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.
Feature: Legendary pinstriper Von Dutch
Von Dutch was an automotive artist who helped shape the style and culture of custom car building forever
Top ten builds at SEMA 2017
Looking back on our favourite builds from the 2017 SEMA show
Chip Foose to be special guest at MotorEx 2018
Mr. Overhaulin' Chip Foose is set for two big days at Meguiar's MotorEx 2018
Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 entry list
Drag Challenge Weekend 2018 entry list
Holden Torana A9X fetches big money at auction
Jasmine Yellow A9X hatch sells for $275,000 at the Shannons Autumn Classic Auction
Street Machine Summernats 32 entries open today!
Wanna be a part of the world's best car festival? Entries open today!
Street Machine Summernats 31 gallery – Chris Thorogood
We check out Australia's biggest car festival through the lens of Chris Thorogood
Street Machine Summernats 31 Gallery – Alastair Brook
Check out Street Machine Summernats 31 through the lens of first-time visitor, Alastair Brook
Picnic at Hanging Rock 2018
This year's Picnic at Hanging Rock Show was a cracker
Drag Challenge Weekend is Coming to QLD!
We're running a three-day Drag Challenge event in Queensland later this year and want you to be part of it!
All American muscle car auction
The Lloyds crew have assembled a cracker collection of yank tanks for this weekend's All American Muscle Car Auction
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