PUMP ACTION

WITH A 978HP BLOWN SMALL-BLOCK AND THE TOUGHEST STANCE THIS SIDE OF A RUGBY FRONT ROW, THIS HK PREMIER IS PRIMED FOR STREET ACTION

DEATH-DEFYING

DARREN AND LEAH DUBBELMAN TURN TRIBULATION INTO TRIUMPH WITH THEIR 2000HP RADIAL TORANA

DIRTY STUFF

WHEN I was young and didn’t know much, I went to work in a used-car yard that specialised in selling sports cars.

MAZ ROMANDINI

WHEELERS HILL, VIC

BLUE BLAZES

OUR GRUNT HUNT GIVEAWAY BLUE 202 PROUDLY SERVED IN JEFF FOLEY’S UC TORANA FOR 20 YEARS

BIG TIME

TIM HADDOCK’S VJ UTE MAY LOOK UNASSUMING, BUT THERE’S SOME SERIOUS GEAR LURKING BENEATH ITS DIE-STRAIGHT PANELS, INCLUDING A TORQUEY CHRYSLER BIG-BLOCK

BLOWN 510CI BIG-BLOCK

BG ENGINES, NORTH RICHMOND, NSW

GLOW-UP

PAUL BRINCAT GIVES A FAMILY-HEIRLOOM XY FAIRMONT A 500HP BIRTHDAY

MAN WITH A SCAN

IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE SCIENCE FICTION, BUT 3D SCANNING CAN TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF BUILDING YOUR PROJECT CAR

TANGERINE DREAM

SHAUN SCERRI ORIGINALLY RESTORED HIS HQ GTS TO FACTORY SPECS, BUT THE 253 SOON MADE WAY FOR SOME FAR STRONGER FRUIT

Desert Stormer

A Land Cruiser? In street machine? If the blown big-block isn’t enough to ease your pain, read on

Ultra Violet

> Attention to detail made Simon Bonello’s HR Holden a top 10 hit at summernats 10, kick-starting a remarkable career

Theo Stergi 1964 Chrysler AP5 Valiant - Tough Street Machine

The AP5 Valiant isn’t often viewed as tough street machine material, but Theo Stergi’s jet-black, 10-second rocket might just change that

Do The Stomp!

Larger than life, John ‘Stomper’ Winterburn did big things for aussie drag racing

Street Cruisin' Man

Jonathan Danaskos’s street-driven mustang toughie blends classic style with a show-winning finish and 10-second timeslips

House Of Fun

Peter Volaris and Jim Raptis’s go logistics warehouse is gearhead heaven, with thousands of square feet of space, no neighbours and a stack of sweet muscle cars

LION TAMER

FAT RUBBER, SLAMMED STANCE AND A 500RWHP ASPIRATED SMALL-BLOCK CHEV MAKE THIS HQ COUPE A KILLER CRUISER

YOUNG GUN

ROWAN WARD > 19, GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND

KIWI FRUIT

DRAG RACER PETER SCHIMANSKI’S 1200HP, 8/71-BLOWN HT MONARO IS STREET-LEGAL IN NEW ZEALAND. HOW GOOD ARE KIWI REGO LAWS?

LOCO MOTIVE

WITH KILLER LOWRIDER-INSPIRED PAINT, LUSCIOUS TRIM, 420HP UNDERFOOT AND A WORM-BURNING STANCE, THIS C10 SURE MAKES A SWEET STREETER

New Heights

Dean Rickard’s ht monaro is no small feat of custom building excellence

Driving Ambition

A go-fast Escort was always John Dennis’s goal, but the turbo street/track weapon he ended up with is a genre-busting masterpiece

Steve Roussis's XY Falcon

Steve Roussis’s XY falcon is a nine-second rolling celebration of the life of a much-loved wife, mother and friend

Master Of Design

After decades in the sport, Howard astill is still hard at it

Pump Up The Volume

For Adam Nagy, cubes are king, so his stunning lx torana hides big american grunt

Fast FRIDGE

TERRY PYLE HAS HAD A STRING OF TOUGH CARS OVER THE YEARS, BUT THIS LS7-POWERED HOT ROD TOPS THE LOT

WILD HART

AFTER HALF A CENTURY ON THE TOOLS, LOCAL ROD AND CUSTOM PIONEER DAVE HART CAN TELL SOME WILD TALES

HOT PURSUIT

HUSS AYACHE’S VL TURBO IS A FORMER POLICE CHASER REINCARNATED AS A NINE-SECOND MISSILE

AUTO EROTICA

BENNY GATT’S LINCOLN ZEPHYR IS JUST AS GORGEOUS TODAY AS IT WAS ON DEBUT AT SUMMERNATS IN 2003

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ANTHONY RASCHELLA WAS EN ROUTE TO DRAG CHALLENGE WEEKEND WITH HIS NEW ’67 MALIBU. BUT THE COVID-19 CURSE STRUCK AGAIN