Melbourne Hot Rod Show 2008

Heinz · 01-31-2008, 06:56 AM

Heres some more guys, again sticking with the immaculate 'stock' appearance. These cars dont need customised they were born customised.

This amazing Thunderbird. Check out the chrome and boot lining. Spare wheel just highlights the detail in this thing. I love the gunmetal colour too.

The paint is very deep. Major work has gone into the paint and panel prep.

Yellow pretty popular on the old steel bodies, you can see why.

Running an interesting chev engine.

And a fact file about the above car.

A nice 36 Plymouth salt racer complete with moon discs and header mega phones.

Wayne Little · 02-01-2008, 05:09 AM

Very nice mate..

Heinz · 02-03-2008, 07:00 AM

Cheers Wayne. Got some more. A breif description as there is a few of the purple car. Retro interior, nice pearl in the paint. Cant go wrong.

Pretty awesome Triumph bonneville bobber with rigid frame. Not sure if you can see the kickstarter but its a set of brass knuckles

And hence the tank name.

And again this gem. The actual display stands for these cars are almost as impressive as the cars themselves.

Wayne Little · 02-04-2008, 05:37 AM

Wow..

Heinz · 02-10-2008, 06:43 AM

sorry been rather busy but heres some more shots......

rather mint ford.

For some different to the usual 32 a 33...........

Some Aussie stuff now, a hq monaro with Premier front end. Running a crate engine from the U.S this particular engine is rather large at 572cubes.........

this one makes me weak at the knees.........

Finally older brother of my car a 1972 LJ Torana.. running the slightly bigger than original 3.3 Straight six.

This has a 6.3 stroker engine in it, I imagine it doens't hang around

Cheers

Wayne Little · 02-11-2008, 05:00 AM

some more nice shots!

Screaming Eagle · 02-11-2008, 05:12 AM

nice! good thing about the toranas, small car, big engine bay!

Heinz · 02-11-2008, 06:34 AM

damn straight, I mean I was fitting a new water pump the other day, dropped a spanner bent down through the engine bay and picked it off the ground.

Not many cars you can do that with.

Heinz · 02-14-2008, 06:31 AM

Heres some more.......

FB Holden Wagon, another Aussie contribution. Running a slightly modified engine

Guessing its a 383 blower 6/71 combo. I love the billet.

Starting one of a few cars that were in progress but already looked stunning. The guys in the U.S have started the bare metal theme and I gotta say I love it. The panal massaging on this steel body is very impressive though the engine would inhale a man whole when at full belt. It was in my favourites from the show

The wheel pattern has thrown me a little, anyone got any info on that styling?????

Some more metal. Nice 34 I think.

I took this one to demonstrate the work some of these guys put into their cars. THe hours on the steel alone would be in the 100s. Looking very cool.

A very evil Chevy. Monstrous engine on this thing. More street machiners coming out in force here. Im not sure whether you call em street machines in the U.S but over here its basically a cool car with some mega engine work.

Again lime a popular colour.