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.
Highball Cars & Coffee #7
Melbourne's favourite cars and coffee event was a ray of sunshine before lockdown
Top Fuel joins Supercars and Superbikes in Darwin
The 2022 Australian Top Fuel Championship will finish at the Darwin Supercars meeting, 17-18 June
400 Thunder Sportsman Championship 2021-2022 dates announced
Heathcote Park Raceway and Palmyra Dragway join the next 400 Thunder Championship series
Online car sales scams on the rise
Think you wouldn’t fall for an online car sales scam? Maybe think again
Aussie Rivals Drags 2021
It was a classic Ford versus Holden showdown at Willowbank for the Aussie Rivals Drag Day
ANDRA announces new Australian Drag Racing Championship series
New series will bring Group One racing back into the ANDRA fold, starting with Top Doorslammer and Top Fuel Motorcycle
Jerry Wiegert: The man behind the American supercar, The Vector
The incredible story of Jerry Wiegert and his relentless quest to build the all-American supercar
Peter Brock-owned VK Group A Commodore sells for over $1M
Check out the latest Grays auction results, including a Blue Meanie owned by Peter Brock, an RPO 83 XA Falcon GT and an ultra low-mile XE ESP Fairmont Ghia
The Townsend family’s hot rod collection – flashback
Small country towns always have secrets. Glen Innes has a good one!
Bidding on Peter Brock’s personal VK Group A SS tops the $1 million mark
A Blue Meanie VK Group A SS, once owned by Peter Brock is up for auction
Ford Falcon XA GT RPO 83 coupe auction
Time capsule RPO 83 hardtop dragged from farmhouse seclusion and off to auction
Northern Nats powerskid and burnout video
A crazy compilation of tyre-frying action from Northern Nats 2021 at Springmount Raceway in FNQ
Craig Lowndes samples the C8 Corvette at The Bend
The C8 Chevrolet Corvette makes its first public appearance Down Under at The Bend Motorsport Park
Street Machine Drag Challenge 2021 sells out in six hours
Entries to Australia's toughest street car torture test fly off the shelf
Holden VS Commodore ute PSYCO – flashback
Looking back at the Aussie ute that took on the Auto Salon elite and won big
Become a Hot Wheels Legend!
Ever wanted to have your car immortalised as a Hot Wheels die-cast? Now’s your chance!
Brutal street cars at KOTS 2021
All the highlights from Tunnel Vision's King of the Street 2021
Remembering automotive historian and publisher David Fetherston
We bid a fond farewell to Street Machine’s long-time US correspondent
Street Machine: March 2021
The March 2021 edition of Street Machine is out now!
No Excuses #3 at Heathcote Park Raceway
After months of anticipation, racers finally got to hit the track at the revitalised Heathcote Park Raceway for its first major event of 2021