Street Machine Australia – September 2019

NEWS FRONT

SEPTEMBER 2019: ALL THE NEWS THAT MATTERS

STORY ANDREW BROADLEY

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TREET Machine magazine has a long

and storied history, chronicling the

vibrant Australian modified car scene

for the better part of four decades.

With a vast archive of historic images and

information at our disposal detailing the most

influential Aussie builds ever, we thought it

was high time we compiled them into a book.

Street Machine Legends Volume One is the

result – a glossy, 144-page hard-cover book

containing beautifully rich imagery of 62 of the

most iconic cars of our time.

Focussing on the first 20 years of Street

Machine’s history (1981-2001), the carefully

curated mix of cars will take you down memory

lane with the tyres blazing. The Monaros of

Mick Curren, Wayne Pagel and Al ‘Bundy’

Lucas. The Toranas of Howard Bell, Ivan Hans

and Phil Rillotta. Creations from the likes of

Owen Webb, Rob Beauchamp, Gary Myers,

Howard Astill, Ed Brodie and Ron Barclay, to

name but a few.

Edited by Telfo, the book was lovingly

assembled by our passionate team of SM

journos, who thoroughly researched every

car, including the where-are-they-now angle

where possible. Pleasingly, some of the cars

in the book remain as time capsules in the

hands of their original owners, while others

have been re-imagined and rebuilt as ever-

evolving pieces of history.

The photography in the book is mind-blowing,

with some never-before-seen images from the

archives and some stone-cold classics by the

likes of Peter Bateman, Warwick Kent and

Gartside. What those guys achieved in the

early days – quite often with limited time and

grumpy cars – blows our minds.

Trust us, your coffee table is naked without

this stunningly designed tome! Get yours

now at magshop.com.au or from all good

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GET BOOKED!

STREET MACHINE LEGENDS VOLUME ONE AVAILABLE NOW!