RYAN SHELDON

AGE: 44 OCCUPATION: Furnace operator

PREVIOUSLY OWNED CARS: ’66 Impala, ’55 Chev panel truck, ’77 Joker Camaro and many others

DREAM CAR: ’57 Chev Nomad pro mod or fuel altered

WHY THE JOKER? It’s unique to this country, and there’s only a handful of this body style worldwide

BUILD TIME: Seven months LENGTH OF OWNERSHIP: Chassis owned 25 years originally; this body 12 months

RYAN THANKS: Des Sheldon, for doing all the crappy, time-consuming jobs; Trevor Kitney, for just generally being a clever bastard; Paul Lambarth, for giving up most Sundays to help; Mike Reid and John Neilan for their parts and knowledge; Kurt Goodin, for being an even cleverer bastard; Dean Riches at WelTec; Stu Stanners at Century Yuasa Batteries; Eleanor Kitney at GSS Performance; Tim Barwell at The Krysler Shop; Stephen Virtue at SV Photos for Motorsport; Nigel Dixon; Nakita Hart; Mum (Di), sister (Shanyn), and Drew, for doing stuff that I can’t and being there to help and support; Mark Thomas, cousin Kimi, Troy, and everyone else who helps out on race day