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DIRTY WORK

AFTER A LONG ON-AND-OFF GESTATION, SIMON WHITE'S NITROUS-HUFFING HQ FINALLY DEBUTED AT MOTORVATION 36 AND WAS ONE OF THE STARS OF THE SHOW

Fresh Cream

IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IT FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT DELUXE ROD SHOP'S LATEST BUILD ISN'T JUST A BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED HUMPY. IT'S A FINELY DETAILED PRO TOURING MASTERPIECE

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

THIS STUNNING 544CI XW FAIRMONT BAGGED A TOP 20 ELITE SPOT AT SUMMERNATS 34 - THE REALISATION OF A QUARTER-CENTURY-OLD DREAM

HOT FUZZ

MAT LLOYD TURNS THE POLICE-SPEC VK CHARGER HE BOUGHT WHEN HE WAS 15 INTO A MUSCLEBOUND MONSTER

ROSE GOLD

THE HOT ROD & CUSTOM AUTO EXPO STANDS AS SYDNEY'S TOP TRADITIONAL CAR SHOW. HERE'S WHY

SLAM DANCE

SUMMERNATS SLAM BROUGHT TWO DAYS OF AUTOMOTIVE HIJINKS TO HEATHCOTE PARK RACEWAY - INCLUDING THE LONG-AWAITED RETURN OF TOP FUEL

Drawing OUR INTEREST

WE PAY TRIBUTE TO FORMER STREET MACHINE CARTOONIST BRENDAN AKHURST, THE MAN WHO GAVE US 'WAYNE & VICKY' - AND MUCH MORE BESIDES

USE THE FORCE!

CLINTON LEAYR'S XL FALCON MAY LOOK LIKE A SWEETLY RESTORED CLASSIC CRUISER, BUT ITS UNDER-BONNET POWERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN A BOOST

HOT-TUBBED TIME MACHINE

A CHILDHOOD FASCINATION FOR MASSIVE TUBS AND WILD GRAPHICS INSPIRED CHRIS DICKER TO BUILD THIS TOUGH-AS-NAILS HQ

N/A ALL THE WAY

CHRIS VASSILIS'S EIGHT-SECOND LX TORANA STREET CRUISER IS A NATURAL-BORN KILLER

QUICK AS A FOX!

MAKING AN AMERICAN ICON EVEN BETTER WITH SOME HOMEGROWN AUSSIE HORSEPOWER

'Rolla Ball'

MICHAEL ELLARD'S BLACKTOP BEAMS-POWERED KE36 COROLLA WOWED 'EM ON DEBUT AT MOTOREX

SHOW ON THE ROAD

THIS GENUINE LC GTR TORANA BUILD MATCHES SHOW-WORTHY LOOKS TO QUALITY ENGINEERING, AND DRIVES LIKE A LATE-MODEL SUPERCAR

EVERY INCH A STAR

BUILT NEARLY 45 YEARS AGO, TREVOR CASS'S RENOWNED, TROPHY-WINNING 'STARFIRE' EH STILL LOOKS JUST AS SHARP TODAY

CREAM OF THE CROP

PAUL FAVA'S HK MONARO BLENDS BASE-MODEL CHARM WITH LS PUNCH

BOUNCE BACK

MEGUIAR'S MOTOREX COMES ROARING BACK TO MELBOURNE SHOWGROUNDS

SURPRISE PARTY

JOHN DAVIDSON'S FAMILY GAVE HIM THIS XP-FRONTED XM COUPE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY, BUT THE REAL GIFT WAS ITS STUNNING TRANSFORMATION

OH, WHAT A FEELING!

THIS 1700HP BARRA-POWERED COROLLA IS HEADING FOR BOTTOM SEVENS

LOOSE UNITS

THE HILLS OF WESTERN VICTORIA ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF ANGRY SKID RIGS AT THE INAUGURAL LOOSEFEST

Home Run

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BRENDAN TURNER BUILT THIS STUNNING '72 BARRACUDA PRO TOURER IN HIS HOME GARAGE

HEAVY ARTILLERY

NATHAN YOUNG TOOK THIS XB HARDTOP FROM A TIRED EX-DRAG CAR TO A FULL-FAT DRAG CHALLENGE TITLE CONTENDER

BROWN Sugar

THIS EJ WAS MEANT TO BE A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PRESENT, BUT IT EVOLVED INTO A SWEET SUMMERNATS TOP 60 STUNNER INSTEAD

BAG OF TRICKS

IF YOU'RE JUST GETTING STARTED WITH WORKING ON CARS, HERE ARE SOME TOP WORKSHOP HACKS TO HELP YOU OVERCOME THE COMMON PROBLEMS YOU MIGHT STRIKE

PHATTT LOT OF GOOD

MARCUS NIKOLIC ENVISAGED HIS VL CALAIS AS THE ULTIMATE SUPERCHARGED STREET CRUISER, AND WOUND UP IN THE SUMMERNATS TOP 60

JULIE PFENNIG

ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

SEX MACHINE

> ONE OF THE STARS OF THE AUTO SALON SCENE IS REBORN TO ONCE AGAIN WOW THE SHOW CROWDS

WORLD BEATER

GREG 'MAULER' TSAKIRIDIS TAKES AIM AT THE WORLD'S QUICKEST PRO MODS IN HIS 4500HP PRO-LINE-POWERED MUSTANG

STRONG WEEKEND

OUR FIRST DRAG CHALLENGE EVENT SINCE 2020 WENT OFF LIKE A FROG IN THE PROVERBIAL!

INCH PERFECT

BRETT RUSSELL HAS POURED 36 YEARS' WORTH OF BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS INTO HIS BIG-INCH PRO TOURING TORANA - AND IT SHOWS

ORIGINAL SIN

WHEN YOUR DAD BUILDS RACE ENGINES, YOUR GENUINE XA GT BETTER BE ABLE TO REEL OFF AN EIGHT-SECOND QUARTER-MILE IN 70s STYLE 14797 z PONTIAL