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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PRIDE OF THE NATION • HOLDEN FANS FLOCKED TO HEATHCOTE PARK RACEWAY FOR THE 2025 RUNNING OF THE ALWAYS-AWESOME HOLDEN DRAG NATIONALS
HOT GOSSIP
CALL OF DUTY! • FORD LOOKS TO CONTINUE ITS REIGN OVER THE DUAL-CAB SECTOR WITH THE ALL-NEW SUPER DUTY RANGER, FEATURING AN 8000KG GCM AND 4500KG TOWING CAPACITY
DOMINIC COSTA • PORT STEPHENS, NSW
HIT AND RUN 2012 • HOT CARS. A HOTTER BLONDE. IN THE HOTTEST CHASE OF THE YEAR
YOUR STUFF • EMAIL your missives to gday@streetmachine.com.au. Keep it short and sweet!
DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH • YOUNG ’UNS! If you’re aged 16 or under and love cars, we want to hear from you! You can write us a letter, draw us a picture of your favourite car, or just send us a pic of you having fun with cars. Email to gday@streetmachine.com.au.
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GROUP EFFORT • MATT SMOORS’S VL HDT GROUP A TRIBUTE IS A GENRE-DEFYING, 2500HP SHOW CAR WITH ITS SIGHTS SET ON SIXES
SONG BIRD • AFTER THIS XY UTE HAD SAT AROUND IN PRIMER FOR 20 YEARS, IT TOOK JUST EIGHT MONTHS TO TURN IT INTO A TYRE-FRYING MONSTER
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ROCKY V • WITH MORE THAN 1700 CARS AND 65,000 SPECTATORS FLOODING THE STREETS OF ROCKHAMPTON OVER THREE DAYS, THE FIFTH EDITION OF RARE SPARES ROCKYNATS WAS THE BIGGEST YET
BULK CARRIER • PROFLO PERFORMANCE CHANGES UP THE PRO STREET GAME WITH THIS EPIC 768-CUBE HT UTE
MIND THE GAP • THIS PARTICULAR OLD GREY MARE IS AN AWFUL LOT MORE THAN SHE USED TO BE
THE WILD WILD WEST • BALLARAT AIRPORT PLAYS HOST TO THE LONG-AWAITED SECOND RUNNING OF THE WESTERN HIGHWAY SHOOTOUT DRAG-AND-DRIVE
RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONE • MEET ‘RUBY’, THE SL/R 5000 OF TORANA LOVERS HELEN WYNANTS AND STEPHEN BARRIE’S DREAMS
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS • A PHANTOM FACTORY HOTTIE WITH HIDDEN MOD CONS? CHRIS SYMEOU HAS TAKEN A UNIQUE VALIANT HARDTOP AND TRULY MADE IT HIS OWN
LOW-CO • MARK SULLIVAN RETURNS WITH ANOTHER EPIC LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, THIS ONE BUILT FOR MAXIMUM LOWS
CATCHING THEDRIF! • A FONDLY REMEMBERED FPV ONE-OFF FROM THE MID-NOUGHTIES, THE DRIF6 FALCON DRIFT MACHINE HAS BEEN RESTORED TO ITS FORMER GLORY – AND THEN SOME – BY BARRA GURU ZANE HEATH
DODGY DEAL • ARBY BUYS A HIGH-REVVING DODGE R5P7 NASCAR MOTOR OFF FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE, LOADS IT ON THE DYNO AND PULLS THE STRING. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
SERENA CHANNING • KINGSTHORPE, QUEENSLAND
SECRETS OF THE CROWN • STRAP YOUR BOWLS HAT AND TISSUE BOX TO THE PARCEL SHELF – JOEL BLAKE’S TOYOTA CROWN IS HERE TO SHAKE YOUR FALSIES LOOSE!
WORLD-BEATER • AUSSIE JOHN RICCA TAKES ON THE WORLD’S BEST IN A RECORD-SHATTERING, SCREW-BLOWN PRO MOD CAMARO
DIRTY STUFF
HIDDEN AGENDA • ROCKING AN LS AND REAR-MOUNTED TURBO SET-UP GOOD FOR 800HP, KELVIN MANN’S VS UTE CAUGHT THEM UNAWARES AT DRAG CHALLENGE 2024
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462CI CLEVOR • BK RACE ENGINES, BANKSTOWN, NSW