Street Machine

Many a P-plater has professed a grand plan of “I’m going to turbo it later”, but not all of them follow through to the extreme Anthony Fortunato has with his RB-powered LC Torana GTR tribute. First published in the November 2026 issue of Street Machine When we featured the LC in the January 2023 issue of SM, Anthony was still on his Ps, and the car rocked a beastly, 220ci stroker 202 with a J.ZED head and the sort of trick internals Holden six-pot fanatics cream over.

Amongst all the modern, boosted and tech-heavy campaigners in the lanes at Street Machine Drag Challenge, there are still a good number of old-school, all-motor, carburetted warriors taking it up to them. Dan Case’s Super Stock-style LH Torana is one such car. First published in the October 2026 issue of Street Machine “I try to steer clear of the more common, sheep-like trends,” says Dan.

The pavilion will bring some of the best cars from New Zealand and Australia under one roof, giving car-mad fans a close look at elite builds and wild street machine reveals. The partnership builds on Meguiar’s involvement with Meguiar’s MotorEx, Meguiar’s Great Uncover at Summernats and the Elite Show at Rockynats, extending the relationship across the Tasman. Meguiar’s New Zealand Managing Director Darlene Smits said the company was proud to support the event’s New Zealand debut.

After the annoucement two weeks ago that Aussie expat billionaire and racer Kenny Habul had bought HDT Special Vechicles, Habul has today outlined some of his plans for the brand the HDT-sponsored ‘Lap 162’ post-race festivities on Mt Panorama, Bathurst. Habul aquired HDT from long-time custodian and collector, Peter Champion. Champion bought HDT in 2007 from Len and Sid Pennisi, who themselves acquired the brand in 1994 and build their own successful operation.

First published in the September 2026 issue of Street Machine “I purchased my 1957 Chevrolet longbed pick-up in late 2024, just as I turned 18. It had been a dream of mine to build a big American truck, so as soon as I got it home, I started to tear into it. It was in a restoration-ready condition and had all the typical rust these trucks have.

Nobody said chasing gold would be easy, and the second running of the CQ GoldRush660 at Benaraby Dragway on 3 October proved exactly that. With a $7100 prize pool on the line, a scorching Central Queensland sun overhead and a track that kept every racer guessing, the gold had to be earned the hard way. Held on the Benaraby drag strip just south of Gladstone, GoldRush660 has quickly become a must-do event on the CQ calendar.

With retirement on the cards for dedicated lawman Buford T Justice (Jackie Gleason), father-and-son duo Big and Little Enos Burdette (Pat McCormick and Paul Williams, respectively) make a last-ditch attempt to challenge his authority. First published in the September 2026 issue of Street Machine The pair bet Buford $250K against his badge that he can’t transport a promotional shark for their new seafood restaurant from Miami to Texas in just 14 hours.

Behold! The 320+ maniacs who have signed up and are ready to rock for Drag Challenge presented by VPW Australia, 27-31 October. The competition in each and every class is going to be red hot, with a stack of the toughest veterans mixing it with a bunch of new metal. And we can now reveal that Anthony Meskos will be bringing the ex-Brett Lasala Snot Rocket 2.0 Mustang out to play in Tuff Mounts Six Cylinder.

As the proprietor of Geelong Differentials, Matt Dietrich has had a hand in some of Victoria’s toughest street and strip cars, and he’s had his fair share of personal projects along the way, too. His patina-clad F-truck was as cool as they come, but it wasn’t exactly a suitable family rig, so when kids came along, he had to let it go.

Dean Rossiter has spent much of his career helping other people go racing. The owner of Rossiter Performance has worked with one of Australia’s best-known Top Fuel teams, Lamattina Top Fuel Racing, built engines and fabricated cars for customers, and spent years making sure race cars are ready to perform when it matters. Now he’s building a car for himself.The car started life as a clean 1981 VH Commodore from Shepparton with a six-cylinder under the bonnet.