Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.

2800hp twin-turbo Windsor-powered XE Fairmont Ghia ESP
Dragos Bjelogrlic reasoned that shoehorning an engine from a six-second radial car into his genuine XE Fairmont Ghia ESP should make for a pretty rapid streeter. He was right

Martin White’s 800hp twin-turbo 1967 Mustang
This amazing Mustang used to be Martin White’s ride to school. Then it became his 800hp toy

Dean Prodger’s stunning 1968 Chev SS RS Camaro
When a man owns an auto restoration business you know his own car’s gonna be hot

Ex-pursuit 1982 XE Falcon in the build
After four years of extensive repairs of his V8 manual XE Falcon ex-cop car, Jeffrey Clinkers is expecting it will take another two years to complete the build

Full metal jacket: The Colalillo coupe reborn
Thanks to his son, Andy, the late Mario Colalillo’s ’39 Plymouth coupe is back on the road and still one of the baddest hot rods in the country

Sick 66 eight-day drag-and-drive, USA
Automotive nostalgia trips don’t come any more epic than Sick 66, an eight-day drag-and-drive event exploring America’s lost highway

Vortech-blown big-block XD Falcon
There’s nothing subtle about a blown, injected big block-powered Falcon

SEQUEL EH Holden Premier wins Motorvation 39 Grand Champion
Mitchell Rando’s EH Holden proves that sometimes the sequel is better than the original

Flashback: Inside Holden’s Alloytec V6
We take a look inside Holden’s all-alloy, quad-cam, 24-valve, 190kW V6, released with the VZ Commodore

Warspeed’s Harrop-blown 400-cube LS combo
Warspeed Industries push the small-cube boundaries with this Harrop-supercharged 400ci LS, destined for a tough street/drag VN Berlina

Jody Vincitorio’s 468ci big-block CHOPPT HQ Monaro
Jody Vincitorio threw needs to the breeze to create exactly the Summernats stunner he wanted

In the build: Ford F700, Toyota Hemi V8-powered Austin A40 + VS SS ute
Some of our readers' projects in the build, from Street Machine's Yearbook 2024

Tubbed, blown Boss 302-powered XP Falcon
It may have four doors but this is no taxi

Harrop-blown 304 HK heading to Optima Ultimate Street Car
James Feros prioritised speed over shine with his home-built, blown HK corner-carver

Flashback: Private burnout party at ‘The Compound’
If you had a space to play in, what would you do?

Absinth Yellow Holden A9X GMP&A Torana hatch
The A9X Torana was one of the mightiest of all Australian muscle cars, but the ultra-rare GMP&A version was even better!

Peter Bonassi’s 1000hp SHUTEM VK Commodore
Peter Bonassi’s teenage crush on a blown VK Commodore reaches a long-overdue conclusion in this furious, 1000hp head-kicker

Flashback: Interview with legendary drag racer Ben Gatt
Ben Gatt's been there, done that but he'd still do it again. We caught up with him for a chat back in 2004 and he was busier than ever

Johnny Roso’s 408-cube Cleveland TD Cortina
If the body doesn’t grab your attention, the V8 performance will

Readers’ Holdens: HQ Kingswood, LJ Torana father-and-son project and LS1-powered VK
Four of our readers’ hot Holden rides from Street Machine’s Yearbook 2024