The whole set, look out for bigger and better next year.
A big thanks to Sonia Blaskovic, Gavin Morrison, Martin Vine, Chris Andrew & Robin Austin for making it look amazing; to Peter Bateman, Easton Chang, Chris Thorogood, Guy Bowden & Simon Davdison for the killer cover shots and to Boris Viskovic, Simon Major, James Stewart, Sam Vodic, Chester Meridth, Dave Cook, Craig Parker and Paul Kelly for helping me write the damn things!
We reckon this the last issue of Australian Hot Rodding Review before it turned into Van Wheels, but we're not 100% sure. Has anyone got an issue dated later than this 'un?
Goodies include:
* Captain Nitrous
* Vintage Speedway
* Palazzo's Outlaw
* McKennariey's Hudson
* Von Dutch
* Harry Orpwood's A Tudor
* Diablo Motors
* Michael Morris's Chev
* Mark Allen's stomping Willys
* Plus models, sheds and many more rods and customs!
There is a neat feature in the new issue on Adelaide's infamous Kustom Kulture Weekender, this year featuring the 50th Anniversary of the Monarchs Hot Rod Club. Here are a few of Guy Bowden's shots that didn't make the mag:
If you like traditional rods and customs, then the Lonestar Roundup should be on your bucket list. Here's a few of the highlights:
Chris Shuller's '61 Falcon two-door wagon:
Joe Kerr's 401-powered '30 coupe, which he drove all the way from Indy with Aussie expat Keith Burgan:
George Poteet's '50 Ford:
Alan Johnson's bitchin' '32 roadster:
Jimmy Hervatin's '30 pickup:
TJ Akin's '36 Ford runs an LS motor with a massive single turbo set up in the boot
Jeff Sharer's '36 Plymouth coupe was different and tasty:
The Austin Speed Shop '55 Chev
Not pretty, but pretty wild: Fred Curnow's sectioned and narrowed '61 Buick
There were quite a few early Falcons in town, including a couple of gassers
After the show (which cost only $10 to get into and included a cacklefest and mini bike races) our armbands got us into the after-party at the Austin Speed Shop...with live music and free beer!
Bob Bleed is the Speed Shop's chassis guy, but it turns out he is a pretty good muso too with his band the Jade Idols.
Just one of the awesome projects inside:
My favourite ride of this year's Tug (a little rod run at Stanwell Tops, NSW) was Laurie Bellette's 1938 Ford COE. The truck runs a C20 chassis and small-block Chev combo for many effortless miles of cruising.
We get a lot of neat photos taken for us each year, but my favourite of 2010 was Thomas Wielecki's shoot of the Scro Brother's stunning A-V8, taken only days before the location (the old Meadow Lea factory in Sydney's inner West) was demolished. Probably my favourite hot rod of the year too.
Most people think that our SM Hot Rod Annual cover car is a model at a first glance, but she's real, she runs and she's all steel baby!
If there was an 'Australia's Most Beautiful Roadster' award, it would have to go to Tony and Joe Scro's Model A. Revel in its delights in the SM Hot Rod Annual 2010, on sale now.
Photo: Thomas Wielecki
Location: Old Meadow Lea factory (RIP)
