Check out the treasure trove of 1980s street machines, muscle cars and vans from our archives!

Dwayne Gerdes’s Chev-powered pro street FC Holden
Ever seen a sweeter 307 wrapped in such a smooth ’n’ sassy retro package? Didn’t think so…

Tony Baohm’s blown 427 LS7-powered 1971 Trans Am
A Trans Am so outrageous it makes grown men cry!

Ivan Hans’s Mr Hyde LJ Torana
Pearlcoat panels – bad demeanour. A blown 355 cube Torana deseves to be called Mr Hyde

Eager Maniac Trans Am-fronted, T-top HQ Monaro GTS
Back in the 1980s, Neil James set out to wow the show scene with his super-loud custom Monaro. Mission accomplished!

Peter Fitzpatrick’s Broomstick HK Brougham
Looking back on the multiple Summernats Grand Champion award winner’s first iconic build

Chris Dicker’s 1980s pro street-inspired HQ
A childhood fascination for massive tubs and wild graphics inspired Chris Dicker to build this tough-as-nails HQ

Andrew Ash’s Holden FX ute – flashback
Andrew Ash has enjoyed a long career providing paint and panelwork for a host of award-winning rides – and it all started in 1987 with his own FX Holden ute

Howard Astill’s Rock Solid XA GT
We take a look back at Howard Astill’s incredible XA Falcon GT, Rock Solid, which was a trophy magnet in the 90s

80s-built stepside HQ One-Tonner
Lost in the archives for three decades, it is finally time for Steve Goslett’s wild stepside HQ One Tonner to shine

Blobak HQ Holden ute chasiss up for auction
The chassis from Alan Cooper’s famed twin-engine BLOBAK ute is up for auction this weekend

429ci big-block 1956 Ford Fairlane – Flashback
Looking back on Allen Boughen’s loud and proud ’56 Ford Tudor

Street Freak Dodge Charger Daytona
The mighty Dodge Daytona

Where are they now? Owen Webb’s Ford XW Falcon ute, Bruiser
Survivor from the 1980s golden age of street machining