Posts Tagged ‘holden’

Behind the Scenes: Inside Australia’s Coolest Garages


01 May

Performance Garage Photo Shoots

Performance Garage Photo Shoots     Performance Garage Photo Shoots

Performance Garage magazine launched in early 2012 through Express Publications and Hosking Industries was there. In the ensuing 18 months or so we’ve shot a number of incredible sheds, garages and workshops for the magazine, capturing the places and the people who use them. We thought it was high time we uploaded some select samples for all of you playing at home.

All the images are of cars and places within NSW Australia, primarily Newcastle and Sydney. Workshops like Ziggy’s Hot Rods and Lowe Fabrications are joined by private man caves and garages owned by guys including the talented Dave Hart, John Stevens, Murray Forman and Brian Apap. Be sure to check this image set again in the future when we add more samples from published shoots.

CLICK HERE or on the thumbnails to head to our Flickr page to check them all out! DID WE MENTION THEY’RE ALL AVAILABLE AS WALLPAPERS!?

Feature Car: Davin Cochrane’s LS1-Powered LH Holden Torana


06 Feb

Two red Toranas in one issue? Yep, Xtreme Holdens issue 51 contains two red LH/LX Toranas, but they are different animals. Les Chadwick’s 355ci-powered hatch is a total classic Australian street machine, whereas Davin Cochrane’s four-door, pictured here, has gone an altogether different route.

Powered by an LS1 alloy V8 and T56 and wearing a set of Simmons FR rims, Davin’s LH is the epitome of retrotech flavour. You can read all about the radical modern transformation that took place in issue 51, over a generous nine page feature.

As always, we’ve got a series of FREE desktop wallpaper images for you to enjoy and strobist fans will find our lighting information and EXIF data on each image’s caption, too. Simply CLICK HERE or on the thumbnails below to visit our Flickr page where all the goodies lay in wait for your visit.

Davin Cochrane's LS1-Powered LH Holden Torana

Davin Cochrane's LS1-Powered LH Holden Torana     Davin Cochrane's LS1-Powered LH Holden Torana

Feature Car: Leon Julien’s 1959 FC Holden Wagon


24 Jan

Issue 20 of Heavy Duty Hot Rods (aka Genuine Hot Rods) is due to hit the stands real soon and contains four Hosking Industries photo shoots and feature stories. One of those was Scott Briggs‘ immaculate 1932 Ford coupe we brought you last week and another is Leon Julien’s awesome retro FC Holden wagon pictured here.

This mild kustom 1959 wagon was built at home under a 6x3m marquee in the front yard and is powered by a supercharged 208ci Holden six-cylinder stroker motor. Leon is responsible for just about everything and he and his family drive the car to shows up and down the East Coast of NSW, Australia. Be sure to read all about the car and how it came together in issue 20 of the magazine.

As always, we’ve got a series of FREE desktop wallpaper images for you to enjoy and strobist fans will find our lighting information and EXIF data on each image’s caption, too. Simply CLICK HERE or on the thumbnails below to visit our Flickr page where all the goodies lay in wait for your visit.

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Leon Julien's 1959 FC Holden Wagon

Leon Julien's 1959 FC Holden Wagon     Leon Julien's 1959 FC Holden Wagon

Feature Car: Les Chadwick’s 1976 LX Holden Torana


14 Jan

We’ve got two gorgeous red Torana’s in issue 51 of Xtreme Holdens magazine and this 1976 LX hatch belongs to Les Chadwick. Powered by a 355ci stroker Holden V8 or VT Commodore vintage, the car is flawless and screams ‘classic Torana’. We shot it early one morning in western Sydney.

As always, we’ve got a series of FREE desktop wallpaper images for you to enjoy and strobist fans will find our lighting information on each image’s caption, too. However the main exterior shots are, for the most part, shot purely with natural available light – the details and portrait are strobist, though. Simply CLICK HERE to visit our Flickr page where all the goodies lay in wait for your visit.

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Les Chadwick's 1976 LX Holden Torana

Les Chadwick's 1976 LX Holden Torana     Les Chadwick's 1976 LX Holden Torana

Feature Car: Ross’ HQ Holden One Tonner


13 Nov

We photographed Ross’ tough, nitrous-injected HQ Holden one-tonner utility on the Northern Beaches of Sydney back in 2011. It’s powered by a Holden V8 with a big direct-port nitrous setup that you just know gives this ute a big kick in the pants. It’s full of all the tough gear;  right down to the utilitarian Kirkey race seat that must be hell to endure when cruising on the street.

We’ve got six FREE desktop wallpaper images for you to download and as always, you’ll find our photos on Flickr complete with EXIF data and lighting information. CLICK HERE to view the entire gallery or on the thumbnails below:

Ross' HQ Holden One Tonner

Ross' HQ Holden One Tonner     Ross' HQ Holden One Tonner

Feature Car: Craig Lockhart’s 1964 EH Holden “Crewman”


09 Nov

Now for something a little different! Craig Lockhart owns what is probably the ONLY vehicle of its kind in the world in the form of this 1964 EH Holden ute. It boasts a stretched and massaged phantom body style, resembling the much more modern Crewman that Holden released with the advent of the VY model some years ago. You can read all about it and see some build shots in issue 50 of Brute Utes magazine, which is due to go on sale any day now.

It’s powered by a VT 304ci injected 5L V8 engine and features custom interior trim as well as immense detail no matter where you look; including under the car where everything has been painted and smoothed to a high sheen. Even the stainless exhaust system has been polished. Be sure to check it out when the magazine goes on sale.

As always, you’ll find our photos on Flickr complete with EXIF data and lighting information, however only the detail shots used any artificial lighting. The exterior shots were all shot using nothing but Mother Nature’s wonderful lighting from above. Sorry to all the strobist fans out there. CLICK HERE to view the entire gallery or on the thumbnails below:

Craig Lockhart's 1964 EH Holden

Craig Lockhart's 1964 EH Holden     Craig Lockhart's 1964 EH Holden

Feature Car: Col’s HR Holden Ute


02 Nov

We had the pleasure of shooting Col’s incredible HR Holden utility early in 2011. It hasn’t seen the light of day in print yet, but we wanted to show you just how nice this old ute is. You can regularly see Col and the HR on show at car shows all over the greater Sydney area, including All Holden Day each year.

Powered by a nicely dressed small-block Chevrolet V8, the ute features a sweet red leather trim, large diameter billet rims and die-straight bodywork. Just to make things even better, Col says he’s now turning this same level of attention to another old Holden. Can’t wait to see that!

As always, you’ll find our photos on Flickr complete with EXIF data and lighting information, however only the detail shots used any artificial lighting. The exterior shots were all shot using nothing but Mother Nature’s wonderful lighting from above in the early morning. Sorry to all the strobist fans out there.

BUY A PRINT of Col’s ute: CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE or on the thumbnails below to view and download the wallpapers.

Col's HR Holden Ute

Col's HR Holden Ute     Col's HR Holden Ute

Cruise for Charity 9 – Sydney: Sunday September 16, 2012


17 Sep

Here’s a few quick pics from this year’s phenomenal Cruise for Charity event in Sydney, hosted by Street Commodores magazine. This was the event’s ninth year.

This is an event I started when working for the magazine back in 2004 and it has since gone onto become a national event with cruises taking place in each state to raise money for worthwhile charities. I believe the total raised over the last nine years has now surpassed $1,000,000. A big congratulations and thanks to Ellie Thorley from Bubblegum Events for her tireless efforts to take the formula we set over 6 years and run with it. She’s done an incredible job!

This year’s Sydney cruise attracted more than 1000 Holden Commodores from all over the state, with some traveling from interstate. They all converged upon the St Ives Showgrounds, easily filling the large grassed oval and the surrounding areas. Around that were trade stands, ex-magazine feature cars and other Commodore-related activities.

Enjoy the pics.

Cruise for Charity 9 - Sydney

NEW Products: 12-month Holden Calendar!


17 Aug

12-Month Holden Calendar

We meant to do it last year but things got hectic and we promised we’d do it this year… what are we talking about? Oh, the title of the post probably gave it away: yes, Hosking Industries is now offering quality 12-month calendars!

First cab off the rank is our tough, modified Holden calendar. Featuring 12 of our favourite feature cars, this 12-month calendar is just the thing for Holden fans of all colours. Better still, you can order yours to start at whatever month you like, so it f you would like your calendar to start next month, no problem, just select it when you place your order. Want it to start nice and fresh in January 2013, too easy! There’s also room on each date to write important stuff like birthdays or events and the satin finish means any pen or pencil will work.

Produced by third-party on-demand print company Redbubble, these calendars are printed on quality 200gsm satin paper with a tough cover and are hung using wire binding and metal hanger, meaning they’ll easily last the year without falling apart and look good for the duration, too. Best yet, Redbubble work fast, so you’ll have your calendar shipped out to you in no time flat and nicely packaged so it won’t get damaged by those Aus Post thugs.

CLICK HERE to check out our 12-month Holden calendar.

Feature Car: David Chami’s LS1 LH Holden Torana


16 Aug

Issue 47 of Xtreme Holdens is due out soon and contains our photo shoot and feature story on David Chami’s cool self-built LH Holden Torana. Powered by a late-model LS1 alloy V8, this unassuming beast mixes classic Holden appeal with modern Holden power.

In a potentially perilous turn of events, Dave actually bought the car on the internet, sight unseen. Luckily for him, everything turned out OK and the car still wears that same coat of paint today. While the trim is original, everything under the car has been changed and you can read all about it in issue 47 of Xtreme Holdens.

As always, we’ve got a raft of FREE desktop wallpaper images for you to view and download on our Flickr page. Strobist fans and camera buffs will also find our lighting info and EXIF data there, however the exterior shots were primarily shot using natural available light. CLICK HERE or on the thumbnails below to view.

David Chami's LH Holden Torana

David Chami's LH Holden Torana     David Chami's LH Holden Torana