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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…]
Make-A-Wish 1967 Chevrolet C10
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1967 Chevy C10 Built for 21 Year Old Cancer Survivor by Make-A-Wish

December 10, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Cody is a 21-year-old kid who’s survived cancer three times and the Make-A-Wish Foundation helped him build his dream ’67 Chevrolet C10! [More…]
War Machine ~ A 600hp Pro-Touring Chevy Chevelle SS
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War Machine ~ A 600hp Pro-Touring Chevy Chevelle SS

December 4, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Luis built this Chevelle into a menacing car powered by an LS3 and with some serious suspension deserving the name “War Machine”. [More…]
1965 Buick Riviera ~ Low and Slow Custom Cruiser
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1965 Buick Riviera ~ Low and Slow Custom Cruiser

November 25, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Andy’s 1965 Riviera is Buick badassery from the clean and classy shaved body to the custom interior all slammed on air suspension. [More…]
Thrift Rat 1954 Chevy 3100 by Big Happy Rods
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Thrift Rat ~ A Steampunk Inspired 1954 Chevy 3100 Thriftmaster

November 12, 2020 Roadkill Customs
With tons of custom steampunk inspired touches, this pickup truck isn’t your ordinary Chevrolet 3100 Thriftmaster. [More…]
WelderUp's 2-Stroke '58 Chevy Apache Monster Truck Build Bio and Drive
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WelderUp’s 2-Stroke ’58 Chevy Apache Monster Truck Build Bio and Drive

October 29, 2020 Roadkill Customs
This is a full bio of Steve Darnell’s 2-Stroke themed 1958 Chevrolet Apache Monster Truck including build bio and drive. [More…]
Golden Sahara ~ The $1 Million Show Car
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Golden Sahara ~ The George Barris Built $1 Million Show Car

October 29, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Hidden from public view for over 50 years, the Golden Sahara was one of America’s most famous cars back in the early 60s. [More…]
1941 General Motors Rat Rod Prerunner
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Built To Destroy ~ 1941 General Motors Rat Rod Prerunner

October 28, 2020 Roadkill Customs
The Terra Crew is in Southern California to meet up with Tim Shredarowich and check out his 1941 General Motors “Rat Rod Prerunner”. [More…]
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A Famous Roadrunner, A Hemi Ute, and a Near Arrest

October 20, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
The new owner of Dave Freiburger’s ’71 Roadrunner let a couple fans drive both the ’71 Plymouth and a home-brewed Charger R/T Ute. [More…]
200 MPH 1956 Chevy
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Can This Stunning ’56 Chevy Hit 200 MPH?

October 1, 2020 Roadkill Customs
A full-blown drag car is an unexpected find at a half-mile event. We were quickly impressed by this ’56 Chevy before it even made a pass. [More…]
1947 Ford Coupe That Was Street Rodded In the 1970s
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Digging Out A 1947 Ford Coupe That Was Street Rodded In the 1970s

September 26, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Two brothers street rodded this 1947 Ford Coupe back in the 70s with a 302 SBF, automatic transmission, and a 1955-57 Chevy rear end. [More…]

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