Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
Blown 632-cube Kaase Boss Nine
The Polito name is synonymous with high-revving Pro Stock power, but this monstrous blown BBF destined for a customer's ’39 Zephyr is something altogether wilder
3356hp, rear-mount twin-turbo 540ci HQ Monaro runs sixes
Mario Busljeta’s Monaro is a six-second-capable nuclear warhead with a big-block up front, twin turbos out back, and close to 3000hp on tap
Flashback: Steve Loader’s blown 532-cube VE Commodore – UNLOAD
Steve Loader upped the ante with his tyre-frying UNLOAD Commodore
My life with cars: Mark Parsons, part two
We take up part two of Mark’s car journey, this time looking at his builds during the late 1980s
My life with cars: Mark Parsons, part one
Mark Parsons lived the Aussie street machine dream in the 70s and 80s. Here's a dive into where it all started for him, and some of his all-time favourite rides
Justin Walshe’s 1100hp blown HSV VX ClubSport R8
Australian Nitro Funny Car Champion Justin Walshe steps into a new wild ride in the form of this 1100hp ClubSport cloud-maker
Steven Loader’s UCSMOKE blown big-block HT Premier – flashback
Most people wouldn’t dare but Steven Loader built it for burnouts
Nick Cini’s Boss 290-powered XB hardtop
Nick Cini’s intimidating XB hardtop might have been inspired by a certain Pursuit Special, but its considerable grunt comes from a more modern source
Kian Heagney’s Nissan Silvia S13
We take a look inside our own stables, at staff journo Kian Heagney's S13 Silvia
In the build: Blown Holden six-powered Morris Minor, VC Commodore, Dodge AT4 + more
Check out some of our awesome readers’ projects in the build, from the April issue of Street Machine
Flashback: Troy Trepanier interview
Back in 2009, we sat down with Troy Trepanier for a chat about the Rad Rides shop and some of the show-stoppers that it has produced
Matt Smoors’s Magnuson-blown FSTGMH VK
Matt Smoors transformed his P-plate fun machine Holden VK Commodore into a supercharged LS3 drag strip beast
Readers’ rockets: VF II Commodore SS-V, crusty Datsun 1600, LX Torana, WB Panel Van & TE Cortina
Street Machine photorapher Shaun Tanner’s SS-V Redline plus more readers' rides from the April issue of Street Machine
Young Gun: Kale Carter’s V8 VS Commodore S-Pack
Sixteen-year-old Kale Carter got into Commodores through his stepdad Nathan Marshall’s influence and has ambitions for some old-school Holden builds down he track
Alan Robson’s 355-cube LC GTR Torana
Alan Robson’s genuine LC GTR Torana initially presents as a particularly fine restoration, but don’t be fooled – it’s been pumped full of steroids
The Cannonball Run (1981) – ripper car movies
The movie that got 200 tickets before the box office even opened
Rod Wells’s LJ Torana coupe in the build
Unfinished project gets a new lease on life
CRANKYB: Dave Flohr’s 393ci XB GS Fairmont
From rough beginnings to stunning cruiser, Dave Flohr's tough XB GS has been reborn after a nine-year, ground-up rebuild
Jenni Cleave’s blown 454-cube 1957 Chevrolet 150
Jenni Cleave had a dream to own a blown, two-door '57 Chevy, just like in Running On Empty - and it came true
1200rwhp turbo LS2-powered GQ Nissan Patrol
This all-wheel-drive turbo Nissan belts out 1200hp at the treads - but it ain’t no Skyline GT-R!