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.
Jake Willis’s 6/71-blown, Chev six-powered EH
Jake's got 10-second dreams for his killer patina'd wagon
Howard Astill-built XC Falcon unveiled at Summernats 35
Peter Lewis's stunning XC seamlessly marries an iconic Falcon shape with 21st-century equipment
Meguiar’s Great Uncover at Summernats 35 part two
Round two of the massive 24-car unveil session at Street Machine Summernats 35
Meguiar’s Great Uncover at Summernats 35 part one
The first batch from a huge field of epic Elite Hall unveil cars
Satin-smooth Ziggy Sadler-built 1968 Mustang
Classic paint on a classic body is just the start of a winning formula
Peter Brock’s HDT Monza
Flushed with the success of HDT's VC and VH Commodores, in 1983 Peter Brock built an exclusive high-performance two door hatch based on the Opel Monza. This is its story:
Ultimate EH Holdens: Twin-turbo Godzilla-powered Premier and V8 Crewman custom
First, Luke Johnson created his ultimate EH Holden – a twin-turbo, Godzilla-powered sedan. Then he did it again with his 5.0-litre V8 Crewman!
Video: Wild custom FJ Holden coupe
Anthony Fuller blends steel and style to create a ground-pounding custom FJ Holden coupe
Street Machine giveaway and project cars
The mostly complete history of Street Machine's giveaway and project cars!
Hoons on the Hill at Bathurst 1995
We take the time machine back to 1995, when Glenn Torrens and his mates went to Mt Panorama and discovered plenty of action they wouldn’t dare show on the telly
Video: 10-second, 202-powered LC Torana
Trevor Owen’s street-driven LC sings to 8000rpm down the quarter-mile
Silvio Muscat’s big-block HQ one tonner
We take a look back at Silvio Muscat's tough, trophy-winning HQ One Tonner
Track-inspired Holden LC GTR Torana ‘XU3’
With his time on earth running out, the late Gerrard McCrostie treated himself to the street/race Torana of his dreams
Holden V6-powered 1959 Morris J-Type van
And now for something completely different: This cool Morris J-Type cruiser
The last of the Australian-made Police interceptors
As the last Australian-made Falcon and Commodore Police cars reach the end of the road, we salute the great Aussie cop chaser
Twin-turbo XW Futura is second Overall and in Haltech Radial Blown – Drag Challenge Weekend 2020
2018 DCW winner Mark Van Der Togt took his head-kicking, twin-turbo XW to the Overall runner-up spot this year
Turbo LS1 UC Torana wins Tuff Mounts 235 Blown – Drag Challenge Weekend 2020
Jason Ross’s budget-built UC fought off Juan Kudnig’s triple-charged HT to narrowly take the win in the Tuff Mounts 235 Blown class
383ci Holden-powered LX Torana wins Tuff Mounts 235 Aspirated – Drag Challenge Weekend 2020
Brodie Olsen’s staunch nine-second Torana hatch got the chocolates in Tuff Mounts 235 Aspirated for 2020
Alon Vella wins eighth Radial Aspirated title at Drag Challenge Weekend
Eight. That’s how many times Alon Vella has won Drag Challenge’s Radial Aspirated class in his diminutive but incredibly potent 1970 Ford Capri
Twin-turbo Holden V8-powered VH Commodore at Drag Challenge Weekend 2020
A twin-turbo iron lion up the front of Shane Baker’s Commodore saw him run high eights and take home the Quickest Holden-Powered award