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.
582ci Pro Street Holden HJ GTS tribute
Mark Attard’s tough-as-nails, 1050hp HJ Holden is the physical manifestation of the pro street dreams of his youth
Little League 253 engine build – part two
Conclusion to the Little League 253 V8 engine build story
Twin-turbo V10-swapped HJ Holden and other awesome reader projects
We check out our readers’ current projects from the July issue of Street Machine
Rocky Sarkis’s show & go LH Torana
This perfectly contemporised Top 60 Torana proves just how good a classic muscle car can be in 2023
Reader’s Rocket: Sam Zullo’s HT Monaro
Ever since Sam’s first red HT Monaro was stolen 40 years ago, he told himself he would have another one some day. And here it is
Young gun Joe Box’s 355-cube Holden HZ ute
17-year-old Joe Box rescued this farm-find HZ ute and got it running with the help of his dad. It’s now running a BG Engines-built Holden 355 V8
Bob Bridger’s LS1-powered 1964 EH Holden ute
One of the Real Street entrants that caught our attention at this year’s Meguiar’s MotorEx was Bob Bridger and his custom EH ute. We caught up with him for a quick chat
The secrets of the Moore’s Missile FJ Holden
How two young blokes from Sydney’s south turned the art of FJ Holden racing on its head
Iconic custom Holdens part 3: FX-FJ
In the final part of our series celebrating iconic FJ/FX builds, we look at some of the more ‘modern’ era customs the 1980s
Iconic custom Holdens part 2: FX-FJ
Part two of our hot humpy flashback customs from the 60s and 70s
Lloyd Taylor’s showstopping HT Monaro GTS
Lloyd Taylor’s stunning, arrow-straight HT Monaro was built 1000 miles away from the nearest big city
Iconic custom Holdens part 1: FX-FJ
We take a trip down humpy memory lane with seven iconic custom builds from the 60s and 70s
Flashback: Draggin’ Coupe’s history and revival
The story of how one of Australian’s most famous customs of the 60s came back, better than ever
Flashback: Con Elfes’s HQ Holden One Tonner
Con Elfes has recently bought back his OG One Tonner and is giving it a freshen up. In the meantime, check out the original SM feature from 1991
The history of HSV: 1987-2018
We trace the 30 year journey of Holden Special Vehicles – from its humble beginnings in 1987 surviving the post-Brock years, to then emerge as an Australian muscle car legacy
Reader’s Rocket: Jared Powell’s nitrous LS1-powered VS Commodore
Jared’s custom VS Commodore has won a handful of awards at local shows, but he says now he can’t wait for the chance to run the quarter-mile
LQ9-powered crusty EJ Holden Special
Steven Serone and his dad Dave took a crusty EJ Holden burnout machine and turned it into a nitrous-fed racer ripe for Drag Challenge
Flashback: 383 stroker-powered LX Sunbird – DRAGU
This evil LX is so dark, even light can’t escape. Wonder how it goes with radar
Monster HSV VN SV89 tribute
When Danny Howe wanted a street cruiser to do Summernats and Powercruise, he built a wild, 8/71-blown VN SV89 tribute packing 700 horses
1000hp Harrop-blown 440ci VL Calais
Nick Samuel threw lashings of gorgeous Candy Raspberry paint and 1000hp of blown LS grunt at his genuine VL Calais. This is the result