Articles by Matt RAUDONIKIS

Matt is a 30-year veteran of the auto industry spending the last seven as 4x4 Australia editor. As a result, he has been pigeonholed in to the 4x4/off-road arena but heâ€™s into anything with an internal combustion engine and wheels, or no wheels. He has been writing about cars since 1990 and video reviewing them for seven years.

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1BADFJ: Dave Keen’s chopped FJ Holden coupe

Dave and Lyn Keen's chopped & slammed '55 FJ coupe is an intoxicating mix of style, tradition, horsepower and craftsmanship

2 months ago

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Barra-powered FJ45 FrankenCruiser

Richard Swindel-Hurst started a project to keep him occupied during lockdowns, and the result is this epic Barra-powered FrankenCruiser

1 year ago

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Mercedes-Benz V12-swapped AC Cobra replica

The only thing this Cobra lacks is weight

4 years ago

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LS2-powered 1957 Chevrolet Nomad – flashback

David Desira wanted a family truckstar but it had to be cool

5 years ago

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Blown LS1-powered Holden HQ Statesman – flashback

HQ Holdens are tough...and a clash with a concrete wall only made Tom Keves's Statesman tougher

5 years ago

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The artwork of Linda Vesperman

You may not know the name but you've probably worn Linda Vesperman's work

5 years ago

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Mick Fabar’s 1933 Ford Coupe – RAWR

Mick Fabar's classy Pro Touring hotrod - RAWR

6 years ago

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550hp blown 1956 Chevrolet 210 sedan

Classic skin, modern chassis, a lazy 550hp and a wicked stance. Kerry Bartholomew's 1956 Chev is spot on

7 years ago

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BLOWN 392-CUBE HEMI-POWERED 2003 MINI COOPER

Larry Audette's 2003 Mini Cooper’s short snout packs 2004-vintage Mopar muscle

8 years ago

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CUSTOM CANDY LACE-PAINTED 1964 FORD XM FALCON WAGON

Joel Sinclair decided to try out some lace paint on his wife's super-cool Ford XM Wagon and created a masterpiece

8 years ago

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1967 MERCURY COMET GASSER

At a time when everything old is new again, Junior Parson’s 1967 Comet gasser ticks all the nostalgia boxes

8 years ago

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VIDEO: ICON’S DERELICT DESOTO WAGON IS THE ULTIMATE RAT ROD DAILY

This DeSoto Powermaster may look like an old snotter but underneath it’s anything but

9 years ago

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Street Machine: Bionic Build

ANY Street Machine Of The Year award is a top accolade. This earth-shattering Chevy Nova scored the Goodguys SMOTY title in 2011 and if you don’t know, that’s American so it’s a pretty big deal.

12 years ago