Since Street Machine was founded in 1981, we’ve featured over 1500 customised Holdens from the very first 1948 FX to the final VFII Commodore.
Eddie Khazi’s 1700rwhp HQ GTS streeter
Think building an elite car is tough? Try doing a 1700rwhp HQ Monaro streeter at the same time
Home-brewed L67-powered EH wagon
Monique O’Garr’s EH wagon was three decades coming, but an elite hall debut made it all worthwhile
Video: The V8 Lexcen is the quickest street car we’ve ever built!
In this episode of Carnage, our 1UZ-swapped Lexcen sleeper rewrites the Carnage history books
Pro Street 622ci LH Torana
A couple of hog-hunting buddies pooled car parts to race at the sharp end of Modified Street
Rob Beauchamp’s iconic pro street VL Calais
Rob Beauchamp’s Pro Street VL Calais raised the bar in Australian street machining
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!
Matt Brown’s HK Holden Premier
Just to be different, Matt Brown built his streeter the old fashioned way
Dave Johnson’s Jigsaw FJ Holden
We revisit our 1987 feature on Dave Johnson’s Jigsaw FJ Holden
Twin-turbo, 427ci WALKE VL Commodore
First-time drag racer Trent Blainey jumped in the deep end with this wild, seven-second VL
500rwkW, turbo 5.0-litre VT Senator
This rare VT Senator shows you don’t need an LS to go big in the boosted V8 game
CAE’S LS1-powered Holden HT panel van
Ever dreamed of mating a Gen III engine to an older Holden body? Here’s how Con Soldatis did it
Chris Orchard’s Nascar-powered VH Commodore
Chris Orchard’s screaming NASCAR-engined Commodore skid car serves it up to the blown brigade
Video: Pushing hard to get the VS ute to MotorEx!
In this episode of Carnage, it’s crunch time to get our VS ute ready for debut at MotorEx 2024
Craig McKenzie’s 1FATHR wins 2024 MotorEx Grand Master
The ute once known as Ditch Jones’s HR has taken out the top gong at Meguiar’s MotorEx 2024
Jay Duca’s quad-rotor VL Commodore
Japanese steeze meets Aussie iconography in Jay Duca’s genre-hopping VL
Greg Wilton’s FB Holden coupe
Looking back on Greg Wilton’s neat mild custom FB coupe from West Oz
Bare-metal, blown Noonan Hemi-powered HT Monaro build
Slammed, tubbed and dressed in its birthday suit, this in-the-build, blown Noonan Hemi-powered HT Monaro has attitude for days
Video: The MotorEx thrash begins!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty cracks onto our VS ute to get it ready for debut at MotorEx
Brodie Ward’s blown 403-cube VL Commodore
After sending countless Nissan six-pots to the scrap heap, Brodie Ward wised up and built his dream blown and injected VL Commodore
Where are they now? Green Hulk HG Holden
An 80s original is back prowling the streets of Sydney