CLARKE CODY

EK HOLDEN

“THIS is my EK Holden; I’ve had it for 15 years and built it for my wife as a cool factory-looking old car. The paint and interior are still original, with only one repair back in the 60s. I got a bit carried away with it and made a full chassis with a new floor for clearance, fitted an HR front end and HQ brakes all ’round. Then I threw in a 350 Chev, TH400 and nineinch diff with 3.0:1 gears. One weekend we went to the Ballarat Swap Meet and I scored a tunnel ram for another car, but my boys convinced me to put it on the EK instead. I took it to Summernats this year and had a great time cruising, and the burnout went well until I melted the shift cable in Drive. I still didn’t stop cruising though! I’ve since removed the tunnel ram to quieten it down a bit.” Photos: Bright Design