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Relive the ’90s with the ‘doctor’

By Bree Harding

May 7, 2026

If you need a fix in the form of an iconic early ’90s AutoSalon car, the “sex doctor” (SEX DR) can probably give it to you.

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Showing for the first time in Shepparton, this “sexspec”-styled 1994 Nissan SX200 S14 is making fans of the era’s hearts throb with veins airbrushed on the outside and detailed three-dimensionally inside.

Veins are airbrushed on the outside and embossed on the inside. Photo by Bree Harding

Its tail lights are “dripping” and there are painted hands “grasping” at the bonnet.

The Australian AutoSalon sexspec scene of the late 1990s and early 2000s was defined by vibrant colours, extensive body kits and massive audio systems.

Sexspec cars of the era were defined by big chrome wheels, custom paint and full body kits. Photo by Bree Harding

But unlike other sexspec cars that were focused more on visual and audio features than performance, this bulging beast was built also for the drag strip.

Featuring SR20DET engine hardware and a 600hp Garrett ball bearing turbo, the engine has ceramic-coated pistons, Argo steel rods, a ported head with solid lifter cam conversion and A’Pexi vernier cam gear.

To pull the sexy turbo-charged sedan up are a set of front and rear V8 Supercar-vented rotors, while Brembro four-piston calipers from a Porsche 911 were installed for the front bit.

Airbrushed hands appear to grasp the bonnet. Photo by Bree Harding

This Nissan S14 became popular in the Australian AutoSalon car show.

“In the 1990s and early 2000s, these are some iconic cars of that era that you no longer see,” MOVE’s Andrew Church said.

“We always aim to have something a little different in the museum to show the history of different types of automotive in Australia.”

The interior featured luxe red and white styling. Photo by Bree Harding

Early 2000s automotive aesthetics were unmistakable with their wild custom ‘candy’ or chameleon flip paints, large chrome wheels and full body kits.

Lifted bonnets revealed chrome-plated or colour-matched engines, while interiors looked futuristic with neon lighting, multiple screens, boot-mounted sound systems and fibreglass speaker enclosures for speakers that often blasted dance anthems.

The sex doctor (SEX DR) became an icon of its era. Photo by Bree Harding

It was a time where a Mitsubishi Lancer or a Nissan 200SX could be transformed into an artful masterpiece.

Though the era made way for subtler and more functional automotive builds, AutoSalon remains a definitive snapshot of Australia’s most vibrant show-car chapter.

The SEX DR is on display for a limited time at Kialla’s MOVE museum.