1::Leanne Collicoat’s
gorgeous Moulin Rouge-
coloured 1970 Plymouth
’Cuda convertible runs
a 340-cube Six-Pack-
equipped small-block,
slapstick-shifted 727 auto
and 3.77:1 8.75in diff. This
ample go, along with a
heap of Rallye options, is
complemented by period
luxury items such as
air conditioning, power
steering and road lamps
to make a great all-round
streeter2: We featured Damien
Veness’s ultra-rare 1955
DeSoto Sportsman coupe
back in September 2011,
and she’s still holding her
looks, placing in Top 5
American. Mega-sized rear
tyres and 392ci Hemi power
make for a great pairing and
the DeSoto even tackled
foot-deep floodwater on
the trip down from Lismore!
“Yep, no trailer queen
here,” Damien’s son Tom
said. “Dad had spent a solid
week cleaning and detailing
the undercarriage, which
came undone pretty quickly
after that!”3: Father and son Tim and
Arrion Strichow are COTM
regulars who hail from the
Yarra Valley and drove
their VC Safari up for the
weekend. “I had a VC sedan
as a young bloke, just like
my dad and uncle,” Tim
said. “I had always wanted
a wagon and hounded a
local girl for this one, which
had been sitting for years. It
looked terrible all covered
in lichen and moss – I had
to clean the gutters with a
toothbrush – but it came
up a treat and was in great
shape mechanically.” It
runs a 2bbl Slant-six with
extractors, making for a
trouble-free cruiser2222 3333
111Jake Harris, with the help of his dad Luke and
brother James, are cooking up a mental VH
Charger. “It will be a burnout car running a blown
530-cube Hemi backed by a Powerglide and
purpose-built 9in,” Jake said. “We’re hoping to
debut it at Summernats 31”