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Enthusiast essential: Stay cool with Adrad
View fullsize Older classics are often let down by their cooling systems, which were designed in the days when rush hour really was
Going South: Otautau Car Show
Otautau promotions organized another great annual show along with other local community organizations to once again cap off a successful Otautau Car Show
Petrol bloods: Evolution Motorsport Classic Speedfest
You know you’ve just watched a great race when on the cool-down lap all the flag marshalls leave their posts to applaud the two leading contenders — what a battle!
Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Asia Pacific Series arrives in New Zealand
The Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Asia Pacific Series will take place on New Zealand’s iconic Hampton Downs circuit in April 2018, the car
Legendary: The 4Guys Autobarn Legends of Bathurst Festival
Any true Kiwi car lover will have fond memories of their hero cars and drivers lapping Bathurst, but never did any ever imagine
Iconic Motorsport Adventures: 2017 Isle of Man TT Tour
The Isle of Man is a great place to visit, with its picturesque landscape and architecture, but come race week for the TT,
Caffeine and Classics to celebrate fifth anniversary
Caffeine and Classics is a brunch-style event held on the last Sunday of every month, and open to all types of classic vehicles.
Motorsport Flashback: Meeting Heroes
The local motor-racing calendar is generally packed full of events at this time of the year, especially for Michael, who catches up
Motorsport Flashback: Daytona Beach in February
Daytona Beach — it even sounds evocative View fullsize The unusually hard, compacted sand and wide beach at Daytona had been noted,
Enthusiast essentials: the must haves from January
With the diverse range of vehicles covered by our motoring titles, New Zealand Classic Car, NZV8, and NZ Performance Car, it’s clear that
Power on water: ENZED 2018 Jetsprints Stadium Cup
It might just be New Zealand’s gnarliest motorsport event on water, and it’s back for 2018 — yep, we’re talking about the jetsprint circus returning
Grand Final: 2017 HSV ClubSport R8 LSA ’30 Years’
Hate to see you go — love to watch you leave. We drive the final ClubSport ever to roll off the production
The Time Machine: Paul Adams BMW 2002
Lachlan spent some time with New Zealand’s first international rally winner, Paul Adams, and his BMW 2002 to remember the journey this
Jim Richards to take centre stage at Legends of Bathurst
View fullsize Bathurst conqueror and V8 Supercar hero Jim Richards will be the focus both on and off the track at the Hampton
Wild history: the drug-smuggling brothers that won at Le Mans
For American brothers Don and Bill Whittington, the ’70s and ’80s were whirlwind of drugs, duffel bags full of cash, fast cars, glorious
Rebirth of a Legend: Jaguar XKSS
There are few more noble reasons to buy a car than the ‘McQueen factor’. It’s that which makes this car so cool
Highway Masala: 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally and Concours
James gets a taste of the hustle and bustle of Delhi traffic on his way to a very important classic car event View
Conservative Elegance: 1957 Buick Roadmaster
Roadmaster — Buick’s king of style and power View fullsize Buick’s Roadmaster arose from anything but humble beginnings. The brand’s new flagship
Patagonia Roadtrip: driving a classic V8 muscle car from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia
Kiwis Rob Mumford and Aaron K drive a classic V8 muscle car from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, the world’s southernmost city, on Argentina’s
A great way to move: 1974 HQ Holden Kingswood Station Wagon
The trusty HQ Holden has long been an Australasian motoring icon, but as prices of nice examples continue to soar, so does the
Brake components on demand
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Long known for their expertise in brake resleeving and the remanufacturing of brake parts, Apex Auto Centre
Facing down the Howard 3
As Saturday, 25 November looms, it marks an important date for competitors in the TQ class at Western Springs speedway, as they compete
Supercharged Prize: win a Camaro with Fast and Furious Racing
With one round of the all new 4Guys Autobarn Fast and Furious Racing left to go at Mad Mike’s Summer Bash, all eyes are on
Bangers to Bluff 2018 — it’s on again!
The 2018 dates for the annual Bangers to Bluff car rally have been announced, and team entries are now being called for. Up
Classic Summer Combo: 1955 Packard Four Hundred & Oxford Caravan
Nothing says Kiwi holiday like a caravan — and what better way to pull one than with a classic American cruiser? View
1st Three: Origins of the Audi RS Advant
The team spent the day with the three original RS station wagons (‘Avants’ in Audi-speak) to discover where the RS brand began
Quick Cat: 1994 Jaguar XJ220
The XJ220 has a complicated past, but it’s still one of the few cars that will impress every person who sees it
Holy Grail: numbers-matching Hemi-powered ’66 Charger
With an immense knowledge of all things Mopar it may come as a surprise that this numbers-matching, Hemi-powered ’66 Charger represents Rodney
Braking news: Pit Stop’s reduced-price specials!
Time — the one thing we all want more of, but can never have. If you’re reading this, chances are you have a project car
Gunslinger: the rebirth of Hombre
It doesn’t matter what your tastes are — if you don’t think ‘Hombre’ is anything but the duck’s nuts, you’re plain delusional. You don’t even
Motorman: the Brabham that took Denny to success
When Donn had a drive in the Roly Levis Brabham in 1964 he had little idea of the car’s unique heritage View fullsize
2017 Range Rov….er, sorry JIA Chieftain
Some of you might remember Top Gear’s feature of the Jensen Intercepter R by Jensen International Automotive back in 2011. The R was
Rotary connection: unmolested RX-3 coupe
Finding an unmolested Mazda RX-3 coupe isn’t an easy task, as many examples have been seriously modified — however, with values of
Silverstone Classic 2017: That’s a wrap
The Silverstone Classic has become a must-attend event on the calendar of Classic Car and Racing enthusiasts in the UK and around the
BMW M5 going viral the right way
The early 2000s were a simpler time. The internet was in its infancy which meant videos and ads didn’t have the avenues to
Leno drives Steve McQueen’s XKSS
The cover car of the current issue of NZ Classic Car is a Kiwi owned, one-of-nine reproduction of the timeless Jaguar XKSS. It’s
Classic logistics: buying from overseas
It wasn’t all that long ago that purchasing a car from overseas required an enormous amount of trust in the vendor, or an
Buying Guides: The $10k dilemma
Following on from our team nominating what they’d be buying with $5,000 in their pockets, we generously doubled the hypothetical budget and sent
Possum-killers: Narva Platinum Plus 130
With hundreds of different products thrust under your nose on a daily basis, we don’t blame you if you feel a little dubious