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.
GALLERY: BALLARAT SWAP
Check out what we found on the first day of the famous Ballarat Swap
VALE GEOFF PARADISE
Geoff Paradise, the founding editor of Street Machine, passed away today at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle
SUMMERNATS 28 MAG ON SALE TOMORROW!
Street Machine Summernats is so big it deserves its own magazine, which we’ve been doing each year since the event was launched in 1987
Video: 585hp Valiant Charger streeter
We speak to Mick Lulic about his iron-tough Charger
VIDEO: NOT SO SLUGGISH
Ryan O’Hara debuts his wild Morris J2 at the Kandos Street Machine and Hot Rod Show
GALLERY: THE SURVIVOR FILES
Aussie mindsets are finally shifting to appreciate old-school racing royalty
PREVIEW: SUMMER CRUISING MADNESS!
The Queenscliff Rod Run is on this weekend, just up the road from Geelong. Here’s what you need to know
VICTORIAN HOT ROD SHOW’S 50TH BIRTHDAY
The Victorian Hot Rod Show turns 50 this weekend, making it a special occasion for Australia’s longest-running indoor show
GALLERY: STREET CRUISE TAKES OVER GEELONG
Inaugural Geelong Revival street cruise proves to be a cracker
GALLERY: MUSCLE IN THE STREETS!
Some of Brisbane’s toughest street cars get together for a great cause
Old Love FB Holden in the build
The winner of this year’s SMOTY award is a great example of the benefits of having a clear vision for a project and some great concept drawings
VIDEO: VPW DRAG CHALLENGE – AUSSIE DRAG WEEK!
The inaugural VPW Drag Challenge was a cracker, exceeding our expectations at every turn. Here's a taste of the epic documentary coming soon
SEMA star: The Ringbrothers RECOIL Chevelle
One of our top picks from SEMA 2014 is this ’66 Chevelle, built by Mike and Jim Ring of the Ringbrothers shop in Wisconsin
VALVOLINE STREET MACHINE OF THE YEAR
The winner of the 2014 Valvoline Street Machine Of The Year award is Henry Parry’s FB Holden, known as Old Love
VIDEO: VPW DRAG CHALLENGE DOCO TRAILER 1
The inaugural VPW Drag Challenge was a cracker, exceeding our expectations at every turn. Here's a taste of the epic documentary coming soon
DECEMBER STREET MACHINE ON SALE NOW
Yeah, it's got a Hemi!
GALLERY: VPW DRAG CHALLENGE RESULTS
WHAT a week! The best kept secret in Aussie drag racing, the VPW Drag Challenge, has been run and won, with 18 hardy competitors cruising their cars over a 1000km road course and racing them at tracks along the way. There was plenty of mechanical mayhem, great racing and amazing camaraderie
Drag challenge
THE inaugural VPW Drag Challenge is underway. In the spirit of Hot Rod Drag Week, competitors are travelling between four tracks under their own power and with no support vehicles. The event kicked off at Sydney Dragway on Wednesday, followed by a Street Outlaws-style shootout at the Motorsports Training Australia facility in Albury-Wodonga.
KAM NOVA IN THE BUILD
The cover car for the November issue of Street Machine is Rob Zahabi’s KAM Nova
GALLERY: CHOPPED 2014
We’re broken, dusty and bruised, but here’s our rundown of the highlights from Chopped 2014