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A Widebody R32 GT-R Wears a Hand-Painted Tribute to Japan
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A Widebody R32 GT-R Wears a Hand-Painted Tribute to Japan

Osmond Seangsuwan's Liberty Walk-kitted 1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R pairs a 500-whp RB26 with a custom cherry blossom and Great Wave livery, as featured by PASMAG.

Mitch HAugust 6, 20264 min read
Icon 4x4 Grafts a Vintage C10 Body Onto a New Silverado Underneath
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Icon 4x4 Grafts a Vintage C10 Body Onto a New Silverado Underneath

The Chatsworth, California shop's Chevrolet C Modern Retro Series keeps a 1967-72 pickup's sheet metal and patina while running new Silverado chassis, drivetrain, and electronics beneath it — starting at $450,000.

Mitch HAugust 6, 20264 min read
Ken Block Built the Hoonitruck as a Tribute to His Dad's Old F-150
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Ken Block Built the Hoonitruck as a Tribute to His Dad's Old F-150

A 914-horsepower, twin-turbo, all-wheel-drive gymkhana truck sounds like pure spectacle. The reason it's a 1977 Ford F-150 specifically is a lot more personal than that.

Mitch HJuly 16, 20265 min read
This '70 Chevy C20 Looks Untouched. Underneath, It's a Brand-New Silverado.
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This '70 Chevy C20 Looks Untouched. Underneath, It's a Brand-New Silverado.

Jonathan Ward's ICON 4x4 built a truck that deliberately looks like it was never restored — because the whole point of the Derelict series is hiding a modern chassis under fifty years of honest wear.

Mitch HJuly 16, 20264 min read
Rob Dahm's Quad-Rotor AWD RX-7: Inside One of Car YouTube's Longest-Running Builds
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Rob Dahm's Quad-Rotor AWD RX-7: Inside One of Car YouTube's Longest-Running Builds

Started as an 18-year-old's stock twin-turbo FD, Rob Dahm's RX-7 has spent more than seven years becoming a four-rotor, all-wheel-drive, four-figure-horsepower science project — and by his own account, it's still not finished.

Mitch HJuly 12, 20265 min read
StanceWorks Is Building a Ferrari F40 With an 812 Superfast V12 and a Hand-Built Chassis
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StanceWorks Is Building a Ferrari F40 With an 812 Superfast V12 and a Hand-Built Chassis

Mike Burroughs paired genuine F40 GT1 race bodywork with an F140 V12 on a fully custom tube chassis — and he's targeting a SEMA 2026 showcase.

Mitch HJune 23, 20266 min read
Speed Academy Turned a Junkyard K-Swap Into a 530-Whp Integra
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Speed Academy Turned a Junkyard K-Swap Into a 530-Whp Integra

A high-mileage K20Z3 with completely stock internals, a Precision 6062 turbo, and a target that got blown past on the dyno.

Mitch HApril 13, 20265 min read
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