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Street Machine

Sep 01 2026
Magazine

Street Machine is the country’s biggest selling, most widely read and most respected modified car magazine. Combining great photography with accurate, expert coverage of the Aussie modified car scene and in-depth technical features, Street Machine celebrates Australia’s passion for older cars, V8s and the lifestyle that surrounds them.

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Street Machine

YOUNG BLOOD • HARE & FORBES MACHINERYHOUSE YOUNG STREET MACHINE OF THE YEAR IS BACK FOR 2026, CELEBRATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AUSSIE CAR CRAFTERS!

HOT GOSSIP

PURPLE REIGN • FRANK MARCHESE IS BUILDING A TWIN-TURBO TORANA THAT MAY REWRITE THE DRAG CHALLENGE RECORD BOOKS

DAVE THOMAS • TWEED HEADS, NSW

SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT PART 3 1983 • SMOKEY’S BACK! AND THE BANDIT IS AT IT AGAIN!

YOUR STUFF • EMAIL your missives to gday@streetmachine.com.au. Keep it short and sweet!

The Side PIECE •  ROB GIANGRAVE ALREADY OWNS A 1500HP FALCON, SO HE BUILT A BLOWN GODZILLA-POWERED LANDAU FOR SOME FUN ON THE STREET

HABIT FORMING • LUKE SWIFT’S PLANNED “QUICK CLEAN-UP” OF HIS LC TORANA WITH A HOT SIX-POT FOR POWER SOMEHOW TURNED INTO A 640HP, BLOWN LS-SWAPPED SUMMERNATS AWARD-WINNER

TURNING POINT • ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MODELS IN HOLDEN’S HISTORY, THE VL COMMODORE HAS HIT THE BIG 4-0

FAMOUS RACE VLs

GIVE DAD THE GIFT OF HORSEPOWER! • SUBSCRIBE NOW AND SCORE!

DUTY CALLS •  FRANK ZAMMIT HAS TRANSFORMED THIS 2017 MUSTANG FROM WRITE-OFF TO ‘RIGHT ON’, AND HE’S AIMING IT SQUARELY AT THE SUMMENATS BURNOUT PAD

GROUND EFFECTS • FROM FIRST CAR TO SLAMMED DREAM MACHINE, WILLY ARMSTRONG’S VF VALIANT UTE IS NOW A SUBTLE MASTERPIECE

HIGHWAY STARS • THE SECOND INSTALMENT OF SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND’S ALLSTARS DRAG & DRIVE WAS A RECORD-SETTING AFFAIR ACROSS ALL THREE DAYS

SILVER LEGACY • DUKE ZEC TURNED HIS GRANDFATHER’S DREAM INTO A REALITY WITH THIS HQ PREM, ADDING A HORSEPOWER TWIST OF HIS OWN

ECO WARRIOR • DATSUN 1200s HAVE COPPED JUST ABOUT EVERY ENGINE CONVERSION YOU CAN THINK OF, BUT WE’D WAGER NO ONE ELSE HAS USED THE FORD FALCON MILL THAT POWERS FRANCESCO HABER’S UTE

DRIVEN BY DETERMINATION • WHEN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS GOT IN THE WAY, GRAHAM BROOME’S MATES BANDED TOGETHER TO HELP HIM FINISH ONE HELL OF AN HR HOLDEN

THE FUTURE IS NOW • NOW MORE AFFORDABLE THAN EVER, 3D SCANNING TECHNOLOGY IS RADICALLY RESHAPING THE CAR-BUILDING GAME

BLAST FROM THE PAST • THE LATE BOB PINNELL’S LEGENDARY CAPRI8 IS STILL VERY MUCH AROUND, AND IT’S QUICKER THAN EVER BEFORE

BREADTOP! • THIS MORRIS MINOR VAN HAS TRADED BREAD DELIVERIES FOR FRYING TYRES SIDEWAYS THANKS TO 500HP OF NISSAN RB25

TRIPLE TREAT • THIS BOOSTED BURNOUT CORTINA HAS THREE TIMES THE POWER ADDERS FOR THREE TIMES THE FUN!

SIMO SAYS

IN THE BUILD

IN GEAR • To have your product featured here, call Kim Simonsen on 0439 422 285 or email kim.simonsen@streetmachine.com.au.

READERS’ ROCKETS • WANT your pride and joy featured in the mag? Just send some photos of your car (minimum file size 2MB each) and a few details of what went into the build to readerscars@streetmachine.com.au.

LOL • Email your favourite funnies to gday@streetmachine.com.au.

SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY • EMAIL your high-resolution images (1mb+) of fun with cars to sundaytoofaraway@streetmachine.com.au.

632CI BIG-BLOCK CHEV • PROFLO PERFORMANCE, CAMPBELTOWN, NSW

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English