PEOPLE LIKE US
Street Machine Australia|July 2024
WHEN Michael Gonzalez isn't busy making eight-second passes in CHOCTOP, his street-driven, LSA-fed VC Commodore, or cruising one of the many other cars in his collection, he can be found managing Springmount Raceway, home to Far North Queensland's biggest horsepower hoedown, Northern Nats (see p. 48 for full feature).
ASHLEIGH WILSON
PEOPLE LIKE US

MICHAEL GONZALEZ

MAREEBA, QUEENSLAND

We caught up with Michael at this year's event for a quick chinwag.

Tell us about your cars.

I've got three Fords and three Holdens in my shed. I have a genuine 1971 GT Falcon, a 1974 XB, and a 1979 XD 351 ute - all V8s and period-correct. Then I've got a blue ex-police Commodore with an LS3 in it, another Commodore SL/X, and then we've got CHOCTOP, my most modified vehicle.

What's the CHOCTOP story?

この記事は Street Machine Australia の July 2024 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は Street Machine Australia の July 2024 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

STREET MACHINE AUSTRALIAのその他の記事すべて表示
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
Street Machine Australia

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

ARBY’S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HIS VG VALIANT’S 60-FOOT TIMES YIELD PROMISING RESULTS IN THE RUN-UP TO STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE

time-read
4 分  |
Yearbook 2024
ANIKA HODGES
Street Machine Australia

ANIKA HODGES

THE CAR DROVE INTO OUR SHED AS A CREAM 202CI VC AND DROVE OUT AS A SILVER CAR WITH A 355 V8

time-read
2 分  |
Yearbook 2024
STAGE FRIGHT
Street Machine Australia

STAGE FRIGHT

IT TOOK OWEN SCOTT MORE THAN 20 YEARS TO BUILD A TROPHY-WINING, 600HP EH HOLDEN UTE THAT WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME

time-read
3 分  |
Yearbook 2024
THE Ummmal SUSPECT
Street Machine Australia

THE Ummmal SUSPECT

FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT MINI-TRUCKS. THIS SUMMERNATS TOP 60 HILUX IS A PROPER STREET MACHINE

time-read
4 分  |
Yearbook 2024
FULLY UTILISED
Street Machine Australia

FULLY UTILISED

HARDWOOD ROD & CUSTOM TURNS DARREN ISON'S HAND-ME-DOWN HT INTO A SMOOTH OPERATOR

time-read
4 分  |
Yearbook 2024
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
Street Machine Australia

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

ARBY’S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HIS VG VALIANT’S 60-FOOT TIMES YIELD PROMISING RESULTS IN THE RUN-UP TO STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE

time-read
4 分  |
Yearbook 2024
PEOPLE POWER
Street Machine Australia

PEOPLE POWER

WE TAKE A LOOK BACK AT 36 YEARS OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS - AND MOST DEMOCRATICALLY AWARDED - HONOUR IN OUR SPORT: STREET MACHINE OF THE YEAR

time-read
3 分  |
Yearbook 2024
OUT-AND-OUT MAYHEM
Street Machine Australia

OUT-AND-OUT MAYHEM

STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE IS ALREADY A ROLLICKING GOOD TIME, BUT WHAT CAR EVENT CAN'T BE MADE EVEN BETTER BY ADDING A BURNOUT COMP? INTRODUCING OUR INAUGURAL RODS OUT!

time-read
3 分  |
Yearbook 2024
BAD TO THE BONE
Street Machine Australia

BAD TO THE BONE

THANKS TO HIS SON, ANDY, THE LATE MARIO COLALILLO’S 39 PLYMOUTH COUPE IS BACK ON THE ROAD AND STILL ONE OF THE BADDEST HOT RODS IN THE COUNTRY

time-read
5 分  |
Yearbook 2024
THE CHALLENGE IS REAL
Street Machine Australia

THE CHALLENGE IS REAL

FROM TRACK DRAMAS TO SOARING TEMPERATURES, DRAG CHALLENGE 2024 THREW US SOME OF ITS TOUGHEST TESTS YET, BUT IT ALSO BROUGHT SOME OF THE QUICKEST TIMES THE EVENT HAS EVER SEEN

time-read
10+ 分  |
Yearbook 2024