Features
Gorgeous, glossing spreads on the most beautiful and hardcore modified cars that Australia’s custom scene has to offer.
Where are they now? Janet Hough’s 1966 Mustang
Nearly 40 years after it featured in Street Machine, Janet Hough and Victor Reilly’s 1966 Mustang is still on the road and still turning heads
Video: Cat Hewitson’s NASCAR-powered, VK-fronted VL Calais drift car
Catherine ‘Driftcat’ Hewitson built this NASCAR-powered Calais as the ultimate drifting weapon
Brett Hewerdine’s 1949 Ford single-spinner
Brett Hewerdine is back with another epic streeter, this time a 1949 ‘shoebox’ Ford packing a blown big-block and Elite-level detailing
Brian Willis’s Grand Champion-winning HK Monaro
Street machines don’t get much better than Brian Willis’s Summernats 7 Grand Champion Monaro. They come tougher and meaner but only a very few are in the same ballpark when it comes to overall quality of workmanship and visual impact. Just ask the Summernats judges. In fact, ask anyone who has studied the car. It’s […]
The crazy history of VN Commodore exports to China
Australia has a proud history of exports, but did you know that VN Commodores were sold to China? We reveal the crazy tale for the first time
Bruno D’Agostino’s Pro Street HJ Statesman
You don’t see a whole lot of tough Statesmen running around. Bruno D’Agostino’s ’75 is out to rectify that
Video: Larry Perkins back behind the wheel of his 1993 Bathurst winner
Larry Perkins hits Calder Park in this 1993 Bathurst winner
Kaine Fiorenza’s VF Valiant hardtop
Kaine Fiorenza's love of Valiant hardtops began as a 12-year-old, now he's got three of them, including this Drag Challenge-bound big-block VF
Iconic Australian custom Fords & Chryslers
Wrapping up our iconic customs series, we look back on seven Aussie-delivered Ford and Mopar builds from the 50s and 60s
Matt McIntosh’s twin-turbo HQ Statesman
Matt McIntosh's five-year HQ Statesman build was never meant to become an elite-level car, but the numerous top gongs it scored at Summernats 35 suggest otherwise
Barra-powered XD Falcon pro drift car
Danny Probert turned an XD Falcon paddock-basher into a tyre-shredding pro drift car
Dave Bennett’s Rat Attack HQ Monaro
Australia’s toughest HQ? With tubs, trumpets and a heavy-hitting 454 up front, it’d have to come close
The top 10 Aussie muscle cars ever!
We rate the top 10 Australian muscle cars of all time, from the XR GT Falcon to the HSV GTS-R W1
The Man From Hong Kong (1975) – ripper car movies
Some great driving and stunt action featuring a number of iconic Aussie cars – purists beware!
Dwayne Gerdes’s Chev-powered pro street FC Holden
Ever seen a sweeter 307 wrapped in such a smooth ’n’ sassy retro package? Didn’t think so…
Alan ‘Bundy’ Lucas’s pro street HQ Monaro
This is what happens when your mum says motorbikes are too dangerous
Leyland P76 turns 50! Here’s the real story:
Released in 1973 and packed with advanced features for its time, the Leyland P76 should have taken the Aussie car market by storm. Instead, it became an automotive punchline. We find out why
Video: What is compressed air supercharging?
Can you go fast on tanks of compressed air? Bloody oath you can, and we’ll explain how and why
Ben Gatt’s family heirloom XT Fairmont reborn
Benny Gatt turns his late dad's old XT into the cruiser he'd always dreamed about
LS1-powered XW Falcon Fairmont GS
Sticking an LS motor in a classic XW Fairmont is tantamount to Heresy for some, but Jon Freni did it anyway, leaving the naysayers in his dust