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[ April 24, 2022 ] 2022 AHRA No Name Nationals at Jeffers Motorsports Park, Sikeston, MO Car Shows & Events
[ August 14, 2022 ] Real World Hagerty Collector Car Insurance Claim Experience Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ August 8, 2022 ] How To Be Prepared For A Dyno Session And Not Waste Your Money How To & DIY
[ August 5, 2022 ] Are You Killing The Hot Rod Community? Don’t Be “That Guy” Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ July 26, 2022 ] Reversing Gears ~ Rescuing One’s Own Derelict 1967 Pontiac GTO Builds and Examples
[ July 24, 2022 ] How To Paint a Lace Roof on the Cheap Using Grandma’s Curtains How To & DIY
[ July 20, 2022 ] Exploring an Antique Junkyard in the Hills of West Virginia Projects & Parts For Sale
[ July 19, 2022 ] How To Cut Glass Mirror to Fix Broken Side View Wing Mirrors How To & DIY
[ July 19, 2022 ] The Rusty Truck Hillbilly Hauler and Fifth Wheel Camper ~ Full Tour Rides & Roadkillers
[ July 15, 2022 ] Tips for Buying a Used Car or Truck in Today’s Crazy Market Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ July 13, 2022 ] Best Stripped Thread Repair? Heli Coil vs TIME-SERT, JB Weld, Loctite Products & Reviews
[ July 11, 2022 ] 1,300HP Mercury Comet BRAKE FAILURE CRASH – Mistakes Were Made Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ July 3, 2022 ] How To Swap 1st Gen Dodge Truck Rotors from 5×5.5 to 5×4.5 How To & DIY
[ June 27, 2022 ] Amazing Chevrolet Small Block 283 Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse Builds and Examples
[ June 22, 2022 ] Hot Rod Power Tour EXPOSED — The TRUE Experience Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 20, 2022 ] DD Speed Shop Conquers The 2022 Hot Rod Power Tour Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 17, 2022 ] Bracket Drag Racing 101 ~ Understand the Essentials and How To Win Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 16, 2022 ] Repairing A Damaged and Dented Classic Truck Grill in 10 Minutes How To & DIY
[ June 15, 2022 ] Twin Turbo 1963 Divco Milk Truck Goes 114mph Rides & Roadkillers
[ June 10, 2022 ] How To Pass Drag Racing Tech Inspections for the No Name Nationals Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ June 5, 2022 ] 1927 Cadillac Series 314 Barn Find with Period Air Brake Conversion Builds and Examples
[ June 5, 2022 ] Swapping Holley Electric Choke to Manual Choke for Total Control How To & DIY
[ May 31, 2022 ] Will DD Speed Shop Survive the 2022 Power Tour In A 65 Year Old Chevy? Builds and Examples
[ May 24, 2022 ] How To Set Up a Ford 9 Inch Third Member for High-Performance Use How To & DIY
[ May 20, 2022 ] RolledRunner: Wrecked and Rolled 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Revival Builds and Examples
[ May 19, 2022 ] Product Review: Testing JEGS Engine Sling and Engine Cradle Products & Reviews
[ May 16, 2022 ] Life Advice For Young Car Guys — Win At Home In Your Own Garage Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ May 13, 2022 ] The Holey Goat 1970 Pontiac GTO Gets Legal and Goes Into The Wild! Hot Rod Lifestyle
[ May 11, 2022 ] Father Helps Son Build His First Hot Rod ~ 1959 Ford Custom Sedan Builds and Examples
[ May 9, 2022 ] 1954 Studebaker Straight Axle Conversion ~ IT’S NOT A GASSER Builds and Examples
[ May 8, 2022 ] Making a Ford 300 Inline 6 Hybrid with a 5.3 Liter Chevy LS Cylinder Head Builds and Examples

The Supersleeper Project ~ Subaru WRX Powered VW Super Beetle

December 27, 2020 Roadkill Customs

The step-by-step process of a 2009 Subaru WRX powered 1973 Super Beetle bug engine conversion and restoration project. [More…]

How To Make 120hp Feel Fun ~ 1963 Beetle from Jay Leno’s Garage

May 25, 2020 Roadkill Customs

With a heavy focus on aesthetics and style, Chris Walters from Jay Leno’s Garage built himself a clean weekend cruiser out of his ’63 Beetle. [More…]

1967 VW Type 3 Squareback Gets Mazda Miata Chassis Swap

Frankenwagon ~ 1967 VW Type3 Gets Mazda MX-5 Miata ‘Chassis’ Swap

May 19, 2020 Roadkill Customs

This Old Jalopy presents Project Frankenwagon: A 1967 VW Type 3 Squareback with a 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata chassis and drivetrain inside. [More…]

This HEMI-Powered VW Beetle is a Real Life Hot Wheels

April 12, 2020 Roadkill Customs

This classic VW Beetle has been chopped, sectioned, and slammed on a full-tube chassis and is powered by a late-model 5.7L HEMI. [More…]

Volkswagen Split Window Camper Van Build

Volkswagen Split Window Snail Camper Van Build

March 23, 2020 Roadkill Customs

The guys from Yumos Garage (Indonesia) transformed a Volkswagen bus into a fantastically beautiful Snail Camper-van. [More…]

Hotaka Saito ~ 1968 Porsche - Type 3 Fastback 913

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…]

Gabriel Iglesias' Volkswagen Bus Collection

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…]

700hp 6.6 liter V8 1952 Volkswagen Beetle

July 12, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Austria’s Hotrod Hangar built this 1952 Volkswagen Beetle equipped with a V8 6.6 liter Chevrolet racing engine with 700 hp. [More…]

Volksrods and VW Beetle Rods

July 8, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Volksrods are modified Volkswagen beetles. VW Beetles are affordable, easy to find, and easy to find parts for… [More…]

Velvet Cherry ~ Jerry Dunbar’s Volksrod

May 16, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Jerry Dunbar’s 1954 Volkswagen oval window beetle turned radical volksrod dubbed “Velvet Cherry”. [More…]