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Haven’t got your cards yet, or want another pack? Head to Battery Town now

4 May, 2015

 


Get your free pack of Battery Town NZV8 playing cards with every vehicle battery sold during May

These special edition playing cards feature 50 different feature cars from the last 10 years of NZV8 magazine and have been carefully selected to showcase the amazing variety of V8s out there in New Zealand.

If you want a pack, all you need to do is head into any Battery Town store across New Zealand, buy a battery for a vehicle, motorcycle, or boat, or purchase a deep-cycle battery, and you’ll walk away with a pack. Be quick though, as stocks are limited!

Find your nearest Battery Town store

Terms and Conditions:

  • One pack per battery sold.
  • Must be a vehicle, motorcycle, boat, or deep-cycle battery.
  • Does not apply to less than 50a/h SLA batteries.
  • Does not apply to other Battery Town sales, labour, or accessories.
  • Limited print run edition of cards — while stocks last.

Merry Christmas from NZ Classic Car magazine

23 December, 2024

The Classic Car magazine team is taking a few weeks’ holiday from the work computer and heading to the beach for some kickback time.
Merry Christmas, and have a wonderful summer holiday to all our readers, followers, and fans. Enjoy this special extra time with the family. We will be posting archive articles again in mid to late January.
Have fun, be good and be careful out there.

Two engines instead of one?

13 December, 2024

Popping two motors into a car is not only complicated, it doesn’t always end well. Donn Anderson recalls early attempts, including John Cooper’s ill-fated original Twini Mini built 58 years ago

For a boost in performance, better traction, and perhaps improved handling to some, two motors seems an obvious solution. It would also eliminate the need to develop a larger engine replacement from scratch, but would that outweigh the not inconsiderable technical difficulties?
The idea of using a pair of engines dates back at least 86 years to the Alfa Romeo Bimotor single seater racing car that was officially timed at 335km/h, or 208mph. Taking a lengthened Alfa P3 chassis, the Italians fitted two supercharged straight eight 2.9-litre and 3.2-litre engines, one in front of the cockpit, and the other behind the cockpit.