Rust, Tatts, and Brilliant Engine Swaps: Billetproof California 2011

The rules for the Billetproof show are simple: Nothing newer than 1964, no trailered vehicles, no post-1960s mag wheels, no fenderless cars with independent front suspensions, and— above all— no billet anything! I flew out to California Saturday to check it out.

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  • Cprescott I have watched a series of teardown videos by Munro and Associates (sycophants to Tesla) and cannot believe the hoodwinking that was done with this POS. There was no way it was ever going to sell the golf cart with a bed for the price they said. I cannot believe all of the space those motors take up - so huge and expensive. And the battery pack is the size of Rhode Island!
  • Rick T. That's the way the (Milano) cookie crumbles.
  • ChristianWimmer My requirements are simple: I love driving fast (Autobahn) and I want a relatively generous and stable range while using creature comforts. No EV on the market can satisfy this requirement, hence I am not interested in one.
  • Cprescott Jeep has become fool's gold - thinking they can move this brand upmarket and charge outrageous prices without regard to keeping track of market conditions.
  • Chiefmonkey Did these have the same security/theft problem that other Kias have? lol