Where some people may see a rusted-out pile of scrap metal, others see the perfect starting point for a new project car. So it was that Brit Matt Urch came into possession of a 1953 Ford Anglia coupe that had been cut up for parts years before his purchase.

Rather than haul it off to the junkyard though, Urch, a custom car fabricator by trade, created a completely unique drift rod that is the subject of this Carfection video profile.

Boasting a boosted Saab engine and a four-link suspension at the rear, Urch built himself a bona fide drift rod that is unlike anything we’ve seen so far. The only problem? For a drift car, it makes a little too much grip.

The video doesn’t go into too many details on the drift rod, though some cursory Internet snooping does reveal that the motor is a Saab B204, and we also found a page that shows that start-to-finish build of the drift rod on Urchfab’s site.

While the initial build took just 8 months, a nasty crash caused by a cheap wheel sent him into the wall, meaning a complete rebuild of the suspension, which Urch found to be particularly mentally challenging.

There’s a lot of personality and creativity welded into the Urchfab drift rod, and as the creator himself notes towards the end of the video, who you are can really shine through in your custom car. And isn’t that why most enthusiasts love the automotive hobby?

It’s a chance to express one’s self through steel and horsepower, become a creative obsession, a labor of time, money, and love. While this drift rod might not be to everyone’s taste, you can’t help but admire the talent that put it together.