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 behindÂ 4X4 Australia, Unique Cars and Street Machine. Besides motoring titles, Simon has written for Qantas Magazine, Australian Guitar and the Sydney Morning Herald. Simonâ€™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.

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!

WILBY PARK DRAGSTRIP HIGHLIGHTS – GALLERY

Wilby Park is one of Victoria's motorsport hidden gems. We take a look back at some of the drag strip highlights from 2014

498-cube big-block 1971 Holden HQ Monaro GTS – ATUFHQ

Bright green and extremely mean: Shannon Jennings's Holden HQ Monaro is one car you don't want to make angry

JONATHAN WARD’S ICON 4X4 WORKSHOP

We visit Jonathan Ward at his workshop in Chatsworth, California to see where icons like his Thriftmaster and Derelict series cars and trucks are made

TURBO STOCK-BOTTOM-END LS VG VALIANT AT DRAG CHALLENGE – VIDEO

Mark Arblaster’s POR440 Val hardtop got a baptism of fire at Drag Challenge 2016

1963 FORD FALCON SQUIRE WAGON

Jay Page’s Ford Falcon Squire wasn’t found in a barn. It was wedged between a couple

Drag Challenge 2016: HQ One-Tonner runs sevens

Jarrod Wood becomes the quickest man at Drag Challenge ever

HARRY HAIG’S DRAG CHALLENGE 2016 (SO FAR) – VIDEO

He took Drag Week in his stride, but Drag Challenge is testing out Harry Haig

STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE 2016 – DAY TWO RESULTS & GALLERY

Who's in and who's out after day two of Street Machine Drag Challenge 2016

STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE 2016 – DAY ONE

Highlights from day one of Street Machine Drag Challenge 2016

STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE 2016 IS GO!

Scrutineering day of Drag Challenge 2016! Here's a look at some of the cool stuff we've seen so far

TWIN TURBO VT CLUBSPORT READY FOR DRAG CHALLENGE 2016

Adam Rogash gears up for Street Machine Drag Challenge 2016

SIDCHROME PROJECT COBRA: PART THREE

Episode Three of our video series on the wild AC Cobra replica that Sidchrome and Python Vehicles Australia are cooking up

Tough 351-powered Ford F-100 – reader’s car of the week

Shaun Stuart turned a rusted out Ford F-100 pick-up into a tough head-turning cruiser

FAREWELL FALCON – XA TO XC

Today we pay tribute to just some of the great XA, XB and XC Falcons that have graced the pages of Street Machine

FAREWELL FALCON – TOP 21 XR TO XY

As the Aussie Falcon disappears into history, we pay tribute to the greats, starting with the XR, XW and XY

CHOPPED 2016 – TELFO’S TOP 25

Chopped 2016 was a muddy affair, but the faithful didn’t mind one bit