January 2025 - Hosking Industries

Feature Car: Darryl Penton's Toyota Hilux

Slammed and Blown Toyota-V8 Stunner

I got the chance to photograph Darryl Penton’s blown V8-powered Toyota Hilux minitruck for the 2024 Street Machine Yearbook. This truck has been an ongoing labour of love for Darryl for some time and it is riddled with detail.

From the snake-belly stance provided by the airbags and big billet wheels filling the massaged guards, to the smooth bodywork and swapped front end, the truck looks the business. Check out the smoothed tray area, too.

But step inside the you’ll see a Summernats-ready show interior that’s matched by a smooth and stout blown Toyota V8, proving this machine isn’t just for looks.

Feature Car: Peter Bonassi's Holden Commodore

Blown and Injected 420ci SBC

What has 980hp, 22x13in rears and a ton of attitude? Peter Bonassi’s Holden Commodore, that’s what.

This VK was Peter’s dream car from his mid-teens, bit it took almost a decade to make his dream a reality. It’s not every day you find a small-block making this kind of horsepower, either.

My photo shoot was featured in the 2024 Street Machine Yearbook. Enjoy a few photos of the car here.

Front Cover - Dom's Holden for Street Machine

Insane Skid Shot Makes Cover

Who doesn’t love a good skid shot?! I know the team at Street Machine sure do. And from the feedback I’ve seen online, many readers do, too.

I got to shoot Dom Luci’s Holden for the cover of Street Machine’s January 2025 issue. The skid shot was the last thing we did during the photo shoot. It took mere seconds to finish off the sticky rubber at the back and the smoke was instant.

Believe it or not, this was actually the only viable frame I got from the skid. I had set the car up to make best use of the sun, and set up a couple of flashes around the car to fill in some shadow and light up the smoke. The car had other ideas. It immediately kicked off to the side, Dom went out of view – hidden behind the bower – and the flashes were no longer in their optimum positions.

After that, the car just disappeared behind a thick cloud of smoke, noever to be seen again. The air was quite still that afternoon and there was no moving it. Despite that, this shot still ticked almost all the boxes and the cover came out great!

Be sure to pick up a copy and read the whole story now!