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May
24
The fifth generation Toyota Hiace is quite a boxy looking vehicle. Foiling cars in real life is quite common these days, so I did just that. Looks interesting, doesn’t it? It was then dropped over a set of deep dish steel wheels and a couple of chromed exhaust tips have been added. Oh, by the way: in South Africa this vehicle is called Toyota Quantum.
May
21
What if? Citroën could have built this more muscular version of the SM coupé. With a Maserati engine already aboard, even rear wheel drive could have been an option -but they never even considered it. Therefore you just look at this picture and add everything else with your imagination.
May
20
Green really isn’t my favorite color. A high ride height on a roadcar isn’t as well. Altering some of the pixels in the original picture brought me to the nice SAAB 9³ you see here. Wheels have been borrowed from a Mercedes-Benz CLK AMG Black Series.
May
18
Most of you might have never heard of the 1940 Coachcraft Roadster. Well… I actually found out about it not even two years ago. Despite the short wheelbase, this little roadster doesn’t really need many modifications to look even nicer than in standard trim. Compare it to the original here.
May
08
Just for fun I opted to chop a historic black and white picture of a GMC T-40 truck. Old school hot rodding!
Apr
27
This is what my friend Gerd’s Volkswagen TL could look like. Some quick modifications in photoshop show the potential the car has. Fans of stock TLs don’t need to worry, though – the car is not going to be modified in real life.
Apr
17
The new Volkswagen Bakkie was introduced to the South African market on April 1st 2008. It is based on the Passat Variant and succeeds the Golf based Volkswagen Caddy Mk1.
Info: South Africans call pick-up trucks Bakkies. They are called UTE in Australia.
Apr
17
The Mercedes-Benz W116 S-Class 450SEL 6.9 is a classic car with genuine 70’s styling, lots of chrome and an engine with 6.9 liters of displacement! A top chop, lowering, even more chrome on the grille and chromed deep dish steel wheels have been added.
Apr
16
A very simple shape can look quite mean when modified in a certain way. This Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint has been lowered substantially, fender flares have been added and the bumpers elmininated. The side exhaust adds to the racecar look.
Apr
11
Oh yes. Another one of those pocket rockets from the eighties. This Honda CIVIC Si has been dropped, larger wheels have been added and the windows tinted. The exhaust system has that stock OEM look, but is larger in diameter.
Apr
05
Very sleek, long and elegant. This is the look I was aiming for with my Lincoln Continental Mk2. No modern touches on this one – just pure old school customizing and a different shade of paint.
Mar
27
Yeah… nobody would dare to perform these modifications on a real Mercedes-Benz W186. But just moving some pixels in a picture doesn’t hurt 😉
This car has been treated to a top-chop with a completely reshaped B-pillar. It has also be sectioned and lowered substantially. I wanted to create a less upright and more sleek and aerodynamic look. Once finished, I thought “what the heck” and created a second version just for fun, this time using components from the more modern Mercedes-Benz SLR.
Mar
23
Normally the Mazda Protegé is a rather bland family sedan. But why not spice it up a little and transform the little car into a pocket rocket? I added a full body kit, a set of larger wheels and some graphics. Oh… and the sky turned blue. 🙂
Mar
21
Sometimes a Leader ends up as a Beater. 😉
A friend challenged me to chop a picture of a Citroën Visa Leader within an hour. Well, there’s not really much one can do to improve this little car. Lowering, a mild top chop, a set of wheels and voilá, c’est fini. Well, almost. I will eventually finish it properly…
Mar
20
Yes. Another one of those edgy cars from the eighties. The Mitsubishi Sapporo isn’t really a vehicle that gets customized often (or at all, for that matter). I didn’t change a lot, either. Just lowered it, put a nice set of wheels on and added bigger brakes. Done.
Mar
06
I do like edgy cars. And even the rather boring ones can be modified to look (a little) less boring. This Mitsubishi Lancer Mk4 (aka Mitsubishi Mirage) was modified to appear like a car that was build on a shoestring budget. Lowered, larger steel wheels and flared rear fenders. Easy as that.
Mar
03
The Volkswagen Jetta Mk1 was neither a sporty nor a very elegant vehicle – but little modifications sometimes go a long way. I added the taillights from a Scirocco Mk2, extended the fender flares, lowered the ride height and added alloy wheels. Done, simple as that (and it even gives the rear a hint of BMW E21).
Mar
01
This Aston Martin Vantage GT2 livery design has been created for the 2010 DUNLOP Tyres 24 Heures du Mans Livery Contest.
My idea was to use the basic shape of the provided fingerprint style slogan “Feel the Road” to create a livery resembling a tiger fur. On one hand I wanted the Aston Martin racecar to look fast and beautiful like a tiger or cheetah. On the other hand, I wanted to retain an element of classic racing heritage – the racing stripes. This was done by adding white to the tire tread element.
Feb
27
Another car from my childhood: the Volkswagen Passat Variant 1B Type 32. I cleaned the body a little, lowered the car and added wheels from a modern day Polo GTI.
Feb
25
A friend of mine wanted to build a scale model of the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 with some bits and pieces from the more recent GT- R R35 model. He asked me to do a quick chop to see what it could look like. He then built it with the R35 wing and SEIBON Decals.
Feb
24
The 1968 Ford Mustang Shelby EXP500 Black Hornet inspired me to create a classic Mustang Shooting Break.
Apart from the roof, the body was lowered and a front spoiler has been added. The original Shelby wheels have been replaced with period-correct Mag Wheels.
Feb
22
It definitely needs larger wheels!
This is what I thought when the Tata Nano Europa was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2009. The car not only profits from larger wheels, but also from a wider track and a slightly more aggressive look. The blacked out part stretches the car optically.