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Plastic surgeon - Peter Arcadipane
Many Street Machine readers will know who Peter Arcadipane is. His name is among the immortals for the nosejob he did on the star of Mad Max. No, not Mel — the real star, The Last of the V8 Interceptors
Harrop-blown LS-powered XY Falcon drift car: XYNOT
James Mackie transformed a Blue Oval classic XY Falcon into a tyre-frying drift machine, thanks to some motivation from the dark side
John Faraone's monster Valiant R/T Charger
Meet John Faraone's 1975 Valiant R/T Charger, a 2500hp twin-turbo beast
Phil Rillotta's Pro Street Holden LC Torana flashback
We throw back to Phil Rillotta’s legendary Pro Street 1 LC Torana
Supercharged 1973 Valiant Charger E55
What kind of person stuffs a blown alky 408 into a genuine E55? An absolute genius!
Dennis Laing's Pro Street 1964 Ford Galaxie
You can't see half of what makes Dennis Laing's Galaxie great
The story of Bill Bourke's 428 Cobra Jet XW GT Falcon
We take a look back at the one-off Ford XW Falcon 428 Cobra Jet GT built for Bill Bourke
John French XY GTHO Falcon Phase III
Age hasn't wearied John French's 1972 Bathurst GT HO
Turbo 1980 Ford Escort Sundowner van
Having twice been brought back from the dead, it's finally time to rise and shine for Glenn Grant's Escort Sundowner
Running on Empty (1982) Ripper Car Movies
Running On Empty (1982) is the quintessential Aussie car flick that's all about the cars
557-cube 1961 Galaxie 500 streeter
Big-block power combines with modern running gear and timeless style in this classic road rocket Galaxie
Weiand blown, 347-cube 1970 Ford Cortina
Paul Rockes’s 500hp Ford V8-powered Cortina is a car with hidden talents
Gen III Hemi-powered 1965 AP6 Valiant Safari wagon
This Valiant AP6 Safari wagon wraps a modern 5.7-litre Hemi in classic old-school clothing
What if Chrylser built a VH Valiant Pacer R/T hardtop?
Scott Kelly has built the hardtop muscle car that Valiant never did - but should have
XP Falcon coupe body swap onto an EL Falcon chassis
How to turn two rusty Ford Falcons into a low-buck fun machine over a four-day long weekend
Eric Bana's Love the Beast XB GT
A look back at the resurrection of one of the most iconic Aussie Fords, ever!
Jason Behan's turbo LS-powered Valiant VG ute
Jason Behan builds yet another super-cool Valiant for radial racing and cruising - this time a turbo LS-powered VG ute
Deb O'Connell's AU Falcon racer
Deb O'Connell grew up in a drag racing family and has been competing for many years. She's currently aiming for the nine-second zone in her turbo Barra-powered AU Falcon racer, dubbed SONIC
427ci restomod Holden LX Torana SS hatch
Stick-shift, big-cube LX hatch pushes all our buttons!
Readers' project cars in the build
Some of the projects our readers are working on this month include a VP Commodore-based Toyota Lexcen being transformed into a VN Group A replica, a Ford XB hardtop and a chopped XP coupe
Badge of Honour: The history of hot Holdens with bowties
Simon schools some young ’uns about a time when running a Chev badge on your Holden didn’t necessarily make you a wanker
The wild times of Greg Trapnell's AGROHQ
Greg Trapnell’s wild Drag Week conquering Holden HQ Monaro
615-cube twin-turbo 1968 Camaro
Joe Esposito's twin-turbo big-block 1968 Camaro will soon be a street-driven powerhouse
Video: Wayne Draper and the Phase VI Falcon
The late Wayne Draper is well known for his Blue Oval muscle cars including the original GTHO, but the XE Phase VI is his master work