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
Our rides: Kian Heagney’s Pulsar GTI-R in the build
We check out staff scribe’s latest crusty Nissan acquisition, a Pulsar GTI-R!
Caitlin Diwell’s LS2-powered WL Statesman
After being a passenger during her husband Brody’s burnouts, Caitlin Diwell wanted to get behind the wheel herself. She now has a WL Stato purpose-built burnout car
Turbo RB30-powered LC Torana in Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young SMOTY
Nineteen-year-old Seth Fuhrmeister’s patina-clad, turbo Torana sleeper is cutting a fine figure in YSMOTY 2025
Home-brewed, 1UZ V8-swapped Mazda MX-5
Aaron Lavers’s NA8 Mazda MX-5 has lived a few lives already, but this is easily its wildest yet
XW Falcon getting body-swapped onto an AU XR8, with rear-turbo V8 power!
Mad Kiwi Andy Etchell is dropping an XW shell onto an AU Falcon XR8 floor, and he’ll be feeding the Windsor with a rear turbo!
Andrew Marantos’s LS3-powered HQ Monaro GTS tribute
Simple LS swap turns into a full ground-up resto
Young gun’s shed-find XC Falcon 500 panel van in the build
Rescued from a shed by a young spray painter, this classic Aussie icon is shaping up to be a stunning Sundowner tribute
Supercharged Coyote-swapped 1978 Ford F-100 in the build
Restomod classic F-100 in the build, with modern muscle and stacks of custom fabrication
Jose Aguilar’s 2006 Pontiac GTO drift car
We spotted Californian Jose Aguilar with his Pontiac GTO at Summernats 37 and tracked him down for a chat
Tubbed & tuff: Home-brewed VB Commodore SL/E
John Philippou’s built his VB SL/E from the ground up
Joel Blake’s life with cars – flashback
Looking back through Joel Blake’s extensive album of tough builds, here are seven varied stand-outs and the story behind them
Serena Channing’s hot-pink XD Fairmont Ghia
Ford fanatic Serena Channing’s 351 Clevo-powered XD is built for both street and race duties
In the build: LS1-swapped VH Commodore, ratty ’38 Chevy pickup, AU Falcon ute, rescued VC Valiant + more
We check out some of our readers’ builds in progress from the May issue of Street Machine
Readers’ rockets: Land Cruiser V8-powered HQ Tonner, Chevy Biscayne, Suzuki Mighty Boy + more
We check out some of our readers’ rides from the May issue of Street Machine
RB25-swapped Skyline R31 Silhouette in the build
Jack Mitchell’s plans for a simple engine swap turned into a long-term street-and-strip build
Nick Eden’s ‘Monarat’ HG GTS!
Nick Eden tells us the story behind his HG GTS Monaro, the Monarat!
Dominic Costa’s big-block-powered ‘PT Bruiser’ ute
Dominic Costa transformed a fire-damaged PT Cruiser into a wicked V8-powered custom ute
My life with cars: Mark Parsons, part two
We take up part two of Mark’s car journey, this time looking at his builds during the late 1980s
My life with cars: Mark Parsons, part one
Mark Parsons lived the Aussie street machine dream in the 70s and 80s. Here’s a dive into where it all started for him, and some of his all-time favourite rides
Kian Heagney’s Nissan Silvia S13
We take a look inside our own stables, at staff journo Kian Heagney’s S13 Silvia
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