Custom-made cars don't have to be out of your price range if you're willing to put some work in with replicas or kit cars. What's the difference between them?

Kit cars fall into three general areas: the early-model hot rods, the VW-based kits and the late-model V8-powered super kit cars. There is enough material to fill a book, so this overview has to ...

Chrysler makes the only kit car built strictly for racing in circles (the cars have competed on road courses also). Shown here is a typical Chrysler Kit Car, driven by Lou Funk.

Neither a kit car nor a replica is inherently "better" or "worse" in terms of quality of construction, prestige, or provenance. Some manufacturers produce well-known and beloved kit cars, such as ...