CATEGORIES
OUTER CRUST
DALE GRIDLEY WEDGED 426 CUBES OF MODERN MOPAR INTO AN UNSUSPECTING SURVIVOR AP5
HAVING IT ALL
STREET MANNERS, A SHOW-QUALITY FINISH AND SEVEN-SECOND POTENTIAL MAKE FOR A SPOT-ON VS!
THEM'S THE BREAKS
HAS YOUR BROKEN-DOWN RIDE GOT YOU HOT UNDER THE COLLAR? HERE ARE A FEW TIPS TO HELP GET YOUR CAR CHARGED , COOL AND BACK ON THE ROAD
NIPPED AND TUCKED
JAMES BULLIONS'S SLAMMED MAZDA R100 MAY LOOK SIMPLE ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT IT HARBOURS MIND-BOGGLING ENGINEERING UNDER THE SKIN
WAY OUT WEST
ONE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S MARQUEE MODIFIED CAR EVENTS, THE 38TH EDITION OF MOTORVATION SAW ACTION APLENTY
Minor MIRACLE
IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF CAR TO STAND OUT, JUST A LOT OF WORK, AS RHONDA AND AL MAGRITZER DISCOVERED WITH THEIR BLOWN AND CONTINENTAL-KITTED MORRIS MINOR CUSTOM
TICKLED PINK
ASHLEY BELL'S XA FAIRMONT WENT FROM GRANDPA-SPEC TO A WILD PLUM STUNNER IN UNDER 12 MONTHS!
ROMPER STOMPER
JOE BAUER'S 3000HP DODGE CHARGER TOOK ON STREET MACHINE SUMMERNATS 36 AND EMERGED AS GRAND CHAMPION
LAPS OF LUXURY
RICCARDO PONTONIO PLANS TO RUN LAPS AT DRAG CHALLENGE 2023 IN ONE OF THE SLEEPIER ENTRANTS LINING UP FOR THE EVENT - A 1980s MERCEDES WAGON WITH AN LSA AND TWIN TURBOS!
REAL BIG FISH
COME WITH US AS WE DELVE INTO THE WORLD OF BOLT-ON MODS FOR FORD'S MIGHTY BARRA SIX-CYLINDER
THE FLYING BRICK
THIS WEAPONS-GRADE VOLVO IS A FAR CRY FROM YOUR GEOGRAPHY TEACHER'S BEIGE WAGON
PONY UP!
KYLLIE GARRETT'S 560HP MUSTANG FASTBACK MELDS SHELBY HERITAGE WITH TOUGH MODERN STYLING
WORLDS COLLIDE
THE 2023 WORLD TIME ATTACK CHALLENGE SAW THE QUICKEST TINTOPS IN THE WORLD DESCEND ON SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK
Not The KINGSWOOD!
TED BULLPITT WOULD BE MORTIFIED BY JAY JORGENSEN'S nitrous-huffing. LS-POWERED HK KINGSWOOD
GRAND SLAM
BUILT IN JUST TWO YEARS BECAUSE HIS OTHER PROJECT WAS TAKING TOO LONG, MITCHELL RANDO'S '69 CAMARO WENT ON TO BE CROWNED MOTORVATION 37 GRAND CHAMPION
CENTRE PUNCH
RED CENTRENATS 9 DREW HOT-CAR PILGRIMS FROM ALL OVER AUSTRALIA AND BEYOND TO SOAK UP THREE DAYS OF DESERT ACTION IN ALICE SPRINGS
Moy's Toy
JOHN MOY'S FC HOLDEN UTE COMBINES STUNNING LOOKS WITH MODERN TURBO TOYOTA POWER TO MAKE ONE SLEEK STREETER
FORGED IN FIRE!
DAN MORTON'S 'FORGED' XY FAIRMONT BRINGS CONCEPT-CAR EXECUTION TO A CLASSIC AUSSIE MUSCLE CAR
PURPLE PATCH
WE'VE GOT A NEW CARNAGE PROJECT CAR, AND IT'S GOING TO BE OUR QUICKEST ONE EVER!
DIRTY STUFF
OF ALL the different makes and models of carburettors I have worked on – from the really crude all-brass veteran car stuff, through SUs and Rochesters, to Zeniths and Holleys – my-all time favourites would have to be the Italian Webers. Not that they are made there anymore, for I hear that they are manufactured in Spain these days.
CROSS POLLINATION
CHRIS ETHELL'S VL COMMODORE MAKES 1000RWHP WITH A JAPANESE INLINE SIX, BUT THERE'S NO RB TO BE SEEN
ZSA ZSA BIACSI - BAROSSA VALLEY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
ZSA Zsa Biacsi has been a keen revhead since she was a young lass, and is a willing wrench-turner on her stable of rides.
SILLY SEASON
BRENDON DE RUYTER COMBINED A HONDA K24 FOUR-POT AND AN UGLY 80s CELICA TO MAKE A 1200RWHP, SEVEN-SECOND DRAG-AND-DRIVE WEAPON
Golden Palomino
NEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER IT FEATURED IN STREET MACHINE, JANET HOUGH AND VICTOR REILLY'S 1966 MUSTANG IS STILL ON THE ROAD AND STILL TURNING HEADS
DREAM WEAVER
BENNY GATT TURNS HIS LATE DAD'S OLD XT INTO THE CRUISER HE'D ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT
Premier LEAGUE
FORGET YOUR 427s AND 502s; THIS HQ PREMIER THUMPS TO THE TUNE OF 632CI OF THE GENERAL'S FINEST
Rockin' & Rollin'
THE ICONIC COOLY ROCKS ON FESTIVAL DREW THOUSANDS OF PUNTERS TO THE GOLD COAST FOR FIVE DAYS OF CLASSIC CARS, ROCK 'N' ROLL AND ALL THINGS RETRO
CRANKY AS
RAY ELIA'S VH VALIANT REGAL HAS GONE FROM P-PLATE CHARIOT TO BAD-ARSE, 543-CUBE TYRE-FRYER
STRIP TEASE
ADAM ROGASH HAS STRAYED FROM HIS COMMODORE ROOTS TO BUILD ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S QUICKEST STREET CARS
GREASE 1978 - GREASE IS THE WORD
THE 1978 flick Grease has become such a cultural touchstone over the past 45 years that reviewing it in 2023 seems a little redundant.