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
Harry Haig’s twin-turbo 540ci HQ sedan at Drag Challenge 2018
Harry Haig’s seven-second ‘Shonky’ SS takes out Turbosmart Outlaw Blown at Street Machine Drag Challenge 2018
900hp, nine-second turbo HQ Kingswood wagon at Drag Challenge 2018
Andrew McQualter turned granddad’s HQ into a nine-second turbocharged monster
Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Four report & gallery
Australia’s toughest street cars return to Swan Hill as the times tumble
Seven-second, 1460hp VL Calais at Drag Challenge 2018
With 1460hp on tap and seven-second slips in the glovebox, Lorenzo Gullotto’s VL Calais is one of the meanest street cars on Aussie roads
Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Three report & gallery
Drag Challenge competitors do battle with the Mildura Sunset Strip eighth-mile
Drag Challenge 2018 – Day Two report & gallery
The Drag Challenge circus rolls on to Swan Hill as the competition heats up
Blown big-block HZ panel van at Drag Challenge 2018
Ryan Ford’s supercharged big-inch tribute to HDT’s workshop van certainly turned some heads at DC 2018
Tray-mount turbocharged big-block HJ ute at Drag Challenge 2018
A tray-mount turbo wakes up the BBC in Tim Sullivan’s former tip-run Holden ute
Drag Challenge 2018 – Day One report & gallery
Day One of Street Machine Drag Challenge 2018 saw well over 200 entrants attack the Calder Park blacktop.
Rick Galloway’s 1974 Ford XB Falcon coupe – FAT XB
Killer lines, a tough Clevo and sweet stance make Rick Galloway's Falcon coupe one FAT XB
LS1-powered 1998 Holden TF Rodeo
Ash Jones's LS1-powered Holden Rodeo is how all minitrucks should be built
Street Machine Drag Challenge 2017
Scorching heat, driving rain, insect plagues - Street Machine Drag Challenge 2017 was a trial of biblical proportions
Blown LS1-powered 2002 Holden VY S ute
Joel Burgess built his daily driver into a supercharged 620rwhp brute for relative chump change
L98-powered Mazda RX-7
The third-generation Mazda RX-7 was one of the best-looking cars to come out of Japan, and Luke Truskinger has improved his with a grumpy L98
One day in LA – a Los Angeles car culture tour in 24 hours
Iain Kelly enjoys a 24-hour blast around LA's sacred sites
Jeremy Martin’s 4000hp twin-turbo 481X-powered Holden VB Commodore
Jeremy 'Jet' Martin's monster VB Commodore took out the richest drag race in Australian history and this weekend he'll be shooting it out at No Mercy at South Georgia Motorsports Park
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – ripper car movies
George Miller’s post-apocalyptic world bears down on Max and Furiosa and the movie is basically one huge car chase
Holden VE Commodore SS: Buyer’s Guide
Everything you need to know about buying a VE-generation SS Commodore, including why they're the best bargain available for your next build
Smokey & The Bandit (1977) – Ripper Car Movies
Plenty of tyre-smoking action and a few Dukes of Hazzard-style jumps as The Bandit and his Trans Am lead the cops on a 1450km wild-goose chase
Viper V10-powered 1968 Plymouth GTX
Eruption, Ian Neary's Viper-powered '68 Plymouth, is potentially New Zealand's greatest muscle car build of all time