Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
Reader’s Rocket: 1969 Fiat Abarth 595
Dallas Bright's pocket-rocket ’69 Fiat Abarth 595 was transformed from a rusty wreck
Paul Murray’s Iron Man HR Holden van
We can rebuild him, better than he was before.” Okay, Brisbane’s Paul Murray might not have said those exact words, but I’m sure he was thinking something similar. See, his candy red HR Holden, Iron Man, was once a show-stopping 90s playboy, built by Mark Ivey and known as Badass (SM, Sep ’93). ‘A-ha!’ I […]
Raw Orange: The XW Ford Falcon van loaded with clever thinking
We check out a tres-cool custom van unveiled at Rockynats 2024
Video: Fitting a Dart 427 LS to our VS ute
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty makes more progress with the LS conversion in our VS ute
Fitting airbag suspension to your street machine
Modern, computer-controlled airbags aren't just for the low 'n' slow crew. Here's what's involved in fitting airbag suspension to your car
1400hp twin-turbo 388ci VH Valiant Charger
Theo Diamond’s Valiant Charger blends old-school carby V8 tech with modern turbo grunt
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
Ferrari V12-swapped XR Falcon wagon in the build
John Mammoliti is mid-way through a one-of-a-kind full custom build
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