Automotive
Street Machine Australia
DREAM WEAVER
BENNY GATT TURNS HIS LATE DAD'S OLD XT INTO THE CRUISER HE'D ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT
4 min |
August 2023
Street Machine Australia
Premier LEAGUE
FORGET YOUR 427s AND 502s; THIS HQ PREMIER THUMPS TO THE TUNE OF 632CI OF THE GENERAL'S FINEST
3 min |
August 2023
Street Machine Australia
Rockin' & Rollin'
THE ICONIC COOLY ROCKS ON FESTIVAL DREW THOUSANDS OF PUNTERS TO THE GOLD COAST FOR FIVE DAYS OF CLASSIC CARS, ROCK 'N' ROLL AND ALL THINGS RETRO
3 min |
August 2023
Street Machine Australia
CRANKY AS
RAY ELIA'S VH VALIANT REGAL HAS GONE FROM P-PLATE CHARIOT TO BAD-ARSE, 543-CUBE TYRE-FRYER
4 min |
August 2023
Street Machine Australia
STRIP TEASE
ADAM ROGASH HAS STRAYED FROM HIS COMMODORE ROOTS TO BUILD ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S QUICKEST STREET CARS
5 min |
August 2023
Street Machine Australia
GREASE 1978 - GREASE IS THE WORD
THE 1978 flick Grease has become such a cultural touchstone over the past 45 years that reviewing it in 2023 seems a little redundant.
2 min |
August 2023
Street Machine Australia
AUSTRALIAN CUSTOM FORDS & CHRYSLERS
WHILE Holden was the maker of choice for many budding Australian customisers of the 1960s and early 70s, Ford and Chrysler products from the preceding decades were also popular and cheaply available once they had a few years under their belts.
6 min |
August 2023
Street Machine Australia
BRYAN & TRACEY LITTLE - BRIBIE ISLAND, QUEENSLAND
WHEN we heard there was some unique metal rolling around this year’s Cooly Rocks On festival (see p.42 for full feature), we set out on a mission to spot Bryan and Tracey Little’s split-window Kombi and Ford Sunliner convertible amongst the thousands of assembled cars.
2 min |
August 2023
Street Machine Australia
ON THE WAGON
OUR CARNAGE 1UZ V8 SLEEPER WAGON PROJECT IS FULL STEAM AHEAD!
2 min |
August 2023
Street Machine Australia
QUEY TO THE CAPE
TOM CARRIERA'S MASSIVE FUNDRAISING ODYSSEY ENDED WITH A BANG!
3 min |
August 2023
Street Machine Australia
BOWTIE BADDIE
JOSH MESSINEO BLENDED LS GRUNT, AN AP5 VALIANT AND 80s STREET MACHINE STYLING TO CREATE A 100ORWHP DRAG-AND-DRIVE WEAPON
3 min |
July 2023
Street Machine Australia
DARK & STORMY
DRENCHED IN ACRES OF BLACK AND PUNCHING OUT NORTH OF 800HP, ROB HERRINGTON'S ALL-MOTOR XY IS A STREETER TO FEAR
3 min |
July 2023
Street Machine Australia
DUTCH COURAGE
STEVE HOLLAND OF DUTCHY'S GARAGE BUILT A CAR THAT'S THE VERY DEFINITION OF FUN, WHETHER ON THE STREET OR THE TRACK: A 1961 MINI THAT GOES LIKE A WRX!
3 min |
July 2023
Street Machine Australia
THE MEMORY REMAINS
MARK ATTARD'S TOUGH-AS-NAILS, 1050HP HJ HOLDEN IS THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF THE PRO STREET DREAMS OF HIS YOUTH
5 min |
July 2023
Street Machine Australia
CHARGING INTO RETIREMENT
RUSS SCOUGALL WON'T BE SLOWING DOWN WHEN HE QUITS THE NINE-TO-FIVE; HE PLANS TO GO FASTER, CHASING EIGHTS IN THIS TWIN-TURBO V8 CL CHARGER
5 min |
July 2023
Street Machine Australia
Modern-Day HERO
THIS PERFECTLY CONTEMPORISED TOP 60 TORANA PROVES JUST HOW GOOD A CLASSIC MUSCLE CAR CAN BE IN 2023
4 min |
July 2023
Street Machine Australia
BEAST MODE
SIMON ANDRUS PUT TOGETHER HIS DREAM XB FALCON PRO STREETER AND UNLEASHED A 620HP BEAST
4 min |
July 2023
Street Machine Australia
WHITE GOLD
CRAIG MCKENZIE REVIVES A LEGENDARY HR SHOW UTE WITH SOME MODERN TWISTS TO HAVE IT ONCE AGAIN CLAIM TOP TINWARE AT SUMMERNATS
5 min |
July 2023
Street Machine Australia
CUSTOM FE-HR HOLDENS
RESEARCH for our recent deep dive into custom FX-FJ Holden history uncovered a number of very cool later-model custom Holdens built in the 1960s and 70s.
6 min |
July 2023
Street Machine Australia
DRAG NATION
IT HAS BEEN A MASSIVE MONTH FOR AUSTRALIAN DRAG RACING!
3 min |
July 2023
Street Machine Australia
HARD to TOP
THIS CLASSIC-LOOKING '55 CHEVY BEL AIR HIDES A WEALTH OF MODERN TOUCHES UNDER ITS TWO-TONE PAINT
4 min |
June 2023
Street Machine Australia
ENCYCLOPAEDIA MECCANICA
STELIO BIRBAS BEGAN HIS VF VALIANT COUPE BUILD AS A TEENAGER. TWENTYFIVE YEARS AND MANY MISSED DEADLINES LATER, THE CAR IS FINALLY COMPLETE AND WORTH THE WAIT
3 min |
June 2023
Street Machine Australia
STRAIGHT SHOOTER
LLOYD TAYLOR'S SHOWSTOPPING, ARROW-STRAIGHT HT MONARO WAS BUILT 1000 MILES AWAY FROM THE NEAREST BIG CITY
4 min |
June 2023
Street Machine Australia
BLOWN 427CI WINDSOR V8
PROFLO PERFORMANCE, CAMPBELTOWN, NSW
1 min |
June 2023
Street Machine Australia
THE SAFETY DANCE
ARBY PROVIDES SOME POINTERS FOR READYING YOUR RACE CAR FOR A TECH INSPECTION
4 min |
June 2023
Street Machine Australia
NEW NATIONAL DRAG RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED NATIONAL DRAG RACING CHAMPIONSHIP PROMISES A UNIFIED SPORT INCLUDING ALL GROUP ONE CATEGORIES SUCH AS TOP FUEL AND NITRO FUNNY CAR
1 min |
June 2023
Street Machine Australia
SHAKER RUN 1985
THE DEADLIEST CARGO, THE ULTIMATE CHASE
2 min |
June 2023
Street Machine Australia
CUSTOM FX-FJ HOLDENS Part 3
FROM the pioneering days of a young Dale Fisher customising youthful FX and FJ Holdens in the 50s and 60s to the sceneshattering legend that was Rex Webster’s FJ in the mid-80s, Holden humpy builds have evolved with the times – Kevin Baird’s elitelevel, Deluxe Rod Shop-built FX (SM, Sep ’22) is a perfect example of current trends
5 min |
June 2023
Street Machine Australia
RON SMITH
IT'S RUNNING A 302 WINDSOR THAT I BUILT FOR IT IN THE 90S, AND IT'S BEEN SO SOLID I JUST HAVEN'T NEEDED TO CHANGE IT
2 min |
June 2023
Street Machine Australia
BLUE Diamond
PETER LEWIS'S KAASE-POWERED, ASTILL-BUILT XC IS A TECH-PACKED AND STREET-READY MASTERPIECE
5 min |