Cars

Weekly Motor Fix: 1964 Chev Biscayne

  Chevrolet’s Impala enjoys a coveted status as the unofficial ‘king’ of American cars. Thanks to drag racers, hot rodders, lowriders, and gangsters, the Impala is undoubtedly one of the

Weekly Motor Fix: the Duzgo

  This unusual-looking vehicle was built in 1978 by Giles Engineering in Whataroa South Westland. These little on-road/off-road vehicles were built for the farming community and have been described as

A rare sight: 1971 Ford Capri 3000GT

View fullsize Of course, most of those cars are well and truly categorized as classics nowadays but nonetheless, many seem to have disappeared off the face of the earth. For

Little ‘Pirate’ up for grabs

It was at the first New Zealand Drag Nationals at Kopuka on a dry summer’s day in 1967, where Bob Rossiter’s ‘Pirate’ dragster faced off against the team of Lucas

Old-school rally legends under the hammer

Over three decades on from its release, the Audi Quattro is a cult icon for some, and is fondly remembered by many. Why? The Ur-Quattro (‘original’ Quattro) helped four-wheel drive

Weekly Motor Fix: 1970 Ford Mustang

  In NZV8’s last Weekly Motor Fix, we took a peek at Maurice Shapley’s circuit-destroying Holden Monaro, with its serious re-engineering in pursuit of precious milliseconds. Well, this time around,

Weekly Motor Fix: 1931 Bentley 4.5L

  Despite my knowledge being a bit rusty when it comes to cars that are nearly 100 years old, I’ve always been a fan of old race cars. Previously I’d been scared to the

Land Rover’s amazing Valentine’s Day gift

Valentine’s Day 2015 presented four good friends with a slightly better gift than a box of Cadbury Favourites. As students of Otago University 15 years ago, Will Radford, Jeremy Wells,