Articles by Iain KELLY
Iain (or Marv, as he’s known on the internet) has worked in automotive journalism since 2002, when he was Street Machine’s work experience kid.He has contributed to a range of titles, focusing mostly on modified late-model cars, street machines and hot rods. Following his time as editor at MOTOR, Marv returned to freelancing in 2014.He has also worked with Mighty Car Mods to build cars and write two books for them, and authored the 10th anniversary book on the World Time Attack Challenge.Instagram @aka_marv


Why Pro Touring rules
As Iain Kelly gets ready for Optima Ultimate Street Car, he reflects on the Pro Touring movement and why it matters

Warspeed’s Harrop-blown 400-cube LS combo
Warspeed Industries push the small-cube boundaries with this Harrop-supercharged 400ci LS, destined for a tough street/drag VN Berlina

Harrop-blown HK heading to Optima Ultimate Street Car
James Feros prioritised speed over shine with his home-built, blown HK corner-carver

Peter Bonassi’s 1000hp SHUTEM VK Commodore
Peter Bonassi’s teenage crush on a blown VK Commodore reaches a long-overdue conclusion in this furious, 1000hp head-kicker

Bagged & blown 1UZ-FE-powered 1998 Toyota HiLux
Forget what you think you know about mini-trucks. This Summernats Top 60 HiLux is a proper street machine

Top Judged Street: Mark Caruana’s HK Kingswood
This 700hp HK Kingswood proves that not all youngsters want Teslas and TikToks

Summernats 37 Meguiar’s Great Uncover, part one
The first part of our coverage from the 2025 unveilings at Summernats 37

PHATHT: Chris Schembri’s blown HT Monaro
When a young Chris Schembri dreamed of owning a tough HT Monaro, he never imagined it would turn out to be this blown, elite-level stunner

Preview: Meguiar’s Great Uncover at Summernats 37
A sneak peek at some of the killer rides set to debut at Street Machine Summernats 37

Preview: Meguiar’s Great Uncover at Summernats 37
A sneak peek at some of the killer rides set to debut at Street Machine Summernats 37

ProFlo Performance Harrop-blown, 427-cube LS
This 1225hp, 7.0L LS is destined for a customer's HJ Holden show car, which will become a streeter and then possibly raced later on

Buyer’s guide: Late-model crate engines
Here’s the hottest late-model crate motors available right now – including some of the wildest bent-eights Detroit has ever offered!

Code Brown: VH Commodore Vacationer sleeper
Mark Andriske’s nine-second, blown HK wasn’t giving him enough thrills, so he built an 1100rwhp VH Commodore wagon

Tony Macro’s blown & injected KILLA SL/R
Tony Macro brought his concept of an SL/R 5000 for the Twenty First century to life

Gen V: GM’s LT engine family
In the face of electric vehicles and overhead-cam Fords, General Motors’ pushrod small-block is now in its fifth generation. Here is our look at these latest-gen mills

Tech: How to swap a Gen V LT motor into an HQ-WB Holden
With the cost and scarcity of traditional V8s on the increase, it’s worth considering a Gen V LT-series engine swap for your street machine. Jason Waye of Tuff Mounts shows us how

Tech: Exploring the potential of force-fed Godzilla V8 conversions
We look at the viability and power potential of dropping Ford’s modern, 7.3L Godzilla small-block into a street machine

Steve Carkeet’s 1000hp, eight-second HG ute
Transformed from a paddock-basher into an eight-second, 1000hp bumper-dragger, this HK-grilled HG ute favours tradition over trends

Inside the C8 ZR1 Corvette’s 1064hp, quad-cam, twin-turbo LT7 V8
Delving into America’s most powerful production engine – GM’s new, 1064hp, twin-turbo LT7

Jordan Lord’s 582-cube HQ Holden Premier
This elite-level, 900hp big-block HQ Premier is Jordan Lord’s first serious build, dedicated to his dad’s memory