The McLaren F1 is a car that needs no introduction. It made its debut in 1992 as the first road car from the leading Formula 1 team at the time, with its chief designer, Gordon Murray, already ...

Sure, building a car model is fun, but putting together a life-size, working version of a car you can actually drive is so much more satisfying. Kit cars are essentially prefabricated parts you ...

The heart of the kit car concept is a narrowed rear frame section. Shown here is the Arrow Dynamics version for popular late-model Detroit "unibody" cars, designed for use with stock front suspension.

Kit cars are nothing new. Early versions predated the original Corvette and influenced its construction. These often-primitive kit cars were usually based on early Ford chassis and running gear. Items ...

Several companies can build you a Shelby Cobra replica, but Factory Five Racing's car is one you'll have to build yourself. The Wareham, Massachusetts-based company has been in the business of ...

The Lancia Stratos HF is one of the most iconic rally cars of all time. Designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone and first revealed as the outlandish Zero concept car of 1970, the Stratos was produced ...

Opportunities to purchase a genuine Ford GT40 don’t come up that often. Ford built just over 100 examples of the iconic sports racer across its four iterations, with the majority serving as ...

A judge ruled "Bentley car kits" infringe on Bentley's trademark. Bentley Motors has won its case against the makers and installers of kits that transform more modest vehicles souped up versions of ...

Offers better power-to-weight ratio, only 220 pounds more than original Miata Required creative use of space to accommodate 42 kwh—and 150-mile range Electrogenic claims conversion is fully reversible ...

Rock West Composites has purchased some of the assets of Custom Coachwerks, formally Thunder Ranch, and has formed a new subsidiary, Rock West Racing. The new Racing division will produce 50’s and ...