Street Machine Magazine March 2026

STREET MACHINE March 2026 ISSUE ON SALE NOW!

The March 2026 issue of Street Machine is on sale now, starring Jay Duca’s epic, slammed, turbo diesel-powered LX Torana hatchback on the cover.

With so many talented, creative car crafters in the Aussie scene, it’s getting more difficult to build something that hasn’t been done before without it objectively sucking. Enter Jay Duca’s dumped-into-the-weeds, Mercedes OM606/8HP-equipped LX Torana drift weapon – an innovative machine built in just eight weeks to a super-impressive standard. The car took Summernats 38 by storm, and we’re stoked to have it on the cover of this issue.

Cars are therapy for so many people, and that’s certainly the case for Joe Gauci, who spent many an hour in the shed decompressing from the rigours of day-to-day life, and now has this gorgeous blown XW Fairmont GS to show for it.

The Bright Rod Run has to be one of the most chilled-out events on the calendar; it seems everyone who attends comes home raving about how beaut it is. We sent Bright first-timer Kian Heagney along to find out what all the fuss is about.

It’s hard to get a Silver Mink HK GTS Monaro wrong, and Dino Labbozzetta’s example is oh-so-right, finished to the most exacting standard, beautifully engineered, and powered by a 700hp small-block.

Creativity abounds in Adam Porrino’s sweet ’60 Ranchero custom, which draws on a broad spectrum of OEM FoMoCo parts to create something truly special.

Drag-and-drive events seem to be popping up here, there and everywhere, but Sick Smokies was truly unique, taking in some of the most scenic roads North America has to offer.

Mike Roycroft is a Mopar nut from way back, but when he turned his attention to a GM-based product, this blown and tubbed HQ hay-hauler was the stellar result.

Dale Gridley abandoned his drag-and-drive ambitions and turned this AP6 ute from a street-and-strip car into a dedicated drag rocket, with 532ci of twin-turbo Chevy big-block on board.

We head to Tassie and roll up to one of Australia’s most historically significant race tracks to check out the awesome array of vintage race machinery at the Baskerville Historics.

Jason Lowe finished this rad little 4A-GE-powered KE20 Corolla some 15-odd years ago, and he’s been flat-out cruising and showing it ever since.

Could buying an engine core be the best place to start for your LS project? We take a look at the available options thanks to our mates at Precision International.

You’ll find all this and a whole bunch more in the March 2026 issue of Street Machine, on sale now!