Sleepers rule! Cars that look stock, but secretly pack all kinds of horsepower.
616hp 1998 Ford EL Falcon sleeper
Maurice D’Alberti’s EL Falcon is a 616hp tribute to his little boy Adam, who passed away in 2018
Barra-powered 1966 Ford XR Falcon sleeper
Ben O’Neill tackled the Barra swap in his XR Falcon almost entirely in his own shed
Farewell Commodore: top five sleepers
With the Commodore nameplate going the way of the dodo, we look back at some of the more unassuming models that hid some real punch
549hp 1971 Ford XY Falcon 500 sleeper
Mark Whelan has been wanting a wolf in sheep’s clothing since before it became fashionable
Turbocharged 202-powered EH Holden
Corey Columbro still has his first car, this mild-looking EH Holden, which was originally owned by his grandfather
Paul Little’s 1970 HG Holden sleeper
Paul Little’s HG boogies to 355 Holden power but looks stock as a rock – roof rack and all
Injected 5.0-litre-powered 1958 Holden FC Special
The tin is pure Holden FC but the driveline is hotted up VP V8 Commodore
Supercharged 2007 Holden VE Calais V sleeper
Plush comfort and smooth styling meets supercharged 6L power in Ben Hiles’s 622rwhp sleeper Calais
Turbo LS3-powered Holden VS Commodore sleeper
This stock-looking Holden VS Commodore executive hides a 550rwkw sting in the tail from a turbo LS3
Turbo LQ9-powered Toyota KE20 Corolla sleeper
KE20 Corolla powered by a turbo LS motor!
LS1-powered 1970 Holden HT Kingswood sleeper
It looks like grandpa’s grocery-getter, but Ian Wright’s Holden HT Kingswood packs a hefty LS-sized punch
13B-powered 1953 Morris Minor van
An old bread van gets a new lease on life with an injection of Japanese technology
Turbo VG30-powered Mitsubishi Scorpion sleeper – Video
Vince and Jason’s turbo Nissan VG30-powered Mitsubishi Scorpion sleeper in action at King of the Street
LS1-powered 1998 Holden TF Rodeo
Ash Jones’s LS1-powered Holden Rodeo is how all minitrucks should be built
1JZ-powered 1994 Mitsubishi L300 van sleeper
Chucking a turbocharged Toyota inline six in a Mitsubishi van might be unconventional, but there is method in Chris Ethell’s madness
Castlemaine Rod Shop’s LS1-powered Holden HJ Kingswood SL sleeper
This mild-looking HJ Kingswood hides much more than just an LS swap
Nine-second 1987 Holden VL Commodore SL sleeper
Don’t be fooled by Nathan Dyson’s sedate-looking VL Commodore SL – boosted by a Gen II GTX3582 Garrett turbo, it’s done a 9.87@141mph
Blown LS-powered 1983 Volvo 240GL sleeper
What a sleeper! A Swedish Brick with an L98 transplant and LSA blower for good measure
Turbo V8 Datsun Bluebird sleeper at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
You’d never guess it but Jon Fulton’s Datsun Bluebird is a ten-second sleeper, powered by a turbo Toyota 1UZ V8!
LS1-powered 1966 Chevy II Nova sleeper
LS1-powered 1966 Chevy II Nova sleeper