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

Mud Run 2021 – gallery

In an era of cancelled events, the 11th running of the Mud Run offered some dirt-caked solace for sideways devotees

Leah Bartolo’s 1966 VC Valiant

Leah Bartolo wasn’t from a car-mad family; her strong passion for rumbling chrome-bumper rides didn’t develop until she was a teenager

Laying Low In Logan 2021

Lowriders, customs and hot rods gather in Beenleigh, Queensland for Laying Low In Logan

Joanne Darwin’s 1959 Chev El Camino pick-up

Joanne Darwin is a passionate car enthusiast keen to encourage women to work on their own rides

Holden EH wagon ex-show car reborn

Having discovered that his old EH wagon had some 1980s show scene cred, Tim Kress decided to build on it

Rattletrap beach sprints 2021

Souped-up jalopies and bikes take to Crowdy Head beach for a day of old-timey sand sprints at the fourth instalment of the Rattletrap

800hp Holden VL Commodore SL turbo sleeper

Is Ron Haddad's 800hp VL turbo the ultimate factory-look sleeper?

Two-door EH Holden custom

Eddy Ramsbottom’s 1964 EH Holden rocks a straight six and just two doors

Braydon Crockett’s VL Walkinshaw tribute

Wowsers who claim young folk are lazy have certainly not met enthusiastic and robust Braydon Crockett

Kate Russell’s 1953 Chevy sled

Kate Russell has a magnetic personality and can chinwag about cars, bikes and trucks until the cows come home

1000hp 1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL

It might be a stunning, 1000hp star now, but there were times when Justin Walker's '64 Galaxie felt more like a black hole

Slammed LS-powered 1959 Chev Apache pick-up

Rob Veitch pays tribute to his late father by having big L's Chop Shop turn his '59 Chev Apache into a show-stopper

Blown, injected big-block 1969 Holden HT Monaro streeter – PROHT

Drag racer Peter Schimanski's 1200hp, 8/71-blown HT Monaro is street-legal in New Zealand. How good are Kiwi rego laws?

1000hp 1988 Holden VL Commodore BT1

Huss Ayache's VL Turbo is a former police chaser reincarnated as a nine-second missile

Drag competitor Kylie Langley and her Holden street racers

Kylie and Paul Langley's trusty '77 HX Kingswood has been in the family since 1992 and is now a dedicated Super Street racer

Anthony Raschella’s 1967 Chevelle Malibu

Anthony Raschella was en route to Drag Challenge Weekend with his new ’67 Malibu. But the COVID-19 curse Struck again

South Australian Reliability Run 2021

Pre-war hot rods take on SA roads on the inaugural South Australian Reliability Run

Adelaide Auto Expo ready to rock!

The second Adelaide Auto Expo for 2021 kicks off tomorrow! Here's what to expect:

Robyn Bradbury’s American 1960 Ford Falcon

For Robyn, it was the build process of her husband Terry’s immaculate XM Futura that slowly lured her into the car scene

John Kerr’s 1964 Mercury Comet

We caught up with Drag Challenge regular John Kerr and his '64 Mercury Comet as he prepared to crack the 10.5s in his first Drag Challenge weekend