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.
434-Cube Holden HK Monaro
You’d be hostile too if you crashed your HK Monaro. Fortunately Eddy Jausnik now has an even better one
400HP LS-POWERED HOLDEN LH TORANA – MR NUTS
Packing a 400hp LS1, six-speed manual, mini-tubs and zero chrome, Nick Ursino’s Holden LH Torana – MR NUTS, walks its own path on the mean streets of Sydney
10-second LS-powered Holdens: VK Commodore and turbo Monaro CV8 sleeper
Tony Rohr and his son Pete each have a 10-second LS-powered Holden
BUBBA MEDLYN’S 2017 DRAG CHALLENGE
Preparation is key for an event like Drag Challenge, and by his own admission, defending champ Bubba Medlyn just ran out of time to get his head-kicking twin-turbo Holden-powered VH dialled in before the event
Demetri Stamatis’s 7.43-second VL Calais
It might look demure, but Demetri Stamatis’s turbo VL Calais runs deep into the seven-second zone
LS3-powered 1983 Holden Commodore VH racer
Glenn Bethune hits the track in his LS3-powered VH Commodore
ADAM ROGASH’S ALLSHOW VK COMMODORE AT DRAG CHALLENGE
Adam Rogash piloted his seven-second VK Commodore at Drag Challenge until day four when he flew back to Melbourne for the birth of his son
SMOTY-winning 1964 Holden EH wagon streeter
Ben Judd’s show-stopping six-cylinder Holden EH wagon is one cool cruiser on the cutting edge
LS2-powered Holden UC Torana – reader’s car of the week
Brad Edwards’s Holden UC Torana
MARK DREW’S CRUSTY TORANA AT DRAG CHALLENGE
Mark Drew had the Crusty LH Torana running hot no matter the conditions
LS-powered Holden VK Calais – JAILB8
Lloyd McLeod gives his first car a birthdady, bequeathing the VK Calais a 6.0L injected L98 – time to hit the burnout pad!
Home-built LS-powered sleepers: Chevrolet Bel Air and Holden UC Torana
A pair of The General’s finest get LS1 heart transplants
TURBO HOLDEN LJ TORANA – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Shane Whiting talks about his tough Nissan RB25DET-powered LJ Torana
STREET-DRIVEN TWIN-TURBO HOLDEN LX TORANA
Street-legal in New Zealand looks a bit like this hard-as-nails twin-turbo Holden Torana hatch
2400rwhp turbo LSX-powered 2005 Pontiac GTO
WA’s Rob Salvador wanted to have the quickest LS-powered car in Oz
ELITE-LEVEL BLOWN HOLDEN HQ MONARO GTS – HUMBLE
An elite Holden HQ Monaro GTS with Summernats Grand Champion-sized ambitions
EIGHT-SECOND TURBO LS VE COMMODORE G8PSI – VIDEO
Street-driven single turbo LS-powered Holden VE Commodore runs eights
1000RWHP TURBO LS-POWERED HSV VZ CLUBSPORT
1000hp Clubsport anyone?
Barra-powered VP Commodore at Drag Challenge 2017
We check out Dirty Sanchez – a Barra six-powered VP Commodore that took Street Machine Drag Challenge 2017 in its stride
Holden Gemini wagon – reader’s car of the week
Together Rita Khose and her husband Stan have amassed quite a collection of cool cars – 26 at last count – but this Gemini wagon is definitely a standout amongst them