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.
Holden vs Ford Part Three – Carnage episode 27
We put the finishing touches on our $2K budget bangers before hitting the track
600hp Holden 355-powered 1985 VK Commodore
Want your kids to build killer cars when they grow up? Raise them in the Pro Street heartland
Bluey Hill’s blown Holden 308-powered HJ One-Tonner – flashback
We look back on Bluey Hill’s famous step-side One-Tonner
420-cube small-block 1964 Holden EH Premier – flashback
Massive horsepower wrapped in a classic EH Holden shell
Tim Bartrop’s early days of Aussie custom car culture
Dr Tim takes us back to South Australia in the early 1960s, when modified car culture was truly a world of pure imagination
Injected 5.0-litre-powered 1958 Holden FC Special
The tin is pure Holden FC but the driveline is hotted up VP V8 Commodore
Holden 355-powered 1985 VK Calais – flashback
Joseph Sammut’s VK Calais is simple, straight and stunning
580-cube big-block 1976 Holden HJ Kingswood – MCFRY
Nelson Granger’s granddad would never have believed his beloved Holden HJ Kingswood could become this nine-second 580ci brute
Chris Rust’s 1970 Holden HG Premier
After a five-year build, Chris Rust’s HG Prem was finished just in time for Summernats 32
Harrop-injected LS2-powered 1964 EH Holden – flashback
Anthony Newman had an EH Holden when he was young but it wasn’t this cool
VT Commodore versus AU Falcon $2K Challenge – Carnage episode 26
The work begins on our budget Holden versus Ford project cars
1973 Holden LJ Torana – flashback
At 15 David Dalton sold his dirt bike to buy a rough Holden LJ Torana. Three years later he was the envy of his mates
Blown big-block 1970 Holden HT Monaro GTS – 1FATHT
Brett Hewerdine’s killer blown Holden HT Monaro put the ‘Tuff’ in Tuff Street at Summernats 32
Blown 540-cube big-block 1977 Holden HZ – flashback
Only a blown big-block could fuel Graham Longhurst’s thirst for power
Supercharged Holden 202-powered 1971 LC Torana GTR replica
We caught up with Mark Saunders and his supercharged LC Torana at Tassie Nats
Kev’s Australia Day Cruise – gallery
Australia Day the right way: Cruising around Geelong in a Holden EH wagon
Turbo 1972 Holden LJ Torana + turbo big-block 1977 LX Torana
Tony Webb’s eight-second LJ Torana has a new turbo big-block stablemate that’s gunning for sixes
760hp 450-cube 1976 Holden HJ GTS
Laki Tsutsulis bought his HJ GTS as a rolling shell for a project car
Nitrous 427-cube 1971 Holden HQ LS Monaro
Dave Steele’s Holden HQ LS Monaro might look flawless, but it’s just as much a street beast as it is a show winner
Seized Holden HG ute returned to owner by French authorities
Travis McKimmie’s Holden ute is finally back in the hands of its rightful owner