The BurgerFuel Holden Ute HJ has had equal amounts of success on the strip, boasting a 355 stroke, with 200 horsepower wet shot NOS system, it reached its best time of 12.26 seconds last season. With a 350-turbo transmission with 9-inch Solesbury (specially made for Kingi) and 4.1 ratio racing gears, it’s had a new motor installed which means this beast is also set to be in the 11 second bracket again, making it one of the country’s fastest Holden 308s.
Next in line to join his collection of BurgerFuel wheels, is a rare NZ built VJ Valiant, which is being finished to a retro 1970s theme race car. The new build is underway and set to be completed in time for the BurgerFuel Hot Rod Show Porirua (September). Matt has plans for the Valiant to eventually have a turbo Hemi 265 (a six cylinder first for NZ), running a massive 600 hp, and it will also be on show at the Cruise Martinborough in February.
Another custom build Kingi is working on is a super exciting project. It is a ‘71 Buick Centurion and is an extremely rare model. With 8000 originally built and only 1000 surviving today, this car is believed to be the only one to exist in Australasia. This is a rare 2 door, 455.4 big block, with a beautiful alligator skin interior.
