SOUTH QUEENSLAND CRUSHER

DAN KUMMEROW WANTED HIS HG KINGSWOOD TO BE A FAMILY CRUISER, SO OF COURSE IT SCORED A TURBO V8 READY TO MAKE FOUR-DIGIT POWER!

-  IAIN KELLY

CHUCKING your family into a cool car and heading out is one of life's great pleasures for any car enthusiast. No matter if you're aiming for dinner, an ice cream, or just to make a fat lap through the local spot, C the times spent sharing your passion with those closest to you is a special thing indeed.

Toowoomba's Daniel Kummerow built this killer '71 HG Kingswood wagon for precisely that reason. While it packs a spicy turbo LS, sumptuous trim and slick bodywork, its main purpose is to transport his family around the mean streets of South-East Queensland.

In addition to that, Dan just likes to be different, and a wagon build is definitely a path less often travelled in the world of street machining. "I've always been a wagon fan, and when this popped up, I jumped on it," says the shed installer. "I got it out of Caloundra from a bloke who was going to build it for his wife, but she wanted a swimming pool more."

Dan initially planned to get the HG into shape within a year, but then his mates had a word in his ear, and we think you can see where this is going. "Now it's been put together with the best parts I could get," Dan laughs.