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
Sleeper: Turbo LS-powered HT Holden
Ricky Fenwick took his HT Kingswood from grandma-spec to 1000hp monster in just a month
V8 SUPERCAR CHAMP JAMIE WHINCUP VISITS SUMMERNATS
We chat to six-time V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup who brought his company car to Summernats and didn’t disappoint
DOWN TOWN KUSTOMS’ WILD LS3-POWERED FC 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
PRO TOURER PONTIAC GTO JUDGE
Don Nickelson’s GTO Judge tribute combines modern detail with old school mumbo
980HP RECOIL PRO TOURING CHEVROLET CHEVELLE
Up close and personal with the incredible Ringbrothers Recoil Chevelle pro-tourer
427-CUBE BLACK OPS FORD FAIRLANE
Steve Strope talks us through the SEMA-stopping Pure Vision Black Ops 1967 Ford Fairlane
8/71-blown 426 Hemi-powered 1968 Dodge Charger
Terry Mourched’s stunning ’68 Dodge Charger might be the ultimate Mopar street car
PISSED OFF PRO-TOURING PLYMOUTH VALIANT
Awesome Hemi-powered Valiant combines crazy attention to detail with classic patina
BOOSTED 9-SECOND FORD LTD SLEEPER
It might look like a perfectly-preserved 1980s businessman’s carriage, but this LTD conceals a high-horsepower secret
TROPHY-WINNING HOLDEN HT MONARO
Trophy-winner, cruiser and family runaround, Ricky and Tanya Allen’s slick HT Monaro epitomises the term ‘street elite’
SUPERCHARGED LS-POWERED ICON ’53 CHEVY PICK-UP IN CALIFORNIA
Icon gives the ’53 Chev pick-up new bones and organs to create one epic pro-tourer
SLAMMED MODEL A FORD HOT ROD
Graeme Brewer doesn’t mince words. He is a straight shooter in the classic sense of the term, especially when it comes to his ’31 Ford tudor
Mark Hayes’s 763ci nitrous LC Torana selected for Street Outlaws v Australia
Torana guru and Pro Street legend Mark Hayes is ready to take on the Street Outlaws NPK crew at Sydney Dragway
PURE VISION
Tony Macro has brought his concept of an SL/R 5000 for the Twenty First century to life
GALLERY: DOES THIS MAN HAVE THE WORLD’S BEST JOB?
Ahead of the Furious 7 launch on April 2, we talk to Dennis McCarthy; the bloke who finds, builds and maintains the coolest cars that feature in Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters
GALLERY: SUMMERNATS HORSEPOWER ZEROS
While Jake Edwards’s 2000hp Torana stole the headlines at Summernats 28, there was a fearsome dyno battle going on at the opposite end of the scale
VIDEO: JAKE’S PERFORMANCE POWERPLAY
Jake’s Performance reigns supreme in the Horsepower Hero hall
VIDEO: 2000HP TORANA AT SUMMERNATS
Jake Edwards is the first person to break the 2000 rear-wheel horsepower figure in Street Machine Summernats history
’55 CHEV FROM TWO-LANE BLACKTOP UP FOR GRABS!
Three primer-grey ’55 Chev Gassers were made for the cult classic film: Two-Lane Blacktop. Only one survives and it could be yours
GALLERY: LAURIE STARLING MEMORIAL
A big crowd turned up to Penrith Lakes to remember car-building legend and Summernats judge Laurie Starling