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The old XF that became a Drag racing weapon: Reuben Davison’s humble Ford Fairmont
By day, Reuben Davison helps run a car dealership. Come Drag Challenge, he’ll be behind the wheel of an 80s Ford Fairmont packing a turbo Barra, a transbraked ZF gearbox and hopes of running deep into the eights
Street Machine Podcast 2: Repco-Mod Porsche and more!
This month, Aarron Gregory joins Andrew Broadley and Iain Kelly to chat about the Repco-Mod 996 build, Drag Challenge and the November issue of Street Machine!
Tropic Thunder: 2026 Cairns Show Auto Spectacular
A locally grown XA ute stomped the competition at the Cairns Show Auto Spectacular
Centralian Motors announced as Naming Rights Sponsor of Red CentreNATS 13
Red CentreNATS have announced Centralian Motors as the Naming Rights Partner of Red CentreNATS 13 and presenting partner of the Ford 0870 Drag & Burnout Precinct
From 10.1s to 900hp: Anthony Burns brings his R31 back for another Drag Challenge
If you’ve been around Drag Challenge for a while, chances are you’ve seen Anthony Burns and one of his cars
Godzilla-powered HO Phase Auto XE Falcon project
HO Phase Autos enters a new era, with an exciting new project
Street Machine November 2026 issue on sale now!
Check out all the automotive goodness we’ve crammed into the November issue!
He’s building a VE Valiant with Honda power and BMW suspension!
Adelaide's Adam Bianchetti is upsetting the purists with his wild Honda K24-powered Valiant build!
Rising from the Asphalt: Alysha Teale races against the clock to make Drag Challenge
Alysha Teale had just three weeks to pull off what seemed almost impossible: rebuild and repower her faithful HQ in time for DC25
Silver bullet: Stunning F-Gen HSV GTS
The Motor Gallery presents a delectable example of HSV’s big gun GTS
The last-generation Chrysler SRT is the value buy for modern muscle
Hemi power at VF SS pricing at the Motor Gallery
AFL legend Barry Hall ready for Drag Challenge!
Former AFL star Barry Hall is returning to the drag strip this October, taking on Street Machine Drag Challenge presented by VPW in his VH Holden Commodore
Victorian Motorsports Park is set for back-to-back motorsport madness this spring!
Championship drag racing and burnout action make an epic return to Central Victoria this spring with Australia’s toughest street-car challenge and a $20,000 showdown at the newly renovated Victorian Motorsports Park
Clive Polidano’s blown HZ Holden is back for another Drag Challenge
There aren’t many cars that look quite as at home on the streets of Echuca as Clive Polidano’s blue HZ Holden
Meguiar’s secures naming rights for Summernats NZ’s Elite Show Car & Auto Expo 2027
Meguiar’s New Zealand has signed on as the official naming rights sponsor of the Meguiar’s MotorEx Elite Show Car & Auto Expo Pavilion at the inaugural Aeroflow Summernats New Zealand
HDT moving to Bathurst: restorations, restomods and museums planned
HDT's new owner has massive plans for the iconic brand, basing them in Bathurst
Entry list and Snot Rocket 2.0: Drag Challenge presented by VPW 2026
Check out the full entry list for Drag Challenge, presented by VPW
Video: These kids turned an XP Falcon beater into a Summernats showstopper in 19 weeks!
Meet the third place-getter in this year’s Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse YSMOTY competition!
From Top Fuel to Drag Challenge: Dean Rossiter builds his own VH Commodore
After 12 years working behind the scenes in Top Fuel, Dean Rossiter is shifting into the driver’s seat with a 1981 VH Commodore he’s building to take on one of Australia’s toughest street car events
10-second ’34 Ford coupe taking on Drag Challenge ’26
For Portland local and South Coast Raceway president, Tim Parker, cars have been part of life since he was a teenager, and now he’s taking his latest toy on the road trip of a lifetime