Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
BK Engines-built 363-cube Windsor V8 combo
BK Race Engines built this 363ci high-revving Windsor to replace an LS fitted to a customer’s Cobra
Alex Crisa’s Series II VL Calais Turbo
Alex Crisa’s VL Calais Turbo has evolved over many years into a custom-built stunner
John & Debbie Bridge’s chopped 1933 Ford coupe
Old-school hot rod with show-winning style
Barra-powered Volvo 240 wagon sleeper
Over 600hp of Australia’s finest in an unassuming Swedish brick makes for a particularly snoozy sleeper
Josh Soxsmith’s 1977 Trans Am
Josh’s Pontiac was just one of the cars that caught our eye at the recent Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse YSMOTY cars-and-coffee event in Brisbane
VKBOSS: Iron Lion with EFI stack-injection-powered VK Commodore
Paul Johnston’s meticulously detailed VK proves it pays to sweat the small stuff
Hellcat-powered VH Charger 770 E49 R/T tribute
A cool car poster was all the inspiration Aidan Karaivanoff needed to turn his VH Charger 770 into an E49 R/T tribute with a storming Hellcat for power
Behind the scenes: managing a team at the 2025 Bathurst 6-Hour
It’s organised chaos as Street Machine’s Matt Hull tries his hand at managing a race team at Mount Panorama’s Bathurst 6-Hour
1972 HQ Holden drag-and-drive beast in the build
Sean Livingstone brought a rusty HQ shell back to life for his late mum to drive. It's now in the process of a major power upgrade
Video: Shawn McCann’s slammed 1963 Chev C10
With the help of his mates, Shawn McCann turned a “plain Jane” Chevy C10 into a cool cruiser, now running a draw-through turbo V8
Video: Twin-turbo V8 1984 Mercedes-Benz wagon
This 800hp, twin-turbo Mercedes wagon is Riccardo Pontonio’s idea of a stress-free Drag Challenge cruiser
Born again XP Falcon hardtop
This early-80s show car was saved and brought back badder than ever
Sam Gauci’s tubbed 1975 Ford XB Falcon
Sam Gauci's take on this 1980s street machining icon still has all the good bits in the right places
Trent Dyball’s 1977 Chevy C20 in the build
Farm-find, Aussie-delivered C20 pickup gets a new lease on life
Darren Fosberg’s 1955 Chev two-door post
Darren Fosberg’s old-school Chevy two-door post is as sweet as apple pie on the outside but as angry as they come underneath
Simon Madigan’s 3000hp Ford big-block-powered XA Falcon GT hardtop – PRO GT
Built as a tribute to a good mate, this showstopping XA hardtop is ready to run deep into the fives
Home-brewed, pro touring LX Torana hatch in the build
Plans for a rotisserie resto get blown out into a full-on, pro tourer-style build
Jason Kennedy’s slammed, candy-flamed 1950 Ford single-spinner custom
We catch up with Jason Kennedy to chat about his wild 1950 Ford custom
Speed Pro’s 434-cube supercharged Clevor combo
Speed Pro’s Marcus Cripps pieced together this 1500hp Clevor V8 for his drag-and-drive XB Falcon project. We can’t wait to see the end result at Drag Challenge later this month
In the build: blown LS1-powered VS ute, Shadowtone Commodore VH SL/E, HSV VY ClubSport & VK Commodore
We check out some of our readers’ projects in the build, from the September issue of Street Machine