It’s been a banner year in the Elite Hall at Street Machine Summernats 36, with an incredible array of models and build styles on show. Everything from tough Aussie classics to hot rods to lesser-spotted Japanese and British rides have been gleaming in the hall for punters to enjoy, the one common denominator among them being the incredible level of detail, craft and quality finish lavished upon them.
Exemplifying this was the truly outstanding FORGED XY Fairmont of Dan Morton, which scooped up practically every top elite award going, including the big one: Top Judged Elite.
Here are the Top 20 elite cars of Summernats 36, starting with the Top 10 in alphabetical order.
JOE BAUER – 1968 DODGE CHARGER
- Top Pro Two-Door
MIKE DAVISON – 1954 CHEV BEL AIR
- Top Special Effects Finish
ROB DE SCISCIO – LC GTR TORANA
ADRIAN HAYNES – LX TORANA HATCH
- Top Tudor
TIM MARTENSTYN – HK GTS MONARO
JEFF MCCARTER – LX TORANA
- Top Sedan
CRAIG MCKENZIE – HR HOLDEN UTE
- Top Pro Commercial
DAN MORTON – XY FAIRMONT
- Top Undercarriage/Driveline
- Top Engine Bay
- Top Bodywork
- Top Standard Paint
- Top Engineered
- Top Pro Sedan
- Top Judged Elite
DEAN RICKARD – HT GTS MONARO
- Top Interior
- Top Coupe
JASON SANDNER – LX TORANA
JAMES BULLIONS – MAZDA R100
MARK CARUANA – HK KINGSWOOD
CLAYTON GOW – DATSUN 1200 UTE
EDDIE KHAZI – XE FAIRMONT GHIA
ZORAN KRSTEVSKI – XE FALCON
AL MAGRITZER – MORRIS MINOR
TIM MCDONALD – XY FALCON
JUDITH MENSO – LX TORANA HATCH
GARRY ROSSER – HQ ONE TONNER
- Top Ute/Pick-up
JIM WOLSTENCROFT – 1929 MODEL A PICK-UP
- Top Hot Rod