Articles by Andrew BROADLEY

Mudgee-born Broads cut his teeth in the publishing game at Street Commodores in the mid-2000s, followed by stints on both Australasian Dirt Bike and The Picture. After working in a coal mine for a few years (all the while moonlighting for Street Machine), he was lured into a full-time gig at SM in 2017, before securing the editor's chair amongst the chaos of 2020. Broads has had plenty of toys over the years, the most enduring of which is the LC GTR Torana he bought at age 14. After a full rebuild and umpteen engine and gearbox swaps, it is now aÂ Harrop-blown, plastic-powered weapon.â€‹

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DEAN PATTERSON’S TYRH8R ZC FAIRLANE AT BATHURST AUTOFEST – VIDEO

Dean Patterson’s naturally aspirated, Windsor-powered ZC Fairlane was built to kill tyres and look great doing it

BATHURST AUTOFEST BURNOUT COMPETITION – VIDEO

Smashing tyres at the Bathurst Autofest burnout competition

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CLYNT PERRY’S BA FALCON ONE-TONNER AT POWERCRUISE 66

Blown meth-drinking Clevo-powered BA Falcon one-tonner 'ONGROG' is ready to party

GRUDGE KINGS SYDNEY 2017 – GALLERY

The weather and date change may have knocked around attendance at Grudge Kings, but the quality of cars in the pits was right up there

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PETE GLASS’S LJ TORANA AT GRUDGE KINGS SYDNEY – VIDEO

Up close with drag racer Pete Glass's beautifully presented LJ Torana coupe, on show at Grudge Kings in Sydney

Ford Ranger FX4 Special Edition

We street machiners can appreciate a good-looking ride, and while beauty is always in the eye of the beholder, the Ford Ranger is arguably the most aesthetically pleasing dual cab on the market. The FX4 takes this to the next level

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PETE HAMILTON’S VH COMMODORE VACATIONER WAGON AT GRUDGE KINGS SYDNEY – VIDEO

We caught up with Pete Hamilton and his rad Key Lime green VH Vacationer wagon at Grudge Kings in Sydney

POWERCRUISE LIGHTS OUT DRAG RACING – VIDEO

Lights out-style eighth-mile grudge racing at Powercruise Sydney

POWERCRUISE 66 NO-PREP STREET OUTLAWS RACING – VIDEO

Action and controversy aplenty at Powercruise’s Street Outlaws meet in Sydney last Saturday

BLOWN 1956 FJ HOLDEN PANELVAN

A life-changing experience led Josh Nijam to build this insane blown and injected FJ Holden pano

Blown 363 1995 HSV VR Senator

Jamil Moukachar’s genuine Holden HSV VR Senator lives up to its name

Blown big-block 1973 Holden HQ ute

Old show cars like Bob Gallo's WB-fronted '73 HQ ute never die, they just improve with age

347ci Ford Cortina MK II

Joe Paratore's pocket rocket Ford Cortina looks like an XY GT, weighs half as much and goes like stink

Torana temple: awesome Holden Torana shed

The Apap family shed standards as a shrine to the Holden Torana

BLOWN HOLDEN 355-POWERED WALKINSHAW VL COMMODORE 2ANGRY

Brendyn Wardell’s awesome 2ANGRY Walkinshaw VL Commodore – before it was destroyed just outside Summernats 26

SEVEN-SECOND BIG-BLOCK 1977 HOLDEN LX TORANA – KIL308

With 632 cubes of naturally aspirated big-block muscle, David Hellyer's Holden Torana is a mid-seven-second ride

KILLA SLR kills a set at Motorvation – video

Tony Macro tears it up on the Motorvation burnout pad in his blown and injected Holden Torana KILLA SLR

BARRETT-JACKSON’S SCOTTSDALE AUCTION

Mark Jones's Aussie-built Pontiac coupe FATGTO mixed with some high-priced collector metal at the recent Barret-Jackson auction in Arizona

LS7-powered LH Torana G-Pak

Looking back on Matthew Klauss's steroid-filled Holden LH Torana G-Pak

TWIN-TURBO LS-POWERED 1968 HOLDEN HK MONARO GTS

Don't be fooled by its outward appearance - Peter Surace's genuine HK Monaro GTS packs almost 1000rwhp