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.

Blown 2.8L Autocraft VW flat-four engine

We take a close look at the VW flat-four firepower behind Phil Mizzi's awesome blue patina '54 VW Kombi ute 'Grover'

ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE HOLDEN ADVENTRA WAGON RUNS 11S AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Mark Busscher battled a rather-too-conscientious traction-control system in his AWD Holden Adventra at Drag Challenge

1000rwhp turbo LQ9-powered HQ Holden farm ute at Drag Challenge

Rodney Browitt breaks into the eight-second zone at Street Machine Drag Challenge

TWIN-TURBO L98 LC TORANA AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Luck didn’t smile on Adam Styles at Drag Challenge this year, but he still had a blast all week in his 1400hp Torana

V8 CHEV-POWERED TOYOTA CORONA AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Darren Mallison put his V8-powered ’83 Corona sedan to the test at Drag Challenge 2016

Turbo Barra-powered XW Falcon ute at Drag Challenge

Despite bowing out early, Queensland’s Ben Smith had a blast on his first Drag Challenge in his turbo six-powered XW ute

250CI SIX-CYLINDER FORD XF UTE AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Rob Thorpe tackled Drag Challenge with his old-school, 280hp crossflow six-powered XF ute

VC COMMODORE SLEEPER AT DRAG CHALLENGE – VIDEO

Dusty Benson’s unassuming-looking VC Commodore was good for nines on its maiden Drag Challenge adventure

BLOWN MANUAL 6.2-LITRE HSV MALOO AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Kim Smith was the quickest woman at Drag Challenge – and the quickest self-shifter – in her manual supercharged Maloo

LS1-POWERED CORONA WAGON AT DRAG CHALLENGE – VIDEO

The Drag Challenge campaign of father-and-son team Jake and Max Edwards in their LS-powered Corona wagon wasn’t without its trials

DRAG CHALLENGE DYO WINNER: BENNY PHILLIPS

Benny Phillips took on some of the best DYO racers in Oz to win his class at Drag Challenge

TURBO LS FORD CAPRI AND TWIN-TURBO LS MITSUBISHI EXPRESS VAN AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Good mates Elvio Gonzalez and Con Pakos tackled Drag Challenge in vastly different – but both LS-powered – conveyances

CLASSIC 1955 HOLDEN FJ UTE

A high-horsepower, 21st century take on the classic custom Holden FJ Ute

TWIN-TURBOED AND BLOWN V6 AUSTIN LANCER AT DRAG CHALLENGE – VIDEO

Paul Mulcahy’s Austin Lancer might look like a wrecking yard refugee, but it runs mid-10s on the quarter

BLOWN 1973 FORD LANDAU

You don’t have to be ground-hugging; this Blown 1973 Ford Landau takes an old-school stance

Blown Hemi-powered ’32 Ford at Drag Challenge – video

Street machining legends Norm Hardinge and Rod Hadfield had a grand old time at Drag Challenge in Norm’s wild ’32 hot rod

Blown 355ci Holden V8-powered VP Commodore ute at Drag Challenge

Josh O’Brien flew the flag for Holden’s classic homegrown V8 with his staunch VP Commodore ute at Drag Challenge 2016

TURBO BARRA-POWERED XD FALCON TAKES ON DRAG CHALLENGE – VIDEO

Don’t be fooled by the unassuming exterior; Jason Ghiller’s six-cylinder XD Falcon sedan is one quick machine

THE FIRST ROTARY-POWERED CAR IN DRAG CHALLENGE HISTORY

They say rotary engines are notoriously unreliable, not the one in John Polkinghorne’s Mazda RX-2!

HOLDEN VX SS COMMODORE FAMILY TRUCKSTER TAKES ON DRAG CHALLENGE

How Michael and Carolyn Rosser turned Drag Challenge into a family holiday with the kids