00:00 Building cars is just fun to create as you go.
00:03 You don't know how it's going to look until you're finished.
00:05 And it's the end product that you hope to achieve.
00:08 I don't like to copy what other people have.
00:24 I like to build cars that stand out from the others.
00:29 My name is David Jeffrey and I build Rack Rods.
00:31 Car enthusiast David has always had a love of cars.
00:35 And for the past seven years, he's taken that passion
00:38 and turned it to creating some incredible and unique vehicles.
00:41 I like Rack Rods because they're different to what you see in all the magazines.
00:54 You see the standard 32 Roadster and they're just different colours or
00:59 depends on how much money you put into them is how they look.
01:02 And yeah, they're just fun to drive.
01:04 The original Rack Rod built by David was named Ballarat.
01:13 My daughter's name is Isabella and we call her Bella for short.
01:16 So Bella and Rack.
01:17 Ballarat took about four months to complete.
01:22 She's a small block Chevy.
01:23 Works so she can move when you need it to.
01:27 She runs into the zoomies so you can make it loud or quiet at the time,
01:30 depending on your mood.
01:31 The old shotgun shells on there is an airbag system.
01:35 So as you can see, it's sort of made up of just lots of different parts,
01:38 but together they sort of make up a car.
01:40 Even got the luxuries of a stereo system and a sunroof.
01:43 The cost of Ballarat was probably around the $12,000 for individual parts.
01:50 We've been offered some good money for Ballarat,
01:52 but it's a personal car and I want to keep that.
01:56 David's wife, Suzanne, has been a fan of his work since the beginning,
01:59 often helping him by pitching in on projects.
02:02 I think I'm really proud of what he creates.
02:04 It's amazing what he does in the garage.
02:07 It's not, you know, it's not something that he just
02:09 works in the garage and then switches off and then comes inside.
02:12 We built Ballarat first.
02:15 We built the diesel one since then.
02:18 Still trying to get that through the system.
02:19 And Rolls Royce we've just finished in the last few days.
02:26 Favourite would be Semi Rat because it was done as a family car.
02:30 It tows beautifully.
02:31 It's got a big long semi-trailer that normally goes behind it.
02:34 Cars are always finished in some aspect,
02:38 but most people think they're not finished because they're not painted or...
02:42 I like the bare steel because it shows its history.
02:45 It might be 100 years old.
02:47 Why cover that up?
02:48 Yes, he has won a few awards.
02:52 He has won Beach Hop 2012.
02:55 We won Beach Hop 2016 with Semi Rat.
03:00 I'm very proud of David.
03:04 I think he's achieved a lot building these cars and he still continues to achieve a lot.
03:10 Winning the awards is a big achievement.
03:13 Demand for Rat Rod, it seems to be growing against the wishes of our transport industry.
03:20 But people like something different.
03:22 They like to stand out.
03:23 Most people want to stand out in some way or another.
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