Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
DOGSNUTS: Barra-powered burnout beast
A burnout beast with a Willys Jeep-style body and Barra swap
Drive Angry (2011) – ripper car movies
One hell of a ride
Young gun’s budget-built, LS-powered HZ Holden ute
At just 16, Luke Pelle built an LS-powered HZ ute on a budget, proving he’s inherited his dad Dominic’s skills for low-cost racing
Flashback: Holden VZ Monaro launch
Here's a look back at our first fang of the then-new 2004 VZ Monaro at Lang Lang
Whipple-blown 542-cube big-block Ford combo
Tim Gruber from Queanbeyan Engine Service pieced together this tough combo with a monster Whipple and 1500hp on tap for a customer’s F100 burnout car
Fuel-injected 454-cube 1976 Holden HJ Statesman De Ville
David Di Natale's Holden HJ Statesman mainlines fuel straight into it's big-block
Flashback: Automotive designer Jeff Haggarty – interview
Drawing on his school books was career development for Jeff Haggarty. We caught up with the former Expression Session master back in 2004 for a chat, when he was the senior designer, exteriors, at Holden
Sam Caruana’s 1000hp, Whipple-blown 1968 Camaro
Sam Caruana’s 1000rwhp, Whipple-blown small-block Camaro was built to cruise
Drag Challenge-bound, twin-turbo 1500hp LC GTR replica in the build
Steve Serone is building a twin-turbo LC Torana beast to take on this year's Street Machine Drag Challenge
Flashback: Drago Ostric – interview
Back in 2004, we sat down with the mastermind behind some of Australia's top elite custom cars to see what made him tick
Tech: Eight-speed ZF 8HP transmission
The ZF 8HP transmission offers quick shifts, the ability to handle big power, and tech to make it cruise smooth. We take a look at this new-age ratio-swapper
Ron Barlcay’s LOPREM HQ Premier
Ron Barclay’s SMOTY-winning HQ ute is one of the most legendary Aussie street machines ever, but this HQ Premier is where his journey began
Sam Carauana’s BAD075 HJ Premier
In the mid-nineties, Sam Caruana's 850hp HJ Premier was Summernats Top 20 material. After this build it was Top 10 quality
Rick & Glenn Madgwick’s 1955 FJ Holden
Rick Madgwick built a neat street machine for his son Glenn to enjoy. Winning show trophies is the icing on the cake
In the build: HX Sandman tribute + twin-turbo LS2-powered Hillman Hunter + restomod HZ + XE Falcon S-Pack
We check out some of our readers’ works in progress from the January issue of Street Machine
Troy Styles’s chopped AP6 Valiant
Troy Styles’s tubbed, V8-powered AP6 Val was a standout at Chopped 2024
Flashback: 2004 HSV Avalanche XUV
With a name like Avalanche, we didn’t fancy taking HSV’s then-new AWD ute to the snow. Here's a look back at our test of the XUV off road, from 2004
Monster twin-turbo Windsor-powered XE Fairmont Ghia ESP
Dragos Bjelogrlic reasoned that shoehorning an engine from a six-second radial car into his genuine XE Fairmont Ghia ESP should make for a pretty rapid streeter. He was right
Martin White’s 800hp twin-turbo 1967 Mustang
This amazing Mustang used to be Martin White’s ride to school. Then it became his 800hp toy
Dean Prodger’s stunning 1968 Chev SS RS Camaro
When a man owns an auto restoration business you know his own car’s gonna be hot