Sleepers rule! Cars that look stock, but secretly pack all kinds of horsepower.
LS1-powered 1982 Holden VH Vacationer wagon sleeper
Benny Leat’s Holden VH wagon looks like a sedate shopping cart but packs 364rwhp
LS1-powered 1967 Holden HR Premier sleeper
Nice clean grandpa car with a set of wheels. And more ability than your average HSV
Procharged LS1-powered Holden HX wagon sleeper
Will Baker’s nine-second Grandpa-spec Holden HX wagon
10-second LS-powered Holdens: VK Commodore and turbo Monaro CV8 sleeper
Tony Rohr and his son Pete each have a 10-second LS-powered Holden
Home-built LS-powered sleepers: Chevrolet Bel Air and Holden UC Torana
A pair of The General’s finest get LS1 heart transplants
Barra-powered XD Falcon sleeper – video
Jason Ghiller finished in the top 10 at Drag Challenge in his unassuming, 8-second Ford XD Falcon sleeper
TURBOCHARGED 1976 VW GOLF AT DRAG CHALLENGE
Tim Bailey chose to mark his fourth Drag Challenge sojourn by piloting his 1976 Golf
430ci Windsor-powered 1971 Ford Falcon XY sleeper
Stock as a rock Ford Falcon XY. Except for the bits you can’t see
LS1-powered Holden LJ Torana sleeper
Yvette Webb’s LS1-powered Holden LJ Torana screams stocker, sporting a white visor, rear venetian and hubcaps
1979 Holden VB Commodore – Reader Ride
Garry Hunt’s 1979 VB Commodore
1JZ-Powered HT Holden ute sleeper
There should be around 260-280hp at the tyres, so Shane reckons a low 13 should be on the cards for his 1JZ-powered HT Holden ute sleeper.
Turbo Barra-powered 1968 Ford XT Fairmont sleeper
If you ever needed proof that Ford’s venerable Barra six-cylinder engine has reached cult status, Damien Boyce’s gloriously stealthy XT Fairmont is it
Toyota 1JZ-powered Holden HZ Kingswood sleeper
Volkswagen salesman Ben Horsfall has a very different turbo six-cylinder to take out on the weekends, with this 350rwhp Toyota 1JZ-powered HZ Kingswood in his shed
Blown Hellcat-powered sleeper Prius in the build
American Racing Headers is jamming a 1000hp+ blown Hellcat motor into a Prius for the ultimate sleeper!
1200hp XD Ford Falcon sleeper – video
The Tunnel Vision XD Falcon is getting quicker and quicker!
Turbo V8-powered Volvo 240 wagon sleeper
There’s a lot more than meets the eye with this Toyota 1UZ V8-powered Volvo 240 wagon!
NINE-SECOND TURBO LS-POWERED HOLDEN VC COMMODORE SLEEPER
One of the stealthier sleepers at Street Machine Drag Challenge this year was Dusty Benson’s white VC Commodore sedan
Benny Leat’s 1982 Holden VH Vacationer wagon sleeper
With an angry 355 stroker under the bonnet, it’s back to work for Benny Leat’s Holden VH Vacationer wagon
V12 ‘ULTIMATE SLEEPER’ 1955 CHEVROLET – SEMA 2016
Gary Kollofski’s ‘Ultimate Sleeper’ ’55 Chev might look stock, but it’s hiding a 730ci Hemi-headed V12 under the hood
Barra-powered Holden HG Belmont sleeper
Glenn Watson wanted to build his HG Belmont into a cool, budget sleeper that could run 10s, so he jammed a Ford Barra turbo six into it!