Readers Cars has been one of the most-popular sections of Street Machine since 1981! Here you’ll find a treasure trove of killer rides from all over Australia, New Zealand and beyond

Mick Holland’s Vortech-blown Holden V8-powered LX Torana
We chat with 78-year-old Mick Holland and his trophy-winning ‘True Blue’ LX Torana

In the build: SL/R 6000 VE Commodore and more
More masterpieces in the making from our readers

Young gun Joe Box’s 355-cube Holden HZ ute
17-year-old Joe Box rescued this farm-find HZ ute and got it running with the help of his dad. It’s now running a BG Engines-built Holden 355 V8

Bob Bridger’s LS1-powered 1964 EH Holden ute
One of the Real Street entrants that caught our attention at this year’s Meguiar’s MotorEx was Bob Bridger and his custom EH ute. We caught up with him for a quick chat

Readers’ Rockets: LX Torana, XT Falcon, WB ute, VE Valiant gassers, VF Commodore + more
We check out some of our readers’ rides from the June 2023 issue of Street Machine

Reader’s Rocket: Jared Powell’s nitrous LS1-powered VS Commodore
Jared’s custom VS Commodore has won a handful of awards at local shows, but he says now he can’t wait for the chance to run the quarter-mile

Emma Bell’s 1971 Datsun 1600
Emma Bell has big plans for her cool survivor Datto

Ron Smith’s Graphic Galaxie
Ron Smith bought his Aussie-assembled Galaxie at age 18 and 35 years later, they are still going strong!

Readers’ Rockets: ’64 Impala, Ford Escort + XD Falcon, HZ ute, FE panel van + more
We check out some of our readers’ rides from the May issue of Street Machine

Readers’ project cars in the build
We check out some of our readers’ works in progress from the May issue of Street Machine

Young gun Zach Gallahar’s VK Calais
16-year-old Zach Gallahar blew minds at Summernats 35 with his powerhouse VK Calais

Deb O’Connell’s AU Falcon racer
Deb O’Connell grew up in a drag racing family and has been competing for many years. She’s currently aiming for the nine-second zone in her turbo Barra-powered AU Falcon racer, dubbed SONIC

Readers’ project cars in the build
Some of the projects our readers are working on this month include a VP Commodore-based Toyota Lexcen being transformed into a VN Group A replica, a Ford XB hardtop and a chopped XP coupe

Ryan Garner’s Holden VR ute
Ryan’s mini-tubbed VR ute is running a rebuilt 304 with a few hot additions and some custom touches throughout

Craig Taylor’s Harrop-blown HSV VZ Clubsport
Craig Taylor has owned his R8 Clubsport for 10 years and after some custom mods, debuted his dream car at last year’s Autofest in New Zealand

Readers’ project cars in the build
We check out some of our readers’ project cars in the making from the March issue of Street Machine

Reader’s Rockets: LS-swapped HQ SS, Barra-powered VZ, ZB Fairlane, HG Brougham
We check out some of our readers’ rides, from the the March 2023 issue of Street Machine

Taylah Louise’s Holden 355-powered VK Commodore
We caught up with Taylah Louise and her plastic-powered VK Commodore at Summernats 35

Meteor V12-powered 1932 Rolls-Royce-based custom
Darren Smith’s Rolls-Royce custom runs an all-alloy, 27-litre DOHC V12 donk from a Centurion tank

Readers’ Rockets: FJ Holden, Nissan Silvia, VG Valiant, F100, LX Torana + more
We check out some of our readers’ rides from the February issue of Street Machine