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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We' all daydream sometimes, like when seeing an an iconic original Shelby AC Cobra on the auction block that sells for seven figures. In that moment you might think "I could build one of those. It's ...

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 ...

There are few cars more iconic in American automotive history than the Shelby Cobra and Ford GT40, but their rarity combined with their legendary status means that, on the rare occasion an original ...

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 ...