Ryan Gosling can trace the racing lineage of his car back to the 1990s. Now, after an 18-month rebuild he plans to get the car back on track in front of a new generation of fans.

“My 1986 Nissan 300ZX has been a project of mine over the past year-and-a-bit. It’s an ex-Pro Stock drag car originally built and owned by Bullet Bob Campbell, which he raced at Ravenswood Raceway in Perth and across Australia.

“In the 90s, it was raced by George Separovich at Ravenswood in A/Gas, and he got the class record in 1996. Shane Holmes then raced the car in A Stock in the early 2000s. He held the A Stock record until the end of the class.

“The rebuild of the car took around 18 months overall due to waiting for parts and me working away. The Nissan originally ran destroked big-blocks with a four-speed Lenco, but it’s now equipped with a 388ci small-block.

“I also have a spare 412ci small-block Chev with a Powerglide, as I’m going to run the car in Super Sedan.”