Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
Chris Degering’s blown Vauxhall Victor burnout car – TURTLE
We got to know Chris Degering a couple of years ago after seeing his crazy Vauxhall Victor, TURTLE, in action on both the burnout pad and the drag strip
BG Engines-built 385ci Holden V8 – Mill of the Month – video
Andrew Natoli’s Holden-based combo was built to make plenty of grunt without breaking the bank
Interview: Pro Touring pioneer, Mark Sanders
Mark Sanders is one of the true innovators of the Aussie pro touring scene, building corner-carving weapons that were also pretty handy at picking up awards
Tim Polsen’s trophy-winning 1971 Holden HQ Premier
26-year-old Tim Polsen has built an award-winning HQ Premier that would make any street machining veteran foam at the mouth
Turbo LQ9-powered 1974 Holden LH Torana
Under the rather unassuming white body of Mick Jahnecke's Torana lies a thunderstorm of turbo LS fury
Amanda Archer’s 1964 Ford XM Falcon coupe
Amanda Archer has recently developed a penchant for chrome-bumper rides thanks to an unexpected love affair with a 1964 XM Falcon coupe
Alan Fleming’s ‘Motorvator’ Holden HG panel van
Alan Fleming's 'Motorvator' HG panel van was an unbridled blast of creativity we may never see the like of again
Deluxe Rod Shop’s 1932 Ford roadster
Deluxe Rod Shop builds an immaculate 1932 roadster without breaking the bank thanks to some left-over parts and plenty of elbow grease
Building cars and life in motion – Blowin’ Gaskets
The modified-car life is as much about creating memories and friendships as it is about building cars
Blown 1966 Chrysler Valiant AP6 sedan
This shining jewel of an AP6 Valiant steals the show with a roots-blown, 410-cube monster up front
Readers’ Rockets: VK Commodore, HQ Holden, XT Falcon, XB Falcon ute + more
We check out some of our readers' rides from the June 2020 issue of Street Machine
SMOTY-winning blown 1968 Holden HK Monaro FAT68 – flashback
A classic 80s machine reborn for the new millennium
Elite-level blown LS-powered 1985 Holden VK Commodore
One of Australia's fiercest naturally aspirated burnout competitors builds a blown Drag Challenge car - and almost becomes Summernats Grand Champion in the process!
Sam Rhodes’s nine-second 1961 EK Holden SPECIAL K – flashback
Looking back on Sam Rhodes's street-driven killer EK
Homegrown show-quality 1983 Ford XE Falcon
Morris Markovic built a humble Ford XE Falcon into a Summernats Top 20 showpiece in his garage
Nitrous Chev 383-powered Holden HB Torana GASSED – flashback
There’s not much of the Vauxhall Viva heritage left in this show-stopping, tyre-smoking, drag racing HB. Thank God
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) – ripper car movies
In Paris, the traffic is murder
Jon Kaase Racing Engines’ 598ci big-block Ford – Mill of the Month
In discussions of ground-pounding FoMoCo engines, one name always comes up: Jon Kaase.
Interview: Stephen ‘Hot Axe’ Wilson
Stephen ‘Hot Axe’ Wilson built some incredible customs in an era when such things were celebrated rather than scorned – including his ICONIC HT van/HK Monaro mash-up, Hunchback
Readers’ COVID-19 isolation builds – part four
More project builds that our readers have been working on during Coronavirus lockdown