Features

Flashback: Janet Hough's Blaze Yellow 1966 Mustang

Here's the original feature on Janet Hough's 1966 Mustang from the June 1986 issue of SM

Readers' Rockets: LX Torana, XT Falcon, WB ute, VE Valiant gassers, VF Commodore + more

We check out some of our readers' rides from the June 2023 issue of Street Machine

Home-brewed 13B rotary-powered Suzuki Mighty Boy

Ellis Dickson’s eye-popping Zook had the covers pulled off at Summernats 35

410-cube Valiant VF Regal 770 coupe

Stelio Birbas began his VF Valiant coupe build as a teenager. Twenty-five years and many missed deadlines later, the car is finally complete - and worth the wait

Flashback: Con Elfes's HQ Holden One Tonner

Con Elfes has recently bought back his OG One Tonner and is giving it a freshen up. In the meantime, check out the original SM feature from 1991

Midnight Express Holden HT Belmont panel van

Steve Dobson’s Midnight Express was one of the hottest vans on the show scene in the 80s

The history of HSV: 1987-2018

We trace the 30 year journey of Holden Special Vehicles - from its humble beginnings in 1987 surviving the post-Brock years, to then emerge as an Australian muscle car legacy

Monster turbo 427-cube ZC Fairlane

This factory 351 ZC Fairlane has entertained three generations of the Taylor clan - and it now makes 1100hp at the hubs!

Remembering Australian drag racing pioneer John English

When the late John English strapped himself into Eddie Thomas’s blown dragster, drag racing in Australia began a move to warp speed. We caught up with John back in 2013 for a chat, when he was then a sprightly 88 years old

Green Medicine: Peter Kiszonka’s XXX308 LH Torana

Peter Kiszonka built his dream machine all by himself – with just a little help from his friends

LSA-powered 1993 Range Rover LSE

So you want to go off road? Why spend $150k on a brand new 'Cruiser when you could build a 556hp LSA-powered classic Rangie?

Scott Marshall's blown Hemi-powered 1941 Willys

With epic stance and a 1200hp blown twin-plug Hemi under the jet-smooth all-steel body, Scott Marshall's '41 Willys is pretty much the best of the breed

Eight throttlebody EFI conversion 427 FE big-block

Carbs for show, EFI for the go. Not any more, as this gorgeous eight-trumpet injection set-up proves

Shaker Run (1985) - ripper car movies

An 80s Kiwi classic, with raw car chase action aplenty

Reader's Rocket: Jared Powell's nitrous LS1-powered VS Commodore

Jared's custom VS Commodore has won a handful of awards at local shows, but he says now he can't wait for the chance to run the quarter-mile

Flashback: 383 stroker-powered LX Sunbird - DRAGU

This evil LX is so dark, even light can’t escape. Wonder how it goes with radar

Emma Bell's 1971 Datsun 1600

Emma Bell has big plans for her cool survivor Datto

Monster HSV VN SV89 tribute

When Danny Howe wanted a street cruiser to do Summernats and Powercruise, he built a wild, 8/71-blown VN SV89 tribute packing 700 horses

Flashback: Brad Keem's turbo Hemi six-powered VH Charger

With 460 turbocharged six-pack ponies under its gleaming skin, this 10sec Charger is a national treasure

Ron Smith's Graphic Galaxie

Ron Smith bought his Aussie-assembled Galaxie at age 18 and 35 years later, they are still going strong!

Flashback: Inside FPV's supercharged Miami V8

Under the skin of FPV's 335kW blown Miami V8

Race safety: How to prepare your car before you head to the track

Arby provides some pointers for readying your race car for a tech inspection

Mick Curren's Terminator HQ Monaro

Looking back on a legend of Australia’s 1980s car scene - Mick Curren's tough HQ Monaro, dubbed The Terminator

Reaching the ton: Chris Thorogood shoots his 100th Street Machine cover

Chris Thorogood’s incredible photography has now graced 100 Street Machine front covers. Here, he recalls 10 of his favourites