WE'RE a broad church, us car enthusiasts. But old rivalries die hard, so it's rare to have restored classics, traditional rods and customs, and elite street machines all on display next to each other. This is one reason the Sydney Hot Rod & Custom Auto Expo has been such a surprise hit.
The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse was teeming with awesome cars and thousands of punters over the last weekend in May for the 2022 Auto Expo. Spectators were rewarded with a hall crammed with stunning builds, both freshly unveiled and old favourites, while Nostalgia Lane was wall-to-wall packed with awesome old-school hot rods and some truly mind-blowing customs, not to mention US custom legend John D'Agostino as guest of honour.
As well as legendary Aussie offerings like Michael Morris's Chev, Richard Dabbs's Mercury, and a host of killer chopped Ford single-spinners, the late, great Mario Colalillo's chopped '54 Cadillac KING CAD and incredible chopped '59 Coupe De Ville WILD CAD were also seen side by side.
The big news for fans of American wild customs was seeing John D'Agostino's chopped ¹57 Chrysler Imperial, painted by Gene Winfield, displayed next to the ex-Richard Zocchi chopped Mark II Continental custom. It was the first time they'd nudged up against each other since they debuted together at the Sacramento Autorama 25 years ago.
If that wasn't enough, Paul Vanzella also had his recently acquired ex-Richard Zocchi '68 Dodge Polara on display. Incredibly, most of these cars drove to the show, with Paul, Richard Dabbs and Harley Hamilton trekking 900 kays up the Hume in their heavily chopped rides.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 2022 من Street Machine Australia.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 2022 من Street Machine Australia.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
RETURN OF THE King
PETER GRMUSA IS BACK ON THE PAD. AND HIS THUNDEROUS XA IS ALREADY BRINGING HOME THE BACON
SOUTH QUEENSLAND CRUSHER
DAN KUMMEROW WANTED HIS HG KINGSWOOD TO BE A FAMILY CRUISER, SO OF COURSE IT SCORED A TURBO V8 READY TO MAKE FOUR-DIGIT POWER!
FLOWN THE COOP
SAVED FROM A CHOOK SHED. ROBERT CROSBY'S VH CHARGER UNDERWENT A 500HP, 15-YEAR ODYSSEY
BLOWN 383CI HOLDEN V8
PROFLO PERFORMANCE, CAMPBELLTOWN, NSW
PONY EXPRESS
MARION BRESKI'S BLOWN AND INJECTED, PROFLOMUSTANG IS AS SHARP AS THEY COME, AND THERE'S PLENTY OF GO TO MATCH THE SHOW
KING HIT
A CLASSIC DATSUN BODY, S15 FRONT END AND A SCREAMING BLOWN LS COMBINE TO CREATE A NEXT-LEVEL SKID MACHINE
BUILT TO LAST
IT SEEMS EVERYONE'S BUILDING A TURBOCHARGED LS COMBO THESE DAYS - BECAUSE IT WORKS. HERE'S HOW TO DO IT PROPERLY, ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BIZ
ARMS RACE
MARIO BUSLJETA'S MONARO IS A SIX-SECOND-CAPABLE NUCLEAR WARHEAD WITH A BIG-BLOCK UP FRONT, TWIN TURBOS OUT BACK, AND CLOSE TO 3000HP ON TAP
BACK TO YOUR ROOTS
TIM LAIDLER'S TWIN-CARB, HOLDEN V8-POWERED CALAIS WAS ONE OF JUST TWO ROOTS-BLOWN MACHINES TO TAKE ON DRAG CHALLENGE 2024
WILL TO LIVE
PETER DENING'S EXQUISITELY CRAFTED WILLYS BURST ONTO THE SCENE IN 2000, SCOOPED UP A STACK OF AWARDS, THEN SEEMINGLY VANISHED. WE CHAT TO PETE AND THE CAR'S TWO SUBSEQUENT OWNERS TO GET THE FULL STORY
