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Who : Kit Anderson

What: VR ute

Where: Blown Special

Why: For the bodywork ... as a start! From the raised window line to the intricate rear spoiler and unique lower bodykit design, this is unlike any ute you're likely to see. The inimitable aesthetics are backed up under the bonnet with another creatively individual integration an Opcon (screw style) supercharged V6 3800 motor. From the custom trim and rebolstered seats to the Polaris jetski side-mirrors, this ute has gone in every direction except the conventional one. Definitely one of the standouts of 1998.

Notable mentions:

• The 'extreme' panelwork
• A supercharger which isn't a centrifugal unit
• A tweaked V6 in the overwhelming world of modified V8s
• Fitting ten-inch-wide wheels under the rear flanks of ute!
• Custom trimwork
• Those mirrors!