Street Machine of the Year
Since 1988, Street Machine of the Year has been the richest and most prestigious award in our sport.
What makes the Enthusiast Motor Insurance Street Machine of the Year unique is that the winner is selected solely by the street machining community. The roll call of past winners is a who’s-who of legends.
Enthusiast Motor Insurance kick into provide a $20,000 first prize to the winner and $5000 to one lucky voter, making SMOTY the richest and most-desired prize in our sport.

Street Machine of the Year VIP Party 2026
The 2025 Enthusiast Motor Insurance Street Machine of the Year winner has been officially crowned at our annual VIP SMOTY shindig

Video: Blown Noonan Hemi HTKO Monaro wins Enthusiast Motor Insurance Street Machine of the Year 2025
Martin Pecotich’s HTKO scores a resounding win in the 2025 Enthusiast Motor Insurance Street Machine of the Year award

Vote to win: Enthusiast Motor Insurance Street Machine of the Year 2025
Vote for the 2025 Enthusiast Motor Insurance SMOTY for your chance to win $5000!

Street Machine of the Year 2024: Heath van der Waerden’s Torana hatch
This shed-built, drive-anywhere pro touring Torana was Heath van der Waerden’s life for more than eight years, and it’s now earned him the biggest prize in Aussie street machining

Chad Ribbons’s 1965 HD Holden ute
Following his dad Scott's sudden passing, Chad Ribbons paid tribute by rebuilding Scott's old work ute into an a-grade stunner

Myers’s GM176/S1CKO Mustang wins Milwaukee Street Machine of the Year 2023
The people have spoken and the 2023 Milwaukee Street Machine of the Year winner has been crowned!

Jasmine Green’s HiLux wins Milwaukee Street Machine of the Year for 2022
Jasmine 'Jazzy' Green takes out Milwaukee SMOTY for 2022 in her budget-built, V8-powered Toyota HiLux mini truck!

Video: Jasmine Green’s HiLux wins Milwaukee Street Machine of the Year
Jasmine Green's HiLux sees off a stellar field to take out Milwaukee Street Machine of the Year for 2022!

Street Machine of the Year 2021 VIP Party
A gaggle of Street Machine legends and supporters gathered to anoint the 2021 Milwaukee Street Machine of the Year winner
Chad Ribbons’s HD ute wins SMOTY 2021
The 2021 Milwaukee Street Machine of the Year result is an emotional one, with Chad Ribbons’s low-buck, shed-built HD Holden ute being a rolling tribute to a dearly departed dad
Video: Turbo LS VL Commodore versus blown 200 Series Land Cruiser burnout car
Billy Shelton’s show ’n’ go VL Commodore takes on an LC200 burnout machine in the final episode of our 2021 SMOTY video series
Video: WOG007 Ford Cortina versus EH Holden panel van
The legendary WOG007 Moits Cortina takes on Graham Miller’s EH panel van in this new episode of our 2021 Street Machine of the Year contenders video series
Video: Pro touring 7.0-litre Camaro versus 400ci HT Holden Monaro
A DOHC, 7.0-litre pro touring ’69 Camaro takes on a tough HT Monaro in part six of our SMOTY 2021 video series
Video: Blown LJ Torana versus twin-turbo Coyote XB Falcon
Part five of our video chat series with our 2021 Street Machine of the Year finalists sees us taking an in-depth look at a killer LJ Torana and XB sedan
Video: LS3-powered HT Monaro versus 605ci Dodge Challenger
Part four in our series of chats with the 2021 Street Machine of the Year finalists is a Holden versus Mopar affair
Video: Widebody HQ Monaro versus pro touring Mk1 Escort
Part three of our Street Machine of the Year series features another pair of serious contenders
Billy Shelton’s SICKEST VL cracks the sevens
Billy Shelton's VL Commodore is a show and go champion once more
Video: Pro touring XM versus drift XD Falcon
A couple of killer Falcons feature in our next round of chats with the 2021 Milwaukee Street Machine of the Year contenders
Video: Slammed HD ute versus pro street LJ Torana
Broads and Marv meet our first two Milwaukee Street Machine of the Year contenders