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Weekly Motor Fix: 1956 Chevrolet 210 Sport Coupé
“Retired drag racer Jim Crain Snr has settled into a relaxing lifestyle, and chooses to spend his time in a more sedate fashion these
Raging bull: Lamborghini sells record number of vehicles in 2015
You know the world is doing OK when Lamborghini announce that they’ve sold more cars in 2015 than any other year in the last 53
Big prizes up for grabs at Waikaraka Park
There’s set to be plenty of action in late February at Waikaraka Family Speedway, with around $16K in prize and appearance money up for grabs.
Behind the Garage Door: the 37-year project Ford 10hp 7W
This 1937 Ford 10hp 7W utility was purchased new by Percy Dellow Tonkin on December 21, 1937 from the Ford agent in Christchurch, Hutchinson Motors.
Flashback to the very first Targa New Zealand
It’s been 20 years since the very first Targa New Zealand took place in 1995 — and in the years between then and now, the
Racing line: carnage in the wet at Ruapuna
Andre Heimgartner returned to the BNT NZ Touring Car Championship over the weekend of January 16–17 at Ruapuna in great style, capturing the round win
Trailer trash: before you tow, make sure you know!
“So you’re planning your maiden voyage to the track with your pride and joy, but you aren’t 100 per cent sure how to tow
Quick Quiz: put your knowledge of the Ford Capri to the test
Think you know all there is to know about the Ford Capri? Test your knowledge with our quick quiz — and don’t forget to brag
Weekly Motor Fix: check out this incredibly original 1972 XA GT Falcon
The competition With The Ellerslie Intermarque Concours and Classic Car Show coming up on February 14, we decided to feature this incredibly original 1972 XA
Thunderbirds are go: we select our favourite big-screen birds
Over the years, Thunderbirds have appeared in dozens of movies and TV series — and here are a few of our favourite big-screen Birds View
Bigger than Texas: 22nd annual Kumeu Classic Car and Hot Rod Festival
Crap events don’t survive. And with the weekend of January 16–17 celebrating the 22nd annual Kumeu Classic Car and Hot Rod Festival, that longevity should
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