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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
58 mins 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
3 hours ago - Street Machine TV
Video: Carnage does MotorEx 2024!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty spends a rare day off the tools and checks out Meguiar’s MotorEx 2024
8 hours ago - MotorEx
Video: Cam Waters’ XB Falcon hardtop at MotorEx
Part three of our Meguiar’s MotorEx unveils for 2024
2 days ago -
Husband-and-wife Doorslammer team ready for the Nitro Champs
2 days ago -
Josh Leahy pumped for NDRC Nitro Funny Car debut
7 days ago -
Video: Pushing hard to get the VS ute to MotorEx!
1 week ago -
MotorEx Superstars qualifiers for 2025 and Ringbrothers’ Choice
2 weeks ago
- Features
Trent Blainey’s WALKE VL Commodore
First-time drag racer Trent Blainey has put his seven-second WALKE VL into the running for SMOTY 2023
44 mins ago - Features
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
14 hours ago - 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
2 days ago - Features
You could own the world’s coolest Magna
It was a long time coming, but Darryl McBeth’s sensational Magna exceeded expectations
2 days ago -
500rwkW, turbo 5.0-litre VT Senator
2 days ago -
Mike Ward’s twin-turbo Chev Nova
3 days ago -
Paul Sant’s stunning 1957 Chev Bel Air convertible
4 days ago -
Phase III Odyssey series out now!
5 days ago
Events
- 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
58 mins ago - Events
Australian Car Show Calendar 2024
Here’s how to find car events and shows this weekend in your area!
4 hours ago - MotorEx
Video: Cam Waters’ XB Falcon hardtop at MotorEx
Part three of our Meguiar’s MotorEx unveils for 2024
2 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
2 days ago -
500rwkW, turbo 5.0-litre VT Senator
2 days ago -
Mike Ward’s twin-turbo Chev Nova
3 days ago -
Super Seven: Northern Nats 2024
3 days ago -
Northern Nats 2024: results
4 days ago
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Car Auctions
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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
3 hours 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!
4 weeks ago - News
Auction watch: Blown big-block 1965 Chev Impala SS
A ballsy, blown Chevelle SS is up for auction, with the proceeds going to a great cause
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 -
Rebodied Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III sold at auction
4 months ago
More Car Auctions >>
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
2 days ago - DIY
Tech: The basics of chrome plating
If beauty is only skin deep, then good chrome has a very thick skin
2 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
- Features
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
14 hours 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
2 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
5 months ago