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
HOLDEN HK PREMIER SEDAN AND WAGON – READERS CARS OF THE WEEK
Scotty Gom and Mick Gray’s HK Holden Premiers
Budget builds and rescue project cars from our Facebook page
Our Facebook readers share their current and completed project cars
READERS’ CARS OWNED FOR 25-PLUS YEARS FROM OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
Our Facebook readers share their cars that they have owned for 25 years or more
1982 Ford XE Falcon GL – Reader’s car of the week
Rick Welch came across his ’82 XE Falcon GL from a facebook post and then decided to give it a bit of a freshen-up
1968 Holden HK Premier – Reader’s car of the week
Nino Funari talks about his tough, 400ci small-block Chev-powered ’68 HK Prem
1JZ-POWERED TOYOTA CRESSIDA – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Young gun Jack Williams’s 1JZ-powered Toyota MX32 Cressida is a reliable and fun daily driver for now, but he plans to give it a lot more boost in the future
1974 Holden HQ Kingswood – reader ride
Rob Poulton’s 1974 HQ Kingswood killer streeter
James Crawford’s 1971 HG Holden Kingswood – video
Up close with James Crawford’s 350-cube Chev-powered ’71 HG Kingswood cruiser
HQ Holden – reader’s car of the week
Steve Poulton talks about his very cool, old-school cruiser HQ Holden
1974 LH TORANA SEDAN – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Siobhan Ridings has put her skills trade-qualified as a mechanic to good use on the build of her beautiful LH Torana sedan
Harvey Miles’s Holden EH S4 and GM tribute shed
Harvey Miles’s shed is a veritable shrine to classic General Motors – Holden machines – and they have plenty of tales to tell
STREET MACHINE READER’S PROJECT CARS – PART TWO
We’ve had even more people send in their project cars, so here’s part two
READERS’ EARLY CARS – VINTAGE FLASHBACK
We’ve dug through the archives to find some wild readers’ cars from the early days
Torana temple: awesome Holden Torana shed
The Apap family shed standards as a shrine to the Holden Torana
THE KELLEY FAMILY’S CRAZY PANEL VAN COLLECTION
Thirteen may be an unlucky number for some, but not for the Kelley family and their baker’s dozen of custom Holden panel vans!
Karen Howarth’s chopped FX Holden ute
Karen Howarth’s beautiful chopped black FX Holden ute hits the mark
1967 Holden HR panel van – reader’s car of the week
Mike Reilly’s cool ’67 HR panel van not only looks good, it’s also a great promotional tool for his business
468-cube big-block Holden HQ – reader’s car of the week
Bought for just $900, Matt Murphy turned a grandpa-spec Holden HQ into a big-block streeter
HOLDEN HZ SANDMAN – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
With her Panama Green Holden HZ Sandman, Kirby Nutt is living proof that panel vans aren’t just for blokes
FB Holden: Reader’s car of the week
Nathan Kath’s purple FB Holden is a sight to behold, one you can’t soon forget
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