The Titan

Thanks to the Nissan Titan, I can't find much info on this neoclassic "beaut". Looks like it might be made out of a FoMoCo product - possibly a mid to late 70's Lincoln Mark or a Thunderbird.

*EDIT - it's made out of a Ford Thunderbird, and was designed by George Barris.

Fauxdi S4

Can't afford a new S4? Just spend bundles of money making an old Holden Commodore look like one. So what if the greenhouse doesn't look the same at all...

Delusions of Grandeur

The last generation Toyota Tercel did share a lot in common with period Bimmers. This innovative person decided to take that a step further...

Audi A3: Flaming Tremors Worm Edition

Wow - this has it all. Ugly chrome dubs, pearlescent paint, and an airbrushed flaming checkered flag. Unfortunately the front end resembles one of the worms from Tremors choking on an intercooler.

Crown Schtick

I've brought you these awkward contraptions before, but I've just discovered this newer version made in 1992, as well as the name of the company who makes them - Bayliff Packard. A coachbuilding company formed by Budd Baylifee, he started making mock Packards in the 70's in the vein of the Stutz revival.

Where in the 70's and 80's he relied on Cadillacs and Buick Rivieras, it seems he now makes do with Crown Victorias, likely because they're the remaining full size RWD car for sale in North America, not including the Lincoln Town Car, in recent years.

Ford Failane

How to destroy a Ford classic: graft on the nose of one of the most unloved Fords of the last 20 years.

Mini Coupe Recoup

I thought I had posted this before, but I guess not. I wasn't overwhelmingly impressed by the Mini Cooper Coupe. For one I thought it should have been named the Mini Couper. But overall I thought the roof was overstylized and that otherwise stock looking rear end looked to abrupt and boxy. Below is my interpretation of a better looking version. My goal was to unclutter the roofline and change the tailights to something more unique and less tall to help visually reduce the height of the rear end. Plus I added a bit of extra scalloping between the taillights. Yeah - the taillights look a bit upset, and it has less visibility out the side windows, but you get the idea.

Dartz Prombron Nagel

Dartz continues it’s assault on good taste with the Prombron Nagel, a Prombron built specifically for pulling boat trailers. We can only hope it doesn’t get out of the CAD stages. Looking like the ungodly combination of Lego car and Cadillac’s “Art & Science” design theme, this behemoth is supposed to put out a rediculous 2000hp (if that’s even physically possible is unsure).

Retro Cloning: FNM Onca

FNM was a Brazilian car manufacturer that built variations of Alfa Romeo products. The Onca was coupe designed inhouse and powered by an Alfa Romeo 4 cylinder, and look remarkably like a period Mustang notchback with an Alfa nose grafted one. Pretty, but not very original.

Fail, Britannia!

Something happened in Britian in the late 60s and early 70s. In one fell swoop it’s entire automotive industry collapsed into a steaming pile of rust. BMC ran itself into the ground, and smaller firms seemed to suddenly loose the ability to design an attractive http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifautomobiles. Two strikingly similar cars are shown here – the Marcos Mantis and the Clan Crusader.

1968 Marco Mantis

The Mantis came first in 1968 as Marcos’ first 2+2. Remarkable, the styling was not well received and only 32 were sold. It almost looked as if a group of designers designs a piece of the car individually, and then glued them all together. The Clan Crusader followed in 1971, sounding like a white supremacist superhero. It looks eerily similar with it’s high mounted rectangular headlights and different but equally odd window treatment.

1971 Clan Crusader