I WAS IN LOVE AND MADE AN OFFER ON THE SPOT WITH THIS CHRYSLER 383, NAMED BLACK BETTY.
By: Terence Kuipers Pics: Joe van Zyl
Big girls. Yes, I like them and I am not shy to admit it. Black Betty is her name and she is a “big girl”. Now I am going to elaborate on how I like my cars big, big engines.
No wimpy small blocks for me. Big bodies, there needs to be space for all my pals and a cooler box. Big seats, preferably a bench so the missus has no excuse not to sit close. So now that we have established that I like my cars big, we can carry on.
With sinister looks and a specially modified 5.0-litre V8 the most powerful 5.0-litre V8 ever, projecting 500 horsepower Ford Mustang Dark Horse expands the lineup. They set a new benchmark for American street and track performance that could only come in a Mustang.
If your friend told you their car had a backup camera, a digital dash, climate control, could scan for radio stations, and road assist, you wouldnt think much about it. Unless the year was 1969 and a Hurricane.
The car the Hurricane by Australian automaker Holden was never a productionvehicle. But it was way beyond the state of the art in 1969 and isnt too dated, even today. The concept car was actually founded in 1988 and restored in2011. Honestly, it still looks great.
With the third generation of the Audi RS 3 Sportback and the second generation of the RS 3 Sedan, Audi is relaunching the sporty top-of-the-line pair in the compact high-performance segment.
Nathan Patterson LS-powered a nanna-spec 1978 Toyota KE30 Corolla into a fearsome tyre-scorcher.
This article on Nathans Corolla was initially published in the May 2018 issue ofStreet Machinemagazine.
NOTHING says nanna car quite like a stock Toyota Corolla painted plain white except in the case of Nathan Pattersons example. His KE30 started off precisely this way but was turned into a 550rwhp V8-powered tyre-melting monster. And this transformation began just two months out from Summernats 31!
Settin the wheels In motionDylan Whites Delmos-Built 1963 Chevy C10
Article from Classic Truck Performance
Dylan Whites laid-out and classy 63 Chevy C10. Wait, I can think of a better wayto have my good friend Delmo tell us in his own words just how Dylans fleetside came to be!
When it comes to rust removal and custom paint, Steelroad Rod & Custom is always high on any local guys list as a go-to shop. A good example is Neil Edmondson, who was sitting with a 1973 Ford F250. Although a lot of work had been done to it in the past, it was unfortunately in pieces.
Owners Name and Surname: Neil Edmondson
Builders Name and/or Shop name: Steelroad Rods & Customs
Michael Ellard’s blacktop 3S-GE BEAMS-Powered KE36 Corolla Panel Van wowed ’em on debut at MotorEx.
Image Conversions bossman Michael Ellard never really planned for his KE36 Corolla to be a MotorEx hero. Still, the boosted BEAMS-powered beasty snapped plenty of necks at the Melbourne event earlier this year.
After its unveiling at the 2021 SEMA show, www.dieselarmy.com introduced the world to Gale Banks’ LokJaw, a supercharged Diesel 66 Chevy C20. It is an awesome truck built by Banks Power. To say it received a lot of attention is an understatement. It has been a long-term project with a host of engineering incorporated into it and has a solid crew at the helm.
