Tag: Ford

Feature Car: Al Vella's Ford Capri

1000hp 468ci N/A Carbon-Bodied Racer

Al Vella is no stranger to drag racing or to Street Machine’s Drag Challenge. But his latest Capri build will decimate everything he’s achieved before, thanks to its monster 468ci naturally-apirated small-block build and light weight carbon panels.

Making a stout 1000hp, this little British coupe runs on 15x14in rear wheels and 315 radials. Despite all the horsepower and racing influence, the car has been beautifully finished, with the panel work handled by the talented crew at Image Vehicle Manufacturing.

My shoot was featured in the November 2024 issue of Street Machine.

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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.

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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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Cover Car: Tim's 1000hp Ford Falcon

1000hp Blown and Injected Cover Star

I got to end the year with a bang, shooting my second front cover in a row for Street Machine magazine. Not yet seen by the public at the time, the car was unveiled at Summernats this month.

Stay tuned for some more images from the shoot soon. 

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Feature Car: Adam Francica's Ford Fairmont

451ci 825hp Street Weapon

This isn’t the first time Adam Francica’s gorgeous blue Ford Fairmont has been in front of the cameras for Street Machine magazine. It first appeared back in 2007 when Adam was still a teenager.

Plenty has changed since then, with the car undergoing an almost complete rebuild. It now boasts an 825hp naturally-aspirated 451ci Clevor setup and beautiful attention to detail.

I photographed the car in Adam’s then-brand-new shed before any tooling or cabinets had been installed – a rare thing!

The November issue of Street Machine is currently still on sale. Go grab a copy now and read the whole story. 

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Feature Car: Ossie Fish's Ford Falcon

Miami V8-powered 1969 Ford Falcon

Miami V8 engine conversions into older models is still a pretty rare thing here in Australia. Not sure if it’s the initial cost, but with a Harrop blower mounted on top, the Miami in Ossie Fish’s XW makes a lazy 670hp on PULP.

Kyle’s Conversions did the conversion on the car, which is backed by a Tremec TR6060 manual and a 9in.

The shoot was featured in the May 2023 issue of Street Machine.

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Feature Car: Mick Matthews' Ford XF Falcon

393ci Clevo, Dumped in the Weeds

Built as a tribute to his granddad, Mick Matthews’ Ford XF Falcon is now one of the finest XF Falcons you’ll see in Australia.

From the clinically-clean engine bay with its 393ci Clevo-based power plant to the in-the-weeds stance that’s been achieved through coil-overs and some judicious fab’ work – this is one super clean and inspiring build. …then you step inside.

Stitched Up Custom Trim handled the incredible redesign of the interior, retaining the original vibe of the late-’80s cabin while bringing it thoroughly into the 21st century.

The shoot was featured in the March 2023 issue of Street Machine. 

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Feature Car: Paul Thomas' Ford Mustang

403ci Top 60 Elite '67 Mustang

Paul Thomas’ Ford Mustang is a work of art and testament to what perseverance, hard work, vision and talent can create. 

This car is so much more than what at first appears to be a slammed ’67 Mustang coupe. Below the mirror-finish black paint is a ton of quality engineering, backed by a Dart 403ci N/A monster with sexy trumpet manifold, Powerglide and 9in with 4.11s.

The shoot was freezing, but Mother Nature treated me to a perfect sunset and the results speak for themselves. 

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Feature Car: Tony Murr's Ford XA Falcon

8sec 454ci XA Falcon Street Car

Tony Murr’s Ford XA Falcon was photographed for the May 2022 issue of Street Machine magazine.

It runs a 454ci Clevo, based around an Arrow block with a 1050cfm Pro Systems carb, CNC ported heads and backed by a custom 9in rear with 35-spline axles.

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Feature Car: Manuel's Ford XP Falcon

Sweet street cars don’t come much nicer than Manuel Thomason’s Ford XP Falcon. It’s an old-school build: no late-model alloy V8s and no turbos or modern blowers. Instead, what you get is a tunnel ram and twin carbs through the bonnet, ‘small’ 17in alloy rims and about 500hp from its 347ci V8. Plenty enough for any street cruiser.
Best of all, almost the entire build on Manuel Thomason’s Ford XP Falcon was done in the shed you see here by Manuel and his mate Wazza. My photo shoot and feature story on the build was featured in the July 2021 issue of Street Machine magazine.

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