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.
Clinton Wheeler’s chopped EK Holden van
After much of its metal magic was performed in Australia, this striking chopped-top, sedan delivery-styled EK Holden van was completed over the ditch in New Zealand
Holden Nationals 2018 – gallery
Heathcote Park hosts 150 of the generals’s finest for the 2018 Holden Nationals
427-cube blown LS next – Mill Of The Month
Troy Worsley at Warspeed in NSW has just put the finishing touches on this masterpiece for a customer’s VK, and it’s not your garden-variety cam-and-heads type of deal.
Slammed custom HQ Holden wagon – Video
Grant couldn’t modify his matching numbers Sandman, so he bought this knackered old HQ wagon and turned it into a show-stopper
Seven-second VT Commodore street car – Video
John Elfes’s VT Commodore has run deep into the sevens after just a few race meetings
Twin-turbo small-block powered LJ Torana – Video
Bob Golic is aiming for sixes with his twin-turbo small-block LJ Torana
Grant Mahoney’s custom HQ Holden wagon
Grant Mahoney has been driving this car in his head since he was a teenager. Now he’s built the real deal
Resto-mod 434-cube Holden HK Monaro GTS
Shaun Braybrook’s resto-mod Holden HK Monaro GTS goes twice as hard as it did 50 years ago
LS1-powered 1985 BT1 police-spec Holden VK Commodore
Simon Murran didn’t try to hide his LS-powered VK from police cars – he made it into one!
Single-cam RB30 VL Commodore runs sevens – Video
Single-cam RB30 turbo VL Commodore street car runs deep into the sevens
Pro street Nissan RB30ET-powered 1970 Holden LC Torana
Anthony Ghinis’s pro street LC GTR Torana retains a distinct factory flavour, but is knocking on eights with turbo Nissan power
468-cube big-block 1970 Holden HG Premier
David Desreaux needed something to cruise in while his other car was in the build, so he knocked this HG Premier right out of the park
LS-powered 1979 Z/28 Camaro & Holden VT Commodore
When your first car turns into a bit of a strip animal, the solution is to get a cool old Camaro to cruise the streets
Jet Martin VB Commodore wins $50K Grudge Kings final
Twin-turbo 481X powered VB Commodore takes out Grudge Kings 2018
355-cube Holden LC Torana – reader’s car
Chris Rossi’s LC Torana
LS1-powered 1996 Holden TF Rodeo space cab – WHYNOT
Mark Johnson loves the tyre-smashing, limiter-bashing world of competitive burnouts; lucky his LS Rodeo feels the same way!
1100rwhp Turbo LSX 2009 Holden VE Commodore SS – G8PSI
C&A Auto Fashion built an innocuous-looking sedan into Australia’s quickest and fastest street-registered VE Commodore, busting an 8.5@170mph!
Drag Challenge cars prepare for Grudge Kings
Some of the fastest street and race cars in Australia are heading for Grudge Kings at Sydney Dragway
Carnage Plus Episode Ten – Old V8 Supercars at Glenlyon Motors
Checking out some old school muscle cars at Glenlyon Motors
Monster 1600hp 872-cube swap for Rob Godfrey’s Holden LH Torana
Rob Godfrey and mates are at the tail-end of a monster repower of his stunning LH Torana