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.
Slammed custom HZ Holden wagon in the build – Video
Eliminator Rod and Custom turn Dad’s wagon into a show-stopping street car masterpiece
Blown small-block Holden HK Monaro
Rob Cinanni’s Holden HK Monaro gets a real workout from a blown small-block sending around 800 horses to the rear wheels
Tubbed home-built 427-cube 1964 Holden EH
Jason Spiteri’s tubbed, ’caged, 675hp Holden EH streeter was built entirely at home
Bare-metal LSX-powered 1968 Holden HK ute
Daryl O’Sullivan’s Holden HK Kingswood is already a pro touring masterpiece and it’s still under construction
Tribute 1972 Holden HQ Monaro
Ron McMillan & Tania Dodd’s HQ Monaro is their own Aussie Rock ‘n’ Roll tribute
Twin-turbo 1400rwhp 1978 Holden HZ Kingswood SL – LUMPER
Beneath the mild-mannered exterior of Matt Lampard’s HZ Kingswood SL lurks a 1400rwhp superhero that runs mid-eights!
Turbo Barra-powered HZ Holden ute – SANDBARRA
Chris Dicker turns the tables and puts a Ford motor in a GM product
Nikki Bourke’s Holden LC Torana GTR + 1925 Dodge
Nikki Bourke is an inspirational, get-out-and-do-it kind of gal with an unwavering passion for cars
Jason Sandner’s Group C-inspired 1977 Holden LX Torana
Jason Sandner’s mint Holden LX Torana sedan harks back to a simpler time, with a killer modern twist
LS1-powered 1970 Holden HT Kingswood sleeper
It looks like grandpa’s grocery-getter, but Ian Wright’s Holden HT Kingswood packs a hefty LS-sized punch
Riding in the TUF253 Escort at Summernats 32 – Video
Dave Carery climbs aboard Shannon Heraud’s TUF253 Escort for a lap of the Summernats burnout pad
454-cube big-block 1971 Holden HQ Premier
Young gun Chicka Waight teamed up with his racecar builder dad to compete in Drag Challenge 2018
Home-built 1978 Holden HZ Statesman Caprice – flashback
When Dad sold the family Holden Statesman, David Sammut bought it back and gave it a five-year freshen up
Kim Smith’s blown 2011 HSV Maloo E Series 3
Kim Smith’s third Drag Challenge run ended in disappointment when her HSV Maloo dropped pieces of piston in the tyre-warming area when something between the supercharger and the sump escaped
Tubbed and blown HSV GTS-R replica in the build
No it’s not a genuine HSV GTS-R, but this tubbed and blown replica is shaping up to be a killer car
Wayne Turner’s 1976 Holden HJ sedan
Wayne Turner spent 19 months restoring his Holden HJ sedan, doing most of the work himself
Street Machine: February 2019
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Blown Holden six-powered 1980 UC Torana
A red six with force-fed LPG gives this Torana the power to burn your mate’s HSV
Alysha Teale’s 383-cube Holden HQ – HERHQ
Sydneysider Alysha Teale and her matteblack HERHQ sedan are Drag Challenge stalwarts and always feature high on the DYO leaderboard
Dale Reith’s blown 1978 HZ Holden
Dale Reith originally bought his HZ Holden to be a cool cruiser, but it soon turned into a tough 10-second streeter