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Carly Dale

Journalist

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Born into a racing family, Carly feels most at home among a throng of revvy V8s. Having spent many years as an active enthusiast, in 2007 she found her niche as a writer for Street Machine, allowing her to chat with amazing people about their cars – and if they race them, all the better. An iron lion-motivated VL Calais is her road-going (and sometimes racing) steed, and she’s also home-building a Hemi-powered ’34 Ford three-window coupe. Up-skilling is Carly’s jam: from lathe work, MIG and TIG welding and metal-shaping, to automotive painting, mechanics, graphic design and stringing together a decent yarn.

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chrysler VC Valiant
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Leah Bartolo's 1966 VC Valiant

Leah Bartolo wasn’t from a car-mad family; her strong passion for rumbling chrome-bumper rides didn’t develop until she was a teenager

Holden FX
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Laying Low In Logan 2021

Lowriders, customs and hot rods gather in Beenleigh, Queensland for Laying Low In Logan

1959 Chev El Camino
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Joanne Darwin's 1959 Chev El Camino pick-up

Joanne Darwin is a passionate car enthusiast keen to encourage women to work on their own rides

Street Machine Features Tim Kress Holden Eh Rear
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Holden EH wagon ex-show car reborn

Having discovered that his old EH wagon had some 1980s show scene cred, Tim Kress decided to build on it

Rattletrap Beach Sprints
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Rattletrap beach sprints 2021

Souped-up jalopies and bikes take to Crowdy Head beach for a day of old-timey sand sprints at the fourth instalment of the Rattletrap

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800hp Holden VL Commodore SL turbo sleeper

Is Ron Haddad's 800hp VL turbo the ultimate factory-look sleeper?

Holden EH coupe
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Two-door EH Holden custom

Eddy Ramsbottom’s 1964 EH Holden rocks a straight six and just two doors

Street Machine Features Braydon Crockett Vl Commodore Side
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Braydon Crockett's VL Walkinshaw tribute

Wowsers who claim young folk are lazy have certainly not met enthusiastic and robust Braydon Crockett

1953 Chevy sled
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Kate Russell's 1953 Chevy sled

Kate Russell has a magnetic personality and can chinwag about cars, bikes and trucks until the cows come home

Ford Galaxie 500XL
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1000hp 1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL

It might be a stunning, 1000hp star now, but there were times when Justin Walker's '64 Galaxie felt more like a black hole

1959 Chev Apache pick-up
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Slammed LS-powered 1959 Chev Apache pick-up

Rob Veitch pays tribute to his late father by having big L's Chop Shop turn his '59 Chev Apache into a show-stopper

Holden HT Monaro
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Blown, injected big-block 1969 Holden HT Monaro streeter - PROHT

Drag racer Peter Schimanski's 1200hp, 8/71-blown HT Monaro is street-legal in New Zealand. How good are Kiwi rego laws?

Holden VL Commodore BT1
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1000hp 1988 Holden VL Commodore BT1

Huss Ayache's VL Turbo is a former police chaser reincarnated as a nine-second missile

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Drag competitor Kylie Langley and her Holden street racers

Kylie and Paul Langley's trusty '77 HX Kingswood has been in the family since 1992 and is now a dedicated Super Street racer

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Drag Challenge

Anthony Raschella's 1967 Chevelle Malibu

Anthony Raschella was en route to Drag Challenge Weekend with his new ’67 Malibu. But the COVID-19 curse Struck again

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South Australian Reliability Run 2021

Pre-war hot rods take on SA roads on the inaugural South Australian Reliability Run

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Robyn Bradbury's American 1960 Ford Falcon

For Robyn, it was the build process of her husband Terry’s immaculate XM Futura that slowly lured her into the car scene

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Drag Challenge

John Kerr's 1964 Mercury Comet

We caught up with Drag Challenge regular John Kerr and his '64 Mercury Comet as he prepared to crack the 10.5s in his first Drag Challenge weekend

1956 Chevrolet 210
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Elite-level 1956 Chevrolet 210 - SL1K56

From Doorslammer racing to this elite-level 1956 Chevy 210, New Zealand’s Steve Milne proves he’s a real all-rounder

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Chloe Begley's Holden VL Calais wagon

Every so often you meet someone whose journey with cars mirrors your own

1967 chrysler vc valiant regal
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414-cube pro street 1967 Chrysler VC Valiant Regal

Third time's a charm for Pep Minutolo with the latest build of his tubbed and tunnel-rammed VC Valiant Regal

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370-cube 1985 Holden VK Commodore Blue Meanie replica

Mario Zahra has built the ultimate Blue Meanie tribute, crowned by an ultra-rare VL Walkinshaw twin-throttlebody intake

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Amanda Archer's 1964 Ford XM Falcon coupe

Amanda Archer has recently developed a penchant for chrome-bumper rides thanks to an unexpected love affair with a 1964 XM Falcon coupe

Chrysler Valiant AP6
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Blown 1966 Chrysler Valiant AP6 sedan

This shining jewel of an AP6 Valiant steals the show with a roots-blown, 410-cube monster up front