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AS A kid, Alex Fenech attended some of the earliest Summernats events, and will never forget the impression they made. “There were blowers and big tubs everywhere,” he recalls. “That’s where it all started for me. I grew up always wanting a car with that pro street look.”

Now a 47-year-old trucking company owner, Alex has had his fair share of bruising street cars, including an HT Monaro GTS, an XD ESP Falcon, a ’57 Bel Air and a blown ’32 rod. Truth be told, this low-slung 1977 LX Torana sedan wasn’t his initial choice for his next project.

“I had bought an FB Holden and originally