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    Jul 13, 2022 4 minutes
    STORY GEOFF SEDDON
    ILLUSTRATIONS
    BRENDAN AKHURST

    BRENDAN Akhurst, one of Australia’s leading illustrators and cartoonists, passed away earlier this year after a brief battle with cancer. He was 73. As BJ Akhurst, he was best known to Street Machine readers as the creator of the long-running Wayne & Vicky comic strip and countless other illustrations. His iconic image of Wayne’s XP Falcon and a souped-up A9X hatch facing off at the lights (pictured above), which appeared on the cover of our 30th-anniversary special, is as recognisably Street Machine as our masthead.

    The adventures of Wayne Clodpole, his voluptuous girlfriend Vicky and their Holden-baiting XP coupe were the perfect reflection of our homegrown modified car lifestyle, viewed through a screen of healthy, self-deprecating humour. The cars are beautifully drawn, instantly recognisable,

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