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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