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.
SUPERCHARGED TOYOTA V8 POWERED FSM NIKI DEBUTS AT KANDOS
Burnout Master Brett Battersby does it again, this time with with the much-reviled Niki!
2018 VICTORIAN HOT ROD SHOW
We check out some of the rides on show at this year's Victorian Hot Rod Show
Supercharged V6-powered 1951 Holden FX ute – in the build
The awesome story behind the build of Grahame Barker's FX Holden ute
KANDOS STREET MACHINE & HOT ROD SHOW 2018
A quick look at some of the killer new rides - and some classics - at the biggest little show in NSW
AUSTRALIA DAY STREET MACHINE READER AWARDS
Presenting the first - and possibly last- Australia Day Street Machine Reader Awards!
BLOWN V8-POWERED FJ HOLDEN UTE FOR SALE
Road-registered and engineered in Tasmania, this blown LS-powered FJ Holden ute is a blank canvas just waiting to be finished off
BURNOUT MASTERS & BURNOUT CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS SUMMERNATS 31
A massive gallery of action from the finals of the Burnout Championship and Burnout Masters at Street Machine Summernats 31
TUF73C CORTINA WINS SUMMERNATS 31 PEOPLES CHOICE
David Xuereb’s TC Cortina was an emphatic winner of this year's Street Machine Summernats 31 People's Choice award
BURNOUT MASTERS QUALIFYING – SUMMERNATS 31
A killer gallery of the action from Burnout Masters qualifying at Street Machine Summernats 31
SUMMERNATS 31 SATURDAY BURNOUT CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFYING – VIDEO
There was action aplenty on the burnout pad today at Street Machine Summernats 31
SUMMERNATS BURNOUT CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING – GALLERY
A great collection of cars fronted for the first day of qualifying for the Street Machine Summernats 31 Burnout Championship
SUMMERNATS 31 SCRUTINEERING -VIDEO
We check out some of the new iron rolling into Canberra for Street Machine Summernats 31
Demetri Stamatis’s 7.43-second VL Calais
It might look demure, but Demetri Stamatis's turbo VL Calais runs deep into the seven-second zone
FARMTRUCK & AZN SKIDTRUCK BUILD – VIDEO
We visit Farmtruck & AZN at the Canberra Institute of Technology as the Skidtruck build for Street Machine Summernats 31 nears the finishing line
STREET MACHINE SUMMERNATS 31 CRUISER PREVIEW
The Nats cruiser has been a proud tradition since the days of the Street Machine Nationals, but this could be the slickest one yet!
DEFECTOR RING BROTHERS BUILT 1969 DODGE CHARGER
We check out the Ring Brothers very first Mopar build
SKIDTRUCK UPDATE & SUMMERNATS 31 BURNOUT MASTERS WILDCARD PREVIEW
Check out the 27 Last Chance Wildcard contenders, all fighting for just three last spots in the Burnout Masters at Street Machine Summernats 31
LS-powered VW Rabbit at SEMA Show 2017
We check out Connor Hofford's outstanding LS-powered 1984 VW Golf at SEMA 2017
Viper-powered CL Valiant ute – video
Inside Garage checks out Kosta's eye-popping V10 Valiant ute
John Goss Group C prototype at auction
John Goss finally built his 1975 Bathurst dream car - and now you could own it