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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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