Complete List of Kit Car Manufacturers
To some in the automotive community, kit cars are controversial, but for others, they represent a chance to drive their dream car...or at least something close to it. With so many of
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What is a Kit Car? A Brief History of Component Cars
Kit cars, also known as component cars or replica cars, are vehicles that are sold in kit form and assembled by the owner. They are typically replicas of classic or exotic sports
Simpson Design Italia GTZ
Simpson Design is a small coachbuilder in the Pacific Northwest that specializes in building retro-inspired sports cars on the Mazda MX-5. The companies latest creation has been dubbed the Italia GTZ. Drawing from the timeless lines
The Porsche That Wasn’t: How Indonesia’s Economic Boom Led to the Marvia 911 Scandal
The Marvia 911 couldn't have happened anywhere other then the mid-1990s in Indonesia. The country was riding the wave of an economic renaissance. With annual GDP growth rates of 5 to 7
The Kit Car Industry In USA To Boom Thanks To New Federal Regulations
Legalization that became law in 2015 as part of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, has finally worked its way through the bureaucracy of Washington D.C.meaing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
DIY Batmobile Listed On eBayMotors
Yevgeny Bondarenko, a car guy from Temirtau, Kazakhstan, known online by the handle JBKAnal, amassed a substantial online following documenting the custom build of his replica Batmobile based on Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy's
Electric AC Ace to Debut at The British Motor Show
TGR Staff – 08/03/2021 Over a year ago AC Cars announced they would be releasing an all-electric version of the classic AC Ace, the car that would become the Shelby Cobra. AC
The Clan Crusader
by Michael Satterfield – 06/30/2021 Chances are you have never heard of the Clan Crusader, a fiberglass sports car from the 1970s that was the brainchild of two former Lotus employees, Paul Haussauer and
Pandemic Project Car: Building A DIY RS200
by Michael Satterfield Like many Per Ajdén needed to find something to do while waiting for the Swedish government-mandated Covid-19 lockdown to end, instead of catching up on Netflix, he decided to
Jaguar Releases New C-Type Continuation
Jaguar Classic has released the latest car in their series with a continuation of the legendary 1953 disc-brake-equipped Le Mans works C-type. Just eight cars will be built ahead of a racing-inspired celebration
Steve McQueen, Thomas Crown Affair Dune Buggy Sells for $456,000
The Thomas Crown Affair was a departure for Steve McQueen, while he was one of Hollywood's top leading men by 1968, he often played the hero in cowboy or soldier form. Stan
The Simpson Swift
by Michael Satterfield Jim Simpson is an automotive artist who builds some of the most beautiful bespoke sportscars on the market today. His creations are based on one of the best selling
The Worst Cars of the Decade
by Michael Satterfield People ask me all of the time what car to buy, almost every time I tell them that it is hard to buy a bad car these days, so
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