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.
Joe Napoli’s pro street HQ Monaro LS
Unfinished projects rarely turn out as beautiful as this
Young SMOTY cars & coffee at Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse stores nationwide!
Join us a your local Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse store on Saturday 23 August to celebrate Young Street Machine of the Year
Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year – vote and win
Help choose the 2025 Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year winners and you could win big!
Hey Charger! The six-cylinder muscle car is back
Thanks to Dodge, the six-cylinder muscle car is back!
Summernats upgraded!
Street Machine Summernats 38 is going to boast a stack of improvements and new features. Here’s just some of the ones we’re allowed to talk about!
Last chance: Drag Challenge five-day early bird passes
The 10th Street Machine Drag Challenge is going to be the biggest one yet. Here's your chance to attend all five days at a smoking-hot price
Dubbo Motorfest set to rock this Saturday!
The third Dubbo Motorfest is set to be the biggest and best yet!
Video: Summernats goes Troppo!
The crowds at the NTI Townsville 500 Supercars meeting are going to get a serious taste of what Street Machine Summernats is all about
Red CentreNATS 11: What’s new for 2025
Here’s what’s new and different this year at Red CentreNATS
Robert Koch’s 1UZ-swapped EH Holden
What happens when Generation Y turns its hands to a Baby Boomer classic
Tech: Latham Axial Flow supercharger
Latham Axial Flow superchargers were the ultimate upgrade for classic American V8s
Cooly Rocks On 2025
The sun gods smile on the 2025 edition of Cooly Rocks On!
Street Machine Drag Challenge #10: entries sold out!
Entries for Street Machine Drag Challenge 2025 have sold out!
Auction watch: 1973 Ford Landau
Here's our monthly look at the latest and greatest going over the blocks at Grays
Meguiar’s MotorEx 2025 elite unveils, part one
The full list of unveil cars from a bumper Meguiar's MotorEx 23 2025
Holden HD-HR history
With the HD and HR, Holden tooks some big steps towards the modern world
Street Machine Hall of Fame at Meguiar’s MotorEx 2025
We are pumped to be hosting seven legendary cars in the Street Machine Hall of Fame at MotorEx 2025!
Gold Class: Phil Kassimatis’s HQ Holden Statesman
Phil’s had this hot Statesman since he was 16 and has fettled it into a fast, comfortable and stylish ride
Video: Making Turbo Taxi great again
Scotty hooks back into the mighty Turbo Taxi!
The Riverbend Nationals are ready to rock!
The Riverbend Nationals are ready to rock, this Friday and Saturday at Dragway at the Bend