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.
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
DETROIT AUTORAMA 2015
Chip Foose-built ’65 Impala wins what is arguably the most prestigious prize for elite street machines on the planet
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