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: 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
VIDEO: V8 COROLLA BLOWS ITS SUPERCHARGER OFF
We’ve seen all kinds of automotive mayhem over the years, but we’ve never seen a supercharger blown off a burnout engine!
VIDEO: AUSTRALIA’S QUICKEST STREETCAR GOES FASTER
Terry Seng’s mind-blowing VC Commodore continues to smash records
VIDEO: MASSIVE BURNOUT FIRE AT BRASHERNATS
This huge fire from Tony De Oliveira’s YLDTOY at Brashernats in Darwin easily falls into the terrifying category
DRAG CHALLENGE CONTENDER #7 – HARRY HAIG
Victorian Harry Haig has one of the craziest tough street cars in the country
TWO WEEKS ‘TIL MAD MAX FURY ROAD
It's been a massive month for movie goers but we’ve been waiting 30 years for the big one - Mad Max: Fury Road
VIDEO: TOP FUEL FIREBALL AT SYDNEY DRAGWAY
Top Fuel dragsters accelerate quicker than any other vehicle on the planet and as the Sainty Top Fuel team found out on the weekend, sometimes they do it in spectacular fashion
IS THIS THE WORLD’S CRAZIEST BURNOUT VAN?
Aussies are awesome at putting V8s in cars that never came with big bent eights, and that begs the question. If one V8 is good, are two better?
VIDEO: AXLE TRAMP LEVEL = EXPERT
People constantly tell us that burnouts are easy, but apparently they’re not for everyone
FOR SALE: 1970 HEMI CUDA WITH JUST 81 MILES ON THE CLOCK
UP FOR sale at Mecum Auctions next month, this is probably the lowest-mileage Plymouth Cuda to go under the hammer since they were new in showrooms back in the 70s
VIDEO: CON’S 10-SECOND VALIANT
In the latest issue of Street Machine we take a look at Con Sagiaris’s street ’n’ strip VG Valiant hardtop, and it’s a ripper