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    Aug 11, 2021 5 minutes
    STORY BORIS VISKOVIC
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    MATTHEW EVERINGHAM

    YOU may not have heard of Leonidas Mortakis, but if you’re a Sydneysider, you’ve probably seen some of the cars that have come out of his one-man shop, Muscle Car Restorations. And if you’re a regular SM reader, you’ve definitely seen his work, as Leo applied the lush custom green paint to the two-door WILDFB Holden (SM, Jun ’18). A scroll through MCR’s Facebook page shows just how prolific he is, with everything from Fiat Bambinos to Falcon coupes receiving his flawless paintjobs. One has to wonder: where did he find the time to build this stunning VF Valiant hardtop?

    It was Leo’s long-held dream to build a Val coupe. “Ever since I was a kid and I watched The Wog Boy, I always said to myself I would own one,” he

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