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.
Street Machine of the Year 2024: Heath van der Waerden’s Torana hatch
This shed-built, drive-anywhere pro touring Torana was Heath van der Waerden’s life for more than eight years, and it’s now earned him the biggest prize in Aussie street machining
Terry Vavitis’s LSA-powered VH Commodore Vacationer
Terry Vavitis took a VH Vacationer shell, LSA crate motor and an entire suite of new-old-stock Holden parts to carefully curate his ultimate street-legal cruiser
14,000km HX Sandman road trip
Brad Stott has completed the road trip of a lifetime – a 40-day solo drive halfway around Australia in his 1976 HX Sandman panel van
Mount Gambier’s Scott McKenzie makes long-awaited Drag Challenge debut
After years of watching from the sidelines, Scott McKenzie is gearing up for his first Drag Challenge as a competitor
Jim Georgalas’s stunning HR Holden ute
Jim Georgalas is a one-eyed HR Holden fan, and his latest creation sets the gold standard for an early-Holden ute build
Shenade Austin’s L98-powered VL Calais
Shenade Austin customised her VL Calais, including the strikingly bold pink paint, drawing inspiration from the wild cars she had seen at Summernats
Mitchel Hawkins’s turbo LQ9-powered HSV VR ClubSport tribute
Like Salmon swimming upstream, Mitchel Hawkins’s turbo LS-powered VR Commodore was built to go against the flow
West Australian Matt Carey returns to tackle Street Machine Drag Challenge
Wheelchair-bound Matt Carey is again making the long trek from the Western Australian mining town of Tom Price to compete in this year’s Drag Challenge
Daniel Dimcevski’s Iron Lion-powered VS Acclaim
We caught up with Daniel Dimcevski at the Western Highway Shootout to chat about his Holden 355-powered VS Acclaim
Video: Heath van der Waerden’s pro touring Torana hatch
Heath van der Waerden’s hard-hitting Torana hatch has style, brains and brawn – and it runs on LPG!
Woodside’s Steve Paech returns to Drag Challenge for mateship and endurance
Steve Paech and his HJ Monaro are back for another crack at Drag Challenge
Bob Grambau’s ‘Grumpy’ EH Holden & ’34 Ford coupe
Having built one of Australia’s best-remembered EH Holdens in the 70s, Bob Grambau has burst back onto the scene with a mouth-watering ’34 Ford coupe
Doing it for pop: Troy Lawrence’s EH Holden
Troy Lawrence built this stunning EH dubbed ‘The General’ in honour of his late pop
Jordan Musarra’s Holden HQ One Tonner
Jordan has his super-sano HQ Tonner ready for DYO duty at Drag Challenge ’25
Peter Raditsas’s Drag Challenge-proven HG Kingswood
Peter will be returning to this year’s Drag Challenge, running in the ITF Hire 235 Aspirated class
Leigh Vella’s Pro Street HK Monaro GTS – WILDHK
While it looks like a well-used warrior from the earliest days of pro street, this 632ci, big-tyre HK Monaro is a street machine for modern times
Kyle Bray’s 700rwhp HK Holden ute ready for Drag Challenge
Kyle Bray gets set for his first crack at Drag Challenge, competing in the Tuff Mounts 235 Blown class
Jason & Sam Evans’s 1955 FJ Holden Special
With a stout six-pot, tough stance and impossibly clean metalwork, Jason and Sam Evans’s mostly home-built FJ takes weekend cruiser builds to the next level
Iron Lion: David Lorinc’s VH Commodore gunning for nines at Drag Challenge
David Lorinc is returning for his third Drag Challenge, this year competing in the Enthusiast Motor Insurance Outlaw Aspirated class
Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse YSMOTY 2025 runner-up: Riley Matekovic’s VH Commodore
Riley Matekovic wins second place in our 2025 Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year competition