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

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

Drag Challenge 2018 – Day One report & gallery

Day One of Street Machine Drag Challenge 2018 saw well over 200 entrants attack the Calder Park blacktop.

650hp 1970 Ford Ranchero at Drag Challenge 2018

Stephen Willies has turned his tough Ranchero tow car into a proper racer for Drag Challenge 2018

Pulsator FX Holden gasser

Dean Walding gives us the lowdown on his Pulsator-tribute FX, and we chat to Graham Flavel, builder and driver of the original Pulsator