HAUL OF FAME
HAVING a killer ride to cruise your beaches, pubs and cafes is one of the foundations of the street machining hobby. But the path from boring stocker to something that rattles the windows at the local RSL is often fraught with setbacks and project scope-creep. The Sunshine Coast’s Peter Robson knows this all too well, having not actually intended to build his VE ute into the stunning beast that won Top Elite Ute and Top Elite Engine Bay at Street Machine Summernats 32.
“I always wanted a clean street car,” says Peter. “I bought the VE in 2009 with 30,000km on it and drove it for 500km stock-standard. I
