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.
Twin-turbo Lexus V8-powered FB Holden
A wild FB Holden custom with twin-turbo, quad-cam Lexus V8 power
Carnage Plus Episode Six – TRE Automotive and LSXWAR
Scotty checks out Mark Sass's monster Vortech-blown LSXWAR Commodore
Bruce Swallow’s hot rod and street machine 1/25 scale models
Scratch a street machiner and it's a pretty good bet you'll find a modelmaker underneath
Barra-powered HZ ute at WA Hot Rod and Street Machine Spectacular
We check out Chris Dicker's Sand Barra ute
Blobak HQ Holden ute chasiss up for auction
The chassis from Alan Cooper’s famed twin-engine BLOBAK ute is up for auction this weekend
Americans and Swedes attempt to take the burnout world record
Two Guinness-certified attempts are being made on the burnout world record title
Ted Krolo’s 1957 Chevrolet Sports Coupe
Looking back on Ted Krolo's ground-pounding '57 Chev
Carnage Plus Episode One – Herrod Performance and McDonald Bros Racing
A behind the scenes look at the places we visit when preparing to shoot episodes of Carnage
Drag Challenge entries close Friday
With total entries for Street Machine Drag Challenge 2018 approaching the 250 mark, entries are set to close Friday night
The world’s most beautiful Hudson
PAUL McKennariey’s famous ’48 Hudson just placed in the Top Five at the prestigious West Coast Kustoms Cruisin' Nationals in Santa Maria, California
Nostalgia Lane at the 2018 Sydney Hot Rod and Custom Show
We take a tour through the first Nostalgia Lane display at the Sydney Hot Rod and Custom Expo
Street Machine Drag Challenge 2018 entries open
Street Machine Drag Challenge 2018 is going to be huge! Here's how to enter
Street Machine Hall of Fame at Meguiar’s MotorEx
We’re revved up for a massive weekend at MotorEx at Melbourne Showgrounds
The people of Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 – Gallery
A look at the drivers and their cars that made the 2018 Street Machine Drag Challenge Weekend such a success
Drag Challenge Weekend 2018: awards and final results
Here’s the full rundown on who won what at the inaugural Street Machine Drag Challenge Weekend
Radial Blown at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 – Day Two
The Tuff Mounts Radial Blown cars attack the Warwick Dragway eighth-mile
Tuff Mounts Radial Blown Day one – Drag Challenge Weekened 2018
Heaps of thrills and some spills from the Tuff Mounts Radial Blown crew at the first-ever Drag Challenge Weekend
Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 update video – day two
The Drag Challenge Weekend entrants take on the eighth-mile at Warwick Dragway
Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 update video – day one
Spectacular action from day one of Street Machine Drag Challenge Weekend at Willowbank Raceway
Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 – Day One Results
We check out the best times from every entrant on day one of Street Machine Drag Challenge Weekend