OVERCOMING non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma – twice – is worth celebrating, and Pete
Aitken can do that in style in his 8/71-blown, EFI, 545ci big-block XB Falcon
coupe. Instead of building another GT replica, Pete has taken bulk inspiration
from pro tourers, with RRS suspension at both ends, including a Trans Am-style
three-link rear end, plus 18x10 and 18x12in Schott wheels. Pete got it finished
just in time to debut the coupe at Summernats 32, where it landed in the Top 60
Elite Hall! “It came together with a lot of my good friends who all put their two
bob in,” Pete says. “It’s always good to have that help there.”14
PETE AITKEN
XB FALCON
JULY 2019
A NINE-second HT ute packing Summernats Elite Hall build quality is
something to savour, but this isn’t Kris Velkovski’s first rodeo. Following his
ground-breaking CGMFLY LC Torana, this stark white commercial is the latest
machine out of his garage, starting off as a stock restored six-banger. Built for
his wife, Mary, it packs a 657rwhp twin-turbo 350 small-block that pushed
it to a 9.6@140mph pass, but the real killer is the detail in small items like
the catch can and radiator caps, the smoothed radiator panel, and the neat
rollcage. “We built the ute in eight months, all after-hours,” says Kris.09
KRIS VELKOVSKI
HT UTE
MARCH 2019
PACKING a 675hp 427ci small-block Chev, sinister Morwell Grey paint,
and a fat set of 15-inch Weld V-Series wheels, Jason Spiteri’s EH Holden
oozes attitude. Built as a tough street car, it sits on a custom triangulated
four-link rear end, with a steering rack liberating more space in the front
end for the big-inch Dart small-block. While it may appear like a big-buck
shop build, it isn’t. “I built it in my garage, lying under it, as I don’t have a
hoist,” Jason says. “It took a lot of time, money and effort, but I wanted a
trouble-free car that I didn’t have to spend more money on.”13
JASON SPITERI
EH HOLDEN
JANUARY 2019
FORGET Kim Kardashian, Brett Hewerdine’s HT Monaro almost broke the internet
when it dropped before Summernats 32. The epic pro street monster was built
in just 10 weeks as a tribute to Brett’s mate Simon Rasic (the Monaro’s former
owner), with Paul Sant and the ProFlo crew burning plenty of midnight oil. The
blown Munro has gunbarrel-straight paint, a back-halved chassis with 15x14 rear
meats, and a 14/71 Littlefield-fed 510ci Donovan big-block Chev originally found
in a Doorslammer. “You should see the look on people’s faces when I’m out
cruising and pull up next to them at the lights,” says Brett.10
BRETT HEWERDINE
HT MONARO
APRIL 2019