Featuring:
* Adam Le Brese's XC coupe
* Rex Webster interview
* 9-second, 202-powered FC Holden!
* Meguiar's MotorEx
* Viva Las Vegas
* Hemi-powered '55 Desoto
* LS3-powered VK
* Cooly Rocks/FB-EK Nats/Wintersun cruise
* Fuel system tech
* Rear mount turbo install
* SMOTY voting!
Our 30th Anniversary mag goes on sale on Wednesday, with loads of cool pics from back in day! This is Tony Anthony's rammed XY from the Feb/Mar '85 issue
We're digging deep in our archives for our 30th Anniversary celebrations - in fact, our August issue will have a special 100-page mag strapped to the back full of Street Machine history. One of our favourite finds has been Peter Abela's 'Doctor Death' Landau. If anyone is in touch with Peter these days, we'd love to have a chat!
We don't feature too many stockers in SM, but for our 50 Years of Falcon series, we found a bunch of cool ones. My fave was Denis Matheson's XB GS wagon, complete with factory eight-seat capacity, 302, power steer and a ton of other neat accessories.
Photo: Peter Bateman
Check out former Top Doorslammer racer Andrew Searle's ZB Fairlane in the latest issue of Street Machine. 427 cubes, 800hp and 9.7s on 275 ET Streets.
Photo: Daniel Ward
Keith's XD ESP, complete with 351 and four-speed!
Tom's XP runs a 364ci Windsor and has run a 10.52 on pump fuel and nine-inch slicks. Tony doesn't want to compromise the car's streetability by fitting a roll cage, so it won't be going back to the track any time soon. Photo by Tony Rabbitte.
Lou Spelta's XB GT(featured way back in June '87) is one of those classic street machines that still crops up in coversations, years after its heyday. But where is it now? To find out, grab the April issue of SM.
Photo: Peter Bateman
The Street Machine crew are busily putting together a series to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Ford Falcon. We've already put a bunch of nice Falcons in the studio, but we are having trouble tracking down a suitable XC. The car we are after needs to be dead stock - right down to the wheels - and in pretty good nick. It doesn't need to be concours - a little wear and tear is fine. Ideally we are after something interesting, such as a GXL or (in my dreams) a Sundowner van. The car in question needs to be able to get to our studio in Melbourne or Sydney on March 20. If that sounds like you or a mate, drop me a line at streetmachine@acp.com.au
