FEW things will ruffle purists' feathers like fitting your classic ride with an engine from a rival manufacturer. Josh Messineo knows all about that; he chose to stick a cheeky iron-block LS into the front of his AP5 Valiant.
The intention wasn't even to upset the Mopar faithful, but rather to find the cheapest and easiest route to a four-digit street car. "The goal was to break the 1000rwhp barrier, and you just can't argue with how easily we did it," Josh reasons.
The AP5 has been built as Josh's new dragand-drive machine, which he hopes will dip into the eight-second zone. "I don't like race cars you only use four times a year, so I wanted a car that can run eights at the track but that I can also throw the kids in and go cruising," he says. "I've also loved watching all the dragand-drive stuff in the States, so I want to have a go here myself." After deciding not to use his '56 Cadillac for such a purpose, Josh went on the hunt for a suitable home for the 5.3, and happened upon the AP5. "I'm not really a Valiant guy, but it popped up as a roller for the right price, so I grabbed it."
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ROYAL CARRIAGE
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DEBUT TOUR
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FULLY FRANKED
A SNEAKY 670 HORSES OF FRANK MARCHESE POWER MAKES ROB GORGIEVSKI'S CONCOURS XW A PROPER TREAT
NOMADIC LIFESTYLE
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PERFECT 10 '!!!!
THE SYDNEY HOT ROD & CUSTOM AUTO EXPO TURNS 10
VAN WILDER
PETER MARRIOTT BUILT THIS TOUGH, 350 CHEV-POWERED HK PANEL VAN IN TRIBUTE TO THE LONG-LOST HT VAN OF HIS YOUTH
EXPRESS DELIVERY
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RED HOT & BLUE
A REBORN PROGM8 SHOOTS FOR THE TITLE OF AUSTRALIA'S BEST SHOW-AND-GO COMMODORE
PEOPLE LIKE US
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DRIVING INNOVATION
EVER WISH YOU COULD HAVE A BRAND-NEW VERSION OF AN ICONIC 1970s AUSSIE MUSCLE CAR, FULL OF THE LATEST TECH? DRIVE SOUTH IS WORKING TO MAKE THAT A REALITY