Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
Flashback: Dick Johnson interview
Back in 2005, we sat down with racing legend Dick Johnson to revisit the most memorable moments from his remarkable 35-year motorsport career
Mike Crooks’s stunning LS3-swapped ’57 Bel Air Sport Coupe
With gleaming chrome, lush candy paint and ample grunt for the streets, a ’57 Bel Air this nice is hard not to love
Andrew Clatworthy’s custom Miss Lead FC Holden
We look back on Andrew Clatworthy’s FC after its stunning facelift in 2003
In the build: 1968 VE VIP V8 Valiant
Richard Hobbs & Karleen Harrington are giving this once-abandoned VE Val a new lease on life and still preserving its patina and speedway graphics. Here’s their story
Razor sharp: Justin Hunt’s HQ Monaro GTS
Justin Hunt shepherded his HQ Monaro from a bare shell to a tubbed beauty with a fiendish 777hp heart
Brad Anderson’s 632ci big-block VL Calais
Forget turbos and blowers – this Kiwi VL swings 632 cubes of naturally aspirated chaos
Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) – ripper car movies
He’s wild. He’s nervy. He’s a one-man demolition derby!
Flashback: Troy Trepanier-built ‘FastForward Fastback’ eBay Mustang
The challenge: buy, build up and auction a Mustang via eBay. Troy Trepanier accepted
Baby Monster: 1976 Mini Clubman
Jason Roberts’s ‘Baby Monster’ Mini proves good things come in small packages
Joe Lipari’s brutal XW Falcon
When Joe Lipari spotted Scott Karandrews’ outrageous XW for sale, two years after seeing it perform at Willowbank Raceway, he didn’t think twice
Home-built turbo Windsor-powered XL Falcon
Clinton Leayr’s XL Falcon may look like a sweetly restored classic cruiser, but its under-bonnet powers have been given a boost
Chris Dicker’s 1980s pro street-inspired HQ
A childhood fascination for massive tubs and wild graphics inspired Chris Dicker to build this tough-as-nails HQ
Video: Coyote-swapped 1986 Ford F-250
Telfo takes the Sunny Coast Auto Detailing F-250 for a test drive!
Stunning, BEAMS-powered Celica TA22 GT
Mathew Hughes spent his 20s sculpting his first car into a Summernats Elite Hall trophy winner, and all with his own two hands!
The legendary VL Holden Calais with complete Nissan R32 GT-R driveline
This VL swallowed a Godzilla GT-R’s innards and underpinnings …and walked away clean
Pro touring HK Holden ute – ABADHK
Packing a 550rwhp LSX, manual 'box and a tray-load of clever tricks, Daryl O'Sullivan's HK ute defines Aussie pro touring
Kahli Bell’s 1989 R32 GTS-T Skyline
Qualified mechanic and drifter Kahli Bell built her Custom Importz business while raising two children and chasing her motorsport dreams
Da Hulk: Harrop-blown 4×4 Holden VY ute
Forget the Crewman Cross 8 – Gary Gibons’s Hulk is the ultimate go-anywhere ute
Nelson Granger’s 10-second HZ Kingswood sleeper
Nelson Granger’s ‘sensible’ car is a 454-cube, 10-second Kingswood sleeper!
Louis Spelta’s XB GT: Six degrees of Helter Skelter
Memories of a classic 1980s street machine end up spawning an enduring friendship