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

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

Rockynats ready to rock!

Rockhampton is gearing up to throw the wildest party Central Queensland has seen in decades with the first Rockynats set to bring drag racing into the centre of town

750hp LSX454 – Mill of the Month

Gary McRae takes one of the Holy Grail LS crate engines and gives it a solid shake up

Custom pillarless HR Holden two door coupe

United Speed Shop is busting discs to build the pillarless HR hardtop that Holden should have

580-cube big-block 1976 Holden HJ Kingswood – MCFRY

Nelson Granger's granddad would never have believed his beloved Holden HJ Kingswood could become this nine-second 580ci brute

NASCAR-powered 1970 Dodge Challenger

The cops wouldn't have caught Kowalski in Vanishing Point if he'd been driving this NASCAR-powered, corner-carving Challenger from NZ

Turbo 1972 Holden LJ Torana + turbo big-block 1977 LX Torana

Tony Webb's eight-second LJ Torana has a new turbo big-block stablemate that's gunning for sixes

Pro touring Ford Coyote-powered F100 pick-up

Sly Stallone inspired this knock-out pro touring Ford F100 pick-up from Queensland

Blown LSX454-powered 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS

Gino Aiello took one of the baddest big-block muscle cars and made it even better by fitting a small-block!

509-cube 1932 Ford three-window coupe

Dave Monaghan's 509ci 1932 coupe has enough 60s style to give any falfa fan nightmares

Pro touring LS3-powered 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS

Jonny Wadsworth bought a bare shell from the USA and set about building one killer 600hp 418ci pro touring Camaro

Twin-turbo 1969 Holden HT ute – 1TUFGM

A Summernats Top 60 spot and nine-second timeslips make this Holden HT ute a serious all-rounder

Supercharged 2007 Holden VE Calais V sleeper

Plush comfort and smooth styling meets supercharged 6L power in Ben Hiles's 622rwhp sleeper Calais

LS3-powered 1966 Chevrolet C10 pick-up

Andrew Cresswick's Chev C10 pick-up might look low 'n' slow, but it packs 540hp worth of grumpy LS3 to burn critics at will

LS1-swapped 1965 Chevrolet Nova SS – part one

Here's how to improve the reliability and power output of the matching-numbers muscle car by stealthily swapping in an LS1

Mardi Knight’s 1971 Chrysler VG Valiant sedan

Mardi Knight bought her VG Valiant 11 years ago and now that it's fitted with a new 265 built last year, she's hoping to get back on the track very soon

Six-second, 2JZ-powered LC Torana

This six-second Torana is packing around 1800hp of 2JZ goodness

LSA-powered 1963 Chevrolet Impala

A big car like a '63 Impala needs serious grunt, so it is lucky Robert Chauvet's packs a 580rwhp LSA!