Watch: American Tuned Ep2 – 470bhp V8-engined MX-5

We guarantee you’ve never seen a Mazda MX-5 (or Miata as those in the US like to call it) like the “Odd Rod” before... 

Fabricator Tommy Reichenderfer has taken an NA Miata, swapped in a stroked Ford V8 and painstakingly changed every detail of the car to create a custom steampunk hot rod that’s as fun to look at as it is to drive. 

For episode two of TG’s new YouTube series American Tuned – Rob Dahm gets the lowdown from the creator himself before taking the Odd Rod for a spin at one of NASCAR’s most revered tracks.

Missed episode one? Click these blue words to see Rob’s own 2,000bhp four-rotor RX-7.