Nowadays, building a hot rod doesn’t require a special recipe, and this Saab-powered, Ford drift machine proves it.
Hot Rods originated in the late 1930s, in California, but against all odds, managed to survive throughout the years, gathering a huge group of followers in the process – mainly because anybody with technical expertise could assemble one in their backyard.
Anyway, the vehicle in the video is built completely from scratch – as the owner says – but its body didn’t require any cutting or chopping, as a big chunk of the Ford Anglia it’s based on had been already cut off (in order to repair another car).
The vehicle’s mechanical underpinnings are also salvaged parts, including the gearbox, driveshaft and engine from a Saab. As that wasn’t enough, the entire rig was set for drifting – but not after the owner fiddled with the car’s setup; an excruciating process that almost cost him the entire car.
Fortunately, everything turned out in the end, as the owner completed his dream machine and transformed it into an agile sideway racer.