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[rexy]

The drive up was gentle. Signs of life everywhere.

 

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Arrived mid afternoon and parked in the usual sneaky spot. Opened the door and could hear and smell the action.

Was greeted by the longest queue I have ever seen and its only Thursday.

 

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Spent some time shuffling along in the queue and realised when we got close that it was all people who were picking up prepaid tickets and that the queue to buy was very short - Doh!

 

Once inside skid lane was going off.

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Tuff street is indeed tough.

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Burnouts started with Gary Myers.

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Crowd is enormous.

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If you are into cars why aren’t you here?

 

 

 

[rexy]

Im almost prepared to call this roof of the year on day 1.

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Plenty of Utes and this one has a proper engine.

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Even ticked a few items off the Bogan Bingo card.

 

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Half moon.

 

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Stupid tatts.

 

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Wanna be in Everlast top. 

 

Teenage mothers everywhere….

 

 

Im pretty sure this couple is lost?

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Best torana so far?

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[rexy]

Or maybe this one?

 

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Not sure this was the wisest colour choice for on the fence at the edge of the burnout pad?

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All remaining early commodores appear to be here.

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Fully ethnic event.

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This lair managed to sneak in and do a few laps before security noticed he didnt have an entrant banner…

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Clear blue skies for day 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[neglectedtorana]

Thanks Rexy,

Was looking forward to your annual review.
Have fun

Cheers, Tom

[Shiney005]

Cheers Rexy.  Good tip about the tickets. I assume they never sell out.  Keep the pictures coming.

[rexy]

Wandered into the top 60 hall early in the day while the crowd was light.

 

Its an overwhelming experience, even for the experienced attendee. So many amazing cars that have had so much more than just money thrown at them. Custom work you sometimes just cant believe.

 

Best car?

 

Easy answer. This one!

 

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So the youngster Heath has made it all the way up driving it and it looks a million bucks in the flesh.

 

I bumped into him on the way out of the hall and although he tried to play it down, he was clearly very excited about his achievement as he should be!

 

 

A close tie for second were:

 

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Amazing single spinner sled.

 

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The full ethnic VK.

 

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And the very in your face orange pano.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[skap]

Well done Heath! Awesome achievement.

[Ice]

That pano is stunning 

[rexy]

Of course there are many Toranas.

 

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[rexy]

Still looks the goods.

 

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Brutal.

 

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Another top 60 torana.

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The yellow instrument cluster looked really good. Hard to capture.

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More top 60.

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And more.

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[ant285]

There’s a light blue lc 4 door there. I’d love to know what’s under the bonnet. Definitely turbo

[rexy]

And there are many other truly unbelievable sights.

 

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Like a holden six that might be strong enough to pull a sailor off your sister 😊

 

 

Yes it probably is.

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I know this has had a lot of work go into it but its a terrible colour and about as pretty as a hat full of ring holes.

Hard pass.

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Rather have this for all its impractability.

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[rexy]

There’s a light blue lc 4 door there. I’d love to know what’s under the bonnet. Definitely turbo

 

 

You mean this 4 door?

 

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Your usual LS. Without doubt the most common swapped motor into EVERYTHING.

[rexy]

Pretty shiny for a F**D

 

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Missed another top 60 ‘Rana.

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Or two….

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Back to the outside world and cars I really really really want to own.

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Not sure Mario Puzo would approve.

 

The best all time Nats flame job is still the black blown BBC 57 chev with the burning $100 notes in the flames. EPIC

 

 

 

[rexy]

Acceptable.

 

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How tall is that rear tyre?

 

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A tattooed wog chick in a fully sick VL. How much more ethnic can you get?

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[LXCHEV]

Great stuff mate, thanks again for sharing. Enjoy the rest of the event.

And bloody awesome Heath!

[rexy]

Hard core.

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Member of the same hole saw support group as Heath?

 

[rexy]

I know the black chrome and grey paint is a thing. But its not my thing.

 

I can easily imagine how much nicer this could look.

 

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Give me in your face any day.

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Many many Utes. 

 

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98% of them Holdens.

 

 

[Hatchback13]

Second that, thanks for your coverage and heath’s hatchback in top 60 driven is brilliant. What did your think of the HHHLX dark red hatchback that had a9x wide flares front and rear? Hard to tell on photos but interesting making the fronts wide to match. Cheers

[rexy]

Lots of pre HQ stuff this year.

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Hell yeah Brother!

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Hell no Boyfriend!

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Both as manly a Mardi gras float. 

 

Weirdest conversion of the event? “The Bundy inspired award goes to…”

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Second that, thanks for your coverage and heath’s hatchback in top 60 driven is brilliant. What did your think of the HHHLX dark red hatchback that had a9x wide flares front and rear? Hard to tell on photos but interesting making the fronts wide to match. Cheers

 

Nice car (understatement of the year) but I think would have looked better with a lighter paint choice.

[Bigfella237]

Oh no... I've run out of likes!

[rexy]

The gold plating thing has really made a comeback this year.

 

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Plenty of rods around.

 

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Menace in flat black (memories of Victor)

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[Ice]

Oh no... I've run out of likes!

In the sin bin for you 

[rexy]

Interesting engine bay and inner tub work.

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Best F**D motor install of all time?

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Two Fat Wogs

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My snail eye taillights are very sexy? No?

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[ant285]

You mean this 4 door?
 
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Your usual LS. Without doubt the most common swapped motor into EVERYTHING.

Might be it. White roof? I just saw it on a YouTube video