One of my prized possessions is a book from 1976 entitled Automotive Self Expression, and subtitled The Kit Car Phenomenon. Never being one to pass up a good phenomenon, I still peruse it to this ...

Kit cars fall into three general areas: the early-model hot rods, the VW-based kits and the late-model V8-powered super kit cars. There is enough material to fill a book, so this overview has to ...

VW says that about 250,000 one-off and low-volume vehicles were based on the Bug through to the 1980s. Related: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta Review: Better in All the Right Places “A buggy is more than ...

But, these 10 kit cars are ones you should absolutely stay away from ... Fiberfab, Tiffany Motor Cars, and more created DIY copies of the SSK. Based on the platforms of the VW Beetle ...

Read all about Kit Car's new look and direction from editor in chief Eric Geisert and the VW Karmann Ghia street rod of Kit Car ... Cars featured in this magazine will be based solely on the ...

Those of you born or raised when Kool & The Gang’s “Celebration” was a brand-new chart-topping hit probably remember the Volkswagen Rabbit pickups. Based on the ...

That didn't stop KAR Manufacturing in Massachusetts from designing the VW-pan-based Funtastik Mini-Camaro kit, however, and soon there were legions— well, dozens, at least— of Mini-Camaros ...

Of all the kit cars based on air-cooled VW Beetle pans, the Antique and Classic Automotive Jaguar SS-100 was one of the classiest. By Murilee Martin Published: Aug 3, 2020.

Volkswagen has been thinking about bringing a compact pickup truck to the U.S., and it might want to hurry up. Custom car body outfit Smyth Performance has unveiled a conversion kit to turn a VW ...

While many have been Volkswagen Beetle-based abominations, not all kit cars were created equal. The Fiberfab Valkyrie started out as the poor man's answer to the Ford GT40, with later models being ...