Dream Shed: Neil Surtees’ Hot Rod Heaven
6 October 2025
The thought of building one car a year isn’t just a dream for Neil Surtees but a reality he’s lucky enough to be
The thought of building one car a year isn’t just a dream for Neil Surtees but a reality he’s lucky enough to be
There’s something reassuring in knowing that two totally separate pieces of Hawaii’s rich hot rodding history have ended up sharing a stable on the other
Chris Piaggi’s chopped and channelled ’38 Ford coupe is the very essence of hot rodding — speed first, everything else second! View fullsize
The relationship between owner and builder can make or break a car — thankfully the team behind this GT Falcon was a perfect match! View
For Wellington’s Neil Robertson, stepping out of the limelight was the plan. However, the end result was stepping right back into it View
“The Australian show-car scene has enjoyed a number of immaculately detailed VLs, but they’ve remained largely ignored in New Zealand. ‘BOSDOG’ could be the
“Some people say it’s impossible to have a 1000hp-plus street car that’s still nice to drive. Clearly, those people have never seen David Cowan’s Dodge
When we featured Brendon Tordoff’s Cuda on the cover of our April 2007 issue, he mentioned the car wasn’t finished. It is now,
This tough Cortina is proof that with some know-how and hard work, it’s still possible to build a show-stopper on a budget View fullsize
It’s been around for decades, but Jonesy’s driving the wheels off his ’33 Ford coupe — just what it was built
“It may be one of the most popular colours amongst Mustang restorers, but make no mistake: this Grabber Orange ’70 fastback is not your
“Ever since the Japanese performance vehicles of his youth, Johnny Burkhart’s cars have been a step ahead of the game — his 1969 Plymouth Road
“What do you do when you’re tired of your show-winning Camaro? Build an even cooler Chevelle, of course!” In the early years of the car,
The original plan was never to build a nine-second streeter, but sometimes, you can’t argue with fate” Unless you’ve been living under a rock for
“What started as a quest to get away from owning a common car has resulted in one of the meanest El Caminos ever to prowl
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