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.
ITS WAR VK Holden Calais
Brad Cavanagh and his gang got together to rebuild an old mate’s VK Commodore
Roman Auto-Tek VS Commodore ute
Italian style and Aussie guile makes a super slammed showstopper
Video: How to dial in a camshaft in an LS
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty shows us how to install a beefy camshaft in an LS
Mark Thornton’s 1100rwhp VK Calais Blue Meanie replica
We caught up with Mark Thornton and his blown LS-powered VK Calais at Street Machine Summernats 36
Video: Starting the VS ute’s beefy fuel system!
Scotty prepares the the Drag Challenge ute to slurp lots and lots of E85
Where are they now? Ben Bray’s 2000hp VY Commodore ute
Look what happens when Australia’s favourite drag racers build a street-styled burnout beast!
Alan Martens’s quad Weber-fed HDT VC Commodore
Brock’s VC HDT Commodore saved the great Aussie muscle car’s bacon and this show-stopper has the balls, brakes and balance to make it tastier
Suicide-door Holden VE SS-V ute
With a turbo 403ci stroker LS up front, race car underpinnings and a Summernats elite-winning finish, Peter Robson’s VE ute is one of Queensland’s coolest streeters
Video: Installing a Haltech Nexus R5
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty begins kitting out our ute with some sweet Haltech Nexus engine management
Dusan Zec’s budget-built, award-winning VH Commodore
An award-winning Commodore, built on a budget and driven on the street
Reader’s Rocket: Blown VK Calais Blue Meanie tribute
Jason Kouzoukas’s 540rwhp VK SS Group A Brock tribute is a comfortable, retro tech cruiser
Dean Gianginis’s 850hp aspirated LS-powered VK Calais
Dean Gianginis’s VK Calais harbours a screaming, 9000rpm, 850hp aspirated LS that we could listen to all day long
Video: Kyle ‘Luxifer’ Douglas buys a jet-powered VN Holden Commodore
One of the most infamous VN Commodores to ever grace Marketplace has a new home
Mark Else’s blown 1999 VT HSV GTS
The Gen III made Holden’s iron V8 obsolete. Except this one
Josh Stewart’s LSA-powered VL Commodore
The build of this VL Commodore helped Josh Stewart cope with the challenges of a debilitating medical condition
2504hp VL Commodore smashes Summernats record
Over 2500hp, 11,000rpm and 79psi of boost smashed the dyno at Summernats 36 for a scorching new record
Culprit Racing pro street VL Calais
You’d be forgiven for thinking this VL Calais is Rob Beauchamp’s trailblazing pro streeter from the late 80s, but all is not as it seems
Manny Debrincat’s seven-second Holden VL Calais
Manny Debrincat’s VL Calais rocked 3.2 litres of turbocharged billet RB power to take the win in the Speed Pro Six-Cylinder Class at Drag Challenge 2023
Tuxedo Black HDT VK Calais Director
Rob Grbavac’s genuine HDT VK Calais Director combines classy styling with a brutal Holden-powered punch
Jason Brown’s VR Commodore BT1
How to build a traffic-stopping street machine and not get hassled by the man