Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
Mal Apps’s Intrepid-C FC Holden
Fifty years between FC Holdens saw Mal Apps keen to make up for lost time; an encounter with a local legend helped steer his dream car down the Elite path
400ci chev-powered Holden HT Monaro
After falling in love with the Holden Monaro as a kid, Jamie McKay finally has his own – and it’s a stunning 400-cube Chev-powered street cruiser
Chrysler VK Valiant Charger streeter
Inspired by his dad's much-loved Chrysler VK Valiant, John Prassas built this award-winning Mopar
Cobra (1986) – Ripper Car Movies
Crime is a disease. Meet the cure. Unless the crime is destroying ’50 Mercs...
502-CUBE BIG-BLOCK 1957 CHEVROLET BEL AIR
David Martin set out to build a neat, street-driven '57 Chevrolet Bel Air two-door - in candy orange. The end result is a 540hp big-block elite show stunner
383-CUBE CLEVELAND-POWERED FORD XB FALCON SEDAN
David Perry's Ford XB Falcon sedan spent the most part of 20 years in pieces before being transformed into a stunning Summernats Top 60 show car
ELECTRIC DREAMS – BLOWIN’ GASKETS
Dave Carey peers into our electric automotive future – and he likes what he sees
Windsor-powered XY Ford Fairmont
Home-built 302-powered XY Fairmont streeter runs twelves in luxury
LSA-POWERED VK COMMODORE BLUE MEANIE REPLICA
With 590hp at the treads via a blown LSA motor, Brock could never have imagined a VK Blue Meanie quite like this
Razor-sharp HD Holden panel van
Ian Saxby's cool Holden HD panel van proves the old adage that less is more
5000hp Devel Sixteen supercar engine
Arby chats to Steve Morris about the insane 5000hp street engine he’s building for a 500km/h Dubai-built supercar
BLOWN 427-CUBE HOLDEN HG BROUGHAM PROBRO
Looking back on Suvad Vikic's stunning 1970 HG Holden Brougham, packing a blown Chev 427 big-block
ANDY ‘FIREBALL’ McCONNELL: MY LIFE WITH CARS
Andy McConnell's handiwork has adorned many past and present SM feature cars. Here's his own car history and how the 'Fireball' nickname started
HOLMAN MOODY 427-POWERED FORD XL500 GALAXIE HARDTOP
Surviving three earthquakes during the build, this monster Ford XL500 Galaxie packs a super-rare GT40 Le Mans-spec 427ci side oiler and 650hp
438-Cube 675hp street-and-strip XT Fairmont
Street-driven 675hp Ford-powered XT Fairmont luxury street and strip monster
Adam Styles’s LS-based twin-turbo 1300hp Holden LC Torana streeter
Beautiful engineering and bulk power is not the sole reserve of high-end workshops. Just ask Adam Styles
Blown 440-powered Dodge Dart Converted VF Valiant
Brent Murray transforms a local ugly-duckling Val into a stunning Summernats Top 20-placing Dodge Dart replica with a blown 440
American Graffiti (1973) – ripper car movies
American Graffiti paints a picture of the end of the rock ’n’ roll era in 60s So Cal with a group of awesome street machines and hot rods
TURBO V8-POWERED KE20 COROLLA SLEEPER
With a boosted 1UZ-FE V8 under the bonnet this little KE20 Corolla is a 9-second rocket sled
Video: Wayne Draper and the Phase VI Falcon
The late Wayne Draper is well known for his Blue Oval muscle cars including the original GTHO, but the XE Phase VI is his master work