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CATCH of the DAY
WITH SOME FAMILY ASSISTANCE, MATT MITCHELL & KATIE BOURKE CREATED THE HAND-CONTROLLED BARRACUDA OF THEIR DREAMS
GREEN WITH Envy
THAT’S THE REACTION DARREN YOUNG’S NEAT-AS-A-PIN, 355 V8-POWERED HD HOLDEN TENDS TO INSPIRE
BUMP & GRIND
OUR OWN IAIN KELLY REMAGINES A BUMPSIDE F100 AS A PRO TOURER, AND AIDAN BRINGS THE IDEA TO LIFE
ANGER MANAGEMENT
THIS STUNNING HZ PREM TOOK A TOP 60 SPOT AT SUMMERNATS 33, BUT THAT DIDN’T STOP OWNER DAVE CUELL PULLING IT APART AGAIN
2022 SURVIVAL GUIDE
AFTER a one-year hiatus, the biggest horsepower party of the year is finally set to return to Canberra when Street Machine Summernats 34 rolls into Exhibition Park, 6-9 January. The 2022 ’Nats promises to be a cracker!
METAL MILITIA
AS NEW BILLET BLOCKS FOR THE HOLDEN V8, BARRA SIX AND CLEVELAND V8 HIT THE MARKET, WE TAKE A DIVE INTO WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL
The BRIGHT SIDE
THE BELOVED BRIGHT ROD RUN’S 2021 CANCELLATION DIDN’T STOP DETERMINED PILGRIMS FROM MOUNTING THEIR OWN UNOFFICIAL VERSION
DEJA VROOM!
SOUTH AUSTRALIA SHOWED ITS MUSCLE AT THE SECOND ADELAIDE AUTO EXPO IN A CALENDAR YEAR
DAD'S ARMY
LAKESIDE PARK’S ALL AUSSIE FATHER’S DAY BASH SAWDADS AND THEIR FAMILIES CELEBRATE ALON GSIDE A BATTALION OF HOMEGROWN CLASSICS
10 OF THE BEST
AS STREET MACHINE SUMMERNATS 34 APPROACHES, LET’S LOOK BACK AT THE FIRST INCREDIBLE 10 YEARS OF THE WORLD’S BEST CAR FESTIVAL
DREAM CATCHER
LOUIS YOUNIS COULDN’T RESIST THE CHANCE TO TICK A CHILDHOOD DREAM CAR OFF HIS BUCKET LIST
FINE LIME
JAMIE SKEWS RESCUED THIS XA HARDTOP FROM A SLOW DEATH VIA A 640HP CLEVO HEART TRANSPLANT, A THIRD PEDAL AND THE BRIGHTEST GREEN HUMANITY HAS EVER SEEN
Market FORCES
KILLED BY COVID LAST YEAR, THE 2021 SEMA SHOW SAW EXHIBITORS AND BUYERS ALIKE BUZZING TO BE BACK AT THE LARGEST AFTERMARKET AUTOMOTIVE TRADE EVENT ON EARTH
Mr Summernats
AS WE REV UP FOR THE RETURN OF STREET MACHINE SUMMERNATS, WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE MAN WHO MADE IT ALL POSSIBLE
REVOLUTIONARY RETURN
AFTER 13 YEARS IN HIBERNATION, THE 2ENIL8 XW FALCON IS BACK, FASTER AND WAAAY BETTER THAN EVER
PUMP ACTION
WITH A 978HP BLOWN SMALL-BLOCK AND THE TOUGHEST STANCE THIS SIDE OF A RUGBY FRONT ROW, THIS HK PREMIER IS PRIMED FOR STREET ACTION
DEATH-DEFYING
DARREN AND LEAH DUBBELMAN TURN TRIBULATION INTO TRIUMPH WITH THEIR 2000HP RADIAL TORANA
DIRTY STUFF
WHEN I was young and didn’t know much, I went to work in a used-car yard that specialised in selling sports cars.
MAZ ROMANDINI
WHEELERS HILL, VIC
BLUE BLAZES
OUR GRUNT HUNT GIVEAWAY BLUE 202 PROUDLY SERVED IN JEFF FOLEY’S UC TORANA FOR 20 YEARS
BIG TIME
TIM HADDOCK’S VJ UTE MAY LOOK UNASSUMING, BUT THERE’S SOME SERIOUS GEAR LURKING BENEATH ITS DIE-STRAIGHT PANELS, INCLUDING A TORQUEY CHRYSLER BIG-BLOCK
BLOWN 510CI BIG-BLOCK
BG ENGINES, NORTH RICHMOND, NSW
GLOW-UP
PAUL BRINCAT GIVES A FAMILY-HEIRLOOM XY FAIRMONT A 500HP BIRTHDAY
MAN WITH A SCAN
IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE SCIENCE FICTION, BUT 3D SCANNING CAN TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF BUILDING YOUR PROJECT CAR
TANGERINE DREAM
SHAUN SCERRI ORIGINALLY RESTORED HIS HQ GTS TO FACTORY SPECS, BUT THE 253 SOON MADE WAY FOR SOME FAR STRONGER FRUIT
Desert Stormer
A Land Cruiser? In street machine? If the blown big-block isn’t enough to ease your pain, read on
Ultra Violet
> Attention to detail made Simon Bonello’s HR Holden a top 10 hit at summernats 10, kick-starting a remarkable career
Theo Stergi 1964 Chrysler AP5 Valiant - Tough Street Machine
The AP5 Valiant isn’t often viewed as tough street machine material, but Theo Stergi’s jet-black, 10-second rocket might just change that
Do The Stomp!
Larger than life, John ‘Stomper’ Winterburn did big things for aussie drag racing
Street Cruisin' Man
Jonathan Danaskos’s street-driven mustang toughie blends classic style with a show-winning finish and 10-second timeslips