LOCK & LOAD – HQ Holden

August 12, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

I’m a bit of a sucker for HQs, so I’ll always stroll up to one to check it out, especially if it’s in the Elite lane for judging at Summernats. That’s where I initially spied this stunning HQ ute. One of the first things I noticed was the beautifully detailed engine bay, chock-a-block full […]

BRONZE AUSSIE – HZ Holden Premier

July 22, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

Aiden Stampalia’s HZ Premier has had more makeovers than Kim Kardashian, but this latest one has been built to stand the test of time. “When I first got it, it looked like a car from the first Mad Max movie. To put it simply, it had more hits than Elvis Presley and was the laughing […]

PHOTOSHOOT PACKAGES – WHAT DO YOU GET?

July 1, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

When it’s time to make your pride and joy shine, choose Western Australia’s premier automotive photographer, Jordan Leist. Through his lens, he’ll work out how to make your car look tougher, classier, smoother – whatever it needs. His passion for automotive photography and his dedication to his craft are second-to-none, and his results are unquestionably […]

BLACK BEAUTY – 1957 Buick

March 18, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

For Samantha Treloar, cars have been a significant part of her life, and her superb taste in motor vehicles started at a very young age. Her efforts to follow her heart, be an individual and, stay family orientated within the car scene is highly commendable and something to inspire other women who want to build […]

FAMOUS LAST WORDS – XK Falcon Ute

January 15, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

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 […]

THE POWER AND THE PASSION – Valiant Charger

December 21, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

Spare time. I remember those days. As a young bloke kicking around with cars, time and energy were in plentiful supply, and it was amazing what you and a bunch of mates could achieve when working on each other’s projects. Then life takes over and family, work and house commitments suck your time stores dry […]

YOUNG GUN – Reece Lougher

November 12, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

When you’ve been going to car shows for as long as you can remember and your dad is a top class fabricator and welder, it’s no surprise that you end up having a pretty cool ride for your first car. Reece Lougher hasn’t even got his licence yet, but with help from his dad Gareth […]

BTS – The Sandbarra Shoot

July 9, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

How is this for timing!? Not scripted or planned for the shoot. We were set up about an hour out of Perth and this happened. It’s almost a before and after, if it was the same model. Thanks to Chris Dicker for bringing the car down and Andrew Goodwin for helping with the lighting. Such […]

MY MOST STOLEN PHOTO AND THE STORY BEHIND IT

July 4, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Here it is – my most famous and stolen image on the internet You know the saying ‘If I had a dollar for every time…’ well, if I had a dollar for every time I saw this photo of Todd Gardner’s HQ Monaro posted up online without my watermark, I could have bought myself that […]

BENZENES APPAREL – Look the goods and support a needy cause

July 3, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Johnny Ielati, the man behind Benzenes Detailing teamed up with Wayne Pereira from WPDI to create an awesome new T-shirt. The design features the Summernats Grand Champion winner, Mark Williams’ HQ One Tonner, Anthony Palazzo’s sublime XY Falcon and John Kopcheff’s Lambo that won the 2017 Racewars event. Ladies and Gents shirts are in stock […]