RACKED A CLASSIC

SHANE Tapscott’s HT Monaro pulls serious attention and controversy wherever it goes – not because of something like 20-inch Simmons rims or a Ford donk, but because it sits atop a capable 4x4 chassis! Shane managed to fit a crash-damaged shell onto a GQ Patrol chassis and kitted it out with a bunch of off-road accessories like the roof rack and bullbar. In doing so, he saved a car that was otherwise destined for scrap. He recently took the beast to the HKTG Nationals on the Sunshine Coast, before driving it up to Cape York for a holiday! When we shared the car on Facebook, the responses were predictably divided.

Isaac Vipond – Here before people say

‘ruined’.

Karen Murray – It’s his car and he can do whatever he likes with it, but considering the rarity of these early Holdens I would rather see it back to factory spec.

Chris See – Karen Murray, lucky it’s not your car then, eh?

Tim Stuurstraat – He actually built it because the car had been in a bad crash and the chassis was bent in lots of places.

So it was far from perfect and he turned it into something. There is a clip on Youtube about the build.

Colin Dopson – What a waste.

Danny Johnson – How crazy; I saw this coming out of Brisbane yesterday – awesome rig!

Chantelle Mather – Why ruin a car not intended for that purpose? He should have bought a Patrol for his Adventure Kings crap to go on. He’s ruined an old Monaro.

Joel Christian – That Monaro was a near write-off; chassis was no good anyway.

Jeremy Bassett – I’m with you Chantelle. For the price an old HK Monaro goes for nowadays in good condition, it’s totally worth fabricating a new chassis, diff, gearbox, engine, practically everything. There’s pretty much no such thing as over-capitalising on these old classics anymore. Just idiots that ruin cars for shits and giggles – just because you can doesn’t mean you should!

Chantelle Mather – You could bring it back from the dead, figuratively speaking, to be an awesome car shown at Motorex. That’s just my view; I understand people like what he’s done to it.

James Raumaewa – He hasn’t ruined anything, he saved a total wreck from becoming scrap. Put new life into what would’ve been wasted.

Kyle Chamberlain – Now that’s a 4WD.

Kayden Lucas – Better than a Patrol!

Derek Chapman – The most awesome Monaro there – shits all over their so-called originals.

John Mooch – This thing is so cool.

Robert Lynn – Lucky bastard.

Chris See – I can hear the keyboards from here.

Jason Fuge – Wouldn’t be too hard to get it back to original condition if the need arises; it’s just a chassis swap. Nice car, something different.

Wayne Kieseker – Beast mode – what a ripper.

Mates of Original Thongslappers – #effthepurists, as cool as a #hatchhutch.

Brendan Allen – There’s people in this world who do things like this just to piss off conservatives!

Phil Doherty – Sorry, but you just don’t do that to a Monaro. Doesn’t piss me off; just not my cup of tea.

Trevor Kreyzig – If the tent’s a-rockin’, don’t bother knockin’!