Car Builder>> City Performance Centre

There are garages, and then there are garages like City Performance Centre. Located in the Sydney suburb of Artarmon, CPC has quickly established itself as one of the Australia's premiere car builders, with their massive facility housing a diverse range of cars. Prepare to drool.

Even before we had stepped inside CPC we knew we were in for a special treat. Outside there was an insane VW Golf sleeper (more on that next month), a JCW Mini Cooper… 

…A Lamborghini Murcielago and an FD RX-7 from Queensland.

Did I mention a 360 Challenge Stradale as well?

City Performance Centre import cars under their Scuderia Imports brand. Grey import Lamborghinis and Ferraris are two of the makes they specialise in compliancing.

It's quite obvious that CPC's owner, Alessio Iera, is of Italian origin.

Alessio is a former race car engineer and team manager, with experience in engine management. He created CPC a decade ago. 

Most of the shops I've visited tend to specialise in a particular field, whether it be Japanese cars, exotics, muscle or restorations. It's rare to find a place that do them all, let alone do them well.

It was amazing to see such an eclectic group of cars together. There were some sleeping beauties that would soon be woken up…

…Like the Dino that, well, Dino showed you earlier.

Imagine if you came home to these two cars in your garage. For one of CPC's customers, that's a reality.

There was a Lotus chassis laying dormant…  

…With its nose not too far away.

All of the cars are kept under drop sheets. As CPC detail their customer cars, they want to keep the dust off.

Under one of the covers was a car that had us quickly grinning from ear to ear. It was a Lamborghini Silhouette.

A carbon trunk and wing. Can you pick the car?

Some six-pots waiting to be fitted.

The detailing on this V8 E36 BMW was show car quality, yet it's a track car that's regularly abused.

American muscle cars are rare in Australia, so I was surprised to find a Charger…

…That was undergoing an engine swap.

When they saw me snapping photos of the Charger, they waved me over to another car hidden beneath a cover…

…Which was a long way from home.  

It had some simple throwbacks…

…Mixed in with more modern materials. 

I have a thing for tool chests for some reason, so this Aussie edition caught my attention.

CPC also have their own fabrication facilities in a separate room that joins the main floor.

This allows them to custom make one-off components.

A bunch of press drills are on hand…

…And what would life be like without a lathe? 

Good for media blasting or Lost in Space impersonations.

As you can tell with the E36's engine bay, presentation is important to CPC.

On the shop floor, a Murcielago was having its pads swapped…

…While a Diablo was suffering from electrical gremlins.

The thing is, I haven't even begun to scratch the surface; we've yet to show you their craziest cars. Those will be coming your way in the coming weeks.

- Charles Kha

City Performance Centre

More CPC on Speedhunters:

Lamborghini Silhouette

Ferrari 246GT Dino

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Wow, Sydney does it hard.

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Is the american muscle really a Challenger? I'd say it's a Charger for the windows and the door shape....?

3

Could you include some pics of the hidden car, the one with the Foose engine covers?

4

Hey is that wing off a mercedes ?? That's what I am thinking.

5

The carbon trunk and wing is for the Mercedes SLR right? Nice factory.

6

Hey fellas, it's always great to read such visit stories from you guys! Can't wait to get more information about that R32 :)



One question though, in the opening shot of this article, you can see a SLK in front of the black Diablo. Are there more pictures / information available about that car? If so, I'd like to get in contact with you fellas. Cheers!

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The Car could be a Mercedes C-Class W224

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i think the trunk is from an SLR Merc, and i think i know the orange Foose car. It's an Chevrolet Camaro that he has built with a company called Unique performance. That's the same company that builds the super snake.

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So the Lamborghini Silhouette with the Campagnolo wheels, is that the Italian bicycle component brand Campagnolo? If so I never knew they dabbled in cars..

Great shop, a lot of beautiful cars

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I THINK THAT CARBON TRUNK AND HOOD ARE FROM A C63-AMG...WHAT DO YOU SAY?

11

Would love to see more on the LS e36! I've just finished (somewhat) mine and it's an animal, although mine's a low budget beater, I'm keen to see something with the attention to detail and budget that I'm sure the CPC guys would have thrown at it!

12

Wing and lid from a DBR9?

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SORRY.....TRUNK AND WING

14

You tease... looking forward too the rest of this feature for sure.

16

omg...that place is to die for although i would have loved to see more pictures of that charger and what was under the sheet if they'd let you. that place is every person's fantasy garage..*drool*

17

Pick that car... 135i?

18

MOAR!



I'm gonna embarass myself by taking a guess at the rear wing ... Lotus Exige?

19

Is that rear trunk from a C class?

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@Adrian - if you go to the Lamborghini Silhouette page, you'll see that it's a 1st generation Camaro.



As for that trunk lid, would I be remiss if I said it was a from a C-class? ;D

21

Trunk is from a C class merc??

22

wing and trunk is from bmw 1 coupe

23

I believe the wing with that trunk is from some kind of an aston martin

24

The Foose car is a camaro from Unique Performance, right?

25

looks like these guys aren't playing around.. the word bespoke comes to mind, some very 'nice' & powerful bits of kit in there! Snap Tools are the industry standard for a lot of mechanics, you pay more for it but in the long run its worth it!. - Sleeper Golf? and a John Cooper Works Mini hmmm? i'd like to see whats going on with either of those two platforms! - Thanks for the insight!

26

I'm thinking Mercadezes as well.

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To answer my own question, from Wikipedia:

At the end of the 1950s, Campagnolo started to manufacture magnesium parts such as wheels for sports cars like Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maserati, and built chassis for NASA satellites in 1969. In 1963, Campagnolo produced a disc brake for the Innocenti Lambretta TV motorscooter - the first two-wheel production vehicle with such a brake. In the 1970s they also supplied wheels for Ferrari Formula One car

28

Hey CPC...you guys hiring?

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Where do i apply for work? ;)

30

SLK R 170 on both images (1 & 2).

31

bmw 1series coupe wing..thats what i say!

32

Love the tease! Keep it coming!

33

Trunk and wing from a BMW 135i

34

I vote that the wing and trunk are from an aston martin

35

What do they have planned for the 323i?

36

Is the carbon boot from a Merc CLS?

37

trunk is from a C-class mercedes

38

C63 AMG????!

and what an awesome shop!

39

D-Cups FD maybe? ooooooooooooooooooh!

40

First thought was a bmw 1series trunk lid.

Can't wait for part 2!

41

Who cares about tools? I can go to Repco to see that shit! Show us the cars!

42

The boot lid is from a Astonmartin DB9

43

Wow, these guys hiring??

44

C63 springs to mind for the boot/wing combo.

45

I'll go for a C-Class W204 trunk. maybe 63, may may be the Coupé as Black Series with the optional Track Package that includes a similar wing.



love the Campagnolo sticker lol

46

Wow, a Voltex wing, I wish I could get my hands on one of those!

47

That's not a engine cover, it's a valve cover, back in the day when good engines were built and they didn't need entire engine covers to hide all the bullshit they put on cars.

48

Hey champ, just thought i would let you know, american muscle cars are not really rare at all here, they are everywhere! there are heaps of mustangs and hot rods, i work for a driveshaft company and i make at least 2 drive shafts a week for american muscle cars.

cheers

49

Think I saw that Ferrari 458 Italia near the back of Oran Park in Sydney. I highly doubt anyone else in Sydney would have a black 458 with yellow brakes. Simply magnificent

50

Need...More...CPC

51

Yawn. Not another Golf right? Indeed, looking at the car above I'd understand if you felt it lacked the shock value to be on Speedhunters. So I'll let the facts do the talking. 650HP. 3.6litre conversion. All-wheel drive. 0-100 in 3.2 seconds

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