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

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!

Turbo LS3-powered Holden VS Commodore sleeper

This stock-looking Holden VS Commodore executive hides a 550rwkw sting in the tail from a turbo LS3

Tail dragging ’36 Ford Coupe

Dale French’s ’36 Ford is a perfect example of how keeping a build simple makes it all the sweeter

800hp aspirated LS-powered VK Calais

Tom Armstrong’s pin-sharp 445ci VK Calais makes 800hp with no turbo, gas or supercharger in sight

Turbo LQ9-powered Toyota KE20 Corolla sleeper

KE20 Corolla powered by a turbo LS motor!

Massive Skid Row Gallery – Street Machine Summernats 32

Massive gallery of all the mean burnouts from Summernats Skid Row.

Tubbed home-built 427-cube 1964 Holden EH

Jason Spiteri’s tubbed, ’caged, 675hp Holden EH streeter was built entirely at home

Bare-metal LSX-powered 1968 Holden HK ute

Daryl O'Sullivan's Holden HK Kingswood is already a pro touring masterpiece and it's still under construction

Twin-turbo 1400rwhp 1978 Holden HZ Kingswood SL – LUMPER

Beneath the mild-mannered exterior of Matt Lampard's HZ Kingswood SL lurks a 1400rwhp superhero that runs mid-eights!

Days Of Thunder (1990) – ripper car movies

The wheel-to-wheel work on the super speedways is awesome and the crashes are mega

Sarah Heaney’s Barra-powered Ford EB Falcon

Sarah Heaney waved the Barra flag for her first Street Machine Drag Challenge

Carolyn Rosser’s Holden VX Commodore

Carolyn Rosser took the family VX Commodore to compete at Drag Challenge 2018

Kim Smith’s blown 2011 HSV Maloo E Series 3

Kim Smith's third Drag Challenge run ended in disappointment when her HSV Maloo dropped pieces of piston in the tyre-warming area when something between the supercharger and the sump escaped

Karen Barden’s 1969 Chrysler VF Valiant hardtop

Karen Bawden has been racing her 1969 VF Valiant hardtop for seven years

Alysha Teale’s 383-cube Holden HQ – HERHQ

Sydneysider Alysha Teale and her matteblack HERHQ sedan are Drag Challenge stalwarts and always feature high on the DYO leaderboard

Eight-second HK Monaro owns the dyno and Tuff Street at Street Machine Summernats 32

Brett Armstrong’s eight-second HK Monaro makes nearly 1000hp aspirated and looks awesome doing it