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: 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.
VIDEO: LX TORANA WITH NISSAN GT-R POWER!
The purists might hate it, but there’s no denying that Rob Velkovski created a monster when he bolted an RB30/26 into his Holden LX Torana hatch
VIDEO: NORTHERN TERRITORY SMOKE ZONE – BRASHERNATS
We love the Northern Territory. They’ve got plenty of sunshine, fireworks and killer crocs, and their own insane version of Brashernats; and it’s awesome!
VIDEO: DODGE DART LOSES THE BACK AXLE IN CANADA
It's hard not to feel bad for this Canadian Dodge Dart owner when he loses the whole differential while showing off near Edmonton, Canada
VIDEO: THE MAD MACHINES OF MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
The vehicles of the Mad Max film franchise have always been important, and with over 120 vehicles in the latest film the cars are practically stars in their own right
DRAG CHALLENGE CONTENDER #8 – DAVE ROGERS
Dave and his big-block-powered HK Monaro join the Drag Challenge circus
FOR SALE: BIG WILLIE’S DUKE & DUCHESS DAYTONA ON THE BLOCK
At the risk of gushing over yet another winged warrior on the Mecum Auctions website, we reckon Big Willie’s Daytona might be the coolest thing we’ll see this week
VIDEO: ENTER SANDMAN
It’s been over 35 years since Holden sold a Sandman, but the name is set to live again with the new Sandman Sportwagon and ute
BLAST FROM THE PAST: ANIMAL ACTS
Back in 1986 Geoff Paton’s big block-powered Mk1 Cortina was one of the quickest little cars around
Dodge’s 2016 ACR Viper will rule the track – and the street
Shut up and take our money!
FOR SALE: 1200HP DIESEL CHEVELLE COULD BE YOURS
We featured Mike Racke’s ground-breaking Chevelle back in' 09. He said there was no chance of selling it, but things change