → Novaload: But where's the beer? #kitcars more » powermatic: "You two-remove that carburetor-stat!" #kitcars more » CptSevere: Kit cars back then had more soul than they do today. Ever see the ad for the kit that makes a T-bird (not the retro roadster, the older ones) into a f... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: Wow. Rear transverse leaf spring...so 2009 Corvette technology in 1947. Side note: LA to NY in less than 8 hours. /the vtec kicked in, yo... #kitcars more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Just a little rough around the edges, but entertaining. I also noticed that hoods have not become better attached in the past fifty years. #kitcars more » brandegee: That '47 Ford would now be worth more alive than dead. The sad reality is that this can't be done to a 2001 Taurus in less 4 hours. I prefer not to ... more » 4130: Anyone notice that their "old and busted" car would be the equivalent of a 2001 these days? #kitcars more » Xelmon: To all of the Willys MB comments: I am an avid lover of the good old vehicles. While it would be much cheaper, I ask you guys Not to go and tear up on... more » thunder; now eta-powered: So very cool. I can totally see this thing done up like Sarge... more » Flathead Smith: If it has proper machine gun mounts I'm in, otherwise forget it. more » CptSevere: Crack Pipe. I'd rather have a real WW2 Willys MB. I could have about eight of them for this price. more » scroggzilla raids again: Looks like someone glued an OG Nissan Patrol's face on a Willys CJ. more » Mad_Science: The quality of the work these guys do, along with their warranty and service put them in a different category. Having done my own building, and paid ... more » Elhigh: ICON is known for having a pretty tall price tag. But seein's how all my welds wind up looking like Arrakan Sand Worm boogers, I can see how this wou... more » brandegee: A pricey toy. A cursory search on the Internet reveals a plethora of old CJ Jeeps (even CJ3B) with a Chevy small-block and a T400 trans at a tenth of ... more » -
#howto
How To Build A Woodill Wildfire In Under Four Hours
Keeping with the "speedy how-to" vein we've fallen into, here's a clip from 1955 wherein a team of men transform an old-and-busted ‘47 Ford into a fiberglass-bodied Woodill Wildfire kit car in only three hours and fifty minutes. [JalopyJournal] -
#kitcars
ICON CJ3B: An Old School Off-Roading "Dog" With A Few New Tricks
Do you lament the ever-increasing size and complexity of so-called off-roaders? Do you mourn the passing of the flat-fender Jeeps and the old FJ Cruiser? The upcoming ICON CJ3B might be for you. They call it "The Dog." More » -
#kitcars
Goblin WolfSpyder Turns Your Trike Into a Jet Fighter
The Goblin WolfSpyder is a kit that transforms a Can Am Spyder reverse trike into a fully-enclosed road-going fighter plane. Finally, we can fulfill our dream of owning the least practical vehicle ever. More » -
#customcars
Corvette-Based SV 9 Competizione Wants Desperately To Be Italiani
The Corvette-based limited edition SV 9 Competizione wants desperately to emulate an Alfa Romeo 8C Competzione with its carbon fibered re-skin. American V8 grunt mixed with Italian sensuality? How could it possibly go wrong? More » -
#knightrider
College Dorm Windows Hacked To Look Like KITT
What is it with comp sci kids and their college dorms? Hacking the windows to serve as a lo-res display probably goes back to the earliest days of the integrated circuit. More » -
#crazyeurocarboy
An Elegy for Six Missing Cylinders
If you're spotting Lamborghinis in Eastern Europe, watch out for chronic cylinder shortage. More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
1958 Kellison J4-R Road-Ready Vintage Racer for $42,500!
Today we bring you a Nice Price or Crack Pipe all-American sports car that gives you a lot of kit for not much caboodle. More » -
#customcars
How To NOT Pass A Road-worthiness Inspection
This beastly home-built car was spotted in Britain readying for its road-worthiness inspection. Did it pass? Let's just say when a crowd of inspectors gathers to laugh at your car, it's not a good sign. More » -
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#bolwellnagari
Aussie Super Car Goes On Sale, Electric Version Planned
Everyone’s favorite mid-engined Australian super car has entered the final stages of development with Bolwell finally beginning to take deposits on the $132,000 car. The Bolwell Nagari drops a 3.5-liter Toyota V6 into a composite chassis, mating the 295 HP engine to a 6-speed paddle-shifter. At just 2,020 Lbs, that should be more than enough to propel the Nagari to 60 in around four seconds, which we hear is fast enough to outrun saltwater crocodiles. More » -
#kitcars
Why Kit Cars Have A Bad Reputation: The Front-Engine Countach
Close the drapes and be certain young children are not in the room, for this is horror on an entirely inconceivable scale. The utter malice exhibited through this monstrosity should be punishable. We believe this was once a Fox-body Mustang; what it is now is a horrifying interpretation of a Lamborghini Countach (kind of), but the Craigslist seller doesn't deign to reveal anything else about the car, assuming the styling will stand on its own — and command $29,900. There is no question whether this is a Nice Price or Crack Pipe; This is "ten years strung out, sleeping in the garbage bins behind a Korean restaurant" level Crack Pipe. (Thanks for the brain-maiming tip Dylan) [Craigslist, Here if it disappears]
