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
LS1-powered Holden VK Commodore – reader’s car of the week
Nineteen-year-old Chloe Board is not only a qualified hairdresser, she’s also a killer driver
Simon Cole – My Life With Cars
Simon Cole has travelled far and wide across the country, but has always managed to own one or three sweet rides at any given time
Ford XE Fairmont Ghia – reader’s car of the week
Sam Attard’s XE Fairmont Ghia
Ford XG Falcon ute – reader’s car of the week
Patrick Stapleton’s nine-second Ford XG Falcon ute
1970 Holden HG Premier wagon – reader’s car of the week
Young gun Dom Pancione loves the original look of his stunning Holden HG wagon
Restored FE Holden Special at Elizabeth farewell
We chat with Cara Pearson about her restored FE Holden on the last day of manufacturing at Holden’s Elizabeth factory
1979 Holden VB Commodore – Reader Ride
Garry Hunt’s 1979 VB Commodore
1968 Chevrolet Camaro – Reader’s car of the week
Mechanic Troy Peterson bought this 1968 Chevrolet Camaro for himself as a present
1968 Holden HK GTS Monaro – Reader’s car of the week
George Weber’s stunning HK Monaro GTS
Chrysler VJ Charger – Reader’s car of the week
Carmen Sammut’s VJ Charger (with a CL front) has an awesome old school vibe
1984 Holden VK Berlina – Reader’s car
Christy McGill is a Holden devotee from way back, having owned a raft of GM-H models before settling on her ’84 VK Berlina
Holden VH Commodore V8 – Reader’s car
Mindi Seng bought this one-owner VH Commodore and with some help from her husband and friends, transformed it into a stunning silver 308-cube powered cruiser
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
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