Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
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
Lacey Sines’s LS2-powered HJ ute – KINGERZ
West Aussie burnout legend Steve Sines has passed the torch to his daughter Lacey, with the pair teaming up to build this killer HJ Holden ute
Aaron Apps’s 870hp Falcon XY GT replica
From rusty GT replica to Summernats Grand Champion runner-up, this XY has come a long way
Graham Oldfield’s blown big-block FX – FATRAT
454 cubic inches of blown, big-blocked brawn is enough to curdle anyone’s blood
Carport creation: One man’s Deutz 19.1-litre diesel V12-powered vision
Thought the days of stuffing monstrous V12 donks into hot rods were long gone? Ronald Tewes is keeping that spirit alive with a unique project he calls the Deutzenbarge
Terry Vavitis’s LSA-powered VH Commodore Vacationer
Terry Vavitis took a VH Vacationer shell, LSA crate motor and an entire suite of new-old-stock Holden parts to carefully curate his ultimate street-legal cruiser
14,000km HX Sandman road trip
Brad Stott has completed the road trip of a lifetime – a 40-day solo drive halfway around Australia in his 1976 HX Sandman panel van
Readers’ rockets: Nissan R31, tribute HR Holden, 500rwhp Mazda BT-50, 440ci VK Commodore & Lancer GSR
We check out some of our readers’ rides from the September issue of Street Machine
Jason Loane’s KULPRIT XD Falcon
With 10-second time slips, alcohol in its veins and enough heavy metal up front to frighten a Top Fueller, Jason Loane’s XD means business on and off the track
Jim Georgalas’s stunning HR Holden ute
Jim Georgalas is a one-eyed HR Holden fan, and his latest creation sets the gold standard for an early-Holden ute build
F1 (2025) – ripper car movies
If you win, you are the best in the world