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For those that like their rides a little left of centre, the turbo LS-powered 242 Volvo was a hit! With the slick silver paint glowing against the blacked-out Street Pro wheels, the Volvo would certainly be a “ett fatal” when that boosted LS comes on song! For those that don’t speak fluent Swedish, that means “handful”. For those addicted to horsepower, there was a large contingency of drag cars on display this year, along with the Lamattina Family Top Fuel Dragster that entertained the crowds with a couple of fire-ups during the show, bringing in excess of 10,000hp to life!

Customs and Hot Rods were big this year, with the ex-Mario Colalillo Cadillac front and centre and the ZOCCHI custom drawing heaps of on lookers too. There were plenty of cool Rod’s spread out around the show from those set-up inside, to those more driver-friendly arriving early Sunday morning to take up a spot on the grass area or in the full to the brim carpark! Tough Pro-Street cars are always a big feature at Showcars Melbourne and this year didn’t disappoint either. As you’d expect, there were plenty of killer Monaro’s, Falcon’s Torana’s, Chevy’s and Mopar’s, but what really impressed me the most was seeing Adam Reid cruise his blown Pro-Street Nova in from his house, with no bonnet and obviously no fear!

There was so much on offer at the 2023 Showcars Melbourne event that you could dedicate half a magazine to it! If you get the chance to head to the event in 2024, I suggest you do so. We plan to cruise the Chev down next year and take in the experience firsthand. Maybe we can entice a few fellow Killer Rides owners to make the trip down the Hume with us. Until then, enjoy Chad’s pics and check out the official website for all the info on this and other events Elvis has coming up! www.showcarsmelbourne.com.au