I always look forward to the FUEL Coffee and Classics gatherings held in Port Melbourne. I most enjoy seeing the unexpected and unusual collection of vehicles that turn up. In the past, everything from ex-military vehicles, LA inspired low riders, to concours level restored classics have made an appearance. Just when you think every corner of motoring culture has been represented, something different appears and reminds us why we bothered to wake up early on a Saturday morning.
Read MoreFuel Press Print Shop: HOODS 'Pop It Like It's Hot' and 'Zombie Romance' Screen Prints
As part of our Fuel Magazine HOODS art exhibition, we've got together with two of the artists involved to produce a limited run of screen prints based on thier unique designs.
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Read MoreFuel Tank TV: 1976 Toyota Celica
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Read MoreGrind Daddy Grind: Skater Stephen Dariz's Custom 1978 Harley-Davidson Ironhead
I had seen an A4 image of Stephen Dariz’s custom Harley in the Fuel office. I had also been told that he was an avid skater which peaked my interest. Two weeks later, I was flying to Adelaide for an interview and photo shoot with the builder and skater. After landing, Luke and I rented a nondescript grey econo box and drove to Stephen’s nearby home.
Read MoreFade To Orange: Bob Pankhurst’s Custom 1965 Buick Riviera
Bob Pankhurst first encountered the custom scene at a home for delinquent boys in the late ‘60s. Not that he was a resident, the home was the venue for a hot rod show and Bob’s brother-in-law had taken him along. “He was driving an early model Cortina at the time, which he’d hotted up, and that impressed me,” remembers Bob. “He even made his own mag wheels for it, which fell apart! He had to put them on the car to see if they actually worked or not, and they just fell to pieces!”
Read MoreThe Hoods Exhibition: Opening Night
Friday night saw the opening of the Fuel Magazine x FXD HOODS art exhibition. An enthusiastic crowd came out to see the unveiling of the ten bonnets upon which the ten hand-picked Australian artists had worked.
Read MoreAussie Spec: 2016 Australian Roush Mustang GT
For us car fans here in Australia, the announcement that the 2016 Mustang was to be produced in right hand drive and available to skid right of your local Ford dealer lot was welcome news. Mustang Motorsport in Ferntree Gully, just east of Melbourne, have added another level to that enthusiasm...
Read MoreFuel Tank TV: This Jaguar E-Type Has Been Driven From Border To Border
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Read MoreArt of Drive: An Interview With Automotive Designer Matthew Robson
Our Art of Drive series interviews artists, designers and photographers to find out what inspires them.
Read MoreGhetto Blaster — by Karl Stehn
HOODS Melbourne Art Exhibition — 48 Hours To Go
We're almost there. Just a couple more days to go until the Hoods show opens. After nearly a year of preparation, we will open the exhibition this Friday 22nd at 6pm qt Suus, 12 Smith St, Collingwood, Melbourne.
Read MoreStreet & Strip: Steve Borg's 1930 Model A Ford Drag Racing Hot Rod
I grew up in the ‘70s when there were lots of cool factory cars getting around. I remember my dad asking me what car I wanted when I grew up as we were parked at a servo. I said that one with the black thing on the bonnet. I was pointing at a XY GT that was rumbling up the driveway. I guess it was the way it sounded. That V8 noise had me hooked.
Read MoreFuel Tank TV: All in a Day's Work - McLaren P1™ On The Streets Of Japan
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Read MoreArt of Drive: Holographic Hammer Custom Motorcycle Design
An interview with graphic artist and designer Sylvain Berneron.
Read MoreFuel Tank TV: Lowered Porsche 356
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Read MoreSee This Amazing Pro Stock Challenger Up Close At Motorex
The Hoods Exhibition Opens Soon And You're Invited
The countdown begins, HOODS opens in Melbourne on the eve of Friday 22nd July. The artwork is in and we're in the process of photographing and preparing the pieces for the show.
Read MoreFuel Tank TV: Sahara, The Story Of A Rare Twin-Engined Citroën 2CV
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Read MoreSquarebird: Vinny Tang's 1959 Custom Ford Thunderbird
When I was a teenager growing up I was totally obsessed with anything that had to do with wheels. Skateboards, pushies, bikes and of course cars, cars and more cars, usually of the hot rod variety. Being an Asian kid growing up in the Fast and Furious era I couldn’t help but feel a bit different when all the kids was talking about Nissan Silvias and Hondas in class, but when I was at home by myself I was reading hot rod rags and trawling through the Jalopy Journal and its infamous forums.
Read MoreFuel Tank TV: Motos in Moab
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Read MoreThe Wild One: Darren Cranwell's Custom 1952 Triumph Thunderbird
Like many car folks who enter the bike world, Darren caught the two-wheeled bug after seeing one bike in particular. A friend of his had bought a popular '80s show bike which had caught Darren’s eye. When it came time for his friend to sell, Darren was first in line to take the keys.
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