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.
SIDCHROME PROJECT 1969 MACH 1 FORD MUSTANG – EPISODE ONE
We rip into Sidchrome’s new Project Mustang!
Epic HT Holden panel van thrash build and outback adventure
This HT Holden van build shows you don’t need big dollars to have fun
FACEBOOK FINDS OF THE WEEK
Our picks of the wild, weird and wonderful
LS1-POWERED LEYLAND MOTORHOME – VIDEO
We check out our new favourite LS swap!
CARNAGE PLUS: TURBO TAXI EPISODE FOUR DROPS FRIDAY!
The fourth episode of the Turbo Taxi is almost upon us
LOWLIFE Holden HJ ute auction
Early 90s fun machine sold at auction in Queensland
INTRODUCING SIDCHROME PROJECT MUSTANG
Introducing the 2017 Sidchrome project car - a 1969 Mach 1 Mustang
BENCH RACING FROM EAGLE AUTO PARTS
The June edition of our monthly chat show was presented live from gearhead heaven
383ci Cleveland-powered pro street 1971 Ford Falcon XY
Theo Boutsinis’s ballistic Pro Street Ford XY Falcon was 22 years in the making
NINE-SECOND TURBO 1971 HOLDEN LC TORANA – CGMFLY
Kris Velkovski's nine-second Torry, proves that RetroTech isn't just for cruising!
How to fit a fire-suppression system to your car – tech torque
How to install an on-board fire-suppression system so you don't burn the snatch, or anything else!
IMPROVED SA CLASSIC CAR REGO TO KICK OFF 1 JULY
1 July is set to be a great day for South Australian modified car owners, when monumental changes to the state’s conditional rego scheme come into force
DEMON 1: TOUGH XB FORD FALCON
With 50 show trophies to its credit and 500hp on tap, this XB is one chest-thumping urban gorilla.
Holden HK-T-G Day coming to Willowbank Raceway
Calling all HK, HT and HG Holdens! The all HK-T-G day is coming to Willowbank Raceway
GT-HO Phase III Falcon up for auction – video
The Lloyds crew head to Shepparton this weekend armed with two Falcon GTs and a couple of tasty Monaros
Auction action – GTS Monaros and GT Falcons
We check out some of the top-shelf muscle on offer at Lloyds this Saturday
Lloyds April – turbo V6 FX ute, R-Series Valiant custom, Brock Falcon
We check out some of the cool stuff on auction at Lloyds this Saturday
James Crawford’s 1971 HG Holden Kingswood – video
Up close with James Crawford's 350-cube Chev-powered '71 HG Kingswood cruiser
SIDCHROME COYOTE V8 COBRA – THE FULL STORY
The Sidchrome Cobra is complete and has been given away to its new lucky owner, we look at what makes the Python Vehicles Coyote-powered Cobra tick
CUSTOM XK FALCON SEDAN DELIVERY
Leon Davies gets some paint on his pet project XK Falcon