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.
Tom Wright’s HG Premier wins Tuff Mounts 235 Blown
Tom Wright’s HG got it done in Tuff Mounts 235 Blown at Drag Challenge 2023!
Video: How to install rear tubs and big rubber!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty tubs the back our of VS Commodore drag ute to fit some meaty race rubber
Predator fed: Frank Ruiz’s blown HG Monaro
With a blown 350 at the business end, this magic Munro is bound to make your day
Elite-level LS3-powered 1964 EH Holden – NOSAY
It might be an elite-level stunner, but this 580hp EH Holden from Maskell’s Customs & Classics was built to drive
Garth Bell’s 20B rotary-powered FJ ute
Not everything is as it seems with Australia’s most radical FJ ute
Ken Neilson’s ground-breaking FX Holden
Sheer genius turned a toy into a golden ‘olden that set the Summernats on its ear…
Video: Our twin-turbo VS ute gets a rollcage!
In this episode of Carnage, the twin-turbo VS ute gets a spicy new rollcage from MPW Performance!
Road test: Country Dealer Team (CDT) Holden Gemini
Here’s a road test by founding Street Machine editor Geoff Paradise of the CDT Gemini from the Dec 1981/Jan 1982 issue
Angela Dow’s SMOTY-winning LX Torana hatch
It takes big balls to race a 1500hp Torana. Ask Angela Dow
Harrop-blown Holden 355-powered Commodore SL/E
Taner Dede takes an already tough VH-fronted VB Commodore and feeds it some spinach in the form of a Harrop-blown stroker
Video: Stripping out our VS Commodore ute
In this episode of Carnage, we begin the build of our Drag Challenge VS Commodore ute
Reader’s Rocket: Rhianna Lougher’s 308-cube LC Torana sleeper
17-year-old Rhianna Lougher’s LC Torana might look grandma-spec at first glance, but there’s an iron lion nestled in the engine bay
Nitrous big-block HQ Kingswood gears up for Drag Challenge
Matt Murphy’s HQ Kingswood rocks an old-school, nitrous-fed big-block Chev and is on a quest for eights
Budget build: Bob Kotmel’s classic stock-stroke 308 combo
These days there’s some tough big-inch alloy-headed Holden V8s, but one of Bob Kotmel’s all-time-favourite combos is the TQ20-TQ30, flat-top, stock-stroke 308
1000hp 632-cube HQ Premier
Forget your 427s and 502s; this HQ Premier thumps to the tune of 632ci of the General’s finest
Video: Picking up all the parts we need for our VS ute!
In this episode of Carnage, we visit our mates at VPW Australia to grab all the go-fast gear we need for our latest build
Craig McKenzie’s HR Holden ute
Craig McKenzie revives a legendary HR show ute with some modern twists to have it once again claim top tinware at Summernats
Green Medicine: Peter Kiszonka’s XXX308 LH Torana
Peter Kiszonka built his dream machine all by himself – with just a little help from his friends
The Speed Pro HJ Holden: Winner of the 1990 Street Machine Drag Racing Championship
A look back at the car that brained ’em at the first-ever Street Machine drag event
The Beast: HJ Holden Premier wagon
Looking back on Peter Jakon’s custom “The Beast” HJ wagon