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.
BLOWN 427-CUBE HOLDEN HG BROUGHAM PROBRO
Looking back on Suvad Vikic’s stunning 1970 HG Holden Brougham, packing a blown Chev 427 big-block
Adam Styles’s LS-based twin-turbo 1300hp Holden LC Torana streeter
Beautiful engineering and bulk power is not the sole reserve of high-end workshops. Just ask Adam Styles
JASON RAPOFF BLOWN VH COMMODORE BURNOUT CAR ‘PARALINES’
We chat to Jason Rapoff, the bloke behind the hand-operated PARALINES VH Commodore burnout car
Ross Heasley MRBADQ blown HQ Monaro
Ross Heasley talks us through his blown HQ Monaro burnout car and his plans for the future
MATT PURNELL BLACKOUT HOLDEN UTE POWERSKID WINNER
All of the smoky powerskid action from Gazzanats Darwin, including winner Matt Purnell’s BLACKOUT Holden ute
Gazzanats Darwin: blown HQ Tonner debut
Luke Jones debuts his BLKMRKT blown HQ one-tonner at Gazzanats Darwin
Special Edition Holden Geminis
These are some of our favorite special edition versions of the humble Holden Gemini
Rusty EH Holden wagon found on a beach-side clifftop
One-owner, granny-spec EH Holden wagon lovingly stored – yeah right! This rusty Holden is long past the ‘that’ll buff out phase’
Brad Pizzi’s EH Holden panel van
Brad Pizzi’s Holden EH panel van used to be a bog-filled basket case; now it’s a Summernats star
1000rwhp HQ Holden Kingswood
Beneath the classic exterior, Greg South’s HQ Holden packs 1000rwhp of modern twin-turbo LS mumbo
Home-built Holden HD with twin superchargers
Alf Pagano’s twin-blown Holden HD is a supercharged showstopper, but after three rebuilds, the former panel beater says it’s been a rough ride with his ‘Donna’
HOLDEN LX TORANA HATCH WITH A BLOWN EFI V8
You can keep your Golf GTi or Civic Type-R. George Cooper’s Vortech-blown 10-second Torana is well worthy of the hot hatch title
Holden FX with super-rare Waggott twin-cam
Looking back on George Starkey’s very special Holden FX; it seems stock on the outside, but this Humpy hides some old-school technology
Holden HZ Sandman with a 502-cube big-block
Sanding ’til your fingers bleed is part of the lifestyle. As is dropping a big-block V8 in your Sandman panel van
ANDREW BRASS – MY LIFE WITH CARS
Andrew Brass has owned a string of neat rides, many of which were cornerstone models for young blokes in the 80s and 90s
427-cube HG Holden Monaro
IT’S been a long build, but Jai Ozog couldn’t be happier his HG Monaro
BRASHERNATS WHAT’S ON THIS WEEKEND
Here’s what car events are happening around Australia this long weekend
Slammed & chopped, LS1-powered Holden Rodeo mini-truck
Chopped, dropped and stuffed with an LS1, you’ve never seen a Holden Rodeo like Michael Ellard’s elite-level masterpiece
Classy Holden HX Sandman built in the 90s
Built nearly 20 years ago, Garry Pointon’s super-clean HX Sandman is still a showstopper
CHOPPED FX HOLDEN WITH 350 CHEV
Les Rogers’s FX Holden has been reborn as a chopped 350-Chev powered daily