Getting Stroppy: Stroppy Jalopy 5th Anniversary Events hot rods by Francie Flathead - September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 All event photos thanks to Matt Black, Semigloss Productions. As the sun rose on a crisp September morning in country New South Wales, the familiar smell of fuel and dust was in the air. Another spring had rolled around, and for petrol heads and hot rod nuts, it meant just one
Hot Rod Revival Lives On: Rattletrap 2018 Events Featured hot rods by Francie Flathead - May 31, 2018June 5, 2018 Event photos thanks to Semigloss Productions As the sun rose over the picturesque Crowdy Head on May 12, you'd be forgiven for mistaking the grumbling of hot rods and pre-50s bikes for a bit of thunder. But the morning sky was clear, the tide was low; a day perfect for tearing down
Stroppy Jalopy 2017 Events Featured hot rods by Francie Flathead - August 17, 2017August 17, 2017 By Mavis Mayhem & Francie Flathead Stroppy Jalopy 2017 saw more than just the event's namesake speedster jalopy getting dirty, with the country mud run and motokana event celebrating it's biggest year since inception four years ago. More than 40 entrants made their way to Leeton, in country New South Wales last
Hot Rod Revival: Rattletrap 2017 Events hot rods by Francie Flathead - May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 Take Australia's keenest hot rodders, add them to an endless New South Wales beach and throw in period correct vehicles galore, and you get the epic event that was Rattletrap 2017. The Sydney-based Drag-ens Hot Rod Club ran a flawless event last weekend, with more than 2,000 spectators lining the beach at
Valla Hot Rod Run 2016 – 40th Anniversary Events hot rods travel by Anna D'Amour - October 9, 2016October 9, 2016 With additional writing by Francie Flathead. Photos by Semigloss Productions Valla Hot Rod Run celebrated its 40th anniversary event last week and it couldn't have gone off with a bigger vroom! The iconic rod run is held every September/October at the small coastal town of Valla, just outside Nambucca Heads in New
Stroppy Jalopy 2016 Events hot rods by Mavis Mayhem - September 12, 2016February 27, 2017 Photos thanks to Semi Gloss Productions and Retro Betty. Additional writing by Francie Flathead. It's a small paddock bash in regional New South Wales, but it's grassroots events like Stroppy Jalopy that are at the heart of Australian hot rodding and motorsport. In its third year, Stroppy Jalopy is a paddock bash that's 50/50
Greazefest Brisbane 2016 Events Featured hot rods by Francie Flathead - August 12, 2016August 17, 2016 Greazfest Brisbane 2016 promised a few changes, like a new venue south of Brisbane, but the popular kustom kulture festival produced the same great bands, markets and big names in kustom kulture scene. This year was the festival’s first at the Cleveland Showground, with the new venue south of Brisbane offering
The Best of Back to Brunswick Events hot rods by Francie Flathead - July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 Back to Brunswick is a small, but iconic hot rod run held in the coastal hamlet of Brunswick Heads in New South Wales. Back to Brunswick 2016 attracted some top hot rods and customs, along with the King of Kustoms himself, John D'Agostino, the founder of Californian-based Celebrity Kustoms. The sun was
Mooneyes Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show 2015 Events Featured hot rods by Anna D'Amour - June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 Associate Editor Miss Anna D'Amour was lucky enough to say konnichawa to the 2015 Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show in Japan. It's not everyday you think of Japan and hot rods. A while ago, I wouldn’t have imagined a huge hot rod and custom car scene in Japan, unless it was something
