Photo: Alban / Unsplash. A Liberty Walk Lamborghini Aventador at the company's shop in Aichi, Japan.

Liberty Walk's own history describes its signature move without euphemism. Take an electric cutter to the body of a Lamborghini worth tens of millions of yen, then rivet on "works fenders." Liberty Walk's company history That idea took Wataru Kato's shop from a SEMA curiosity to a brand that lists distributors in 12 overseas regions Liberty Walk distributors, sells kits for everything from an R35 GT-R to a Ferrari F40 and has licensed its cars to Hot Wheels. Liberty Walk history

A car dealer with a customer problem

Liberty Walk started in 1993 Liberty Walk history, and Kato was 25 when he set it up, according to The Drive. The Drive The store the company calls its Nagoya HQ sits in Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture. Liberty Walk Nagoya HQ The headquarters still sells, inspects and customizes cars. The wider group includes a parts company, a paint and sheet-metal shop in Komaki and a kit factory in Gotemba that turns out FRP, carbon-fiber and dry-carbon parts. Liberty Walk company page

The kit business began with one client. A friend of Kato's had bought a Diablo the shop sourced, then moved to a Murciélago and found the stock car short on Lamborghini ferocity. He wanted it to look cooler. Liberty Walk's company history The answer, in 2008, was the LB★Performance Murciélago, the company's first body kit. Liberty Walk history

Cut, rivet, repeat

By the company's own account, the 2009 SEMA debut drew attention but little business. The breakthrough came at SEMA 2012 with the LB★Works Murciélago and its riveted works fenders, cut into the factory body. Liberty Walk's company history A 20-car limited run of that Murciélago followed in 2013, and that year's SEMA added a Ferrari 458 Italia and a Nissan GT-R. Liberty Walk history

Liberty Walk doesn't call this tuning or dress-up. Its word is kaizō, modification, and it traces the look to the kaido racers of Japan's Shōwa era Liberty Walk's company history, the street style in our kaido racer explainer. The Drive described the process plainly: owners bring in Ferraris and Lamborghinis, Kato cuts the bodywork and fits his wide-body kit, and he wants to be recognized "for my own unique style." The Drive

Not everyone is a fan. The Drive has called the work divisive: fans like the extremity, while critics say the bulk hurts performance. When a widebody Miura appeared at Tokyo Auto Salon 2018, it turned out to be a replica on a Ford GT40 frame, built, the shop said, for promotion. The Drive

From one Murciélago to a global brand

The timeline reads like a growth chart. Liberty Walk lists a Need for Speed license in 2015, its first European show at Essen in 2016 and a Geneva Motor Show debut in 2017. Then came a Hot Wheels license with Mattel in 2020, a Forza Motorsport license in 2021 and a Goodwood Festival of Speed debut in 2022. Liberty Walk history

The cars still aren't common. In an undated count on its history page, the company says roughly 200 LB-Works cars live in Japan, with 300 to 350 worldwide. Liberty Walk's company history

The lines, decoded

  • LB★Performance, the 2008 original, is still listed for the Aventador, Murciélago, Huracán, McLaren 650S/12C and NSX. Liberty Walk body kits
  • LB-Works is the riveted over-fender line. It spans the R35 GT-R, Lamborghinis from the Gallardo to the Countach, Ferraris from the 308 to the F40, and even a Suzuki Jimny. Liberty Walk body kits
  • LB-Silhouette Works GT, launched in 2018 Liberty Walk history, goes further. The Huracán GT kit replaces both bumpers, the hood and the engine cover, and adds wide fenders, canards, diffusers and a wing. It runs from ¥4,103,000 ($40,220) in FRP to ¥5,797,000 ($56,940) with carbon and dry-carbon parts. Liberty Walk Huracán GT
  • lb★nation covers cars like the GR86, BRZ and Civic Type R. LB-Super Silhouette takes on JDM staples such as the R32, ER34, S15 and FD3S, and KAIDO★WORKS is a newer R32 line. Liberty Walk body kits

Prices scale with the donor. An LB-Works R35 GT-R Type 1 kit lists at ¥1,628,000 ($15,500) in FRP Liberty Walk R35 kit, and the F40 kit is ¥12,760,000 ($127,600) in FRP. Liberty Walk F40 kit For the R35's send-off, Liberty Walk made a 2026 Final Edition kit limited to 35 sets Liberty Walk Final Edition, and its catalog lists the run as sold out. Liberty Walk body kits The car it was built for has its own story in the R35's final year.

How you actually get one

Start with the distributor map. Liberty Walk lists distributors from Europe and the U.S. to Thailand, Australia and South Africa Liberty Walk distributors, and its U.S. page names four businesses, including Liberty Walk USA in Las Vegas. Liberty Walk USA

Each kit page works as an inquiry form. The prices shown are estimates; staff confirm the final price, stock, shipping and delivery, and sending the form doesn't place an order. Body kits ship only to a business or installer address, never to a home. Listed prices also exclude shipping, taxes, customs duties, paint and installation. Liberty Walk R35 kit Some wings and canards are marked for competition only and not for public roads. Liberty Walk Huracán GT

So the real budget is the kit plus paint, fitting and wheels. Liberty Walk's 20-inch forged three-piece wheels for the R35 alone list at ¥1,640,000 ($12,700). Liberty Walk R35 kit And with an LB-Works kit, the original fenders get cut, so there is no easy way back. If you're weighing Liberty Walk against RWB or Rocket Bunny, start with our comparison, and find more cut-and-fit projects in Builds.

Company history, kit contents, prices and ordering terms are from Liberty Walk's official site as listed on October 22, 2026; prices are the company's estimates and exclude paint, installation, shipping and duties. Additional reporting from The Drive.