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
Readers’ project cars in the build
Summernats-bound HQ Monaro, patina HT wagon, Barra-swapped Datsun 620 ute and XF Falcon, LS-swapped HT Kingswood plus more
Readers’ Rockets: XY wagon & GT replica + VH Charger R/T tribute + Harrop-blown HK Premier + more
We check out some of our readers’ rides from the November issue of Street Machine
1JZ-swapped HK Holden wagon in the build
Rusty 1JZ-swapped HK wagon, V8-powered VE Valiant, HQ GTS coupe, F100 prerunner build, 383-cube HJ ute + more
Reader’s Rocket: Barra-swapped XD Fairmont
Marcus Heilbronn replaced his 533kW FG G6E Turbo Falcon with this Barra-swapped XD Fairmont and has since been adding his own personal touches
Carport build: 1968 Jaguar 420G
Mike Rotchburns has saved a $1600 Jag from the crusher
Reader’s Rocket: Barra-swapped XD Falcon wagon
Shane Butler chose a naturally aspirated Barra engine swap for his XD wagon because he wanted a “mega-reliable cruiser”
Reader’s Rocket: Anne Brown’s 1972 HQ One Tonner
Anne Brown’s 253-powered HQ Tonner was a home project build with her husband Anton, during the COVID pandemic travel restrictions in WA
Readers’ Rockets: ’47 Chev pick-up, turbo Barra-powered VN Berlina, barn-find EL XR6 + more
We check out some of our readers’ rides from the September 2023 issue of Street Machine
1012hp Harrop-supercharged FG FPV GT-P
After all the mods completed on Brenton’s FPV, he now plans to drive it as much as he can and enjoy all the work that has gone into it
Readers’ project cars in the build
We check out what projects our readers are working on, from the September issue of Street Machine
AFLW star Tayla Harris’s XB Falcon coupe
AFLW Premiership winner and boxing champ Tayla Harris is also a muscle car enthusiast, and she’s got the XB coupe to prove it
Reader’s Rocket: Rhianna Lougher’s 308-cube LC Torana sleeper
17-year-old Rhianna Lougher’s LC Torana might look grandma-spec at first glance, but there’s an iron lion nestled in the engine bay
Readers’ Project cars in the build
Father-and-son project HT wagon, LS1-swapped LJ Torana, ’63 T-bird, WB Holden ute, Ultima GTR supercar + more
Readers’ Rockets: Harrop-supercharged VX SS Commodore, custom Mk1 Cortina convertible, Brock LJ Torana replica + more
We check out some of our readers’ rides from the August issue of Street Machine
In the build: SL/R 6000 VE Commodore and more
More masterpieces in the making from our readers
Zsa Zsa Biacsi’s chopped and channelled 1926 Model T coupe
Zsa Zsa Biacsi has been a revhead from an early age and has several rad rides in her stable. Here she talks about her beloved 316-cube ’26 Model T coupe, dubbed FIDDY
Readers’ Rockets: VW Kombi & Galaxie Sunliner convertible
We caught up with Bryan & Tracey Little, together with their split-window Kombi and Ford Sunliner convertible at the recent Cooly Rocks On festival
Nicole Jaggs’s carby-fed LS-swapped LH Torana
In her third year attending Rockynats, this time Nicole Jaggs and her trophy-winning Torana took on the Grand Champion battle
Readers’ rockets: Custom HJ Monaro, slamed Beetle, WB pano + more
We check out some of our readers’ cool rides from the July issue of Street Machine
Reader’s Rocket: Sam Zullo’s HT Monaro
Ever since Sam’s first red HT Monaro was stolen 40 years ago, he told himself he would have another one some day. And here it is