{{Infobox automobile | name = Vaydor | image = Vaydor.jpg | manufacturer = Custom Crafted Cars | production = 2013-present | assembly = St. Petersburg, Florida | designer = Matt McEntegart | class = Body kit | body_style = Coupe or Roadster | platform = Nissan FM platform | related = Infiniti G35/Nissan Skyline v35 | layout = Front engine, rear-wheel drive | engine = 3.5L V-6, V-8 LS, 2JZ Engine | transmission = 6-speed manual or 5-speed automatic | doors = 2 Scissor doors | factory = Custom Crafted Cars }} thumb|2018 Vaydor Roadster{{Verification|find=Carolina Vaydor|date=May 2025}} The '''Vaydor''' is an American roadster car manufactured by Custom Crafted Cars in Saint Petersburg, Florida.<ref name="vaydorexotics.com" /> It is constructed with a body kit that is designed to be built onto a 2003-2007 Infiniti G35 coupe donor car.<ref name="vaydorexotics.com">{{Cite web|url=https://carolinavaydor.com/the-build|title=Vaydor Build Process}}</ref> Vaydor Body Kits are currently available for purchase only from Carolina Vaydor. The Vaydor first appeared in public at the 2013 SEMA auto show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cigarsandcars.net/2014/11/infinity-g35-project.html|title=INFINITY G35 PROJECT|last=Schultz|first=Myles|website=www.cigarsandcars.net|access-date=2017-03-24|archive-date=2017-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325201719/http://www.cigarsandcars.net/2014/11/infinity-g35-project.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== History == Vaydor Bodykits originally designed, built and sold the Vaydor as a body kit. However, in 2018, the Vaydor business and brand was sold to Custom Crafted Cars (dba Supercraft cars), who sold Vaydors as a completed turn-key custom cars until 2020.
On March 4, 2020, Custom Crafted Cars and Carolina Vaydor reached an agreement to re-launch Vaydor kits to the public. While Custom Crafted cars continues to manufacture complete high-performance Vaydor Supercars, Carolina Vaydor is the exclusive world-wide dealer for Vaydor Body Kits that do-it-yourselfers can build themselves.
The Vaydor was featured as the Joker's car in the 2016 film ''Suicide Squad'',<ref name="jalopnik.com">{{Cite web|url=http://jalopnik.com/here-s-what-the-joker-s-car-in-suicide-squad-really-is-1770295510|title = Here's What the Joker's Car in Suicide Squad Really is| date=2 August 2016 }}</ref> and featured on Fox News.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/52192165-story |title=A 'supercar' for a fraction of the price - Story {{!}} FOX 13 Tampa Bay |website=www.fox13news.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122015325/http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/52192165-story |archive-date=2015-11-22}} </ref> The Vaydor was also the main car featured on Car Masters: Rust to Riches season two, episode 5 on Netflix, where the crew from Gotham Garage builds and sells a highly customized Vaydor for a special customer.
=== Future === Custom Crafted Cars plans to release an all-new production car in 2020 called the Volant, built onto a custom tube chassis and powered by a Tesla powertrain.
== Design == The Vaydor was designed by entrepreneur Matt McEntegart, who had previous experience making custom hot-rod interiors. There are two primary models of Vaydor, the coupe and hard-top roadster convertible.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://vaydorexotics.com/prices/|title=Pricing {{!}} Vaydor Exotics|work=Vaydor Exotics|access-date=2017-03-24|language=en-US}}</ref> To support the new body, a custom roll cage is provided with the exterior body kit for structural support and safety.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.g35exotics.com/vaydor.html|title=Vaydor|website=Vaydor G35 Exotics - The Turn Key Vaydor Builders|access-date=2017-03-15|archive-date=2017-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316113040/http://www.g35exotics.com/vaydor.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Vaydor has a 52% front 48% rear weight distribution,<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.drivingthenation.com/matt-mcentegart-ceo-of-vaydor-electric-super-car/|title=Matt Mcentegart, CEO of Vaydor Electric super car|work=Driving the Nation|access-date=2017-03-15|language=en-US}}</ref> and weighs an average of 500-700 lbs less than the original donor car, increasing the power to weight ratio by 15-20%.
=== Engine === alt=|thumb|Nissan's VQ35DE engine- the same as the one featured in the Infiniti G35. The Infiniti G35 coupe comes with the Nissan VQ 3.5L V-6 engine.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=2003-2007 Infiniti G35 Coupe - Used Car Review - Autotrader |url=http://www.autotrader.com/car-reviews/2003-2007-infiniti-g35-coupe-used-car-review-103306 |access-date=2017-03-15 |website=Autotrader |language=en}}</ref> The engine produces {{Convert|280|hp|0|abbr=on}} and {{Convert|268|lbft|0|abbr=on}} of torque.<ref name=":2" /> Versions of this engine appear in the Infiniti QX60, Mitsubishi Proudia, Renault Laguna, and others. A number of different engines can be installed into the G35 chassis, such as the GM LT4, GM LS3, GM LT1, or Toyota 2JZ.<ref name=":1" />
=== Construction === The build process consists of an exterior and interior kit architecture that must be assembled onto an Infiniti G35 coupe donor car. First, the donor Infiniti has to be stripped of its body panels and interior down to the raw chassis. A custom roll cage is provided with the kit that is welded to the donor chassis before the new fiberglass body kit, both exterior and interiors are installed.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Vaydor|url=https://carolinavaydor.com/the-build|last=|first=|date=|website=Carolina Vaydor|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>
=== Slingshot variant === In February 2019, Custom Crafted Cars announced a front-end conversion kit for the Polaris Slingshot, which will be produced in collaboration with the company Underground Autostyling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.universalaudiosolutions.com/store/p397/Polaris_Slingshot_Supercar_Front_End_Bolt-On_Body_Kit_.html|title=Polaris Slingshot Supercar Front End Bolt-On Body Kit|website=www.universalaudiosolutions.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-26}}{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Vaydor G35 interior.jpg|Vaydor Interior example File:Vaydor Interior Pic Wide Angle.png|Vaydor Interior example File:Suicide Squad filming in Toronto 9.jpg|Vaydor from ''Suicide Squad'' File:Carolina Vaydor Coupe.jpg|Vaydor coupe with satin pearl paint File:Vaydor Right rear great.jpg|Vaydor satin pearl and black coupe </gallery>
== References == <references />
== External links == * [http://carolinavaydor.com/ Carolina Vaydor official website]
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