Articles by Simon TELFORD
Simon landed his dream job on Street Machine magazine in 2002 as features editor, under the tutelage of publishing guru Geoff Seddon. Moving up to editor in 2013, Simon and his team expanded the footprint of the brand to include the online build series Carnage, Drag Challenge events and e-commerce. These days, Simon oversees the teams behind 4X4 Australia, Unique Cars and Street Machine. Besides motoring titles, Simon has written for Qantas Magazine, Australian Guitar and the Sydney Morning Herald. Simon’s personal fleet includes a custom EJ Holden, a 1973 Triumph Tiger motorbike and a 1977 HZ Holden One Tonner. He also has the privilege of piloting a 600hp FX Holden at nostalgia drag racing events.
Summernats 35: Meguiar’s Great Uncover preview
A quick taste of some incredible metal due to be revealed at Summernats 35
Nitro action at the Auto Club NHRA Finals
Mark Boxer heads to Pomona for a big dose of nitro
Summernats 35 Wildcard Shootout contenders announced
Thirty three desperados will go head-to-head on day one of Street Machine Summernats of 35 for just three shots at Burnouts Masters glory
Ford Powered Nationals 2022
A few quick highlights from the 2022 Ford Powered Nationals at Heathcote Park Raceway
Blown XY Falcon BLOWJO – flashback
It took just nine months to build the car that conquered Summernats 21
Harley-Davidson Breakout Boss competition
Harley-Davidson announces new custom bike competition
Unique Cars & Coffee 2022
We join the Unique Cars crew for a low-key cars-and-coffee event at our Melbourne HQ
Unique Cars & Coffee this Saturday in Melbourne
Come and meet the crew behind Unique Cars, Street Machine, Wheels and 4X4 Australia this Saturday
New products at SEMA Show 2022
Aussie companies are hitting it hard with new products at SEMA Show 2022
Video: Jasmine Green’s HiLux wins Milwaukee Street Machine of the Year
Jasmine Green's HiLux sees off a stellar field to take out Milwaukee Street Machine of the Year for 2022!
Video: Harrop-blown L8T on the dyno
The gurus at Mast Motorsports strap a Harrop TVS2650 supercharger to a built L8T
Mark Jones’s SMOTY-winning FAT57 Chev
If there was ever a car that epitomised the transition from family hack to glory, it’s Mark Jones’s FAT57
Shannons Spring Auction 2022 results
We check the results from Shannons’ 2022 Spring Online Timed Auction
‘Cusso’ Bill Noach’s blown Y-block powered 1930 Ford coupe
Great hot rods are reflections of their builders’ personalities — just like this Model A Ford
Dodge Daytona SRT Banshee and DeLorean Alpha5 concepts spotted on the set of Fast 10
Two of the hottest EV concept cars are set to join a stellar line-up of ICE vehicles in the upcoming Fast and Furious 10
Next-generation Mustang will be more difficult to tune
Encrypted ECUs will mean the S650 Mustang will be more difficult to tune, says Ford engineer
Video: Budget-built Barra hits the dyno
Scotty puts his quick-and-dirty Barra build to the test on the Maxx Performance dyno
Family statement on Rod and Carol Hadfield accident
Allison and Damien Hadfield have issued a statement on the status of their parents Rod and Carol, following a road accident on the weekend
Red CentreNats 2022 Burnout Masters
Rob Cottrell claims the 2022 Red CentreNATS Burnout Masters title
Red CentreNATS Grand Champion 2022
Presenting the Red CentreNATS Grand Champ for 2022