Australian Street Rodding — November 2017

http://www.graffitipub.com.au ASR 328 3

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STREET RODDING

AUSTRALIAN

ASR 328 OCTOBER 2017

CONTENTS

ARTICLES

MotorEx - Sydney, NSW 28

Shop Visit: East Coast Race Cars - Gold Coast, QLD 36

Downunder Beachfest - Caloundra, QLD 44

Top End Rumble - Darwin, NT 58

Cooly Rocks On - Coolangatta, QLD 70

The Rubber Connection Biggest Morning Tea - Dandenong, VIC 80

Lazy Winter Run - Coffs Harbour, NSW 84

FEATURES

Kyle Smith’s 1930 Model A Ford Tudor 22

Josh Cronin’s 1932 Ford Three Window Coupe 50

Carl Clarke’s 1932 Ford Tudor 66

Darren Hellmuth’s 1952 Mercury 74

DEPARTMENTS

Graffiti News & Views 4

Drag Racing Roundup with Eric Norton 6

New Zealand News with Craig Counsell 8

Reader’s Forum 10

Technical Workshop with Ted Robinette 12

Scale Rodding with Alan Barton 18

Hot Rod Internet with Sean Hammond 20

Clubs 86

ASRF News 90

New Products 91

Parts Mart 95

Metal Working with Ron Covell 96

Last Word with Larry O’Toole 98

PUBLISHER: Larry O’Toole e: [email protected]
EDITOR: Al O’Toole e: [email protected]
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Mary-Anna Brennand
e: [email protected]
ADMINISTRATION: Mary O’Toole, Wendy Thomas, Nicky West
e: [email protected]
TECHNICAL EDITOR: Ted Robinette
CONTRIBUTORS: Des Kelly, Darryl Poulsen, Tony Parker, Craig Stare,
Paul Beck, Mike Key, Alan Barton, Douglas Hamilton, Knackography,
Boris Viskovic, Scotty Gom, Bramis Photography, Eric Norton,
Craig ‘Style’ Counsell, Ted Robinette, Peter Carpenter, Ron Covell,
Hugh Nally, Sean Hammond.

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Phone: 03 5472 3653 or 03 5472 3805.
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EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
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information. The publisher reserves the right to use such material at
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the publisher as to the accuracy or originality or completeness.

AUSTRALIAN STREET RODDING MAGAzINE
is produced at the registered office of
Graffiti Publications Pty. Ltd. ACN 007 311 864
69 Forest Street, Castlemaine, Vic. 3450 Australia.
Phone: 03 5472 3653 or 03 5472 3805.

Printed by Centre State Printing 52 Loch Street, Maryborough Vic 3465.
Distributed by Gordon and Gotch Australia Pty. Ltd.
1 Moorebank Avenue, Moorebank NSW 2170

ISSN 0314-6944. Print Post Publication number 100002269.

NEXT ISSUE ASR 329 ON SALE: 12th October 2017

on our cover: Josh Cronin’s Deuce coupe and Kyle
Smith’s wild Model A Ford Tudor. The full feature of the
Tudor starts on page 22, the ’32 starts on page 50.

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