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MATT McIntosh’s HQ Statesman set tongues wagging at Street Machine Summernats 35, and it wasn’t just the punters’ attention it caught following its debut as part of the Great Meguiar’s Uncover. The judges must’ve taken a liking to the 70s luxobarge too, because it took home trophies for Top Engineered, Top Bodywork, Top Undercarriage/
Driveline, Top Engine Bay, Top Pro Custom, and the big one: Top Judged Elite. Luckily, Statesmans have a big boot!
The build took Matt around five years, which might seem like a long time, but once you see how much work went into it, you’ll probably wonder how he got it done so quickly!
Of course, it helps if you have your own automotive business, which in Matt’s case is the Echuca Service Centre. They were able to do most of the work in-house, including bodywork, paint and dyno tuning, but on the flipside, they still had to get their customers’ cars out the door, too.
“I bought the car off an old guy in Finley,” Matt says. “It was a good, clean car, but weirdly, it was a 308 with a four-speed. It was unregistered; he was just doing track days in it. What I wanted was a four-door Australian car so we could all get in it and go for a drive. I wanted big tubs and a 1500hp engine that was nice and neat and had plenty of grunt. But along the way, we sort of got carried away and kept going, and going, and going.”
The Quey’s underpinnings are now all top-notch, with a Castlemaine Rod Shop front end that features tubular A-arms, rack-and-pinion steering and coil-over shocks, but those aren’t the only benefits. “I’d used the Rod Shop chassis before, and it lowers the engine heaps, which was really important, because I wanted to get everything under the bonnet,” Matt says.
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![ROTARY INTERNATIONAL](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8332/1644827/Tzy8sPjQ11712137969527/ROTARY-INTERNATIONAL.jpg)
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
JAPANESE STEEZE MEETS AUSSIE ICONOGRAPHY IN JAY DUCA'S GENRE-HOPPING VL
![BIG-BUCK BURNOUTS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8332/1644827/Nn5xtmCr41712137810166/BIGBUCK-BURNOUTS.jpg)
BIG-BUCK BURNOUTS
SUMMERNATS ANNOUNCES MASSIVE NEW PRIZEMONEY AND A BRAND-NEW BURNOUT SERIES
![RETURN OF THE KINGS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8332/1644827/qhcR6hz1k1712137675560/RETURN-OF-THE-KINGS.jpg)
RETURN OF THE KINGS
WITH SOME OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST ESTEEMED CAR BUILDERS SET TO DEBUT CARS, THIS YEAR'S MEGUIAR'S MOTOREX IS SET TO BE A CRACKER
![YACHT ROCK](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8332/1644827/AdkvBQR-F1712136777827/YACHT-ROCK.jpg)
YACHT ROCK
PRO STREET luxury cars may as well be a religion unto themselves in Victoria.
![THE LONG ROAD](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8332/1644827/NzTeKlFg21712136285721/THE-LONG-ROAD.jpg)
THE LONG ROAD
A 20-YEAR ODYSSEY SAW JASON MACKENZIE’S CAMARO TRANSFIGURED FROM BURNOUTBRUISER TO SHOWSTOPPING BOULEVARD CRUISER
![KICKSTART MY HEART](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8332/1644827/3hnsohY3U1712135922462/KICKSTART-MY-HEART.jpg)
KICKSTART MY HEART
TWO HEART ATTACKS JOLTED JASON HANNAM TO HOME-BUILD HIS SL/R 5000-STYLE HOTTIE
![DOUBLE ACTION](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8332/1644827/i-ujllQSv1712135480266/DOUBLE-ACTION.jpg)
DOUBLE ACTION
THINK BUILDING AN ELITE CAR IS TOUGH? TRY DOING A 1700RWHP HQ MONARO STREETER AT THE SAME TIME!
![Mission BROWN](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8332/1644827/_EZxgEr111712135040392/MISSION-BROWN.jpg)
Mission BROWN
TWIN BROTHERS YOUNAN AND EDDIE KHAZI SET OUT TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS WITH THIS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BARRA TURBO XE GHIA BUILD
![HELL YEAH](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8332/1644827/P6LQdFriX1712131068789/HELL-YEAH.jpg)
HELL YEAH
HOW DO YOU IMPROVE ONE OF THE BEST-LOOKING MUSCLE CARS EVER? GIVE IT TO RINGBROTHERS, OF COURSE!
![DIY DREAM](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8332/1644827/VxqXMsToq1712130368198/DIY-DREAM.jpg)
DIY DREAM
MONIQUE O'GARR'S EH WAGON WAS THREE DECADES COMING, BUT AN ELITE HALL DEBUT MADE IT ALL WORTHWHILE