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Project Boomhauer 600hp Chevy C10 Giveaway Truck
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Building a 600hp ’74 C10 Chopper Hauler In 10 Minutes + Win This Truck!

July 14, 2020 Roadkill Customs
When Zac first picked up his ’74 Chevy C10, it was a humble work truck — it had NO Idea what was in store for it! Now it’s being given away! [More…]
1963 Beetle from Jay Leno's Garage
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How to Make 120hp Feel Fun ~ 1963 Beetle from Jay Leno’s Garage

May 25, 2020 Roadkill Customs
With heavy focus on aesthetics and style, Chris Walters from Jay Leno’s Garage built himself a clean weekend cruiser out of this ’63 Beetle. [More…]
What is the Gambler 500?
Hood Rides & Hoopties

The Gambler 500 Rally is Cheap, Bucket List Quality Fun

January 2, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
The Gambler 500 Rally is a mostly off-road rally-style navigational adventure using cheap, impractical or fun vehicles. [More…]
Cruising the Pomona Swap Meet with Hoonigan
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Cruising the Pomona Swap Meet with Hoonigan

November 27, 2019 Roadkill Customs
The Hoonigan crew cruises the World Famous Pomona Swap Meet… [More…]
Ken Block’s Climbkhana TWO Tianmen Mountain
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Ken Block’s Climbkhana TWO: 914hp Hoonitruck on China’s Most Dangerous Road ~ Tianmen Mountain

November 18, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Ken Block and the Hoonigan Media Machine traveled to one of the world’s most dangerous roads with his 914 horsepower Ford F-150 Hoonitruck to film Climbkhana TWO: Tianmen Mountain… [More…]
The SEMA 1 Hour 10 Minute Mega Spectacular 2019
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The SEMA 1 Hour 10 Minute Mega Spectacular 2019

November 12, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Let Hoonigan be your guide to one of the world’s biggest automotive shows, ever: SEMA. Bigger Burnyard, more hosts, more cars, and more time in this one hour spectacular. [More…]
Bad Daddy Braddy's 9-Second Chevy S10
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$5000 and 10 Days To Make Bad Daddy Braddy’s S10 Go 9 Seconds

October 1, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Even though Bad Daddy Braddy lost Build & Battle Season 2 Challenge, The Hoonigans couldn’t let that be the S10’s last hurrah. [More…]
Ken Block
Hot Rod Lifestyle

Ken Block Talks Addiction: “Carcaine ruined my life…”

August 23, 2019 Roadkill Customs
via Hoonigan Bonus ~ Ken Block speaks openly and frankly about his not-so-casual carcaine habit. [More…]
2000hp Chevrolet Camaro
Hot Rod Lifestyle

Standing Mile Racing ~ A 2000hp Camaro and an Empty Airfield

August 22, 2019 Roadkill Customs
The guys from Hoonigan heads out to the ECTA standing mile race in Arkansas to see what this series is all about. [More…]
Custom Turbo Jaguar Drift Car
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Custom Turbo Jaguar Built to Drift

July 15, 2019 Roadkill Customs
This Jaguar is no joke ~ Four doors and 4.2 liters of force-fed British straight-six is that perfect recipe of strange we’re looking for. [More…]
1931 Ford Model A Hot Rod
Builds and Examples

Build Biology ~ Mike Burroughs 800hp Coyote Powered Ford Model A

May 31, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Mike Burroughs’ 2018 SEMA build is a Ford Model A based, supercharged, Coyote Powered monster of a pickup truck. [More…]
550HP LS7 Powered 1958 Rolls Royce ~ ICON Derelict
Rides & Roadkillers

550HP LS7 Powered 1958 Rolls Royce ~ ICON Derelict

February 5, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Jonathan Ward showa us a wolf in sheep’s clothing, a 1958 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud with the Icon Derelict RestoMod treatment. [More…]
Big Red Po-Touring 1969 Chevy Camaro
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2000hp 266mph 1969 Camaro ~ The Greatest Pro-Touring Car Ever Built?

February 1, 2019 Roadkill Customs
2,000 horsepower, 266mph, countless race wins, and rebirth from a fire that could have ended it all. This is a story for the times… [More…]
Heath Pinter's 1929 Ford Sport Coupe
Rides & Roadkillers

Heath Pinter’s 1929 Ford Sport Coupe

January 30, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Heath Pinter stops by the Donut Garage with his 1929 Ford Sport Coupe. We swap stories and The Hoonigans pressure him into shredding tires. [More…]
Will DIY Forced Induction Make More Horsepower
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Twin Turdos: Will DIY Forced Induction Make More Horsepower?

January 28, 2019 Roadkill Customs
We were looking at a fan setup in one of our offices and thought to ourselves “hey, we could make a turbo out of that for ‘almost’ free”. [More…]
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2,600HP LS Engine Powered Land Speed Record Crusher Goes 460 MPH

January 16, 2019 Roadkill Customs
BUILD BIOLOGY: What has 2,600 HP and goes 460 MPH? This LS Engine Powered Land Speed Record Crusher. [More…]
1967 Ford "Black Ops" Fairlane built by Steve Strope
Rides & Roadkillers

1967 Ford “Black Ops” Fairlane Built by Steve Strope

January 7, 2019 Roadkill Customs
The Hoonigans get a visit from car designer Steve Strope and his ’67 Ford “Black Ops” Fairlane, and they get him to do a few burnouts. [More…]
Petersen Automotive Museum Los Angeles CA
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Petersen Automotive Museum and Vault Walk-Around

January 2, 2019 Roadkill Customs
From Hoonigan Bonus ~ Visit the Petersen Auto Museum get a walk-around tour of the Vault with Hert, Nads, and Bad Daddy. [More…]

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