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WHAT a massive month it’s been here at Street Machine HQ, with several of our biggest initiatives in full swing. With a record number of entrants, our 10th-anniversary Drag Challenge event was certainly the biggest and arguably the best we’ve ever...

SPEED METAL

> HARROP-FED GODZILLA XY GUNFIGHT AT > GUNNEDAH

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ONE of my favourite things about Enthusiast Motor Insurance Street Machine of the Year is that it provides an opportunity to reflect on all the kick-arse street machines we’ve featured in the preceding 12 months. Putting forward our nominations for...

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WE NEED to have an honest chat about a big problem being faced by the Aussie car scene at the moment. All over Australia, the modified car community is being actively targeted by the authorities. That in itself is nothing new; street machiners have...

HEY, HELLCAT!

STREWTH! FORD FANATIC’S WET DREAM

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G’DAY, and thanks for grabbing the August issue of Street Machine. This month, we’ve got a great how-to yarn on rinseless washing by detailing guru Jimmy Allen of Fatal Finish Detailing. How it came to be is kind of a funny story. Apartment living in...

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GOING on the numbers alone, the 2025 edition of Meguiar’s Motorex, presented by LMCT+, was irrefutably the biggest in the event’s history. But was it the best? I reckon it was, and as a Sydneysider who misses the days when one of my favourite annual...

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THE Aussie modified car landscape is nothing if not diverse, which is a good thing indeed, because not everyone is into the same stuff. Some folks like balls-out race cars; some have a thing for show cars; others prefer genuinely street-driven...

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WHILE I persist in having a crack at most things when it comes to working on cars, the honest truth is that I’m not all that handy on the spanners. I’ve owned my Torana since I was 14 years old, and most of the mechanical work – and worse still,...

BLADE of GLORY

PLUS •BLOWN 1650CI ZA FAIRLANE •EH WAGON DRIFTER •TURBO INTECH XD 39 • MOTORVATION 39

COVERAGE: THE BIGGEST ’NATS EVER!

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G’DAY and welcome to the January 2025 issue of Street Machine! As you sit down to read this, you are very likely licking your wounds after four days well spent partying at Street Machine Summernats 37, where we announced the winner of the 2024 Eagle...

SHUT THE GATE!

BLOWN, INJECTED VK HDT TRIBUTE

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G’DAY, and thanks for grabbing the December issue of Street Machine. We’re particularly proud of the cover of this one. Ron Barclay is one of the most pre-eminent names in Aussie street machining, and his iconic HQ ute that debuted in 1990 is one of...

DECADES OF DEDICATION: OUR TEAM’S PASSION FOR CARS RUNS AS DEEP AS YOURS.

In the legendary year of 1974, Rare Spares was born out of the sheer passion of its founders, Les Mcveigh and John Rayner. Operating from their humble basement in Kew, Victoria, they began their mission – providing brand-new and expertly restored car...

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AD news travels fast, so odds are you have already heard about the tragic passing of our mates Harry Haig and Andrew Baumgartner in a recent road accident. Fellow Drag Challenge veteran AJ John was also badly injured, but if there’s one positive to...

LONG LIVE THE V8!

TWIN-TURBO CORVETTE V8 MAKES 1064HP STOCK!

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G’DAY and thanks for grabbing the August 2024 issue of Street Machine. This month we’ve revived a long-forgotten section of the mag called ‘You Wish’, where we review various toys that appeal to gearheads. In the past, we’ve reviewed new performance...

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IF YOU’RE reading this and you’re of a certain age, chances are you’re haunted by the memory of a car you deeply regret selling. For my mate Steve Jurskis, that car was a glorious Tropic Gold Ford Landau. For those unfamiliar with Landaus, they were...