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.
615ci Pro Street Holden HK Monaro – PRO HK
A Holden HK GTS Monaro that kicks butt on the dyno, in Summernats judging and at Drag Challenge
Turbo Nissan RB30-powered 1973 Holden LJ Torana
Rohan Gordon’s Torana is no XU-1 replica – his factory four-cylinder LJ now dances to a Japanese drum
5.7-litre V8-powered 1980 ‘Pro 350’ Holden Gemini – flashback
Leroy Hancox’s 5.7-litre golden glory is anything but a gentleman’s Gemini
Daniel Szabolics’s twin-turbo big-block HQ Monaro
Daniel Szabolics’s twin-turbo big-block HQ Monaro packs six-second potential and doorslammer-level power
Daniel Drury’s VL Commodore at Drag Challenge 2019
Daniel Drury recently picked up the ex-Lorenzo Gullotto VL and finished sixth in Haltech Radial Blown at Drag Challenge 2019
Project Monaro – the full story
Project Monaro sees Holden breathing new life into its most iconic modern Aussie muscle car – and you could win it!
Chris Kaarsberg’s Holden LX Torana at Drag Challenge 2019
Running in the Haltech Radial Blown class, Chris Kaarsberg’s LX Torana sedan was impossible to miss in the pits thanks to its epic green paint and super-clean engine bay
Farewell Commodore: Top five wagons
Looking back on some of our favourite Commodore longroofs
Brandon Zito’s 1971 Holden LC Torana 1BADLC at Drag Challenge 2019
Running in Haltech Radial Blown, Brandon Zito had a cracker time at Drag Challenge 2019 in his super-neat 1BADLC ’71 Torana
Farewell Commodore: top five sleepers
With the Commodore nameplate going the way of the dodo, we look back at some of the more unassuming models that hid some real punch
Matt Carey’s blown 2006 Holden VZ SS ute – Drag Challenge profile
The most inspirational Drag Challenge 2019 entrant has to be Matt Carey and his stout BLWNQUAD VZ SS ute
David Barber’s 1973 Holden HQ One-Tonner – Drag Challenge profile
David Barber’s Tonner is a seriously impressive build, with a twin-turbo six-litre LS under the bonnet
Holden 355-powered 1974 LJ Torana
Mark Cirillo fell in love with this LJ coupe at age five. Nearly two decades later, he finally got the chance to own it and hasn’t looked back
Kai McPhee’s turbo LS-powered VC Commodore – Drag Challenge profile
Kai’s 5.3-powered VC went toe-to-toe with the big blocks and came away with runner-up spot in Haltech Radial Blown and a place in the 7-second club at Drag Challenge 2019
Mark Busscher – Drag Challenge profile
Mark ‘Bushy’ Busscher landed his first win in the Carnage Outlaw Aspirated class at Drag Challenge 2019 behind the wheel of his matte-black HQ One Tonner, edging out Daniel Cassar’s ’33 Ford coupe
Szabolics HQ Monaro runs 6.654-seconds @214mph
Daniel Szabolics has set a scorching new PB in his twin-turbo HQ Monaro
Brendan Cherry’s twin-turbo, big block VL Calais – Drag Challenge 2019 runner-up
Drag Challenge original Brendan Cherry nails second outright at our sixth event in his big-block, twin-turbo VL Calais
Turbo small-block Chev-powered LH Torana at Drag Challenge 2019
Luke Green resisted the LS temptation in favour of a small-block Chev in his Torana, and was rewarded with eight-second ETs at Drag Challenge 2019
Paul Turner’s LS1-powered HQ wins K&N Dial Your Own – Drag Challenge 2019
Ex-competition racer Paul Turner’s experience won the day in the highly competitive K&N DYO class at Drag Challenge 2019
L98-powered 1986 Holden VK Commodore
When recurring engine troubles and a devastating accident turned his dream machine into a nightmare, Paul Knowles didn’t give up. He just built something even better