Finding a 1954 Barndoor Single Cab with more corrosion than the Titanic and with better odds of becoming land fill than a truck load of fake Rolexs was the perfect Kombi find for Phil Mizzi. Here was a rare opportunity for Phil to unleash his latent VW yearnings on a classic Kombi utility. The project became known as Grover, and the plans for a Pro-stock influenced SC with a thumping power plant were taped to the workshop wall. Grover had been a working ute, originally purchased by Jefferies and Sons Electrical in Bendigo. Given the ideal light and M.C.Escher puzzle skills, the faint business sign writing can still be seen. Unceremoniously dumped in a paddock in Shepparton having outlived its useful working purpose, Grover had to wait until a VW enthusiast from Byron Bay discovered his plight. Incomplete and tittering on the edge of a basket case, the ute was offered up for sale. When Phil first saw the sad ute he decided then and there to rescue Grover, and this became his mission for the next five years.
