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.
Andrew Marantos’s LS3-powered HQ Monaro GTS tribute
Simple LS swap turns into a full ground-up resto
Michael Licciardi’s blown L98-powered WB Statesman Caprice
Michael Licciardi’s blown WB Caprice is a tough-as-nails tribute to his first car
Jose Aguilar’s 2006 Pontiac GTO drift car
We spotted Californian Jose Aguilar with his Pontiac GTO at Summernats 37 and tracked him down for a chat
Jungle Boogie: WheelBoyz CV8 Monaro
The first of the CV8 Monaros to receive the full street machine treatment. And it is now up for grabs!
Video: Ian Wright’s twin-turbo HT Holden Kingswood
Last time Ian Wright’s HT Kingswood appeared in the mag, it was an under-the-radar sleeper. Now? Not so much
Damien ‘Chubby’ Lowe’s VB Commodore
Just like Ian Hazel’s HG Premier in the 80s and Ron Barclay’s HQ ute in the early 90s, Damien Lowe’s VB Commodore set the standard for his own generation of street machiners to follow
Scott MacFayden’s show & go LX Torana hatch
Scott MacFadyen’s aim was to build a cool family cruiser that could cut 10s at the track. Job very much done!
Tubbed & tuff: Home-brewed VB Commodore SL/E
John Philippou’s built his VB SL/E from the ground up
540-cube INTENSE HQ Monaro
Michael Schena’s Holden HQ Monaro has a dash of genius in it
768ci Sonny’s Racing Engines-powered HT Holden ute
ProFlo Performance changes up the pro street game with this epic 768-cube HT ute
Helen Wynants’s 355-cube LX Torana SL/R 5000
Meet ‘Ruby’, the SL/R 5000 of Torana lovers Helen Wynants and Stephen Barrie’s dreams
Shane Toft’s turbo RB30-powered LC returns for Drag Challenge 2025!
Shane Toft wanted plenty of shove for his LC Torana GTR lookalike. A turbo RB30 was his solution
Twin-turbo 440-cube 1986 HDT VL LE Calais
Street car, show car, or drag car? Nathan Borg’s genuine HDT LE is all three, with a 1250rwhp 440ci LS, elite detailing and speed galore
1500hp turbo LS-powered 2008 HSV VE Maloo R8
With a background in tough old-school streeters, Victoria’s Mark Attard set about performing some rock-solid traditional tricks in his HSV Maloo build
Chad Ribbons’s 1965 HD Holden ute
Following his dad Scott’s sudden passing, Chad Ribbons paid tribute by rebuilding Scott’s old work ute into an a-grade stunner
Robert Koch’s 1UZ-swapped EH Holden
What happens when Generation Y turns its hands to a Baby Boomer classic
Video: Making our Torana parts car run!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty gets the four-pot running in our spare TA Torana – for science!
Drag Challenge-proven turbo Isuzu 4ZE1-powered TD Gemini wagon
It looks pretty stock, but Ross Cook’s Gemini wagon has gone from paddock-basher to quarter-mile muncher in just six years
Nick Eden’s ‘Monarat’ HG GTS!
Nick Eden tells us the story behind his HG GTS Monaro, the Monarat!
Video: Finishing the rust repairs on our Torana!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty buttons up the rust repairs on our TA Torana project