Articles by Jack HOULIHAN
Jack snagged his dream internship in 2019, helping out around the traps at Street Machine. Editor Telfo snapped him up after he finished his media degree later that year, and since then he’s done a bit of everything. Jack’s turned his hand to writing, filming and web management, plus a brief stint as a WhichCar TV hand model.When he’s not on task around WhichCar, you’ll find him in the shed cursing one of his latest projects. Current targets include a 1980 ZJ Fairlane, a 1986 Hilux 4x4, and a Suzuki TS185 trail bike. He’s got a passion for otherwise-unloved metal, so don’t get him started on first-gen Magnas or KF Lasers!


Marion Breski’s blown & injected 370-cube ’67 Mustang
Marion Breski’s blown and injected, ProFlo-built Mustang is as sharp as they come, and there’s plenty of go to match the show

3S-GE BEAMS-powered KE36 Corolla panel van
Michael Ellard's blacktop BEAMS-powered KE36 Corolla has a snoozy new look

Darren Ison’s family-heirloom HT ute – HTI969
Hardwood Rod & Custom turns Darren Ison’s hand-me-down HT into a smooth operator

Street Machine of the Year 2024: Heath van der Waerden’s Torana hatch
This shed-built, drive-anywhere pro touring Torana was Heath van der Waerden’s life for more than eight years, and it’s now earned him the biggest prize in Aussie street machining

XDUB: Old school meets high tech in this XW Falcon panel van
XDUB throws some fresh and techy twists on the classic panel van formula

Injected 427-cube XC Fairmont hardtop – XCBOSS
Thanks to 427ci of injected ProFlo grunt, the late Scott Medhurst’s XC Fairmont is a tour de force

Serg De Rose’s Grinch Green XY Falcon
Serg De Rose’s low-hanging, Grinch Green XY does the GT theme a little differently

428 Cobra Jet-powered 1969 F100
We caught up with Tim Kemp and his custom big-block F100 at the recent Showcars Acland Street Father’s Day spectacular

Force-fed Holden HQ Kingswood sleeper
Scott McAlinden banded together with mates to give this sweet Quey a new heart

Craige Lewis’s nitrous 427-cube XY Falcon 500
Craige Lewis’s 700hp small-block Falcon oozes base-model cool

Video: Seven-second, 1900hp turbo Barra-powered XD Falcon
Sean Anthony’s full-fat, street-driven turbo-Barra XD boasts a brace of seven-second timeslips

Matt Turner’s EFI big-block VG Valiant Pacer
Almost 30 years in the making, Matt Turner’s big-block VG Pacer is finally snapping necks on the street

Whipple-charged, Coyote-powered 1956 Ford F100
With modern blown Ford power in a classic package, Adam Bickerstaff’s 1956 F100 dominated MotorEx 2024

Showcars Melbourne Father’s Day Car & Bike Show 2024
Melbourne’s best rides took on the city’s famously mercurial weather and won at the 2024 Showcars Melbourne Father’s Day spectacular

Adrian Portelli buys into the Out There Group, announces plans for Summernats USA
Adrian Portelli of LMCT+ fame buys into the Out There Group, owners of Summernats and Street Machine

Young gun Bailey Anstis’s widebody TF Rodeo
20-year-old Bailey Anstis finished his 1995 TF Rodeo just in time for the Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge. Here’s his story

Dale Millican’s Harrop-blown LSA-powered HR Holden ute
Dale Millican’s retrotech HR ute boogies with hidden LSA power

Where are they now? Scott Briant’s blown Holden 355-powered Corolla wagon
After 15 years apart, Scott Briant has been reunited with his trophy-hauling, Holden 355-powered Corolla wagon to continue its winning ways

Gen III Hemi-powered 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger
With a Gen III Hemi and Scat-Pack steeze, George Poulson’s Dart Swinger ticks all the boxes

HDT racer Wayne Negus’s A9X GMP&A Torana hatch
A rare-breed hatch with a ripping back-story!