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

Toyota V8-powered 1932 Ford pick-up

Pete Ahrens's very traditional-looking pick-up is packing a bit of a surprise under the bonnet

Rod & Carol Hadfield’s 1934 Ford Standard Tourer

After a lifetime of blowing our minds with outlandish ingenuity, Rod Hadfield is riding off into the sunset in this exquisitely understated 1934 Ford Tourer

1960s-inspired 1933 Chevrolet two-door sedan – Bad Apple

Good things come to those who make them, and Richard Townsend's patience paid off with this crazy, 60s-inspired '33 Chev

350-cube 1964 Chevrolet Nova SS

James Gatt has had a 20-year love/hate relationship with his 1964 Chevy Nova SS

1969 Holden HT Brougham – HERBRO

We chat with Ellisha Staples about her stunning 1969 HT Brougham

Chopped custom 1966 Ford XP Falcon sedan

As a Meguiars Superstars qualifier at Motorex 2018, David Scholz's 19-year odyssey to build his custom XP Falcon was well worth the wait

Dani Richardson’s Ford Falcon BA XR8

We met Dani Richardson and Smokey Two, a Beat The Heat BA XR8 Ford sedan, while racing at the Ararat Hillclimb

Nikki Bourke’s Holden LC Torana GTR + 1925 Dodge

Nikki Bourke is an inspirational, get-out-and-do-it kind of gal with an unwavering passion for cars

Driven to distraction – Blowin’ Gaskets

If getting side-tracked on a different project feels so right, how can it be wrong?

512-cube Mopar big-block 1970 Dodge Challenger

Drag Challenge veteran Jon Mitchell ran daily mid-10sec passes in his Challenger to take the Quickest Mopar-Powered win

Holden HK-HT-HG Nationals 2018 – gallery

Late-60s Holdens are still as popular as ever, as the first HK-HT-HG Holden Nationals proved

Cara Bertoli’s LS1-powered Holden HZ ute

Cara used to drive an R34 Skyline, but today's she's kicking arse in something much cooler

413hp LS2-powered LX Torana at Drag Challenge 2018

For DC 2018 Grant Grech had his five-year-old son Liam riding along with him in his LX Torana hatch

Nine-second LS3-powered HQ One Tonner at Drag Challenge 2018

Mark Busscher slid his Holden Adventra’s 416ci LS3 into an HQ One Tonner and took home the runner-up trophy in Tuff Mounts Outlaw Aspirated

11-second small-block Ford-powered XL Falcon ute at Drag Challenge 2018

Bruce Howie’s 450hp XL ute has been running consistent 11s so far at DC 2018

Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Five report & gallery

Australia’s toughest street-car test wraps up for 2018 at Calder Park

680hp small-block Chev-powered ’32 Ford coupe at Drag Challenge 2018

Daniel Cassar’s cool ’32 three-window is kicking arse and taking names in the Tuff Mounts Outlaw Aspirated class

Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Four report & gallery

Australia’s toughest street cars return to Swan Hill as the times tumble

Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Three report & gallery

Drag Challenge competitors do battle with the Mildura Sunset Strip eighth-mile

Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Two report & gallery

The Drag Challenge circus rolls on to Swan Hill as the competition heats up