Emelia Hartford
Inventory scope: Personally purchased cars and clearly identified channel-owned builds are included. Manufacturer press cars, customer-experience vehicles, friends' cars and headline deliveries for other owners are excluded—including the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, Huracán Sterrato, white R34 GT-R, McLaren Solus GT and Pagani Huayra manual Roadster. Boats and other non-car projects are outside this archive.
How Emelia Hartford got here
Emelia Hartford combined acting and hosting with hands-on performance-car building, establishing her channel through ambitious home-garage projects and record attempts. The twin-turbo C8 Corvette made that crossover visible far beyond YouTube.
Timeline
- Early builds
The channel grew from affordable personal cars and garage work into engine swaps, drag builds and track projects.
Emelia Hartford — YouTube ↗ - C8 breakthrough
Emelia's small-garage twin-turbo C8 program produced a record-setting new-generation Corvette and became her signature project.
Emelia Hartford — Official Biography ↗ - Screen career
Her automotive work expanded alongside SAG-AFTRA acting, film roles and hosting for Netflix, MotorTrend and Chevrolet projects.
Emelia Hartford — Official Biography ↗ - Racing
The builds increasingly became development platforms for drag, circuit and hill-climb competition rather than static show cars.
Emelia Hartford — Official Biography ↗
Documented vehicles
- 01
Infiniti G35 Coupe
First carSix-speed manual first car used for autocross; totaled after being hit while returning from a racetrack.Damaged / retained Source video ↗ - 02
Nissan 240SX (S14)
EnvyLong-term LS-swapped drift car driven cross-country when Emelia moved to California; described as a car she would never sell.Status to verify Source video ↗ - 03
Toyota Prius
ProndaK24-swapped, turbocharged, six-speed sleeper offered for sale during the 2023 fleet reduction.Former Source video ↗ - 04
Buick Regal
MimiGrandmother's car developed into a twin-turbo 408-cubic-inch manual drag build; offered for sale during the 2023 fleet reduction.Former Source video ↗ - 05
Subaru Impreza wagon
Poop TurdEarly Subaru project whose EJ207 was later transplanted into Tomato; reacquired and then offered during the 2023 reduction.Former Source video ↗ - 06
Subaru Impreza
TomatoWide-body GC-chassis build using Poop Turd's rebuilt Version 7 EJ207 and a six-speed STI driveline.Status to verify Source video ↗ - 07
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8
PhoenixTwin-turbo quarter-mile record build renamed after surviving a track fire; rebuilt again after later engine damage and returned to the channel.Current Source video ↗ - 08
Ford Mustang GT (S550)
Trader / big-block Mustang V2Originally a daily-driven GT, transformed into the channel's supercharged 9.8-liter big-block manual drag car and still directly featured in September 2025.Current Source video ↗ - 09
Ford Mustang GT (S550)
Big-block Mustang V1Earlier big-block Mustang build replaced by the V2 chassis after repeated engine failures.Former Source video ↗ - 10
Ferrari 458 Italia
Liberty Walk Silhouette GTFirst personally owned supercar, extensively rebuilt with a Liberty Walk Silhouette GT widebody, custom exhaust and later repaint; a reported Ferrari-dealer offer was declined.Current Source video ↗ - 11
Ford Bronco
Early customer-delivery Bronco modified as an off-road daily, then sold in July 2022 to free space and capitalize on its strong resale value.Former Source video ↗ - 12
Buick GNX
Auction impulse-buy that suffered a fuel-line fire while unloading; repaired and offered during the 2023 fleet reduction.Former Source video ↗ - 13
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C8)
Early Z06 developed through naturally aspirated, nitrous and twin-turbo configurations before its forced sale.Former Source video ↗ - 14
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4
50th AnniversarioGiallo Maggio V12 coupe bought in May 2024 and later modified with an exhaust and power upgrades.Current Source video ↗ - 15
Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
Bayside Blue R34Base-model Bayside Blue R34 purchased in Japan after a seven-year search and imported once federally eligible.Current Source video ↗ - 16
Replica Shelby Daytona Coupe
Barn-find DaytonaAbandoned replica bought, recommissioned, then sold back to its prior owner as part of the deal that introduced the GT40 project.Former Source video ↗ - 17
CAV GT40 replica
Abandoned GT40South African-built continuation-style GT40 acquired after sitting unfinished for roughly two decades and subsequently restored.Current Source video ↗ - 18
Chevrolet Camaro
Unicorn CamaroLong-sought first-generation Camaro transformed into a twin-turbo, approximately 1,200-hp build.Current Source video ↗ - 19
Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR stock car
Marketplace NASCARMore than 800-hp retired NASCAR stock car bought through Marketplace and recommissioned.Current Source video ↗ - 20
Plymouth Superbird NASCAR stock car
Abandoned SuperbirdPeriod stock car found in the desert after sitting for 27 years and rebuilt with a NASCAR powertrain.Current Source video ↗ - 21
Chevrolet C10
Desert-found first-generation C10 purchased after more than a decade of searching.Current Source video ↗ - 22
Nissan Z
2,000HP NISMO GT-R-swapped ZNissan-supported race build using a NISMO-supplied GT-R engine and Z chassis; remained active in April 2025 when Emelia returned to improve its horsepower record.Current Source video ↗ - 23
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Customer ZR1 delivered in late 2025; distinct from the later ZR1X/Zora development and press vehicles.Current Source video ↗ - 24
Nissan Silvia S15 Spec-R
Clean orange-interior Spec-R sourced in Japan and delivered in the United States after an eight-year search.Current Source video ↗ - 25
Porsche 911 GT3
$1 total-loss rebuildTotal-loss GT3 acquired from Porsche for a nominal $1, rebuilt and later requested back by Porsche for review.Current Source video ↗ - 26
Cadillac CTS-V
Stolen CTS-VTheft-recovered CTS-V purchased with its hidden mechanical and provenance issues disclosed through the project.Current Source video ↗ - 27
Chevrolet 3100 short-bed pickup
Farm-find short-bedPatina farm-find short-bed purchased after a decade-long search; already converted around a later 5.3-liter drivetrain.Current Source video ↗
A “status to verify” label means ownership is documented but the latest disposition has not yet passed a dated source review. Every record links to a direct video, official registry or identified secondary report.