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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: INSIDE MADMIKE HQ

Ask anyone who knows anything about drifting and there’s little chance they won’t recognize the name MadMike, or one of his world-renowned Mazda drift machines. But what about the guy behind the name? Last weekend I spent a day out at Mike’s workshop shooting a feature on his reloaded BADBUL RX-8, so thought I’d use the opportunity to take a look inside his compound and give you a glimpse into the day-to-day life of MadMike Whiddett.

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A RACE-BRED, BMW-POWERED ’69 COMMODORE

Each time I look through the cars and builds that have rolled through our #FeatureThis program, I am more and more amazed. It’s a true global pool of amazing machinery, and after looking at the submissions I always end up with a huge smile on my face. Cars like this 1969 Opel Commodore are very much a reason for that smile.

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MY FIRST KUSTOM: THE DRAG’N KAISER BUILD PT.1

Today we have the first of a very special series of guest blogs from Keith Charvonia of Phoenix, Arizona who has created a rather amazing custom project . It’s part 1951 Kaiser, part Chevy Caprice cop car, and fully awesome. Take it away Keith!

Every great idea starts with a little spark, and as a designer I live by these words. The spark for this project came while watching Monster Garage with my college roommates. It was the episode where Jesse James recruited a crew of old school builders to customize a ’54 Chevy. I didn’t know who any of the legends were, but I knew that car was badass. And not in a ’57 Chevy or ’32 Ford generic kind of badass either. It was unique, and the proportions just made me want to build my own.

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