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.
VIDEO: PROJECT SWINGER
Introducing our new reader give-away car, a 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger
IN VIDEO – Scotty’s Hemi Six Build
Our Scotty has his 265 Hemi six project on the dyno today! Catch up with the progress so far
GALLERY – TELFO’S MOTOREX TOP TWENTY
Picking a favourite car from MotorEx is a hell of a task, so I thought I’d narrow it down to twenty. Turns out, that wasn’t much easier
IN VIDEO – TOXICQ Holden HQ
We chat to the blokes from Cad Customs at Meguiar's MotorEx about the super-smooth TOXICQ
STREET MACHINE AUGUST – ON SALE NOW!
Grab a preview of the metal masterpieces jammed into Street Machine this month
MEGUIAR’S MOTOREX 2014 PREVIEW
For the first time in its 14 year history MotorEx is heading south, bringing the biggest indoor show Melbourne has ever seen
RETROTECH E9 BMW
Check out this sweet little ’74 BMW coupe we spied in the build at J’s Customs in Queensland
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD BREAKS COVER
A rough cut of the first new Mad Max film in 30 years was shown in California yesterday. Sounds like it might be worth the wait!
In Pics: Powerplay Brisbane
Powerplay at Queensland Raceway always brings a host of tough street machines out to play
Gasser attack!
QUEENSLAND is bracing for two weekends of Australia versus New Zealand nostalgia drags action, this weekend.
The Outrage lives!
ONE of the most famous cars in Australian drag racing history is set to reappear at Willowbank Raceway, August 10.
In pics: Garterbelts and Gasoline
ONE of our favourite shows on the calendar is the annual Garterbelts and Gasoline festival, held each may at Mt Tambourine on the Gold Coast hinterland.
In Pics: Street Machine Hot Rod 10
Just a taste of the goodies inside the latest SM Hot Rod.
Street Machine Summernats 26
The January issue of Street Machine is out now and includes our annual Summernats survival guide.
Hot Rod Annual 2012
THE Street Machine Hot Rod Annual 2012 is on sale now!
Goliath!
PAUL Bennet is one of the greats of our sport and this month we feature his great creation yet – a 1958 Borgward Goliath station wagon.
Aussie muscle hits Bonneville
ANYONE who has seen The Worlds’ Fastest Indian film will recognise how powerful the lure of racing at Bonneville Speed Week in Utah can be, even for those that live on the other side of the world.
Retrotech bonanza!
THE appeal of taking a classic muscle car and stuffing it full of the latest and greatest technology is timeless and these days there is no shortage of cool high-tech engines to slot into your streeter.
Nitrofest!
THE Sydney Nostalgia Drags is under new management and the first of the new events will be on 20 November, at Sydney Dragway.
Trailer Treasure
FROM humble beginnings as a bunch of loose Model A Ford panels in a box trailer, Bill ‘Cusso Bill’ Noach’s 1930 Ford five-window coupe turned out pretty special.