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.
Graham Miller’s EH Holden panel van
Reigning Red CentreNATS Grand Champ Graham Miller is well on the way to collecting a full set of EH Holdens
Pro street 14/71-blown 1973 Holden LJ Torana – PHAAT
If you want a formula for building a tough Torana, look no further than Louis Younis's blown, blacked-out and positively bad-arse LJ
Pro touring 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
Packing independent suspension, huge brakes and a Mercury racing 7.0L DOHC V8 up front, this Aussie-built '69 Camaro puts the 'pro' in 'pro tourer'
Blown big-block Land Cruiser Sahara
A Land Cruiser? In Street Machine? If the blown big-block isn't enough to ease your pain, read on
Dean Rickard’s 1969 Holden HT Monaro GTS
Dean Rickard's Holden HT Monaro is no small feat of custom building excellence
FJ20-powered Ford Escort Pro Tourer
A go-fast Escort was always John Dennis’s goal, but the turbo street/track weapon he ended up with is a genre-busting masterpiece
Twin-turbo Coyote-powered 1974 Ford XB Falcon
This Townsville XB Falcon went from sad GT replica to Falcon 500 tuffy, packing a pressure-fed Coyote!
Barra six-powered 1964 Ford XM Falcon
A 1000rwhp, Barra-powered, corner-carving masterpiece wrapped in a classic Falcon shell
Aaron Gregory’s Memphis Hell wins SMOTY 2020
We ambush Aaron Gregory with the coveted Valvoline Street Machine of the Year trophy, before sitting him down for a chinwag
400-cube 1970 Holden HT Monaro
Plenty of people would have you believe that an HT Monaro is the perfect muscle car. David Galea set out to improve on perfect
Blown LS-powered 1973 Holden LJ Torana – EVIL LJ
Luke Mitchell and his team built this LJ Torana in just four months for a TV show, but it ended up in the Summernats Top 10
Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2020
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Jasmine ‘Jazzy’ Green wins 2020 Laurie Starling Scholarship
At this year’s Valvoline SMOTY VIP party, the 2020 Laurie Starling Scholarship for Innovation and Excellence in Automotive Fabrication was awarded to the motivated and talented Jasmine ‘Jazzy’ Green
Matt Morgillo’s Holden HQ Statesman wins SMOTY 2019
Matt Morgillo has been through thick and thin with his HQ Statesman, but winning Valvoline Street Machine Of The Year 2019 is definitely at the thick end
Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2019
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Valvoline Street Machine of the Year readers poll – Round four
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Valvoline Street Machine of the Year readers poll – Round three
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Valvoline Street Machine of the Year readers’ poll – Round two
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Valvoline Street Machine Of The Year readers’ poll round one
It is time for people power to shine and help choose this year’s Valvoline Street Machine Of The Year finalists!