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

Deb O’Connell’s AU Falcon racer

Deb O'Connell grew up in a drag racing family and has been competing for many years. She's currently aiming for the nine-second zone in her turbo Barra-powered AU Falcon racer, dubbed SONIC

615-cube twin-turbo 1968 Camaro

Joe Esposito's twin-turbo big-block 1968 Camaro will soon be a street-driven powerhouse

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

Lorella Burns’s 1969 Ford XW wagon

Lorella Burns has been around cars her whole life, so it's no surprise the family wagon is an old-school, V8-powered cruiser

Harrop-blown LH Torana – WLDFUN

Matt Lomas's LH Torana may look the business now, but over four long years, it went out of its way to try his patience

Roxy Marshall’s HR Holden panel van

Former mechanic Roxy Marshall has more than one HR Holden in the shed. This one she says takes her back to her youth and is affectionately dubbed Penelope Panelvan

Christine Cini’s LJ Torana GTR XU-1

Christine Cini's intentions for a quick respray of her numbers-matching Torana XU-1 turned into a show-worthy nut-and-bolt resto

Shenaye Blake’s LH Torana sedan

Shenaye Blake was only a young lass when she first spotted a Torana in the wild and always dreamed of owning one

Adelaide Auto Expo 2022

Ten of our faves from this year's Adelaide Auto Expo

Deborah Peters’s Holden HR panel van

Deborah Peters from Wanneroo, Western Australia, has been a revhead since she was 16 years old

Lissa McQueen’s Holden HZ ute

Lissa McQueen has owned a few Holdens over the years, her most recent being this HZ ute she calls 'Violet'

Hailey Murphy’s 253-powered LC Torana

Hailey Murphy’s thongslapper-motivated 1971 LC Torana is one schmick streeter

Rebecca Hadjakis’s 1966 Mustang

Rebecca received her Eleanor-kitted '66 Muzzy as a 40th birthday present from her husband two years ago and she says it has now become a massive part of her life

John Davidson’s XM Falcon coupe

John Davidson's family gave him this XP-fronted XM coupe for his birthday, but the real gift was its stunning transformation

Sammi Holyoak’s 1932 Ford coupe

Sammi Holyoak has always had a passion for classic Hollywood films, but her love of '32 Ford coupes was inspired by the 50s-set hot rod flick American Graffiti

Peter Kelly’s elite LS-powered 1961 EK Holden

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

Video: Julie Pfennig’s 1982 BMW E21 racer

Julie Pfennig dubbed her purpose-built BMW E21 'NO' because that's what she was told when she wanted to build it

Lila Thompson’s Holden HQ SS

Lila Thompson has been an HQ SS tragic for 25 years and her passion for cars is also shared with her 15-year-old daughter Grace

Frenzel Supercharger – Mill of the Month

Only 12 Frenzels were originally produced back in 1949, making them an esteemed early blower for Henry’s venerable sidevalve V8, the ‘flathead’

Kody Booms’s HX One Tonner

Kody got to work building his dream P-plate rig at just 16