{"product_id":"street-machine-magazine-august-2026","title":"Street Machine Magazine August 2026","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-07837682-7fff-8426-0c46-7be7f95647e8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStreet Machine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e August 2026 issue on sale now!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt’s time for the August 2026 issue of Street Machine to hit the shelves! Here’s what’s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ein store.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis month’s cover explodes out the blocks with the blown and injected Monaro of\u003cbr\u003eAngus Pirotta. Built by Sydney’s ProFlo Performance, the bright orange HG makes a\u003cbr\u003edefinite statement with its in-the-weeds stance and supercharged, 400ci small-block.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a Top 20 Elite-spec machine that anyone would be proud to have in their shed.\u003cbr\u003eOf course, with a Holden on the cover, there has to be a Ford not too far behind, and\u003cbr\u003eAndreas Sdrolias’s XB coupe is packing an 830hp, naturally aspirated small-block\u003cbr\u003eFord with a six-speed manual transmission. It’s a real driver’s car, and it’s looking to\u003cbr\u003ehit the nine-second zone without turbos, nitrous or a blower.\u003cbr\u003eFor the Mopar fans, we’ve got Dave Johnson’s 1968 Road Runner, which hides a\u003cbr\u003estorming, 508ci big-block Chrysler donk under that blacked-out bonnet. Classic\u003cbr\u003emuscle cars don’t come much better than this, and we reckon this eye-searing beast\u003cbr\u003ewill create a whole new generation of Pentastar loyalists.\u003cbr\u003eWe also head to northern New South Wales to check out the Blacktop Outlaws\u003cbr\u003eFestival, a no-prep drag racing event at the Casino airstrip, which saw 130 cars face\u003cbr\u003eoff across six classes in a heads-up battle for trophies and prize money. Big crowds;\u003cbr\u003ekiller cars – and we were there to capture all the action across 10 pages. Check it\u003cbr\u003eout!\u003cbr\u003eTalking about massive features, we also got an eight-page story on Anna Povey’s\u003cbr\u003eturbo diesel-powered VL wagon. Don’t be fooled by the stock-appearing exterior with\u003cbr\u003eits sedate white paint; this is a show-quality build with more grunt than a piggery, and\u003cbr\u003eAnna’s looking to run serious numbers down the strip. Take a look and you’ll see\u003cbr\u003ewhy we devoted so many pages to this amazing car.\u003cbr\u003eThe first week of June was a big one for recent Queensland transplant Telfo, who\u003cbr\u003esomehow managed to take in both the 2026 Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway\u003cbr\u003eand the multi-day Cooly Rocks On nostalgia fest on the Gold Coast. The 58th\u003cbr\u003eWinters was packed with record-breaking passes in front of a massive crowd, while\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCooly brought classic pre-1985 cars together with vintage fashion, non-stop live\u003cbr\u003emusic and breezy beachside vibes. If you’ve never been to either, don’t worry – we\u003cbr\u003ehave full coverage of both events in the August mag, but make sure you book your\u003cbr\u003etickets for next year to check them out for yourself!\u003cbr\u003eIf you like your cars to go around corners, then we’ve got a treat from across the\u003cbr\u003eTasman Sea. This wild pro-touring Camaro from New Zealand rocks a big-block\u003cbr\u003eChev and a whole lot of attitude, packed with insane body mods and a level of fit and\u003cbr\u003efinish that has to be seen to be believed.\u003cbr\u003eWe also say farewell to two legends of the sport in Larry Ormsby and David Bowden,\u003cbr\u003eboth of whom passed away in June. Larry had a seismic influence on Australian drag\u003cbr\u003eracing both on the track and behind the scenes, while David was singlehandedly\u003cbr\u003eresponsible for saving and preserving countless Aussie race cars that would\u003cbr\u003eotherwise have been lost to time. Telfo looks back at their achievements and the\u003cbr\u003eindelible mark they both left on our sport.\u003cbr\u003eIf you haven’t had your fill of Holden wagons, there’s also Andrew Brady’s HQ, which\u003cbr\u003eis as neat as they come and stuffed full of 582 cubes’ worth of Dart big-block Chev.\u003cbr\u003eHonestly, once you check out Anna’s VL and Andrew’s Quey in this month’s mag,\u003cbr\u003eyou’ll be searching Facebook Marketplace for a new longroof project car – they’re\u003cbr\u003ejust so damn versatile!\u003cbr\u003eAnd all that’s just to get you started. We’ve also got a 16-year-old burnout Young\u003cbr\u003eGun from Florida; Arby takes a deep dive into Pete Lovering’s ’55 Chev\u003cbr\u003edoorslammer; there’s a really neat-looking ’50 Chev pick-up with a stroked and\u003cbr\u003e’rammed big-block in our In The Build section; and right up the back, we’ve got a BG\u003cbr\u003eEngines-built, nitrous-sniffing small-block Chev making over 1100hp as our Mill of\u003cbr\u003ethe Month.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt’s an absolutely massive month of horsepower and chrome in the August issue of\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStreet Machine, so head down to the supermarket and grab your copy now!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Street Machine Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43912220639310,"sku":"SMA2608","price":14.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1720\/0561\/files\/AugCover.jpg?v=1782974986","url":"https:\/\/shop.streetmachine.com.au\/products\/street-machine-magazine-august-2026","provider":"Street Machine Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}