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ICE Ignition's LS-powered Radial VN Commodore
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (699+ words) Melbourne-based ICE Ignition has been synonymous with quality, Australian-made speed equipment for over 30 years. The company's products have powered many of this country's toughest and quickest street-and-strip cars, but around 20 years ago, owner Michael Konstandinou decided to take the fight…...
Home-brewed LH Torana in the build
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (337+ words) First published in the May 2026 issue of Street Machine "I kicked off this 1974 LH Torana build in June 2023, stripping it right back to bare metal at home. "I handled all the bodywork and rust repairs myself, taking the panels back…...
Flashback: interview with panelvan guru the Dogman
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1305+ words) First published in the June 2015 issue of Van Wheels Born in a doghouse, raised in a van, the Dogman has been around sin bins since their sordid beginnings. Ever since their sad retreat from popularity, the Dogman has kept a…...
Enthusiast Motor Insurance signs as Exclusive Insurance Partner of the AASA
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (466+ words) Enthusiast Motor Insurance has signed as the exclusive Insurance Partner of the Australian Auto-Sport Alliance (AASA), with the partnership taking effect immediately ahead of a busy midyear event calendar. Built by enthusiasts for enthusiasts since 2010, Enthusiast Motor Insurance is there…...
Flashback: Holden Adventra 2003 road test
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (671+ words) First published in the November 2003 issue of Street Machine Man, I don't know what's in the water at GM-H's Fishermen's Bend engineering and design HQ, but their ability to conjure up new variants of the venerable Commodore platform is transforming…...
Race Cast Engineering's Aussie-built 900hp V12 LS package
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1368+ words) Sure, we know some of you are sick of hearing about LS engines, but this might be one time when even the most ardent hater of the late-model GM small-block needs to put the angry letter-writing pen down and check…...
Brad Anderson's naturally aspirated big-block VL Calais
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (737+ words) First published in the April 2026 issue of Street Machine "It actually began with something simple," Brad laughs. "I went to see my old mate Matt at Pariah Custom Werks to have a Gilmer belt fitted. Then we started talking about…...
BK Race Engines-built 383-cube Holden V8 combo
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (83+ words) This 814hp combo is one of Bill Kaglatzis’s wildest Holden builds yet...
BK Race Engines-built 650hp Chevy mouse motor
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (677+ words) If you could go back 50 years and tell legendary small-block Chevy guru Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins that in 2026, you"d be able to order a 650hp Chev mouse motor as a package off something called "the internet", he"d no doubt look…...
First Ford Mustang GTD road car heading to Australia
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (701+ words) Built by Ford's top boffins in Detroit to take on the world in the GT3 racing scene, the GTD is essentially a S650 Mustang meets Time Attack machine, and now there's one heading to Australia. Melbourne-based outfit Mustang Motorsport is no stranger…...