Classic

The last of a classic car blast from the past

Graeme Rice’s very first piece for New Zealand Classic Car appeared in our March 1992 edition. Back then, Graeme’s column was entitled ‘Don’t Look Back’, and it dealt with a

Howden Ganley’s road to Monaco

Prior to Christmas, Howden Ganley joined us at New Zealand Classic Car as we rolled his Lotus XI into our photo studio for the shoot that would eventually appear in

Whipped Up: Caffeine and Classics

It’s been two years since the meet started. If anything it’s like the older guy’s version of the young’un’s hard park. With the event being held in a car park, it could be

Weekly Motor Fix: 1931 Bentley 4.5L

  Despite my knowledge being a bit rusty when it comes to cars that are nearly 100 years old, I’ve always been a fan of old race cars. Previously I’d been scared to the

Land Rover’s amazing Valentine’s Day gift

Valentine’s Day 2015 presented four good friends with a slightly better gift than a box of Cadbury Favourites. As students of Otago University 15 years ago, Will Radford, Jeremy Wells,

Triumph Rocket X: the big bad wolf

For well over a century, Triumph has defined ‘iron fist in a velvet glove’ motorcycling — the British, gentlemanly motorbikes contrasting with their brutal, street-thug engines. Texan racer Johnny Allen’s

Italian stallions in a shed of chickens

It’s a remarkable thing to think that someone would tackle the idea of making their own cars, let alone in their chicken shed in Oamaru. Rod Tempero has done just that,