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Matt McIntosh's elite twin-turbo HQ Statesman

Matt McIntosh's five-year HQ Statesman build was never meant to become an elite-level car, but the numerous top gongs it scored at Summernats 35 suggest otherwise

LS-powered Factory Five Shelby Cobra Daytona replica

Gavin Irvine built his Daytona Cobra replica with his own two hands. The result is a beautiful tribute to an automotive legend

Arias-headed 365ci LS engine

This 480hp, Arias-headed LS was built by Kustom Bitz in Croydon, Victoria

Craig Taylor's Harrop-blown HSV VZ Clubsport

Craig Taylor has owned his R8 Clubsport for 10 years and after some custom mods, debuted his dream car at last year's Autofest in New Zealand

Readers' project cars in the build

We check out some of our readers' project cars in the making from the March issue of Street Machine

Blown Gen III Hemi-powered CH Chrysler By Chrysler

Scott Lawrence catapulted his 1972 CH Valiant into the current century with a blown, Gen 3 Hemi powerplant

Reader's Rockets: LS-swapped HQ SS, Barra-powered VZ, ZB Fairlane, HG Brougham

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

ANZAC Automotive: 6 of the best vehicles to serve Australia

We pay tribute to the those who fought for our country, and look back at the different vehicles that carried them into combat - and back again.

Carolyn Hayes's 275NOS LH Torana

Carolyn Hayes sets out to build an eight-second Drag Challenge car and ends up with a Summernats Top 20 showstopper

ZERO'D Powerstroke turbo-diesel powered XR Falcon

Looking back on Mick Fabar's carbon-neutral showstopper

10-second, supercharged Ecotec V6-powered VS Commodore

Paul Rappo strapped an L67 top end to the Ecotec in his VS and created a 10-second sleeper

Taylah Louise's Holden 355-powered VK Commodore

We caught up with Taylah Louise and her plastic-powered VK Commodore at Summernats 35

Mark Bartyn's 434-cube Holden HK Kingswood

Over seven years, young gun Mark Bartyn transfomed his HK Kingswood from relic to riot

Warspeed 388-cube twin-turbo Dart LS combo

Troy Worsley of Warspeed Industries built this beefy 388-cube twin-turbo Dart LS for a customer's drag 'n' drive VC Commodore

John Strachan and Alley Cat

John Strachan's Alley Cat is one of the best-loved vans in Australia's custom history. Here John reveals some of his prime inspirations for the build

Upgrading your wheels - what you need to know

Upgrading your car's wheels is one of the simplest ways to improve looks and performance, but do your homework first

Danny Landsdowne's 2JZ-swapped VL Commodore wagon

Danny Landsdowne’s 2JZ-equipped VL wagon is heading for the six-second zone

Four badge engineering disgraces

Four of the most ridiculous badge-engineered cars to disgrace the Australian market

High School USA (1983) - ripper car movies

The wrong boy just met the right girl

Family heirloom YEABRA XF Falcon

Mick Matthews turns his pop’s beloved daily driver into one of the best XF Falcons Australia’s ever seen

Mark Grimes's iconic PRO ONE Chev Malibu

Revisiting one of the most iconic Yankee pro streeters of all time

Mal Apps's Intrepid-C FC Holden

Fifty years between FC Holdens saw Mal Apps keen to make up for lost time; an encounter with a local legend helped steer his dream car down the Elite path

Chris Retzos's 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air

Chris Retzos set out to rebuild a '57 Chev to be as cool as it could have been the first time

Meteor V12-powered 1932 Rolls-Royce-based custom

Darren Smith's Rolls-Royce custom runs an all-alloy, 27-litre DOHC V12 donk from a Centurion tank