Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
Thomas McManaway’s blown LS-powered Datsun 1200 ute
A classic Datsun body, S15 front end and a screaming blown LS combine to create a next-level skid machine
Dan Kummerow’s Garrett turbo LS-powered HG wagon
Dan Kummerow wanted his HG Kingswood to be a family cruiser, so of course it scored a turbo V8 ready to make four-digit power!
Tim Pleasance’s crazy, flame-spitting 1962 Volksrod
Wild, Mad Max-inspired custom ’62 Beetle with flame-spitting exhausts and massive tyres
Tech: How to build a turbo LS combo
It seems everyone’s building a turbocharged LS combo these days – because it works. Here’s how to do it properly, according to one of the best in the biz
Gavin Hall’s 600hp Red Pepper XA Falcon
Gavin Hall’s custom red-on-red 1973 XA Falcon sedan was mostly home-built, with some help from his son and some close mates
Flashback: Marcos Ambrose’s 2003 championship-winning BA Falcon V8 supercar
Long before Marcos Ambrose sat inside his title-winning BA, someone else had been there for 1000 hours. With a TIG welder
Peter Kanicky’s VH Charger in the build
Peter Kanicky is doing a bare minimum restoration of his VH Charger since finding the missing original parts 13 years after he bought it as a rolling shell
Vale: Custom car legend Gene Winfield
Today we say goodbye to one of the most pivotal figures in custom car culture, Gene Winfield
Daniel Fitzsimmons’s blown 355-cube LJ Torana
Daniel Fitzsimmons’s blown Holden-powered LJ Torana proves there are still youngsters living the street machining dream
Holden Gemini turns 50
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the humble Holden Gemini. Isuzu nut Dave Carey tells us why we should celebrate
700hp, tunnel-rammed Clevor-powered XA Falcon hardtop
Bekim Bilbilov took a concours-restored XA GT tribute and turned it into something far more interesting via 700hp worth of shove
Home-brewed 434 stroker-powered LX Torana
A husband-and-wife duo built this 434 stroker-powered LX Torana honoring a family legacy
Dom Luci’s LITMUP blown & injected big-block HJ Kingswood
An Aussie classic dialled up to 11 and thrown around burnout pads is our kinda rock & roll!
Readers’ rockets: John Strachan’s HZ ute, ‘Pacesetter Sale’ Camaro, ’78 Toyota Stout + more
We check out some of our readers’ rides from the January issue of Street Machine
Andrew & Jackie Tribe’s HJ Holden Premier FNTUF1
This show-stopping HJ isn’t just pretty; it gives you butterflies when you squeeze the go pedal
Vale: Aussie Custom icon Val Neil
Looking back at Val Neil's incredible career and his amazing custom EH Holden
Tim Laidler’s twin-carb, Roots-blown V8-powered VL Calais
Tim Laidler’s twin-carb, Holden V8-powered Calais was one of just two Roots-blown machines to take on Drag Challenge 2024
Turbo Barra-swapped 1959 Ford Zephyr Mk2 in the build
Kev Campbell is currently doing a turbo Barra swap on his '59 Ford Zephyr with Drag Challenge in his sights
Judi Karaka’s ’55 Buick Century & Hemi-powered ’34 Ford three-window
Judi Karaka balances work with a passion for classic cars, driving her ’55 Buick and Hemi-powered ’34 Ford while organising car club events
Home-brewed, L98-powered 1961 EK Holden Special Station Sedan
Greg and Jenny Jones’s slammed EK Holden is an elite-level, show-winning machine built right at home