Street Machine

CLEAN LIVING

AS THE price of classic tin soars, the chances of finding a good, clean base for a project dives. This means you sometimes have to jump on a car for sale, even if it isn’t exactly what you want, so you can beat the hordes of other punters wanting one.

It also means taking a gamble that what you’re about to pay a king’s ransom for isn’t a complete basket case, which is the situation Queenslander Niko Prommnitz found himself in while chasing down a boyhood dream after a late-night text message.

“One of my mates sent me a

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