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.
A9X hatch, 350 GTS HQ Monaro and Rob Beauchamp’s pro touring Nova up for auction
Rob Beauchamp’s killer Nova and a gaggle of muscle car royalty is hitting the auction block on 28 January
TELFO’S TOP TWELVE – VICTORIAN HOT ROD SHOW
We pick our favourite custom cars and hot rods from this year's Victorian Hot Rod and Cool Rides Show
TIME CAPSULE FJ HOLDEN UTE AT SUMMERNATS 30 – VIDEO
Scott Ribbons was the proud custodian of this timeless FJ until he passed away suddenly last year. His family brought the ute to Summernats 30 as a tribute
Ford XR Fairmont PLEASR debuts at the Victorian Hot Rod Show – video
This XR Fairmont is another cool debut from the 2017 Victorian Hot Rod and Cool Rides show
Twin-turbo LS2-Powered HG Holden van – video
Doug MacDonald’s HG Holden panel van is low, green and mighty mean!
SIDCHROME PROJECT COBRA: PART SIX – VIDEO
We have paint! And power! The Sidchrome Cobra is complete
D-DAY: FINAL DAY OF LOCAL HOLDEN PRODUCTION ANNOUNCED
Holden confirms the date of when it will close down it's Australian manufacturing plant
SUMMERNATS 30 ELITE HALL UNVEILING LIVE STREAM – VIDEO
Coming at you live from the Summernats 30 Elite Hall for the new car reveals
Summernats Burnout Championship Hall of Fame
The full list of Street Machine Summernats Burnout Champions
Iron Maidens: Female Summernats burnout champs
We look at just some of the women who have kicked butt on the Summernats burnout pad
Street Machine Summernats Horsepower Heroes Hall of Fame
The big guns from the Street Machine Summernats dyno competition
Every Street Machine Summernats Pro Burnout winnner
The full honour roll for Australia's top burnout competiton
Street Machine Summernats People’s Choice Hall of Fame
Presenting all the winners of the Street Machine Summernats People’s Choice since 1988
Street Machine Summernats Top Judged Hall of Fame
Presenting all the winners of the Street Machine Summernats Top Judged award
Street Machine Summernats – the Grand Champions
Presenting the honour roll of Street Machine Summernats Grand Champions!
SIDCHROME PROJECT COBRA: PART FIVE – VIDEO
The Python Vehicles Australia boys get the Cobra ready to fire up – then strip it to a million pieces again
STREET MACHINE SUMMERNATS 30 – WHAT’S NEW
What’s new for the 30th go-round of Australia’s biggest horsepower party
Celebrating the Holden red motor six
With the final Holden V6 rolling off the line at Fisherman's Bend, we pay tribute to the carmaker's tough little homebrewed six-pot red motor
Six screaming Holden six-cylinders
We bid farewell to the Holden six-cylinder by remembering six of the toughest and craziest six-pot Holden motors built in recent times
SIDCHROME PROJECT COBRA: PART FOUR – VIDEO
Persuading the big 5.0-litre Coyote V8 to fit in the diminutive Sidchrome Cobra is giving the crew at Python Vehicles Australia a few headaches, but the end result will be well worth it!