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.


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

Blown LSA-powered XD Falcon panel van wins Carnage Dial Your Own – Drag Challenge Weekend 2020
Mitchell Jannusch had a memorable Drag Challenge debut in his XD van, running incredibly consistent times to win Carnage DYO

GT’s Top 10 – Drag Challenge Weekend 2020
Glenn Torrens picks 10 favourites from Drag Challenge Weekend so far

Nine cars to watch at Drag Challenge Weekend 2020
A bunch of cool rides that have caught our eye on Day One of DCW

632ci big-block HQ Holden One-Tonner at Drag Challenge
Steve Micallef's eight-second HQ one-tonner is the car to beat in the Drag Challenge Outlaw Aspirated ranks

Seven iconic street machines from Summernats 2014 – flashback
New for Summernats 2014 was a display of iconic street machines

Summernats trophy-winning 1965 Ford Mustang
Want to build a benchmark street machine? Take some hints from Peter Sidoti and his Summernats 33 Street Champion-winning ’65 Mustang