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 heâ€™s done a bit of everything. Jackâ€™s turned his hand to writing, filming and web management, plus a brief stint as a WhichCar TV hand model.When heâ€™s not on task around WhichCar, youâ€™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. Heâ€™s got a passion for otherwise-unloved metal, so donâ€™t get him started on first-gen Magnas or KF Lasers!

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!

Frank Darmanin’s LS-powered PROGM8 VH Commodore

A reborn PROGM8 shoots for the title of Australia’s best show-and-go Commodore

ProCharged Windsor-powered XP Falcon sedan delivery

Joel Beatson’s XP combines killer stance with ProCharged Windsor shove

Home-brewed HR Holden with screaming six power

With a screaming Holden six, Dean Trounson’s home-cooked HR steers with the best of ’em

Optima Ultimate Street Car

15 killer rides from Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge

Here’s some of our favourite picks from the 2024 edition of the Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge at Calder Park, including some familiar faces