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.
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
1TUFGM: RB30-powered LC Torana
A classic mid-sized Aussie muscle car stuffed full of stove-hot Japanese six-pot is a sure-fire recipe for a good time
Video: Installing a massive intercooler in the Lexcen
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty continues the mods to our sleeper Lexcen wagon with the addition of a sweet new intercooler
Epic HQ charity drive ends with a bang
Covering 11,000kms and five states and territories in one humble HQ ute!
Young gun Zach Gallahar’s VK Calais
16-year-old Zach Gallahar blew minds at Summernats 35 with his powerhouse VK Calais
Blown LSX-powered HK GTS Monaro
A perfect finish and blown LSX376 grunt define Tim Martenstyn’s ultimate HK GTS
Video: Installing the 1UZ V8 into our Lexcen for the first time!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty finishes putting the 1UZ together before finally sticking it into our Lexcen!
Rare Holden Torana GTR XU-1 racer auction
One awesome survivor XU-1 with heaps of documentation!
Video: Building the 1UZ V8 for our Lexcen
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty starts re-assembling the 1UZ V8 for our sleeper Lexcen wagon
MRNUTS Pro Street LC Torana
Fantasies sometimes come true, as this near-1000hp LC Torana proves
Ryan Garner’s Holden VR ute
Ryan’s mini-tubbed VR ute is running a rebuilt 304 with a few hot additions and some custom touches throughout
Holden VZ One Tonner in Milwaukee Young SMOTY
Hamish’s home-built VZ One Tonne ute shows how far young ingenuity can take you
Barra-powered EK Holden van build
Paul Rockes is putting the finishing touches on an epic Ford-powered Holden build
Holden HZ panel van in Milwaukee Young SMOTY
Brock Clayton’s awesome HZ panel van combines new-school grunt with old school custom vanning style
Man jailed for selling fake Holden prototype for $246K
The man was jailed for three years for selling the Holden as a fake version of a unique prototype