The car above looks like a slightly modified version of the Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 Evo. It’s so much more than that. Under the skin you’ll find the chassis, electronics, floor pan, and complete drivetrain from a more modern C63 AMG. Piper Motorsport from Virginia took five years to meld these two machines together and the finished product is the bonkers brainchild of true hoon genius.
http://hooniverse.info/2015/05/06/frankenstein-benz-project-190e-body-on-a-c36-amg/
What other examples exist out there? What are some of your favorite builds that incorporate older styling with the running bits from contemporary cars?
Hooniverse Asks: What's the best melding of an older car with a modern one?
By Jeff Glucker
Sep 27, 2018
By Jeff Glucker
Jeff Glucker is the co-founder and Executive Editor of Hooniverse.com. He’s often seen getting passed as he hustles a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero up the 405 Freeway. IG: @HooniverseJeff
Kamil Kaluski
Not exactly modern, but more modern than it was…
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More modern mechanically, but I think the shells start out as 964s so it looks older than it actually is.
Maybe not 2010s modern, but the 1936 Detroit Electric combined a 1915 body with a 1936 Dodge front end.
http://www.klassiker.nu/sites/klassiker.nu/files/styles/large/public/images/2014/10/1936_detroit_electric_model_99_2dr.jpg?itok=pPR59Mgg
How do you even know about this one? That’s a real oddling.
I found it in one of the very best car books ever written, also available as a CD-ROM. Warning – neither will be cheap.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91ZTwtpD%2BIL.jpg
I am currently standing within about a thousand feet of one of those!
My boss has one in the corporate museum.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6fe6735c205dc333fdf763a982c7a255291416615cc45f2a2069352f4f6dc1d6.jpg
Corvette guys have been doing this for years. Drop a C1, C2, or C3 body on a C4, C5, or C6 chassis.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/attachments/c1-and-c2-corvettes/48178740d1501790797-c2-body-on-c5-chassis-conversion-dscf0174.jpg
I’ve always disliked those…
Corvette guys are real jerks
….as if Porsche guys are more approachable…..
Honestly, I run into them less
Am I doing this right?
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hrdp-1107-1959-chrysler-imperial-speedster/#hrdp-1107-imperial-promo
They put a 1970 body on a 1988 car – in 1980.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/1980_-_VAZ_2101.JPG/800px-1980_-_VAZ_2101.JPG
Ok, ok, I get it. At first I thought it was some sort of space-time differential thing. VAZ just didn’t update the Lada sheetmetal over the production period. Clever.
That turns out excellent man, great job! Those wheels reminds me of the same setup we had on our old F150 project, matched with stainless railing, tonneau covers and chrome rear bumper. I miss that truck.
https://images.cdn.circlesix.co/image/1/640/0/uploads/posts/2017/05/7c850de7712f56383541e1dfe47a76a6.jpg
The Volga V-12 coupé (it’s an 850CSi underneath)
I thought about posting this same car. It’s beautiful. However, it’s not really an old Volga.
I still have that image saved on my hard drive. Gorgeous, though I think extensive bodywork was involved.
Blastolene B 702.
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/2007-BLASTOLENE-B-702-CUSTOM-ROADSTER-61116
https://cdn.barrett-jackson.com/staging/carlist/items/Fullsize/Cars/61116/61116_Front_3-4_Web.jpg
That’s a great combination of futuristic classic car!
Oh, and my own personal idea would be to take an Audi A5 coupe and transplant it to a GM Alpha platform. Great interior, beautiful styling, and with gobs of torque without the feeling of imminent doom once it is out of warranty.
I started wrenching cars in the 80s, so I typically did the reverse, putting 60s engines into 80s cars. It made more sense back then.
That’s very odd to hear indeed. How’s the performance?
Always a Hooniverse favorite. Great flowing lines and flawless craftsmanship to go along with the additional practicality not present in the original donor.
https://i2.wp.com/hooniverse.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CraigslistCrapshoot.jpg
I miss that game
Lol. Hope I can drive one of these someday.
Kalashnikov’s Izh 2125 Kombi based CV-1 electric car.
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Kalashnikov’s Izh 2125 Kombi based CV-1 electric car.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6231a02d55dbc9901c470fbe35eaa4d4ea50499e3d33a973fc59ac917338d0e7.jpg
Nice concept of headlights. Hope to see them working.
I rather liked the Ring brothers’ combination of 1948 Cadillac body & 2015/16 ATS-V underpinnings that they built for local-to-me GM-dealership principal owner Wes Rydell.
https://i2.wp.com/hooniverse.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1948-cadillac-fastback-profile.jpg
The Jay Leno’s garage video on this is worth a look. Fantastic car. They evidently started with two 1948 Cadillacs and two new ATS-Vs and ended up with this.
He surely got a good collection! Nice Cadillacs.
1947 Tucker from 1942 Oldsmobile
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That’s a precious one!