hot rods, muscle cars, customs...

[C-ZETA]

Geiger Corvette. Probably already posted but I really can't find anything else...

 

[Revheadnz]

 

[Cano]

ok, we need MEAN cars in here.

Nova altered, BIG

Nova altered rear, BIG

Willys gasser, BIG

man this is cool:

Gas Ronda:

hdr crap:

awesome:

quite the cloud:

smokin' Road Runner, BIG.

could not resist:

coolest bug ever:

Launching Challenger, BIG.

cute license plate:

holly...

welll... that be it for now... this thread needed action

 

[Roo]

Never thought I'd ever be driven to post this, but...

Particularly the smoky Road Runner and the wheelie Beetle.

 

[Revheadnz]

 

[Loon]

I now have a G-body Malibu coupe. Can anyone post some inspiration pictures for me. I have no idea what I want to do with it and would to see what people have done lately.

 

[DKX]

I now have a G-body Malibu coupe. Can anyone post some inspiration pictures for me. I have no idea what I want to do with it and would to see what people have done lately.

I had a Malibu myself, mine was an 81 sedan though. Ex cop car.


Here's some for ya.

I also have bigger copies of the first three pictures.

 

[Nicksfix]

^

Nothing short of sweetness there,nice stuff.

 

[Cano]

the Yellow one is nice.

OK people stand back, I need to take care of this thread.

haha the loon theme is awesome:

sweeh holy hell...

the chop on this is insane...

wtf...

this is so sick...

BIG ASS Galaxie gasser

awesome chopped 36 Ford truck:

STUPID big

34 Plymouth 5 window on ford frame:

1935 Fod hiboy...

really big

oh man...

Packard wheels work awesome!

big time

megaultrawesomepicture:

man... I'm so hot rod lately...

 

[DKX]

Cano... I think I might have enough desktops there to last me ages!

SICK

 

[Sniffs]

oh, you guys are makin this oldie rod lover flood the house!

 

[Cano]

some stuff I've come across recently, warning, BIG pics coming up, but they are worth it, I promise.

humongous Last Hemi cuda ever built, man how I love dog dishes! 4-Speed car too... I wonder how much this thing is worth now...

really cool 60s-style Sedan:

man this works real well!

OH. YEAH.

check out rear axle relocation on this thing! awesome!

hyper awesome 32! I really like those flames...

orange wheels with dark bluw works surprisingly well!

cheap awesome ride: just add low, flames and Astros and you're off.

same here, just toss the flames:

this also works, and I would have never tought about doing a 66 Malibu like this.

coolest pony car ever:

those flames!

hemi torque on such a topless car must be quite stressing for structural rigidity... but such fun!

see this? it's NOT a roadster but a cabriolet: see the fixed posts for the windshield, and it also has roll-up windows.

nasty indeed, but Chevy-powered:

more flames:

more power:

awesome awesome awesome 1939 Ford Standard Sedan! you never see these done.

BIG TIME.


ok enough of this for now, more later, promise (:

 

[Cano]

double post but I just found this thing and it is IMMENSE!!! Of course, total contrast to the last batch of cars, but check it out!!!!!!!

 

[Richardrfo]

Could do with losing the spoiler, but nonetheless stunning.

 

[stumpydino]

 

[Nicksfix]

hemi torque on such a topless car must be quite stressing for structural rigidity... but such fun!

After seeing this one,something was bugging me about it.I finally put my finger on it.I'm a little confused on this one as to what Hemi may be in this car.Possibly an old 331 c.i. Hemi ?

You say hemi powered,the liscense plate says bad hemi,but the distributor location says ??? A 426 Hemi's distributor is located on the right front of the engine.This cars engine,the distributor is located in the rear of the engine (between the last carb and the firewall - see the blue ignition wires ?). I'm curious as to what this may be. Cano - can you dig up any more pics on this car - thanks 👍

Hemi distributor location,right front at an angle

 

[Cano]

After seeing this one,something was bugging me about it.I finally put my finger on it.I'm a little confused on this one as to what Hemi may be in this car.Possibly an old 331 c.i. Hemi ?

You say hemi powered,the liscense plate says bad hemi,but the distributor location says ??? A 426 Hemi's distributor is located on the right front of the engine.This cars engine,the distributor is located in the rear of the engine (between the last carb and the firewall - see the blue ignition wires ?). I'm curious as to what this may be. Cano - can you dig up any more pics on this car - thanks 👍

Hemi distributor location,right front at an angle

sorry man, no picture dig-up, I kinda just stumbled upon it I looked and came out empty.

on to some more stuff:

WAY big picture of a perfectly restored 1969 HEMI GTX:

mean:

way cool Olds:

check out the guy behind the car with his fist raised, haha:

Mongoose!

that be all.. for now.

 

[Nicksfix]

Once again Cano,very good stuff as usual. 👍 Man,you come up with some good stuff.

1 correction though,the GTX pictured is a 1968 not a 1969. You can tell by the marker lights on the fender. '68's were round guarter sized as pictured,69 models were rectangular in shape.

 

[Strittan]

 

[Strittan]

Found some pictures from a Swedish Hot Rod & Custom show held earlier this month. Enjoy!

A couple of Chip Foose creations...

The last car Boyd Coddington designed...

Random pics...

 

[Nicksfix]

^

Nice stuff 👍

 

[WeinerSchnitzel]

 

[Cano]

whoa, aside from the Coddington and Foose trash, there seems to be serious iron over there. I see loads of rare muscle cars (a Boss '9? awesome) and some hardcore hot rods and customs (that Cadillac and 58 Olds are incredible). But what I'd really REALLY like to see more of is that gray carbon-fiberes Cobra. It looks IMMENSE!! Any links? more pics? something?

and that last chopped/lowered Lincoln really is a lessn into how to have a cool car on the freaking cheap. Nice.
EDIT: Wat... Dalle Carbonare? hahaha, that makes it even cooler. It's in Japan.

 

[Strittan]

whoa, aside from the Coddington and Foose trash, there seems to be serious iron over there. I see loads of rare muscle cars (a Boss '9? awesome) and some hardcore hot rods and customs (that Cadillac and 58 Olds are incredible). But what I'd really REALLY like to see more of is that gray carbon-fiberes Cobra. It looks IMMENSE!! Any links? more pics? something?

Yeah, there sure are some nice cars here. American iron has always been popular in Sweden. There will be a similar show in my home town in a couple of weeks. I'll try to get some photos while I'm there.


Here is a short article about the Cobra. It's in swedish but at least you can check out the pictures.

http://main.superiorimports.se/blogg/superior-choice-elmia-2k10-magnus-jinstrands-cobra-v12/

 

[Cano]

V12!!!!! WTF!!!!! sweet mother, that has got to be one of the sickest builds I have ever seen!!!! any extra info on this, please?? something in english would sure rule everything else. Please? At least tell me more about the car!! it's insane!!

 

[Strittan]

Sorry, can't find an english article. Found a video of it though (hear it running at 1:35):


He says that it all started with a Cobra body and frame, and that the plan was to make a harmless V8 powered toy. However, he found himself a V12 instead so he thought if he added a super charger to that, the car would be unique. Oh, the guy's name is Magnus Jinstrand by the way!

Here is a Pantera built by him as well.

 

[Paulie]

The best muscle cars are the Pro Tourers, which if I understand correctly, applies to any muscle car built to handle. There's nothing cooler than a bad-arse muscle car keeping up with modern cars on track.

 

[Cale]

+1

Any more of the Pantera?

 

[Cano]

The best muscle cars are the Pro Tourers, which if I understand correctly, applies to any muscle car built to handle. There's nothing cooler than a bad-arse muscle car keeping up with modern cars on track.

You have an outdated term for todays starndars. Class history: Pro touring originated in the mid 90s and was the concept of making a muscle car or hot rod accelerate, brake and handle like a new car, plus giving it a lot of creature comforts like modern aircon, electrogizmos and all that stuff. In the 90s and well into the first 5 years of the 00s it was all the rage and some pretty functional muscle cars were the result, but... well, think of the term pro-touring as getting a muscle car to be like a BMW M5, ussualy with more horsepower. this takes me to the handling department. Yes, they handle very well, bu not hardcore well. Lets say you could call pro touring what Chip Foose or Troy Trepanier do, very fine street cars but nothing really brutal as driver cars.

Of course, soon a faction of the movement emerged and started building all-out handling muscle cars and hot rods complete with much modified chassis, one off suspension parts and 335 tires in the rear. Many believe the inspiration for this to happen was this single car, the famous Big Red Camaro, which blasted 210 mph trough Nevada's desert at the open road race in the late 90s. True, the car is nothing but a Camaro shell on a stock-car-style tube chassis, but it is relevant and historic because of the hordes of imitators it generated, among which were many Mark Stielow-built Camaros, including the Red Witch, which redefined what a hardcore street car was in the mid 90s, and The Mule (two pictures, one in "the", other in "mule"), which also redefined a hadcore muscle car in the begining of the 00s. The aftermarket evolved and followed suit, and today there are really, really fast muscle cars on and off the streets. The "genre" is often called "G-Machines" and the biggest representatives of such these days are, I believe, are yet another Stielow-built Camaro with all- ZR1 drivetrain, suspension and brakes , and the Supercuda, which recently took on an Enzo and... well, lets just say it has 600 more hp than one.

So yeah, you may say that Pro Touring originated the hardcore muscle car and hot rod, but in reality today the term is often reserved for nice street cruisers. Handling muscle cars are another world entirely now.

 

[WeinerSchnitzel]

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