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.
Danny Hoy’s retrotech Holden FE wagon
Danny Hoy thoroughly modernises a Holden FE wagon while compromising none of its old-world charm
Al Magritzer’s turbo six-powered Torana LJ GTR
Looking back on Al Magritzer’s avgas-fed turbo six-powered LJ GTR
Video: Grimace is back!
Our twin-turbo VS ute has had a glow-up!
Flashback: Holden Adventra 2003 road test
An 4WD in Street Machine? Back in 2003, Geoff Seddon dug up the dirt on the Holden’s bold new at the time V8 wagon
Where are they now? ‘Bill’s Toy’ EH Holden
A tyre-shredding 1980s icon finds a new lease on life in the hands of the next generation
Andrew Clatworthy’s custom Miss Lead FC Holden
We look back on Andrew Clatworthy’s FC after its stunning facelift in 2003
Razor sharp: Justin Hunt’s HQ Monaro GTS
Justin Hunt shepherded his HQ Monaro from a bare shell to a tubbed beauty with a fiendish 777hp heart
Brad Anderson’s 632ci big-block VL Calais
Forget turbos and blowers – this Kiwi VL swings 632 cubes of naturally aspirated chaos
Video: Duramax diesel-powered VL wagon
We chat to Anna and Lee Povey as they give their wild VL wagon its first taste of the track at Rockynats
Chris Dicker’s 1980s pro street-inspired HQ
A childhood fascination for massive tubs and wild graphics inspired Chris Dicker to build this tough-as-nails HQ
The legendary VL Holden Calais with complete Nissan R32 GT-R driveline
This VL swallowed a Godzilla GT-R’s innards and underpinnings …and walked away clean
Pro touring HK Holden ute – ABADHK
Packing a 550rwhp LSX, manual ‘box and a tray-load of clever tricks, Daryl O’Sullivan’s HK ute defines Aussie pro touring
Da Hulk: Harrop-blown 4×4 Holden VY ute
Forget the Crewman Cross 8 – Gary Gibons’s Hulk is the ultimate go-anywhere ute
Da Hulk 4×4 Holden VY ute is back!
Remember ‘Da Hulk’, the 4×4 Holden VY SS ute? It’s making a comeback this weekend!
Nelson Granger’s 10-second HZ Kingswood sleeper
Nelson Granger’s ‘sensible’ car is a 454-cube, 10-second Kingswood sleeper!
Orange Crush: Nathan Lambert’s LJ Holden Torana
Sixteen years is a long time for a car build, but when the result is as super-slick as Nathan Lambert’s 600hp LJ Torana, it’s clearly time well spent
Daniel Clarke’s street-and-strip HR Holden
After discovering drag-and-drive events, Traralgon’s Daniel Clarke built a stout HR Holden and was instantly hooked from his first pass
ProFlo Performance HK GTS Monaro debuts at MotorEx
Brett Fletcher’s stunning street and strip HK GTS was one of the highlights of the Shannons Unveils at Meguiar’s MotorEx 24
Stephen Micallef’s 632-cube, big-block LJ Torana headed to Drag Challenge
Stephen Micallef has his sights set on aspirated glory at Drag Challenge 2026, in a freshly built Torana
Ford SOHC turbo-swapped VS Commodore, built to boogie!
Sick of seeing LS-swapped Fords? Corey Bell has turned the tables, shoving Ford SOHC power in a Holden!