Milwaukee Street Machine Of The Year 2021

[@markfryer9880]

A worthy winner! A clean and simple ute, (Can you get any more Aussie?), with a humble, touching backstory tribute to a late father and mentor. Well done to Chad, your father would be truly proud of you, the ute and the award. Mark from Melbourne Australia

[@HazeyAuto]

It’s an interesting change in SMOTY trends… from massive HP, wide tyre pro street cars to money-can’t-buy off the wall elite builds and now to these cool custom cars with special unique touches that see regular street use. This was my pick of the bunch but it doesn’t detract from the very high standard of the other entrants. Congratulations Chad on your awesome effort!

[@STREETMACHINETV]

SMOTY has always been voted by the readers and it's always interesting to see which way they will swing year to year. Some years it's crazy street and strip machines or burnout cars, some years it's neat streeters like this. They're always right.

[@PageUpPerformance]

Absolutely mint build, well deserved to a good bloke who seems super humble and down to earth. Tribute to your old man, doesn’t get much better than that! 👌🏼😎

[@diaspo]

Gratz mate. Lovely build and a worthy winner.

[@lancegraham7722]

Congratulations mate, good to see something other than an ls swap. Love it.

[@chrisobrien9334]

Congratulations chad. Beautiful tribute to ya Dad. Great car.

[@hudsonsled454]

Well done mate, it's good to see you don't need elite paint and panel to win the award.

[@aussieflyer70]

Congratulations......definitely well deserved win, great looking car.....id be lying if i didnt say i had to choke back a couple of tears listening to the story, your dad would be as proud as punch.....good on ya mate and wow what a car....cheers.

[@tonykluytmans5336]

What a way to honour the memory of your Father! Congratulations a beautiful car

[@gemini3558]

An absolute work of art 🖼 !!! Your old man would be so proud !!! Just a beautiful car mate awesome job !!! 😜👍🇦🇺

[@g6et_wrx177]

I so love this and the back story. And the 202 puts the cherry on top.

[@gfam2023]

Great job, I’m sure your dad would be so proud of you. I’m a ford guy at heart but absolutely love this ute.

[@Jesse-B]

The art of hand building lives on, Dad would be proud of you old son. Inside the ute tub, flash one cobber.

[@TheTruckdriver999]

What a deserving winner congratulations champ well done And well done street machine

[@Greyghost_138]

Home built, Holden inline 6. Got my vote 👌🏻

[@edwatkins1885]

Love it, looks sick slammed on the ground🤟 As a trimmer for nearly 30 years, i love the simplicity of the interior, looks great 👍

[@trentcrompton9527]

Deserved the win 👍 shows you can build a beautiful car on a budget

[@stringybarkin]

Beautiful ol ute and story congratulations!!

[@MafiaboysWorld]

I definitely picked this when it was the head to head battle, good to see it won it all. My personal vote was for SICKEST but that's because after seeing it in the flesh at RockyNats, thought it was unbeatable. 👍

[@76charger63]

Perfect choice for first! Congrats

[@daledenton9246]

The old man would be proud as punch bro 👌🏼

[@RandysFiftySevenChevy]

Your father would be so proud of you. Congrats on a beautiful build. He is so much like me with the Flip Flops all the time. I wish my kids were into drag racing my gasser. Gonna need someone to carry the torch after Im gone. Good luck young mad you did your father proud.

[@mickdejager3910]

Nice and clean mate congrats aye, ya old boy is proud mate 😀😀

[@jamesgrant2160]

What a Beautiful Car and a Beautiful Guy with a Beautiful Family Good 👍🏻 on you Well Done 😉🥺😎

[@low3603]

Congrats Chad, what a great story behind this build. Honestly how good is it to see a Holden 6 in there, and without a turbo!! An absolute Australian Icon from the 48/215 all the way to the humble Commodore. Love it!!

[@paulthunder5090]

Nice Job! ya dad would be so proud champ!!! such a beautiful Ute and kept real enjoy it mate well done god bless ya old man he sounded like a top bloke such as yourself..

[@johndavis7944]

A You Beaut Holden HD Ute. Nice tart up of the old man's run around. Clean, simple and flat on the deck like a card. Well worth the votes and the trophy. 😀👍👍🇦🇺

[@stevenchandler4218]

Congratulations Chad. Very nice man 🤘

[@dallasstepto8409]

Congratulations mate absolute quality build

[@trevorsmith9251]

Congratulations Chad 🎉💪🥃🥃

[@Tonyclifton-q4f]

done your ol man proud mate,outstanding

[@MR66HD]

If anyone has seen the Ute before most would have scrapped it His dad what an awesome bloke always our to help others

[@jesstill7833]

That makes my old heart Smile I had Hr in 1970same as this Beautiful plain Jane Love it👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😎Cheers 😎😎😎😎❤️

[@James-zj3ud]

"SRYDAD" interesting plates.. somehow i don't think he'd be sorry anymore after winning SMOTY!

[@robertpullin6182]

Legend gd to see a budget homegrown car win against a bunch of bank funded cars well done and great story to boot

[@rockbiterhd]

Congrats well done

[@adamwarner4590]

Congratulations. Great work

[@shanevonharten3100]

HR ute being my first car I'm definitely loving this

[@patrickbryant5224]

Fantastic car man and even better interview. Congratulations.

[@gmac2068]

Fuck yes. Sweet ride. Big 202 fan here too.

[@paulthompson1654]

hi about time, a grass roots winner finally .............good job . Or take out a loan for a drag car floor pan 500cuin with 2500hp custom everything = not really a hotrod which is modified production

[@samperras]

Beautiful colour, love it

[@7071t6]

Well done to the winners of all the cars, not just the st machine of the year owners, plus i know for a fact that they know all each other back in the day, like mike Myers and others who just worked together to try to win the events?

[@John-kl3ue]

Absolutely beautiful

[@psycho0002]

What an AWESOME car

[@jamieshields9521]

Well deserved, nice n simple👍

[@kevinrandall8327]

I’ve painted my 69 XW Ute the same colour as that HR it’s a cool fiat colour, from memory I think it’s called ment’e latt’e, that’s a cool car too I’ve always loved the HRs

[@porky3384]

Love the colour

[@fuzzypumper1971]

So clean 🔥

[@lloydiesgarage4214]

thats tops good shit love that ute

[@NZMOPAR]

Sweet car

[@kted252]

Beautiful….👍

[@coreyparker9177]

legend

[@gazza116]

1st time one i voted for won yea.

[@michaelrossi3707]

It’s a beautiful car but that escort though😍

[@jc7654]

nice work

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

@0:34 straight of the bat The Left Door don't line up & it & the Quarter Panel is full of ripples / dents, the Front Bar is bowed like a banana, the Bonnet don't fit at all! Thats just the first shot! The rear Bar is also bent & the Drivers Door looks like a kid installed it! It doesn't even have the bolt's holding the lower front apron on! I'm sorry Mate but to win an award of this caliber it should at least have the basics down pat!

[@gogetem188]

well done

[@andyjames2082]

Bro 👍

[@matthartley7333]

Smooth 😎

[@fredderf551]

How did it win ? The bonnet isn't even gapped correctly the tailgate has some much bog in it, it can't be gapped properly Smells like BS to me.

[@amysato7882]

Congrads !!! sorry about your dad :(

[@nissanpatrol9465]

Seen this a Bathurst auto fest it’s 🤤🤤🤤

[@christianbenedetti2147]

Kudo's from me

[@NZMOPAR]

First

[@davidmackieson4609]

Nice ute but always hated that color

[@valdekmorel9803]

Just goes to show that you can polish a turd ..........well done

[@quontumleeep9430]

202 ! Why bother ?

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Not everything needs 1000hp

[@TrulyUnruly2]

You need the song to go with this... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpPRh6eQgNqfbJo

[@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz11.11]

WTF its no where in the league or quality of any of the previous winners. Great story though.

[@darrylmackie9184]

This is what, it's all about.