Latest
- News
Video: The cars, bikes and trucks of Furiosa
Furiosa hits cinemas this week and we couldn’t be more pumped
18 hours ago - News
Peter Xiberras a two-time winner at the Nitro Champs
An action-packed final day of the 2024 Gulf Western Oils Nitro Champs
1 day ago - News
Remembering pro street pioneer Rob Beauchamp
We pay tribute to a true pioneer of Aussie street machining
1 day ago - News
Nitro Champs 2024: day two
A history-making day at Sydney Dragway for day two of the Nitro Champs for 2024
3 days ago -
Five cars to watch at the Nitro Champs
4 days ago -
Auction watch: XW GTHO, SS VT V6, LX Torana and more!
4 days ago -
Video: Carnage does MotorEx 2024!
4 days ago -
Video: Cam Waters’ XB Falcon hardtop at MotorEx
6 days ago
- Features
Blown Holden 355-powered KE Corolla wagon
It looks like a giant toy and goes like a race car
27 mins ago - Features
Rob Beauchamp’s iconic pro street VL Calais
Rob Beauchamp’s Pro Street VL Calais raised the bar in Australian street machining
1 day ago - Features
Rob Beauchamp’s ground-breaking pro street LX Torana
The Street Machine Nationals judges wanted the best piece of iron in Oz. Rob Beauchamp’s Torana got their nod!
1 day ago - Features
Stunning 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang
Forget about replicas and movie stars; this Shelby GT500 is the genuine article
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Iconic legends of pro street at the annual Grand National Roadster Show
2 days ago -
Matt Brown’s HK Holden Premier
3 days ago -
Dave Johnson’s Jigsaw FJ Holden
3 days ago -
Tunnel-rammed pro street ZD Fairlane – SIRZD
3 days ago
Events
- News
Peter Xiberras a two-time winner at the Nitro Champs
An action-packed final day of the 2024 Gulf Western Oils Nitro Champs
1 day ago - News
Five cars to watch at the Nitro Champs
The Nitro Champs are off and running! Here are five killer sedans that have caught our eye so far
4 days ago - Events
Australian Car Show Calendar 2024
Here’s how to find car events and shows this weekend in your area!
4 days ago - MotorEx
Video: Cam Waters’ XB Falcon hardtop at MotorEx
Part three of our Meguiar’s MotorEx unveils for 2024
6 days ago -
Husband-and-wife Doorslammer team ready for the Nitro Champs
6 days ago -
500rwkW, turbo 5.0-litre VT Senator
6 days ago -
Mike Ward’s twin-turbo Chev Nova
7 days ago -
Super Seven: Northern Nats 2024
1 week ago
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Car Auctions
- Features
Dave Johnson’s Jigsaw FJ Holden
We revisit our 1987 feature on Dave Johnson’s Jigsaw FJ Holden
3 days ago - News
Auction watch: XW GTHO, SS VT V6, LX Torana and more!
A genuine XW GTHO, a V6 VT SS and an LX Torana are just a fraction of the cool cars in Grays’ classic car auction this week
4 days ago - News
Auction watch: Max Wilson executive-special HJ Statesman coupe!
This uber-rare factory project coordinated by Leo Pruneau is crossing the block soon
1 month ago - News
Auction watch: HDT VL, EB GT, HT GTS, VC Commodore and more!
There’s some epic metal up for grabs with Grays this week, so let’s take a look!
1 month ago -
Auction watch: Blown big-block 1965 Chev Impala SS
1 month ago -
Auction watch: Tough VN SS, XW GT tribute, Integra Type R and more!
2 months ago -
Auction watch: LX Torana, Nissan 180SX, manual HSV wagon and more!
2 months ago -
Auction: Premcar Holy Grail FG-X Falcon
3 months ago
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Technical
- DIY
Carpocalypse now: Shed fires and how to prevent them
The ultimate nightmare for any street machiner is a garage fire, as SM’s Iain Kelly discovered
6 days ago - DIY
Tech: The basics of chrome plating
If beauty is only skin deep, then good chrome has a very thick skin
3 weeks ago - DIY
Tech: Breakdown Basics
Has your broken-down ride got you hot under the collar? Here are a few tips to help get your car charged, cool and back on the road
3 weeks ago - DIY
Wheel alignment basics: what toe, camber and caster mean
We explain the three common terms used in a wheel alignment and how they affect your car
1 month ago -
The benefits of stripping paint by soda blasting
2 months ago -
Fitting airbag suspension to your street machine
2 months ago -
Tech: ceramic coating for car components
2 months ago -
Tech: How a limited slip differential works
3 months ago
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Custom Engines
- Features
Torque-Power Big Paw-blocked Holden 488-cube V8
Despite having massive cubes for a small-block engine, this Big Paw block is a torquey, street-friendly mill built for a client who wasn’t chasing huge power but wanted loads of torque
5 days ago - Features
ProFlo Performance-built Nissan CA18 mill
Overshadowed by the Nissan SR20 turbo, the CA18 is a turbocharged gem more resembling the straight-six RB25. ProFlo Performance built this ripper little combo for a customer’s Datsun 1200 with the goal of reaching 500rwhp
1 month ago - Features
Grooty’s Race & Resto-built BMW M20B25 six combo
Danno ‘Grooty’ Groot built this BMW hot six combo for his partner’s ’85 E30 race car
2 months ago - Features
Cam Waters’s XB Falcon coupe is powered by screaming, Supercars-bred 369ci Windsor
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
3 months ago -
ProFlo Performance-built 403-cube blown LS combo
4 months ago -
BG Engines blown 355ci Holden V8 combo
4 months ago -
Turbo Toyota 1UZ-FE V8 mill in the build
5 months ago -
ProFlo Performance-built twin-turbo 403-cube LQ9 combo
6 months ago