Street Machine

STREET SWEEPER

PETER Sidoti isn’t sure how long he’s owned his multiple Summernats street class-winning Mustang. But I reckon it’s at least 15 years, as that’s about how long I’ve been chasing Peter down at the ’Nats each year to poke a pen and notebook under his nose and scribble some quotable quotes about his latest trophy haul.

On the other end of the phone line, I hear Peter ask his wife Marlene: “Honey, how long have I owned that car for?” He returns to our chat: “Let’s say 22 years!”

Any way you slice it, Peter is one of those staunch street machiners who have owned

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