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Staying true to its pillars: a new Lotus is formed
In a time where many automakers are struggling Lotus Cars are bucking the trend. They’ve recently announced that their overall sales are up by 54 per cent in the
A classic car blast from the past — February 1915, 1940, 1965, and 1990
Once again, Graeme Rice looks back on the motoring worlds of 100, 75, 50, and 25 years ago February 1915 A wizard at the wheel
No better place to kick off 2015 than Whangamata
If you ask a gearhead what the best way to see in the New Year is, there is an incredibly high likelihood they’ll tell you
TV3 to broadcast Silver Fern Rally 2014
The Silver Fern Rally holds a special place in New Zealand’s motoring scene — it was there as rallying began to take off in New Zealand in
NZV8 Concept Corner: Aston GTX
Every month, we ask the cover car owner for the concept that they’d most like to build or see built. You’ve seen what he can
Super Black Racing ready to take on V8 Supercars
Super Black Racing — the only New Zealand-based V8 Supercars team — has teamed up with Prodrive Racing Australia (PRA) heading into the 2015 V8 Supercars
Barn-find 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 gets a dusting off
It seems that the coveted barn find has been making a resurgence of late, with the huge French haul late last year, and now this.
Rare 1934 Duesenberg Model J to grace the Hawke’s Bay
An opportunity to see the southern hemisphere’s only 1934 Duesenberg Model J in real life doesn’t come around very often, but the HB Vintage Car
Five years on and Born Too Late still going strong
Five years seem to have passed by at a rapid rate when you realize that it’s been that long since the first Chopper Show event
The auto mecca known as Kumeu Classic Car and Hot Rod Festival
The annual Kumeu Classic Car and Hot Rod Festival is more than just a car show, festival, or whatever else you want to call it —
Rare 1924 Rickenbacker to appear at Warbirds & Wheels
Wanaka’s remarkable Warbirds & Wheels museum has just gained another piece of history in the form of a rare 1924 Model C Rickenbacker Roadster. The museum was
Win an AMT Shelby GT350
Forget about tailor-made models — it’s time to check out some model kits from AMT; the perfect way to while away a few lazy hours
Stunt driver takes out Guinness World Record for the world’s tightest parrallel park
Sick of giving up those convenient parking spots because you don’t know whether your car will fit? Well, Fiat may just have the answer, and
Ford set the bar for 2015 with new Ford GT
The year that was 2014 showed us that America is stepping up its game with some amazing performance offerings from Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Ford. No sooner has 2015
Impressive line-up of F5000s at New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing
We’ve been looking forward to it for ages, and now it’s just around the corner. The highly anticipated New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing (NZFMR) is
Belonging to a classic-car or motorcycle club
“Some are good … some are not so good” New Zealand Classic Car regularly features articles on car clubs and, if a reader had never
South American auto quest
An intrepid Gerard Richards goes all Joseph Conrad and does the ‘Heart of Darkness’ thing while searching out old cars on a recent trip abroad
The lady in red: 1967 Shelby GT 500
“Built in the Philippines by an Australian company, this recreation of the Gone In Sixty Seconds GT 500 ‘Eleanor’ is a star in its
August 1974: Kit cars at the ’ring
“There was a time when Formula 1 was comparatively simple — you bought your engine from Cosworth, gearbox from Hewland, and ran up a
Catching up with veteran racer John Cottier
“Trevor catches up with a man who many reckon is New Zealand’s oldest circuit racer” Readers may recall the story that appeared in New
Ten interesting facts about the De Tomaso
“We’ve had a dig around and found our favourite top ten facts about the De Tomaso. Got one we should know about? Leave us a
Shutter Speed: 2014 from our photographer’s perspective
As I am about to open the door on my tenth year behind the camera for Parkside Media, parent company to NZ Performance Car, NZV8,
The BMW that set the ball rolling
“Donn drives the first BMW sold in New Zealand 46 years ago, while recalling a test he carried out on its sister car in 1968”
Discovered wrecks along New Zealand’s highways and byways
“Trevor Stanley-Joblin has put together a gallery of the roadside relics discovered while travelling throughout New Zealand” View fullsize Morris Minor attracting attention to
Triumph’s Herald: An advance in more ways than one
“The Triumph Herald was a unique small car arrival in 1959, which makes it a sensible classic, as Donn explains” One of the more
Engineer racer John Nicholson in 1973
“John Nicholson is yet another high achiever who is largely anonymous — just the way he likes it” A good friend of mine has a
Did you have a ‘safer journey’ at Christmas?
We’re all going on a Summer Holiday!” sang Cliff Richard in the 1960s movie of the same name. He and his Shadows went in a
Stainless steel icon — DeLorean
Like most young lads, as a nine-year-old Mat Bedogni had a real passion for Ferrari, and one of those Italian supercars was always going to
Whipped Up — a look back on the year
It’s weird to think that I’ve been a part of this team for almost a year now. Maybe not officially, but somewhat anyway. I’ve found some
The ins and outs of 3D printing a classic car
“3D printing is here to stay and — although there’s more involved than simply pushing the ‘print’ button — it’s even possible to ‘print’
How can a number plate not made in New Zealand be unsafe?
Back in Issue No. 280 of New Zealand Classic Car, correspondent Chris Field wrote about his experience of being apprehended in his 1964 Rolls-Royce for
Peugeot 205 GTi — Changing the Game
“On the 30th anniversary marking the arrival of the Peugeot 205 GTi, Donn recalls one that had a special place in his garage” Oscar
Pacemaker — 1972 VH Valiant Pacer
“During the late ’60s and early ’70s, a muscle car revolution was taking place in the US and, half a world away in Australia,
50 years of Fun Ho! midgets
These early Fun Ho! models were designed to fill a demand for Matchbox-type toys on the domestic market when demand outstripped the supply in an
The first McLaren sports car
The current crop of McLaren sports cars — including our featured 12C Spider — can all trace their ancestry back to the late ’60s, and
Taupo Thunder Drags canceled
We’ve just been informed that the entire 2014–’15 race season planned for Taupo Thunder Dragway has been canceled. Promoter Ken Galvin stated in his release that only 11
A Kiwi Le Mans legend brought back from the past
“Recreating a Kiwi Le Mans legend is no minor feat and Grant Aitken explains the reasoning behind why he took on the challenge” Some
Focus on Howden Ganley for NZFMR 2015
There is nowhere else in the world where you will be able to see such a fine collection of Formula 5000 cars running and on