Cars

BMW’s iconic M3

  At the end of a long day, we were negotiating a narrow, winding country road in the pitch-black of early evening, unsure of where or when the next turning

The tangled and interesting history of this Lotus 22

As part of international Diamond Jubilee celebrations, many overseas Formula Junior racers are scheduled to compete alongside locals in special races to be held at Hampton Downs, Taupō, Ruapuna, Levels,

Dean Foster’s Mini love affair

In New Zealand Classic Car Issue No. 313 Dean Foster shares his story of how he came to love and cherish the Mini marque, and became involved in keeping them

Porsche aims to save gas, cash, and environment

German automaker Porsche have announced that they will be unveiling the latest incarnation of their Panamera luxury-saloon range, which features a new 243kW (330hp) V6 turbo petrol engine, claimed to

Get to know Tony Quinn’s Aston Martin Vulcan

This incredible piece of automotive machinery got a fair amount of PR when it arrived in New Zealand last year. Its owner is businessman, racing driver, and race-track owner Tony

Valuable steel: the £500,000 BMW M1

Have you ever wondered why the 2009 BMW 1M was never called the M1, like every other M-series car that the automaker has ever produced? It’s because of this car

Revisiting Love’s Lost Studebaker

The near-mint, seldom-driven 1958 Studebaker Champion saloon that inspired Love’s Lost Studebaker (featured in the September 2006 issue of New Zealand Classic Car, Issue No. 189) sold on Trade Me

Larry Price recreates the car of his dreams

Larry Price still clearly remembers the excitement he felt as he heard the news — live — of the D-Type Jaguar crossing the finishing line in second place during 1954.

The Cord found up in the rafters

In 1987, whilst visiting a friend, Graham Gibson happened to glance up into the rafters of the large shed and noticed a pair of front mudguards that belonged to a