Author: Ben Hosking

Feature Car: Chris Palazzo's Mopar Pair

Killer Barracuda and Charger Combo

Sorry folks, I’ve been a bit slack with updating the blog lately. Let’s get things re-started with some style here: Chris Palazzo’s killer pair of Mopars as featured in the October 2024 issue of Street Machine!

What is there to say about these two, except that both crawled happily enough through afternoon traffic to our shoot location and backagain without drama 🙂

Looking sleek and menacing all at once in their straight black paint, both machines grabbed bulk attention on Sydney roads.

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Cover Car: Simon Kryger's WB Tonner

632ci BBC Monster WB Tonner

I think this might be the first rusty machine that Street Machine has ever run on the front cover… and what a beast it is! With over 600 cubic-inches of nitrous-fed grunt under its cowl-scooped bonnet.

Get to your favourite retail outlet and grab a copy now to see more.

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Feature Car: Garry Rosser's Holden Tonner

6/71-Blown 383ci Holden V8

In a world where most classic Holdens seemd to be powered by the now ubiquitous LSx family of alloy V8s, Garry Rosser’s delectable WB-fronted Holden tonner runs a beuatifully-detailed and supercharged 383ci Holden. 

I travelled out to the Central West of NSW for a couple of days to photograph a few cars for Street Machine magazine and captured Garry’s newly-finished tonner at the same time. We scored some lovely weather and the warm afternoon light brought out the best in the candy red metallic paint.

The shoot appeared in the June 2024 issue of Street Machine. 

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Feature Car: Anthony Saf's VK Commodore

Blown LS-Powered and Blingin'

I last ran into Anthony Saf some eight years ago when I photographed one of his earlier builds (also a VK) for the front cover of Street Commodores magazine. Both cars have distinct personalities, however both are powered by supercharged LSx-variants.

Whereas the last car was a comparatively subdued-looking gunmetal HDT-clad beast with an LSA-style forced induction setup, this latest build takes a custom Brock path – although it’s well-enough removed from being a Blue Meanie clone to keep things interesting.

perhaps the biggest element with this car is the use of gold plating and lowrider-style engraving, as you can see in the photos.

My shoot appeared in the May issue of Street Machine.

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Feature Car: Image Conversions' 1949 Chevrolet

LSA-Powered Classic Truck

I’ve now had the pleasure of photographing four or five of the incredible vehicles that have rolled out of the Image workshop in western Sydney. This 1949 Chevrolet truck only highlights the ever-evolving and improving skill and vision that the crew are delivering.

Powered by an LSA V8 and playing host to just about every electrical convenience you could hope for, this classic truck sits at the peak of Australian custom car building.

My photoshoot appeared in the May 2024 issue of Street Machine. 

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Feature Car: Jason Mackenzie's 1967 Camaro

8/71-Blown 489ci Big-Block Camaro

Off the road for 19 long years after a catastrophic engine failure on the burnout pad at Kandos, Jason Mackenzie’s brilliant candy green 1967 Chevrolet Camaro makes a stunning return to the scene – bigger and better than ever.

My photo shoot on the car appeared in the April 2024 issue of Street Machine magazine. The attention to detail throughout the entire car made the shoot a great experience and I reckon it came out looking fine in print.

Powered by a astoking 8/71-blown 489ci big-block, it’s a monster machine that sacrifices nothing in the way of aesthetics for horsepower. 

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Feature Car: Eddie's 2000hp HQ Monaro

Twin-Turbo Big-Block HQ Monaro

Sometimes things are just meant to be. Originally commissioned to photograph Eddie and Younan’s Barra-powered Falcon for the May issue of Street Machine, Eddie casually dropped into conversation the existence of “my other car”.

What exactly WAS that other car? Oh, just a twin-turbo big-block-powered HQ Monaro making over 1700hp and capable of some 2000! 

A quick chat with the team at SM and all of a sudden I had a two-car shoot on my hands – and the result turned out very nicely. 

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Cover Car - Eddie and Younan's Ford XE Fairmont

1300hp Barra XE Ghia

It’s a very good day to be a car photographer when you get to shoot not one, but two gorgeous and extremely potent street cars in one go. The main cover star in the April 2024 issue of Street Machine was Eddie and Younan’s 1300hp Barra-powered XE Fairmont Ghia.

This car is a bold, modern and vibrant statement on wheels. It’s taken chances on colour choice as well as breaking from the mold with the engine choice. Somehow, it all works really well and the shoot looked great in the front of the magazine.

Check out the gallery for more.

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Front Cover: Eddie and Younan's XE Falcon

Barra XE and 2000hp TT BBC Monaro

I snagged some page space in the April issue of Street Machine with three feature shoots and some event coverage from the Taildraggers show. I’ll bring galleries from the photo shoots here very soon! Check back. 

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Feature Car: Ashley's Ford XA Falcon

411hp 351ci Clevo XA Falcon

I photographed Ashley’s Ford XA Falcon for the March 2024 issue of Street Machine magazine. Pick up a copy from Thursday to read more! The 411hp 350ci Clevo-powered magenta machine is a beautiful creation and has a great story, too. 

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