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
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
V8 BELMONT: READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Proud Belmont owner Bruce Cole takes us under the hood
Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger XL: Reader’s car of the week
Corinne Miller’s VJ Charger XL may look grandpa-spec, but with a 340 up front, it’s no slouch
1966 Ford XP Fairmont – reader’s car of the week
Ford nut Melissa Davis wanted a modern colour for her XP Fairmont, but it had to suit the classic look of the original hubcaps and whitewalls
MOPAR MONDAY – READERS’ CARS GALLERY PART 2
More beautiful Mopars from our Facebook readers
383-CUBE HOLDEN-POWERED VH COMMODORE WPN383 – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Todd Foley’s 383 Holden stroker-powered VH Commodore is a true nine-second street car
308 HQ Holden panel van: reader-s car of the week
Lewis Mason plans to pump up his ‘oddball’ Holden HQ Belmont panel van with a 480hp 383 Chev and take it to next year’s Drag Challenge
Ford XB Fairmont 302 – reader’s car of the week
Street Machine photographer Nathan Jacobs tells us about his Ford XB Fairmont
Turbo V8 Chrysler Centura – Reader’s car of the week
Being a Mopar man, Jason Musu didn’t want to put an LS in his Chrysler Centura – but it meant doing all the R&D work himself
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