FROM the late 90s through to around 2010, Hot4s magazine, Auto Salon and ‘sex-spec’ were at the height of their popularity. Sex-spec was all about decking out predominantly four-cylinder cars in lurid colours and wild airbrushing, extreme body kits, massive wings, over-the-top bling, full leather interiors, massive-diameter chrome wheels with low-profile tyres, mega-slammed suspension, and stereo systems that could be heard two suburbs away.
Like a shooting star, the scene burned incredibly brightly before dying out just as quickly as it had emerged. While many of these cars might look trashy to some, there were a number of iconic sex spec rides that stood out from the rest, and Bady Moussa’s Green Ghost (GGHO5T) was one of them.
This wild Nissan 200SX featured a custom one-off body kit by Wanted, intricate Big D graphics, Master Auto Trim interior and a boosted SR20 mill stroked out to 2.2 litres. It was a serious trophy magnet, Auto Salon champion and magazine cover car, and in 2000 it won the inaugural Hot4s Car of the Year.
Unlike many sex-spec machines, Green Ghost backed up the over-the-top looks with stout performance. Thanks to its Turbonetics turbo, monster intercooler, stroker crank, forged pistons, custom intake and exhaust, EMS ECU and a 100-shot of nitrous, the CV Performance-built mill was good for around 600hp and 10.2s down the quarter. At the time, it was Australia’s quickest 200SX.
To put the power down, it ran a built C4 auto with a 4500rpm stall, and a Cusco LSD diff. The chassis was upgraded with coil-overs, A’PEXi brakes and 19-inch AME wheels – massive rims for the era.
It all combined to make GGHO5T one of the better-remembered sex-spec cars.
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