The automotive world contains many terms to describe different sorts of specialized cars, often with overlaps between them. Two such terms are "kit car" and "replica," frequently misidentified or used ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

Building a kit car can be a fun and rewarding project, but how much will it cost to put one together and what do you need to ...

If there is one car that could define the 1960s, it was the original Volkswagen Beetle. The simple, air-cooled engine puttered these little cars around the world, bringing with them easy and ...

Photo: Factory Five Racing Inc. If you're a DIY enthusiast whose biggest dream is to own an iconic classic car, these five replicas can turn your dream into reality for far less money than an original ...

Sit down and buckle up, because the cost of converting a classic car to an EV can easily run beyond $100,000. The batteries, motors, and electronics needed to manage the charging process are just a ...

Superformance has turned the dream of owning a 1960s-style race car into something you can actually order, register, and drive, and its catalog of wild kit and continuation cars is broader than many ...

One of the benefits of owning a kit or replicar is being able to buy, build, drive, and enjoy a car that would normally be out of reach of the common man. When kits started to become popular in the ...

EVs are slowly being adopted across the globe as manufacturers turn to electric power as the future of the automotive industry. This trend has resulted in different niches, such as converting classic ...

From that far-off seat in the bleachers, it may well appear that "little guy" drag racers have been flogging the same old cars for quite some time now: stripped-down coupes and roadsters in the ...

EV conversion specialist Electrogenic developed a drop-in kit for the classic Mini models, offering a 60-hp motor and a 20-kWh battery. The kit, designed to fit into the engine bay and be installed by ...