HANGING TUFF
PULL up a pew with burnout stalwart Phil Kerjean in his backyard bar, ‘The Smokin’ Roo’, and you quickly begin to realise that he and his VC Commodore wagon have a hell of a story to tell. And he’ll happily tell it to you too – right after he fixes you a bourbon.
The walls are adorned with photos, magazine covers, trophies and the odd busted component, all of which speak to memories he’s made over 25 years of building, breaking, skidding, racing, showing and swearing at the car.
“I bought it in 1995 off a uni student in Wollongong for $2500,” Phil begins. “It was a VC SL wagon with a 253, air and steer, and it was
