We haven’t had a good ol’ hot rod on the site for a little while, so here’s one that’s been patiently waiting in my archives. A classic looking Model A, low to the ground, in a gorgeous combination of blue and gold, stunning in it’s simplicity. Notice the distinct lack of rust, skulls, or goofy [...]
Is there any other car that can be so easily and instantly identified by it’s nickname? We’ve all seen the movie and felt the urge to step into the screen and drive that fastback right out of the cinema parking lot, but for most of us the dream ended when the credits rolled. Most of [...]
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Tags: eleanor, fastback, ford, gone in 60 seconds, mustang, pony, shelby, V8 
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Almost 2 years ago to the day I featured a hand-built aluminium hot rod named Emerald Tide which took it’s styling inspiration from an artist’s painting. Well the same artist has many more paintings and the same builder is creating another awesome car to match one of them. This time it’s a chopped and channeled [...]
Posted in Build Threads Tags: 1951, build from sketch, ford, hot rod, Keith Weesner, pickup, ute 2 Comments »
Late last year, shortly after I posted the heartfelt story of the FreedomBird, a gentleman named Matt contacted me to tell me about his own muscle car project. You see, Matt’s company Anvil Auto was responsible for the carbon fiber work on the FreedomBird, so when the attention was turned to his own build, you [...]
Posted in Build Threads Tags: anvil auto, carbon fiber, ford, mustang, pro touring, pure vision, steve strope, V8 4 Comments »
It’s been a while since the last hot rod build, so I think it’s time we sink our teeth into some vintage American iron. I can’t help but be extremely jealous when I see such talented folk create a car with their bare hands from such a depleted starting point. Scooter, the talented fabricator behind [...]
I’m not sure if you’re familiar with the 24 Hours of Lemons races, but to be very brief the official site describes it as “A nationwide series of endurance races for cars that cost $500 or less.” That $500 includes the purchase AND building costs. The entries are very interesting, the teams are hilarious, and [...]
Posted in Build Threads Tags: 24 hours of lemons, ford, geo, lemons, metro, rear engine, suzuki, suzuki swift, swift, taurus, v6 4 Comments »
If you’re a regular Speedhunters reader, then you would have already seen this monster being built over the last couple of months. For those of you who aren’t, here’s the lowdown… Ford, Monster Energy Drink, and Team Need For Speed teamed up with Formula D driver Vaughn Gittin Jr. to build a street/drift styled ’69 [...]
Posted in Build Threads Tags: art morrison, drift, dynacorn, ford, monster energy drink, mustang, need for speed, sema, V8, vaughn gitten jr 2 Comments »
Here’s another build to go with the other chassis-swap projects that have been previously featured. This time it’s a 1959 Ford Thames van being sat on top of a shortened BMW 2002 chassis, built by it’s owner, Mike Pugh. Kindly submitted by Mikael. So, after featuring a handful of projects like this, it begs the [...]
Anyone remember the Koenigsegg Granada? Well Joel, the owner, contacted me after noticing his car was featured on Build Threads and filled me in on some details about the car. Apart from giving me a link to his proper build thread, Joel also schooled me on some Koenigsegg/Ford facts. Apparently, all engine parts on the [...]
I was reading up on this thread a while ago, however I stupidly forgot to note it down and in-turn forgot about it until very recently when Christian submitted it via email and brought it back to my attention. This car interests me for a few reasons. Firstly, it’s different, which always makes for a [...]
Posted in Build Threads Tags: Australian drift, drift, fabrication, falcon, ford, V8, XD No Comments »
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