Street Fords Issue #42

On Sale at your local newsagents, News-Link agent and selected 7-Eleven’s

THE COVER

SHAKEN NOT STIRRED
AN Racing has spannered engines and drivelines for some very impressive cars. With a 700hp naturally aspirated 460ci V8 and a beautiful body by Detroit Custom Bodyworks, it’s hard to say that any of them are more impressive than this XY

THE CARS

 

BLACK FRIDAY
Forget supercharging, this GT-P sucks down gobfuls of air from two Garrett GT28 turbos

ULTRA VIOLET
Kris Hodges’s XA hardtop is an award-winning car that gets regularly driven, and driven hard

RED LIGHTNING
Anthony Whittington’s love of the Blue Oval started with Dick Johnson’s almighty Tru Blu XD

VICTORY LANE
The Mk1 Cortina GT 500 is a rare beast as it is, but this is the first one that Harry Firth built

THE FULL MONTY
How cheap and reliable can a boosted E Series sleeper be? Very, if you take a sensible approach

KING OF THE ROAD
With only 6727 genuine miles on the clock, this has to be the most original Mustang GT500KR

THE SCENE

 

THOROUGHBRED
Rick McDowell brings us all the amazing pony cars from the 2008 Mustang Nationals

CLASSIC ROCK
The 21st Picnic at Hanging Rock Reserve near Woodend, VIC, drew over 10,000 spectators

BOWDEN’S OWN
Troy King joins a tour of the Bowdens’ amazing collection of historic racing cars

THE LUFF STUFF AND 12 HOURS AT BATHURST

Ian Luff tells us what is was like to drive the Code Blue Motorsport XR8 in the 2008 event

COME AND SEE THE REAL THING
Roy drives down to Wagga to join the 40th anniversary celebrations for the XT GT

OPEN HOUSE
Pavtek holds an open day in its new workshop and fires up the 8000hp Top Fuel dragster

 

THE GARAGE

SMOOTH CRIMINAL
We kick off our bodywork special issue with various ways that you can smooth your ride

FULL METAL JACKET
We continue our bodywork special with all the important aspects of paint and panel

TERRITORY MARKER
Racin’ Jason road-tests FPV’s lightning-quick alternative to a Porsche Cayenne, the F6X

A SIMPLE PLAN
We fit a very stealthy water injection set-up to Weekend Warrior for less than $30

BAD MEDICINE
Weekend Warrior was supposed to hit the dyno, but things didn’t exactly go to plan