These Are The Cars You Think Deserve A Cool Restomod

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What's aged is caller again, astatine slightest successful nan chaotic world of restomods. For conscionable nan mini value of a gazillion dollars, you tin return a classical car and make it moreover amended and faster than its original designers could person ever imagined while maintaining nan psyche of a classic. I asked you what car you'd restomod fixed limitless clip and money, and you answered pinch a really astonishing dispersed of nosy small roadsters to Malaise Era lane queens. It was satisfying to spot support for nan misunderstood Chevy Corvair successful nan comments arsenic well! Thanks for each nan awesome ideas for restomods erstwhile I'm rich. I'll beryllium judge to telephone you retired successful nan Insta post. Without further ado, support reference to spot what cars Jalopnik readers merit a cool restomod.

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I work together astir nan Corvair, but not nan 1st gen, nan 2nd gen was acold sexier, existent 4 instrumentality independent suspension, tin adhd dual maestro cylinder for safer braking, beforehand disc brakes for stopping, physics ignition, substance injection and beefed up suspension.  

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GM had an each caller Corvair connected nan drafting committee for nan 1970 exemplary year. It sewage quashed owed to nan diminution successful income of nan past 68-69 models and nan fame of nan compact Nova and Camaro arsenic good arsenic nan caller Vega. It had styling akin to a smaller Corvette. Imagine if they built it, Chevrolets 911.

From MJ Posner and Merrill Frank

Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Spider – beautiful, classical Italian looks and would look/sound astonishing if it sewage nan restomod curen immoderate of its period-counterparts received. More aggressive/modern tires on pinch a nicely updated motor.....something for illustration a K20 from Honda, aliases SR20DET from Nissan aliases moreover immoderate benignant of BMW version for illustration an S54 if we want to get wild.

From Lucas Maxwell

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All of them. I'm connected Team Restomod Everything during my offseason from Team Baja Everything.

To beryllium much specific, should I triumph a mini lottery, I'd for illustration to do a BEV restomod of a Gen 3 Camaro successful a Hot Wheels metallic blue. Any of nan 1980's musculus cars is my wide preference, though.

From engineerthefuture

68-69 Buick GS400. It has stunning assemblage lines that could beryllium updated and accentuated to make an perfectly stunning, unique, and modern musculus GT car.

From Jamahl

VW Type 3 Squareback

Picture a Porsche 964 Carrera 4 driveline, pinch a 4 spot interior trimmed successful nan highest value plaid leather, polished chrome, and 1970s style teak wood. The assemblage would beryllium arsenic banal looking arsenic possible, pinch conscionable subtle changes to amended aerodynamics for precocious velocity driving, and flared fenders for modern tires & wheels.

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A mint '72 banana-yellow squareback was my first regular astatine 16. A heater/defroster that accomplished much than conscionable pouring market bags placed successful nan rear footwells would person been nan eventual luxury astatine nan time. God, I miss that car and its quirks immoderate days. The spare tyre unit fed nan windshield sprayers for crying retired loud!

From Rapchat and GreySpace

Fiat

First gen MR2, MGB, Fiat 124 Spider, first gen Celica, early Datsun 240-260-280z cars... immoderate of those would beryllium astonishing pinch a smooth, modern 2.0 motor making 250hp aliases so. Engines that size are everyplace and comparatively cheap, truthful you'd person money near complete for paint, upholstery, massaging nan suspension, bully tires, etc.

From BuddyS

Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite. Forza Horizon 4 had a seasonal situation wherever you raced an upgraded type down a wood roadworthy against a group of ungraded bikes. The car's mini size and ray weight made it challenging but nosy to tame. So conscionable ideate really insane a existent life build would be.

From Giantsgiants

Ford Motor Company

Malaise era individual luxury cars for illustration Thunderbirds and nan Lincoln Mark series, but particularly nan ones wherever nan styling wrote checks nan powertrain couldn't cash. Specifically nan 1978-79 Dodge Magnum. Upgrade nan powertrain and chassis dynamics, and update nan interior to modern luxury standards, you'll extremity up pinch a beautiful cool expansive tourer.

From Frosteeman

I cognize it's been tried, but I want to Northstar nan DMC 12. Except I want to spell done nan car bolt by bolt, amended nan fresh and decorativeness arsenic I go. Maybe put it connected 16" aliases 17" wheels. I deliberation DMC retired of Texas sells a set.

From Drg84

A batch of bully ones person been mentioned and I wouldn't beryllium against a restomod of anything. How 'bout a VW Thing?!

From Paul R