Johnny Ielati’s passion for his 1970 XW Fairmont has never faded and with that, his devotion to creating the ultimate example has to be applauded – even when life was well and truly against him. “The XW is my very first car and I bought it about a month after I got my license in […]

Michael Hill has had his fair share of tough streeters but none as fine as this 1968 Holden HK Premier wagon. He recalls that he has owned somewhere between 40-50 cars and that was some time ago, because Michael had a bit of a hiatus from the modified car scene. Other things in life were […]

When you have owned a car a while, you sometimes get an itch to start changing things up or making the odd improvement here and there just to make things fresher – it helps to keep the passion alive. Sometimes a situation can tip your hand into making a change though, and for Paul Smith, […]

I think a lot of us don’t give the modern car builders the props they truly deserve. Sure, steel bumpers and 15-inch wheels will always be cool and contemporary, but not everybody is into them. Fabian Augustine, the manager at Progressive Car Sound Vision in Rockingham, is more a fan of late-model, high-tech stuff; and […]

In the muscle car world they don’t come much more valuable or more in demand than a genuine 1970 AAR Plymouth Barracuda. Trimming guru and Mopar fanatic Jason Turner knows all about that and has lusted about owing his own example for yours. His metallic violet example is in flawless condition to say the least. […]

Let’s be honest, there are some cars that cause a stir in every male’s pants, no matter if you are a Holden man or a Ford man. The HK Monaro is one such beast. Built in the era of true muscle cars, when the machines packed gorgeous bodylines with big pumped guards, a fantastic range […]

VW Convert Brad Baron was always into old school classics, preferring Aussie muscle until a mate of his introduced him to the beauty of the Volkswagen brand. Initially, Brad’s interest was more focused in the panel van side of things and it wasn’t long before he had himself an ultra-rare, Dual Slider version and he […]

I always enjoy ‘talking shit’ with owners at photo shoots – you can get a real insight into their character and what has led them into the world of modified cars. I reckon I had spoken to Jonathon Clarke for around an hour before I even picked up the the camera. Perched high on a […]

If I have to be honest, there have only been a few rotary-powered cars that have special appeal or are massively significant in the world of modified cars, and no, I am not talking about your mates 808 with a fibreglass 12A nosecone. For me, and I think many would agree, there is, of course, […]