Features

The Proud American rocket car and Bonneville Boss transporter

Doomed never to play the roles they were designed for, this stunning duo remain a testament to the ambition and style of the 70s

Astill-built, Kaase big-block-powered XC Falcon BOSSXC

Peter Lewis's Kaase-powered, Astill-built XC is a tech-packed and street-ready masterpiece

Twin-Turbo Mazda V6-powered HR ute

You'd never guess it, but Anthony Barbara's HR Holden Ute is packing a 2.5-litre twin-turbo Mazda six

Pro Cruiser: 1955 Chev Bel Air Sports coupe

This classic-looking ’55 Chevy Bel Air hides a wealth of modern touches under its two-tone paint

Tony Younis's 1000hp 1948 Ford Anglia

1000hp of Yankee muscle wrapped in a Pommy biscuit tin

John Szwede's Pro Touring LX Torana SS

John Szwede's genuine LX SS Torana has been built to enjoy the way The General intended - flat out!

Flashback: TUF58 XY Falcon V8

We look back at Nick Karathanasopoulos's brutal XY GT

Custom FX-FJ Holdens - part 2

Part two of our hot humpy flashback customs from the 60s and 70s

Mat Egan's chopped 1954 Ford Customline

With a flick of the wrist, Mat Egan takes one low-key custom Cusso from mild to wild

Flashback: Domenic Luppino's 2200hp Pro Street Mustang ROKN03

Looking back at Dom Luppino's twin-turbo V8 monster, when it was the fastest Pro Streeter in the country and lining up for a six-second pass

Interview: The art and hot rods of Robert Williams

The godfather of lowbrow art talks hot rods

Young gun Connor Chiarelli's XY Falcon

The build of 22-year-old Connor Chiarelli's tough XY was a father-and-son project

Readers' project cars in the build

We check out this month's crop of readers' works in progress

Candyland: three mild custom concepts by Aden Jacobi

Looking back on three killer mild custom concepts by artist Aden Jacobi

Lloyd Taylor's showstopping HT Monaro GTS

Lloyd Taylor’s stunning, arrow-straight HT Monaro was built 1000 miles away from the nearest big city

Inside the dragon: the Ningde MG factory

MG takes us inside a cutting-edge mega-factory owned by the Chinese state – the largest, in fact, in all of Asia

Custom FX-FJ Holdens - part 1

We take a trip down humpy memory lane with seven iconic custom builds from the 60s and 70s

Flashback: Ray Baumann's XB coupe world record ramp jump attempt – and crash

Ray Baumann launched his XB coupe off a ramp at 115mph and nose-dived into a line of wrecks. And loved it. He survived – but his XB sure didn’t!

Flashback: Draggin’ Coupe's history and revival

The story of how one of Australian's most famous customs of the 60s came back, better than ever

Flashback: Janet Hough's Blaze Yellow 1966 Mustang

Here's the original feature on Janet Hough's 1966 Mustang from the June 1986 issue of SM

Readers' Rockets: LX Torana, XT Falcon, WB ute, VE Valiant gassers, VF Commodore + more

We check out some of our readers' rides from the June 2023 issue of Street Machine

Home-brewed 13B rotary-powered Suzuki Mighty Boy

Ellis Dickson’s eye-popping Zook had the covers pulled off at Summernats 35

410-cube Valiant VF Regal 770 coupe

Stelio Birbas began his VF Valiant coupe build as a teenager. Twenty-five years and many missed deadlines later, the car is finally complete - and worth the wait

Flashback: Con Elfes's HQ Holden One Tonner

Con Elfes has recently bought back his OG One Tonner and is giving it a freshen up. In the meantime, check out the original SM feature from 1991