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: Slammed HT Holden in the build
Chris Willet’s HT Holden has been a star of Meguiar’s MotorEx 2015

VIDEO: MEGUIAR’S MOTOREX 2015 PREVIEW
Take a sneak peek at this year's Meguiar's MotorEx show, ahead of tomorrow's 10am opening

Holden HQ GTS Monaro – Reader’s car of the week
Street Machine photographer Rick Welch’s HQ is all about the agro street attitude

VIDEO: wild HQ Monaro heads for Drag Week 2015
If Drag Week had a ‘most spectacular’ award, Greg Trapnell and his HQ Monaro would have to be in contention

VIDEO: KIDS BUILD A KOMBI – PART 2
Presenting the second episode of the Sidchrome Kombi Project build, a partnership between Sidchrome and the folks at the Chisholm Institute of TAFE

DRAG CHALLENGE CONTENDER #9 – BRENDAN CHERRY
Brendan’s turbo LS-powered HQ Monaro is a frequent participant in the Melbourne cruise scene, but equally at home doing massive powerskids
VIDEO: STUNNING TURBOCHARGED MUSTANG STREETER
A turbocharged Falcon six pot is powering John Colaidis’s Mustang towards the seven-second zone – in street trim!

The automotive photography of Chris Thorogood
Street Machine photographer Chris Thorogood held his first exhibition in his hometown of Geelong last month. Here's a look at one of the highlights - did you or a mate make the cut?
VIDEO: KIDS BUILD A KOMBI!
Sidchrome team up with TAFE kids to build a killer Kombi

VIDEO: TURBOCHARGED FX HOLDEN UTE
One of the most popular cars at Cooly Rocks On was Mark Riek’s humble-looking FX Holden ute featuring one of the most highly developed street greys built in recent years

VIDEO: YANKS STEAL BACK THE GUINESS WORLD RECORD BURNOUT TITLE
Our American cousins have already eclipsed Australia’s record of 103 cars simultaneously skidding, set at Street Machine Summernats this year

TOYOTA-POWERED XM FORD FALCON: READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
With 1JZ-GTE power, this unassuming XM is driven to the track and runs nine-second passes on radials!

GALLERY: TORANA TUESDAY!
Today has been Torana Tuesday, celebrating everything that is good and right about Holden’s mid-size mover

GALLERY: MOPAR MONDAY
Today has been Mopar Monday and the Chrysler crew have blown both Falcon Friday and Wagon Wednesday out of the water

GALLERY: WAGON WEDNESDAY
Today has been Wagon Wednesday! Through our Facebook and Instagram pages, Street Machine readers have been sending in photos of their longroof cruisers
VIDEO: AUSSIE TAKES HIS THIRD NHRA TOP FUEL MEETING
How a boy from Adelaide went from crewing on Top Fuel dragsters to driving them – and winning!
VIDEO: WOODY WAGON MAKEOVER
Check out this cool makeover in just over three minutes!

APRIL 2015 STREET MACHINE – ON SALE NOW
In the April issue of Street Machine, we celebrate the life of the late Geoff Paradise, the bloke who founded the mag way back in 1981
TORANA TRAMPLES TARGA TASMANIA
Four-and-a-half minutes of aural magic!

THE SLEEPER: DRAG CHALLENGE CONTENDER #4
Tim Bailey is upgrading his infamous VZ ute for his assault on Drag Challenge 2015