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Dave Carey

Journalist

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A lifelong car enthusiast, Dave was identifying makes and models before he could read. Obsessed with automotive history, he entered the world of freelancing in 2014, contributing features and retrospectives to Street Machine and Unique Cars. A skillset more suited to writing than spannering hasn’t stopped him from owning two LS-powered Holdens, a handful of Yank tanks and nine vintage Isuzu cars – mostly at the same time. In his spare moments, he ensures his housekids are fed and watered, buggerises around with Classic Space Lego and creates content for online entity Garage of Awesome across Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

CHRIS BITMEAD'S XBOSS FALCON XB
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SMOTY 2016 #3: CHRIS BITMEAD'S FALCON XB XBOSS

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Chris Bitmead's 1976 Falcon XB Falcon coupe XBOSS

GREG HOGAN'S 440CI 800HP PRO TOURING LSX ’69 CAMARO
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SMOTY 2016 #4: GREG HOGAN'S PRO TOURING LSX ’69 CAMARO

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Greg Hogan's 440ci 800HP Pro Touring LSX 1969 Chevrolet Camaro

LEIGH HAINTZ'S BLOWN & INJECTED 1970 HG HOLDEN MONARO
SMOTY

SMOTY 2016 #5: LEIGH HAINTZ'S 1970 HG HOLDEN MONARO

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Leigh Haintz's blown & injected 1970 Holden HG Monaro

GLENN PROFILIO'S 1959 FC HOLDEN UTE
SMOTY

SMOTY 2016 #6: GLENN PROFILIO'S 1959 FC HOLDEN UTE

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Glenn Profilio's 1959 FC Holden ute

JOHN MAWHINNEY'S 1957 CHEVROLET 210
SMOTY

SMOTY 2016 #7: JOHN MAWHINNEY'S 1957 CHEVROLET 210

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: John Mawhinney's 1000HP blown 1957 Chevrolet 210

CHRIS BITMEAD'S XBOSS FALCON XB
SMOTY

SMOTY 2016 #8: MARK SIRACUSA AND MATT COWAN'S HOLDEN LH TORANA - ONIT

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Mark Siracusa and Matt Cowan's blown big-block Holden LH Torana ONIT

JAMIE MCKAY'S 1970 HT HOLDEN MONARO GTS
SMOTY

SMOTY 2016 #9: JAMIE MCKAY'S 1970 HT HOLDEN MONARO GTS

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Jamie McKay's 1970 HT Holden Monaro GTS

GRAHAM LAITY'S 1969 CAMARO RS PRO TOURER STREETER: REEMED
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SMOTY 2016 #10: GRAHAM LAITY'S 1969 CAMARO RS PRO TOURER STREETER: REEMED

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Graham Laity's 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS Pro Tourer streeter REEMED

RAELENE DREW'S HOLDEN HR PREMIER STREETER
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SMOTY 2016 #11: RAELENE DREW'S HOLDEN HR PREMIER STREETER

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Raelene Drew's 1966 HR Holden Premier

MAL APPS'S SLAMMED 350-CHEV FC HOLDEN ELITE SHOW CAR
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SMOTY 2016 #12: MAL APPS'S SLAMMED 350-CHEV FC HOLDEN

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Mal Apps's slammed 350-Chev powered 1959 FC Holden elite show car

GRANT CONNOR'S AWARD-WINNING BAD APPLE 1967 FORD XR FALCON
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SMOTY 2016 #13: GRANT CONNOR'S BAD APPLE 1967 FORD XR FALCON

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Grant Connor's award-winning Bad Apple 1967 XR Ford Falcon

1962 PONTIAC LAURENTIAN
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SMOTY 2016 #14: DENNIS & LUKE DEANE'S 1962 PONTIAC LAURENTIAN

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Dennis & Luke Deane's slammed, bagged & blown 1969 Pontiac Laurentian

DAVE GUILFOYLE'S HQ MONARO GTS
SMOTY

SMOTY 2016 #15: DAVE GUILFOYLE'S HOLDEN HQ MONARO GTS

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Dave Guilfoyle's blown big-block 1973 HQ Holden Monaro GTS

RHYS CHRISTOU'S IMMACULATE WINDSOR-POWERED '67 FORD XR FALCON
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SMOTY 2016 #16: RHYS CHRISTOU'S 1967 FORD XR FALCON

Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2016 contender: Rhys Christou's immaculate windsor-powered 1967 XR Ford Falcon

Electric car - Grimsel
Features

ELECTRIC DREAMS - BLOWIN' GASKETS

Dave Carey peers into our electric automotive future – and he likes what he sees

69 Camaro Pro Touring LSX
Features

440CI 800HP PRO TOURING LSX ’69 CAMARO

Beautifully detailed 440-cube LSX-powered '69 Camaro pro tourer from Western Australia

Holden Gemini rally jump
Features

SPECIAL EDITION HOLDEN GEMINIS

These are some of our favorite special edition versions of the humble Holden Gemini

EH Holden wagon rusty
Features

RUSTY EH HOLDEN WAGON FOUND ON A BEACH-SIDE CLIFFTOP

One-owner, granny-spec EH Holden wagon lovingly stored - yeah right! This rusty Holden is long past the 'that'll buff out phase'

Isuzu Bellett Gemini
Features

GEMINIS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

The GM T-car that birthed the Holden Gemini has been sold across just about every continent in various shapes and sizes

BLOWN BIG-BLOCK HQ MONARO GTS
Features

BLOWN BIG-BLOCK HQ MONARO GTS

Dave Guilfoyle's HQ Holden Monaro GTS packs a 6/71-blown big-block behemoth and rare factory Purr-Pull hue

383-POWERED EJ HOLDEN BEACH CRUISER
Features

STUNNING 383-CUBE HOLDEN EJ WAGON CRUISER

Matt Christodoulou’s dad initially bought this EJ Holden for spare parts. Instead, this Aussie classic was transformed into an immaculately appointed cruiser

Bike passing laws in Australia
News

OPINION: NEW BIKE-PASSING LAWS

New bike-passing laws leave too much room for error, reckons Dave Carey

STYLISH & STUNNING 1963 MORRIS MINOR
Features

US CUSTOM-INSPIRED 1963 MORRIS MINOR

Could this be the world's most beautiful Morris Minor? Sally and John Phillips thought it could be, and made it happen against all odds

Dick Tierney's XM Futura
Features

Weiand-blown XM Ford Futura hardtop

Blue, blown and tubbed - Dick Tierney's XM Futura is the realisation of a 20-year dream