Australian Street Rodding

23/02/2024

Big weekend coming up in Cowra celebrating the 90 year anniversary of 33/34 automobiles! Will be a fantastic event featuring some awesome hot rods, be sure to get there!

23/01/2024

Some interesting news from Castlemaine - The hot rod sign at the north end of town has disappeared!
Erected in the early '80s, this iconic Castlemaine landmark is one of four signs welcoming travellers to Castlemaine and proclaiming the town as The Street Rod Centre of Australia.
Don't worry, it hasn't been stolen. It's in safe hands and after a freshen up, it will hopefully be installed at a new location, let me explain.
Last year we were informed the sign would need to be relocated in the near future because the land the sign is on would be getting redeveloped soon. Last Monday I drove by the sign and saw that it had been vandalised, pretty devastating for me personally because it features two hot rods that my late father, Larry O'Toole built and that our family still own and drive as often as we can. This sign has been up longer than I've been here and to my knowledge, had never been vandalised. It was heartbreaking to see.
I wasn't having it though, so returned the next day and spent about five hours cleaning off the graffiti. I had to laugh at the irony of this situation, but by the time I finished, I decided we may as well get the sign down ASAP, I didn't want it to happen again.
Two days later, a good mate helped me take the sign down and remove the frame and support legs. It is now in storage with the original version of this sign that also features one of dad's hot rods. We have a new location for the sign in mind, now it's a matter of going through whatever process is needed to get it reinstalled.
We'll post an update when there's news, in the meantime we'd love to see your photos of cool cars parked in front of these iconic signs! Cheers, Al O'Toole.

21/11/2023

The Hot Rodders Bookshop Clearance Sale! Graffiti Publications are cleaning house with 50% off all magazine and book titles! See our website for available stock to complete your magazine collections or pick up some bargain Christmas gifts for the hot rodder in you life. On sale now at www.graffitipub.com.au

04/10/2023

Back from another fantastic Valla Rod Run where we were honoured to present the Larry O'Toole Memorial award to Matt Black for his stunning Model A coupe! Congratulations to Matt and thanks to the Drag-Ens Hot Rod Club for including Larry in their presentations, a very special gesture that we greatly appreciate!

14/09/2023

Australian Street Rodding #400!
It’s a sad day at ASR HQ with our final printed issue hitting retail shelves today, but we’re proud of our achievements over the past 46 years and we are stoked with how our last issue has turned out. You’ll notice the cover is a throwback to our very first issue from 1977 and features the cool cars of some great friends, while inside we’ve chosen a variety of feature cars and events with a touch of hot rodding history, our favourite subject.
Along with all the usual columns, our last edition is crammed full of cool stuff, including plenty of action shots from the Marsh Rodders’ Drag Racing Fun Day, bargains galore from the Ballarat Road Rodders’ The Fridge Swap Meet, awesome show cars at Sydney’s Hot Rod and Custom Auto Expo and a special coverage of this years historic Nostalgia Lane display showcasing “then and now” photos of iconic Aussie hot rods. Features include a great spread on Neale “Slugger” Cannan’s collection, Sean Hammond’s bitchin’ Model A coupe, an Ardun-equipped Vicky and an elite Deuce Tudor. Get it from your local newsagent today or directly from Graffiti Publications via our website, www.graffitipub.com.au
Thank you for supporting Australian Street Rodding over the years, it has been an honour and a pleasure to share our adventures with you all. Keep an eye on our page, we’ve got more cool stuff to come!

16/08/2023

ASR 399 is out now and includes coverage of The Day of The Drags, the Lazy Winter Run and Cooly Rocks On, plus a bunch of neat feature cars. Get it from your local newsagent today or grab a copy from us directly via the website, www.graffitipub.com.au

24/07/2023

Our latest issue, ASR 398 is out now and is loaded with cool stuff including coverage of the Narrandera Rod & Custom Run, Showcars Melbourne 12th Showdown, the Castlemaine Swap Meet, Meguiar's MotorEx and Toowoomba's Low Altitude Rod Run. It's out in Newsagents so grab a copy from your local today or see our website, www.graffitipub.com.au
Also some sad news to report, as some of you will have heard, Graffiti Publications will no longer be printing Australian Street Rodding magazine after issue 400. More details soon.

08/06/2023

On sale today! ASR 397 is out now and loaded with neat stuff, such as our coverage of the 25th ASRF Street Rod Nationals, the 33rd DLRA Speed Week, the Castlemaine Hot Rod Centre's Autopia event, the River City Coupe & Roadster Club's Reliability Run, the Carralbyn 1/8th mile drags and the Murray River Rod Run. Grab yourself a copy from your local newsagent, order directly from us, or subscribe to Australia's longest running hot rod mag via our website! www.graffitipub.com.au

26/05/2023

Come and see us at the Hot Rod and Custom Auto expo in Sydney this weekend, a few new titles to check out plus some show special bargains.

26/05/2023

Ready for an awesome weekend in Sydney!

11/05/2023

ASR 396 released today! Grab a copy and check out our coverage of the Canberra Rod and Kustom Krooze, the Daylesford Motorfest, the Centre State Swap Meet and the Grand National Roadster Show, plus all the usual columns and some awesome feature cars! Get it from ya local newsy or from Graffiti Publications via our website, www.graffitipub.com.au

18/04/2023

Heaps of good stuff in the latest issue of ASR! Australian Street Rodding #395 includes coverage of the Queenscliff Rod Run, the Geelong Revival, the Balhannah Hot Rod & Classics Picnic, the second Melbourne Pickup Trucks Downunder Meet and the 40th Port Fairy Rod Run. There's also some really cool feature cars in this one so grab a copy today from your local newsagent, directly from us at Graffiti Publications, or better yet, hit up the website and subscribe so you can get the mag every month. www.graffitipub.com.au

14/04/2023

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Are you looking for a little hot rod swap meet on a sunday morning?
Are you looking for something on a sunday morning before the wife gets up and makes you do 1000's jobs you didnt know need doing?
Are you sick of taking your valuables to a swap in a swamp or a dust bowl? Bay Rodders INC are too so we're doing something about it by hosting a little swap in Dandenong south outside the rubber Connection.

14/04/2023