THE BODYKIT IS A GENUINE HDT ONE WITH VE MALOO SIDE SKIRTS,
WE DON’T feature a great many latermodel burlers in Street Machine, but Glenn-john Tronc’s 1100rwhp true street VE SS-V wagon is a prime example of what it takes to get us to bend the rules. Unsurprisingly, Wodonga-based Glenn is a big fan of fast wagons, and the VE embodies his ultimate vision of a show-quality car with the power to match the prowess. “I didn’t just want it to look good, I wanted it to have the go to match the show,” he says.
He’s had the car for a bit over five years now, starting with a factory manual VE SS-V wagon and building from there. “I originally got it because I just wanted a manual V8 wagon as a family-friendly daily,” he says. “It didn’t take long for us to cam the original L98, and the modifications just kept coming after that.”
One does not need to be well-versed in latemodel Commodores to see that Glenn’s VE has had a significant makeover inside and out. Let’s talk about the outside first. The wagon was painted Sting Red from the factory, which is very rare for a VE, and Glenn decided to build on that for its new colour. “The base is still Sting Red, with two layers of candy and then a gold pearl on top,” he says. “The bodykit is a genuine HDT one with VE Maloo side skirts, and at that time it was one of the few HDT wagons around.”
Finishing off the exterior is a set of customordered Koya wheels – 20x9.5 in the front and 20x10.5 up back.
The interior is where the wagon really stands out though, and Glenn says its colour scheme intentionally has a Prancing Horse touch. “The red paint with the tan interior is a bit Ferrariinspired, because it just works, which is why they’ve been doing it for years,” he says. “The diamond-stitch pattern on the seats is actually nicked from a 2019 Bentley Continental GT,