Articles by Boris VISKOVIC
Boris came to automotive journalism late in life, having spent the first part of his career in the IT industry. Immersed in the hot rod and American car scene in his hometown of Perth since his late teens – always with camera in hand – Boris was an early adopter of the internet and created the-rumbler.com in 1999. He came to the notice of Australian Street Rodding editor Larry O’Toole after posting some pics of the 2002 Rat Rod Day. After chucking in his IT job, Boris cold-called then-Street Machine editor Geoff Seddon in 2004, resulting in a meeting the next day and the assurance from Seddo: “We’ll give you one job; it’s entirely up to you whether you get another.â€
Peter Flint’s big-block XW Ford Fairmont GS
Ignore the plates, there's a big-block in there and Peter Flint can't get enough of it!
Greg Wilton’s FB Holden coupe
Looking back on Greg Wilton's neat mild custom FB coupe from West Oz
Motorvation 38 results and gallery
One of Western Australia’s marquee modified car events, the 38th edition of Motorvation saw action aplenty
Cam Waters’s XB Falcon coupe is powered by screaming, Supercars-bred 369ci Windsor
Here's what happens when a professional Supercars racer commissions an ex-Supercars and Nascar engineer to build a ball-tearing mill for his street machine
Family-heirloom twin-turbo LS-powered VH Valiant ute
Luke Novel was told to take his grandfather's VH Valiant ute to the tip. Thankfully, he didn't listen, as it's now a twin-turbo LS-powered masterpiece
Noddy Perkins’s stunning blown & injected HQ Monaro
While the number plates are still accurate, this particular blown two-door now packs a lot more flash to match the dash
Chopped Holden WH Statesman Summernats Cruiser
This Holden WH Statesman Summernats cruiser can also rip skids with seven people on board
FORGED XY Ford Fairmont
Where do you start when it comes to telling a story about a car that has so much going on? Well, the first thing to make clear right from the start is that, while this spectacular XY might look like an out-and-out show car, it has been built to be driven, and has been fully […]
Motorvation 37 Grand Champion pro touring ’69 Camaro
Built in just two years because his other project was taking too long, Mitchell Rando’s ’69 Camaro went on to be crowned Motorvation 37 Grand Champion
1000rwhp blown LS-powered HR Holden ute
Reece Regan’s HR ute proves that a little ADHD can be a good thing
Harrop-blown Holden 355-powered Commodore SL/E
Taner Dede takes an already tough VH-fronted VB Commodore and feeds it some spinach in the form of a Harrop-blown stroker
LSA-swapped C10 shortbed pick-up
A shortbed pick-up that’s long on style, big on power and low on ride height
JKLHYD VL Calais at Red CentreNATS #9
Lee and Anna Povey’s twin-turbo VL Calais has gone from strength to strength
Kaine Fiorenza’s VF Valiant hardtop
Kaine Fiorenza's love of Valiant hardtops began as a 12-year-old, now he's got three of them, including this Drag Challenge-bound big-block VF
Matt McIntosh’s twin-turbo HQ Statesman
Matt McIntosh's five-year HQ Statesman build was never meant to become an elite-level car, but the numerous top gongs it scored at Summernats 35 suggest otherwise
Mario Girbin’s VJ Valiant hardtop
Mario Girbin's VJ hardtop is a simple take on an Aussie Mopar classic, executed to perfection
Supercharged Ford V10-powered Mercules
With a massively customised Mercury body and a blown V10 under the hood, what else could you call it? Is it a custom? Is it a hot rod? Is it a street machine? No! It’s Mercules
Drag Challenge contender: 1000rwhp VF Valiant Regal
Keith Fabian's VF Valiant Regal looks mild on the outside but packs an 1100hp punch under the bonnet
Pro Cruiser: 1955 Chev Bel Air Sports coupe
This classic-looking ’55 Chevy Bel Air hides a wealth of modern touches under its two-tone paint
Young gun Connor Chiarelli’s XY Falcon
The build of 22-year-old Connor Chiarelli's tough XY was a father-and-son project