Articles by Glenn TORRENS

A life-long car nut, GT has been writing about cars and the lifestyle around them ever since a 1992 photoshoot with his self-built 1956 VW Beetle led to a role with Fast Fours & Rotaries magazine. Six years at Street Machine fuelled his passion for performance cars â€“ especially Aussie ones â€“ and inspired him to conceive Australian Muscle Car magazine. GT has also contributed to other Australian motoring titles including Wheels, MOTOR, Unique Cars and 4X4 Australia. His garage houses road, track and off-road project cars including a Mazda MX-5, a Mitsubishi Pajero and several V8 Commodores â€“ and the â€™56 Bug that started it all.

Flashback: Street Machine Summernats 22

What depression? It was all smiles in Canberra for Summernats 22, 2009

Jody Vincitorio’s 468ci big-block CHOPPT HQ Monaro

Jody Vincitorio threw needs to the breeze to create exactly the Summernats stunner he wanted

Johnny Roso’s 408-cube Cleveland TD Cortina

If the body doesn’t grab your attention, the V8 performance will

Chris Rann’s WHYPSI VK Commodore

Looks great. Goes hard. What more could you want from your first attempt at a streeter?

Wayne Ogier’s blown XW GT tribute

With great mates and a have-a-go attitude, Wayne Ogier’s debut build is a beauty

Toranafest turns 30!

The world's largest Torana get-together celebrates its 30th birthday

Matt Bell’s ITSFAT WB Holden ute

Own a car long enough and this is what happens

Dubbo Motorfest 2024

With more than 1000 cars and bikes of all persuasions on show, the second Dubbo Motorfest offered a veritable feast for NSW Central West automotive enthusiasts

Craig Bartlett’s blown 460-cube XT Falcon

This cool XT stole 12 years of Craig Bartlett’s life, but he doesn’t regret a single moment

Slammed 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

Ben Crombie may well have sent the values of 1960s Rollers through the roof with his slammed Silver Shadow

Joe Cauchi’s blown 454-cube HK Monaro GTS

Joe Cauchi dreamed of owning a tough Monaro. With a 900hp, 8/71-blown 454, they don’t come much tougher than this!

The world’s coolest Magna

It was a long time coming, but Darryl McBeth's sensational Magna exceeded expectations

CAE’S LS1-powered Holden HT panel van

Ever dreamed of mating a Gen III engine to an older Holden body? Here’s how Con Soldatis did it

Beauman Jones’s Chev C10 pick-up

Mark Jones won SMOTY with his Chev, FAT57. What would you expect his son to drive?

Wheel alignment basics: what toe, camber and caster mean

We explain the three common terms used in a wheel alignment and how they affect your car

Grant Page, iconic Australian stuntman dead at 85

Stunt legend Grant Page passes at the age of 85

Where are they now? Ben Bray’s 2000hp VY Commodore ute

Look what happens when Australia's favourite drag racers build a street-styled burnout beast!

Dusan Zec’s budget-built, award-winning VH Commodore

An award-winning Commodore, built on a budget and driven on the street

Blown Holden six-powered EK sedan

After more than a decade dismembered, this cool EK was brought back, body and soul

Damien ‘Chubby’ Lowe’s VB Commodore

Just like Ian Hazel’s HG Premier in the 80s and Ron Barclay’s HQ ute in the early 90s, Damien Lowe’s VB Commodore set the standard for his own generation of street machiners to follow