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Street Machine is Australia's top selling modified car magazine, covering the hot rod, custom cars and drag racing scenes - including event coverage from Summernats, Drag Week and Drag Challenge. WhichCar is the home of Street Machine magazine.
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1957 Chevrolet longbed pick-up in the build
First published in the September 2026 issue of Street Machine JESSE MUNDEN1957 CHEVROLET PICK-UP "I purchased my 1957 Chevrolet longbed pick-up in late 2024, just as I turned 18. It had been a dream of mine to build a big American truck, so as soon as I g
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CQ GoldRush 660: Benaraby Dragway
Brad Smith and his Chrysler Centura make it two from two as Central Queensland's newest bracket race heats up. Nobody said chasing gold would be easy, and the second running of the CQ GoldRush660 at Benaraby Dragway on 3 October proved exactly that. With
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Desert-rescued Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer hardtop for sale
Eight years after we featured David Rawnley's BUSH TRD VG Valiant Pacer, David has put the car up for sale. Search for '1970 Chrysler Valiant' on Facebook Market place if you'd like to make it yours! This article on David's VG Pacer was first published in
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Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) - ripper car movies
With retirement on the cards for dedicated lawman Buford T Justice (Jackie Gleason), father-and-son duo Big and Little Enos Burdette (Pat McCormick and Paul Williams, respectively) make a last-ditch attempt to challenge his authority. First published in t
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Entry List and Snot Rocket 2.0: Drag Challenge presented by VPW 2026
Behold! The 320+ maniacs who have signed up and are ready to rock for Drag Challenge presented by VPW Australia, 27-31 October. The competition in each and every class is going to be red hot, with a stack of the toughest veterans mixing it with a bunch of
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Video: These kids turned an XP Falcon beater into a Summernats showstopper in 19 weeks!
Taking out third place for Hare & Forbes Young Street Machine of the Year for 2026 was Anthony Crouch from Gatton, Queensland, with his loud-and-low XP Ford Falcon ute. What makes his achievement all the more impressive is that Anthony has zero social med
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Drag Challeng ready: Matt Dietrich's VF Valiant Regal hardtop
As the proprietor of Geelong Differentials, Matt Dietrich has had a hand in some of Victoria's toughest street and strip cars, and he's had his fair share of personal projects along the way, too. His patina-clad F-truck was as cool as they come, but it wa
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From Top Fuel to Drag Challenge: Dean Rossiter builds his own VH Commodore
Dean Rossiter has spent much of his career helping other people go racing. The owner of Rossiter Performance has worked with one of Australia's best-known Top Fuel teams, Lamattina Top Fuel Racing, built engines and fabricated cars for customers, and spen
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The epic tale of Brock and the HDT VK Group A at Bathurst 1985
Bathurst 1985 was one of Brocky's greatest ever drives… First published in Street Machine's Australia's Slickest Commodores #13, 2005 With the sun setting on the local Group C touring car regulations at the end of 1984, Peter Brock and the Mobil Holden De
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10-second '34 Ford coupe taking on Drag Challenge '26
Tim will make the trip to Street Machine Drag Challenge in his 1934 Ford coupe, joining a bunch of racers from Portland and the wider South Coast region who are heading east for five days of racing, cruising and catching up with mates. Tim's love of motor
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