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

Owen Scott’s NRVOUS 383-cube EH Holden ute
It took Owen Scott more than 20 years to build a trophy-winning, 600hp EH Holden ute that will stand the test of time

Al Scott’s 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline
Instead of a new laundry, Al Scott built this rare two-door Chev Fleetline in his back shed

The Street Machine Of The Year hall of fame
It is a tough club to join – meet the 35 previous SMOTY winners

Callum Shand’s 1000hp, Whipple-blown, Coyote-powered EL Falcon XR8
Callum Shand’s EL XR8 build tested his patience over more than a decade, but he emerged with a 1000hp, blown Coyote-powered beast

Bagged & blown 1UZ-FE-powered 1998 Toyota HiLux
Forget what you think you know about mini-trucks. This Summernats Top 60 HiLux is a proper street machine

Darryl Nielsen’s RB30-powered custom FJ ute
Classic style meets modern grunt in this red hot FJ ute

Chris Rann’s WHYPSI VK Commodore
Looks great. Goes hard. What more could you want from your first attempt at a streeter?

3S-GE BEAMS-powered KE36 Corolla panel van
Michael Ellard's blacktop BEAMS-powered KE36 Corolla has a snoozy new look

Nick Dailianis’s blown 360-cube VC Valiant
It’s fat, loud, blown and built with a licence to thrill …meet Nick Dailianis’s Valiant

Anika Hodges’s 355-cube VC Commodore
Anika Hodges inherited her passion for modified cars from her father and has used her mechanical skills to transform this once pristine, stock VC Commodore into a 355ci V8-powered stunner

Whipple-blown Godzilla-swapped XB Falcon hardtop build
One of Australia's toughest XB coupes is getting a whole new heart!

Darren Ison’s family-heirloom HT ute – HTI969
Hardwood Rod & Custom turns Darren Ison’s hand-me-down HT into a smooth operator

Big Al Handley’s 1950 Mercury
After seven years of searching, Big Al found his perfect Ford as a rusty hulk in a Texas cornfield

Dave Busuttil’s turbo XF Falcon
A genuine show ’n’ go XF Falcon that handles, stops, and grunts out 564hp at the treads!

Driven (2001) – ripper car movies
Get ready for the race of your life

Expression Session: Torana drift cars
The gentle art of going sideways

AU Intech-powered 1964 Humber Super Snipe
With its patina styling and AU Falcon running gear, Andrew Bell’s ’64 Humber Super Snipe caught our eye at Chopped 2024

Adam & Kylie Perry’s wild custom FB Holden Tailspin
Some 22 years after appearing in Street Machine as a concept, the back-to-front FB Holden is a rolling reality

Readers’ rockets: VG Valiant Wayfarer ute + Holden 202-powered Sigma + turbo 4A-GZE-powered Mazda 1000 ute + more
We check out some of our readers’ cars from the December issue of Street Machine

Top Judged Street: Mark Caruana’s HK Kingswood
This 700hp HK Kingswood proves that not all youngsters want Teslas and TikToks