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.


Borgward Goliath by Paul Bennett
There’s far more to this astonishing street machine than meets the eye. Debuted at MotorEx in 2012, the car was an on-and-off project for more than a decade

Dean Fiumara wins the 2023 Laurie Starling Memorial Scholarship
We chat to 25-year-old Dean Fiumara, recipient of the Laurie Starling Scholarship for 2023

Porsche 911 SC wins Street Machine Summernats 35 Grand Champion
A scorching performance in the driving events sealed the deal for Livi Krevatin's Porsche in the Summernats 35 Grand Champion chase

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

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