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

Leanne Bernhard’s drag-and-drive VC Commodore SL/E

Former drag racer Leanne Bernhard is preparing to get back on the track with her street-and-strip VC Commodore

AFLW star Tayla Harris’s XB Falcon coupe

AFLW Premiership winner and boxing champ Tayla Harris is also a muscle car enthusiast, and she's got the XB coupe to prove it

Reader’s Rocket: Rhianna Lougher’s 308-cube LC Torana sleeper

17-year-old Rhianna Lougher's LC Torana might look grandma-spec at first glance, but there's an iron lion nestled in the engine bay

Nine-second, 418ci Chrysler VH XL Charger

When Billy Papas witnessed the might of a W9-headed R3 Mopar donk, he bought a VH Charger to house one

Zsa Zsa Biacsi’s chopped and channelled 1926 Model T coupe

Zsa Zsa Biacsi has been a revhead from an early age and has several rad rides in her stable. Here she talks about her beloved 316-cube '26 Model T coupe, dubbed FIDDY

Nicole Jaggs’s carby-fed LS-swapped LH Torana

In her third year attending Rockynats, this time Nicole Jaggs and her trophy-winning Torana took on the Grand Champion battle

410-cube Valiant VF Regal 770 coupe

Stelio Birbas began his VF Valiant coupe build as a teenager. Twenty-five years and many missed deadlines later, the car is finally complete - and worth the wait

Emma Bell’s 1971 Datsun 1600

Emma Bell has big plans for her cool survivor Datto

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

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