Justin Klashorst would be the first to admit that his immaculate Datsun 1200 ute hasn’t seen enough action over the last few years – nowhere near enough and it is a real shame because the car is quality from top to bottom and deserves to be in the spotlight some more. He has owned the […]
You would be hard pressed to find somebody who would say no to owning a candy coloured ’57 Chevy. Keith Dickson knew he was onto a winner as soon as he saw the eBay listing. “It was one of those situations where I was kind of looking for a car but kind of not. Then […]
From day one, Jason Lippi liked to do things a little differently with cars. He could have simply bought an Aussie built Ford and made life easy for himself, but he wanted something a little more unique, something that made the challenge of going fast a little harder too. Enter his first Ford Lightning that […]
Kate de Boer can thank her parents’ good taste in Aussie classics for her obsession with old-school cars, in particular, the XB Ford Falcon Coupe. “It’s definitely a family thing! My parents are both into classic cars, and my four siblings have been the same since day dot too. My first car was an EK sedan that […]
A few years ago I decided that I wanted to search out some of the cool cars that I remembered from the past here in Perth, and find out where they were now. Did they still exist? Were they in good nick and did the original owner still have them? So many great vehicles have […]
Sometimes things in life are easier said than done, we all know that. For 60-year-old John Hutchings, he was adamant that he wasn’t going to build another seriously modified car again. How did that go for him? Well, not very good if this tough XK is anything to go by. “For over 30 years I […]
It has to be said that Ryan Shreeve has good taste in cars. He knows what he likes, and he knows what will work. He might even be smarter than all of us too because he buys cars that are already completed, gets a good deal and then puts his own spin on them – […]
Cody Clements exhausted all types of sources to locate parts for his classic 1952 Harley Davidson Panhead chopper. It was a combination of traditional methods and some non-traditional ways to find the right gear. He scoured swap meets, classified adverts, mates’ sheds and even Instagram pages for parts. “It is amazing to think that parts […]
It is incredible to think that a simple Encouragement Award at a minor car show was the trigger for the build on WA’s most awarded show car and just as amazing, the car is a 1982 GJ Sigma, yep, a Sigma. It just goes to show you that build quality and attention to detail are […]
History tells us that the 60s were a pretty wild time in the USA. People’s clothes, hairstyles and attitudes all reflected the radical times that were happening, and the car culture followed suit, particularly in California. One particular individual really stood out in the scene – Ed “Big Daddy” Roth. His creative genius and his […]