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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 Cars by Make

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Features

Old-school LX Torana SL/R 5000 tribute

Father and son Steve and Leo Mortakis combine their different aesthetics for this stomping LX Torana SL/R 5000 tribute

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Readers' Rockets: FJ Holden, Nissan Silvia, VG Valiant, F100, LX Torana + more

We check out some of our readers' rides from the February issue of Street Machine

6 Apr 2023
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Leisa & Shane Chinnock's PSYCHO XF Falcon

Looking back on Leisa and Shane Chinnock's wild, chopped and blown Ford XF Falcon show car, PSYCHO

5 Apr 2023
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Blown big-block 1972 Camaro Z28 pro tourer

A life of tough street cars inspired Ashley Laurence's blown big block-powered pro touring Camaro

5 Apr 2023
Lynda Rowe's 1964 XM Falcon coupe

4 Apr 2023
Pro touring-style 1965 Barracuda

2 Apr 2023
Video: Julie Pfennig's 1982 BMW E21 racer

1 Apr 2023
Readers' project cars in the build

1 Apr 2023

Custom Holdens

Street Machine Features John Dwyer Hq Ute Bonnet Up Wm

John Dwyer’s HQ Holden ute

From humble beginnings, John Dwyer’s HQ ute has been reborn as a show-worthy, Poison Ivy-clad thing of beauty

HQ Holden sleeper LS turbo

Turbo LS-powered HQ Belmont

Chris Pilkington was a nitrous SBC diehard until he was swayed to the turbo-LS side of the Force for his snoozy, 622hp HQ Holden

Street Machine Features Glenn John Tronc Ve Wagon Crop

1100rwhp VE Commodore SS-V wagon

Glenn-john Tronc’s 1100hp VE street demon is HIS idea of the ultimate show-and-go wagon

Street Machine Features Matt Lomas Lh Torana Rear Angle 3

Harrop-blown LH Torana - WLDFUN

Matt Lomas's LH Torana may look the business now, but over four long years, it went out of its way to try his patience

Street Machine Features Roxy Marshall Hr Holden Panel Van 3

Roxy Marshall's HR Holden panel van

Former mechanic Roxy Marshall has more than one HR Holden in the shed. This one she says takes her back to her youth and is affectionately dubbed Penelope Panelvan

Street Machine Features Intense Hq Monaro 14

540-cube INTENSE HQ Monaro

Michael Schena's Holden HQ Monaro has a dash of genius in it

Holden Fj 2 B Jpg

Harrop-blown LS3-powered FJ Holden

Grey motors are great and all, but how about this supercharged LS3-powered FJ!

Holden Eh 3 Jpg

Turbocharged 202-powered EH Holden

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

1981 HOLDEN VH COMMODORE SL STREETER

Eddy Tassone's twin-turbo VH Commodore

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

Street Machine Vmental Calais

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

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Custom Fords

Street Machine Features Lorella Burns Ford Xw Wagon 1

Lorella Burns's 1969 XW wagon

Lorella Burns has been around cars her whole life, so it's no surprise the family wagon is an old-school, V8-powered cruiser

Street Machine Features Manswetto Racing Mustang Nick Novak Front Angle

1000hp blown & injected Windsor-powered 1965 Mustang

When a 782hp aspirated combo isn't enough, you cook up a 1000hp blown and injected bent-eight!

Street Machine Xr Falcon Sports Coupe

XR GT-style 1966 Falcon Sports Coupe

A 1966 Falcon Sports Coupe morphed into the two-door XR GT Ford should have built

Street Machine Events Rod Jones 33 Ford Drag Challenge 2022 20

Rod Jones's '33 Ford runs 10s at Drag Challenge 2022/23

Rod achieved his 10-second dreams with a brace of PBs on DC

Street Machine Ford Xc Falcon Onroad

Casey Thomas’s 1977 Ford XC Falcon

With his brothers in tow, Drag Challenge newbie Casey Thomas has brought his well-travelled XC Falcon to the table, racing in the Pacemaker Radial Aspirated class

Barra six-powered elite-level 1964 Ford XM Falcon

A 1000rwhp, Barra-powered, corner-carving masterpiece wrapped in a classic Falcon shell

Ford Falcon Xr Ute 1 Jpg

Steve Alldrick's XR Ford Falcon ute

This killer XR Falcon is what happens when a 10-time Summernats elite hall veteran builds himself a work ute

Street Machine Ford Xr Falcon Onroad Front

371-cube Windsor powered XR Falcon

Andrew Goodwin's XR Falcon looks pretty unassuming, until you step on it and 620 horses are let loose

Ford XC Falcon coupe INENVY

Brock Mahoney's XC Falcon hardtop: INENVY

Brock Mahoney drags the family Ford XC Falcon coupe of his childhood into the 21st century

Street Machine Features John Kerr Merucry Comet Ranchero 2

Twin-turbo 1964 Mercury Comet/Ford Ranchero hybrid

Crisp Mercury Comet pieces bathed in Ranchero dressing

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Custom Chryslers

Street Machine Events Dominic Pelle LS Turbo Sigma Drag Challenge 2022 9

Rear-mount turbo LS Chrysler Sigma wins Tuff Mounts 235 blown

Like a lot of DC competitors, Dominic Pelle comes equipped with turbo LS power – except he’s chucked it in a 1978 Chrysler Sigma

CHRYSLER VG VALIANT HARDTOP

440ci VG Valiant Mexicana hardtop

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

Street Machine Features Phillip Hortis Vg Valiant 3

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

engine id guide

Engine ID guide - Ford, Holden, Chrysler & Chevrolet

An easy guide to spotting classic street machine engines

Street Machine Features Tony Jones Cl Valiant Ute Front Angle

Tough CL Valiant ute ready for Drag Challenge

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

Street Machine Features Angelo Furfaro Vc Valiant Rear Angle

Twin-turbo NASCAR-powered 1967 Chrysler VC Valiant

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

Dave Evans VJ Hardtop

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

RETRO HEMI-POWERED CL CHARGER

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

1969 chrysler vf valiant

Leo Mortakis's big-block Valiant VF coupe

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

chrysler VC Valiant

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

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