Glenn Swift’s Iron Lion-powered EH panel van
Tired of working on cars, Glenn Swift swore he didn’t want another old Holden
14,000km HX Sandman road trip
Brad Stott has completed the road trip of a lifetime – a 40-day solo drive halfway around Australia in his 1976 HX Sandman panel van
Mick Coughlan’s 540hp HG Holden panel van
A quarter-century ago, Mick Coughlan’s dad advised him against buying this HG panel van. These days, Mick catches him showing it off to his mates!
Turbo Barra-powered 1962 Holden EK panel van sleeper
Paul Rockes took a crusty EK Holden former postie van, filled it with Aussie Barra grunt and toured it all over Australia
Survivor vans – Jade, Foxy Lady & Vanrat
Three classic panel vans from the early 80s reunite after more than 30 years: Jade, Foxy Lady and Vanrat
Lachlan Dalgleish’s HQ Holden van build
Father and son team up for a work-in-progress traditional van build
Mario Colalillo’s chopped FB Holden van
Slam an FB ute into an FB van and you might end up with something like Mario Colalillo’s mild-to-wild custom stunner
Budget-built: the legend of HELMONT
Richard Bopping’s ex-RTA HG van evolved from a humble daily driver to a nitrous-powered street-and-strip beast with DIY upgrades. Here’s his story of the build, from 2011
Peter Marriott’s tunnel-rammed HK panel van
Peter Marriott built this tough, 350 Chev-powered HK panel van in tribute to the long-lost HT van of his youth
1800rwhp, twin-turbo LSX-powered HR Holden panel van
Aaron Gregory enjoys terrorising fellow no-prep racers in his beastly 1800hp HR panel van
Street Legal: HJ Sandman survivor
One of the last high-end survivors of the wild and crazy van era
CAE’S LS1-powered Holden HT panel van
Ever dreamed of mating a Gen III engine to an older Holden body? Here’s how Con Soldatis did it
Paul Murray’s Iron Man HR Holden van
We can rebuild him, better than he was before.” Okay, Brisbane’s Paul Murray might not have said those exact words, but I’m sure he was thinking something similar. See, his candy red HR Holden, Iron Man, was once a show-stopping 90s playboy, built by Mark Ivey and known as Badass (SM, Sep ’93). ‘A-ha!’ I […]
Midnight Express Holden HT Belmont panel van
Steve Dobson’s Midnight Express was one of the hottest vans on the show scene in the 80s
Chris Borg’s restomod HT Panel van
Chris Borg’s factory-inspired, Gundagai Grey HT pano is an exercise in understated class
The van that time forgot: Neil Dieckmann’s FJ Holden
A rare time capsule of 70s and 80s street machining that is still going strong!
Shane Keene’s award-winning blown EH panel van
Shane Keene wanted to improve his show-winning EH pano
Barra-powered EK Holden van build
Paul Rockes is putting the finishing touches on an epic Ford-powered Holden build
Holden HZ panel van in Milwaukee Young SMOTY
Brock Clayton’s awesome HZ panel van combines new-school grunt with old school custom vanning style
Roxy Marshall’s HR Holden panel van
Former mechanic Roxy Marshall has more than one HR Holden in the shed. This one she says takes her back to her youth and is affectionately dubbed Penelope Panelvan