The house of the rising sun: the surge of Japanese metal in the ’70s and ’80s
“Gerard examines the emergence of the Japanese performance car in New Zealand during the ’70s and ’80s, and makes a case for a new breed of classic car” Right
“Gerard examines the emergence of the Japanese performance car in New Zealand during the ’70s and ’80s, and makes a case for a new breed of classic car” Right
“Immaculate and raucous, this 1972 Datsun 1200 coupé pushes the boundaries of period-correct modifying” View fullsize When it comes to putting a personal touch on an older modified car,
“An extremely rare Bugatti finds a new home in New Zealand where it will be the subject of a total rebuild” Generally speaking, Bugattis are a rare and elusive
Big Boys Toys is, without a doubt, New Zealand’s biggest mainstream ‘bloke-fest’ — a massive expo dedicated to all the things that make Kiwi blokes feel warm and gooey inside;
Twilight sessions are back at Hampton Downs, a good opportunity to get in a few hours of testing, or simply smash out some some after-work laps. While there on assignment
At Sotheby’s upcoming New York Driven by Disruption auction (December 10), a car that has been hailed as something of a Holy Grail for car collectors will be offered for
The 1976 XJ12-C Broadspeed driven by John Steed in the 1970s TV series The New Avengers, fetched £62,000 (NZ$141,079) at a recent H&H Classics’ auction in the UK, some
Classic Car Auctions (CCA) will be offering a very special 1967 Ford Mustang convertible — owned by British actor and Game of Thrones star Charles Dance — in its auction
“Donn is reunited with the actual Datsun 240Z he road-tested more than four decades ago” View fullsize Cover of the November 1971 edition of Motorman, shot at Ardmore airport
Audi Quattros have a very dear place in my heart. My first car was a 1989 Audi 90 Quattro, complete with five-cylinder 10-valve KV engine. It was fairly gutless,
Ask me, if money is no object, what car I’d most like to own and you’ll always get the same answer — Aston Martin’s gorgeous, and incredibly rare, DB4GT Zagato.
When veteran Targa driver Mike Lowe — and his co-driver Philip Sutton — line up to start the 21st annual Targa NZ next Monday (Labour Day, October 26) once again
View fullsize Every year, our talented contributor Richard Opie makes the three-to-four hour flight to Sydney, Australia, to take part in the festivities around the 2015 Yokohama World Time Attack
“Finding an unmolested Mazda RX-3 coupé isn’t an easy task, as many examples have been seriously modified — however, with values of original cars soaring, the search is well
“Every month NZV8 ask their cover car owner for the concept that they’d most like to build, or see someone build” Lyndon Hakopa had Matamata Panelworks build a