VEHICLES: 1973 Pontiac Firebird, 1969 Plymouth Belvedere, 1968 Chevrolet Bel Air, 1973 Chevrolet Impala, 1969 Chevrolet StepVan, 1971 Cadillac DeVille, 1964 Ford Galaxie 500, Kenworth 523, Kenworth W900, 1970 Chevrolet Camaro, 1971 Chevrolet Chevy Van, 1962 Volkswagen Kombi
STARS: John Wayne, Diana Muldaur, Eddie Albert, David Huddleston, Julian Christopher, Al Lettieri, Clu Gulager, Roger E Mosley, Colleen Dewhurst, William Bryant
DIRECTOR: John Sturges
ACTION: A pretty lairy street hunt, an awesome back-lane smash-up derby, and a high-speed beach chase finale
PLOT: A detective investigating the murder of his former partner discovers that a group of corrupt cops are dealing in confiscated drugs
AVAILABLE: DVD, streaming
WHEN an assassination attempt on veteran police detective Lon ‘McQ’ McHugh (Wayne) happens within minutes of learning his longtime partner Stan Boyle (Bryant) has been shot, McQ immediately strikes out for revenge.
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ROYAL CARRIAGE
BENNY ROYAL TOOK A FAMILY HEIRLOOM TOYOTA CORONA, SHOVED A 1JZ IN IT AND HEADED OFF FOR FIVE DAYS OF DRAG-AND-DRIVE
DEBUT TOUR
WITH A SCREAMING HOLDEN SIX, DEAN TROUNSON'S HOME-COOKED HR STEERS WITH THE BEST OF 'EM
FULLY FRANKED
A SNEAKY 670 HORSES OF FRANK MARCHESE POWER MAKES ROB GORGIEVSKI'S CONCOURS XW A PROPER TREAT
NOMADIC LIFESTYLE
DON'T BE FOOLED BY ITS DEMURE APPEARANCE THIS '57 CHEVY NOMAD IS A RAUNCHY RESTOMOD PACKING MODERN MUMBO
PERFECT 10 '!!!!
THE SYDNEY HOT ROD & CUSTOM AUTO EXPO TURNS 10
VAN WILDER
PETER MARRIOTT BUILT THIS TOUGH, 350 CHEV-POWERED HK PANEL VAN IN TRIBUTE TO THE LONG-LOST HT VAN OF HIS YOUTH
EXPRESS DELIVERY
IF YOU'VE ever been to the Bright Rod Run (and you damn well should've), odds are you've seen Joel Beatson lapping in an early Falcon.
RED HOT & BLUE
A REBORN PROGM8 SHOOTS FOR THE TITLE OF AUSTRALIA'S BEST SHOW-AND-GO COMMODORE
PEOPLE LIKE US
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).
DRIVING INNOVATION
EVER WISH YOU COULD HAVE A BRAND-NEW VERSION OF AN ICONIC 1970s AUSSIE MUSCLE CAR, FULL OF THE LATEST TECH? DRIVE SOUTH IS WORKING TO MAKE THAT A REALITY
