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.
200MPH HOME-BREWED HOLDEN LJ TORANA – VIDEO
Wollongong's Tomi Raikko is gunning for the six-second zone in his home-built, twin-turbo Pro-Street Holden LJ Torana
SIX-SECOND CORTINA, AMAZING SAVE!
Joe Gauci’s twin-turbo small-block Cortina runs its first six – and narrowly escapes disaster
PROJECT TORANA WINNER!
The latest Street Machine project car has a proud new owner
VALE: ROB BURNS, MAJESTIC VANNERS
We bid farewell to a passionate street machiner and vanner
BOOGALOO INVITATIONAL HOT ROD SHOW 2016 – VIDEO
Cool pre '63 cars and bikes from the inaugural Boogaloo Invitational hot rod show
BRASHERNATS DARWIN PREVIEW
Brashernats Darwin burnout competition is on this weekend; tyres are trembling!
FORD FALCON XC WAGON – BIG IN JAPAN
Ford XC Falcon wagon spotted for sale in Japan with a Nissan RB engine
’57 BUICK SPECIAL – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Samantha Treloar owns this crazy cool ’57 Buick Special with a flaming paintjob
BLOWN FORD XY GT FALCON: BLOW JO
It took just nine months to build this insane blown Ford XT GT Falcon that conquered Summernats 21
RED CENTRE NATS 2016: ROAD TRIP!
Who is planning a road trip to Red CentreNATS in Alice Springs?
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – THE CARS
Now that Fury Road has scooped a bunch of Oscars, let’s look back at some of our favourite rides from the film
RIDLER AWARD 2016: THE RESULT!
Billy Thomas’s 1939 Olds takes out the 2016 Ridler Award
VIDEO: CHECKING OUT THE XBOSS FALCON UP CLOSE
Let’s have a closer look inside, underneath and all over Chris Bitmead’s XBOSS
INTERVIEW: THE XBOSS CREW AT DETROIT AUTORAMA
On the eve of its Ridler Award debut, we chat with just a few of the guys behind the XBOSS XB Falcon
WHEELS FOR ALEX DYNO DAY FUNDRAISER
Hundreds turn out to MPW and Eye Candy Motorsport to help raise funds to buy a mobility vehicle for Alex Taylor
BURNOUT MASTERS 2016
The world’s biggest burnout series had had a shake up for 2016 – here’s everything you need to know!
BIG L’s SLAMMED FORD F1 PICK UP
It might look like a farm hack from hell, but Leon Davies's Ford F1 pick up is anything but
VIDEO: FAT383 TURBO XB FALCON BURNOUT AT SUMMERNATS
Phil Edmondson’s turbo 383ci Ford-powered XB Falcon takes on the Summernats burnout pad
MOONEYES 2015: THE DRIVE OUT
One of the coolest parts of the Yokohama Hot Rod & Custom show happens after the doors shut
MOONEYES 2015: THE LOWRIDERS
Check out the mind-blowing paint and trim on these mental Japanese lowriders!