Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
Joe Zullo’s eight-second, naturally aspirated Holden 202-powered dragster
Joe Zullo’s eight-second modified dragster became the fastest aspirated Holden six-powered car in Australia at this year’s Winternationals
Budget-built: Simon Major’s Valiant VG Hardtop & CL van
Looking back on two of Simon Major's DIY budget-friendly builds, Old Daze and Mr Juicy
Rashaan McGowan’s high-mounted turbo Falcon AU
You couldn’t miss Rashaan’s wild AU Falcon at Gazzanats Darwin with its bold GT45 turbo setup. We caught up with the young gun from Perth to find out more
Steve Carkeet’s 1000hp, eight-second HG ute
Transformed from a paddock-basher into an eight-second, 1000hp bumper-dragger, this HK-grilled HG ute favours tradition over trends
Hot hatch: Angela Kemp’s blown LX Torana
Matt Kemp secretly built a Torana radial weapon for his wife Angela for their 10th anniversary, even though she had never drag-raced before!
Martin Micallef’s XB GS hardtop
In just nine months, Martin Micallef’s XB GS went from a bog-filled doesn’t-runner to a trophy-winning stunner
Tony McPhan’s Pro Street 1961 Chev Impala
When a pipe-sucking Merlin big-block’s draggin’ days were over, it found new life in a mega-tough streeter
BK Race Engines-built 443ci Clevor combo
Destined for a customer's XB GS hardtop, this 443-cube combo replaces the previous 630hp Clevo that Bill Kaglatzis also built, 20 years ago
Readers’ rockets: FX Holden, ’bagged GMC pick-up, Mazda 1000 ute, VC Valiant + more
We check out some of our readers’ cool rides from the September issue of Street Machine
Bernie Makhaz’s 700hp VL Turbo Calais
Bernie Makhraz has a new mantra: faster and faster till the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death
Video: Seven-second, 1900hp turbo Barra-powered XD Falcon
Sean Anthony’s full-fat, street-driven turbo-Barra XD boasts a brace of seven-second timeslips
Greg Carlton’s epic FJ Holden ute
Greg Carlton got together with his mates in Dubbo to craft this budget Aussie masterpiece
Rear twin-turbo, 800rwhp 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint
With a pair of rear-mounted turbos, Chris Loumanis’s US-market ’64 Falcon Sprint is ready to take on Drag Challenge!
Matt Turner’s EFI big-block VG Valiant Pacer
Almost 30 years in the making, Matt Turner’s big-block VG Pacer is finally snapping necks on the street
Budget-built: the legend of HELMONT
Richard Bopping’s ex-RTA HG van evolved from a humble daily driver to a nitrous-powered street-and-strip beast with DIY upgrades. Here’s his story of the build, from 2011
Moonshine Highway (1996) – ripper car movies
Faster than the FBI
Remembering Harry Haig & Andrew Baumgartner
Remembering beloved racers and all-round champions Harry Haig and Andrew Baumgartner
Twin-turbo, 355-cube VT SS Commodore
Garry Weatherstone’s twin-turbocharged, chameleon SS Commodore makes nearly 700hp
Blown Holden 253-powered Ford Escort – TUF253
Getting this Ford/Holden hybrid to MotorEx was a race against time for Shannon Heraud
Whipple-charged, Coyote-powered 1956 Ford F100
With modern blown Ford power in a classic package, Adam Bickerstaff’s 1956 F100 dominated MotorEx 2024