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900hp nine-second ZD Fairlane

Dom Luppino’s dad bought this Fairlane new in 1971. Fifty years later, this priceless keepsake is now a nine-second, 900hp monster

Storm Chasing: 2022 Porsche Cayman GT4 takes on some of Queensland’s best roads

A GT Porsche, some of Queensland’s best roads and summer. What could go wrong? Enter ex-tropical cyclone Seth

2023 Morgan Super 3: First look

It’s easy to look at the new Morgan Super 3 and think nothing has changed. But that couldn't be further from the truth

HG Belmont ute - BADARSE

This HG ute has us hotter under the collar than a Darwin summer!

Everything you need to know before buying a Volvo S60 Polestar

After an unusual sports sedan for your Sunday drive? Sounds like you might have a need for Swede

The Honda Accord Type R doesn’t exist, but we think it should

A fast Honda that doesn’t also look like an Aldi-spec Gundam. Sign us up!

440-cube XY Falcon GT tribute

Thanks to 440 cubes and 855 horses, Peter Haravitsidis's XY GT tribute is as quick as it is mean

Blown HQ Monaro GTS - MENT1L

Shaun Scerri originally restored his HQ GTS to factory specs, but the 253 soon made way for some far stronger fruit

Ten pieces of kit we've discovered this month

Whether you're adding to your track pack or decorating the house, here are ten cool pieces of gear that we've been lusting over lately

The French Connection (1971) - ripper car movies

Doyle is bad news - but a good cop

What happened in MOTOR 13 years ago? We got airborn at Classic Adelaide Rally

Four AMGs and four days of closed roads: Cockburn finds a motoring mecca at Classic Adelaide Rally

Geoff Paradise's final Street Machine column

Geoff Paradise's final editor's column was a cracker, ruminating on the great man's Brock Commodore, sleepers and the perils of street racing

Remembering Street Machine founder, Geoff Paradise

We remember Street Machine's founding editor, as told by his mates, colleagues and rivals

Torana-fronted, V8-powered Datsun 240Z

The ‘Datana’ snapped plenty of necks at Picnic at Hanging Rock 2022

The 10 best hidden European racing circuits

You’ve done Nürburgring, Spa and Silverstone? How about something a little more intimate but which delivers serious driving fun? Andy Enright is your guide

Alice Springs legend: Peter Hondow

If you've ever driven through the remote town of Alice Springs, you’ve surely admired the surprising number of custom cars parked up at the pub. We’ve got Peter Hondow to thank for that

Mercedes-Benz gives air-cooled technology a new lease on life in EV future

This is how Mercedes-Benz plans to ditch water cooling for trick aerodynamics to maximise the utility of new EV powertrains

Expression Session: Slammed Willys Jeep

Aidan reimagines a World War II-era Willys Jeep as a wild post-war hot rod

How to stretch guards for extra tyre clearance

If you want to hang with the big-tyre gang, first you've gotta stretch those guards

Everything you need to know about buying an S1 Lotus Elise

Analogue driver’s cars are hot property at the moment. Can you get more analogue than the original Lotus Elise?

Data reveals exactly how fast the Porsche 992 911 GT3 is around Sydney Motorsport Park

We strap a VBOX to the new Porsche 911 GT3 to see exactly how it makes its speed at SMP

Readers' project cars in the build

We check out this month's crop of readers' works in progress