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.
Carolyn Hayes’s 275NOS LH Torana
Carolyn Hayes sets out to build an eight-second Drag Challenge car and ends up with a Summernats Top 20 showstopper
Ray Elia’s VN Group A tribute
Ray Elia is back with a supercharged street car that has instantly earned a spot among Commodore royalty
Video: Tuff Mounts 1990s-themed LX Torana
Tuff Mounts front man Jason Waye finishes off his latest project, a sweet LX Torana street cruiser with a dash of 90s pro street flavour
Video: Firing up the V12 Ferrari-powered Rod Shop LC Torana
The boys from the Castlemaine Rod Shop hear the V12 Ferrari-swapped Real Deal LC Torana run for the first time, with burnouts, dyno action and street cruising
Aaron Brincat’s supercharged V6-powered VR Commodore ute – Dr Hoon
Aaron Brincat turns an average V6 tool trolley into a supercharged chrome-plated head-kicker
Video: Pro Touring Torana hatch
Our September 2023 cover car scores a Fullboost feature video
Cherry Black HYP064 EH Holden
Steven Thrift’s HYP064 EH is a black-on-black street brawler packing 500hp worth of EFI small-block shove
Ian Granger’s Top Retrotech VK Commodore
The family that builds a car together will go far together. This award-winning retrotech VK is proof
Video: Our new project car – a twin-turbo LS Holden ute!
In this episode of Carnage, we reveal our new project! And it’s going to be our wildest, best build to date
Deluxe Rod Shop-built FX Holden
It might look like it from the outside, but deluxe Rod Shop’s latest build isn’t just a beautifully restored humpy. It’s a finely detailed pro touring masterpiece
5000km Red CentreNATS road trip in a Barra-powered EK Holden
A pair of old Holdens, both with significant amounts of Blue Oval engineered into them, take on the big Red CentreNATS road trip
Top six Commodore rarities
We celebrate our favourite limited-edition Holden Commodores
1000rwhp 2JZ-swapped VL Commodore sleeper
Chris Ethell’s VL Commodore makes 1000rwhp with a Japanese inline six, but there’s no RB to be seen
Greg Eslick’s slammed HQ Monaro
With an LS3 up front, Greg Eslick’s black-as-night HQ coupe is a Summernats Top 60 stunner built for the street
Peter Sauer’s monster 1970 HG Brougham
In 1970, Holden’s HG Brougham was the absolute height of luxury. All that was missing was a 2500hp twin-turbo fatty
Peter Milasiewicz’s blown FC Holden
Looking back on Peter Milasiewicz’s FC Holden
Video: Cat Hewitson’s NASCAR-powered, VK-fronted VL Calais drift car
Catherine ‘Driftcat’ Hewitson built this NASCAR-powered Calais as the ultimate drifting weapon
Brian Willis’s Grand Champion-winning HK Monaro
Street machines don’t get much better than Brian Willis’s Summernats 7 Grand Champion Monaro. They come tougher and meaner but only a very few are in the same ballpark when it comes to overall quality of workmanship and visual impact. Just ask the Summernats judges. In fact, ask anyone who has studied the car. It’s […]
The crazy history of VN Commodore exports to China
Australia has a proud history of exports, but did you know that VN Commodores were sold to China? We reveal the crazy tale for the first time
Bruno D’Agostino’s Pro Street HJ Statesman
You don’t see a whole lot of tough Statesmen running around. Bruno D’Agostino’s ’75 is out to rectify that