Street Machine Australia — June 2017

ENGINE: The 308 now measures in at 383 cubes thanks

to a plethora of COME internals, topped with same-brand

alloy heads and that hornbag Bliss billet tunnel-ram. Black

detailing was chosen for the normally shiny ancillaries to

create a cool negative effect against the alloy and HPC-

coated surfaces

LEFT: The two-year build took just long enough to get

22-year-old Reece through to his open licence and

able to legally to enjoy V8 power. “I nearly cried when

Queensland’s P-plate laws came out, but now that I’ve

made it through all of that rigmarole, my better half Eden

and I drive the hell out of it. She’s no shrinking violet

behind the wheel either!”

BELOW: Reece’s dad is none other than Wayne Pagel, a

legendary figure in our sport since the mid-1980s thanks

to his iconic GAS69 HT Monaro, among many other stellar

rides. Full the full story on Wayne, see page 18 of this issue!

I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO BE INTO CARS. I WAS AROUND THEM

FROM THE START, ESPECIALLY HK, T AND G HOLDENS