Street Machine

VALE PINKY

AFTER a long battle with ill health, legendary show announcer Gordon ‘Pinky’ Fellows passed away in September at the age of 76.

Pinky is best remembered for his long stint as the voice of the Street Machine Summernats Horsepower Heroes and tattoo competitions, as well as countless other car shows up and down the east coast.

The somewhat-unlikely son of a magistrate, Pinky was born in Grafton, NSW in 1946. His roots in motorsport go back to his days racing short-track

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