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.
Blown twin-carb 1978 HZ Holden
A 3.4-litre Whipple twin-screw blower on 406 cubes of Chevy should see this sweet Holden HZ into the eights
Mick Curren interview
More than three decades after Michael Curren’s tough-as-nails ‘Terminator’ HQ Monaro graced the cover of Street Machine we chat with him about why the car made such a massive impact
Dan Swansson’s 1964 Plymouth, HR Special and Dodge Phoenix hearse – My Shed
Dan Swansson’s shed includes a ’48 Plymouth, HR Special and a Dodge Phoenix hearse
598-cube 1969 Holden HT Premier
Young gun Nick Piotto proves that cubes are king with this street-legal, 1000hp Holden HT Premier
Blown EFI 355-powered EH Holden
15 years of work transformed Justin Gardner’s first car into something breathtaking
Andy Lynes’s Holden HQ ute, GTS coupe and GTS sedan
When Andy Lynes’s dad brought his new Holden HQ ute home, he didn’t realise it’d spark his son’s obsession with the model that has lasted over 40 years
Home-built blown 1970 Holden HG Monaro GTS – flashback
Long nights for four and a half years created this HG Monaro GTS in the Micallef family shed
LS3-powered custom 1972 Holden HQ Monaro GTS – flashback
Looking back on Karen Keves’s iconic custom HQ Monaro dubbed Marilyn
3500hp twin-turbo Holden HQ
Daniel Szabolics’s head-kicking, 3500hp HQ could be the first six-second car on Street Machine Drag Challenge
Turbo 13B rotary-swapped HR Holden ute
Mick Jurenec’s classic Holden hides a Japanese twist
Blown LS1-powered 1977 Holden HZ Sandman ute – flashback
With all the mods nicely hidden away, this blown LS1-powered Sandman ute is a genuine sleeper
Blown LS1-powered Holden HQ Statesman – flashback
HQ Holdens are tough…and a clash with a concrete wall only made Tom Keves’s Statesman tougher
Holden vs Ford $2K Challenge part four – Carnage episode 28
In this episode of the $2K Challenge, we put the cars to the test in the first round of challenges
1100hp blown Holden VL Calais – flashback
Brett Benz originally got this VL Calais from his brother, in payment for some panel work. It’s changed a bit since
Mark Drew’s 622-cube 1975 Holden LH Torana – flashback
Mark Drew has had a list of fast Toranas, here’s a look back at his eight-second 622-cube monster from seven years ago
Holden EJ-EH history
Holden sold more than 400,000 EJs and EHs in just three years as Australia hit boom time
Howard Bell interview
Howard Bell’s tough-as-nails LITRE8 SL/R 5000 Torana has always been packed with innovative thinking. Four decades on, it’s still one of Australia’s favourite modified cars
Custom pillarless HR Holden two door coupe
United Speed Shop is busting discs to build the pillarless HR hardtop that Holden should have
Holden EFI V8-powered 1973 HQ Kingswood
This Holden HQ came as a ready-to-build kit. All Colin and Fran Riley had to do was put it together and make it go
Turbo LS-powered 1987 Holden VL Commodore
Blake Evans built his nine-second VL Commodore turbo for Drag Challenge 2018 in a mere five months