From its debut in 1951, Lancia’s Aurelia Gran Turismo was hailed as one of the world’s finest cars Older readers may remember New Zealand Classic Car’s irascible columnist, Gabriel — and
If you’re like us you tend to find yourself trawling through websites, newspapers, and sometimes even grocery store noticeboards, trying to hunt out that perfect classic car for a decent price.
View fullsize Over the past few years I’ve been fortunate enough to follow Targa New Zealand events around most of the North Island. My main priority during these trips
View fullsize In a parallel universe, this super-rare, hatchback sports coupé might well have been a serious rival to the MGBGT As the ’50s fizzled out, with war-rationing having
View fullsize During the course of any given month, the myriad number of cars that are shuffled in and out of our purpose-built photography studio is nothing short of
With the impending arrival of Ford New Zealand’s 2015 Mustangs later on in the year, hype is clearly building here in little old New Zealand — more than 300 orders
“On day one, it was driven off the car yard. On day two, it was punished on the drag strip” Imagine walking into your local car dealer, buying the
Although most will have heard of JET1 — the gas turbine–powered version of Rover’s venerable P4 — few are aware that Rover got involved with the Whittle jet engine as
“The glory days of Nascar racing may never happen again, but that hasn’t stopped one dedicated Auckland family from reliving them” From moonshine runners racing to get their fresh
“Every month we ask the NZV8 cover car over for the concept they’d most like to build, or see built ” On the cover of NZV8 Issue No. 121,
They say that the best time to buy a convertible is during the colder, wetter months — most buyers are looking for something cozier, increasing the chances of you picking up
“The Triumph Herald was a unique small car arrival in 1959 which makes it a sensible classic, as Donn explains” View fullsize One of the more endearing qualities of
“Back to the swinging sixties with Maserati’s iconic supercar” View fullsize When we travelled to Queenstown for our South Island Special issue, we got the opportunity to meet some incredibly friendly
“Donn laments the fact that so few X1/9s came to New Zealand, as this sports car provided a breath of fresh air in the ’70s and is now a
View fullsize The addition of Rover’s 3.5-litre V8 was intended to give MG’s hardtop GT a fresh lease of life — but was it too little, too late? MG’s
