UPDATE, January 3 2025: Jay Duca’s wicked 13B-swapped Mazda Parkway bus has made it to Summernats, after a mammoth thrash right through the Christmas break to get it ready for debut in Canberra this weekend. Photos: Thanks to RJ Media “I was doing 17 hour days leading up to the 27th when it left on…
Read MoreThere’s plenty of crowd favourites already packing into Canberra for Street Machine Summernats 37, but one that really caught our eye is John Stoddart’s mud running, Mad Max-esque 1951 Ford, aka a twin-spinner “I’ve had it for about for years, I got it from a mate who saved it from a farm, it was a…
Read MoreThe Meguiar’s Great Uncover was so good at this year’s Street Machine Summernats 37, we’ve split our coverage of the unveiled cars into two parts! You can read part one here, and now you can scroll below to check out the rest of the killer metal that wowed a packed Meguiar’s Pavilion on the Thursday…
Read MoreThe Thursday night of Street Machine Summernats kicks off a mammoth weekend at Australia’s best car festival with the Meguiar’s Great Uncover, where sheets are pulled off the newest hotness to be added to the ’Nats Elite Hall honour roll. This year’s Uncover saw a bumper crop of 23 cars shown to the public for…
Read MoreWhat a day! From the moment the City Cruise convoy hit Northbourne Avenue, Street Machine Summernats 37 was looking like an absolute belter. Things ramped up several notches during the Last Chance Wildcard burnout comp, with Chris Orchard in BALLISTIC, Bryan Smilie in TIPNIN, and Brad Kilby in HAMMERTIME set to join the other finalists…
Read MoreStreet Machine Summernats may not officially begin until later today, but yesterday was a massive day in its own right. The scrutineering team at GIO Stadium had their systems running like clockwork, processing 1400+ cars without a fuss. Queensland street machiner Michael Brennan organised a low key cruise night in the evening, packing out the…
Read MoreStreet Machine Summernats 37 kicks off on Thursday 2 January at Exhibition Park in Canberra. These days, the event hits the rev limiter from day one, with the City Cruise, the Last Chance Wildcard Shootout, Fringe Festival, the Meguiar’s Great Uncover and more all kicking off on Thursday. It is going to be a massive…
Read MoreFirst published in Street Machine’s Ford Legends Volume 2, 2009 How many bods do you reckon can pack into a mid-70s Fairlane? If you chop off the top and add extra seats, it’s possible to cram in about 16 Aussie street machine freaks. God knows why you’d want to, but the theory runs along the…
Read MoreEarlier this year, Street Machine Summernats launched the new Pro Burnout Series, which has been going off at events all around the country, now brought to you by the Castlemaine Rod Shop. Thirty-four drivers have qualified for the Pro Burnouts at Street Machine Summernats 37 at events all over Australia and NZ during the year,…
Read MoreThe covers are set to come off 25 brand-new rides at 7.30pm, Thursday 2 January at Exhibition Park in Canberra with the Meguiar’s Great Uncover. Some of debutants are already well-finished while others will be thrashed on all through the Christmas break. JEREMY & ROB GULJAS, HG HOLDEN One that fits into the latter category…
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