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€
427-cube 1973 HQ Monaro GTS
Since John Simunovich was a teenager, it's been all about GTS Monaros - an obsession culminating in this tough, 540hp HQ
Young Gun VE Valiant ute
We ran into Nikolas Karanovic and his rough-and-ready looking VE Valiant ute in the staging lanes of Alice Springs Inland Dragway at Red CentreNATS 7 last year
Steve Santos’s turbo slant-powered AP5 Valiant
Steve Santos smashed out this gorgeous AP5 Valiant in only four months as a 70th-birthday present for his dad
Young Gun twin-turbo One Tonner
21-year-old Connor Begley comes from a drag racing family background and worked with his dad on the build of his eight-second, twin-turbo LS-powered Tonner
Tribute: Jim Broadley of Diablo Motors
Our chat from 2006 with Jim Broadley of Diablo Motors
Holden 355 stroker-powered LX Torana SL/R 5000
Another one of those 'quick tidy-ups' that got more than a little out of hand - and don't we love it!
Tech: Bolt-together torque converters
What is a bolt-together torque converter, and why would you run one?
Young Gun CJ Murray-Smith’s VX Commodore
At just 14 years of age, CJ is still quite a while off from getting his driver’s licence, but that hasn’t stopped him from having a crack at some of the regional WA pads in his methanol-fed VX Commodore, THISKIDMAD
Skid Row at Motorvation 36
The Summernats favourite made an epic debut out west
Motorvation 36 day three
What an event! Here's how the results table looked at Motorvation 36
Suzuki Mighty Boy crowned Motorvation 36 Grand Champion
Boris rides shotgun in the Motorvation 36 Grand Champion
Motorvation 36 – Boris’s Top Ten
Boris checks out ten of his favourite rides from Motorvation 36
Motorvation 36 – day one
Motorvation 36 kicks off at Perth Motorplex in fine style!
Matt Watts’s blown LX Torana hatch
The lifelong dream of a Papaya Orange Torana hatch with red and orange stripes has finally come true for Matt Watts
Deluxe Rod Shop-built 1934 Chevy hot rod
Brian Imlach teams up with Deluxe Rod Shop to build the best Chevy hot rod in the country
West Coast Nats 2021 Results & Gallery
All the highlights, action and results from another cracker edition of West Coast Nats
Leo Mortakis’s big-block Valiant VF coupe
Leo Mortakis combines modern styling with old-school muscle to create his ideal Valiant coupe
Red CentreNATS: 21 guns
Boris chooses 21 of his favourite rides from Red CentreNATS 2021
Red CentreNATS 2021 – results
Alice Springs copped some rare precipitation, but Red CentreNATS 7 rocked on despite the rain
Red CentreNATS Grand Champion chase 2021
Here's how this year's Grand Champion chase unfolded at Red CentreNATS