SUMMER VACTION
Benny Leat’s VH wagon looks
like a sedate shopping cart but
packs 364rwhp
CONTENTS
JANUARY 2018 | VOLUME 38 | ISSUE 1
> REGULARS
07 TELFO 12 NEWSFRONT 14 SPIT & POLISH
16 PEOPLE LIKE US 26 SNAP SHOTS
28 FANGING FLICK 31 YOUR STUFF &
PRIVACY NOTICE 190 URBAN WARFARE
194 TOP 10 LISTS 196 WILD AT HEART
198 IN GEAR 200 STAGE WRITE 202 DIRTY
STUFF 204 BLOWIN’ GASKETS 206 IRON
MAIDEN 208 READERS’ ROCKETS
212 SLEEPERS 216 MY SHED 222 LOL
224 SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY 242 MILL
OF THE MONTH
LEGEND: OWEN WEBB
We chat to top show judge Owen Webb, as he
winds back his official duties
HARDTOP ANNIVERSARY
It was Falcon coupes a-go-go at Mt Panorama for
the 40th anniversary of a historic Bathurst win
VALE STAN SAINTY
Australian drag racing loses one of its most
admired and creative figures
SUPERNATS
Even after 23 years, the insititution that is
Supernats keeps on rolling
DRAG CHALLENGE 2017
Mother Nature conspired to make Australia’s
toughest street-and-strip odyssey even tougher
SUMMERNATS 31 GUIDE
All the info you need to enjoy Australia’s biggest
horsepower party
FEATURES
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GEORGE STATHOPOULOS1970 HT MONARO GTEngine:Gearbox:Diff:Rims: Nine-inch 400ci small-block Chev Turbo 350 S
PHOTOWeld RT-S S76 CHRIS THOROGOOD
HT MONARO GTSGE STATHOPOULOS400ci small-block Chevx: Turbo 350e-inch
STEVE BELLIA1976 XB FALCONEngine:Gearbox:Diff: Nine-inch 434ci small-block Ford C
Rims: PHOTOWeld Racing Vitesse CHRIS THOROGOOD
DARK STAR
Stephen Barrie’s rare, factory-
black SS Torana ‘accidently’
became a show-quality stunner
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