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 classic kit car renaissance continues, and this Porsche-VW LaDawri Special tells a fascinating story of North America’s fiberglass sports car industry. Long thought lost to time, the one-off is ...

Kit cars are typically an inherently uncool subgenre of the enthusiast world. By driving a kit car you're living a lie, pushing a narrative that you can afford more car than you really can. Supercars ...

There are really only two ways to build your own sports car in the modern market: Either have deep enough pockets to convince a major manufacturer to design a model especially for you, or get your ...

The Peel P50, produced in the early 1960s, was the smallest production automobile in the world. And now a new kit allows handy folks to build their own replica, although this time, it’s electric! To ...

The Lotus-inspired kit car explosion has reached the United States from England, and one model, the Diva Speedster from Canadian-based Diva Sportscars (formerly Eva Sportscars), distributed by New ...

Slick V8-powered kit cars aren't restricted just to cars; Don Hardy makes a wild kit for transforming LUV pickups into street-stomping mini-trucks with small-block-Chevy power and IMSA looks. The kit, ...

After a heart condition forced Le Mans champion Carrol Shelby out of the driver's seat, the Texas native focused on designing a V8-powered sports car, and his determination and know-how brought forth ...

This video shows the full process of installing an $800 eBay turbo kit on a low-budget BMW E36 drift car. From fitting the ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Except you’d be surprised how many things actually do come in kit form. Building stuff from a kit is generally cheaper than buying it pre-made, and ...