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.
DRAG CHALLENGE – REGISTRATION DAY
The calm before the Drag Challenge storm
ADELAIDE AUTO EXPO 2017 – RESULTS
We check out the winners and grinners from the 2017 Adelaide Auto Expo
THE RACE BEFORE THE RACE – DRAG CHALLENGE 2017
Street Machine Drag Challenge begins in Adelaide on Monday! Some entrants have already left home, some are doing their final preparations and some are in a whole world of trouble
Home-built Holden HT Monaro GTS
Not every car build project is a tale of agony and hard luck
Twin engine Type three Volkswagen gasser
Ron Howe's crazy twin-engine VW Type 3 gasser didn't make it into the SEMA proper, but he did steal the show at SEMA Ignited
LS Turbo-powered Mazda RX-7 FD by Gooichi Motors
We chat with Sam Morris at the SEMA Show about his wild Mazda RX-7
Chris Retzos’s 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
Chris Retzos set out to rebuild a '57 Chev to be as cool as it could have been the first time
Twin-turbo V8 powered Tucker 48 tribute at SEMA 2017
This is the fourth Tucker 48 built by Rob Ida. This one is powered by a Cadillac Northstar V8 mounted amidships, with twin turbos for good measure
Hellcat-powered Ring Brothers’ AMX Javelin
The Ring Brothers transform a 70s time-capsule Javelin into a Hellcat-powered show stopper
1963 RAMBLER AMERICAN WAGON – AUTOCROSS WEAPON
We check out one of our favourite cars from the SEMA Show 2017 so far- Suzie Bauter's LS-powered Rambler wagon
2017 SEMA SHOW LIVE – DAY ONE
With 140,000 spectators at the SEMA Show over the week, it can be hard to get a good look at the cars. So we hung back to to check out some of the highlights in the main hall
2017 SEMA SHOW PREVIEW – LIVE VIDEO
Telfo spent two hours live streaming from the SEMA Show yesterday - to give you a preview before the crowds rolled in
SEMA SHOW 2017 – PREVIEW
The SEMA Show opens tomorrow! Here's our sneak preview from set-up day
STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE 2017 TESTING – THE HEAT IS ON
We have no less than six proven seven-second cars entered in this year's Drag Challenge. This thing is going to be big!
WHAT IS STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE
Street Machine Drag Challenge is drawing near - here's why we do it
Restored FE Holden Special at Elizabeth farewell
We chat with Cara Pearson about her restored FE Holden on the last day of manufacturing at Holden's Elizabeth factory
Readers’ Holden cars tribute
Street Machine readers show us their Holdens past and present to mark the end of local manufacturing
Rod Hadfield’s Warman Special
Looking back on Rod Hadfield's Warman Special, the ultimate tribute to the man who inspired his life's work
Video: Inside the final days of Holden production
Glenn Torrens visits Holden's Elizabeth factory to see some of the very last Commodores roll off the line
Classic car auction – ‘General Lee’ Charger, HDT VL, XY Fairmont and more
The Lloyds Auctions team hits Essendon in Victoria this weekend