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The October issue of New Zealand Classic Car has landed!

21 September, 2016

The October 2016 issue of New Zealand Classic Car has hit a shelf near you! Have a quick sneak peek at what you’ll find within the pages of the brand-new issue!

When Chris Alexander spotted our featured Ford Mk1 Cortina in a South Auckland wrecker’s yard, he couldn’t resist the temptation to rescue it and create something special. Take a look at the build shots here.

We take a close look at a monster of a track car — and one of of the rarest road cars in the world. Learn more here.

Find out why Mercury, the name of the Roman god of financial gain, was almost an appropriate name for one particular division of Ford. Get an insight into the full article here.

A full and comprehensive Targa New Zealand 2016 programme. Find out more here.

If you want to secure your copy of the October issue of New Zealand Classic Car without having to head to the shops, grab a print copy of the mag now:




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A second dose of Dash

24 April, 2025

When the car arrived in Wellington in December 2018 it was duly taken along for entry certification. Vehicle Inspection NZ (VINZ) found some wrongly wired lamps and switches — not too bad — but, much more significantly, some poor welding repairs. As the structural problems were probed more thoroughly, we realized the previous owner’s restoration would not do and we needed an upgrade. Dash had made it into the country but it would take some time and money before he would be free to explore any of New Zealand’s scenic highways.
We took the car to our new home in Johnsonville in the northern suburbs of Wellington and I pored over the car in detail to figure out what was next. There were lots of new parts on the car and a very perky reconditioned drivetrain but the chassis needed serious work.

Lunch with… Jim Palmer

16 April, 2025

In the 1960s, Hamilton’s Jim Palmer won the prestigious ‘Gold Star’ four times and was the first resident New Zealander home in the New Zealand Grand Prix on five consecutive occasions. He shared the podium with Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Denny Hulme, Jackie Stewart, and Chris Amon. The extent of his domination of the open-wheeler scene in New Zealand will probably never be matched or exceeded. Yet he’s always been modest about his achievements.