As classic machinery continues to get older and scarcer, it has been interesting to see the different makes and models that were once neglected start to get some attention.

In my 20+ years in the car magazine business, I’ve never once seen an early ’70s Mercury Comet get modded. Have you? Phil Kerjean was commissioned to build this brilliant machine for Matt Hourigan of Canberra and he’s done an incredible job.

A ProCharged 347ci Windsor powers the little beastie that rides on a set of proper Simmons and boasts detail wherever you look. My shoot was featured in the December issue of Street Machine.