TREVOR CASSĬolour: Customised Brittany BlueEngine: Holden 192ci sixCarbs: Triple SUsGearbox: M21 four-speedDiff: Volvo GTBrakes: HR discs (f), Volvo discs (r)ĪBOVE: No, that ’82 Nationals sticker is not a reproduction it’s the original from 40 years ago! It’s been just as meticulously cared for as every other square inch of this Holden Trevor still gets the EH out to cruise nights, shows and other events in SA, and it remains a true time capsule and indelible piece of street machining history. They were only 40 per cent worn – that tells you how much the car has been out!” It still had the original Speedy wheels and BF Goodrich TAs that I bought in 1976. “In about 2015, I did want to modernise it a bit,” Trevor says, “which is why I switched to the 17×6 and 17×8 Intro Billets. It appeared in many publications apart from Street Machine in 1981 it was on the cover of Australian Street Rodding and also appeared in Custom Rodder and RAA, as well as being immortalised in the poster art for the very first Street Machine Association of South Australia Show ’n’ Shine. Right through to the mid-80s, Trevor’s EH was considered one of Australia’s top show cars. Other highlights include a hot 192 six-cylinder triple HIF SUs off a Jaguar 35/75 Waggott cam port-matched head extractors M21 four-speed HR disc-brake front end Volvo GT disc-brake rear (3.54 ratio) sway-bars and four-inch-lowered suspension with coil-overs out back to help the reset leaves. The underside is just as detailed as the super-tidy engine bay, which features hidden wiring. The colour really sets off all the chrome and polish. The body and underside were painted in 12 coats of a customised version of Holden Brittany Blue, along with six coats of clear. It was treated to all-new panels and new tinted glass, mouldings, rubbers and just about everything else Trevor could get his hands on. The car’s transformation into a show-stopper took place between ’76 and ’78. But racing misfortune eventually visited the EH and it was trailered home with what remained of the busted diff loaded into the boot. ![]() Trevor added some drivetrain and suspension modifications and drag-raced it a bit at Adelaide International Raceway, where it won Top Eliminator on one occasion. The EH was originally white, but the previous owner had painted it Plum, fitted the 179 six with twin carbs and a cam, lowered the suspension, and bolted up a set of wide steelies. Sold new on 19 June 1964 by John H Ellers in Somerton Park, South Australia, Trevor became the car’s third owner in 1969 when he purchased it from his father-in-law’s used-car yard in Thebarton. What you see before you is actually the car’s third or fourth incarnation. ![]() He also says: “Regularly giving the engine bay and underside the Armor All and Mr Sheen treatment, along with Meguiar’s on the paint, has kept it looking pretty sharp.” Trevor believes the chrome has held up because bulk hours were put into properly preparing the parts beforehand. Other than the 17-inch billet wheels and the side mirrors, I haven’t changed anything.”Īnother aspect that makes the EH such a standout is how well it’s detailed for a 70s build, with lots of smoothing, chrome, and polished alloy and stainless. Yes, some of the styling – like the blue Cobra inserts in the HR bucket seats – is not something I’d do now, but I’ve resisted the urge to re-do the car, as it’s quite a time capsule. “It’s been driven in the rain probably less than 10 times since 1978. “I’ve taken good care of it,” says a very understated Trevor. At the 5th Street Machine Nationals in Canberra in 1982, it scored Top Sedan and Best Engineered. Awards included Top Exhibition, Top Engine Bay, Top Paint and Top Street Machine. It’s the same car that dragged home a cabinetful of silverware from events like the South Australian Hot Rod & Custom Show and the Victorian Hot Rod Show. Well, strap in for this: Other than a couple of minor paint touch-ups in 2016, Trevor’s EH – dubbed ‘Starfire’ – remains exactly ‘as was’.įirst published in the July 2022 issue of Street Machine ![]() And you might think that it’s probably undergone a rebuild or freshen-up in the 40-odd years since. If not for the Geoff Paradise-penned feature it received in the December ’81-January ’82 issue of Street Machine, you’d be hard-pressed to believe Trevor Cass’s ultra-classy EH was finished way back in 1978.
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