One step ahead: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
28 July 2024
“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
“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
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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
Take one FJ Holden, mix with a good serving of VS Commodore and add a sprinkle of carbon, leave to bake for a decade and you’ll get a creation unlike any other!
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Join us as we abridge the best of Tony Johnson’s Straight Talk columns, starting this week with an excerpt from a series running with the July/August issue of NZV8
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There’s no such thing as the perfect formula to building a tough car, but we’d say Tom Hocking has got pretty damn close!
This ’60 Galaxie wasn’t built to win show awards or take quarter mile timeslips, but to be loaded up with the lads to create the ultimate rolling party
Take a look at the featured highlights from Issue 221!
Make as much smoke as you can, get the tyres off and entertain the crowd, that’s the Rapanats way
We’ve all seen Blue Meanie VKs before, but never like this!
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