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.
Rockynats 2026 wrap-up & gallery
We head north for the sixth instalment of Rockynats – Queensland’s biggest Horsepower Party!
Video: Steve Loader’s UCSMOKE hits the hub dyno
Crank up the volume as we put a Pro Burnout car on the hub dyno!
Behind the scenes: creating the July Street Machine cover!
Take a look behind the curtain with a cool timelapse of the next Street Machine cover design
Best Street Machine special features Part Two: 2003-2019
Part Two of our journey back through the best special features of Street Machine’s first 400 issues
We gatecrash GT-R Festival with twin-turbo V8s!
We hit GT-R Festival with a couple of ring ins!
Dale Fisher, Australian custom car pioneer
Celebrating the life, work and influence of late Aussie custom car guru, Dale Fisher
Best Street Machine special features Part One: 1986-2002
Some of our all-time favourite feature yarns from the first 400 issues
Calvin Heyden’s XY Fairmont
This ultra-classy XY avoids pretending to be a GT clone – and is all the better for it!
Video: Race-prepping a 3500hp Capri & our Grimace ute
Adam gets his Capri and our VS ute ready to rumble!
Video: Grimace is back!
Our twin-turbo VS ute has had a glow-up!
Results: Sydney’s Hot Rod & Custom Auto Expo 2026
Sydney’s biggest indoor show moves to a one-day format for 2026, with spectacular results
Street Machine to sponsor the 2026 Hidden Valley Track Championships!
Street Machine is slapping down $30,000 to support the growth of drag racing in the Top End
Aris Kontoleon’s twin-turbo F-150 Lariat
Take cover – this twin-turbo F-150 is a force of nature!
Video: Duramax diesel-powered VL wagon
We chat to Anna and Lee Povey as they give their wild VL wagon its first taste of the track at Rockynats
Video: Coyote-swapped 1986 Ford F-250
Telfo takes the Sunny Coast Auto Detailing F-250 for a test drive!
Brett Lasala withdraws from Radial Outlaw Series
Brett Lasala pulls his Snot Rocket Mustang from Radial Outlaw Series contention
Sold out! Drag Challenge presented by VPW 2026
Drag Challenge 2026 has sold out in record time!
Video: VUFORU is back and looking amazing!
One of Street Machine’s most legendary builds is almost ready for Meguiar's MotorEx
HELBENT Commodore wins Rockynats 06 Champion
HELBENT takes out the Rockynats Champion award for 2026!
2QWIK4U: XA Falcon hardtop unveil
One of our favourite unveils from Rockynats 06!