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Glenn Torrens

Journalist

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A life-long car nut, GT has been writing about cars and the lifestyle around them ever since a 1992 photoshoot with his self-built 1956 VW Beetle led to a role with Fast Fours & Rotaries magazine. Six years at Street Machine fuelled his passion for performance cars – especially Aussie ones – and inspired him to conceive Australian Muscle Car magazine. GT has also contributed to other Australian motoring titles including Wheels, MOTOR, Unique Cars and 4X4 Australia. His garage houses road, track and off-road project cars including a Mazda MX-5, a Mitsubishi Pajero and several V8 Commodores – and the ’56 Bug that started it all.

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Custom 4x4s

Custom 1992 Nissan D21 Pathfinder review

After selling his white Nissan Pathfinder, Glenn explains why he now owns a white Nissan Pathfinder.

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Features

Small-block Chev-powered VK Commodore Show Car

What do you do after scoring Top 60 fame twice? Blow your car apart and begin again

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Features

Blown 355-cube Holden VP Commodore - TRMN8R

With punchy orange paint and a small metal mountain rising from the sheetmetal, Joe’s VP Commodore mixes old-school street muscle with a twist of hi-tech

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Features

Paul Bennett's custom Mustang V8-powered 1942 Willys

Paul Bennett is one of Australia’s most prolific street machine builders. This Willys he built for himself

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Features

355 HOLDEN STROKER-POWERED 1983 VH COMMODORE SS GROUP III

Vince Micallef's long and beautiful relationship with his VH SS Group III Commodore

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Features

SUPERCHARGED LS3-POWERED 1968 CHEVROLET CAMARO

An Alfa Romeo restoration shop turns its hand to some classic US muscle, and the result is amazing

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Summernats

HOLDEN FC SPORTS SEDAN AT SUMMERNATS 31

Survivor red motor-powered FC Holden Sports Sedan spotted at Summernats 31

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Summernats

BAD APPLE XR FALCON WINS SUMMERNATS 31 GRAND CHAMPION

Grant Connor and his Bad Apple XR Falcon took home the Grand Champion sword at Street Machine Summernats 31

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Features

LS3-POWERED 1983 HOLDEN COMMODORE VH RACER

Glenn Bethune hits the track in his LS3-powered VH Commodore

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Custom 4x4s

ARB-equipped Toyota 200 Series LandCruiser custom review

Andrew Browne called upon 30 years of outdoors adventure experience to build this sensational Cruiser Tourer

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Drag Challenge

11-SECOND, 495RWHP XA FALCON AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Steve Nightingale was back for his second Drag Challenge in his genuinely street-driven 427ci Windsor-powered XA Falcon

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Drag Challenge

2JZ-POWERED LH TORANA

Mark Mills's deceptively simple Torana did Street Machine Drag Challenge on its head

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Drag Challenge

BARRA-POWERED VP COMMODORE AT DRAG CHALLENGE 2017

We check out Dirty Sanchez - a Barra six-powered VP Commodore that took Street Machine Drag Challenge 2017 in its stride

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Street Machine TV

CLASSIC CAR HUNTER - HUGE CLASSIC STASH IN THE BAROSSA

Glenn Torrens checks out an enormous stash of old cars in South Australia's Barossa region

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Road Tests

2011 Volkswagen Amarok vs 2011 Mitsubishi Triton vs 2011 Nissan Navara comparison review

No more one-on-one tests; it’s time for Amarok to endure some group therapy

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Drag Challenge

BARRA-POWERED XD FALCON SLEEPER - VIDEO

Jason Ghiller finished in the top 10 at Drag Challenge in his unassuming, 8-second Ford XD Falcon sleeper

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Drag Challenge

11-SECOND TURBOCHARGED TOYOTA CELICA AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Glenn Archer is campaigning his zippy little RA28 Celica at Drag Challenge, and running into the 11s!

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Drag Challenge

2.7-LITRE TWIN-CAM FOUR-CYLINDER CHRYSLER GALANT AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Ben Kadel’s little Galant might sport an unusual motor in a HiLux twin-cam four, but it’s run consistent 11s on Drag Challenge

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Drag Challenge

TURBOCHARGED 1976 VW GOLF AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Tim Bailey chose to mark his fourth Drag Challenge sojourn by piloting his 1976 Golf

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Drag Challenge

600HP TURBOCHARGED TOYOTA 1JZ-POWERED XM FALCON AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Matt Hohenhaus has bypassed the usual Barra swap to power his cool XM Falcon with a turbo Toyota straight-six

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Drag Challenge

800HP TURBOCHARGED HOLDEN GEMINI AT DRAG CHALLENGE

Scott Forrester’s pocket-sized Holden Gemini hides 800 horses and runs nines

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Drag Challenge

LOLA THE COROLLA - DRAG CHALLENGE CONTENDER

Hands-up whose mum or nanna had one of these Toyota Corollas when you were a kid? Betcha it didn’t have a whopping big turbo with 26psi boost, an ANDRA-teched safety cage and the gravy to run 10s over the quarter-mile!

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Features

Bare-metal Holden HQ Monaro 'Sicko' in the build

Looking back at the radical rebirth of a much-loved former SM HQ Monaro cover car in the build

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Features

LS1-powered custom-built Blue Meanie-themed Holden VK cab/chassis

This custom trayback Holden VK is way too good to be hauling tools for its keeps