{"id":7566,"date":"2020-09-18T08:21:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T08:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=7566"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:20:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:20:05","slug":"four-cars-ripe-for-the-restomod-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/four-cars-ripe-for-the-restomod-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Cars Ripe for the Restomod Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The restomod scene is alive, well and vibrant. There is big money in the world or restoring classics with a modern twist. You know the kind of thing; keep the lines and the style, but incorporate modern electrics, engines and design ideas to bring said classic bang up to date. Admittedly, it\u2019s not for everyone, but that\u2019s fine. What matters is that there is a booming industry based around it. Any industry based around any classic car is a good thing. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Restomod,<\/p>\n

The Singer range is perhaps the perfect example of restomod style<\/em><\/p>\n

Economics aside, there is also the artistic expression. We love seeing what these artisan companies can do with an old design. The only problem, to our mind at least, is that it seems to be the same cars that are subject to these works. Old Porsches, Mustangs as above and Range Rovers. But why just them? There is a vast, varied and exciting world of classic cars out there, and some of them would be absolutely astonishing if subjected to the restomod treatment. It\u2019s with that in mind that we\u2019ve plucked five of our favourite candidates for a restomod makeover. Some modern flare in these classic shapes would make for very exciting machines indeed. <\/span><\/p>\n

1) The Rover P6<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Restomod,<\/p>\n

When the Rover P6<\/a> was launched in 1963, it was already a car of the future. Rover had only recently found its taste for flair, thanks in no small part to the P5B. However, the P6 was leaps and bounds ahead. It was a sharp, angular, mean looking sucker that rode like a magic carpet and, in V8 guise, had some serious muscle. The looks were wildly futuristic for 1960s Britain, and as such, we flocked to it. We all wanted a slice of this brilliant car. <\/span><\/p>\n

The P6 is the perfect car for the restomod treatment because it still looks clean and fresh today. It\u2019s an old car, make no mistake, but it still cuts a dash. It still <\/span>works<\/span><\/i> in our modern surroundings. Other cars from the \u201860s are rolling anachronisms, but the P6 is not. A restomod P6 won\u2019t look like an old car dolled up. It\u2019ll look modern. <\/span><\/p>\n

What would we do to it? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Restomod,<\/p>\n

Tesla Model 3 could give up its silky smooth electric powertain<\/em><\/p>\n