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ROMPER STOMPER
Street Machine Australia

ROMPER STOMPER

JOE BAUER'S 3000HP DODGE CHARGER TOOK ON STREET MACHINE SUMMERNATS 36 AND EMERGED AS GRAND CHAMPION

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March 2024
LAPS OF LUXURY
Street Machine Australia

LAPS OF LUXURY

RICCARDO PONTONIO PLANS TO RUN LAPS AT DRAG CHALLENGE 2023 IN ONE OF THE SLEEPIER ENTRANTS LINING UP FOR THE EVENT - A 1980s MERCEDES WAGON WITH AN LSA AND TWIN TURBOS!

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October 2023
REAL BIG FISH
Street Machine Australia

REAL BIG FISH

COME WITH US AS WE DELVE INTO THE WORLD OF BOLT-ON MODS FOR FORD'S MIGHTY BARRA SIX-CYLINDER

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October 2023
THE FLYING BRICK
Street Machine Australia

THE FLYING BRICK

THIS WEAPONS-GRADE VOLVO IS A FAR CRY FROM YOUR GEOGRAPHY TEACHER'S BEIGE WAGON

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October 2023
PONY UP!
Street Machine Australia

PONY UP!

KYLLIE GARRETT'S 560HP MUSTANG FASTBACK MELDS SHELBY HERITAGE WITH TOUGH MODERN STYLING

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October 2023
WORLDS COLLIDE
Street Machine Australia

WORLDS COLLIDE

THE 2023 WORLD TIME ATTACK CHALLENGE SAW THE QUICKEST TINTOPS IN THE WORLD DESCEND ON SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK

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October 2023
Not The KINGSWOOD!
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Not The KINGSWOOD!

TED BULLPITT WOULD BE MORTIFIED BY JAY JORGENSEN'S nitrous-huffing. LS-POWERED HK KINGSWOOD

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October 2023
GRAND SLAM
Street Machine Australia

GRAND SLAM

BUILT IN JUST TWO YEARS BECAUSE HIS OTHER PROJECT WAS TAKING TOO LONG, MITCHELL RANDO'S '69 CAMARO WENT ON TO BE CROWNED MOTORVATION 37 GRAND CHAMPION

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October 2023
CENTRE PUNCH
Street Machine Australia

CENTRE PUNCH

RED CENTRENATS 9 DREW HOT-CAR PILGRIMS FROM ALL OVER AUSTRALIA AND BEYOND TO SOAK UP THREE DAYS OF DESERT ACTION IN ALICE SPRINGS

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October 2023
Moy's Toy
Street Machine Australia

Moy's Toy

JOHN MOY'S FC HOLDEN UTE COMBINES STUNNING LOOKS WITH MODERN TURBO TOYOTA POWER TO MAKE ONE SLEEK STREETER

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October 2023
FORGED IN FIRE!
Street Machine Australia

FORGED IN FIRE!

DAN MORTON'S 'FORGED' XY FAIRMONT BRINGS CONCEPT-CAR EXECUTION TO A CLASSIC AUSSIE MUSCLE CAR

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October 2023
PURPLE PATCH
Street Machine Australia

PURPLE PATCH

WE'VE GOT A NEW CARNAGE PROJECT CAR, AND IT'S GOING TO BE OUR QUICKEST ONE EVER!

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October 2023
DIRTY STUFF
Street Machine Australia

DIRTY STUFF

OF ALL the different makes and models of carburettors I have worked on – from the really crude all-brass veteran car stuff, through SUs and Rochesters, to Zeniths and Holleys – my-all time favourites would have to be the Italian Webers. Not that they are made there anymore, for I hear that they are manufactured in Spain these days.

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August 2023
CROSS POLLINATION
Street Machine Australia

CROSS POLLINATION

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

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August 2023
ZSA ZSA BIACSI - BAROSSA VALLEY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Street Machine Australia

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.

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August 2023
SILLY SEASON
Street Machine Australia

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

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August 2023
Golden Palomino
Street Machine Australia

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

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August 2023
DREAM WEAVER
Street Machine Australia

DREAM WEAVER

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

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August 2023
Premier LEAGUE
Street Machine Australia

Premier LEAGUE

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

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August 2023
Rockin' & Rollin'
Street Machine Australia

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

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August 2023
CRANKY AS
Street Machine Australia

CRANKY AS

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

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August 2023
STRIP TEASE
Street Machine Australia

STRIP TEASE

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

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August 2023
GREASE 1978 - GREASE IS THE WORD
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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.

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August 2023
AUSTRALIAN CUSTOM FORDS & CHRYSLERS
Street Machine Australia

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.

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August 2023
BRYAN & TRACEY LITTLE - BRIBIE ISLAND, QUEENSLAND
Street Machine Australia

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.

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August 2023
ON THE WAGON
Street Machine Australia

ON THE WAGON

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

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August 2023
QUEY TO THE CAPE
Street Machine Australia

QUEY TO THE CAPE

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

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August 2023
BOWTIE BADDIE
Street Machine Australia

BOWTIE BADDIE

JOSH MESSINEO BLENDED LS GRUNT, AN AP5 VALIANT AND 80s STREET MACHINE STYLING TO CREATE A 100ORWHP DRAG-AND-DRIVE WEAPON

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July 2023
DARK & STORMY
Street Machine Australia

DARK & STORMY

DRENCHED IN ACRES OF BLACK AND PUNCHING OUT NORTH OF 800HP, ROB HERRINGTON'S ALL-MOTOR XY IS A STREETER TO FEAR

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July 2023
DUTCH COURAGE
Street Machine Australia

DUTCH COURAGE

STEVE HOLLAND OF DUTCHY'S GARAGE BUILT A CAR THAT'S THE VERY DEFINITION OF FUN, WHETHER ON THE STREET OR THE TRACK: A 1961 MINI THAT GOES LIKE A WRX!

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July 2023