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WITH the HZ finished and the ’57 two-door still requiring lots of love, Matt’s now working on what he calls his COVID-19 project: a legit VH Group 3. “It’s one of 13 VHS with a VC bodykit, and was written off at 40,000km,” he says. “A panel beater bought it to restore to concours condition, but sadly, he died before finishing it. I picked it up as a roller with all the parts in boxes, and Paul at JPS rebuilt it for me.”

The VH came with a pretty angry 560hp Holden stroker, but that wasn’t enough for Matt, so he’s chucked the iron lion in favour of easy LSA power. “It’ll have a TH400, mini-tubs, a fabricated diff and 275s, and I’m chasing 1000hp. Hopefully it’ll make a good Drag Challenge car!”