Volvo 245L with a 1UZ V8 – Part 3
Luca Car Mods is back with a new video on his 1974 Volvo 245L project. The goal is to swap the factory B20 inline-four for a 4.0 L 1UZ V8 from a Lexus LS400. The car will also receive an upgraded sus...
Luca Car Mods is back with a new video on his 1974 Volvo 245L project. The goal is to swap the factory B20 inline-four for a 4.0 L 1UZ V8 from a Lexus LS400. The car will also receive an upgraded sus...
"The Marauder," he calls it. It's pretty obvious why, too. Clad in black, and only black, with a turbo perched atop the massive 1,100lb 5.9-liter Cummins 6BT turbo diesel, it's menacing to say the le...
This 1981 Jaguar XJ is for sale in Wrocław, Poland for 59,999 PLN or about $16,262. The British car is powered by a rebuilt 2.5 L 1JZ inline-six with a Holset turbocharger that makes 493 horsepower (...
This 1985.5 Porsche 944 is no longer powered by the factory 2.5 L M44/40 inline-four. The owner swapped it for a built 2.2 L L61 Ecotec inline-four. The new engine features ported head, stainless val...
Schlangennest (Wir begeben uns hier tatsächlich in ein Schlangennest – die Geschichte der Cobra 289 und 427 ist sehr verworren (die Anfänge beschreiben wir: hier ), wohl kaum ein Automobil ist leicht...
This 1960 Chevrolet Biscayne Utility Sedan was built for Reece Christensen by C&A Auto Fashion in Blackbur, Victoria, Australia. Under the hood sits a 403 ci (6.6 L) stroked LSx V8 featuring a LQ9 ir...
Das letzte Mal im Radio war er zwar wahrscheinlich vor 20 Jahren zu hören. Doch wer mit den Mercedes-Entwicklern in den Prototypen des neuen GLE unterwegs ist, der muss unweigerlich an den Ulk-Schlag...
Bilderbuch Sechs Jahre ist es nun schon her, seit Saab von uns gegangen ist. Nein, es gibt keine Neuigkeiten von Saab. Wir räumen bloss ein bisschen auf in unserem Archiv (und bis Ende Jahr komplett ...
This 1967 Chevrolet Nova is for sale on eBay in Gilbert, Arizona with a current bid of $23,100 and asking $36,000. Under the hood sits an all-aluminum 5.3 L LM4 V8 with Church Boys Racing headers, 20...
Das Einzelstück? Wie so oft bei Einzelstücken ist der Verlauf der Geschichte nicht ganz klar. Virgil Exner (1909 – 1973), in den 50er und Anfang der 60er Jahre der so geniale wie exzentrische Chef-De...
Al and Woody from The Skid Factory are back with a new episode on the Bedford Van project. The goal is install a turbocharged 4.0 L Barra inline-six and stronger ZF six-speed transmission into the va...
Bad Obsession Motorsport is back with another episode on their Project Binky. The project involves a building an incredibly modified and fast Mini with a Toyota Celica GT-Four powertrain. In this epi...
Alright, let's get this out of the way first: I'm not going to suggest that electric cars will ever replace what internal combustion engines do for folks like you and me. The smell of burnt fuel, the...
One creative Australian is building a unique truck out of Ford and Audi parts. He started with a 1950 Ford F-1 body which is going on a 1981 Ford Bronco chassis. Then he’s installing the powertrain, ...
Holley originally built this 1974 Chevelle wagon for Hot Rod Power Tour 2011 to showcase their products. Fast forward seven years and Holley’s Engineering Manager Tim Grillot thought it would be a gr...
Der Schrull Mitte der Siebziger traf die Ölkrise in den USA auf Autos, die gross wie Swimmingpools und durstig wie Pferde waren. Die Gegenstrategie sollte von AMC kommen – mit einem Auto, wie es in s...
Daniel Craig hat nach langem und taktischem Zögern endlich unterschrieben, die Besetzungsliste füllt sich und der neue Dienstwagen ist auch rechtzeitig fertig geworden. Denn pünktlich zum Beginn der ...
It’s been nine years since this 1974 Pontiac Firebird was on the road. The Swedish owner spent that time designing and building the lightest and best performing 2nd generation Firebird he could. Sinc...
Cleetus McFarland spent the last two months installing a supercharged 5.4 L V8 and TR6060 six-speed manual from a wrecked Mustang Shelby GT500 into a tired Crown Victoria. Cleetus and team took the c...
This 1965 Silver Eagle Bus conversion is for sale on eBay in Pioneer, California for $86,500. The vehicle started life as a bus but was converted into a RV by a Detroit Diesel mechanic. That’s also w...
Roadkill performed many engine swaps while making 76 episodes. Along the way we covered a few such as their Cadillac Brougham with a Cummins 6BT and Stubby Bob with a supercharged BBC V8. Recently Ro...
Seat und das SUV – das ist eine späte Liebe, die den Spaniern dafür umso mehr Spaß macht. Denn seit die VW-Tochter den Ateca im Programm hat, geht es steil bergauf. Und der kleine Bruder Arona hat di...
Es war mal wieder heiß, sehr heiß. Aber leider blieb die Sonne die meiste Zeit hinter einer Wolkendecke verborgen. Dafür waren die zahlreichen Fahrzeuge umso attraktiver. Es kamen sogar so viele zum ...
Brian Nimmo purchased a 2005 Tacoma X-Runner new for a daily driver. Several years later he used the truck to compete in the Top Drift Pro-Am drift series. Brian and his friend replaced the stock 4.0...
There's no better way to enjoy a vehicle you've built with your own hands than to use it, or perhaps in this case, abuse it. Earlier this spring, Emily and I, along with our dog Chloe, set out for th...