Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
355-CUBE HT HOLDEN PANEL VAN
Chris Hardwick’s ’69 HT Holden HTVAN is clean, simple and a straight-up headturner
Running on Empty (1982) Ripper Car Movies
Running On Empty (1982) is the quintessential Aussie car flick that's all about the cars
1959 CHEVROLET IMPALA: READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Kelly Wallington's LS1-powered '59 Chevy drives like a dream and is dripping with style
INTERVIEW: 2014 DRAG WEEK WINNER JEFF LUTZ
We chatted to Drag Week and Street Outlaws legend Jeff Lutz during his recent trip Down Under
Saving the Hemi Six part 3
We unlock the secrets of Chrysler’s Hemi six cylinder head
BLOWIN’ GASKETS: RED VS BLUE, BUT NOW IT’S THROUGH
The age-old Ford/Holden rivalry is what killed local car manufacturing, Street Machine reader Erin Hearne reckons
Seven-second, twin-turbo HR Holden
Khain Mackey is gunning for low sevens with his newly overhauled twin-turbo SBC-powered HR Holden
Rod & Hud Johnston’s custom FJ Holden
As a tribute to custom car legend Rod Johnston who passed away in February, here's a look back at the incredible FJ Holden creation from our 2011 issue, handcrafted by Rod and son Hud
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – THE CARS
Now that Fury Road has scooped a bunch of Oscars, let’s look back at some of our favourite rides from the film
BULLITT (1968): RIPPER CAR MOVIES
BULLITT is a low-key, gritty action thriller but the car chase is the movie's highlight
NASCAR-POWERED CENTURA!
Fitting an R5P7 Mopar mill to the humble Chrysler Centura wasn’t easy, but the result is pure fun!
HX HOLDEN SANDMAN: READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
This genuine Sandman XX7 went from daily driver workhorse to street machine
SIMON MAJOR – MY LIFE WITH CARS
Street Machine's resident Mopar man, Simon Major runs us through his history with cars
Crazy bike-engined Fiat Bambina ratter
Hogan Jeffs's insane backyard-built Fiat Bambina ratter blows minds at Muscle Car Madness
CHOPPED & BAGGED 1936 CHEV TRANSPORTER
With a transporter as cool as this '36 Chev, you'd be proud to make your car a trailer queen
JOHN ZEIGLER’S HJ UTE
The story of a classic street machine that went on to feature in Mad Max!
Geoff Paradise’s final Street Machine column
Geoff Paradise's final editor's column was a cracker, ruminating on the great man's Brock Commodore, sleepers and the perils of street racing
RONIN (1998): RIPPER CAR MOVIES
The car chases in Ronin have rightly earned a reputation as some of the best ever filmed
Sleeper: Turbo LS-powered HT Holden
Ricky Fenwick took his HT Kingswood from grandma-spec to 1000hp monster in just a month
TWIN-TURBO CHEV-POWERED NISSAN SKYLINE RATTER
Crazy Kiwi Nissan Skyline runs a twin-turbo Chev V8