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.
Barra-powered LC Torana headed to Drag Challenge
Mark Whitla and Darby Hamilton are taking the ex-McClure Barra LC Torana to Drag Challenge
370-cube 1985 Holden VK Commodore Blue Meanie replica
Mario Zahra has built the ultimate Blue Meanie tribute, crowned by an ultra-rare VL Walkinshaw twin-throttlebody intake
Ash & Gary Low’s Holden LX Torana & HZ Kingswood
Father-and-son duo Gary and Ash Low prove you don’t need a bent-eight to be great
565-cube big-block Holden HZ ute
After Matt Milnes got out of racing boats, he had to find a new home for his 960hp big-block Chev
BG Engines-built 385ci Holden V8 – Mill of the Month – video
Andrew Natoli’s Holden-based combo was built to make plenty of grunt without breaking the bank
Tim Polsen’s trophy-winning 1971 Holden HQ Premier
26-year-old Tim Polsen has built an award-winning HQ Premier that would make any street machining veteran foam at the mouth
Turbo LQ9-powered 1974 Holden LH Torana
Under the rather unassuming white body of Mick Jahnecke’s Torana lies a thunderstorm of turbo LS fury
Alan Fleming’s ‘Motorvator’ Holden HG panel van
Alan Fleming’s ‘Motorvator’ HG panel van was an unbridled blast of creativity we may never see the like of again
SMOTY-winning blown 1968 Holden HK Monaro FAT68 – flashback
A classic 80s machine reborn for the new millennium
Elite-level blown LS-powered 1985 Holden VK Commodore
One of Australia’s fiercest naturally aspirated burnout competitors builds a blown Drag Challenge car – and almost becomes Summernats Grand Champion in the process!
Sam Rhodes’s nine-second 1961 EK Holden SPECIAL K – flashback
Looking back on Sam Rhodes’s street-driven killer EK
Nitrous Chev 383-powered Holden HB Torana GASSED – flashback
There’s not much of the Vauxhall Viva heritage left in this show-stopping, tyre-smoking, drag racing HB. Thank God
Clint Ogilvie’s iconic FRONT/BACK 1970 Holden LC Torana
Clint Ogilvie’s iconic Front/Back LC Torana has been a mainstay of the burnout scene for decades. Now it’s tougher than ever before
10,000rpm Holden VF Commodore – NUTTR
George Separovich lives life at 10,000rpm in his bonkers VF Commodore skid rig, NUTTR
355-cube 1971 Holden HG wagon sleeper
While he calls it a ‘cruiser’, Tim’s wagon is not short on herbs thanks to a tough 435rwhp small-block Chev under the bonnet
Simon Adrichem’s 1950 FX Holden gasser
We caught up with Simon Adrichem and his wheelstanding 1950 FX Holden at last year’s World Fuel Altered Challenge in Sydney
1000hp LSA-powered 1976 Holden HJ Monaro GTS streeter
Despite numerous setbacks, Shaun Dunstan is transforming his cherry-black HJ GTS Monaro into a 1000hp street-and-strip burner
Putting the supercharged L67 into the VN – Carnage Episode 54
We finally throw our L67 into Project Supermang, along with some fresh pipes
Kai McPhee’s seven-second VC Commodore
Kai McPhee’s VC Commodore proves you don’t need a donk made of diamonds to run with the best
Time-capsule Holden TE Gemini – GIZMO
The Gemini that rocked Summernats 2 is still winning trophies today!