Lincoln Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

1962 Lincoln Continental ~ Executive Demo

March 26, 2019 Roadkill Customs

From Petrolicious… Growing up in Pittsburgh, Rich Plavetich became a car enthusiast in his grandfather’s garage while the two of them worked on the white Lincoln Continental featured in this film. It came to the [More…]

1949 Lincoln Lead Sled / 1988 Mercury Grand Marquis Body Swap Build

January 11, 2019 Roadkill Customs

We took an 1988 Mercury Grand Marquis, hacked it up to fit a 1949 Lincoln body – we used the entire chassis with heat, AC, cruise control. [More…]

Dozens of Classic Cars Saved From Collapsed Barn Up For Sale

November 15, 2018 Roadkill Customs

An amazing collection of classic cars is up for sale after the Brookville, Penn., barn they’d been stored in for decades collapsed and its owner passed away at the age of 100. [More…]

1965 Lincoln Continental RestoMod Build

November 15, 2018 Roadkill Customs

This 1965 Lincoln Continental was purchased on eBay sight unseen, and when the shipping company delivered the car, the new owner quickly realized why you should never do this — despite the description, the car was in poor condition. [More…]

Ventura Nationals 2018 ~ Drive-Ins and Cruise

September 7, 2018 Roadkill Customs

The Ventura Nationals is one of the biggest traditional hot rod/rockabilly car events in Southern California. [More…]

How and Where To Score a Cheap Junkyard Engine

June 12, 2018 Roadkill Customs

For generations hot rodders have pulled bigger and more powerful engines out of other cars to use in their DIY hot rod projects. Back in the ’50s gearheads would spend hours hunting for Cadillac and Oldsmobile engines to use in their rods. In the ’60s builders started pulling Hemis, Pontiac 455s, Ford Cammers, and of course the big-block Chevys out of cars to power their gassers, T-buckets and other custom powered street machines. [More…]

10 Best Hot Rods for 16-Year Olds

June 8, 2018 Roadkill Customs

10 cool cars that could be built on a 16-year-old’s budget. [More…]

Classic Original Exterior Sun Visors For Sale

Original Exterior Sun Visors For Sale ~ Chevy, Ford, Mopar, More

May 22, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Sunglasses not enough? Looking for that Classic or Lowbrow Style? Go with an Exterior Sun Visor — Adding sun visors to your vehicle can help you see while driving in bright sunshine or to add that full custom classic or vintage car look… [More…]

How To Chassis Swap an F-100 Pickup with a Cop Car

Chassis Swapping a ’66 Ford F-100 with a Crown Victoria Police Car

March 12, 2018 Roadkill Customs

The 2003+ Ford Crown Victoria has become a popular chassis swap donor for older vehicles, especially pick-up trucks for several reasons: First, starting in 2003, the full-sized fords (Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln [More…]

Decoding Ford Motor Company Part Numbers

How To Decode Ford Part Numbers

February 24, 2018 Roadkill Customs

How to decode Ford Motor Company part numbers, including both American made parts and Austrailian made parts. [More…]

Classic Vehicle Identification

February 12, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler DeSoto Dodge Ford Henry J Hudson Kaiser / Frazer Lincoln Mercury Nash Oldsmobile Packard Plymouth Pontiac Studebaker Volkswagen Willys Also of Interest: Popular Automatic Transmission Identification Chart Early Ford Beam Axle [More…]

Wheel, Tire and Fender Fitment Calculator

January 21, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Wheel and Tire Technical Information – Calculate Wheel Fitment, Tire Stretch and Rolling Radius. Includes Speedometer Error Calculator. Play with specs, try different settings and combinations, compare results… [More…]

1946-53 American Classic Car Technical Sheets

September 16, 2017 Roadkill Customs

The following American Classic Car Technical Sheets show exploded views of all major body parts and the corresponding OEM part numbers and frame dimensions. 1946-49 models also include electrical wiring diagrams. This information is invaluable [More…]

Hubcaps - Beauty Rings - Centercaps and Wheel Accessories

Hubcaps, Centercaps, Beauty Rings and Accessories

January 20, 2017 Roadkill Customs

Find Hubcaps, Center Caps, Beauty Rings, Portawalls and More Wheel Accessories… [More…]

Emblems, Badges and Insignias

June 20, 2016 Roadkill Customs

Find Emblems, Badges, Nameplates, Insignias and More… [More…]

Wheel Bolt Pattern Cross Reference ~ What Wheels Fit?

February 8, 2016 Roadkill Customs

Use the Wheel Bolt Pattern Cross Reference to select your wheel bolt or lug pattern: Select Number of Lugs and Stud Spread in either Inches or Millimeters. The results will display Make, Model and Year as well as the OEM Wheel Size (diameter and width) plus Stud Size, Hub Center Bore and Offset. [More…]

Wheelbase Measurements for Popular Classic Cars

April 19, 2014 Roadkill Customs

Wheelbase Measurements for Popular Classic Cars invluding Buick, Chevy, Ford, Kaiser / Frazer, Lincoln, Mercury, and Nash. [More…]

Ford Engine Block Numbers

July 23, 2013 Roadkill Customs

Note: A majority of FE blocks have either a ‘352’ or a backwards ‘501’ cast into the front of the block. With the exception of a few hi-performance 428 blocks, most all other FE blocks are identical externally. The only way of differentiating between them, since there are no external markings to tell you what you’ve… [More…]