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The Proud American rocket car and Bonneville Boss transporter
Doomed never to play the roles they were designed for, this stunning duo remain a testament to the ambition and style of the 70s
Astill-built, Kaase big-block-powered XC Falcon BOSSXC
Peter Lewis's Kaase-powered, Astill-built XC is a tech-packed and street-ready masterpiece
Twin-Turbo Mazda V6-powered HR ute
You'd never guess it, but Anthony Barbara's HR Holden Ute is packing a 2.5-litre twin-turbo Mazda six
Pro Cruiser: 1955 Chev Bel Air Sports coupe
This classic-looking ’55 Chevy Bel Air hides a wealth of modern touches under its two-tone paint
Tony Younis's 1000hp 1948 Ford Anglia
1000hp of Yankee muscle wrapped in a Pommy biscuit tin
John Szwede's Pro Touring LX Torana SS
John Szwede's genuine LX SS Torana has been built to enjoy the way The General intended - flat out!
Flashback: TUF58 XY Falcon V8
We look back at Nick Karathanasopoulos's brutal XY GT
Custom FX-FJ Holdens - part 2
Part two of our hot humpy flashback customs from the 60s and 70s
Mat Egan's chopped 1954 Ford Customline
With a flick of the wrist, Mat Egan takes one low-key custom Cusso from mild to wild
Flashback: Domenic Luppino's 2200hp Pro Street Mustang ROKN03
Looking back at Dom Luppino's twin-turbo V8 monster, when it was the fastest Pro Streeter in the country and lining up for a six-second pass
Interview: The art and hot rods of Robert Williams
The godfather of lowbrow art talks hot rods
Young gun Connor Chiarelli's XY Falcon
The build of 22-year-old Connor Chiarelli's tough XY was a father-and-son project
Readers' project cars in the build
We check out this month's crop of readers' works in progress
Candyland: three mild custom concepts by Aden Jacobi
Looking back on three killer mild custom concepts by artist Aden Jacobi
Lloyd Taylor's showstopping HT Monaro GTS
Lloyd Taylor’s stunning, arrow-straight HT Monaro was built 1000 miles away from the nearest big city
Inside the dragon: the Ningde MG factory
MG takes us inside a cutting-edge mega-factory owned by the Chinese state – the largest, in fact, in all of Asia
Custom FX-FJ Holdens - part 1
We take a trip down humpy memory lane with seven iconic custom builds from the 60s and 70s
Flashback: Ray Baumann's XB coupe world record ramp jump attempt – and crash
Ray Baumann launched his XB coupe off a ramp at 115mph and nose-dived into a line of wrecks. And loved it. He survived – but his XB sure didn’t!
Flashback: Draggin’ Coupe's history and revival
The story of how one of Australian's most famous customs of the 60s came back, better than ever
Flashback: Janet Hough's Blaze Yellow 1966 Mustang
Here's the original feature on Janet Hough's 1966 Mustang from the June 1986 issue of SM
Readers' Rockets: LX Torana, XT Falcon, WB ute, VE Valiant gassers, VF Commodore + more
We check out some of our readers' rides from the June 2023 issue of Street Machine
Home-brewed 13B rotary-powered Suzuki Mighty Boy
Ellis Dickson’s eye-popping Zook had the covers pulled off at Summernats 35
410-cube Valiant VF Regal 770 coupe
Stelio Birbas began his VF Valiant coupe build as a teenager. Twenty-five years and many missed deadlines later, the car is finally complete - and worth the wait
Flashback: Con Elfes's HQ Holden One Tonner
Con Elfes has recently bought back his OG One Tonner and is giving it a freshen up. In the meantime, check out the original SM feature from 1991