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€‹

Bare metal, blown LSX-powered Holden HT Kingswood

Chris Willett's full-custom-chassis Holden HT Kingswood is being built to order from raw materials

6-SECOND 557-CUBE TWIN-TURBO PRO-STREET TORANA

After debuting this show-quality Pro Street weapon at MotorEx 2014, Paul Todarello's Torana has done a 6-second pass

Retrotech Holden FJ ute

While Trevor Floyd worked to finance the build, his custom 1954 Holden FJ ute was being pieced together on the other side of the country

TROPHY-WINNING HOLDEN LH TORANA STREETER – 6APEAL

Alison and Gareth Lougher's award-winning 1975 Holden LH Torana 6APEAL proves you don't need a bent eight or heavy mods to compete against some of the finest show cars in the country

400ci chev-powered Holden HT Monaro

After falling in love with the Holden Monaro as a kid, Jamie McKay finally has his own – and it’s a stunning 400-cube Chev-powered street cruiser

502-CUBE BIG-BLOCK 1957 CHEVROLET BEL AIR

David Martin set out to build a neat, street-driven '57 Chevrolet Bel Air two-door - in candy orange. The end result is a 540hp big-block elite show stunner

Razor-sharp HD Holden panel van

Ian Saxby's cool Holden HD panel van proves the old adage that less is more

LEYLAND P76 40TH ANNIVERSARY CANBERRA

Back in 2013, enthusiasts gathered in Canberra to celebrate 40 years of Australia's most controversial car, the Leyland P76

THE ULTIMATE HOLDEN 186 AND THE BRUMBY FJ UTE

Jeff and Matt Ramsay have built the Holden 186 to end all Holden sixes

HOLDEN LX TORANA HATCH WITH A BLOWN EFI V8

You can keep your Golf GTi or Civic Type-R. George Cooper's Vortech-blown 10-second Torana is well worthy of the hot hatch title

HOLDEN HZ PREMIER RUNS 10S

Steve MacGregor's stunning Holden HZ Premier runs tens with an aspirated Holden V8

HOLDEN LJ TORANA COUPE STREETER WITH A TURBO SIX

Vince Padanis picked up his grandma-spec LJ Torana coupe for a bargain back in '98. Three budget rebuilds later, it's a stunning, turbocharged weapon

Pete Robins’s ultimate petrol head backyard – My Shed

Pete Robins' backyard is chock-a-block with vintage metal

Holden HJ Statesman big-block streeter

Danny Cachia's Holden HJ Statesman is a 700hp big block-powered lounge room

355CI HK PREMIER ‘GTS’ WAGON – GTSWGN

Matt Gibbs's 1969 Holden HK Premier wagon is a potent cocktail of muscle and style

Justin Ellis’s KINGGM VY Commodore

It might not have steel bumpers, but Justin Ellis’s KINGGM Commodore is every inch a right royal kick-arse street machine

INTERVIEW: 2014 DRAG WEEK WINNER JEFF LUTZ

We chatted to Drag Week and Street Outlaws legend Jeff Lutz during his recent trip Down Under

TWIN-TURBO LS2-POWERED JAGUAR E-TYPE

We look back to 2010 at a classic Brit that's no ordinary Jaguar. With a twin-turbo Chev LS2 heart, this 1970 E-Type goes like a scalded cat

Black, blown Holden HQ Monaro

There's nothing quite as sinister as a black on black, blown, tubbed and injected Monaro