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.
VIDEO: PSIPOP – BUDGET RACER RUNS MID-NINES
Boosted ED Falcon budget drag car runs in the nines with an ex-taxi motor
VIDEO: VK COMMODORE POWERED BY FOUR-LITRE FORD
Body by Holden, soul by Ford. That’s the way Danny Quilty chose to get his budget VK Commodore into the mid-11s
Family ties: Valiant R/T Charger
Georgio Lafazanis’s R/T Charger has been everything from 70s factory muscle car to madly modified 80s custom
Video: Raelene Drew’s turbocharged HR Holden on the dyno
Raelene's turbo LS-powered HR Holden is slicker than ever
PERTH, SYDNEY AND WILLOWBANK ANNOUNCE THEIR OWN SERIES
Australian drag racing undergoes major transformation
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH AUSTRALIAN DRAG RACING?
Since 1973, the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) has been the main sanctioning body for drag racing in Australia, but that could be set for a massive upheaval
CHOPPED AND CHANNELLED FIAT TOPOLINO RAT ROD
We see plenty of crazy stuff in our travels, but this little turbocharged Fiat Topolino rat rod stopped us in our tracks
VIDEO: PEDDERS BUILDS A MAD MAX-STYLE MONARO
With the release of Mad Max: Fury Road a month ago, everything has been going a little bit mad around here – and that includes the guys from Pedders, who have built this big-block HQ Monaro to give away
Video: Nine-second column-shifted HR Holden
We've watched Raelene Drew’s almost stock-appearing HR get quicker over the years. The latest incarnation, with a turbocharged LS engine, is the quickest yet
VIDEO: V8-POWERED SUZUKI MIGHTY BOY AT BRASHERNATS
Australians have proven time and again that they will fit a V8 into just about anything – including this tiny Suzuki Mighty Boy ute
VIDEO: NITROUS BACKFIRE COOKS XA COUPE AT HEATHCOTE
Nitrous oxide can be tricky stuff. Spray it into your engine, with the appropriate amount of fuel, and horsepower and happiness abound, but get it wrong and it can bite you big time
VIDEO: BRASHERNATS GOES OFF AT SYDNEY DRAGWAY
Over 7000 burnout addicts headed to Sydney Dragway last weekend for Brashernats – and what a show it was
VIDEO: MATER DOES BRASHERNATS 2015
Okay, it’s not the real Mater, from the Disney movie Cars, but Mark Gibbins’s 1950 International tow truck does a pretty good impression – and a decent burnout too
GALLERY: WINTERNATS
Winternats action heats up at Willowbank
HARLEY KNUCKLEHEAD-POWERED CYCLECAR ON THE DYNO
We love weird and wonderful machinery here at Street Machine, usually the weirder the better, but this 1935 Harley-powered cyclecar blows our minds
VIDEO: BRASHERNATS SYDNEY THIS WEEKEND
Traditionally winter has been a quiet time for burnouts, but this weekend Sydney Dragway is set to fire up for Brashernats 2015
ULTIMATE SLEEPER: 1000+HP EB FALCON
We love sleepers, and they don’t get much sleepier than Michael Cini’s stock-looking EB Falcon
GIVEAWAY: HQ GTS MONARO ENTRIES CLOSING SOON
You've got just under 30 days left to be in the running for our beautiful HQ GTS tribute. It sure is one sweet ride
Dodge Charger and Challenger – headed for Oz?
Fiat Chrysler Australia are desperate to get the Dodge Challenger and Charger to Australia, but it is far from a sure thing
VIDEO: WE DRIVE THE HOLDEN EFIJY – THE WORLD’S COOLEST CONCEPT CAR
EFJIY is Holden’s tribute to the FJ, and the low slung coupe took the world by storm when it debuted at the 2005 Australian International Motor Show. Street Machine editor Simon Telford has lusted after EFIJY ever since it was unveiled, and recently he got a chance to drive the classic hot rod Holden.