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
Daniel Cooper’s ex-Police VC Commodore
We chat to Daniel Cooper about his award-winning mullet and his factory manual VC Commodore ex-cop car
Samantha Holden’s 1965 Impala & 1940 Ford coupe
Samantha Holden grew up immersed in car culture watching her dad build street machines. Her two current rides are a race-look ’65 Impala and ’40 Ford coupe hot rod
Greg Thornton’s LS-powered FJ Holden
We caught up with Greg Thornton from Western Australia at the recent Gazzanats in Darwin
Reader’s Rocket: 1969 Fiat Abarth 595
Dallas Bright’s pocket-rocket ’69 Fiat Abarth 595 was transformed from a rusty wreck
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
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
Readers’ Rockets: survivor 1974 ’Cuda plus more
Graphic ’74 ’Cuda, L67-powered VX Commodore, VG ute, Packard Patrician plus more
Reader’s Rocket: Simon Major’s VG Valiant hardtop
Simon Major has owned his ’71 VG hardtop since 1991. Now dubbed ‘Loose Morals’, it’s a 318ci V8-powered cruiser
Matt Symons’s One Tonner tow truck
Matt Symons has had a passion for tow trucks from an early age, stemming from his grandfather’s mechanical and towing company
In the build: Blown Hemi-swapped Austin A40, Rides By Kam-built HG, V8-powered AP6 Val wagon + more
We check out some of our readers’ awesome projects in the build from the January 2024 issue of Street Machine
Caleb Thomas’s blown & injected 400-cube 1968 Camaro
We caught up with Caleb Thomas and his dad, Brian, at the recent Junga Bunga No Prep Cash Days at Warwick Dragway
Reader’s Rocket: Chantelle Loveday-Lamont’s VY ClubSport
Commodore devotee Chantelle has owned her Clubby for around 10 years and taught herself how to do burnouts by using track time at events
Reader’s Rocket: Blown VK Calais Blue Meanie tribute
Jason Kouzoukas’s 540rwhp VK SS Group A Brock tribute is a comfortable, retro tech cruiser
Readers’ rockets: Family heirloom VC Valiant and more!
LS1-swapped Suzuki Mighty Boy burnout ute, family-heirloom VC Valiant, survivor graphic ’Cuda, supercharged V8 TC Cortina plus more
1968 Toyota Stout ute with Holden 202 power!
Dallas Craig resurrects a rare Toyota ute with Aussie power
Mid-mounted, V-drive Datsun 620 drift ute in the build
Alex Killeen’s Datsun 620 ute project uses a backwards, mid-mounted twin-turbo V6 to create what’ll be at truly wacky drift machine
In the build: Slammed FB wagon, Cummins-powered Ford Jailbar and more!
Rescued FB Holden wagon, Cummins diesel-powered Ford ‘Jailbar’ pick-up, family heirloom HQ Monaro, slammed 454-cube C10, a Drag Challenge-bound VN Berlina plus more
Readers’ rockets
Daily driver V8-powered HR ute, Magnusson-supercharged HSV Senator, 1000rwhp turbocharged XR6, Barra-swapped ED Falcon, LS-swapped EJ pano plus more
My life with cars: Kathryn Moran
Kathryn Moran has had a lifelong obsession with cars and has been restoring them since she was a teenager. Here are some of her favourite rides through the years
This Saturday! YSMOTY Cars & Coffees at Hare & Forbes stores
We’re hosting YSMOTY Cars & Coffee events at Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse stores across the country this Saturday from 9am!
Vote & win: Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year 2026
Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year is here, celebrating Aussie car builders aged 24 and younger