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    TALKING SHOP

    Mar 25, 2020 4 minutes
    STORY KIAN HEAGNEY
    PHOTOS
    CHRIS THOROGOOD

    WHILE it’s better known these days as a refuge for tree-changing city slickers and sleepy farmers’ markets, the central Victorian town of Castlemaine is also the ‘Street Rod Centre of Australia’, as the signs around town proudly state. And few businesses do more to uphold that status than Castlemaine Rod Shop.

    Having been in operation since 1976, Castlemaine Rod Shop has become known both nationally and globally as one of the leading specialists in engine, steering, brake and diff conversion kits. Kelvin Waddington of Waddington’s Street Rods (together with sons Heath and Marc) took over The Rod Shop in 2012, merging it with their existing business. Things have

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