Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
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!
This 1964 Ford F-100 is trucking perfection
It might look like it came straight off the boat from the USA but Mark 'Binga' Crossley's '64 Ford F-100 is all Aussie and home built
Iconic customs from LA’s car culture heartland – part two
Eight more amazing rides from Simo’s recent trip to LA’s car culture mecca
Dave Waddington’s turbo Barra-powered XE Falcon ESP
We caught up with Dave Waddington and his 1247hp turbo XE Falcon ESP at Powercruise 97, where he scored a PB at the drags
Nathan Marshall’s twin-turbo big-block 1957 Chev 150
Slick paint, killer trim and four-digit grunt from a twin-turbo big-block make this ’57 Chev one of the hottest rides on Aussie roads
Chris Dicker’s blown HQ Monaro LS
When the classic lines of an HQ coupe are interrupted by a blown Chevy, we don’t mind at all
Julia Crane’s ProCharged LS-powered VE SS
Heavy diesel mechanic and Commodore fanatic Julia Crane built her ProCharged VE SS into a 770hp weekend weapon
Stunning VC Valiant where concours resto meets 11-second grunt
A concours-restored beauty that’s also an 11-second street animal? Sign us up!
Tech: How to fit a four-link rear
Four-link kits bring specialist technology to the home workshop
Phil Kerjean’s epic man-cave and Smokin’ Roo Bar
We tour the amazing sheds of burnout legend Phil Kerjean, as he and his family prepare to move on after 12 years at the Smokin’ Roo Bar
Iconic customs from LA’s car culture heartland – part one
During a recent trip to LA, Simo visited some of LA's car culture hotspots. Here are eight of his favourite customs
Frank Zammit’s stunning ENDLESS XW Falcon ute
It’s a good thing Frank Zammit’s XW is a ute, because he had to haul plenty of tinware home from Summernats 37!