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427ci twin-turbo VL: WALKE
First-time drag racer Trent Blainey runs eights on debut in his wild, 1800hp Walkinshaw replica
1000hp Harrop-blown 440ci VL Calais
Nick Samuel threw lashings of gorgeous Candy Raspberry paint and 1000hp of blown LS grunt at his genuine VL Calais. This is the result
1TUFGM: RB30-powered LC Torana
A classic mid-sized Aussie muscle car stuffed full of stove-hot Japanese six-pot is a sure-fire recipe for a good time
Turbo 202-powered LC GTR Torana
Jeremy Cullen's GTR Torana has had a turboed 202 for over 20 years, but now it's been dragged into the 21st century
Young gun Zach Gallahar's VK Calais
16-year-old Zach Gallahar blew minds at Summernats 35 with his powerhouse VK Calais
The badness: Greg Eslick's HQ Monaro
With an LS3 up front, Greg Eslick's black-as-night HQ coupe is a Summernats Top 60 stunner built for the street
Peter Fitzpatrick's Broomstick HK Brougham - flashback
Looking back on the multiple Summernats Grand Champion award winner's first iconic build
1100rwhp VE Commodore SS-V wagon
Glenn-john Tronc’s 1100hp VE street demon is HIS idea of the ultimate show-and-go wagon
Blown LSX-powered HK GTS Monaro
A perfect finish and blown LSX376 grunt define Tim Martenstyn’s ultimate HK GTS
Billy Shelton's SICKEST VL cracks the sevens
Billy Shelton's VL Commodore is a show and go champion once more
Phil Rillotta's Pro Street Holden LC Torana flashback
We throw back to Phil Rillotta’s legendary Pro Street 1 LC Torana
Stealth Mode: VR Commodore is not what it seems
Think this VR Commodore is rocking a good ol' five-o Holden donk? Think again...
Jake Willis's 6/71-blown, Chev six-powered EH
Jake's got 10-second dreams for his killer patina'd wagon
Badge of Honour: The history of hot Holdens with bowties
Simon schools some young ’uns about a time when running a Chev badge on your Holden didn’t necessarily make you a wanker
The wild times of Greg Trapnell's AGROHQ
Greg Trapnell’s wild Drag Week conquering Holden HQ Monaro
Holden HZ panel van in Milwaukee Young SMOTY
Brock Clayton's awesome HZ panel van combines new-school grunt with old school custom vanning style
Holden HJ One Tonner in Milwaukee Young SMOTY
Blake Attard brings old-school steeze to the YSMOTY stage
Craig Taylor's Harrop-blown HSV VZ Clubsport
Craig Taylor has owned his R8 Clubsport for 10 years and after some custom mods, debuted his dream car at last year's Autofest in New Zealand
Turbo V6-powered VB Commodore cracks the eight-second zone
Josh Grant’s Drag Challenge-proven VB Commodore proves Ecotec V6s are no joke
1FATHR: wild custom HR Holden ute ready for MotorEx
Craig McKenzie's take on the former Ditch Jones ute just keeps getting better
Carolyn Hayes's 275NOS LH Torana
Carolyn Hayes sets out to build an eight-second Drag Challenge car and ends up with a Summernats Top 20 showstopper
Taylah Louise's Holden 355-powered VK Commodore
We caught up with Taylah Louise and her plastic-powered VK Commodore at Summernats 35
Mark Bartyn's 434-cube Holden HK Kingswood
Over seven years, young gun Mark Bartyn transfomed his HK Kingswood from relic to riot
Holdens of Milwaukee Young Street Machine of the Year 2023
A sample of some of the awesome submissions from the lion pride for our 2023 Milwaukee Young Street Machine of the Year
About Custom Holdens
Since Street Machine was founded in 1981, we've featured over 1500 customised Holdens from the very first 1948 FX to the final VFII Commodore.
These include some of the most iconic builds in history, starting with pioneering cars like John Zeigler's HJ ute and the infamous Invader 2001 panel van, through to game-changers such as Rex Webster's FJ and Ron Barclay's HQ ute.
We also always kept track of the fastest Holden street cars throughout the ages, from the early days of Geoff Paton's King Rat A9X, through to modern-day legends such as Quentin Feast's multiple Drag Challenge-winning Torana.
And while Holden has stopped making new cars, car builders from Australia, New Zealand and beyond keep finding new ways to modify them - and we'll do our best to bring you the latest and greatest examples each year.