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.
LS1-powered 1998 Holden TF Rodeo
Ash Jones’s LS1-powered Holden Rodeo is how all minitrucks should be built
Blown 1978 Holden LX Torana hatch
Shannon Longhurst’s tough black-on-black Torana LX hatch looks so slick even master painter Charley Hutton was impressed
LS-powered 1973 Holden HQ Kingswood wagon
Andrew McQualter’s 202-powered inter-pub cruiser copped the LS treatment big time but along the way there was plenty of blood, sweat & beers
Reece Lougher’s Holden HZ Sandman ute
When your dad is top-class fabricator Gareth Lougher, it’s no surprise young gun Reece ended up having a cool ride for a first car
Kath McKenzie’s EH Holden
Kath McKenzie’s love for classic Holdens began at a young age and was inherited from her father
Kristopher Davis’s Holden One-Tonner
Kristopher Davis’s Holden Tonner build was a dream come true – thanks to the Starlight Foundation
Blown and injected 1961 Holden EK sedan
The EK-FB Holden was Australia’s answer to the tri-five Chev, and Vince Panuccio has harnessed this old-school cool for his mega-tough blown streeter
Turbo LS1-powered Holden LX Torana hatch
Marc Palmer might have been a bit late to the LS party, but he’s made a classy entrance with his angry turbocharged Torana hatch
LS3-powered 1969 Holden HK Kingswood
Jay Jorgensen has mixed old- and new-school by plonking a tough LS3 in his classic Holden HK Kinger
Blown LS1-powered 2002 Holden VY S ute
Joel Burgess built his daily driver into a supercharged 620rwhp brute for relative chump change
355-cube 1972 Holden LJ Torana
Is there anything quite as Aussie as a Torana powered by a trusty Holden V8?
307-cube Holden HK Premier cruiser
Tassie transformed a rust-filled unfinished project into a golden family cruiser
Tuff Mounts and Muscle Garage workshop tour – Video
Taking a tour around Tuff Mounts and Muscle Garage in Adelaide with Jason Waye
Eight-second twin-turbo Torana hatch – Video
Checking out ASG Motorsports’s twin-turbo LS-powered eight-second Torana street car
4000hp VB Commodore runs a three second pass at No Mercy 9
Jet Martin breaks into the three-second zone at No Mercy 9
Mighty Car Mods HQ Holden build – video
Has Mighty Car Mods finally seen the light?
Inside Quentin Feast’s seven-second Torana – Video
Quentin’s twin-turbo LS Torana has run a 7.41@185mph with a factory four-bolt GM block and plastic intake manifold
Jeremy Martin’s 4000hp twin-turbo 481X-powered Holden VB Commodore
Jeremy ‘Jet’ Martin’s monster VB Commodore took out the richest drag race in Australian history and this weekend he’ll be shooting it out at No Mercy at South Georgia Motorsports Park
Stephen Molson’s turbo LS-powered Holden HZ ute
Stephen Molson’s HZ ute was just going to be a work hack, until a taste of turbo LS power changed his mind
Barra Fox-body, Barrahore ute, Aiden’s VL – Carnage Plus
Checking out Jason Waye’s new Barra Fox-body Mustang project, the Barra Holden ute on the dyno and Aiden’s Project VL