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Behind the Garage Door: taking a peek at your classic car restoration projects
“New Zealand Classic Car takes a peek at a handful of readers’ ongoing classic car restoration projects” Home-grown supercar View fullsize When a couple
The Collectors: 200 dusty classic cars found in a barn
“Gordon Campbell opens up a barn and discovers more than 200 classic cars. After blowing the dust off some of them, he sent in
Remembering how time flies when you’re having fun
The year that was 2015 was a milestone event for the New Zealand Classic Car team as they reached Issue No. 300! A creditable effort, I
Celebrating 300 issues: the special edition of New Zealand Classic Car
With the January edition of New Zealand Classic Car now on sale, we celebrate our 300th issue with a special edition of New Zealand’s first and
Godzilla’s Wrath: R-chassis Supremacy
““It takes three generations for a restaurant to perfect the taste of its dishes” — Kozo Watanabe, founding father of the modern GT-R” Nissan
Exploring Waimak Classic Cars
“Ashley travels to Rangiora to check out the classic cars for sale at a ‘boutique’ dealership with a difference” View fullsize With 2.5 million
King of tough street: a show-condition Escort like no other
“Marcus Hall’s Ford Escort isn’t your usual road-going example, but rather a 10-year-long father-and-son project that’s got a swag of awards in its wake
Classic connections: it’s a small world after all
Life is all about connections — or degrees of separation, if you like — and I got a few reminders of just how connected things
Missed the latest episode of NAC Car Culture? Watch it here!
So, you missed the episode of NAC Car Culture on TV3 didn’t you? Well, never fear, you can watch every single episode right here on
Enthusiast Essentials: drive the dream this Christmas
Give the ultimate motorsport gift experience this Christmas with a Drivers Day experience voucher. Whether you want to feel the incredible acceleration and cornering abilities
Prowear NZ Superlap: lap times are up!
The third round of the Prowear NZ Superlap series, held December 12–13, was an intense one. We’ve just had everyone’s fastest lap times come through,
Material sought for film on Bruce McLaren’s life
Acclaimed director Roger Donaldson (The Bank Job, The Recruit, Cocktail), is making a feature documentary on the life of Bruce McLaren, a New Zealander who
NZV8 Issue No. 128: full of Santa’s very own content
Christmas is just around the corner and we didn’t want to hold out on any goodies — that’s why the latest issue of NZV8 is
Uncles Club: track day initiated
Some of you will remember a few months back when I sold my 1991 Mitsubishi GTO — a car that I have wanted since I
Bambina with a sting, plus more in the latest New Zealand Classic Car
The December issue of New Zealand Classic Car is now for sale. From the cutest Italian to classic ’50s American styling, plus British luxury at its best,
A Classics Museum carnival
Waikato classic car enthusiasts, and those of us who have passed through Hamilton, will have undoubtedly stopped off at Classics Museum to step back in
Escape to the far north for Autospectacular
Classic car enthusiasts planning to head to the top of the North Island for their summer holidays should be planning to visit this year’s Autospectacular
Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club Annual Car Show and Swap Meet
Held on Sunday, November 8 at the Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club’s Cliff Road HQ, overlooking the upper reaches of Tauranga Harbour, this annual
75 things every Kiwi car person should do before they die: part three
“For a small country, we’ve got not only an amazing number of cars, but also an amazing amount of things we can do with
We drive Audi’s supercar-killing station wagon
Let’s just establish this up front: putting a pair of turbos on top of a 5.0-litre V10 engine is ridiculous. It’s absurd and excessive, and
Moore wins on Touring Cars return
Auckland driver Richard Moore has starred in his debut of the BNT NZ Touring Cars at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park over the weekend of November
Weekly Motor Fix: best of British
In an effort to reinvigorate the Daimler marque after acquiring the company in the early ’60s, Jaguar slotted Daimler’s 2.5-litre V8 into their Mk2 body
Highlands 101: entire race production live!
If you didn’t catch the Highlands 101, which was held on November 15 at Highlands Motorsport Park, you can now watch the entire episode here.
Americarna going full throttle!
After looking like it wasn’t going to happen, the team behind Americarna recently confirmed that not only will Americarna proceed in 2016, but also 2017
First shipment of new Mustangs lands in New Zealand
The most anticipated new cars of 2015 have finally landed in New Zealand — the all-new, 2015 Ford Mustang. The first ship from the USA
World’s first Porsche Classic Centre
More than 70 per cent of the vehicles ever produced by Porsche are still running today. Following the lead set by organizations such as Ferrari
Get your classic car restoration sorted with our restoration guide
We all know that there’s always something that needs attending to, whether it’s simply tidying up interior carpets and upholstery, fixing that scratched windscreen, touching
Enthusiast Essentials: British sporting cars in miniature
Here’s some good news for all model-car enthusiasts: well-known collector David Wright — acclaimed author of A History of White Metal Transport Modelling and The
Emission update: Volkswagen find the answer
Volkswagen have been working as hard as possible to find the solution to put the emissions scandal that they’ve been embroiled in to rest, and
McMillin turns to nitro!
NZV8 columnist, and well-known drag racer, Morice McMillin has driven some fast cars during his drag racing career, but last Sunday the Hamilton-based driver
Scott Dixon to pilot Darracq at 2016 Leadfoot Festival
Leadfoot Festival is, without a doubt, one of New Zealand’s most highly regarded motorsport events. The reason why is simple, and it all began
Black Friday: two Zs, a mall, and a pair of Hoonigans
Every time we get sent something from the crowd at Hoonigan, we’re never disappointed. It’s always something wild, loud, and outright Hoon-ish. This time around,
Big guns head to Hampton Downs
“The new-look motor-racing season in New Zealand got off to a great start with the first Premier Motorsport event at Taupo Motorsport Park in
The tail ‘wagon’ the dog
Don’t tell your copier rep, but Mercedes-Benz’s latest version of the C63 AMG has arrived. Moneyed Kiwis fell in love with the first-generation C63 thanks
The Route 66 experience, part two: follow a bunch of Kiwis down Route 66
“Long-time hot rodder and NZV8 contributor, Kevin Shaw, embarked upon a month-long trek across the North American mecca of motoring — Route 66. Here’s
75 things every Kiwi car person should do before they die: part two
“For a small country, we’ve got not only an amazing number of cars, but also an amazing amount of things we can do with
Roadster wars: the Fiat 124 Spider returns
Almost 50 years since the original was introduced, an Italian-classic favourite makes a welcome return — albeit in thoroughly modern form. Yes, the Fiat 124 Spider