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 – especially Aussie ones – 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 – and the ’56 Bug that started it all.


Darren Blackman’s Blaze Blue XB GT hardtop
We join Darren Blackman on his first cruise in his show-spec XB GT Falcon coupe

FIVE DECADES OF FAST FAMILY FUN
With HSV soon to release the 400kW, LSA-powered ClubSport R8 Tourer, let’s look back at Holden’s on-and-off relationship with hi-po wagons

Weiand blown, 347-cube 1970 Ford Cortina
Paul Rockes’s 500hp Ford V8-powered Cortina is a car with hidden talents

Howard Astill’s Sweet Sixty Six Mustang
Howard Astill's '66 Mustang is a practical pro tourer that rakes in the tinware

1965 Chevelle Malibu show car – Malibu Magic: The true story
After a long slumber, one of Australia’s most iconic show-and-go cars is back

VW BUG LIFE: SLAMMED BEETLES
Two of the coolest Volkswagen Beetles in Australia! How to get your VW bug down nice and low and still cruise with impunity

GALLERY: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? OVAKIL
The surprising fate of the engine that powered one of Australia’s most famous street machines

GALLERY: KANDOS STREET MACHINE & HOT ROD SHOW
For the small town of Kandos, NSW, the Australia Day long weekend means it’s time for a horsepower hoedown

GALLERY: Nambucca VW Spectacular
A veritable mecca for Volkswagen nuts, the bi-annual VW Spectacular at Nambucca Heads celebrated its 30th birthday in 2014

KA-POW! BLOKE TURNS HIS VALIANT INTO A BATMOBILE!
Car nut Marke Kemp decided to recreate the caped crusaders cruiser after he tired of building and selling Mad Max replicas

Shell Shocked
AWESOME wide-body 1968 Mustang built from a brand-new body