Some people spend a lot of money on new supercars and then spend a further option customizing them for both looks and performance. The rest of us, though, can only hope to get our hands on an old ...

Steve from Australia built himself a Honda VTEC-powered classic Mini a few years back and was proud of the job he’d done. However, it was a bit of a torque-steering monster and wasn’t great to drive.

This 1965 Mini Cooper has been turned into a mid-engine drag car, and now runs eight-second quarter-miles. There's a 900-horsepower turbocharged Honda K20 four-cylinder sitting behind the driver, and ...