Street Machine Australia — June 2017

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Berry O’Connor drove her and husband Kerry’s AP1 Chrysler

Royal up from Wangaratta for the show ’n’ shine, and its original

flathead six-cylinder and Powerflite automatic didn’t miss a beat.

“The ‘AP1’ designates it as being Australian Production model

number 1, which were built in Adelaide,” Berry said. “We bought

the car in 2009 as a bit of a mid-life crisis, and enjoy it most

weekends as our Sunday driver”

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Tough streeters don’t come much cooler than Tom Banks Sr’s

Chrysler By Chrysler hardtop. A rare car in any form, Tom’s

CxC runs a W5-headed 408ci stroker backed by a billet-filled

727 trans and 4.3:1-geared 9in. It’s run an 11.5@119mph best

• very impressive for a 3800lb heavyweight