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

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

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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

Blown Gen III Hemi-powered CH Chrysler By Chrysler

Scott Lawrence catapulted his 1972 CH Valiant into the current century with a blown, Gen 3 Hemi powerplant

Serena Channing’s hot-pink XD Fairmont Ghia

Ford fanatic Serena Channing’s 351 Clevo-powered XD is built for both street and race duties

Top 15 cars from the 2025 Sydney Hot Rod & Custom Auto Expo

Here’s our pick of the sweet rides on show at this year’s Sydney Hot Rod & Custom Auto Expo

Julia Crane’s ProCharged LS-powered VE SS

Heavy diesel mechanic and Commodore fanatic Julia Crane built her ProCharged VE SS into a 770hp weekend weapon

Peter Kelly’s restomod 1961 EK Holden

Peter Kelly's vision of a slick EK holden pro tourer shot straight from his brain into the Summernats Top 20

Jess Johnstone’s RB30ET-powered 1987 VL Berlina

Over two decades, Jess Johnstone has turned her once humble, stock VL Commodore into a turbocharged powerhouse

Judi Karaka’s ’55 Buick Century & Hemi-powered ’34 Ford three-window

Judi Karaka balances work with a passion for classic cars, driving her ’55 Buick and Hemi-powered ’34 Ford while organising car club events

Anika Hodges’s 355-cube VC Commodore

Anika Hodges inherited her passion for modified cars from her father and has used her mechanical skills to transform this once pristine, stock VC Commodore into a 355ci V8-powered stunner

Jacinta Locke’s Candy Fuchsia LS1-powered HQ One Tonner

Jacinta Locke’s HQ Tonner underwent a 14-year, beater-to-beauty transformation to steal every heart at Rockynats

Natalie McClelland’s 1923 Ford T-bucket

Natalie McClelland grew up in the world of hot rodding, and her V8-powered 1923 T-bucket was a DIY project with her dad, built in just 11 weeks

Wendy Cockroft’s HQ GTS Monaro

Wendy Cockroft has owned her HQ Monaro for an incredible 39 years. After a recent five year resto, it's back to its original colours and now serves as her cherished weekend cruiser

Anneke Schelfhorst’s 1964 Valiant AP5 & 1978 CL

Mopar girl Anneke has plans to give her AP5 Val a spruce-up and V8 swap, while her CL was initially bought as a project car

Home-brewed: Jason Hannam’s stunning LX Holden Torana

Two heart attacks jolted Jason Hannam to home-build this SL/R 5000-style hottie

Top 10 twin-turbo LS-powered LC Torana GTR

Rob De Sciscio's BLNKCHQ LC GTR has show-stopping style and enough grunt to run sevens

Samantha Holden’s 1965 Impala & 1940 Ford coupe

Samantha Holden grew up immersed in car culture watching her dad build street machines. Her two current rides are a race-look '65 Impala and '40 Ford coupe hot rod

Barra-swapped XF 25th Anniversary Ford Falcon

Mike Bowden's had an itch for modern EFI mumbo for nearly 30 years, and he finally scratched it with this drag-spec, Barra-powered XF Falcon

Chopped & Chev-powered 1948 FX Holden

West Australian Les Rogers sent his humpy to SA for a radical makeover - and a haircut

Reader’s Rocket: Chantelle Loveday-Lamont’s VY ClubSport

Commodore devotee Chantelle has owned her Clubby for around 10 years and taught herself how to do burnouts by using track time at events