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.
Elite-level 496ci big-block 1970 Holden HG Premier
Glenn Coburn’s street-legal Holden HG is equally at home at the strip, in the elite hall or out cruising
History of the Holden Monaro part one – HK, HT, HG
Fifty years after Holden spawned its monster Monaro, we trace its time-staggered trajectory from local icon to global sensation
MPW Performance workshop tour – Video
Checking out some of the cool projects the boys at MPW are working on
Twin-turbo L33-powered 1970 Holden HG Kingswood wagon
Mark Tralau is making a habit of building killer turbo LS street cars in his Queensland garage, and we have zero problems with that!
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!