Street Machine

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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PARTY PEOPLE! • THE 2025 ENTHUSIAST MOTOR INSURANCE STREET MACHINE OF THE YEAR WINNER WAS OFFICIALLY CROWNED AT OUR ANNUAL VIP SMOTY SHINDIG

HOT GOSSIP

HEATHCOTE PARK LIVES! • SOME GREAT NEWS FOR AUSSIE DRAG RACING TO KICK OFF 2026!

LEIGH ROBERTS • BALLARAT, VICTORIA

STINGRAY 1978 • IT BURNS UP THE SCREEN!

YOUR STUFF

Ripe Tomata • SCOTT KONNDOURAS TAKES THE ICONIC ‘KILLER TOMATA’ RACE CAR AND REINVENTS IT FOR THE STREET

The WORKS • PACKING PRISTINE PANEL AND PAINT, CLASSY LEATHER INTERIOR AND 1225HP OF HARROP-BLOWN DART LS, THIS EPIC HJ GTS MONARO IS IS A BURGER WITH THE LOT

IF YOU NEED ME, I’LL BE IN THE SHED

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH • STREET MACHINE SUMMERNATS 38 SAW AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST HORSEPOWER PARTY POWER UP, BREAK A BUNCH OF RECORDS AND PUT ON ONE HELL OF A SHOW FOR PUNTERS AND ENTRANTS ALIKE

NEW HOTNESS • AUSTRALIA’S SHOW CAR SCENE IS BRIMMING WITH INNOVATION, AS THE SUMMERNATS 38 MEGUIAR’S GREAT UNCOVER PROVED

THE ELITE FEW • AUSTRALIA’S BEST CUSTOM CARS FORMED THE ELITE TOP 60 AT SUMMERNATS 38

CHAMPION’S LEAGUE • ADAM BICKERSTAFF’S 1956 F100 IS CROWNED SUMMERNATS 38 GRAND CHAMPION!

HERO OF THE DAY • DARREN PORTELLI’S HQ HOLDEN WINS SUMMERNATS 38 HALTECH HORSEPOWER HEROES WITH A 3697HP RUN

GO BALLISTIC! • CHRIS ORCHARD’S VL CALAIS TAKES OUT THE 2026 CASTLEMAINE ROD SHOP PRO BURNOUT SERIES AT SUMMERNATS 38

OPEN FOR BUSINESS • …AND BUSINESS IS GOOD! AS TEMPERATURES FINALLY EASED ON SUNDAY, THE OPEN-CLASS BURNOUT FINALISTS LEFT IT ALL OUT ON THE PAD

FOX SPORTS • JASON WAYE TAKES HIS PROVEN NINE-SECOND, BARRA-POWERED FOX-BODY MUSTANG AND CRANKS UP THE CRAZY

NATURAL-BORN KILLER • UNTIL SUMMERNATS 38, THIS HK MONARO HOUSED THE MOST POWERFUL NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE EVER TO HAVE COMPETED AT HORSEPOWER HEROES

BURNING SANDS • A TOOWOOMBA-BUILT STREET ROD INVADES WILDWOOD BEACH, NEW JERSEY FOR THE RACE OF GENTLEMEN

NEXT LEVEL • THIS ’69 CHEVELLE DIALS THE MUSCLE CAR VIBE TO 11 VIA SLICK PANEL AND PAINT AND 640 HORSES AT THE WHEELS

DRFEELGOOD • MICHAEL KHODR’S 1975 TX GEMINI LUNCHES LS1s, SPANKS SR20s AND SHUTS DOWN SPICY DORITOS THANKS TO TURBOCHARGED ISUZU POWER

THE DEEP SOUTH • THE 19TH ADELAIDE AUTO EXPO SHOWED WHY THE EVENT REMAINS A STAPLE OF THE THRIVING SOUTH AUSSIE CAR SCENE

SON OF A GUN • THIS FATHER-AND-SON CUSTOM CALAIS TURBO BUILD MIGHT JUST BE THE WORLD’S BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT

MALOOFICENT! • STEPHEN MICALLEF DROVE HIS SEVEN-SECOND VZ MALOO TO A TOP 10 FINISH AT DRAG CHALLENGE 2025

SUPERVILLAIN • > WARICK MELDRUM’S FORD BARRA-POWERED VF VALIANT REGAL HAS AN EIGHT-SECOND ANSWER FOR PEARL-CLUTCHING PURISTS!

DIRTY STUFF

IN THE BUILD

IN GEAR

READERS’ ROCKETS

LOL

SUMMERNATS TOO FAR AWAY

565CI BIG-BLOCK CHEVY • > BK RACE ENGINES, BANKSTOWN, NSW