A Holden Commodore/Calais built in the 2000s that isn’t powered by an LSx?! Yep! What’s more, Stojan Stekovic’s VL Calais is powered by an honest-to-jeebus 383ci stroker that’s topped by an iconic HSV twin-throttle intake. It’s like taking a trip back in time, except that the engine bay is finished to such a high standard that SRB355 would have stookd out from the pack even in the early 2000s. Oh, and it makes 500rwhp N/A!

My shoot appeared in the November 2025 issue of Street Machine.