Inside Ken Block's Hoonigan garage
The Hoonigan garage in Park City, Utah is one of the most extraordinary private automotive collections ever assembled: a purpose-built facility housing Ken Block's fleet of bespoke Ford-based race and stunt vehicles, from the 1,400 hp twin-turbo Hoonicorn Mustang to the 900 hp 1977 F-150 Hoonitruck that starred in Gymkhana 10.
Ken Block's Garage: A Ford Obsession
Professional rally and rallycross pilots are known for impressive car collections, but Ken Block's Ken Block garage at Hoonigan Racing Division headquarters operates on a different principle to the usual parade of luxury brands. Block had an almost exclusive obsession with Ford, particularly vintage models, and every vehicle in the collection exists to be driven, modified and filmed rather than preserved behind glass. The facility serves as both a working workshop and a showroom for Hoonigan's creative projects, and cars cycle in and out depending on which Gymkhana episode, Climbkhana or Electrikhana chapter is currently in production.
The Gymkhana Legacy
Hoonigan Racing Division is the team behind Block's WRC campaigns and the Gymkhana video series, which by the time the Utah garage became widely known had already completed a decade of annual releases. Each Gymkhana entry required a new or heavily upgraded hero car, which meant the collection grew with every chapter. Ford Focus RS rally cars and Ford Fiestas used across multiple Gymkhana shoots sit alongside the more exotic builds. The most famous resident is the 1965 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn, built for Gymkhana 7 and later upgraded with a custom twin-turbo setup from Garrett turning a Roush Yates 410 cubic inch Ford V8 into a 1,400 hp all-wheel-drive monster for the Climbkhana: Pikes Peak project.
The Group B Machine and the Escort Collection
Beyond the Focus and Fiesta rally cars, the garage holds a 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 RS prepared by Quick Motorsport UK and a 700 hp 1986 Ford RS200, one of the iconic homologation specials built specifically to compete in the Group B era of the World Rally Championship. The RS200 represents one of the most dramatic periods in motorsport history, when unlimited technical regulations produced cars of terrifying performance, and Block's example is built to that spirit.
The Hoonitruck: A Family Tribute
The 1977 Ford F-150 Hoonitruck, built for Gymkhana 10, carries personal significance beyond its 900 hp output. Block commissioned it as a tribute to his father, who owned the same base generation of F-150. The truck was built with the same adventurous modifications Block applies to every Gymkhana vehicle, taking the sentimental starting point and transforming it into something capable of absurd performance.
Trucks, Broncos and What Came Next
Block's affection for trucks extended to a 2013 F-150 RaptorTRAX built for a Monster Energy collaboration, and a restored 1974 Ford Bronco belonging to his wife. The '91 Ford Escort RS Cosworth, meanwhile, came to a dramatic end when it caught fire at the New England Forest Rally. Reports at the time suggested a replacement was already being planned. The one vehicle always missing from the collection, the Ford GT, remained a conspicuous absence from a garage otherwise dedicated to showing what Ford could achieve in extreme circumstances.
For a full record of Ken Block's cars and the Gymkhana series, Top Gear's garage tour and the official Hoonigan Gymkhana car breakdown are essential reading. If Ford-derived custom builds inspire you, the Charge Electric Mustang and the 1932 Ford Brookville Roadster represent two very different interpretations of the Ford legacy available at TheArsenale. The full TheArsenale cars collection features many other extreme and custom builds for those who share Block's philosophy that cars exist to be driven hard.
