Modern cars are amazing, some of them even border with science fiction, but one of the major complaints that experienced drivers have is that their designs lack true spirit of auto making that was inherent to the automobiles of the past. Indeed, classic designs are unbelievably beautiful and anyone would be lucky to own one, but what if you still cannot avoid the temptation to have some high tech in the cabin and a more powerful engine under the hood?
As it turns out, there is a viable solution for such a dilemma. A great number of designing and engineering studios are ready to take your beloved favorites and turn them into powerful beasts of modern automaking. In this episode we are going to give you the best representatives of these four wheelers that incorporate the latest tech innovations, and can leave you breathless with their stunning looks.
Cars featured in this video:
Bristol Bullet: bristolcars.co.uk
Bullet is based on the iconic Bristols 404 and 405. This classic beauty is brought into motion by a modern BMW 4.8 Liter V8.
Icon TR: icon4x4.com/tr
One of the gorgeous creations of the Icon company is TR, that is based on the 1947 Chevy Thriftmaster pickup.
Singer: singervehicledesign.com/works/
Nostalgic drivers are the major customers of the American based remodeling company Singer Vehicles Design. In order to become Singer’s client, you have to provide a fully road-legal Porsche 911 Coupe or Targa of 1989 through 1994 model years.
Revology’s 1967 Shelby GT500: revologycars.com
Revology has long been famous for custom fabricating classic Ford vehicles. Inspired by its owner, Tom Scorpello, a former Ford employee, the company gave the timeless classic 1967 Shelby GT500 a new life.
CFB 1971 Ford Bronco Naples:
classicfordbroncos.com/build/naples
CFB 1971 Ford Bronco Naples is a completely rebuilt 1971 model with a new Coyote 5.0-liter engine and a 4-speed automatic transmission.
Caterham SuperSprint: uk.caterhamcars.com/cars/seven-supersprint
SuperSprint is an original 60th inspired race car brought into motion by a 96-hp turbocharged 3-cylinder engine.
Icon FJ: icon4x4.com/fj
Based on 1960-1983 Toyota FJ series, ICON FJ is a mid-size SUV with 430 hp 6.2 liter V8 available in 4 different body types.
Morgan EV3: morgan-motor.co.uk/ev3
The most recent newcomer to the Morgan lineup is the sports three-wheeler with an electric powertrain called Morgan EV3.
Gunther Werks 400R: guntherwerks.com/400r-overview
Gunther Werks’ first attempt in conquering the automarket is the 400R concept, that was based on the Porsche 911, 993 series with a naturally aspirated engine, that many true fans consider as the last “true 911”.
GT500CR 900S Shelby Mustang: classic-recreations.com/shelby-g-t-500cr-900s-specs/
Shelby GT500CR 900S is a classic 1967 muscle car rebuilt by Classic Recreation with a 770hp engine.
N2a Motors 7-8-9: n2amotors.com/789-1
N2a Motors is replacing bodies of modern cars and retrofits chassis with classic designs. Their most interesting products are retrofitted Corvettes C5 or C6, that are turned into Chevrolet Impalas of the 1957 through 1959 model years.
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Most of these are sadly a prime example of “rebadge it, sell it as a new car”
I don’t like restomods at all. If it was a brand new car that looks very similer to the car it wants to be, that would be a lot nicer.
I just realised this video was souly about restomods, sorry.
10:54 do you know if that’s a real 57 bel air front end? If so what a waste.
Man, I miss those curvy, chromy designs of the fifties and sixties. Truly beautiful.
Money down the toilet for people who have time and money to waste
Bristol is now out of business
Excellent information.
Tears are flowing while watching this video … I'm ready not to own anything but a roof and a beautiful classic car!
Singer for $200,000 – Good luck with finding one at that price!
Cool love the cars AND the vid
The porsche is mouth watering!
cool video
Jesus Christ, the voice!
I was thinking, "WOW! This would be a GREAT video…. If it only had more ads!"
Good concept
awesome.
so cool
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From all cars the first and the 789 are excellents
Great retros….love anything enthusiastic men build…….perspective? ……original always wins but these could be specialist icons in 30/40 years
$230K for a pickup? WTF!
Volvo c 70
Gas engines? Why bother ? Upgrading theses cars IMO would be ditching the old fashion, dirty, polluting gas engines.
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Hate that voicr
A commercial every minute is not OK.
Singers cost a lot more then 200 thousand
Reimagined
Any JEEP, BUT REALLY UPDATE THAT BODY.
"66-72, Volvo-1800: but with alum. Body turbo 2.0 liter 6- spd. And OVERDRIVE, INSTEAD OF A DB-4, STD.4/ WITH ELECTRIC OVERDRIVE.
Sweet stuff!
THIS IS TOTAL BULLLL…..
Stopped watching after 2 min coz of the stomach turning voice
I wonder if the same setup for the Icon TR could also be set up with a Chevrolet/GMC truck style that is based upon 1967-1972 or 1973-1991(1989-1991 for the Suburban/1500 Suburban) truck body styles?
im pretty sure the singer 911s are way more than 200k
Automotive Territory, you were right, I did enjoy this video! This type of approach to performing what I call a "Complete Restification" of a classic body was exactly what I was talking about! This is. .. ( although admittedly on a singular vehicle scale, and on a MUCH SMALLER BUDGET ) the type of modifications that I perform on a vehicle. I have successfully completed that type of build that was a first of its kind , 20 years ago. I still have the truck. It's a 1983 Chevrolet C-20 3/4 ton, 2wd, longbed pickup, that has been retrofitted with the complete wiring harness, PCM, 4 wheel anti lock braking system, electronically controlled heavy duty 4L80e 4 speed automatic transmission , and fuel injected small block Chevy 350 from a 1994 Chevrolet G-30 van.
The stock 350 has been upgraded to a 383 stroker small block Chevy engine with a custom hydraulic roller cam, World Products Sportsman Cylinder heads,Edelhrock Performer T.B.I intake, Custom built T.B.I throttle body that houses a pair of 454 spec injectors, and a adjustable fuel pressure regulator, true dual snorkel ram air intake airbox with a K&N filter, full MSD 6AL ignition system, engine/drive train optimization and management is handled by a J.E.T. Technologies custom burned chipset within the factory P.C.M. It has a rebuilt factory housing, heavy duty 14 bolt, semi floating axle truck rearend , with 4:10.1 gears, and a Eaton G80 locking differential. It was never designed to be a show truck, it was actually a experiment that ended up working, lol . I never cosmetically finished it, so it looks like any other Chevy Truck, until you get in it, or look under the hood. On the chassis dyno, it put down 422 H.P. and 447 ft.lbs to the rear wheels. Fully emissions compliant with a 3 inch exhaust system with a high flow catalytic converter and a 40 series Flowmaster muffler. Everything functions as intended, including the anti lock braking system. There's not another one like it on the planet to my knowledge. It is very sparse on the interior options, manual windows and locks, bench seat, no A/C.
It's been the most reliable vehicle that I have ever owned.
After 20 years of being used as a work truck/tow rig ( I pull a 22 ft. car trailer with it) and living in a crime ridden city, it's got its share of dents and scratches, and it's starting to get a little bit rusty, but as long as the battery is hot, and there's fuel in the tank, it will faithfully fire right up and be able to go! I also have a 1977 Chevy Impala 4 door sleeper car, and a 1986 Chevrolet Camaro. ….but they're 2 completely different stories!
Great video, loved it! You just gained another new subscriber! Have a great day!
Last one was my favourite😍😍
I stopped this video as soon as I heard the "Robot Voice".
check out roadstersalon.com for real beautiful creations.
I want a new 2007 Studebaker Avanti.
no offence to the narrator of this channel,but its really hard to understand what you are saying,your accent is very heavy,no offence intended!
Good luck getting a Singer Porsche for 200K. Even with the least amount of stuff they can do. Try more like 400K-600K
Classic cars from the pass reborn once and highly price to get
the prices…? Crazy.
I don't care what it is if you pay over 80.000 for a car, your just stupid. Now think about it before you respond!!!!!!!
Closed Captions suck on your videos.
Some of these get close, but in my mind they're all lacking when compared to a genuine unabused E30 BMW.
Chevy impala is the musele car
That last Chevy was gorgeous. GM always teased with the most beautiful show cars and then dumbed most of them down into boring people movers. The 789 looks like it was done by Harley Earl.
Depends on the car really, some cars take to it well others don't. The cars mentioned are quite good examples of sensitive upgrading. As parts become more scarce on post war classics engineers will have to become more creative with their solutions.