Most US-based custom car builders have, at one point or another, imagined showcasing their hard work at the annual SEMA Show. For builders outside of the United States, it’s the sort of dream that only a few will realise. Christian Magass of Magass Design in Gothenburg, Sweden has a goal: SEMA 2023. And this is the 2010 Infiniti […]
P1800 Saint: The Ultimate Volvo Restomod
“It’s hard to take something so good and make it even better.” These are the words of Swedish car builder Torbjörn von Braun as he described the main challenge of his latest creation – a Volvo P1800 restomod nicknamed the Saint – ahead of its unveiling at this year’s Elmia Custom Motor Show. As it turns out though, this […]
A Shakotan Style Datsun 510 In Scandinavia
Have you ever headed out to buy the car you always wanted, only to return home with something else? Lasse Korpela from Seinäjoki, Finland has. Lasse was about to purchase his next project car, a Datsun 160J (710), when he spied a 1969 Datsun 1600 (510) with 66,000 original kilometres on the clock. Despite having been parked up for a long […]
A Swedish Time Attack Monster
I have to give credit where credit is due. If it wasn’t for the coverage I saw on Speedhunters and Narita Dogfight long before I started contributing here, I wouldn’t have such a keen interest in time attack today. The content coming straight out of Tsukuba Circuit’s pit lane garages intrigued me, and ever since I’ve found myself following […]
Blurring Lines With A Nissan N15
I love wacky creations, but one build at the recent Elmia Custom Motor Show in Sweden had me scratching my head for more than a moment. There are certain models you are guaranteed to find at any modified car show in 2023, but an N15 Nissan Almera is not one of them. So you can imagine my surprise at […]
Two Friends, Two Engine-Swapped BMW E30s
The Elmia Custom Motor Show in Sweden attracts a huge number of cars, and while the standard is extremely high you can always count on a few builds sticking out from the rest. I’ve got a number of these from Elmia 2023 to share with you in the coming days, and we’re going to start with two BMW E30s owned and built by […]
Sweden’s Finest At The Elmia Custom Motor Show
Scandinavia’s Car Season Opener What’s your favourite way to spend the Easter holiday? Travelling to some place warm? Spending time with family? Or perhaps venturing into the mountains to go skiing, like many Swedes do? In my case, and for the last couple of years, it’s attending the Custom Motor Show – previously the Bilsport Performance & Custom […]