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.
Shane O’Halloran’s Pro Street VH Valiant hardtop
Released as a luxo-barge, the VH hardtop makes a great muscle car. If you can find one
Billy Shelton’s SICKO HQ Monaro
Looking back on Billy Shelton’s former SM cover car, a trophy-winning HQ Monaro
Mud racing: Kukerin Creekbed run
Good clean fun? Hell no, this is Kukerin Creekbed racing!
Pro Street 622ci LH Torana
A couple of hog-hunting buddies pooled car parts to race at the sharp end of Modified Street
Ultimate sleeper: Scott Briant’s 11-second Datsun 120Y turbo V6
It was cheap to build, ran low 11s and did a ton of very fuel-efficient road miles. We look back at Scott Briant’s crazy Datsun 120Y
Stunning 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang
Forget about replicas and movie stars; this Shelby GT500 is the genuine article
Paul Sant’s stunning 1957 Chev Bel Air convertible
Looking for a slice of nostalgia? Paul Sant's immaculate '57 Chev is as good as it gets
Ben Pike’s blown Chev C20 pickup – flashback
A two-ton truck that runs 11s - wouldn't want to mess with that!
Wild custom XL Ford Falcon sedan delivery
Kris Matthews's cool Ford Falcon XL sedan delivery has the looks, the power and the set-up for any occasion
ITS WAR VK Holden Calais
Brad Cavanagh and his gang got together to rebuild an old mate's VK Commodore
Ross Puliafito’s Falcon XB GT hardtop
Ross Puliafito rescues an ailing GT with a lot of help from his friend
Tech: making your own 200-series braided lines and fittings
Carnage chieftain Scotty Taylor gives us the lowdown on using 200-series Proflow lines and fittings
Family-heirloom EFI Hemi six-powered VG Pacer
Nik Ilijic brought the family Pacer into the new millennium
Shane Keene’s award-winning blown EH panel van
Shane Keene wanted to improve his show-winning EH pano
Angela Dow’s SMOTY-winning LX Torana hatch
It takes big balls to race a 1500hp Torana. Ask Angela Dow
Chris & Joe Batey’s front-engined dragsters
Nothing says nostalgia quite like a front-engined dragster
Tony Younis’s 1000hp 1948 Ford Anglia
1000hp of Yankee muscle wrapped in a Pommy biscuit tin
Flashback: Domenic Luppino’s 2200hp Pro Street Mustang ROKN03
Looking back at Dom Luppino's twin-turbo V8 monster, when it was the fastest Pro Streeter in the country and lining up for a six-second pass
Flashback: Brad Keem’s turbo Hemi six-powered VH Charger
With 460 turbocharged six-pack ponies under its gleaming skin, this 10sec Charger is a national treasure
384-cube LX Torana 2TOUGH -flashback
The only difference between men and boys is the price of the toy