The 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…
Read MoreLike thousands of other enthusiasts across the country, the Street Machine team are flat out preparing for Street Machine Summernats, which hits Canberra in the ACT, 2-5 January. We have a big team heading to the ‘Nats this year, including Shawn McCann and champion Summernats dyno winner Bubba, who will be cruising in Shawn’s trusty…
Read MoreIt doesn’t get much better than sharing beers and thrashing on old Holdens in the lead up to Street Machine Summernats, and this year Steven Serone decided he wanted a slice of that pie. “I’ve always wanted to do a last minute thrash on a car to get it ready for Summernats, so this year…
Read MoreDay One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four Day ZeroWednesday 1 January It’s that time of year again when all roads lead to Canberra, where we’ll get to let our hair down, grab a slushie and ring in the New Year at Australia’s greatest horsepower party, Street Machine Summernats 37! Before we…
Read MoreThere’s just 100 days to go until Australia’s biggest horsepower party, and it won’t be long until we start the new year in top gear with a new Summernats addition – the toughest cruse session you’ve ever witnessed! The team are unleashing the wildest street machines onto the cruise route all at once for a…
Read MoreFrom the Brute Horsepower VHS tapes we present highlights from Street Machine Summernats #2 in 1989. The video features some true legends on the mic, including Chic Henry, Ron Whelan and former Street Machine editor (and later Motor Trend supremo) Angus MacKenzie. And the vid is chock-full of legendary cars in action, including John Cannon’s…
Read MoreHow good is this! From Brute Horsepower 2, we have coverage of the go-to-whoa competition at the very first Street Machine Summernats in 1988! Local hero Peter Fitzpatrick came into the event as the winner of Go-to-Woah at the Street Machine Nationals in 1987, behind the wheel of his ‘Broomstick’ HK Holden Brougham. The are…
Read MoreAs far as movie car replicas go, some are tougher to source and build than others. You can make Pursuit Specials or General Lees all day if money’s no issue, but ’59 Cadillac-based Miller-Meteor hightop ambulances like the one owned by Haltech’s Nathan Clark are a painfully finite resource. Nathan trawled the web for ages until…
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