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Modern classic: Lexus LS400

No budget, no time constraints, no prisoners: the Lexus LS400 was Japan’s shock to the world that changed the luxo sedan segment forever

4500hp twin-turbo Pro Line-powered Mustang

Greg 'Mauler' Tsakiridis takes aim at the world's quickest pro mods in his 4500hp Pro Line-powered Mustang

Young Gun VE Valiant ute

We ran into Nikolas Karanovic and his rough-and-ready looking VE Valiant ute in the staging lanes of Alice Springs Inland Dragway at Red CentreNATS 7 last year

Dynisma DMG-1: From the screen to F1, this is the world's best simulator

We drive the mega-simulator that's helped propel the Ferrari F1 team to the pointy end of this year's championship

Andrew Ash's Holden FX ute - flashback

Andrew Ash has enjoyed a long career providing paint and panelwork for a host of award-winning rides - and it all started in 1987 with his own FX Holden ute

Mark Hayes's 763ci nitrous LC Torana selected for Street Outlaws v Australia

Torana guru and Pro Street legend Mark Hayes is ready to take on the Street Outlaws NPK crew at Sydney Dragway

Mario Girbin's VJ Valiant hardtop

Mario Girbin's VJ hardtop is a simple take on an Aussie Mopar classic, executed to perfection

Tech: Billet blocks - what makes them so special?

As new billet blocks for the Holden V8, Barra six and Cleveland V8 hit the market, we take a dive into what makes them special

Readers' project cars in the build

We check out some more of our readers' works in progress, from the April 2022 issue of Street Machine

Cam Waters is having a Supercars-bred Windsor built for his XB coupe

Here's what happens when a professional Supercars racer commissions an ex-Supercars and Nascar engineer to build a ball-tearing mill for his street machine

Driven to Extinction: Lotus Elise

The speed of light... now switched off

Home-built LS1-powered Holden HR Premier

This slick, LS-powered HR is just one of the many homebrewed projects that brings Jason Pellett's car-crazy clan together

Roppo's Garage 424-cube XY Falcon

An XY Falcon packing a ballistic, Pro Stock-style mill that still behaves nicely on the street? Sign us up!

Warren Eustace's HRT Supercars V8-powered HG Kingswood

For burnout champ and Supercars engine maestro Warren Eustace, a racing donk in a street car just made sense

Talladega Nights (2006) - ripper car movies

America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, bad-ass speed

Expression Session: carbon-bodied GT3-spec HQ

Aidan takes some iconic Aussie muscle and reimagines it as a modern, carbon-bodied, GT3-spec track weapon

Lila Thompson's Holden HQ SS

Lila Thompson has been an HQ SS tragic for 25 years and her passion for cars is also shared with her 15-year-old daughter Grace

Steve Santos's turbo slant-powered AP5 Valiant

Steve Santos smashed out this gorgeous AP5 Valiant in only four months as a 70th-birthday present for his dad

Nathan Giunco's JETFTR XE Ford Falcon

Nathan Giunco's 14-year journey building his XE Falcon culminated in a Summernats 34 unveiling and some unexpected tinware

Todd Dicker's HK Holden ute

We caught up with Todd and his Chev small-block-powered HK ute at Motorvation 36

Rick Dobbertin's iconic Pontiac J2000 pro streeter

Twin superchargers, twin turbos and nitrous were just the start of the insanity housed within Rick Dobbertin's legendary Pontiac J2000 pro streeter

Modern Classic: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series

‘Black Series’ is AMG shorthand for the most hardcore variant the company will build. This fourth model wore the moniker like a flak jacket

Phil Bartolo's 520hp XP Futura hardtop

Old-school tough with a streetable 520hp thump and modern smarts, Phil Bartolo's XP hardtop was worth building twice

1100hp Barra-swapped CF Bedford van

After a Barra swap for his CF Bedford van, Mendoza Miller was hooked and craved more power - 1100 horses' worth!