Articles by Carly DALE

Born into a racing family, Carly feels most at home among a throng of revvy V8s. Having spent many years as an active enthusiast, in 2007 she found her niche as a writer for Street Machine, allowing her to chat with amazing people about their cars â€“ and if they race them, all the better. An iron lion-motivated VL Calais is her road-going (and sometimes racing) steed, and sheâ€™s also home-building a Hemi-powered â€™34 Ford three-window coupe. Up-skilling is Carlyâ€™s jam: from lathe work, MIG and TIG welding and metal-shaping, to automotive painting, mechanics, graphic design and stringing together a decent yarn.Instagram @carlys_garage

Christina Vithoulkas’s LS1-powered Nissan S13 Silvia drift car

Former freestyle motocross rider Christina Vithoulkas found a new adrenaline rush in drifting, becoming Australia’s first paraplegic female drift competitor

Home-built Holden 355-powered 1965 HD Premier

Green with envy - that's the reaction Darren Young's neat-as-a-pin, 355 V8-powered HD Holden tends to inspire

Young Gun’s Series 200 VL Commodore

We chat with 18-year-old Cetin Dogan about his family-built, limited-edition VL

Stacey Fountis’s 1994 VR Caprice

Stacey Fountis has always had a passion for long-wheelbase Holdens and this is her latest project – a ’bagged, twin-throttlebodied, 355ci-powered VR Caprice

Kahli Bell’s 1989 R32 GTS-T Skyline

Qualified mechanic and drifter Kahli Bell built her Custom Importz business while raising two children and chasing her motorsport dreams

Paul Fava’s 1973 HQ Kingswood

Back on his feet after setbacks, Paul Fava is building a wild fleet of tough Holdens

Drag Challenge 2025 wrap-up

With 250 starters, 11 classes, a minimum 1500km road loop and four tracks, the 2025 Street Machine Drag Challenge 10th-anniversary event was one hell of a celebration

Leigh Roberts’s 1958 Plymouth Belvedere

Ballarat’s Leigh Roberts caught the drag racing bug and launched his ’58 Plymouth Belvedere down the strip for fun

19th Adelaide Auto Expo highlights

The 19th Adelaide Auto Expo showed why the event remains a staple of the thriving South Aussie car scene

Kylee Kappe’s 1972 HQ Monaro GTS

Despite being a Ford fanatic, Kylee Kappe’s love affair with her cherished Monaro goes back many years

Kate Dawson’s Toyota 4K-powered ’56 Morris Oxford

Bought as a rusty lockdown project, Kate Dawson’s Morrie became a family-built cruiser

Young gun Cooper Groom’s home-brewed ’23 T-bucket

Eighteen-year-old Cooper Groom made it to the Top 16 of your Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young SMOTY competition this year with his home-built hot rod

Tuff Mounts test bed: 4CE FED VK Calais

Jason Waye’s seven-year love-hate relationship with his '84 VK Calais proves good things come to those who hate

Sue Boyle’s 1960 FB Station Sedan

Holden pride shines in a Ford household with Sue Boyle’s beautifully restored FB Station Sedan

Drag Challenge 2025 – eight of the best

We take a look at some of our fave movers and shakers from Day One of Street Machine Drag Challenge 2025

Shenade Austin’s L98-powered VL Calais

Shenade Austin customised her VL Calais, including the strikingly bold pink paint, drawing inspiration from the wild cars she had seen at Summernats

Bec Robinson’s 410-cube 1971 VH Charger

Bec Robinson lives life in the fast lane, chasing bike records on salt flats. But her main pride and joy is her recently restored 1971 VH Charger

Michelle Jellicoe’s Torana LX SL/R 5000

Michelle Jellicoe says she wanted her Torrie to be a road-legal, Bathurst-style car running a 355ci stroker because she loves power!

Caitlin Diwell’s LS2-powered WL Statesman

After being a passenger during her husband Brody's burnouts, Caitlin Diwell wanted to get behind the wheel herself. She now has a WL Stato purpose-built burnout car

Street Machine TV

Video: Ian Wright’s twin-turbo HT Holden Kingswood

Last time Ian Wright’s HT Kingswood appeared in the mag, it was an under-the-radar sleeper. Now? Not so much