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Glenn Torrens

Journalist

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A life-long car nut, GT has been writing about cars and the lifestyle around them ever since a 1992 photoshoot with his self-built 1956 VW Beetle led to a role with Fast Fours & Rotaries magazine. Six years at Street Machine fuelled his passion for performance cars – especially Aussie ones – and inspired him to conceive Australian Muscle Car magazine. GT has also contributed to other Australian motoring titles including Wheels, MOTOR, Unique Cars and 4X4 Australia. His garage houses road, track and off-road project cars including a Mazda MX-5, a Mitsubishi Pajero and several V8 Commodores – and the ’56 Bug that started it all.

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Twin-turbo Lexus V8-powered FB Holden

A wild FB Holden custom with twin-turbo, quad-cam Lexus V8 power

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Grant Mahoney's custom HQ Holden wagon

Grant Mahoney has been driving this car in his head since he was a teenager. Now he's built the real deal

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Howard Astill-built Ford Falcon XB GT hardtop

Take one rooted Ford Falcon XB GT, apply Astill bodywork and perfect paint, stand back, admire

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Big Banger HDT Group C tribute

They don't get much more desirable than this Group C replica

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Vortech-blown, Boss-powered XY Falcon

Would you believe this incredible XY Falcon was built in just nine months?

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Darren Blackman's Blaze Blue XB GT hardtop

We join Darren Blackman on his first cruise in his show-spec XB GT Falcon coupe

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The story behind the HSV W427

14 years ago, HSV's W427 was the quickest, fastest and most powerful Aussie performance car ever created. Here's what it's all about

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Interview: Movie stuntman Grant Page

Stunt legend Grant Page was the real star of Mad Max

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Video: Wild custom FJ Holden coupe

Anthony Fuller blends steel and style to create a ground-pounding custom FJ Holden coupe

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Interview: Legendary street machine builder Rex Webster

Rex Webster blew our street machining minds back in 1986 with his FJ Holden, then disappeared from the car scene for more than 20 years

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Zoltan Bodo's HSV VP Senator

We turn the clock back to April 2005 for another look at Zoltan Bodo’s iconic, Summernats Grand Champion-winning VP Senator

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VK Group A replica rally car

Getting down and dirty in a 5.0L-powered Blue Meanie replica rally car

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Hoons on the Hill at Bathurst 1995

We take the time machine back to 1995, when Glenn Torrens and his mates went to Mt Panorama and discovered plenty of action they wouldn’t dare show on the telly

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Video: 10-second, 202-powered LC Torana

Trevor Owen’s street-driven LC sings to 8000rpm down the quarter-mile

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Silvio Muscat's big-block HQ one tonner

We take a look back at Silvio Muscat's tough, trophy-winning HQ One Tonner

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Track-inspired Holden LC GTR Torana 'XU3'

With his time on earth running out, the late Gerrard McCrostie treated himself to the street/race Torana of his dreams

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Holden V6-powered 1959 Morris J-Type van

And now for something completely different: This cool Morris J-Type cruiser

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The last of the Australian-made Police interceptors

As the last Australian-made Falcon and Commodore Police cars reach the end of the road, we salute the great Aussie cop chaser

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Drag Challenge

Twin-turbo XW Futura is second Overall and in Haltech Radial Blown – Drag Challenge Weekend 2020

2018 DCW winner Mark Van Der Togt took his head-kicking, twin-turbo XW to the Overall runner-up spot this year

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Drag Challenge

Turbo LS1 UC Torana wins Tuff Mounts 235 Blown – Drag Challenge Weekend 2020

Jason Ross’s budget-built UC fought off Juan Kudnig’s triple-charged HT to narrowly take the win in the Tuff Mounts 235 Blown class

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Drag Challenge

383ci Holden-powered LX Torana wins Tuff Mounts 235 Aspirated – Drag Challenge Weekend 2020

Brodie Olsen’s staunch nine-second Torana hatch got the chocolates in Tuff Mounts 235 Aspirated for 2020

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Drag Challenge

Alon Vella wins eighth Radial Aspirated title at Drag Challenge Weekend

Eight. That’s how many times Alon Vella has won Drag Challenge’s Radial Aspirated class in his diminutive but incredibly potent 1970 Ford Capri

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Drag Challenge

Twin-turbo Holden V8-powered VH Commodore at Drag Challenge Weekend 2020

A twin-turbo iron lion up the front of Shane Baker’s Commodore saw him run high eights and take home the Quickest Holden-Powered award

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Drag Challenge

Blown LSA-powered XD Falcon panel van wins Carnage Dial Your Own – Drag Challenge Weekend 2020

Mitchell Jannusch had a memorable Drag Challenge debut in his XD van, running incredibly consistent times to win Carnage DYO