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

Karen Howarth’s chopped FX Holden ute

Karen Howarth’s beautiful chopped black FX Holden ute hits the mark

Rachael Durbidge, auto technical paint advisor – profile

Rachael Durbidge turned a burning passion for art and cars into a thriving career wielding the spray gun

600HP 1983 FORD XE FALCON

Mario Mazzeo is a flashback trendsetter with this super-tough Atomic Green 1983 XE Falcon

1957 CHEVROLET WAGON – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK

Sandra Horne has a few cars to her name, but her love of '57 Chevs is long-standing

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STREET MACHINERS SCORE IMPROVED CONDITIONAL REGO SCHEME

Modified car owners in South Australia score a big win with monumental conditional rego changes

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FAMILY HEIRLOOM VC VALIANT – VIDEO

We chat with Frank Navacchi about the restoration of his grandad’s VC

ADELAIDE AUTO EXPO & HOT ROD SHOW 2016

Some of our favorite modified cars from the Adelaide Auto Expo and Hot Rod Show

GRINDERS CBB HOT ROD & KUSTOM SHOW

Cool cars and bikes gathered for a worthy cause at Auto Transformers in Adelaide for the Grinders CBB annual Hot Rod & Kustom Show

383 stroker LC Torana streeter

At 12 years old Blake Evans bought this 1971 Holden LC Torana for a mere $5000. A decade later he’s turned it into a jaw-dropping 10-second streeter

Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger XL: Reader’s car of the week

Corinne Miller's VJ Charger XL may look grandpa-spec, but with a 340 up front, it's no slouch

1966 Ford XP Fairmont – reader’s car of the week

Ford nut Melissa Davis wanted a modern colour for her XP Fairmont, but it had to suit the classic look of the original hubcaps and whitewalls

SLICK 396-CUBE HOLDEN FJ UTE STREETER

With eight throttlebodies and 396ci of Holden grunt, Darren Ryan's FJ ute is a dream come true

INSANE TURBO BIG-BLOCK ’29 MODEL A ROADSTER PICK-UP

Jesse Kalb dares to be different with one wild turbo big-block powered ’29 Model A Roadster Pick-up hot rod

383-cube street-and-strip 1971 HoldenHQ Monaro

Check out the curves on Michael Garner's beautiful 383-cube Chev-powered '71 Holden HQ Monaro streeter

1966 FORD MUSTANG: READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK

Nicole Bridge’s '66 Mustang oozes character and still wears the faded markings of its early days as a Can-Am series pace car

350 Chev-powered HD Holden sedan streeter

This small-block Chev-powered ’65 Holden sedan is half HR, half HD and one-hundred per cent awesome

EJ HOLDEN COUPE-CONVERTIBLE AT KUSTOM KULTURE WEEKENDER

Hugo Halls’s incredible EJ Holden convertible was a standout at Adelaide’s Kustom Kulture Weekender

ADELAIDE KUSTOM KULTURE WEEKENDER 2016

Hot rods, customs, bikes, bands and much more at Adelaide’s 14th Kustom Kulture Weekender

1959 CHEVROLET IMPALA: READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK

Kelly Wallington's LS1-powered '59 Chevy drives like a dream and is dripping with style

340ci Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger: Reader’s car of the week

Corinne Miller’s VJ Charger packs a 340-cube Mopar donk, and a baby seat in the back!