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Midnight Express Holden HT Belmont panel van
Steve Dobson’s Midnight Express was one of the hottest vans on the show scene in the 80s
The history of HSV: 1987-2018
We trace the 30 year journey of Holden Special Vehicles - from its humble beginnings in 1987 surviving the post-Brock years, to then emerge as an Australian muscle car legacy
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!
Remembering Australian drag racing pioneer John English
When the late John English strapped himself into Eddie Thomas’s blown dragster, drag racing in Australia began a move to warp speed. We caught up with John back in 2013 for a chat, when he was then a sprightly 88 years old
Green Medicine: Peter Kiszonka’s XXX308 LH Torana
Peter Kiszonka built his dream machine all by himself – with just a little help from his friends
LSA-powered 1993 Range Rover LSE
So you want to go off road? Why spend $150k on a brand new 'Cruiser when you could build a 556hp LSA-powered classic Rangie?
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
Eight throttlebody EFI conversion 427 FE big-block
Carbs for show, EFI for the go. Not any more, as this gorgeous eight-trumpet injection set-up proves
Shaker Run (1985) - ripper car movies
An 80s Kiwi classic, with raw car chase action aplenty
Reader's Rocket: Jared Powell's nitrous LS1-powered VS Commodore
Jared's custom VS Commodore has won a handful of awards at local shows, but he says now he can't wait for the chance to run the quarter-mile
Flashback: 383 stroker-powered LX Sunbird - DRAGU
This evil LX is so dark, even light can’t escape. Wonder how it goes with radar
Emma Bell's 1971 Datsun 1600
Emma Bell has big plans for her cool survivor Datto
Monster HSV VN SV89 tribute
When Danny Howe wanted a street cruiser to do Summernats and Powercruise, he built a wild, 8/71-blown VN SV89 tribute packing 700 horses
Flashback: Brad Keem's turbo Hemi six-powered VH Charger
With 460 turbocharged six-pack ponies under its gleaming skin, this 10sec Charger is a national treasure
Ron Smith's Graphic Galaxie
Ron Smith bought his Aussie-assembled Galaxie at age 18 and 35 years later, they are still going strong!
Flashback: Inside FPV's supercharged Miami V8
Under the skin of FPV's 335kW blown Miami V8
Race safety: How to prepare your car before you head to the track
Arby provides some pointers for readying your race car for a tech inspection
Mick Curren's Terminator HQ Monaro
Looking back on a legend of Australia’s 1980s car scene - Mick Curren's tough HQ Monaro, dubbed The Terminator
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
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
Jade: HJ Sandman survivor
The life and times of one of the coolest survivors of the van era
ProFlo-built, blown 427ci Windsor V8 combo
ProFlo Performance pieced together this 1100hp blown and injected Windsor for a customer's Street Elite XY sedan
Legend vans: The Green Knight HG Holden
In the days when more was more, Greg Hocking's Green Knight proved that a van with subtle but perfectly executed mods could be a winner
Howard Astill's Rock 4 Compact Fairlane
Street Machine has given away over a dozen cars over the years, but Howard Astill’s show-winning Compact Fairlane, ROCK 4, was one of the best