Supercharged 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…

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Rob 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…

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Simon 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,…

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Nicole 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…

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This 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…

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Reader’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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Pro Cruiser: 1955 Chev Bel Air Sports coupe

As I write this, Stewart Parris and one of his best mates, Ben Forster, are making their way from Perth across the country to Melbourne for Meguiar’s MotorEx. Behind them, tucked…

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The build of 22-year-old Connor Chiarelli’s tough XY was a father-and-son project

As a young teenager, Connor Chiarelli was right into the burnout scene, dragging his dad along to skid events, going to Motorvation to drool over the cars, and, most importantly,…

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Lloyd Taylor’s showstopping HT Monaro GTS

When this HT Monaro showed up at the 2022 WA Hot Rod & Street Machine Spectacular, a lot of punters were trying to figure out which big-dollar custom shop had built…

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Flashback: Draggin’ Coupe’s history and revival

We revisit our 2013 feature on an iconic piece of Aussie custom history – the tale of the Draggin’ Coupe. Here’s the full story, as first published in SM Hot…

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