Ben Hosking

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Feature Car: Darryl Penton's Toyota Hilux

Jan 21, 2025 | hoskingindustries.com.au | Ben Hosking

I got the chance to photograph Darryl Penton’s blown V8-powered Toyota Hilux minitruck for the 2024 Street Machine Yearbook. This truck has been an ongoing labour of love for Darryl for some time and it is riddled with detail. From the snake-belly stance provided by the airbags and big billet wheels filling the massaged guards, to the smooth bodywork and swapped front end, the truck looks the business. Check out the smoothed tray area, too.
Feature Car: Peter Bonassi's Holden Commodore

Jan 21, 2025 | hoskingindustries.com.au | Ben Hosking

What has 980hp, 22x13in rears and a ton of attitude? Peter Bonassi’s Holden Commodore, that’s what. This VK was Peter’s dream car from his mid-teens, bit it took almost a decade to make his dream a reality. It’s not every day you find a small-block making this kind of horsepower, either. My photo shoot was featured in the 2024 Street Machine Yearbook. Enjoy a few photos of the car here.
Front Cover - Dom's Holden for Street Machine - Hosking Industries

Jan 12, 2025 | hoskingindustries.com.au | Ben Hosking

Who doesn’t love a good skid shot?! I know the team at Street Machine sure do. And from the feedback I’ve seen online, many readers do, too. I got to shoot Dom Luci’s Holden for the cover of Street Machine’s January 2025 issue. The skid shot was the last thing we did during the photo shoot. It took mere seconds to finish off the sticky rubber at the back and the smoke was instant. Believe it or not, this was actually the only viable frame I got from the skid.
FLASHBACK: 2006 and the First Reader-Voted SCOTY

Dec 8, 2024 | hoskingindustries.com.au | Ben Hosking

FLASHBACK to 2006. It was the first year that we opened the Car of the Year awards up to a public vote. I was editor of Street Commodores at the time. We had a custom trophy designed and built for the purpose by Danny Hoang from Cyber Motorsports, from memory. It turned out so nicely, but given the state of decay that ran through Express Publications in the 2010s, I hate to think what happened to it. We courted controversy by having the winner chosen by public vote.
Feature Car: Mark Caruana's HK Holden

Nov 28, 2024 | hoskingindustries.com.au | Ben Hosking

Mark Caruana found a unicorn when he stumbled across this genuine 11,000-mile survivor that had already been through one ground-up resto. A truly ‘only driven on Sundays’ situation, much of this car’s interior is actually original!It was a quick build, with the final rush from painted shell to Summernats taking just three short months. Find a copy of the November 2024 issue of Street Machine to read all about it.
Feature Car: Al Vella's Ford Capri

Nov 24, 2024 | hoskingindustries.com.au | Ben Hosking

Al Vella is no stranger to drag racing or to Street Machine’s Drag Challenge. But his latest Capri build will decimate everything he’s achieved before, thanks to its monster 468ci naturally-apirated small-block build and light weight carbon panels. Making a stout 1000hp, this little British coupe runs on 15x14in rear wheels and 315 radials.
Cover Car: Simon Kryger's WB Holden

Nov 4, 2024 | hoskingindustries.com.au | Ben Hosking

Simon Kryger’s WB Tonner was a first for Street Machine. The magazine has never run a car quite like it on the front cover before and may never do so again. Powered by a nitrous-sniffing 632ci big-block and underpinned by a number of drag-oriented chassis and suspension upgrades, this machine looks like it just got done with 40 years of tradie work… and in many ways it has. Get up close and you’ll see most of the patina on this thing is legit. Original paint, original steel tray.
Feature Car: Simon Fawcett's 1946 Chev'

Oct 23, 2024 | hoskingindustries.com.au | Ben Hosking

Simon Fawcett and Karen Savage’s 1946 Chevrolet truck is a rare machine – an Australian-built ute that boasts numerous stylistic points unique to the model. Built by the teams at Image Vehicle Manufacturing and Woods & Woods, the car has been some 12 years in the making and the results are incredible. It’s also about the fifth or sixth car I’ve photographed from the IVM stable. The photo shoot was featured in the October 2024 issue of Street Machine.
Feature Car: Chris Palazzo's Mopar Pair

Oct 23, 2024 | hoskingindustries.com.au | Ben Hosking
Stilt houses that elevate living to an art form

Oct 21, 2024 | loveproperty.com | Sean Fennessy |Ben Hosking |Jim Stephenson |Chandra Datt

The 2,000-square-foot home is encircled by a 60-foot wooden deck, which offers sweeping panoramic views of one of the world’s most iconic skylines, including the Hollywood sign, the Griffith Observatory, and Catalina Island. Numerous sets of sliding glass doors ensure that the view can also be enjoyed from inside the home, which boasts classic Mid-Century hardwood floors, white walls and high, beamed ceilings.