Photos by Power Vechicles The Toyota 2JZ engine is one of the most retrofitted engines in the world. Whether in JDM vehicles, in US cars or in premium vehicles from European manufacturers, the unit has been used in almost every vehicle. Even ...
Continue reading "AC Schnitzer ACS3 Sport CLS (1995): BMW E36 M3!
Photos by Contempo Concept The ACS3 Sport CLS from BMW tuner AC Schnitzer is like a kind of spiritual ancestor of the M3 CSL. Now one of these rare lightweight M3-based sports cars is for sale. When it comes to sportiness, the E36 M3 has always stood ...
Continue reading "Land Rover Defender as a 6 × 6 pickup? Already in 1981!
Photos by landrovercentre.com Anyone who thinks that the Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6 × 6, which was built between 2013 and 2015, was the first pickup with six driven wheels and V8 power, is wrong. Because decades before that there was another ...
Continue reading "Crazy: 1971 Jeep DJ (Dispatcher Jeep) as Restomod!
Photos by Barret Jackson & gaugemagazine.com Have you ever heard of the Jeep DJ (Dispatcher Jeep)? This was a variant of the Jeep CJ with rear-wheel drive, which was built at the beginning (model years 1955 and 1956) by Willys-Overland. From 1967 to ...
Continue reading "1976 Toyota FJ40 Restomod with 5,3 l Vortec power!
Photos by Streetside Classic Cars Believe it or not, Japanese manufacturer Toyota actually sold an incredible 9,5 million vehicles in the past year. This put them in first place with regard to the crown of the world's best-selling automaker. And …
Continue reading "Electric drive in the Lunaz Bentley S2 Continental Flying Spur!
Photos by Lunaz Design The Silverstone-based specialists for the electrification of classic cars, Lunaz Design, recently expanded their portfolio to include what they say is the “world's first electric classic based on a Bentley”. You have a Bentley S2 ...
Continue reading "Video: Low-budget Mercedes S-Class as a diesel off-roader!
Can you convert an old Mercedes S-Class from 1982 into an off-roader in Mad Max style? Definitely! And the ultimate proof of that is this copy from the Hoonigan AutoFocus YouTube channel. And the 300 SD of the W 126 series was even available for less ...
Continue reading "1965 Daytona Cobra by Carroll Shelby under the hammer!
Photos by worldwideauctioneers.com Die-hard Cobra fans jumped around like excited children in January when Carroll Shelby's personal 427 Cobra went under the hammer at the Mecums Kissimmee auction. The completely restored vehicle from 1966 (CSX3178) finally achieved an impressive 5,94 million ...
Continue reading "Tuning van from back then: Mercedes T 1 from Brabus & Lorinser!
Photos by Brabus et al. Do you know the Mercedes T 1 (also known as TN = Transporter New)? It was the first small van that Daimler-Benz had developed itself and the predecessor model was the Harburger van. Built from 1977 to 1995 there was ...
Continue reading "Restomod 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser from the FJ Company!
Photos by The FJ Company If you are looking for a "very" old Toyota Land Cruiser, but one that is far from the series, then the FJ Company is one of the tuners you can definitely turn to ...
Continue reading "Copper-colored 1955 Chevrolet Nomad "CopperSol" - Restomod!
Photos by barrett-jackson.com We have recently reported so much about the tuning trend par excellence in the USA, the Restomods. The newly built and modernized vehicles, most of which have been around for over 50 years, from resourceful car enthusiasts ...
Continue reading "Video: 1986er BMW M635 Csi Coupe on 17 inch BBS rims!
This 1986 BMW M635 Csi Coupe shows the new BMWs how good looks can be. Classic BMWs from the past, like this 1988 6 Series, are simply a dream. It is currently for sale on Bring A Trailer and is in ...
Continue reading "Mercedes 250GD Wolf from 1990 from Expedition Motor!
Photos by EMC (Expedition Motor Company) The classic G was actually a military vehicle that was only later offered to civilians as an off-roader for private use. At that time, Mercedes wanted to set up a counterpart to the Land Rover vehicles, but also ...
Continue reading ""Coyogar"? Ringbrothers Mercury Cougar with Mustang V8!
Photos by Ringbrothers Even though there was no SEMA auto show last fall, Wisconsin's famous tuner Ringbrothers unveiled a spectacular vehicle for the canceled motor show. The latest creation is an extremely discreetly refined 5,0-liter Mercury Cougar XR-7 with a modern Coyote drive from ...
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