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Iain Kelly

Journalist

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Iain (or Marv, as he’s known on the internet) has worked in automotive journalism since 2002, when he was Street Machine’s work experience kid.

He has contributed to a range of titles, focusing mostly on modified late-model cars, street machines and hot rods. Following his time as editor at MOTOR, Marv returned to freelancing in 2014.

He has also worked with Mighty Car Mods to build cars and write two books for them, and authored the 10th anniversary book on the World Time Attack Challenge.

Instagram @aka_marv

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582ci Pro Street Holden HJ GTS tribute

Mark Attard's tough-as-nails, 1050hp HJ Holden is the physical manifestation of the pro street dreams of his youth

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LS engine family part 1: Gen III + Gen IV

The LS engine has been in production for over a quarter-century, and there are literally dozens of variants to play with. Here's the skinny on the whole bunch!

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Monster turbo 427-cube ZC Fairlane

This factory 351 ZC Fairlane has entertained three generations of the Taylor clan - and it now makes 1100hp at the hubs!

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Scott Marshall's blown Hemi-powered 1941 Willys

With epic stance and a 1200hp blown twin-plug Hemi under the jet-smooth all-steel body, Scott Marshall's '41 Willys is pretty much the best of the breed

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Chopped eight-second VJ Valiant hardtop

With its rev-happy 394-cube Mopar and fat stance, Rob Evans’s chopped VJ Valiant hardtop packs a spicy punch

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Tyres 101: What you need to know

Everything you need to know about the most important part of your car

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Cobra (1986) - Ripper Car Movies

Sylvester Stallone starred as a bad-arse LA cop in the 1986 action flick Cobra, but the best bit about the film is his car - a sweet, chopped and nitrous-fed 1950 Mercury leadsled

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Harrop-blown 388-cube LS combo by Warspeed

Sam Ali charged Troy Worsley of Warspeed Industries to build a bomb-proof combo that could take all the hurt he could ever want to inflict

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Born again XP Falcon hardtop

This early-80s show car was saved and brought back badder than ever

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Drag Challenge

XF Falcon sleeper cracks the eight-second zone

Shane Neumann turned his dad’s ute from an original stocker into a eight-second Barra-powered weapon

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Billy Shelton's SICKEST VL cracks the sevens

Billy Shelton's VL Commodore is a show and go champion once more

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MRNUTS Pro Street LC Torana

Fantasies sometimes come true, as this near-1000hp LC Torana proves

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Danny Debono's blown XT Falcon - PROXT

Danny Debono’s nine-second, 975hp blown XT Falcon is bursting with pro street attitude

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Turbo V6-powered VB Commodore cracks the eight-second zone

Josh Grant’s Drag Challenge-proven VB Commodore proves Ecotec V6s are no joke

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Upgrading your wheels - what you need to know

Upgrading your car's wheels is one of the simplest ways to improve looks and performance, but do your homework first

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Old-school LX Torana SL/R 5000 tribute

Father and son Steve and Leo Mortakis combine their different aesthetics for this stomping LX Torana SL/R 5000 tribute

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Blown big-block 1972 Camaro Z28 pro tourer

A life of tough street cars inspired Ashley Laurence's blown big block-powered pro touring Camaro

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Turbo LS-powered HQ Belmont

Chris Pilkington was a nitrous SBC diehard until he was swayed to the turbo-LS side of the Force for his snoozy, 622hp HQ Holden

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How to rebuild your engine

Grenaded your motor? This is how you rebuild it

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Family heirloom 1955 Chev pick-up

This ’55 Chev truck has come a long way from its days as Grandpa’s old workhorse

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The basics of welding

With the right welding gear in your shed, your projects will soar to new heights

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Video: Archerfield Drift Park to close in May

After months of battling local council and land owners, Archerfield Drift Park boss Luke Fink confirmed the worst news for drifting in Queensland

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Dandy Engines 634-cube big-block Chev combo

Keith Hards charged Dandy Engines with the task of building an engine to take out the radial aspirated class at Drag Challenge, and this 634 is the result

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Mark Sullivan's Buick Riviera lowrider

When one of Australia’s most prolific street machiners needed a change of pace, he chose the low-low life. This ’67 Buick Riviera is the result