Street Machine Australia Magazine - August 2023

In this issue

COOLY ROCKS ON
Retro cool takes over Coolangatta for a huge Gold Coast weekend.

GRUDGE KINGS
The huge Sydney meet saw big wheelstands and bloody impressive ETs.

PREMIER LEAGUE
Pat Langdon has transformed his first car into a 1000hp, all-motor monster..

QUEY TO THE CAPE

TOM CARRIERA'S MASSIVE FUNDRAISING ODYSSEY ENDED WITH A BANG!

3 mins

ON THE WAGON

OUR CARNAGE 1UZ V8 SLEEPER WAGON PROJECT IS FULL STEAM AHEAD!

2 mins

BRYAN & TRACEY LITTLE - BRIBIE ISLAND, QUEENSLAND

WHEN we heard there was some unique metal rolling around this year’s Cooly Rocks On festival (see p.42 for full feature), we set out on a mission to spot Bryan and Tracey Little’s split-window Kombi and Ford Sunliner convertible amongst the thousands of assembled cars.

2 mins

AUSTRALIAN CUSTOM FORDS & CHRYSLERS

WHILE Holden was the maker of choice for many budding Australian customisers of the 1960s and early 70s, Ford and Chrysler products from the preceding decades were also popular and cheaply available once they had a few years under their belts.

6 mins

GREASE 1978 - GREASE IS THE WORD

THE 1978 flick Grease has become such a cultural touchstone over the past 45 years that reviewing it in 2023 seems a little redundant.

2 mins

STRIP TEASE

ADAM ROGASH HAS STRAYED FROM HIS COMMODORE ROOTS TO BUILD ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S QUICKEST STREET CARS

5 mins

CRANKY AS

RAY ELIA'S VH VALIANT REGAL HAS GONE FROM P-PLATE CHARIOT TO BAD-ARSE, 543-CUBE TYRE-FRYER

4 mins

Rockin' & Rollin'

THE ICONIC COOLY ROCKS ON FESTIVAL DREW THOUSANDS OF PUNTERS TO THE GOLD COAST FOR FIVE DAYS OF CLASSIC CARS, ROCK 'N' ROLL AND ALL THINGS RETRO

3 mins

Premier LEAGUE

FORGET YOUR 427s AND 502s; THIS HQ PREMIER THUMPS TO THE TUNE OF 632CI OF THE GENERAL'S FINEST

3 mins

DREAM WEAVER

BENNY GATT TURNS HIS LATE DAD'S OLD XT INTO THE CRUISER HE'D ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT

4 mins

Golden Palomino

NEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER IT FEATURED IN STREET MACHINE, JANET HOUGH AND VICTOR REILLY'S 1966 MUSTANG IS STILL ON THE ROAD AND STILL TURNING HEADS

4 mins

SILLY SEASON

BRENDON DE RUYTER COMBINED A HONDA K24 FOUR-POT AND AN UGLY 80s CELICA TO MAKE A 1200RWHP, SEVEN-SECOND DRAG-AND-DRIVE WEAPON

2 mins

ZSA ZSA BIACSI - BAROSSA VALLEY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ZSA Zsa Biacsi has been a keen revhead since she was a young lass, and is a willing wrench-turner on her stable of rides.

2 mins

CROSS POLLINATION

CHRIS ETHELL'S VL COMMODORE MAKES 1000RWHP WITH A JAPANESE INLINE SIX, BUT THERE'S NO RB TO BE SEEN

3 mins

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Street Machine Australia Magazine Description:

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.