ADRIAN SMITH
HQ KINGSWOOD

“THIS is ‘Donny’, my pride and joy. With the original 202 and column three-speed combo, he’s probably not what you’d call a street machine, but he’s a low-kay example, currently sitting at 19,740km, so he won’t be far off ticking over the 20! He’s all original apart from a lowering job thanks to the local Ballarat legend Dave Guilfoyle. It had the original crossply tyres on it, so he got some whitewalls fitted up.”

JOSH ROSS
DODGE PILOT-HOUSE

“HERE’S the ’48 Dodge ute I’ve had for 12 years. It’s been on the road for six and I did 95 per cent of the work myself. It’s running an FG turbo Barra, TR-6060 six-speed, three-link rear end with Watt’s link, Nissan Patrol 4.11 LSD and coil-overs, and a Jag front end. It’s got a Wilwood Wide 5 brake set-up, with Keizer 15×10 three-piece beadlocks and 275s all ’round.

It’s built to drive everywhere. I often rally it out bush on dirt tracks and have slicks to do some track days, as it actually handles awesome and is lighter than a stock Falcon ute! I’ve got a page for its build, so check out ‘Dodgey the turbo pilothouse’ on Facebook for more.”

GRANT MORRIS
HT MONARO

“I’VE had my HT since I was 17 and have rebuilt it three times. It currently runs a 434-cube small-block by Brody Automotive, built around a Dart block and filled with a Scat crank, Callies rods, Mahle pistons, Howards hydraulic-roller cam, AFR 210cc heads, Victor Jr intake and a Barry Grant 850 carb.

It puts out 539hp and 540lb-ft. It’s backed by a manualised Powerglide with a 2800rpm converter and a 10-bolt LSD with Moser axles. Wheels are Simmons FR19s. The paint was laid on by Scott Street Panel Works.”

MARC CUMMAUDO
FORD PREFECT

“HERE’S my ride, a 1961 Ford Prefect 107E. Powered by a 997cc four-cylinder, coupled with a four-speed gearbox, this beast gets from 0 to 55mph in… a really long time! It’s a great little cruiser that gathers plenty of attention at cars ’n’ coffee meets and supermarket runs alike, given how uncommon they are. I bought it back in 2017. It was stock as a rock but in very good nick for a 40-plus-year-old car. I’ve since lowered it and customised it cosmetically by adding the 13-inch Moon discs, whitewall flappers, fog light, steel sunvisor and badges.

Fun facts: this particular example was used as a police vehicle by the WA Police Force back in the day, and a previous owner had it featured as a background vehicle in The Doctor Blake Mysteries. For plenty more pics, I have a dedicated Instagram @theblueprefect.”

SCOTT NEWELL
XY FALCON UTE

“HERE’S our well-used and well-loved XY GS ute. It’s our parts chaser, project hauler and swap meet shopper, running a 351 Cleveland with a C4 on the column for proper three-seater cruising. Rolling stock is old-school 16×8.5 and 16×9 V5 Simmons rims.

The XY was purchased from the second owner in 1995 by my late father and has since become a Newell family heirloom.”

JORDAN
2014 CHEVY CAMARO ZL1

“I LIKE to do things to extremes. I have always had my own style, and when I wanted to build a Camaro, I knew exactly what I wanted. So I slammed this car onto Forgiato Classico 22×13 wheels shod with 335 tyres. Getting the wheels to fit required a custom Duraflex GT Concept Wide Body Kit and then a heap of love from Neil Moneypenny from Xclusivefx to actually make it fit properly and look good.

When the car was imported, it was left-hook and came with upgrades like the Recaro seats, suede accents, paddle-shift auto and motor mods on the blown LSA. With a simple pulley upgrade, new exhaust and tune, the car makes over 680hp. It is now right-hand drive. Suspension is lowered; it’s not ’bagged.

To complement the car, I installed an over-the-top Rockford Fosgate audio system. To say the car turns heads now is an understatement.” Photos: Jordan Leist