Perry's Garage

Perry's Garage Perry's Garage by Adam & Kylie Perry, building street driven elite quality vehicles.

After spending many years building our own personal cars & helping mates with their Street Machines we have decided to start up a small business taking on automotive fabrication works. We don’t plan for this to replace our full time jobs but to enable us to build further cars and share our passion and experience with others to help them create their elite level street machines. We operate out of our home workshop with the ability to take on minor works right through to complete builds.

It's been a long time since we've had Tail Spin out in its full display setup. In fact, only one other time in the last ...
30/08/2026

It's been a long time since we've had Tail Spin out in its full display setup. In fact, only one other time in the last six years!

We're pretty grateful that Kylie labelled and documented everything so thoroughly when the display was originally built. Even then, it still took around 3 hours to set up and another 2 hours to pack it all away.

Back when we were regularly showing Tail Spin, we never really ventured too far inland, so it was great to see so many first-time reactions to the car. Seeing people genuinely excited about the concept and hearing their comments reminded us why we built it in the first place.

To top off a great weekend, we were lucky enough to come home with Top Undercarriage and a Top 5 spot amongst some incredibly high-quality builds.

The question is... has it reignited the passion to compete with Tail Spin again?

Just when we thought we were ready for the weekend, Tail Spin had one last surprise for us... the battery packed it in o...
26/08/2026

Just when we thought we were ready for the weekend, Tail Spin had one last surprise for us... the battery packed it in only a few days before the show.
Thankfully, the team at ODYSSEY Batteries stepped up and had a replacement on its way to us overnight.
Out with the Optima, in with the Odyssey, and we're running again.
Huge thanks to the Odyssey team for getting us out of a bind and keeping our weekend plans on track.

Kylie is doing all the heavy lifting this weekend, getting Jason's '71 Camaro and Tail Spin ready for a show next weeken...
23/08/2026

Kylie is doing all the heavy lifting this weekend, getting Jason's '71 Camaro and Tail Spin ready for a show next weekend.
We're all looking forward to getting away with great mates and enjoying a weekend of cool cars and good company.

18/08/2026

Some people hide the underside... we put it on display.

Tail Spin up on the hoist getting show-ready, with Kylie making sure it is spotless.
When the underbody looks this good, you've got to spend just as much time cleaning underneath as you do on top!

Like mother, like daughter… who gave that kid a torch???10 years of Tail Spin.
16/08/2026

Like mother, like daughter… who gave that kid a torch???

10 years of Tail Spin.

The time has come to sell Kylie’s 2011 HSV Clubsport R8 SV Black Edition in stunning Alto Grey, build #005 of only 100 ...
16/08/2026

The time has come to sell Kylie’s 2011 HSV Clubsport R8 SV Black Edition in stunning Alto Grey, build #005 of only 100

Finding one of these is rare enough. Finding an unmodified manual example is even harder.

Build #005 of only 100 produced
6-speed manual
154,000km
One female owner from new
Purchased new through Gerald Slaven HSV, Canberra
Completely stock and unmodified

This HSV has been cherished from day one and presents as an honest, original example of a highly sought-after model. It delivers everything you'd expect from a genuine HSV V8 while maintaining its factory originality.

The Black Edition package was a limited-production HSV and has become increasingly desirable among collectors and enthusiasts. Whether you're looking for a weekend cruiser,
future classic or an investment-grade HSV, this car ticks all the boxes.

$62,000 ono

We're pretty wrapped with our new trailer from JTR Race Trailers. Our old trailer served us well over the years, but wit...
31/07/2026

We're pretty wrapped with our new trailer from JTR Race Trailers.

Our old trailer served us well over the years, but with some of the bigger cars we've been building lately, it was starting to feel a bit on the small side.
It was a great setup though, so we carried over a lot of the design features we liked, just scaled everything up a fair bit to suit our needs.

Of course, Dad couldn't resist pulling over on the trip back from SA to grab a photo in front of a Perry's fuel stop. It seemed only fitting for the new trailer's first road trip!

Another milestone knocked over on the Nomad.Wherever we've replaced panels on this build, we've stuck with high-quality ...
24/07/2026

Another milestone knocked over on the Nomad.

Wherever we've replaced panels on this build, we've stuck with high-quality US-manufactured panels.
While they come with a higher upfront cost than some of the offshore reproductions, the fit and quality are in a different league. The time saved getting panels to fit correctly more than makes up for the difference, resulting in a better finish and fewer hours spent on modifications.
With the entire floor now replaced, along with the front toe boards, sills, and tail pan, we've officially wrapped up the body rust repairs.

Now it's time for the Nomad to make the move across to the new workshop and into the next stage of the build. Looking forward to seeing this one continue to come together.

Ten years. Has it really been that long?Many people don't know that before Kylie and I decided to build Tail Spin, we ha...
15/07/2026

Ten years. Has it really been that long?

Many people don't know that before Kylie and I decided to build Tail Spin, we had a rusty HQ GTS Coupe sitting in the shed. At the time, it was going to be our first elite build. But the more we looked at it, the more we realised it wasn't going to allow us to push the boundaries as far as we knew we could.

Then one day, flicking through old Street Machine magazines, we stopped at Vespo's 1993 concept sketch of a backwards EK. That sketch sparked an idea and changed everything.

With a stack of help, guidance and encouragement from Master Craftsman Howard Astill, along with the support of many talented friends, we set out to build something that would show the industry exactly what we were capable of achieving.

Today marks 10 years since the doors opened at MotorEx 2016 and Tail Spin was revealed to the Australian car scene for the very first time.

What happened next exceeded anything we could have imagined. The following year, Tail Spin achieved what no other car had before, becoming the first vehicle to complete the clean sweep of awards at MotorEx.

A decade later, the car continues to do exactly what we hoped it would. Having spent the last six months on display in a corporate setting, Tail Spin still stops people in their tracks, turns heads and sparks conversations wherever it sits.

Looking back, we're incredibly proud of what the car achieved, but even more grateful for the people who helped bring the vision to life. What started as an idea inspired by a concept sketch became a car that changed our lives and opened doors we never imagined.

Happy 10th birthday, Tail Spin.

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A bit more progress on the Nomad.While the rear cargo floor was out, it was the perfect time to fit a set of concealed t...
13/07/2026

A bit more progress on the Nomad.

While the rear cargo floor was out, it was the perfect time to fit a set of concealed tailgate hinges from Hot Rod Dynamics for a much cleaner look.
To be honest, I’d never really paid much attention to how bulky the factory hinges were. But after seeing Aidan’s renders with the hinges removed, it became pretty obvious they had to go.

It’s one of those subtle changes that most people won’t notice straight away, but it really cleans up the rear of the car and helps bring the overall vision together.

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