It is almost unbelievable to think that the movie classic, American Graffiti, debuted at cinemas around the globe 45 years ago. It doesn’t seem right somehow. The year was 1973 and a local Perth bloke, Neville Riseley, was one of the lucky people heading to the premiere at the iconic Perth cinema, the Piccadilly. It […]
He might have a few more grey hairs but 68-year-old Rosco McGlashan has no plans of slowing down thanks to a fire that was lit in his belly when he saw Donald Campbell break the world land speed record as a kid. Already the fastest Aussie on Earth with an official record of 500mph (805.5km/h) […]
Drifting isn’t a hobby or a past time for Brendon Greaves, it is a lifestyle. Whether it is hitting the corner with an insane angle or pulling a motor out at 3am in the morning, it is all about drifting. He lives and breathes the sport. If you have been following my blog recently, you […]
So, I woke up this morning to an email from the editor of the Speedhunters website, Paddy McGrath, alerting me to the fact that I am now one of the chosen few across the globe – I am now an official Speedhunter. After submitting three pieces of work in the ‘I am the Speedhunter’ category, […]
It’s hard to believe, but most of the first-generation Commodores are over 30 years old. Like Monaros and Toranas before them, good ones are getting hard to find, but as Dan Malone’s positively evil-looking METHFIEND VH proves, they make a great foundation for a head-kicking Pro Street build. When Perth-based Dan bought the car it […]
Have you heard the saying ‘art imitates life’ well for entrepreneur Malcolm Pages, it was a matter of life imitating art this time around. After buying an unfinished, movie numbered, Mustang GT500 based on the Gone in 60 Seconds film, he encountered what can only be described as drama with a capital D. The story […]
I was fortunate enough last week to get the call from Amy Bell, Brendon Greaves partner, to come up to Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, to be a part of a test session on their new LS-powered E92 BMW M3 Drift car. The machine has been under a comprehensive build by Brendon and a team of […]
This sweet S-Series Valiant was put together as a father/son effort by Phil and Mike Roycroft from Perth. They must know what they’re doing, as it went together pretty quickly, taking around a year from go to whoa. Of course, it helps if your son has inherited the Mopar madness and has an old Valiant […]
I have known Trav and Sel Harper for a number of years now and I have photographed their 2001 VX Commodore once before for a private shoot. It was just after Trav had transformed the car to his tastes and he wanted some updated photos of the car. This time around, we met down in […]
It’s hard to admit this but it was basic laziness that has seen my beloved Mazda 1800 off the road for the last 18 or so months. The car was suffering battery and power issues and some other electrical gremlins, so I just left it in the shed. I shouldn’t have. Every time I thought […]