Check out the treasure trove of 1990s street machines, muscle cars and vans from our archives!
Paul Murray’s Iron Man HR Holden van
We can rebuild him, better than he was before.” Okay, Brisbane’s Paul Murray might not have said those exact words, but I’m sure he was thinking something similar. See, his candy red HR Holden, Iron Man, was once a show-stopping 90s playboy, built by Mark Ivey and known as Badass (SM, Sep ’93). ‘A-ha!’ I […]
Phil Rillotta’s Pro Street Torana heading to MotorEx
Phil Rillotta’s Raging Bull Torana is set for a comeback at Meguiar’s MotorEx
Mark Sanders’s HK Monaro – Heatseeker
Mark Sanders’s Holden HK Monaro was tuff, street legal and, despite first appearances, well ahead of its time
Stan Shaw’s Pro Street 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
Sensational blown big-block ’57 Chev Bel Air
SMOTY Hall of Fame: Colin Townsend’s FJ
Street Machine of the Year was won in 1994 by Colin Townsend’s wide-body FJ Holden. Ten years later, Colin offered Simon Telford the chance to drive the car. Here’s what happened
Flashback: Gary Beardsley’s FX Holden
Back in 1999, Gary Beardsley’s FX pushed the boundaries of retrotech to the next level
Roman Auto-Tek VS Commodore ute
Italian style and Aussie guile makes a super slammed showstopper
Ed Brodie’s SMOTY-winning 1974 Holden HJ Sedan – MR HJ
Looking back on Ed Brodie’s 1998-99 SMOTY-winning Holden HJ
Ground breaker: Johnny Musladin’s EH Holden
Johnny Musladin’s beautiful EH Holden EH
Blown 427 SOHC ‘Cammer’-powered 1962 Ford Falcon Sedan Delivery
Would you believe a blown Cammer?
Chris Hollingworth’s pro street HG ute
Rebuilding this magnifico HG ute demanded a mountain of folding stuff
Wildsville: Mike Cooper’s 1993 Ford pick-up
Crafted rather than built, Mike Cooper’s wild Tubester rod is pure art
Top 20 hero street machines – flashback
Some cars just stick in the mind; here’s a selection of some of the best ground-breaking streeters that featured throughout the first 25 years of Street Machine
Graham Oldfield’s blown big-block FX – FATRAT
454 cubic inches of blown, big-blocked brawn is enough to curdle anyone’s blood
Iconic builds from the 80s and 90s Brisbane car scene
Looking back on eight memorable builds from Brisbane’s show and street scene in the 80s and 90s
Bruno D’Agostino’s Pro Street HJ Statesman
You don’t see a whole lot of tough Statesmen running around. Bruno D’Agostino’s ’75 is out to rectify that
Alan ‘Bundy’ Lucas’s pro street HQ Monaro
This is what happens when your mum says motorbikes are too dangerous
Darryl McBeth’s 1995 Street Machine of the Year-winning FJ Holden
If at first you DO succeed, trying again is damn tough…
Jason Fitzallen’s fluoro & graphics LC Torana
When Jason Fitzallen comes cruising, put on your sunnies. You won’t see anything more eyeball-scorching than this loud LC Torana
Bill Murfin’s injected big-block HT Monaro BILLIT
The original feature on Bill Murfin’s 1997 Street Machine of the Year winning HT Monaro