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CHERRY BOMB
DESPITE NUMEROUS SETBACKS, SHAUN DUNSTAN IS TRANSFORMING HIS CHERRY-BLACK HJ GTS MONARO INTO A 1000HP STREET-AND-STRIP BURNER
SAUSAGE SIZZLE
KAI MCPHEE’S VC COMMODORE PROVES YOU DON’T NEED A DONK MADE OF DIAMONDS TO RUN WITH THE BEST
BUCKET OF VOLTS
WEBB MOTORWORKS HAS CREATED AN ELECTRIC CRATE MOTOR THAT LOOKS FOR ALL THE WORLD LIKE A SMALL-BLOCK CHEV
BACK TO FRONT
CLINT OGILVIE’S ICONIC FRONT/BACK LC TORANA HAS BEEN A MAINSTAY OF THE BURNOUT SCENE FOR DECADES. NOW IT’S TOUGHER THAN EVER BEFORE
Power Figure
Engineer warwick bryce served at the gm-h coalface for over three decades, helping to develop many of holden’s most beloved engines and associated technology
Is Covid-19 Killing The Car Scene?
A look at the effect coronavirus has had on our sport and the industry that sustains it
NEW WORLD ORDER
AUSTRALIAN DRAG RACING MIGHT BE IN THE WARS AT THE MOMENT, BUT THE RADIAL MOVEMENT CONTINUES TO BUILD MOMENTUM. WE INVESTIGATE THE RISE OF THE AUSSIE RADIAL RACING SCENE
HOTTER PROPERTY
SAM GAUCI’S TAKE ON THIS 1980S STREET MACHINING ICON STILL HAS ALL THE GOOD BITS IN THE RIGHT PLACES
Coupe De HRILL
HSV’S GTO COUPE WAS ALWAYS A LOOKER, BUT WE WISH THEY WERE ALL BUILT LIKE ROBERT GULJAS’S AWESOME BLOWN EXAMPLE!
WARR MACHINE
NIGEL WARR HAS BUILT A BIG-CUBE, BIG-BLOCK HQ UTE FOR HAULING ARSE
KILLER 'ZILLA
MAATOUKS RACING’S KING32 NISSAN R32 GT-R IS ON THE HUNT FOR A WORLD RECORD
ROD ALMIGHTY
MIKE ROHAL DROVE HIS TURBO LS-POWERED ’37 FORD PICK-UP ALL THE WAY FROM ADELAIDE TO PARTY AT DRAG CHALLENGE 2019
HARD SELL
THE ‘JOYS’ OF SELLING A CAR IN THE INTERNET AGE
ELECTRIC AVENUE
DR TIM TALKS US THROUGH THE INTRICACIES OF REPOWERING VEHICLES WITH ELECTRIC MOTORS
Fleet Street
Building one rare chevy commercial vehicle into a tough streeter wasn’t enough for reece christensen; now he’s back with this bitchin’ ’59 apache fleetside
Impressive Showing
> 1963 two-door Chevrolet Wagon wins the 2020 Detroit Autorama Ridler award
Never Say Die
> Matt Mcintosh and Jayden Page are bringing their turbo LSX VY Clubsport to drag challenge weekend 2020 – and it’s bigger and badder than ever!
TALKING SHOP
WE CHECK OUT CASTLEMAINE ROD SHOP’S BRAND NEW FACILITY AND TALK ALL THINGS HORSEPOWER
HATCH-ET JOB
DAN SZABOLICS’ BLOWN SMALL-BLOCK TORANA COMBINES GROUP C HERITAGE WITH STREET-CAR ATTITUDE
IRON MAIDEN
AUSTRALIA’S modified car scene has hot rodding at its root, but in 2020, these old jalopies – more than a century old, in some cases – are less commonplace in all-make shows and cruises.
Bel OF THE BALL
CHARLIE HARLEY TAKES HIS ’57 CHEV BEL AIR FROM BARE-METAL BEAUTY TO SUMMERNATS TOP JUDGED ELITE IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS
CRUISE Missile
THE SLEEK EXTERIOR OF THIS GENUINE XA GT CLOAKS A 670HP CORE
BAYWATCH
> HOW TO FABRICATE A PAIR OF INNER FENDERS TO COMPLETE OUR SMOOTHED ENGINE BAY
THE FAMILY Siber
MAT BONE’S IDEA OF A SIMPLE FAMILY CRUISER IS A BIT WILDER THAN MOST, WITH 434CI OF BLOWN CHEVY POWERING HIS HK WAGON
KIWI FRUIT
WE HEAD TO NEW ZEALAND’S SOUTH ISLAND TO CHECK OUT THE DELIGHTFULLY DIFFERENT AUTOMOTIVE BUFFET ON OFFER AT MUSCLE CAR MADNESS
WESTERN STARS
PERTH’S MOTORVATION MAY NOT BE AS BIG AS IT USED TO BE, BUT THERE WAS STILL PLENTY OF TOUGH CARS AND COOL RIDES TO CHECK OUT
GOING FOR Gold
JUSTIN GAUCI SPENT NINE YEARS BUILDING HIS SMOOTH XR FALCON ONLY TO FIND HE CRAVED MORE POWER. IT WAS TIME TO GO BIG OR GO HOME
TICKLED PINK
WANT TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE OVER 400HPAT THE TYRES WITH A NATURALLY ASPIRATED HOLDEN SIX?
Double TROUBLE
JOEL SMITH NEEDED A FAMILY CAR TO CRUISE WHILE HE FINISHED HIS ELITE LEVEL MUSTANG, SO HE BUILT AN XC HARDTOP AT THE SAME TIME
SHOW BOAT
LUCKY’S SPEED SHOP HAS TRANSFORMED DAN APPLEBY’S BOAT-TAIL BUICK RIVIERA INTO A SHOW-STOPPING CUSTOM