Articles by Dave CAREY
A lifelong car enthusiast, Dave was identifying makes and models before he could read. Obsessed with automotive history, he entered the world of freelancing in 2014, contributing features and retrospectives to Street Machine and Unique Cars. A skillset more suited to writing than spannering hasn’t stopped him from owning two LS-powered Holdens, a handful of Yank tanks and nine vintage Isuzu cars – mostly at the same time. In his spare moments, he ensures his housekids are fed and watered, buggerises around with Classic Space Lego and creates content for online entity Garage of Awesome across Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.


1967 Ford Galaxie Country Squire at Drag Challenge
Little Trev and Wonky dove headfirst into their first Drag Challenge with a small block and a big wagon

Home-brewed Holden HR Special at Drag Challenge
With blackout chrome, no forced induction and a 365ci, carby-fed LS, Frank Maric’s HR Holden Special is low-key, cranky, and cool

Dale Palmer’s budget-built 1969 Holden HB Torana
The HB Torana never a cut a 10 from factory, but Dale Palmer’s certainly does; not bad for a collection of spare parts

Turbo Isuzu 4ZE1-powered TD Gemini wagon running in Tuff Mounts 235 Blown
It looks pretty stock, but Ross Cook’s Gemini wagon has gone from paddock basher to quarter mile muncher in just six years

900hp Barra-powered XF Fairmont at Drag Challenge
With 900hp on a running-in tune, the Barra in Reuben Davison’s luxo XF Fairmont works even better than the brand-new door handles

Video: Drag Challenge 2024 day one
All the highlights from a gruelling road trip from Calder Park to Mildura

Turbo 1984 KE70 Toyota Corolla at Drag Challenge
Mat and his 1587cc, 4AGE-powered drift Corolla are here to ensure you drink up good and get plenty of Vitamin KE70

Twin-turbo EL Falcon GT at Drag Challenge 2024
Dale and Bryan rocked into Calder Park for DC 2024 in their genuine EL GT, fresh off the boat from Taswegia

Blown Holden 253-powered Ford Escort – TUF253
Getting this Ford/Holden hybrid to MotorEx was a race against time for Shannon Heraud

Where are they now? Nev Philips’s LEGAL8 EH Holden
This blast from the past is Neville Philips’s legally regoed, V8-powered EH Holden street fighter. But this ain’t no second coming: LEGAL8 never went away

Phase III Odyssey series out now!
The long-awaited Phase III Odyssey series is out now on SBS On Demand

Blown 1959 Morris Minor custom
It doesn’t take a lot of car to stand out, just a lot of work, as Rhonda and Al Magritzer discovered with their blown and continental-kitted Morris Minor custom

Sally Phillips’s Morris Minor lead sled
Could this be the world's most beautiful Morris Minor? Sally and John Phillips thought it could be, and made it happen against all odds

Geminis from around the world!
The GM T-car that birthed the Holden Gemini has been sold across just about every continent in various shapes and sizes

Holden’s 75th anniversary: Know your models – FX to VF
What are they teaching kids in school these days? If you don't know an FX from a VX, it's time to get learning!

Top six Commodore rarities
We celebrate our favourite limited-edition Holden Commodores

The crazy history of VN Commodore exports to China
Australia has a proud history of exports, but did you know that VN Commodores were sold to China? We reveal the crazy tale for the first time

Leyland P76 turns 50! Here’s the real story:
Released in 1973 and packed with advanced features for its time, the Leyland P76 should have taken the Aussie car market by storm. Instead, it became an automotive punchline. We find out why

LS1-powered XW Falcon Fairmont GS
Sticking an LS motor in a classic XW Fairmont is tantamount to Heresy for some, but Jon Freni did it anyway, leaving the naysayers in his dust

TSS EA Falcon: twin tyres, Sprintex-supercharged!
Paul Connolly's EA Falcon sports a twin-screw blower and eight (yes, eight!) tyres - and it was all fitted from new