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Here you'll find the motherlode of custom cars from Australia, New Zealand and around the world! Drawing on Street Machine's 40 year history of showcasing the fastest, wildest and weirdest customs, hot rods, drag cars, show cars and budget-built cruisers, this is the place to find your modified car inspiration.

Custom Holdens

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Turbocharged 202-powered EH Holden

Corey Columbro still has his first car, this mild-looking EH Holden, which was originally owned by his grandfather

14 Dec 2022
1981 HOLDEN VH COMMODORE SL STREETER
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Eddy Tassone's twin-turbo VH Commodore

We take a look back at Eddy Tassone's twin-turbo 383 Holden-powered VH Commodore SL

11 Dec 2022
Street Machine Vmental Calais
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Demetri Stamatis's 7.43-second VL Calais

It might look demure, but Demetri Stamatis's turbo VL Calais runs deep into the seven-second zone

5 Dec 2022
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Szabolics HQ Monaro runs 6.654-seconds @214mph

Daniel Szabolics has set a scorching new PB in his twin-turbo HQ Monaro

1 Dec 2022
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Injected 5.0-litre-powered 1958 Holden FC Special

The tin is pure Holden FC but the driveline is hotted up VP V8 Commodore

22 Nov 2022
Goodbye Holden
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Farewell Holden, Australia's own car

Dave Carey delivers the eulogy for locally built Holdens

20 Oct 2022
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Jeff Jennings's blown, Trans Am fronted HQ

Flashback: Blown HQ meets Trans Am in Jeff Jennings's black monster '73 Premier

19 Oct 2022
Street Machine Mcclure Barra Torana
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Barra-powered LC Torana headed to Drag Challenge

Mark Whitla and Darby Hamilton are taking the ex-McClure Barra LC Torana to Drag Challenge

14 Oct 2022
Holden Lh Torana Drag 2 1
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Luke Green's twin-turbo Chev-powered LH Torana

Luke Green's dream of a 1000hp street car comes true, thanks to his twin-turbo small-block Chev-powered LH Torana

8 Oct 2022
Street Machine Features Jamie Small Hq Ute Front Angle Wm
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Jamie Small's LS1-swapped HQ Kingswood ute

Jamie Small's classic Kingswood ute cruises Aussie streets in style thanks to some modern mumbo

5 Oct 2022

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Custom Fords

Street Machine Features John Kerr Merucry Comet Ranchero 2
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Twin-turbo 1964 Mercury Comet/Ford Ranchero hybrid

Crisp Mercury Comet pieces bathed in Ranchero dressing

14 Dec 2022
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Silver Fox: XW Ford Falcon GS panel van

The team from Deluxe Rod Shop breathe new life into a very special panel van

11 Dec 2022
Street Machine Xb Sedan
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Steve Bellia's BFAT XB Ford Falcon

Look closely at Steve Bellia's ultra-sanitary XB Falcon and you'll realise that practically everything is modified

10 Dec 2022
Jason Thomas Ford Xb Falcon Rear Angle Wm
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Jason Thomas's 1976 XB Falcon 500 sedan

Unfinished business saw Jason 'Tommo' Thomas give this stunning XB sedan the full works

1 Dec 2022
Street Machine Features Rob Vella Xy Falcon Main Crop
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Rob Vella's NOGT XY Falcon

Rob Vella's Ford XY Falcon doesn't pretend to be anything it never was

28 Nov 2022
Street Machine Features Deerk Van Der Kooi Xe Falcon Front Angle 3
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400-cube Windsor-powered XE Fairmont Ghia ESP

This Fairmont Ghia ESP is factory fresh. Or at least it would be had the factory given it almost 600hp!

7 Nov 2022
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Anthony Caruana's Summernats Street Champion XD Falcon

A quick Ford XD Falcon resto to replace Anthony Caruana's beloved first car somehow turned into this show-quality cruiser

1 Nov 2022
1962 Ford Cortina
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Blown V8-powered Lotus Cortina Tribute

It looks like a Lotus Cortina, but hang on - they never came with a blown V8, did they?

17 Oct 2022
Street Machine Features Justin Stephenson Mustang Rear Angle
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Barra-swapped 1966 Mustang fastback

Justin Stephenson went searching for a new rig to Barra-swap and returned from his quest with a 10-second Mustang fastback

16 Oct 2022
Street Machine John Saad Xy Falcon
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673-cube XY Falcon - FAT XY

John Saad's street-driven Ford XY Falcon combines elite-level build quality with a 1354hp Sonny's mountain motor!

14 Oct 2022

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Custom Chryslers

CHRYSLER VG VALIANT HARDTOP
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440ci VG Valiant Mexicana hardtop

Dino Donatelli's super-rare 1971 Chrysler VG Valiant Mexicana hardtop

1 Nov 2022
Street Machine Features Phillip Hortis Vg Valiant 3
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Injected Hemi six-powered VG Valiant

Packing an angry injected Hemi six, this VG Valiant sedan is equal parts show car and street-and-strip fighter - as proven on Drag Challenge Weekend 2022

23 Sep 2022
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Engine ID guide - Ford, Holden, Chrysler & Chevrolet

An easy guide to spotting classic street machine engines

18 Jul 2022
Street Machine Features Tony Jones Cl Valiant Ute Front Angle
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Tough CL Valiant ute ready for Drag Challenge

Tony Jones transforms his late dad's knackered CL Valiant ute into a zesty pro streeter

5 Jan 2022
Street Machine Features Angelo Furfaro Vc Valiant Rear Angle
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Twin-turbo NASCAR-powered 1967 Chrysler VC Valiant

Angelo Furfaro's twin-turbo NASCAR-powered VC Valiant is street elite perfection

24 Nov 2021
Dave Evans VJ Hardtop
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Flashback: Rob Evans’s VJ hardtop

The November issue of Street Machine features Rob Evans’s chop-top VJ Valiant hardtop. Here’s a look back at his previous ride, circa 1992

30 Oct 2021
RETRO HEMI-POWERED CL CHARGER
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Gen III Hemi-swapped CL Charger

With all the modern bells and whistles of a 300C, Bert Pynappels's 1976 Valiant Charger CL proves that Mopar fans can play retrotech too

20 Oct 2021
1969 chrysler vf valiant
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Leo Mortakis's big-block Valiant VF coupe

Leo Mortakis combines modern styling with old-school muscle to create his ideal Valiant coupe

14 Oct 2021
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Leah Bartolo's 1966 VC Valiant

Leah Bartolo wasn’t from a car-mad family; her strong passion for rumbling chrome-bumper rides didn’t develop until she was a teenager

12 Sep 2021
VG Valiant
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Eight-second twin-turbo LS-powered VG Valiant

Daniel Ward’s hater-proof, eight-second VG Valiant beats with the sacrilegious heart of a twin-turbo LS, and he built the whole thing himself!

2 Sep 2021

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