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Greatest TV & Movie Cars: The Barris Kustoms Built 'Munster Koach'
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Greatest TV & Movie Cars: The Barris Kustoms Built ‘Munster Koach’

December 6, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Barris Kustoms created the spooky hot rod dubbed the “Munster Koach” for the hit 1960’s TV show “The Munsters” ~ Take a Ride with Dennis Gage. [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…]
Tri-Five Chevy 4 Door to 2 Door Conversion
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Tri-Five Chevy 4 Door to 2 Door Conversion ~ Quick, Cheap and Easy

December 2, 2019 Roadkill Customs
DD Speed Shops’ winter project: the ’57 Chevy Bel Air gets a 4 Door to 2 Door Conversion ~ Quick, Cheap and Easy. [More…]
DIY Welding Cart Built Around Harbor Freight Tool Cabinet
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DIY Welding Cart Built Around Harbor Freight Tool Cabinet

November 27, 2019 Roadkill Customs
From Start To Finish, here’s how to fabricate a DIY welding cart built around a Harbor Freight 14.5″ End Cabinet Toolbox. [More…]
RATical ~ A Completely Hand-Built Dually Rat Rod Truck by Sean Puz
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RATical ~ A Completely Hand-Built Dually Rat Rod Truck

November 19, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Sean Puz’s very cool, completely fabricated, dually rat rod truck with 454 big-block bored 30 over and a 4L80e overdrive transmission… [More…]
Testing The Cheapest MIG Welder On Amazon
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Testing the Cheapest 110v MIG Welder on Amazon

November 17, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Wranglerstar tests the cheapest MIG welder on Amazon. This benchtop wire-feed welder includes everything needed to fabricate small projects. [More…]
Luis Gonzales' 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe
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Luis Gonzales’ 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe

November 16, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Take a closer look and a ride in life-long hot rodder Luis Gonzales’ 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe. [More…]
Snowed-in Garage
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4 Ways to Protect Your Garage From Winter

November 15, 2019 Roadkill Customs
A warm, well-insulated garage will provide you usable workspace all year round, even when the outside temperatures drop to frightening lows. [More…]
1959 Chevy El Camino 800-HP Rat Rod at SEMA 2019
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From ’59 Chevy El Camino to 800-HP Rat Rod for The SEMA Show

November 14, 2019 Roadkill Customs
We’re fairly sure alcohol was heavily involved in the ideation and creation of this wacked-out 1959 Chevrolet El Camino, which goes by the name “Hulk-Camino.” [More…]
SEMA 2019 Muscle Car Highlights from Performance Hall
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Muscle Car Highlights from SEMA 2019 Performance Hall

November 13, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Muscle Car Highlights from The SEMA Show 2019 Performance Hall (Central Hall)… [More…]
Dylan's 1954 F100 ~ An Early 1960s Style Build
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Dylan’s 1954 F100 ~ An Early 1960s Style Build

November 12, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Check out Dylan’s High Shcool hot rod, a 1954 F100 done in an early ’60s style that he started when he was 14 years old. [More…]
A Hot Rodded Horseless Carriage
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A Hot Rodded Horseless Carriage

November 12, 2019 Roadkill Customs
We don’t really know what to call this or really even what to think of it. Either way, it’s hard to deny the craftsmanship and man-hours… [More…]
Checking Out The LA Classic Car Scene
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Checking Out The LA Classic Car Scene

November 11, 2019 Roadkill Customs
From Ben Kahan of Four Speed Films, who’s goal is to draw his generation back into old cars (and the culture that surrounds them) from muscle cars to hot rods. [More…]
Foose on Design ~ Tweaking the 1970 Plymouth Cuda
Concept Cars & Design

Foose on Design ~ Tweaking the 1970 Plymouth Cuda

November 11, 2019 Roadkill Customs
When Chip Foose looks at the iconic 1970 Plymouth Cuda he sees three things in need of changing. Here is what he changed and why. [More…]
2019 Hot Wheels Legends Tour Winner ~ Photo: Hemmings
Rides & Roadkillers

Mattel Crowns 2019 Hot Wheels Legends Tour Winner

November 10, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Mattel unveiled the winner of the second annual Hot Wheels Legends Tour at the 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The Nash Metropolitan custom car, built by best friends Greg Salzillo and Dave Ford. [More…]
SEMA 2019 Battle of the Builders Winner ~ RingBrothers '69 Camaro VALKYRJE
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SEMA 2019 Winner ~ RingBrothers ’69 Camaro VALKYRJE

November 9, 2019 Roadkill Customs
A complete tour and detailed inspection of the 2019 Battle of the Builders winner, the 1969 Camaro built by RingBrothers. Cruise, revving… [More…]
Faster With Finnegan
Hot Rod Lifestyle

Roadkill Spin-Off “Faster With Finnegan” Premieres Early ’20

November 8, 2019 Roadkill Customs
You heard it first at SEMA 2019 ~ Roadkill spinoff series Faster With Finnegan premieres early 2020 on the MotorTrend App… [More…]
How To Drive Into The SEMA Show Like A Boss
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How To Drive Into The SEMA Show Like A Boss with WelderUp

November 8, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Finnigan, Cotten, and Newbern spent last week drag racing Blasphemi and now it’s time to move it into the Motor Trend booth for The SEMA Show. [More…]

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