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Allen Macfadyen > Geelong, Victoria

Gold Rush

A Mothballed LX Torana survivor is transformed into a tough, elite-grade streeter

Born To Be Wild

> From its Lairy graphics to its Russell Jones-built 351 cleveland, owen webb’s wild thing XY was an instant aussie pro street classic

IRON MAIDEN

ROBYN BRADBURY > WODONGA, VIC

LEMON ZEST

HAVING LONG PARTED WITH HIS FIRST YELLOW XY FALCON, MAT ‘GUDGE’ BUDAJ DECIDED TO BUILD ANOTHER – THIS TIME WITH FEWER DOORS

SECRET AGENT

THE MOITS RACING WOG007 CORTINA IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER – NOW WITH BOOST!

GAME DAY

AFTER STAGE ONE OF AN $11 MILLION REFURBISHMENT, SYDNEY DRAGWAY IS GO! WE DROPPED BY FOR A TOUR AND TO CHECK OUT OPENING NIGHT

CUSSO KING

JIM KERR LIVED AN INCREDIBLE LIFE OF CUSTOMLINES, TOP FUELLERS AND RESTORED FORDS

COMET'S TALE

CAN DRAG CHALLENGE REGULAR JOHN KERR AND HIS ’64 MERCURY COMET CRACK THE 10.5S IN HIS FIRST DRAG CHALLENGE WEEKEND?

600CI BIG-BLOCK FORD

> ASTILL DESIGNS, SOUTH COAST, NSW

Super Nova

just $25 buys you the chance to own one of the best custom cars in Australia, all while supporting a great cause

Phat Stacks

Jeremy Spiteri’s Phatxy Falcon is a pro street monster with over 700hp and a stance to make grown men drool

Dirty Stuff

NUMBER plate spotted on the back of a bright yellow Corvette Stingray: AHOON – steered by a white-haired senior citizen, and he wasn’t hanging about. Made me wonder if this guy was a time-warped rock ’n’ roll rager from the era of Elvis and the Beach Boys, perhaps an escapee from an old folks’ home, totally determined to grow old disgracefully while flying as low and fast as possible.

Precious Metal

This factory-fresh bronze wine fairmont packs a sleepy 600hp punch and GTHO flavour

Ready For Battle

Packing 1600rwhp and seven-second potential, Graeme Horner’s VH commodore is primed to take on the big bangers at drag challenge weekend

Green Arrow

Rob Tanti hits a bullseye by transforming a bog-stock kingswood survivor into the ultimate weekend cruiser

HG Kingswood With Actual Sex Appeal

Tim Harrison may have the only brown HG Kingswood in existence with actual sex appeal

REPO MAN 1984

“ONLY AN ASSHOLE GETS KILLED FOR A CAR”

DAVE BEST

TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND

Bite The Bullitt

In less than two years, Bob Boyce created this incredible bullitt-themed pro touring Mustang by himself in the back shed

The Champ Is Here

Ladies and gentlemen, your reigning red centre nats grand champion!

Blow Your Cool

Grey motors are great and all, but how about this supercharged LS3-powered FJ!

FIRST LOVE

RENATO RILLOTTA NOT ONLY HUNG ON TO HIS FIRST CAR BUT TURNED IT INTO HIS ULTIMATE DREAM MACHINE

ZOOM-ZOOM BOOM

ASH MASON’S LS-POWERED MAZDA RX-7 HEADS FOR MID-FOURS ON A 235

PLASTIC PUNCH

ANDREW NATOLI GIVES HIS VK COMMODORE A 700HP REFRESH IN PREPARATION FOR HIS NEXT DRAG CHALLENGE ASSAULT

READERS' ROCKETS

SEND photos of your car and a few details of what went into the build to Readers’ Rockets, Street Machine, , Locked Bag 12, Oakleigh, g, Vic 3166 or email readerscars@bauer-media.com.au. Please note: Send us copies of prints as we are unable to return your photos.

BETTER OFF RED

BONKERS CARS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY GATHER IN ALICE SPRINGS FOR SOME MUCH NEEDED PLAYTIME AT RED CENTRE NATS 2020

AGENT ORANGE

THIS EYE-POPPING LX HATCH IS BACK, NOW WITH A NEW OWNER AND A BEEFIER HEART

426CI GEN 3 HEMI

MPW PERFORMANCE, KEYSBOROUGH, VIC

Franken Lander

Mark Allen combined a patrol, a Ve Maloo and an HX one tonner to build a modern-day tribute to the holden overlander