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

Andrew Broadhead’s Harrop-blown LS-powered HJ GTS Monaro

Packing pristine panel and paint, classy leather interior and 1225hp of Harrop-blown Dart LS, this epic HJ GTS Monaro is a burger with the lot

Edin Dervisevic’s 1098rwhp big-block HK Monaro GTS

Until Summernats 38, This HK Monaro housed the most powerful naturally aspirated engine ever to have competed at Horsepower Heroes

Pro tourer LS-powered 1969 Chevelle Malibu

This ’69 Chevelle dials the muscle car vibe to 11 via slick panel and paint and 640 horses at the wheels

Naturally aspirated, 565-cube big-block Chev combo

Flying the flag for old-school displacement is this 869hp carb-fed big-block Chev combo from BK Race engines

Brandon Zito’s Drag Challenge-winning, twin-turbo LC Torana – 1BADLC

Brandon Zito’s seven-second, twin-turbo LC Torana might be the Street Machine Drag Challenge overall champion for 2025, but it’s still a street car at its core

Video: Harrop-blown, Godzilla-swapped XY Falcon

When his 500hp, Clevo-powered XY GT tribute felt a bit stale, Ryan Kelly added an extra 850hp to make it an epic, Godzilla-powered street-and-strip beast

Mark Psaila’s turbo 2JZ-powered HR Premier

Around the turn of the century, Mark Psaila took his HR Premier from stock cream-puff to pro street toughie. Now, STOCK6 is back as a big-tyre, turbo 2JZ rocket

EJR Performance-built blown 369-cube Windsor combo

Our ’98 Sony Scorcher project car is set to return with this ProCharged short-deck Windsor built by EJR Performance

Jonathan Danaskos’s pro street 1965 Ford Mustang

Jonathan Danaskos's street-driven Mustang toughie blends classic style with a show-winning finish and 10-second timeslips

Stunning blown big-block HG Premier – BLWPRM

Building an elite-level show car in under six months is just about unheard of, but Rob and Jeremy Guljas did just that with their exquisitely detailed HG Premier

Jason Roberts’s LS3-powered 1957 Buick Special coupe

This wild, blown Buick is called ‘Capo’, and it is going to make you an offer you can’t refuse

Grunt Hunt: Aspirated, street-based LS build secrets

From mild through to wild, here’s how to make bulk power from a naturally aspirated LS thanks to Precision International

Inside ex-HDT XU-1 Saggy Sarah’s blown 202 Holden six

The rescued racing icon's donk gets a refresh after 15 years of track action

Dylan Auton’s Time Attack V8-powered Datsun 1600

Dylan Auton’s wild, V8-powered Datsun 1600 World Time Attack car is the culmination of a family love affair that began 56 years ago

Grunt Hunt: Holden V8 build secrets

The best options for building a stout street Holden V8 in 2025, thanks to Precision International

DTK-built REFINED FC Holden ute

Glenn Profilio asked Down Town Kustoms to imagine that Holden introduced an FC ute in 2015 instead of 1958 – and then build it for him

Benny Neal’s naturally aspirated 2JZ-GE combo

Benny Neal built this 3.0L 2JZ-GE combo for his latest project, a GX81 Mark II family-friendly JDM cruiser

Ben Fink’s pro tourer big-block-powered ’68 Camaro

When only half his ’68 Camaro came back from the blasters, Ben Fink turned tragedy into triumph by building it into an award-winning, big-block-powered pro tourer

BK Engines-built 363-cube Windsor V8 combo

BK Race Engines built this 363ci high-revving Windsor to replace an LS fitted to a customer’s Cobra

Hellcat-powered VH Charger 770 E49 R/T tribute

A cool car poster was all the inspiration Aidan Karaivanoff needed to turn his VH Charger 770 into an E49 R/T tribute with a storming Hellcat for power