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 Joel Sammut’s UC Torana
Joel Sammut’s UC Torana has gone from the factory 3.3-litre inline six to a 6.0-litre LS with a Turbo 400 and a Ford nine-inch
Ford SOHC powered HJ Holden ute
A lot of the older boys aren’t stoked on the FORD swap, but as I always say, just rev it and use it! Doesn’t matter what it is
In the build: HQ & HZ & FJ ute, VN & VH Commodore & VK Berlina
We check out some of our readers’ project cars from the September issue of Street Machine
Brandon Zito Returns to Defend His Drag Challenge Crown
After taking out the overall win at Street Machine Drag Challenge in 2025, Brandon Zito is back for 2026
From brothers to father and son: Grant Grech carries on his family’s love of drag racing
For Grant Grech, a love of cars has been a family affair for as long as he can remember
The old XF that became a Drag racing weapon: Reuben Davison’s humble Ford Fairmont
By day, Reuben Davison helps run a car dealership. Come Drag Challenge, he’ll be behind the wheel of an 80s Ford Fairmont packing a turbo Barra, a transbraked ZF gearbox and hopes of running deep into the eights
Rising from the Asphalt: Alysha Teale races against the clock to make Drag Challenge
Alysha Teale had just three weeks to pull off what seemed almost impossible: rebuild and repower her faithful HQ in time for DC25
Video: 632ci Torana, purpose-built for Drag Challenge
Steve Micallef has built this monster all-motor Torana to rewrite the Drag Challenge record books – never mind the detailed undercarriage
AFL legend Barry Hall ready for Drag Challenge!
Former AFL star Barry Hall is returning to the drag strip this October, taking on Street Machine Drag Challenge presented by VPW in his VH Holden Commodore
Clive Polidano’s blown HZ Holden is back for another Drag Challenge
There aren’t many cars that look quite as at home on the streets of Echuca as Clive Polidano’s blue HZ Holden
RB26/30-powered LC Torana bound for Drag Challege
Anthony Fortunato’s crisp LC Torana now packs 1100hp of turbo RB grunt to shoot for sevens at Drag Challenge 2026
Dan Case’s 1974 Holden LH Torana
In a world of turbos and electronic injection, Dan Case’s Torana gets the job done with old-school aspo brawn
From Top Fuel to Drag Challenge: Dean Rossiter builds his own VH Commodore
After 12 years working behind the scenes in Top Fuel, Dean Rossiter is shifting into the driver’s seat with a 1981 VH Commodore he’s building to take on one of Australia’s toughest street car events
The epic tale of Brock and the HDT VK Group A at Bathurst 1985
With the new VK Group A up against the might of the foreign invaders in 1985, Holden’s drivers had to pull out all the stops to stay in the hunt
VL Commodore: 40th Anniversary
One of the most important models in Holden’s history, the VL Commodore has hit the big 4-0
Luke Swift’s 640hp, blown LS-swapped LC Torana
Luke Swift’s planned “quick clean-up” of his LC Torana with a hot six-pot for power somehow turned into a 640hp, blown LS-swapped Summernats award-winner
Video: 2000kW Drag Challenge dyno test
Richard Collins’s HK Premier cracks 2000kW in the run up to Drag Challenge 2026
In the build: Morris rat rod, LX Torana, Ford Prefect, HQ SS Holden, Inter KS5 + Valiant Regal
We check out some of our readers’ project cars from the August issue of Street Machine
Heavy Hitter: 2000km to victory at Red CentreNATS
For William Melvin and his crew, getting to Red CentreNATS 12 was never going to be a simple matter of pointing the rig west and hoping for the best
From the Tanami Desert to Drag Challenge: Aiden Stampalia’s HG Monaro
A Holden HG GTS Monaro once buried in the Tanami Desert is set to take on one of Australia’s toughest street-car events