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News / Street Machine June 2026 issue on sale now!

by Scott TAYLOR

Features / Andrew Clatworthy’s custom Miss Lead FC Holden

Features / Brad Anderson’s 632ci big-block VL Calais

Street Machine TV / Video: You can win VUFORU!

by Iain KELLY

Features / Baby Monster: 1976 Mini Clubman

Rockynats / Video: Duramax diesel-powered VL wagon

Features / The legendary VL Holden Calais with complete Nissan R32 GT-R driveline

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News

Street Machine June 2026 issue on sale now!

Our June 2026 issue has hit the racks, so let’s get fired up and check it out!

10 hours ago
News

Da Hulk 4×4 Holden VY ute is back!

Remember ‘Da Hulk’, the 4×4 Holden VY SS ute? It’s making a comeback this weekend!

1 week ago
News

Packed Sydney Dragway delights in epic NDRC nitro show

The NDRC has put on Sydney’s biggest drag racing event in years at the 2026 Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs, with more than 300 racers and more than 23,000 people over the three days

2 weeks ago
News

DEADLI Gemini unveiled at Meguiar’s MotorEx 2026

Following a nasty accident in 2012, Bob and Michelle Porobic’s TC Gemini has been fully revamped and looks better than ever

3 weeks ago
Matt Ellard’s Celica wins MotorEx Grand Master

3 weeks ago
Street-legal F100 pre-runner wins 2026 Laurie Starling award

3 weeks ago
Paul Bennett-built, Maserati-powered LC Torana project for sale

3 weeks ago
Stephen Micallef’s 632-cube, big-block LJ Torana headed to Drag Challenge

3 weeks ago

Latest

Street Machine June 2026 issue on sale now!

Da Hulk 4×4 Holden VY ute is back!

Packed Sydney Dragway delights in epic NDRC nitro show

DEADLI Gemini unveiled at Meguiar’s MotorEx 2026

Matt Ellard’s Celica wins MotorEx Grand Master

Street-legal F100 pre-runner wins 2026 Laurie Starling award

Paul Bennett-built, Maserati-powered LC Torana project for sale

Stephen Micallef’s 632-cube, big-block LJ Torana headed to Drag Challenge

Flashback: Dick Johnson interview

Mike Crooks’s stunning LS3-swapped ’57 Bel Air Sport Coupe

Andrew Clatworthy’s custom Miss Lead FC Holden

In the build: 1968 VE VIP V8 Valiant

Razor sharp: Justin Hunt’s HQ Monaro GTS

Brad Anderson’s 632ci big-block VL Calais

Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) – ripper car movies

Flashback: Troy Trepanier-built ‘FastForward Fastback’ eBay Mustang

Events

Paul Wood’s Drag Challenge radial aspirated-winning 1050hp big-block Torana

Portelli World at MotorEx 2026!

Video: Duramax diesel-powered VL wagon

Video: Coyote-swapped 1986 Ford F-250

NZ’s Muscle Car Madness 36

New All Japan World brings the JDM flavour to MotorEx 2026!

MotorEx Awards: Street Elite, Exhibition, Vans, Muscle & Race Cars

Packed Sydney Dragway delights in epic NDRC nitro show

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Street Machine TV

Video: Duramax diesel-powered VL wagon

Video: Coyote-swapped 1986 Ford F-250

Video: You can win VUFORU!

Brett Lasala withdraws from Radial Outlaw Series

Video: VUFORU is back and looking amazing!

Video: Rockynats 6 elite unveils

Video: The VUFORU needs a total repaint!

Video: Rod Shop’s WARBIRD at Summernats USA

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Technical

MIG & TIG welding basics: How to do it

Tech: Toughening up a BorgWarner 78 diff

Tech: Guide to Ford auto transmissions

Tech: LS engine core options

Staying alive: 10 workshop safety tips

Tech: Stainless steel braided fluid lines

Tech: How to replace a head gasket

Tech: How shock absorbers work

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Custom Engines

BK Race Engines-built 650hp Chevy mouse motor

Brand-new Holden 5.0-litre V8 found on Marketplace

OG Mincer Capri’s 447ci Windsor

Naturally aspirated, 565-cube big-block Chev combo

History of the Chrysler Hemi engine

EJR Performance-built blown 369-cube Windsor combo

Inside ex-HDT XU-1 Saggy Sarah’s blown 202 Holden six

Grunt Hunt: Holden V8 build secrets

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