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Chris Thorogood

Photographer

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On a freezing July night in 2004, a fateful trip to Calder Park Raceway with a one-megapixel camera hooked a young Chris Thorogood on photographing modified cars. He quickly worked his way through the ranks to start shooting with Street Machine and established himself as an invaluable member of the team. Chris has shot countless covers and feature cars for SM and covered numerous big events including Hot Rod Drag Week in the USA and Mooneyes in Japan. He has owned a variety of cars over the years, including a ’bagged Mercedes, an HG Kingswood, a rusty custom ’61 Buick and a ’59 Chev wagon.

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Features

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

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Events

Queenscliffe Rod Run 2019 - gallery

Intrepid photo-journalist Chris Thorogood hits up the Queenscliff Rod Run

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Features

Road trip to Cooly Rocks On 2018 - gallery

Chris Thorogood and friends cast the winter blues aside with a fun-filled road trip to Cooly Rocks On

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Events

2017 STREET ROD NATIONALS – TAPPY’S TOP 12

Chris 'Tappy' Thorogood's favorite cars from the 2017 Street Rod Nationals hot rod show

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Show 'N' Shine

TOP 12 CARS AT CHRYSLERS BY THE BAY 2017

Photographer Chris Thorogood highlights his 12 favourite cars from Chryslers ByThe Bay at Geelong Grammar School

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Events

BALLARAT SWAP MEET 2017

Bargains galore at the annual Ballarat Swap Meet

TOP 12 CARS FROM GEELONG ALL FORD DAY
Events

TOP 12 CARS FROM GEELONG ALL FORD DAY

Street Machine snapper Chris Thorogood highlights his 12 favourite cars from Geelong’s annual All Ford Day

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Street Machine TV

VIDEO: STUNNING MERCURY COMET RACER AT DETROIT AUTORAMA

We check out Al McKnight's ’64 Mercury Comet Caliente racer at the Detroit Autorama

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Street Machine TV

VIDEO: '67 CHEVELLE AT THE DETROIT AUTORAMA

We check out Sal Perez's stunning red-on-red '67 Chevelle at the Detroit Autorama

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Street Machine TV

VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH XBOSS OWNER CHRIS BITMEAD

We talk to the man behind the incredible XBOSS Falcon

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Street Machine TV

VIDEO: AMERICANS REACT TO THE AUSSIE XBOSS FALCON

The Yanks may have stopped making Ford Falcons in 1970, but they sure took a shine to XBOSS

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Street Machine TV

VIDEO: DETROIT AUTOROMA SETUP DAY

Come for a walk around the Detroit Autorama on setup day

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Street Machine TV

XBOSS FORD XB FALCON – FIRE UP!

Our first look at Chris Bitmead’s mighty XB Faclon coupe

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Summernats

VIDEO: RIDING IN THE RIDES BY KAM CAMARO AT SUMMERNATS

We take a ride around Summernats in the Street Outlaws Rides By Kam Camaro

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Events

VIDEO: TELFO AT MOONEYES 2015

Editor Telfo reports on the Mooneyes Rod and Custom Show in Japan

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Events

VIDEO: YOKOHAMA ROD AND CUSTOM SHOW PREVIEW

Sneak peek at the Yokohama Rod and Custom show on setup day

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Street Machine TV

VIDEO: TURBO CHRYSLER V8-POWERED CENTURA

Jason Musu’s ‘built not bought’ turbo Centura at the Calder Park Nostalgia Drags

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Features

GALLERY: RED CENTRE NATS CONVOY

Highlights from Telfo's massive Red CentreNATS road trip in his EJ Holden

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Features

RED CENTRE NATS RECAP

Highlights from the first ever Red CentreNATS

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Features

396-CUBE 1981 VC COMMODORE: READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK

Glen Scharper’s VC HDT replica is a screaming 10-second atmo streeter

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Features

SLAMMED DODGE UTE: READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK

They said it couldn’t be done, but after a lot of work, Will Armstrong has got his airbagged Dodge ute slammed into the weeds.

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News

CALLING ALL CARS: DRAG CHALLENGE 2015!

Our quest to find the fastest genuine street car in Australia is back, bigger and better!

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Features

RETROSPECTIVE: THE FIRST ULTIMATE BURNOUT CHALLENGE

Looking back at the original, super-muddy UBC