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Daddy Crabs 1929 Ford Rat Rod at Cruisin the Coast
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Daddy Crab’s $5000 ’29 Ford Rat Rod at Cruisin’ the Coast

April 11, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Dennis Gage checks out a “slightly” modified rat rod that’s been budget built from a 1929 Ford truck spotted at Cruisin’ the Coast. [More…]
1929 Ford Model AA Farm Doodlebug
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1929 Ford Model AA WWII-Era Home-Built Doodlebug Tractor

March 30, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Take a walk around an old WWII-era home-built Doodlebug farm tractor made from a 1929 Ford Model AA truck. [More…]
Steve Darnell's Vintage WelderUp School Bus
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Steve Darnell’s Vintage WelderUp School Bus

February 26, 2021 Roadkill Customs
One of Steve Darnell’s favorite builds at WelderUp is the old school bus. Steve shares everything that went into creating this unique rig. [More…]
Snow White ~ Scratch Built 1957 Chevy Truck RestoMod
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Scratch Built 1957 Chevy Truck RestoMod ~ Snow White

February 21, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Looking to promote their new 1955-59 Chevy truck cabs, Premier Street Rod built a truck that would catch attention at all the biggest events. [More…]
Brent Jennings' 1964 Ford is the Ultimate Pro-Touring Falcon
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Brent Jennings’ 1964 Ford is the Ultimate Pro-Touring Falcon

February 12, 2021 Roadkill Customs
The amount of custom touches and level of execution on this Father and Son project is rare for a garage build. [More…]
1949 Packard Rescue Pig 4x4 Dually Welding Rig
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1949 Packard 4×4 Dually Welding Rig ~ ‘Rescue Pig’

December 28, 2020 Roadkill Customs
As it’s known, Rescue Pig started out as a 1949 Packard passenger car body that was dropped on top of a ’96 Dodge RAM truck chassis. [More…]
1965 Mercedes with BMW E30 Turbo Engine Swap
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1965 Mercedes 190 with BMW E30 Turbo Engine Swap ~ Classy Sleeper

December 26, 2020 Roadkill Customs
This 1965 Mercedes-Benz 190D has had it’s Diesel removed and has been swapped up to a modern BMW E30 turbocharged powerplant. [More…]
1932 Ford Gasser Barn Find
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1932 Ford Gasser Barn Find ~ Legit Drag Racing History Revealed

December 20, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Imagine a 1932 Ford three-window coupe Gasser in a chicken house. Now imagine that it has deep drag racing history that goes back to 1957. [More…]
1000hp 1955 Chevy Built by MetalWorks Classic Auto Restoration
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1,000hp ’55 Chevy Build by MetalWorks Classic Auto Restoration

December 16, 2020 Roadkill Customs
This ’55 Chevy ProTouring build sports a 1,000hp 427 LS engine with 2.9L Whipple supercharger and an Art Morrison chassis. [More…]
A BMW Builder's 600hp Custom 1971 Chevy C10 Pro-Touring Truck
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A BMW Builder’s 600hp Custom 1971 Chevy C10 Pro-Touring Truck

December 11, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Chris set out to build his own ride, a 1971 Chevrolet C10 and built a totally wicked ride that handles even better than his BMW E46 M3. [More…]

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