Since Street Machine was founded in 1981, we’ve featured over 1500 customised Holdens from the very first 1948 FX to the final VFII Commodore.
Young gun’s Holden HZ One Tonner in the build
Bought when he was just 13, Jack Lacy’s tonner is now in its second build – and has been a hands-on learning journey
Scott McGeachie’s stunning HR Holden
The lines on this HR are so sharp, you could hurt yourself just looking at it
Chris Bywater’s 700hp HT Premier
Looking back on Chris Bywater’s metho-fuelled HT Prem
Glenn Swift’s Iron Lion-powered EH panel van
Tired of working on cars, Glenn Swift swore he didn’t want another old Holden
Nathan Booth’s SMOTY-winning HR Holden ute
The lowdown on the 2015 Valvoline Street Machine of the Year winner
Riley Arnold’s HZ Holden ute in the build
Originally intended as a cheap P-plate cruiser, this HZ ute quickly snowballed into a family-build project spanning over two years
Aussie drifter builds diesel Mercedes-powered Holden Torana hatch
One of the cars we’ve been most hyped to see debut at Street Machine Summernats 38 is Jay Duca’s LX Torana hatch – slammed on a Nissan 180SX floor and rocking Mercedes diesel power!In just eight weeks, Jay took a factory V8 LX Torana hatch shell, grafted the strut towers and most of the floor […]
Chris Bywater’s 1980 VC Commodore
Built as a family cruiser, this VC Commodore packs serious Holden V8 power without sacrificing street manners
VUFORU giveaway car build
Getting our own show ute ready to be given away wasn’t all plain sailing. Here’s a look back at what it took to get the build done in time for Summernats 17 in 2004
Greg Carlson’s Pro Street VK Calais
Looking back on Greg Carlson’s iconic VK Calais
Stunning blown big-block HG Premier – BLWPRM
Building an elite-level show car in under six months is just about unheard of, but Rob and Jeremy Guljas did just that with their exquisitely detailed HG Premier
Video: Charlie Dixon’s 1000hp billet RB30-powered HX Belmont ute
Former AFL player Charlie Dixon completes the dream resto of his grandfather’s HX Holden farm ute, complete with 1000hp of billet RB30 shove
Mark Calabro’s home-brewed 1970 HG Kingswood
Bought as a shell when he was 19, Mark Calabro built this HG Kingswood with the help of his dad into a tough street machine
Ned Sassine’s Chev-powered EH Holden
Sydney engine builder Ned Sassine’s Chev-powered EH Holden is a proper old-school strip monster
Daniel Hookham’s 2025hp, twin-turbo Coyote-swapped VB SL/E Commodore
Daniel Hookham’s elite-level VB SL/E Commodore streeter has already run a low seven thanks to 2025hp of traitorous, twin-turbo Blue Oval power!
Nathan Stewart’s award-winning LS3-powered HQ ute
Nathan Stewart took a former kangaroo-hunting, bash-and-crash HQ farm ute and turned it into a Summernats trophy winner
Paul Davies’s 1962 EK Holden Special custom
A Gen Y spin on the classic Australian custom
Tom James’s wild custom FX Holden
Looking back on a priceless piece of Australian custom culture saved from the scrapheap
Video: The Bronze Aussie land speed racer on the dyno – with nitromethane!
We check out a dyno session for this 295mph ex-Rod Hadfield VR Commodore land speed racer
Andrew Simmons’s tunnel-rammed LS-powered HK Premier
Factory luxury combined with stomping LS power and shiny paint? Andrew Simmons bucks his patina roots to build his dream HK Premier