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.
SEVEN-SECOND BIG-BLOCK 1977 HOLDEN LX TORANA – KIL308
With 632 cubes of naturally aspirated big-block muscle, David Hellyer’s Holden Torana is a mid-seven-second ride
Slammed twin-turbo HG van
Doug MacDonald’s HG Holden panel van is mean, green, slammed and stuffed full of turbo LS goodness
Benny Leat’s 1982 Holden VH Vacationer wagon sleeper
With an angry 355 stroker under the bonnet, it’s back to work for Benny Leat’s Holden VH Vacationer wagon
This is what the 2018 Holden Commodore race car could look like
A look at what Holden’s 2018 Commodore Supercars race car could look like. Could it really be V6-powered?
TELFO’S TOP TWELVE – VICTORIAN HOT ROD SHOW
We pick our favourite custom cars and hot rods from this year’s Victorian Hot Rod and Cool Rides Show
TAILSPIN FB HOLDEN AT THE VICTORIAN HOT ROD SHOW – VIDEO
Fresh from a highly successful Street Machine Summernats, Kylie Perry tells us about her wild back-to-front FB Holden, Tailspin
KILLA SLR kills a set at Motorvation – video
Tony Macro tears it up on the Motorvation burnout pad in his blown and injected Holden Torana KILLA SLR
BARRETT-JACKSON’S SCOTTSDALE AUCTION
Mark Jones’s Aussie-built Pontiac coupe FATGTO mixed with some high-priced collector metal at the recent Barret-Jackson auction in Arizona
TIME CAPSULE FJ HOLDEN UTE AT SUMMERNATS 30 – VIDEO
Scott Ribbons was the proud custodian of this timeless FJ until he passed away suddenly last year. His family brought the ute to Summernats 30 as a tribute
LS1-POWERED 1977 HOLDEN LX TORANA SS HATCH
David Street applies some new-school tech to an old-school classic and liberates 360 horses!
1967 Holden HR panel van – reader’s car of the week
Mike Reilly’s cool ’67 HR panel van not only looks good, it’s also a great promotional tool for his business
Twin-turbo LS2-Powered HG Holden van – video
Doug MacDonald’s HG Holden panel van is low, green and mighty mean!
LS7-powered LH Torana G-Pak
Looking back on Matthew Klauss’s steroid-filled Holden LH Torana G-Pak
Holden Commodore Director, Motorsport and Magnum editions announced
Holden sends off the final Aussie-built Commodore series with three special-edition models
AUSTRALIA’S QUICKEST STREET CAR HDT275 RUNS 7.37@186MPH
Terry Seng’s VC Commodore just set a new Aussie street car record, but he’s got plans for a new car so he can push into the sixes
TURBO FOUR-CYLINDER GEMINI AT SUMMERNATS HORSEPOWER HEROES – VIDEO
Scott Forrester turns his focus to drag racing with his Isuzu turbo four-pot powered Holden Gemini
TWIN-TURBO LS-POWERED 1968 HOLDEN HK MONARO GTS
Don’t be fooled by its outward appearance – Peter Surace’s genuine HK Monaro GTS packs almost 1000rwhp
EIGHT-SECOND VL TURBO AT SUMMERNATS HORSEPOWER HEROES – VIDEO
Shaun ‘COLEYZ’ Cole’s eight-second VL Turbo on the dyno at Summernats 30 Horsepower Heroes
468-cube big-block Holden HQ – reader’s car of the week
Bought for just $900, Matt Murphy turned a grandpa-spec Holden HQ into a big-block streeter
D-DAY: FINAL DAY OF LOCAL HOLDEN PRODUCTION ANNOUNCED
Holden confirms the date of when it will close down it’s Australian manufacturing plant