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
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
Brett Paige’s blown 1967 ZA Fairlane
Brett Paige bought his tough ZA Fairlane 17 years ago as a rusty project for just $100! These days it’s running a blown and injected 340-cube Dart Windsor small-block and he’s gearing up for another go at Summernats
Big cubes, massive creativity: the rolling artworks of Neville Morris
A place where talent, hard work and what others might call junk form the stuff of dreams
Leanne Bernhard’s drag-and-drive VC Commodore SL/E
Former drag racer Leanne Bernhard is preparing to get back on the track with her street-and-strip VC Commodore
Readers’ Rockets
AU Falcon ute drift car, EJ Holden Special wagon, family-heirloom FC ute, 308-powered HZ plus more
Readers’ project cars in the build
‘Valkyrie’ custom pro touring Camaro, VK Commodore delivery van conversion, HZ Tonner, LS1-powered VL, Whipple-blown VS Statesman + more
Wayne Calleja’s nine-second TC Cortina
Bought 26 years ago as a daily driver, Wayne’s TC Cortina is now a 408-cube Windsor-powered weapon
My life with cars: Peter Fleetwood
Peter Fleetwood grew up in a family of gearheads, here are just some of his favourite cars through the years
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
Rhett Nankervis’s 30 years of VW passion
Volkswagen freak Rhett Nankervis inherited his passion for the marque from his father and at one point they had 96 VWs between them in the backyard! Here are just some of Rhett’s favourite rides and builds over the last three decades