Latest
- News
Matt Brown’s HK Holden Premier
Just to be different, Matt Brown built his streeter the old fashioned way
21 hours ago - News
Nitro Champs 2024: day two
A history-making day at Sydney Dragway for day two of the Nitro Champs for 2024
24 hours ago - News
Five cars to watch at the Nitro Champs
The Nitro Champs are off and running! Here are five killer sedans that have caught our eye so far
2 days ago - News
Auction watch: XW GTHO, SS VT V6, LX Torana and more!
A genuine XW GTHO, a V6 VT SS and an LX Torana are just a fraction of the cool cars in Grays’ classic car auction this week
2 days ago -
Video: Carnage does MotorEx 2024!
3 days ago -
Video: Cam Waters’ XB Falcon hardtop at MotorEx
4 days ago -
Husband-and-wife Doorslammer team ready for the Nitro Champs
4 days ago -
Josh Leahy pumped for NDRC Nitro Funny Car debut
1 week ago
- Features
Ford 427 cammer-powered 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang
Forget about replicas and movie stars; this Shelby GT500 is the genuine article
10 hours ago - Features
Iconic legends of pro street at the Annual Grand National Roadster Show
Thirteen iconic pro streeters from the 80s and 90s were brought together for a once-in-a-lifetime appearance at this year’s GNRS
14 hours ago - Features
Dave Johnson’s Jigsaw FJ Holden
We revisit our 1987 feature on Dave Johnson’s Jigsaw FJ Holden
1 day ago - Features
Tunnel-rammed pro street ZD Fairlane – SIRZD
Chris Courouzou’s Top 60 ZD Fairlane mashes up full-size prestige and pro street heat
2 days ago -
Readers’ rockets: Blown LS-swapped Mitsubishi L200 + VH Vacationer wagon + Ecotech V6-swapped KE55 Corolla + more
2 days ago -
Twin-turbo, 427ci WALKE VL Commodore
2 days ago -
Torque-Power Big Paw-blocked Holden 488-cube V8
3 days ago -
Carpocalypse now: Shed fires and how to prevent them
4 days ago
Events
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Five cars to watch at the Nitro Champs
The Nitro Champs are off and running! Here are five killer sedans that have caught our eye so far
2 days ago - Events
Australian Car Show Calendar 2024
Here’s how to find car events and shows this weekend in your area!
2 days ago - MotorEx
Video: Cam Waters’ XB Falcon hardtop at MotorEx
Part three of our Meguiar’s MotorEx unveils for 2024
4 days ago - News
Husband-and-wife Doorslammer team ready for the Nitro Champs
Lisa and Daniel Gregorini are fourth and fifth in the NDRC Top Doorslammer chase as the championship heads to Sydney Dragway this weekend
4 days ago -
500rwkW, turbo 5.0-litre VT Senator
4 days ago -
Mike Ward’s twin-turbo Chev Nova
5 days ago -
Super Seven: Northern Nats 2024
5 days ago -
Northern Nats 2024: results
6 days ago
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Car Auctions
- Features
Dave Johnson’s Jigsaw FJ Holden
We revisit our 1987 feature on Dave Johnson’s Jigsaw FJ Holden
1 day ago - News
Auction watch: XW GTHO, SS VT V6, LX Torana and more!
A genuine XW GTHO, a V6 VT SS and an LX Torana are just a fraction of the cool cars in Grays’ classic car auction this week
2 days ago - News
Auction watch: Max Wilson executive-special HJ Statesman coupe!
This uber-rare factory project coordinated by Leo Pruneau is crossing the block soon
4 weeks ago - News
Auction watch: HDT VL, EB GT, HT GTS, VC Commodore and more!
There’s some epic metal up for grabs with Grays this week, so let’s take a look!
1 month ago -
Auction watch: Blown big-block 1965 Chev Impala SS
1 month ago -
Auction watch: Tough VN SS, XW GT tribute, Integra Type R and more!
1 month ago -
Auction watch: LX Torana, Nissan 180SX, manual HSV wagon and more!
2 months ago -
Auction: Premcar Holy Grail FG-X Falcon
3 months ago
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Technical
- DIY
Carpocalypse now: Shed fires and how to prevent them
The ultimate nightmare for any street machiner is a garage fire, as SM’s Iain Kelly discovered
4 days ago - DIY
Tech: The basics of chrome plating
If beauty is only skin deep, then good chrome has a very thick skin
3 weeks ago - DIY
Tech: Breakdown Basics
Has your broken-down ride got you hot under the collar? Here are a few tips to help get your car charged, cool and back on the road
3 weeks ago - DIY
Wheel alignment basics: what toe, camber and caster mean
We explain the three common terms used in a wheel alignment and how they affect your car
1 month ago -
The benefits of stripping paint by soda blasting
1 month ago -
Fitting airbag suspension to your street machine
2 months ago -
Tech: ceramic coating for car components
2 months ago -
Tech: How a limited slip differential works
3 months ago
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Custom Engines
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Torque-Power Big Paw-blocked Holden 488-cube V8
Despite having massive cubes for a small-block engine, this Big Paw block is a torquey, street-friendly mill built for a client who wasn’t chasing huge power but wanted loads of torque
3 days ago - Features
ProFlo Performance-built Nissan CA18 mill
Overshadowed by the Nissan SR20 turbo, the CA18 is a turbocharged gem more resembling the straight-six RB25. ProFlo Performance built this ripper little combo for a customer’s Datsun 1200 with the goal of reaching 500rwhp
1 month ago - Features
Grooty’s Race & Resto-built BMW M20B25 six combo
Danno ‘Grooty’ Groot built this BMW hot six combo for his partner’s ’85 E30 race car
2 months ago - Features
Cam Waters’s XB Falcon coupe is powered by screaming, Supercars-bred 369ci Windsor
Here’s what happens when a professional Supercars racer commissions an ex-Supercars and Nascar engineer to build a ball-tearing mill for his street machine
3 months ago -
ProFlo Performance-built 403-cube blown LS combo
4 months ago -
BG Engines blown 355ci Holden V8 combo
4 months ago -
Turbo Toyota 1UZ-FE V8 mill in the build
4 months ago -
ProFlo Performance-built twin-turbo 403-cube LQ9 combo
6 months ago