Articles by Scott TAYLOR
Raised in a house without 240V electricity, at age 16 Scotty was inspired by early issues of Street Machine to build an HQ ute from the chassis up. During the 90s he dived head-first into drag racing and has lived his life a quarter-mile at a time ever since.As the internet gained popularity, Scotty designed his own how-to websites and helped create Slick 6 Packs magazine, before securing a full-time position at Street Commodores.He then freelanced exclusively for Street Machine for eight years and started a successful YouTube channel called Scotty’s Garage, before joining the SM team full-time in 2013. Since then, Scotty has helped create Carnage and Drag Challenge while supporting a shed full of modified Mopars.
Engine ID guide – Ford, Holden, Chrysler & Chevrolet
An easy guide to spotting classic street machine engines
710hp Holden 383 stroker V8 with 367-cube combo
James Melmoth from Melway Competition Engines (MCE) puts together some of the toughest street ’n’ strip Holden V8s around
Twin-turbo 850hp Ford Capri streeter
Take street tyres, add pump fuel and 200kg of ice and what do you get? Low nine-second passes
Blown 1971 Chrysler VH Charger E49 R/T replica
Six is fun, but Mopar addict Shane O'Halloran wanted a blown Hemi for his R/T Charger clone
REVFEST 2012 – FLASHBACK
Looking back on all the action and big smoke of Wagga's last Revfest held in 2012
440-CUBE BIG-BLOCK 1970 PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA
Jason Burke's '70 Barracuda packs killer looks and a monster bite
Carnage: Turbo Taxi Part Three
Our turbo LPG FG Falcon taxi roars into life!
HARRY HAIG – INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY
A look at the crazy car collection of Shepparton mad man Harry Haig
358CI DODGE NASCAR MOTOR
This Dodge Nascar motor is set to tear tyres to pieces in Catherine ‘Driftcat’ Hewitson’s drift-spec VK Commodore
TURBO TAXI – CARNAGE – EPISODE TWO
In episode two of the Turbo Taxi edition of Carnage, we break out the spanners and swap a new engine into our FG Falcon taxi - and turbocharge it!
WE GET TO DRIVE THE HSV GTS-R W1… BRIEFLY – VIDEO
Scotty drives the last and most powerful Commodore-based HSV ever - the GTS-R W1
One-off auto Aussie 1971 Valiant R/T Charger
The full story on the only automatic Aussie R/T Charger ever made
BUBBA’S 370CI TWIN-TURBO HOLDEN V8
We explore the whys, wherefores and hidden depths of Bubba’s Drag Challenge-winning Holden V8
BUBBA’S DRAG CHALLENGE-WINNING TWIN-TURBO VH COMMODORE
Who would have thought that a battle between 100 of Australia’s toughest streeters would see a Holden V8 on top?
Cobra quad-cam V8-powered 1969 Ford Capri pro tourer
Street Elite meets Pro Touring in Clint Digiovanni's crazy quad-cam '69 Capri screamer
HALTECH UNBOXING FOR TURBO TAXI AND AIDEN’S VL – VIDEO
We crack open a bunch of high-performance goodies for our current project cars, thanks to Haltech
TURBO TAXI – CARNAGE – EPISODE ONE
Did someone hail a taxi? We get ready to crank some boost into a high-mileage clunker
LARDNER PARK MOTORFEST 2017 HIGHLIGHTS – VIDEO
It was a case of ‘smoke ’em if you got ’em’ at Lardner Park Motorfest on the weekend
MASSIVE ENGINE FIRE AT LARDNER PARK MOTORFEST – VIDEO
Blown and injected big-block HT Holden ute goes up in flames at Lardner Park Motor Fest
WAR440 MAKES OVER 1000RWHP AT SUMMERNATS 21 VIDEO
Arby's supercharged Valiant makes over 1000rwhp on the dyno at Summernats