Featured Cars
ALL GIRLS GARAGE
Our TKO 5-Speed Conversion Kit was featured on ‘All Girls Garage’ A 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass making it a fun drive again
CDC Shelby GT500
Unveiled at SEMA 2019 Featuring an MDL conversion package. Get started on yours today.
Customer Rides
1966 Mustang 347 Stroker engine 500HP With mini tubs, T5 5-speed getting power to the ground, full front and rear Chassis Works subframe suspension sections with rack and pinion in front and 4-link in rear. The car drives amazingly. Built by Pro Speed in Virginia 1966…
Bob Ream equipped his 1964 Ford Falcon A/FX with a T56 Magnum
Bob Ream was inspired to build a nostalgic racer modernized with a 427 aluminum Dart block, and TREMEC T56 Magnum 6-speed transmission, among other changes. Bob knows something about vintage cars and modernization. He owns Imagine Injection, Inc. in Glendale, AZ, building Electronic Fuel Injection systems with the look of Weber carburetors of yesterday. You will…
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“Cars Modern Driveline is a part of.” Good morning Bruce, Just wanted to let you know that I finally got to drive the AC…..The gearing feels great, the clutch and shifting are superb!!! Thanks for all your help on this… I love that T5! I’m getting a *huge* increase in miles-per-gallon, due largely to the…
What’s Under the Shift Knob?
Two projects for SEMA 2015. A 1963 Corvette and a 1968 Mustang. Both equipped with Modern Driveline Transmissions. Click to see 1967 Mustang Kits Click to see 1963 Corvette Kits …
Build 1933 American Speed Body on Shadow Rods Chassis
The following pictorial highlights the build of a 1933 American Speed Body built onto a Shadow Rods Chassis with a Flathead power plant followed by a MDL Front Shift T5 1933 Rod Build Enthusiasts Who Are Also Engineers This is why you do business with Modern Driveline. We are not a large company…
Featured Car 1966 Mustang with T5 5-Speed
The following pictorial highlights Bill’s 1966 Mustang. Bill wrote “Thought I would send a couple of pictures of the car. With the great weather this winter in Oregon I’ve been able to put about 900 miles on it so far. I would like to thank you for the help and the fast shipping. 66…
Featured Car 2013 Mustang with T56 Magnum
The following pictorial highlights Jim’s 2013 Mustang. Jim contacted us not long after buying this 2013 Mustang GT. Stock with a MT-82 transmission and stock 5.0L, Jim knew that it would not live up to his expectations of spirited street and Road Course driving. To deliver the power generated by the Roush Stage 3…
Featured Car 1973 Mustang Mach 1
David shows off his 1973 Mach 1. David, from Trenton Michigan, works as a Engineer for Ford. In his off hours he has restored this 1973 Mustang Mach 1. In November 2016 he is taking the car back to its original home in Pennsylvania to surprise the previous owner, John, with the beauty of the…
Pure Vision Grand Touring Camaro TT Debuts at SEMA 2013
Written by Brandan Gillogly on November 5, 2013 Steve Strope, owner of Pure Vision, has made a habit of debuting an amazing build at the annual SEMA show. Last year was the racy Martini Mustang that featured a rare Ford Indy OHC V8. For SEMA 2013, he moved from a stripped race car to a luxury grand touring car in…
1967 Ford Mustang GT Fastback – Clean One-Owner
Ed Schmidt Never Expected To Keep His 1967 Ford Mustang GT Fastback For 40 Years Donald Farr Former Editor, Mustang Monthly January 10, 2011 Lonny Childress pulled over, set the parking brake, and announced, “Now you drive.” I was visiting Gateway Classic Mustang to check out their new vintage Mustang suspension system (see “Gateway to…
1965 Ford Mustang Fastback Restored
Carla Coleman’s Father Bought This ’65 Fastback Brand-New. She And Husband Jerry Have Rebuilt It Into A Modern Cruiser Donald Farr Former Editor, Mustang Monthly June 1, 2010 Photos By: Jerry Heasley In November 1964, Charles Modesitt placed an order for a Rangoon Red ’65 Mustang fastback. While most buyers chose the new fastback body style…
1965 Ford Mustang – Kangarute
A Mustang Coupe That Really Hauls Joe Greeves February 4, 2014 Do you know the difference between a pickup truck and an Ute? Most enthusiasts think that Ute is just an Australian term for a pickup truck, but it’s more than that. Henry Ford debuted the first factory-produced pickup truck in 1925, a Model T…
Modern Driveline’s Bruce Couture Builds This Stunning Fox in the Memory of a Great Friend
Jim Smart May 31, 2016 When Ford introduced the all-new 1979 Mustang in the fall of 1978, few of us believed it would ever be collectible. At the time classic 1965-1973 Mustangs were coming into their own as hot collector cars and they got all the attention. Late model Fox-body Mustangs weren’t even considered Mustangs…
Modern Driveline supplied the T56 kit for this 1969 Camaro install featured on V8TV – part 2
V8 Speed and Resto shop crew is installing a Tremec T-56 Magnum 6-speed manual Transmission into this ’69 Camaro
Modern Driveline T56 kit for this 1969 Camaro install featured on V8TV – Part 1
1969 Chevrolet Camaro from a stock-type restoration into a Zl-1 inspired fire-breathing supercharged Pro-Touring machine.
Toughness – Meet Drivability – BIG MUSCLE
Our customer Colin Sebern had is ’64 Fairlane featured on /BIG MUSCLE episode of /DRIVE.
VIDEO: TKO-600 5-speed manual transmission install in a 1969 Chevelle
The V8 Speed & Resto Shop crew installs a Tremec TKO600 from MDL complete with hydraulic throwout bearing assembly for easy action
Modern Driveline Overdrive Transmission Install – Maximum Overdrive
If you’ve never experienced a classic Mustang with a Fifth gear, you should definitely try it out
Powerful Influence – 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
69 Camaro a father/son project. They built the 383-powered street machine, making many memories along the way.