Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
LS-swapped BMW E30 taking on Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge
BMW's E30 is a small, light, rear-drive platform begging for some proper grunt, which Shayne coote was only too happy to provide
Maxiumum Madness in Rockhampton
Rod Coverdale's famous Mad Max replica is certified art in the Rockhampton Museum of Art
Eight-second 1800hp VS Commodore
Street manners, a show-quality finish and seven-second potential make for a spot-on VS!
Phoenix from the ashes: ’46 Chev rebuilt and ready to rock Rockynats
When nineteen-year-old Kadin Berry's '46 Chevy hot rod caught fire en route to Rockynats 3, the local car community united to help him rebuild it
Bryce McCabe’s tunnel-rammed XR Falcon
Dragged from a shed and brought back from the dead, Bryce McCabe's XR is a true blue-collar success story
Dave Carnell’s nine-second HQ One-Tonner
Dave Carnell's HQ Tonner runs nines, makes 780hp and completed Drag Challenge with a cheap-as-chips turbo LS!
In the build: ProFlo HQ GTS, EH ‘Tonner’, home-brewed ’67 Camaro plus more
We check out some projects in the build from the February 2024 issue of Street Machine
Nathan Clarke’s drag & drive Holden HG Belmont
Nathan's HG has taken out the X235 PSI class at the Hardass 1000
Grooty’s Race & Resto-built BMW M20B25 six combo
Danno ‘Grooty’ Groot built this BMW hot six combo for his partner's '85 E30 race car
504ci Cummins-powered 1941 Chevy pickup
When the late Greg Telford decided to turn from two wheels to four, this mean, Cummins diesel V8-powered pickup was the result
Flashback: Janet Hough’s Blaze Yellow 1966 Mustang
Here's the original feature on Janet Hough's 1966 Mustang from the June 1986 issue of SM
Joel Smith’s Summernats Street Champion-winning HQ Premier
Joel Smith's classically themed, exquisitely executed 355ci HQ Holden claimed the coveted Street Champion gong at Street Machine Summernats 36
Wild custom XL Ford Falcon sedan delivery
Kris Matthews's cool Ford Falcon XL sedan delivery has the looks, the power and the set-up for any occasion
Summernats 1989 Top Judged-winning WB Holden ute
It's hard to believe that John and Scott McLachlan's Holden WB ute still looks so good
Danny Landsdowne’s 2JZ-swapped VL Commodore wagon
Danny Landsdowne’s 2JZ-equipped VL wagon is heading for the six-second zone
Barra-swapped XF 25th Anniversary Ford Falcon
Mike Bowden's had an itch for modern EFI mumbo for nearly 30 years, and he finally scratched it with this drag-spec, Barra-powered XF Falcon
Mark Sanders’s HK Monaro – Heatseeker
Mark Sanders's Holden HK Monaro was tuff, street legal and, despite first appearances, well ahead of its time
Tech: ceramic coating for car components
Ceramic coating can brighten up your ride as well as provide protection and added performance
Sally Phillips’s Morris Minor lead sled
Could this be the world's most beautiful Morris Minor? Sally and John Phillips thought it could be, and made it happen against all odds
Midnight Express Holden HT Belmont panel van
Steve Dobson’s Midnight Express was one of the hottest vans on the show scene in the 80s