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Month: April 2018

How To Chop a 1947 Buick Sedanette in Two Minutes
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How To Chop a 1947 Buick Sedanette in Two Minutes

April 27, 2018 Roadkill Customs
It took Kjetil Kvipt and his Coupe Devils car club members 9 hours to chop the top on Hans Ola Christensen’s 1947 Buick Sedanette. [More…]
1959 Corner-Carving Apache
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1959 Chevrolet Apache Corner-Carver

April 24, 2018 Roadkill Customs
Wes bought the truck with the intention of making it his daily driver, but then else something happened. He discovered Auto-Cross. [More…]
My Classic Car with Dennis Gage
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My Classic Car with Dennis Gage

April 11, 2018 Roadkill Customs
My Classic Car is a weekly television program that captures America’s love affair with the automobile with host, Dennis Gage. [More…]
1946 Plymouth Special Deluxe Engine Swap
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1946 Plymouth Special Deluxe Engine Swap Fix

April 10, 2018 Roadkill Customs
After a botched engine swap, we were asked to pull the engine, fix the firewall, floor and get this 1946 Plymouth Special Deluxe running. [More…]
Coby Gewertz's 1963 Ford Econoline "VanGo"
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Coby Gewertz’s 1963 Ford Econoline “VanGo”

April 7, 2018 Roadkill Customs
In this episode of Daily Transmission, Jon brings in Coby Gewertz, who shows us “VanGo”, his wild custom 1963 Ford Econoline van. [More…]
Lady of the Line ~ The Race of Gentlemen
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Lady of the Line ~ The Race of Gentlemen

April 6, 2018 Roadkill Customs
The Race of Gentlemen’s Charming Flag Girl, Sara Francello, is featured in this in-depth look into the vintage racing spectacle that is TROG. [More…]
1951 Chevrolet 3100 6.0 L LQ4 LS Motor Swap
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1951 Chevrolet 3100 with Rear-Cooled 6.0 Liter LQ4 LS Motor

April 6, 2018 Roadkill Customs
The motor is a young 83K mile 6.0 liter LQ4 from a 2005 GMC Yukon which will be mated to a brand new 4l60e transmission. [More…]

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