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Volvo Amazon Kia Spectra Swap ~ Swedish Gangsta Sled by Svenmeister

March 13, 2021 Roadkill Customs
The Svenmeister’s latest custom car build is a classic Swedish Volvo Amazon 122S crafted atop a 2005 Kia Spectra. [More…]
1967 Volvo Amazon 123 GT
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1967 Volvo 123GT ~ Mur’s 35 Year Amazon Ownership Story

March 7, 2021 Roadkill Customs
This Volvo Amazon 123GT has been in the back of DD Speed Shop videos and sparked interest, so Dan does a Hoonigan-style build break down. [More…]
V8 Swapped 1966 Jaguar Mk2
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V8 Swapped 1966 Jaguar Mark 2 ~ Supercharged and Straight Piped

July 19, 2020 Roadkill Customs
This is what happens when an engineer swaps the engine and running gear from a Supercharged V8 Jaguar XJR into the body of a 1966 Jaguar MK2. [More…]
Cannonball Run Record Breakers: How we made our car invisible to cops...
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Cannonball Run Record Breakers: How we made our car invisible to cops…

December 4, 2019 Roadkill Customs
The New York to Los Angeles Cannonball Record has just been broken. Here’s the story of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz E63S AMG they used to do it… [More…]
Deplorable ~ 1934 Renault Outlaw Gasser at Holley Hot Rod Reunion
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Deplorable ~ 1934 Renault Outlaw Gasser at Holley Hot Rod Reunion

November 27, 2019 Roadkill Customs
This is Deplorable, a 1934 Renault Outlaw Gasser built by Renegade Race Cars and spotted at the NHRA Holley Hot Rod Reunion… [More…]
1953 Volvo PV444
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Spirit of Aasen ~ 1953 Volvo PV 800HP 2JZ Swapped Drift Monster

November 1, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Stig Arne Solheim built this 1953 Volvo PV444 with a 3.4 L 2JZ-GTE inline-six with a stroker kit, forged internals, and CNC ported head. [More…]
Hotaka Saito ~ 1968 Porsche - Type 3 Fastback 913
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1968 Porsche and VW Type 3 Fastback Mashup ~ Hotaka Saito’s 913

October 23, 2019 Roadkill Customs
This is Hotaka Saito’s custom hand-built 913 ~ A five-year project that mashed up a ’68 Porsche 912 and a Volkswagen Type 3 Fastback. [More…]
Josh Mazerolle's 1977 Twin Turbo LS Toyota Hilux Widebody
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Josh Mazerolle’s 1977 Twin Turbo LS Toyota Hilux

September 14, 2019 Mad Scientist Garage
Josh Mazerolle paid $250 for a 1977 Hilux that had spent 15-years in the desert. He ended up creating one of the wildest mini trucks ever… [More…]
Gabriel Iglesias' Volkswagen Bus Collection
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Inside Comedian Gabriel Iglesias’ $3 Million Volkswagen Bus Collection

August 18, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Fluffy comedian Gabriel Iglesias owns a $3 million collection of classic Volkswagen Buses in his enormous personal museum. [More…]
Victor Jonsson's V12 Diesel Powered 1960 Volvo PV544
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Victor Jonsson’s V12 Diesel Powered 1960 Volvo PV544

August 12, 2019 Roadkill Customs
This beast is the brainchild of a one Victor Jonsson, a Swedish car builder. The car is a 1960 Volvo PV544 fitted with a V12 diesel engine. [More…]

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