Kuda progress

Work is progressing on my project car, and I've recently put all new sheet metal back on the shell. I also mocked up the whole exterior, roughly fitting the fiberglass front fenders and hood, bumpers, spoilers, grill, wheels etc..    And the above image is how it looked. Pretty cool to see it looking like a car again!

1970 Challenger hearse. Thanks Russell for the inspiration!

HOT ROD Challenger

Hot Rod magazine just published a bunch of my 'chop images in the September issue, check it out! I've also been working on a series of design options for them, of a short-track styled challenger for a rough '71 shell they have found. Here's one of my favourites.

Rocket Bunny Cuda

Yes, that is the front clip off an S13, ha!

The Ruffian

Fish bones

My car right now...   Don't believe me? Check it out!

I saw this photo taken by a friend of a very cool Fokker biplane, thought it might make an interesting kuda 'chop.

Latest thinking for my car once I paint over the short-term grey/black scheme. The red panels are only on one side, the rest is all black like this. I love the name Mopar Missile, it's got such great history...  and it fits the black nose look, like a missile. Hopefully my car will be a guided missile and not fire-and-forget!

Bouncing around some ideas for a future repaint of my 'cuda...

1970 woody station wagon 'cuda, a collaboration with the lovely Claire Houlihan.

Short-track 'cuda.

Sonic Cuda

I found a picture online of this awesome 70s custom cuda. What a machine!

The Motown Missile

Don Carlton's legendary Motown Missile 'cuda pro stock drag car from 1972.

This 1974 Dodge Challenger is sporting a fantastic paint job circa 1979. It's owned by Jamie, a member of the best online forum for E Bodies: Cuda-Challenger.com

King Fish funny car

I saw this great clip from 1971 on youtube and had to do a photochop image of the KingFish cuda funny car. The footage of its pre-stage burnout is fantastic! I love how the rear wheels poke out like a gasser, something I've never seen before in a funny car.

440 Kuda future paint jobs

Here's how I think I'll repaint my car once I've had my fun with the primer grey and black nose look. The body is all flat black apart from the rear quarter, door, and c pillar on one side, which will be painted to look like a rough old race car (inspired by the 15oz coupe). I love the idea of having a two sided car.

My car at the moment. Well, the rollbar isn't quite to this stage yet, but will be soon! Check out the build blog for more details.

This is the awesome IMSA Dodge Challenger belonging to Glenn Bunch. He's raced it since the mid 70s, and it's been through a lot of changes over the years. This is the car as it looked in the late 70's. Glenn still races this car, and it's seriously fast.

Deuces High

A 1970 Dodge Challenger version of the awesome Deuces High Chevy II.

If the infamous Rusty Slammington was a 'Cuda...

Saw this rad little car, thought the look would suit a track prepped challenger...

A/FX challenger

altered wheelbase challenger drag car

here's a version of my 440 kuda inspired by one of my favourite hot rods, the 15oz coupe.

the latest kuda concept. work is progressing nicely, check out my build blog:
www.beckkustoms.com

this is the stunning '70 challenger 'Lucy', owned by a friend of mine. Lucy is currently getting a new heart, in the form of an all-alloy 540ci Hemi. hell yeah!

clean '70 race cuda

my car at the moment... the 'kuda trailer'

this is a '71 hemicuda convertible that sold for 2.5 million bucks a few years ago. at the time that was pretty cheap for a '71 hemicuda 'vert, which is the most expensive muscle car, purely because although everyone wants one now, they didn't in 1971, and they only built 12...

alternate version of my 440 cuda, courtesy of the lusciously talented bridget monro

i just bought a 440 big block! so this is the plan for my car for summer. the trunk lid is red oxide primer, to add a bit of rat flair. check out this rear view

the latest ideas for the future rebuild of my car...

Motown Missile

the 'Motown Missile' pro stock '71 challenger

blown badass 'cuda. easily badder than anything in any new bad max movie! And I should know.

maxed out challenger

KUDA

here's my latest thinking for my car...

this is the G-Force '71 'cuda built by Johnson's Hot Rod Shop. it's had a ton of custom work done, including a full tube chassis, lengthened wheel base, carbon fiber body panels, 900hp alloy hemi, 6 speed transaxle, roof chop/reshape, 15" titanium brakes, corvette suspension, etc etc... awesome car

bosozokuda!

some kind of 60's ferrari-racecar/bosozoku-cuda...

white '71 hemicuda