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 – and if they race them, all the better. An iron lion-motivated VL Calais is her road-going (and sometimes racing) steed, and she’s also home-building a Hemi-powered ’34 Ford three-window coupe. Up-skilling is Carly’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
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Retrotech blown 1963 C2 Corvette mated with 2003 C5 Z06 – Prodigy

A heavily modified 1963 C2 body mated with 2003 Corvette C5 Z06 everything else and a blown LS6 to boot

8 years ago
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Blown 1978 Holden LX Torana hatch

Shannon Longhurst's tough black-on-black Torana LX hatch looks so slick even master painter Charley Hutton was impressed

8 years ago
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Blown and injected 1961 Holden EK sedan

The EK-FB Holden was Australia's answer to the tri-five Chev, and Vince Panuccio has harnessed this old-school cool for his mega-tough blown streeter

8 years ago
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Chelsea Ciantar’s 1963 VW Beetle

Chelsea Ciantar’s has always dreamed of owning a Volkswagen Beetle and her slammed '63 Bug is full of character

8 years ago
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FX Holden sedan gasser ‘She’s Ace’ tribute

Romano Puntin's recreation of the FX gasser he watched dominate the AIR Modified Production wars in the 1970s

8 years ago
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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air – reader’s car

Ebony Cassar's two-door pillarless '57 Chevy Bel Air

8 years ago
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LS1-powered 1985 BT1 police-spec Holden VK Commodore

Simon Murran didn't try to hide his LS-powered VK from police cars - he made it into one!

8 years ago
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Restored 1957 Holden FE – Reader’s car

Cara Pearson's restored FE Holden, dubbed 'George', has been in the family since new

8 years ago
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Fast Friday street meet, Adelaide – Gallery

Adelaide's top street-driven race machines do battle on the strip

8 years ago
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434-cube 1970 Holden HG Premier

He might be young, but Nick Andreula likes to kick it old-school - hence his sweet HG Prem

8 years ago
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308-cube Holden LX Torana – reader’s car

Torana nut Kerri Weeding's silky-smooth purple LX dubbed Yoshi

8 years ago
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LSX 454-powered 1993 HSV VR Senator

One of Australia's coolest VR HSV Senators, lovingly crafted at home by a bloke in Adelaide

8 years ago
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Twin-turbo 1964 Mercury Comet/Ford Ranchero hybrid

Crisp Mercury Comet pieces bathed in Ranchero dressing

8 years ago
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Family heirloom 574hp 1981 Ford XD Fairmont Ghia

Michael Ceyhan's Ford XD Fairmont is a 574hp family heirloom

8 years ago
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Paula Scarso’s 360ci 1973 Chrysler Valiant Charger XL

Paula Scarso is a passionate revhead who’s keen to up the number of women in the car scene

8 years ago
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Drag Challenge tips for first-timers

Shane and Carly Dale took on Drag Challenge for the first time in Shane's big block HZ. Here's what they learned:

8 years ago
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1963 AP5 Valiant Regal – reader’s car

Holly Giddings built her ’63 AP5 Valiant Regal as a home-school tech job, tutored by her revhead dad, Dave.

8 years ago
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1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – reader’s car

Danielle Miller's late father used to race Mustangs, so it was almost predestined that she would one day own one

8 years ago
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Holden 355 stroker-powered LX Torana hatch

Stephen Barrie happened to buy a rare, factory-black SS Torana, then built it into a show car by accident

8 years ago
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1964 Holden EH – Reader’s car of the week

Louise Brownlee well and truly bleeds Holden-red, and after years of grooming, this EH is her chosen steed

9 years ago