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

Red Centre Nats 2018 survival guide

Everything you need to know if you're heading to Alice Springs for the fourth Red CentreNATS!

Nine-second 1987 Holden VL Commodore SL sleeper

Don't be fooled by Nathan Dyson's sedate-looking VL Commodore SL - boosted by a Gen II GTX3582 Garrett turbo, it's done a 9.87@141mph

LS3-powered 1983 Holden VH Commodore SL/E – ST1NKY

Rocking a striking two-tone paintjob, bench seat and dash-mounted shifter, this 1050hp VH Commodore SL/E certainly stands out from the crowd

Blown LS-powered 1983 Volvo 240GL sleeper

What a sleeper! A Swedish Brick with an L98 transplant and LSA blower for good measure

House of Kolor Inauguration at Meguiar’s MotorEx 2018

We check out the newly unveiled rides at MotorEx 2018 in Melbourne

Guide to LS engine swaps

How to fit an LS engine into just about anything

Nostalgia Lane at the 2018 Sydney Hot Rod and Custom Show

Get down Rosehill Racecourse this weekend to check out the Nostalgia Lane display at the 2018 Hot Rod and Custom Show

LS engine variants part two – Generation IV

In part two of our LS family tree, we look at the Gen IV-series starting with the LS2

Summernats supercharges Tuff Street!

Yep, you’ll be able to lay some rubber on Tuff Street at Street Machine Summernats 32

LS-powered 1978 Toyota KE30 Corolla

Nathan Patterson transformes a nanna-spec Toyota Corolla into a fearsome tyre-scorcher

LS engine variants part one – Generation III

After almost 20 years in production, there are dozens of LS engine variants, so here is he skinny on the LS family tree

LSX-powered strip warriors: Turbo 2000 Holden VT Commodore & twin-turbo 1973 Mazda RX3

Looking back on two LS-powered monsters from the guys from Castle Hill exhaust

Leadfoot Festival 2018 – Gallery

Checking out one of the world's coolest car events, New Zealand's Leadfoot Festival

Andrew Dunnett’s CL Valiant ute wins Turbosmart Dial Your Own – Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Andrew Dunnett’s beautiful CL Valiant ute out the Turbosmart DYO class with a stunning 0.00469-second split

Tekno Performance’s Blown 2013 HSV Clubsport R8 SV & blown 2013 HSV GTS

Would you prefer a bagged, blown and hard-tuned HSV Clubsport or mild GTS? Tekno Performance's Jono Webb built both

Noel Inman’s 1922 Model T wins Boostane Outlaw Blown – Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Noel Inman’s ’22 Ford T-model edges out Canberra’s Greg Mason in his sweet turquoise El Camino to take out the Boostane Outlaw Blown class at Drag Challenge Weekend

10-second 2JZ-powered Toyota Supra at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Single-turbo Supra runs low 10s in Tuff Mounts Radial Blown

Mark Van Der Togt’s Ford XW Futura wins Tuff Mounts Radial Blown – Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Mark Van Der Togt takes out the win in Tuff Mounts Radial Blown – as well as Drag Challenge Weekend outright in his twin-turbo Ford XW Futura

Terry Seng’s VC Commodore runs quickest and fastest pass at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 – Video

Seng sends it on the first Drag Challenge Weekend

Nitrous 363ci Windsor-powered Cortina at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018

Michael Titmarsh came oh so close to completing Drag Challenge last year in his nitrous-sniffing Windsor-powered Cortina so he had to come back for Drag Challenge Weekend on his home turf