Vintage Automotive Sales Literature and Brochure Photos
It’s always entertaining to take a look back at the way things used to be done in the automotive business with a gander at yesteryear’s sales literature and brochure photos. Although we still have...
View Article1971 Ford Transit Supervan
Oh, okay now this is absolutely glorious. Not so sure this beast could get away with being labeled a “sleeper”, but nonetheless what we have here is a 1971 Ford Transit that is basically a GT40 wrapped...
View ArticleWeekly Bruce Canepa Shop Walk-Through Video
Taking a walk through Bruce Canepa’s Northern California shop is always sensory overload full of car build related material, and they update their site every week with new videos. Check out their...
View Article1986 MG Metro 6R4 Restoration by Mäkelä Auto Tuning in Finland
What car nerd among us doesn’t thoroughly enjoy seeing a race car being built from the ground up, especially when it is from the golden era of Group B competition such as this 1986 MG Metro 6R4...
View ArticleRestoration of 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight with Low Drag Body
Jaguar announced just yesterday that they will be building 6 brand new 1963 Lightweight E-Type “exact reproductions” utilizing unused chassis numbers that had been laying dormant at the factory (link)...
View ArticleGarage Find: 1966 Ford GT40 Mk 1(P/1067)
This 1966 Ford GT40 (P/1067) was recently excavated from a garage in Thousand Oaks, California after being stored under accumulated garbage for 37 years. The story of it’s find recently hit the...
View Article1987 Aston Martin V8 Zagato Modification
This 1987 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato was the subject of a few enthusiastic upgrades by the marque experts at Richard Stewart Williams Limited in the U.K., per their French client’s request. If you...
View Article1989 Ford Transit Van with 640 hp Jaguar XJ220 Engine Swap
Being that we are the Car Build Index, it is our mission to bring our readers the most outrageous engine swaps, restorations and projects that we can possibly find. There are a lot of lackluster,...
View ArticleCSX2000: The Very First Shelby Cobra Ever Produced
This innocuous appearing blue AC set before you just so happens to be one of, if not the most significant sports cars in automotive history to ever grace an American powerplant. You see, this vehicle...
View ArticleLotus Type 79/1 Restoration
This Lotus Type 79/1 Formula 1 vintage race car was the subject of a restoration by Classic Team Lotus in the U.K. The vehicle was originally used as a prototype for the development of under car...
View ArticleCaterham R400 Superlight Build
This Caterham R400 Superlight is the subject of an impressive home garage build thread on www.s2kca.com by forum member “Dr. Gonzo”. Caterham sells the modern day interpretation of the original Lotus 7...
View ArticleXCAR Video-“Ford Sierra RS Cosworth and Escort Cosworth: Win on Sunday, sell...
XCAR video worth watching- “Ford Sierra RS Cosworth and Escort Cosworth: Win on Sunday, sell on Monday”. Enjoy.
View Article1968 Ford Escort Restoration Video
The following video on the next page chronicles the complete rebuild of a 1968 Ford Escort Mk 1 in the style of the vintage Rothmans cars, although it’s livery is hopefully intentionally misspelled as...
View ArticleLotus Restoration Project-1967 Europa S1
This 1967 Lotus Europa Type 46 S1 is undergoing a home garage restoration that includes an engine swap, all documented on a site that is dedicated to it’s build. We always love finding these types of...
View ArticleRestoration of the Oldest Surviving Jaguar E-Type-“9600 HP”
The subject of today’s main feature is the restoration of what happens to be the oldest surviving Jaguar E-Type left in existence, taken on by the marque experts at Classic Motor Cars in the U.K. What...
View Article2009 Lotus Elise, 366whp Turbo Engine Build
This 2009 Lotus Elise is the feature of a turbo engine build thread on lotustalk.com, which is linked following this story. Forum member “Baktasht” installed a few mods or two to this client’s car to...
View Article1952 Frazer Nash Mille Miglia Restoration
Since we were on the subject just yesterday of English cars of historical significance that have sat around since the 70’s waiting to be restored, it would only make sense to include today’s feature, a...
View ArticleXCAR Video “Jaguar: From C-Type to F-Type”
In the video on the following page, XCAR takes a look at Jaguar’s sportscar heritage with a trip down memory lane, beginning with a C Type and ending with the current F Type, without failing to leave...
View Article1958 Berkeley Gilmore SE492 Period Race Car Restoration
This 1958 Berkeley Gilmore SE492 was the subject of a restoration by Pete’s Custom Coachbuilding in Ohio. You may remember the shop from our previous feature of their restoration of a beautiful...
View ArticleVintage Shelby Factory Photos
If you’re here browsing this site, then chances are you’re a gear head of the highest magnitude and it wouldn’t be necessary to introduce who Carroll Shelby is, because that would be insulting and...
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