Glenn Torrens

2 months ago | streetmachine.com.au | Glenn Torrens

First published in the February 2012 issue of Street MachineLooking at this sensational Holden Monaro in our Summernats photo studio, photographer Peter Bateman sticks his tongue firmly in his cheek and asks: “So, when did you start the medication?”Mick Truman, a bloke heavily involved in the car’s build and a good mate of owner Jody Vincitorio, hits back a perfect reply: “Mate, it’s when he went off the medication, that was the problem!”This Monaro is that kind of car.

Jan 24, 2025 | streetmachine.com.au | Glenn Torrens

First published in the October 2004 issue of Street MachineAs a car-crazy kid I never rated Cortinas — that is until one morning, when a bloke in a bright orange example dropped his little brother off at my high school. No big deal. Until it shrieked against its stallie and launched up the street like a cat with a pellet up its arse.

Jan 24, 2025 | streetmachine.com.au | Glenn Torrens

First published in the October 2004 issue of Street MachineAs a car-crazy kid I never rated Cortinas — that is until one morning, when a bloke in a bright orange example dropped his little brother off at my high school. No big deal. Until it shrieked against its stallie and launched up the street like a cat with a pellet up its arse.

Jan 17, 2025 | streetmachine.com.au | Glenn Torrens

First published in the September 2004 issue of Street MachineHave you heard the story about a bloke who finds a POS at the roadside, buys it, and turns it from wreck to heck? “We bought the car, stuffed, at the beginning of 1998,” begins Canberra’s Chris Rann. “It’s an ex-chaser. It was sitting on a bloke’s front lawn for about 10 years and had a lot of vandal damage. We bought it just for the motor — a Black 4.9.”Then plans changed.

Nov 29, 2024 | streetmachine.com.au | Glenn Torrens

While chatting in the Sunday-morning sun at Toranafest 2024, my mate Phil made a terrific observation: “All these cars, all these colours – it’s like a spilled bag of jellybeans!” He wasn’t wrong – few car events boast the lolly-shop colours of a paddock packed with Holden Toranas!Held around Maitland in NSW’s Hunter region, this year’s 30th-birthday event was the first Toranafest in five years.