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British-inspired roadsters to make a comeback
View fullsize It’s looking like Mini and MG are both exploring options in bringing the classic British roadster market back into the land of
Day in the dirt
View fullsize Sunday, March 2 saw the running of the City Hire South 4th Annual Vintage Speedway and Hot Rod ‘Day-in-the-Dirt’ out at the Ellesmere
Kiwi claims first Volvo win in 17 years
Kiwi Scott McLaughlin won the final race of the MSS Security Challenge at the Formula One Rolex Australian Grand Prix and became the first
V8 victory at Pukekohe for Murphy
Photo: Euan Cameron Despite intense pressure and a damaged car, Greg Murphy took out the feature BNT V8 SuperTourers race at Pukekohe on Sunday.
Annual Twin Rivers Car Parade
Last month the Twin Rivers Car Parade and display was held at the Canterbury A&P Showgrounds. Even though the weather was very overcast and
Whincup dominates at Tyrepower Tasmania 400
Race four and five of the Tyrepower Tasmania 400 have been taken out by Jamie Whincup, overcoming a weekend of controversial racing. Throughout the
Beach Hop 2014: Castrol Edge Thunder Cruise to Onemana
View fullsize With the much-needed rest from the previous day not as long as it could have been, we were woken up for day
Beach Hop 2014: Day four — Whangamata
View fullsize And then it was Saturday, which is generally considered to be the main day of Beach Hop and best described as orchestrated
Southward Car Museum’s annual Auto Jumble in November
The Southward Car Museum is holding its annual Auto Jumble in November 2014 and owners of vintage, classic, and rare cars and motorcycles can
Peter Caughey wins Suzuki SuperBoat Champs round five
Photo: Ian Thornton Peter Caughey and his Enzed team have won the penultimate round of the Suzuki SuperBoat Champs which was held in Whanganui
Kiwis dominate at Winton 400
The Kiwis took out race seven at Winton raceway with Fabian Coulthard taking first and Shane Van Gisbergen standing right beside him on the podium.
Karen Hay: Quickest and fastest female drag racer
Photo: Earl Edwards On Sunday, April 6, the record for New Zealand’s quickest, and fastest, female was taken out by Karen Hay in her purpose-built
Foggy looking for glory at BNT V8 SuperTourers this weekend
Photo: Geoff Ridder Photo: Geoff Ridder The Aucklander became the only driver to beat champion Greg Murphy so far this year when he won
ITM Auckland 500 round-up
Words by Jayden StirrupPhotos by Christian Hartung It was a day to remember them, and remember them we did. Race 10 kicked off the
Hayden Pedersen secures a spot in Peak Stock Car Dream Challenge
Hayden Pedersen is getting closer and closer to his dream of becoming a professional Nascar driver. The 19-year-old from Rotorua has made the shift
NZV8 Touring Cars TLX and TL Championship
After much drama in and outside of Sunday’s races, Nick Ross won the NZV8 Touring Cars TLX Championship, a title he has hunted with
V8 SuperTourers and NZV8 Touring Cars — merge or be banned
BNT V8 SuperTourers 2014 series champion, Greg Murphy, being handed his trophy by MotorSport New Zealand President Shayne Harris.Photo credit: Andrew Bright An unusual
Massive Murphy auction at Hampton Downs
Greg Murphy is supporting the Spinal Cord Society NZ and its research into finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes by donating the proceeds
New Mustangs secured in 30 seconds
The nerves of Ford executives about releasing there “baby” were eased when the first 500 Euro-spec 2015 Mustangs were reserved within the first 30
Annual Holden Car Show exceeds last year’s funds for charity
View fullsize Back in March, the Holden Special Vehicles Club Inc, in association with Ebbett Hamilton, held the fourth annual Hamilton Holden Car Show
Sir Jack Brabham passes away
The sad news travelled across the ditch that Sir Jack Brabham passed away on May 19, 2014. Brabham started his racing career in 1948,
V8 Supercars season finale
Jamie Whincup has taken to the top of the time sheets in what turned out to be another dreadful session for Holden Racing Team. Whincup’s
John McIntyre hands V8 drive to rookie Mark Gibson
V8 SuperTourer driver and team owner John McIntyre announced yesterday that he’s handing an opportunity to drive his Blackwoods Protector race car for the
MV Agusta: From Italy to New Zealand’s MV Augusta Classic
A current MV F3 model with the distinctive triple pipes A youthful John Surtees about to sign a contract with Count Agusta From its
World’s largest collector car auction: to be held in Florida
The world’s largest collector car auction will see the hammer flying non-stop for ten days straight. Mecum Collector Car Auction will be held at Osceola
Wallpapers 191 – 200
Check out these wallpapers from issues 191-200! Small on the left, large on the right.
Four-figure madness: 2007 HSV Clubsport R8
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 95” View fullsize That’s mental”, “Check out the size of the turbo”, “That’d be a handful”, “Wonder what it’ll
Natural progression: 1973 Valiant Hardtop Coupe
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 94” View fullsize When the five Davy brothers were growing up the family’s main mode of transport was a
Little loyalty: 1980 Mazda RX-7 Series 1
“Published in NZ Performance Car Issue No. 194” View fullsize Ten years ago, at the age of sixteen, Jason Treloar swapped a shitty old
Escaping reality: 1973 Ford Falcon XA Coupe
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 93” View fullsize There’s not much that’s more annoying than buying some form of kit set, be it a
Rolling perfection: 1961 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 93” Whangarei’s Warwick Hales has been a Corvette man for many years. There’s not much he loves more when
Changing track: 1933 Ford three-window coupe
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 91” View fullsize Okay, so maybe it’s not true that he’s owned nearly every Camaro in the country, but
Subtle twist: 1969 Ford Mustang
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 90” After building and selling a ’58 Chev, Terry Blake swore he’d never do it again. That was until
Late-model face-off: 2011 Shelby Super Snake and 2012 Boss 302 88
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 88” View fullsize Cars have come a long way since 1964 when the first-ever Ford Mustang was released. The
Mechanical monster: 1965 Chevrolet Corvette
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 86” Every now and then, a car comes along that defies convention, and pulls a big middle finger to
Aussie attack: 1972 Valiant Charger
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 79” View fullsize It all started with a few beers,” says Tony Galbraith of his immaculately presented Valiant. “I
Hell VL: 1987 VL Commodore
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 81” View fullsize I can’t even remember who said it now, it was that long ago,” Lee Wilson comments
Overkill: 1976 Corvette Stingray
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 80” I’ve got an addictive personality. If I like something, I like it a lot,” says Robbie Allen.
Femme Fatale – 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Fastback
What do circular saws, window wipers, in-car heaters, and mufflers all have in common besides the fact they’ll most likely be found in your