Video: Mid-engined, WRX-powered 1961 Mini
Steve Holland of Dutchy’s Garage is a bona fide automotive mad scientist. This gorgeous – and ferocious – Mini is testament to that, although his journey to this project started…
Read moreAnthony Fabris’s Grand Champion-winning 1955 Chev Bel Air
Street Machine Summernats 1995 was a big year for Anthony Fabris. The pilot of a particularly-tough black VL Walkinshaw Commodore etched his name in the minds of Summernats showgoers by proving that…
Read moreJohn Coultis’s ground-breaking FJ ute
It was a long-odds bet that this car was ever built in the first place. In fact, owner, John Coultis had more chance winning Tattslotto. To hear John tell it,…
Read moreMark Sanders’s ground-breaking LH Torana
Sometimes, when you’re trying to make a statement, the best way to make the point is to repeat the message with a different twist. Take Mark Sanders’s LH Torana, for…
Read moreSupercharged Ford V10-powered Mercules
Last month, we were sad to report on the currrent state of Mercules, languishing and up for auction in Turkiye. If you never had the chace to see the car…
Read moreRob Herrington’s 800hp XY Falcon
It’s not too often you see a stripped-out XY sitting in a driveway these days, so when you do, chances are the owner is worth having a yarn with. Rob…
Read moreSimon Andrus’s elite XB Falcon GT tribute
Growing up, all Simon Andrus wanted to do was build a tough, clean streeter that could get unveiled at Summernats, make the Top 60 and get featured in Street Machine. Well,…
Read moreNicole Jaggs’s carby-fed LS-swapped LH Torana
When we spied Nicole Jaggs’s glistening LS-powered LH Torana amongst the Grand Champ contenders at this year’s Rockynats, we knew we had to find out more about both the lady…
Read moreThis perfectly contemporised Top 60 Torana proves just how good a classic muscle car can be in 2023
Back when the term ‘retrotech’ was first coined, it basically meant bolting an injected five-litre and overdrive auto into your Torana and calling it a day. But OEM powertrain tech…
Read moreReader’s Rocket: Sam Zullo’s HT Monaro
“My story started 40 years ago when my red HT Monaro was stolen two weeks before I was married. Of course, I didn’t renew the insurance, so I lost everything….
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