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Milwaukee street MACHINE OF THE YEAR 2021

STREET Machine of the Year is one of the longest-running, most prestigious, most lucrative and certainly most democratic prizes in the Aussie car-crafting scene, with $20,000 and eternal bragging rights on the line. For a tilt at winning, a car must have been built primarily in Australia and featured in Street Machine over the past year.

Like last year, we’ve turned to SM staff and contributors to select the 16 finalists. A grand total of 60 cars ended up with at least one vote from a member of our team, reflecting the number of incredible builds that have graced our pages of late. The addition of our 2020 Yearbook made the decision even harder by throwing more amazing metal into the mix. Now it’s up to you to decide who takes home the perpetual SMOTY trophy and the $20K grand prize, thanks to our friends at Milwaukee.

This year’s list features eight Holdens, five Fords, one Chevy, one Dodge and

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