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
Supercharged 400-Cube HQ Holden – Reader’s Car Of The Week
Richard Wiltshire and his son built this blown HQ Holden at home from a rolling shell to tough streeter
1963 AP5 Valiant Regal – reader’s car
Holly Giddings built her ’63 AP5 Valiant Regal as a home-school tech job, tutored by her revhead dad, Dave.
1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – reader’s car
Danielle Miller’s late father used to race Mustangs, so it was almost predestined that she would one day own one
Awesome Muscle Car Collection Including ’87 SM Giveaway Castrol FMX A9X Torana – My Shed
Andrew Beale was told to invest in super – he chose muscle cars instead
Holden Torana LC – reader’s car of the week
Matthew Brodie’s LC Torana
1973 Holden HQ GTS Monaro MENT1L – reader’s car of the week
Shaun Scerri’s blown HQ Monaro GTS
1964 Holden EH – Reader’s car of the week
Louise Brownlee well and truly bleeds Holden-red, and after years of grooming, this EH is her chosen steed
Terry Dalton’s Chevrolet collection and memorabilia – My Shed
There’s more stuff packed into Terry Dalton’s shed than some museums, and right in the centre sit six gorgeous hunks of classic metal
ROB UPTON – MY LIFE WITH CARS PART ONE
Rob Upton has spent the ensuing decades honing his passions for both pedal power and cool cars
Rescued Holden HQ – reader’s car of the week
Family-owned since new, this HQ has been given a new lease on life
1964 PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Scott Harker’s 1964 Plymouth Belvedere
1967 Holden HR Special – reader’s car of the week
Young gun Jonas Stankevicius’s 1967 Holden HR Special
FORD XP FALCON SEDAN – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Jodi Page-Smith’s stunning Ford XP Falcon sedan
LS2-powered Holden UC Torana – reader’s car of the week
Brad Edwards’s Holden UC Torana
1965 FORD GALAXIE WAGON – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
While Nik Warde remains a GM-H enthusiast, she now also appreciates the finer offerings of other makes, like her ’65 Gal Country Sedan
TODD SWINSCOE – MY LIFE WITH CARS
Todd Swinscoe’s obsession for everything automotive came from an unlikely source: wallpaper
Holden Gemini wagon – reader’s car of the week
Together Rita Khose and her husband Stan have amassed quite a collection of cool cars – 26 at last count – but this Gemini wagon is definitely a standout amongst them
1969 FORD MUSTANG – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Bill Dempsey’s 1969 Ford Mustang
1972 HOLDEN LJ TORANA – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Emily Naughton was raised in a car-mad family, and has very recently upgraded her ’71 VW Bug to this stunningly original ’72 LJ Torana sedan
630CI HOLDEN HK GTS MONARO – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
630ci Merlin Chev-powered HK Monaro GTS runs five-second eighth-miles
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