Street Machine was born only a couple of years after the first Commodore rolled off the production line, so we’ve got over 40 years of content dedicated to the best examples ever built!
If you want inspiration for your own Commodore build, technical info or parts, we’ve got the lot, from the first VB through to the final Aussie-built VFII.
Holden VH Commodore V8 – Reader’s car
Mindi Seng bought this one-owner VH Commodore and with some help from her husband and friends, transformed it into a stunning silver 308-cube powered cruiser
Elite-level blown LS1-powered 2002 Holden VY ute – FINEVY
Damien Horner’s stunning Holden VY ute runs 11s, and sports more audio gear than a rock band
DAILY-DRIVEN PROCHARGED HOLDEN VZ UTE RUNS NINES – VIDEO
Tim Bailey’s daily-driven ProCharged Holden VZ Ute dips into the nines for the first time
1200RWHP RB-POWERED VL TURBO STREETER GUNNING FOR 7’s – VIDEO
Evan Pantelios has built this insane 1200rwhp RB-powered VL Turbo street car to run sevens
KARNAGE BLOWN VS COMMODORE BURNOUT FIRE AT BRASHERNATS – VIDEO
Shawn Karn’s KARNAGE VS Commodore burnout car lives up to its name at Brashernats Sydney!
JASON RAPOFF ‘PARALINES’ – BURNOUT DRIVER PROFILE
Wheelchair-bound Jason Rapoff operates his blown and injected VH Commodore burnout car with hand controls
7-SECOND VH COMMODORE WINS KING OF THE HILL – THREE DAYS OF BUBBA
Bubba’s VH Commodore makes 1500rwhp, wins King Of The Hill, then runs sevens at Holden Powered Nationals – all in three days!
8-second Ecotec V6-powered VN Commodore
VN Commodore running eights with an EcoTec V6 and factory rear end!
HOLDEN-POWERED NATIONALS HIGHLIGHTS – VIDEO
Fast Holdens tearing it up at Heathcote Park Raceway
BLOWN 355-HOLDEN POWERED VH COMMODORE
This 1983 VH Holden Commodore packs a 963hp all-Aussie Holden V8 punch!
U-2 CHASE CAR HISTORY
When it comes to chasing top secret planes, the United States Air Force has a long history of relying on souped-up muscle cars
CHASING U-2 SPYPLANES WITH AUSSIE COMMODORES
The US Air Force uses some Aussie muscle to help its quarter-billion-dollar spy planes take off and land
Blown and injected 521-cube Hemi-powered 1967 Chrysler VC Valiant
The world’s most brutal VC Valiant? Danny Makdessi certainly hopes so
1000HP BLOWN HDT GROUP THREE VK COMMODORE
All Ahmed Addoug wanted was a mental street car – that just happened to be a killer HDT Group Three replica
1000RWHP TWIN-TURBO 427-POWERED VC COMMODORE ‘ISFAIR’
When your nine-second IRS drag car is UNFAIR, you should probably step it up with a 1000rwhp 427ci Commodore headed for the sevens!
TURBO LS-POWERED VT COMMODORE SALT LAKE RACER
This VT went over 200mph with a V6 in it! Now it has a boosted iron-block LS under the bonnet, and it’s faster than ever
BUBBA’S 370CI TWIN-TURBO HOLDEN V8
We explore the whys, wherefores and hidden depths of Bubba’s Drag Challenge-winning Holden V8
EIGHT-SECOND TWIN-TURBO 2003 HSV WK GRANGE
There were lots of blow-ups before the blown LSX went in to Josh Galgaro’s HSV Grange
TURBO LQ9-POWERED HOLDEN VL CALAIS IN NZ
When Shyam Patel’s BT1 VL Commodore got pinched, he considered getting an import but he couldn’t resist the temptation of a boosted LS
BUBBA’S DRAG CHALLENGE-WINNING TWIN-TURBO VH COMMODORE
Who would have thought that a battle between 100 of Australia’s toughest streeters would see a Holden V8 on top?