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Welcome to the home of all Street Machine project cars. Here you can keep up to date with our unfinished project cars and view our completed project cars.
Bare-metal 1950hp blown big-block 1969 Holden LC Torana
Castlemaine Rod Shop's ground-hugging, real steel Torana with a 1950hp tyre-trashing big-block
1953-57: Evolution of an industry
In the second of our series, Holden grows from strength to strength as Australia’s appetite for new cars booms
Blown Holden 304-Powered LC Torana
Looking back on Clint Ogilvie's famous pink Holden LC Torana
Birth year dream cars chosen by Wheels – tell us yours!
There’s a hole in your garage to fill with any car launched in your year of birth, what do you choose?
Seven-second Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
Greece-based tuner claims it has the world’s fastest Evo IX
Retro Review: 1978 Holden VB Commodore review
Our very first road test of the very first Commodore
800hp 1970 Holden HG GTS Monaro runs nines
This 800hp pump-fuel small-block 1970 Holden HG GTS Monaro does it the old-fashioned way.
Supercars are selling up a storm in Australia
Luxury manufacturers can’t (or won’t) build enough cars to match demand
Meet the man safeguarding Porsche's iconic GT division
While other manufacturers pile onto uber-SUVs, Andreas Preuninger is hell-bent on safeguarding Stuttgart's iconic sports cars
1JZ-Powered HT Holden ute sleeper
There should be around 260-280hp at the tyres, so Shane reckons a low 13 should be on the cards for his 1JZ-powered HT Holden ute sleeper.
Top 5 Cars with the longest electric range
How far can you go at 0.0L/100km of petrol? In this day in age, pretty darn far!
Wheels Investigation: Texting and driving - Death by Distraction
Phone use at the wheel is killing Australians. We investigate how the issue is being battled
HOW TO INSTALL A DIGITAL DASH INTO A CLASSIC CAR
Combining the precision of digital electronics with classic analogue gauges
1962 Cadillac, Falcon Squire wagon and more: Facebook finds
Our weekly examination at what is up for grabs in Facebook land
Sweet Dream: Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA
Historic racer inspires new breed of super sedan
Time-capsule 1972 CF Bedford van - THE BEAST
This time-capsule Bedford van has been a-rockin' for decades
Watch Porsche’s 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series being built
There’s a zen-like serenity to seeing the flagship 911 come together
Subaru Impreza WRC development
Film documents the build of Subaru’s most famous race car
SIDCHROME 1969 MACH 1 FORD MUSTANG – EPISODE TWO
We see just how much is left of our Mustang after sandblasting, then hook into the body repairs, engine build and brakes
1948-52: Australia’s post-war car industry is born
In the first of our series, we look back at the birth of the Australian carmaking industry
1968 Holden HK GTS Monaro - Reader's car of the week
George Weber's stunning HK Monaro GTS
Performance Car Podcast: Ford Falcon XR8 Sprint
DC and SN are joined by a very special guest in the final V8 Falcon
Nissan RB30 & Borgwarner turbo-powered 1976 Holden Sunbird
Just like your Nanna's Sunbird, but with a 700rwhp RB30ET