Derek - In The Wild

Derek - In The Wild Car and truck enthusiast in central Wisconsin. Reviewing the wildest custom builds on the internet! Send submissions 👇

09/24/2026

90s Ford Lightning and this is what happens when Ford decided the F150 needed to be angry. One of the most underrated factory performance trucks ever built and it never got the full credit it deserved. Builders have been making up for that ever since and every build proves why this platform deserves every flower it gets today. Drop yours in the comments and show me what you've got.

09/23/2026

The Ford Focus and this one hits straight back to my childhood and the era of the 4 door compact car wars. The Focus held its own against the Neon and the Impreza and never got the credit it deserved. Builders have been making up for that ever since and every build proves why this platform deserves its flowers. Drop yours in the comments and show me what you've got.

09/22/2026

Foldable trailers and I want to hear from this community — are these actually better than traditional trailers? Are they stronger despite having more hinges and pivoting points or is this just cool looking engineering solving a problem that never really existed? Drop your honest experience in the comments and let's figure this out together. 🔥

09/19/2026

Chevy Apache with a twin turbo Duramax, quad doors, tubbed out wheel wells, and properly slammed to the ground. Builder took one of the most iconic trucks in American history and gave it a heart transplant that nobody saw coming. Equal parts history and absolute violence and every single detail proves the builder went all the way with this one. Great job. Go watch it and show some love. 🔥

09/18/2026

Cadillac Escalade and the 2000s was the era where these were actually attainable for the average person. You could grab one, build it out, and make it something incredible without going broke doing it. Now these things are basically a house payment and honestly I'm not sure the price tag matches the value anymore. Builders back then squeezed everything out of these for a fraction of what they cost today. Drop yours in the comments and show me what you've got. 🔥

09/16/2026

WRX and this platform has one of the most passionate and loyal followings in all of car culture and for good reason. Factory rally DNA straight from the World Rally Championship and builders have been pushing these things to absolutely insane limits ever since they landed in the states. Every build tells a story and every one deserves its flowers. Drop yours in the comments and show me what you've got.

09/15/2026

This one is a unicorn and I mean every word of that. Builder had to have been inspired by a Slug Bug, an F1 car, and an old Mercedes Gullwing and somehow pulled all three together into one build that has absolutely no business working as well as it does. Gullwing doors, aggressive lines, and this thing looks fast sitting completely still. There is nothing else like this anywhere and the builder deserves every flower for following this vision all the way through. Go watch it and show some love. 🔥

09/13/2026

Rat Rod Redneck Edition and somebody took a Cadillac DeVille and went completely feral with it. I genuinely don't know what to call this build and I need this community to help me figure it out. Builder looked at luxury, looked at chaos, and chose chaos every single time. Drop your name for this thing in the comments and let's figure this out together. 🔥

09/10/2026

Dodge SRT-4 and this thing was the sleeper that nobody took seriously until it was already pulling away. Factory turbocharged, front wheel drive, budget friendly, and built to embarrass everything that underestimated it at a stoplight. One of the most underrated platforms in car culture and builders are still doing wild things with these today. Drop yours in the comments and show me what you've got. 🔥

09/09/2026

70s and 80s Monte Carlo and Chevy was absolutely cooking during this era. These things rolled off the factory floor with style, muscle, and attitude that most cars could only dream about. Builders have been taking these to incredible places ever since and every single one deserves its flowers. Drop yours in the comments and show me what you've got. 🔥

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