Wilson, who works at Windy Point Quarry in Maxwell, said he began building his latest Holden using parts leftover after writing off his Holden Monaro ute at a drag meeting in Masterton.
"There were bits and pieces of the motor left after writing off the ute and that's what I started with to build this car. I grew up around Holdens. In fact, my first car at 18 was the old family stationwagon. I bought it off the old man and did it up," Wilson said.
"They're a bit of a bogan magnet, whether are guys or chicks, people can relate to Holdens because they or their family have all owned one at some stage."
Wilson's machine has only raced over the quarter mile six times since being built, with the quickest a 9.6 second run. However, the Whanganui street dargs are only over an eighth of a mile since moving from the Heads Rd track to Taupo Quay.
Wood said his car clocks around 10.9 over the quarter mile and 7 seconds flat on his home track.
"My car is a constant work in progress, but all I need to do in the lead weekend is give it a wash. It's built using everyone else's secondhand parts - literally. I work at Swartz Tyres which is on the track in Taupo Quay and that certainly helps when I'm doing burnouts," Wood said.
-Racing from 9am on Saturday.
