Articles by Iain KELLY

Iain (or Marv, as heâ€™s known on the internet) has worked in automotive journalism since 2002, when he was Street Machineâ€™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

Street Machine Drag Challenge 2019 full results

Harry Haig’s twin-turbo big-block HQ is officially Australia’s quickest street car!

Drag Challenge 2019 Day Four class update – Video

All the action from the Blown, 235 and Six-Cylinder classes as we head into the final day of Drag Challenge 2019

Drag Challenge 2019 Day Three results

A second stint at Mildura’s Sunset Strip saw things really heat up at the top of the leaderboard

Inside Down Town Kustoms

Old-school car-building skills blend with state-of-the-art computer tech at Graeme Brewer's Down Town Kustoms, with award-winning results

Turbo Monaro makes the quickest and fastest pass in Drag Challenge history on amazing Day One

Daniel Szabolics’ epic twin-turbo big-block HQ Monaro broke the Street Machine Drag Challenge ET and MPH records twice on Day One of Drag Challenge 2019!

Budget-built turbo LS-powered HJ Holden Statesman

Yard-find freebie Statesman scores turbo LS power for $10K!

Slammed 1300hp twin-turbo 1955 Ford F100

The sweet Tiffany Blue paint may hint at a mild-mannered street truck, but Travis Fink's 1955 F100 packs a 1300hp sting in its finely detailed tail

Aaron Gregory’s 1951 Chevrolet Pick-up – Memphis Hell

Aaron Gregory has reinvented his top 60 elite hall Chev pick-up, Memphis Hell, as a corner-carving, road-tripping monster

Interview: Dandy Engines’ Frank Marchese

Frank Marchese’s thirst for power nearly killed him as a kid, but the 2018 Drag Challenge champion has only got thirstier with age

Home-built 1970 Holden HT Kingswood

Jason Pellett's clean HT Kingswood proves that less can be way more when it comes to building a cool cruiser

600hp supercharged Holden 253

An anatomical analysis of Australia's toughest and angriest thongslapper

Optima Ultimate Street Car

Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car comes to Australia

America’s biggest competition for pro tourers hits Aussie shores, with a stack of killer street machines ready to do battle at Calder Park

Twin-turbo LSX-powered 1954 Holden FJ ute – PRIMED

With elite-level fit and finish and low eight-second performance, Troy David's Holden FJ ute isprimed for glory

Blown 350-cube 1999 Holden VS Commodore ute

Clint Stevens let his dunger V6 Holden work ute corrupt him - he just had to build an 800hp, blown Chev-powered streeter out of it

Metallica’s James Hetfield donates his custom cars to the Petersen Museum

You’ll be able to check out some of Metallica frontman James Hetfield’s world-renowned hand-built custom cars from February 2020 at LA’s Petersen Museum

Supercharged widebody Holden VE Commodore ute – BELTFD

Luke Bailey's work truck quickly got out of control and turned into this custom widebody supercharged showstopper

Grudge Kings 2019 – Gallery

Grudge Kings settled scores at Sydney Dragway on Saturday, with over $100K prize money on offer

Big-block 1974 Ford XB Falcon hardtop

Pete Aitken didn’t let a rat infestation or blood disease stand in the way of his dream of building a blown, big-block XB hardtop

Nitrous 548-cube big-block 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS

Packing a nitrous-huffing 548ci big-block, Paul Paterson's 1967 Camaro is a brawny streeter that runs nines on the side

Andy Lynes’s Holden HQ ute, GTS coupe and GTS sedan

When Andy Lynes's dad brought his new Holden HQ ute home, he didn't realise it'd spark his son's obsession with the model that has lasted over 40 years