READERS’ ROCKETS

RAY HEIDRICH

VK COMMODORE

“MY VK pretty much started my interest in cars. My old man bought me this when I was 14 for $200. It was a bog-stock Executive SL with a 202 and Trimatic, completely original and clean. Over a few years, before I had my licence, I taught myself how to work on it. I pulled things apart and modified the engine a little. I had it on the road for a few years until the engine started using more oil than fuel, and then it sat in my parents’ shed for a couple of years. I was just going to respray the engine bay and chuck an injected 5.0-litre in to get it back on