Remember the days of Autosalon? Cars dumped on their arses, bright, in-ya-face paint schemes, equally outrageous interiors, oversized chrome wheels, TVs poked into every available orifice, and stereos that would make your ears bleed? Ah yes, Autosalon, those were the days!
One person who certainly hasn’t forgotten the hype and excitement of those shows is Rotorua’s Monty Corbett. It was the fond memories and good times he had during that period that were the inspiration behind his outlandish VE Commodore you find on these pages. Monty reflects, “As a teenager going to all the Autosalon car shows, Fast 4 and Rotary drags, car shows, and various other car events … I had always wished and dreamed of owning a car of that calibre, but I never thought it would happen to me. At that time I
