Street Machine Australia — January 2018

SUMMER VACTION

Benny Leat’s VH wagon looks

like a sedate shopping cart but

packs 364rwhp

CONTENTS

JANUARY 2018 | VOLUME 38 | ISSUE 1

> REGULARS

07 TELFO 12 NEWSFRONT 14 SPIT & POLISH

16 PEOPLE LIKE US 26 SNAP SHOTS

28 FANGING FLICK 31 YOUR STUFF &

PRIVACY NOTICE 190 URBAN WARFARE

194 TOP 10 LISTS 196 WILD AT HEART

198 IN GEAR 200 STAGE WRITE 202 DIRTY

STUFF 204 BLOWIN’ GASKETS 206 IRON

MAIDEN 208 READERS’ ROCKETS

212 SLEEPERS 216 MY SHED 222 LOL

224 SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY 242 MILL

OF THE MONTH

LEGEND: OWEN WEBB

We chat to top show judge Owen Webb, as he

winds back his official duties

HARDTOP ANNIVERSARY

It was Falcon coupes a-go-go at Mt Panorama for

the 40th anniversary of a historic Bathurst win

VALE STAN SAINTY

Australian drag racing loses one of its most

admired and creative figures

SUPERNATS

Even after 23 years, the insititution that is

Supernats keeps on rolling

DRAG CHALLENGE 2017

Mother Nature conspired to make Australia’s

toughest street-and-strip odyssey even tougher

SUMMERNATS 31 GUIDE

All the info you need to enjoy Australia’s biggest

horsepower party

FEATURES

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GEORGE STATHOPOULOS1970 HT MONARO GTEngine:Gearbox:Diff:Rims: Nine-inch 400ci small-block Chev Turbo 350 S

PHOTOWeld RT-S S76 CHRIS THOROGOOD

HT MONARO GTSGE STATHOPOULOS400ci small-block Chevx: Turbo 350e-inch

STEVE BELLIA1976 XB FALCONEngine:Gearbox:Diff: Nine-inch 434ci small-block Ford C

Rims: PHOTOWeld Racing Vitesse CHRIS THOROGOOD

DARK STAR

Stephen Barrie’s rare, factory-

black SS Torana ‘accidently’

became a show-quality stunner

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