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
Leanne Tanning’s L98-powered Holden HQ
Leanne’s Space Blue HQ looks very similar to her old one, except this one has been repowered by a crate L98 motor with a Harrop supercharger
Henry Spicak’s 1956 VW Beetle
We caught up with Henry and his eleven-second V-Dub at Summernats Slam
Diane Abed’s 2011 Holden VE II SS-V Commodore wagon – BWITCH
Diane’s stunning Harrop-supercharged custom wagon
Readers’ project cars in the build
Exploring the sheds of Australia in search of automotive gold
Readers’ Rockets: LX Torana, XR Falcon, Volvo 262C, EK Holden, XY Fairmont
We check out some cool readers’ rides from our 2020 Yearbook
Robyn Bradbury’s American 1960 Ford Falcon
For Robyn, it was the build process of her husband Terry’s immaculate XM Futura that slowly lured her into the car scene
Allen MacFadyen’s Ford Falcon XT ute
We caught up with Allen MacFadyen to talk about his life with cars and his current ride, a XT GT tribute ute
Readers’ project cars in the build
More automotive awesomeness brewing in the garages of australia
Readers’ Rockets: XR Fairmont, EH Holden, HJ Kingswood, Dodge Charger + more
We check out some of our readers’ cars from the December 2020 issue of Street Machine
Bianca Cilia’s 1973 Plymouth Duster
Bianca Cilia has always loved American muscle cars and first spotted her ’73 Plymouth Duster in the US
Readers’ rockets: XP Falcon, Dodge Challenger, HQ Premier, FC Holden + more
We check out our readers’ cool rides from the November 2020 issue of Street Machine
Readers’ project cars in the build
From Australia’s garages to you, here’s this month’s crop of readers’ works in progress
Matt Nazzari’s LS1-powered 1968 Holden HK Premier
Matt Nazzari bought his HK Premier 14 years ago, but at the time he was actually on the hunt for a Monaro
Ryan O’hara’s 1973 Mini Clubman funny car – in the build
Ryan O’hara is building a crazy Mini burnout car based on Cleetus McFarland’s NASCAR truck
Brianna Barker’s 1971 AMC Hornet
Queenslander Brianna Barker grew up in a family that was mad-keen on motorsports and the American Motors Corporation (better known as Rambler in Australia)
Luke Kestle’s big-block Holden HT Monaro in the build
Luke Kestle has been working on his junkyard-style big-block HT Monaro build during the COVID-19 lockdown, and started documenting the journey on YouTube
Readers’ rockets: HZ wagon, VH Charger, El Camino, Torino GT plus more
We check out some of our readers’ cars from the October 2020 issue of Street Machine
Mark Linnertson’s 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle
Mark Linnertson’s ’71 Chevelle is one seriously tough street cruiser
Readers’ project cars in the build
We take another peek inside our readers’ sheds and discover plenty of automotive goodness on the go
Bradley See’s Holden HK Monaro GTS
We caught up with Bradley See and his HK Monaro GTS at Red CentreNATS 5
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
Save the date! YSMOTY cars & coffees at Hare & Forbes stores, Saturday 22 August
Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young Street Machine of the Year is kicking off soon! Make sure you put 22 August in your diaries