Dual battery systems explained
A dual battery system is essential for anyone who wants to power their gear – without the risk of running a battery flat – while out in the scrub.
Street Machine giveaway and project cars
The mostly complete history of Street Machine's giveaway and project cars!
Weiand blown, 347-cube 1970 Ford Cortina
Paul Rockes’s 500hp Ford V8-powered Cortina is a car with hidden talents
Jake Willis's 6/71-blown, Chev six-powered EH
Jake's got 10-second dreams for his killer patina'd wagon
Rear-mount turbo LS Chrysler Sigma wins Tuff Mounts 235 blown
Like a lot of DC competitors, Dominic Pelle comes equipped with turbo LS power – except he’s chucked it in a 1978 Chrysler Sigma
Blake Evans's NASCAR-powered LX Torana hatch
This NASCAR-motivated LX Torana streeter blends brawn with bright for a Summernats Top 60 finish
Borgward Goliath by Paul Bennett
There’s far more to this astonishing street machine than meets the eye. Debuted at MotorEx in 2012, the car was an on-and-off project for more than a decade
Howard Astill's Sweet Sixty Six Mustang
Howard Astill's '66 Mustang is a practical pro tourer that rakes in the tinware
Dean Fiumara wins the 2023 Laurie Starling Memorial Scholarship
We chat to 25-year-old Dean Fiumara, recipient of the Laurie Starling Scholarship for 2023
From farm wreck to far out: Granddad's FX
Mark Taylor has turned his granddad's FX ute into a tyre-frying fun machine
Porsche 911 SC wins Street Machine Summernats 35 Grand Champion
A scorching performance in the driving events sealed the deal for Livi Krevatin's Porsche in the Summernats 35 Grand Champion chase
Howard Astill-built XC Falcon unveiled at Summernats 35
Peter Lewis's stunning XC seamlessly marries an iconic Falcon shape with 21st-century equipment
Meguiar's Great Uncover at Summernats 35 part two
Round two of the massive 24-car unveil session at Street Machine Summernats 35
Meguiar's Great Uncover at Summernats 35 part one
The first batch from a huge field of epic Elite Hall unveil cars
Satin-smooth Ziggy Sadler-built 1968 Mustang
Classic paint on a classic body is just the start of a winning formula
Peter Brock's HDT Monza
Flushed with the success of HDT's VC and VH Commodores, in 1983 Peter Brock built an exclusive high-performance two door hatch based on the Opel Monza. This is its story:
Ultimate EH Holdens: Twin-turbo Godzilla-powered Premier and V8 Crewman custom
First, Luke Johnson created his ultimate EH Holden – a twin-turbo, Godzilla-powered sedan. Then he did it again with his 5.0-litre V8 Crewman!
Trilogy: Peter FItzpatrick's FC Holden
Fitzy doesn't have a thing for Holden FCs. He has a thing for his wife's FC
Eddy Tassone's twin-turbo VH Commodore
We take a look back at Eddy Tassone's twin-turbo 383 Holden-powered VH Commodore SL
Injected 5.0-litre-powered 1958 Holden FC Special
The tin is pure Holden FC but the driveline is hotted up VP V8 Commodore
Flashback: Damien Lowe's VB Commodore
Driven to Summernats in 2008 where it won Best Overall Street and driven home, Damien 'Chubby' Lowe's VB Commodore is a true street-driven show car
Buyer's guide: VN-VP Commodore & Calais
From 1988, Holden's big-bodied VN/VP Commodore took the Aussie big-car fight back to Ford's Falcon. Here's how this Lion roars as a classy buy today
Blown V8-powered Lotus Cortina Tribute
It looks like a Lotus Cortina, but hang on - they never came with a blown V8, did they?
Anthony Sant's 1957 Chevrolet
Anthony Sant's magnificient 680hp Chev dominated the Summernats 17 elite hall