The old cliché of ‘out of sight, out of mind’ springs to mind when we consider the transmission in our cars. Whether it’s our daily commuter or our classic pride
MotorSport New Zealand recognized our best and brightest at their recent annual awards ceremony, MotorSport New Zealand Awards 2015, which was held in Wellington on May 23. The evening began and
Although most will have heard of JET1 — the gas turbine–powered version of Rover’s venerable P4 — few are aware that Rover got involved with the Whittle jet engine as
Regular New Zealand Classic Car columnist Donn Anderson has won this year’s MotorSport New Zealand Feature Journalist of the Year award with his ‘Jack Brabham: a motor-racing legend’ article published in our July, 2014
“Kevin Shaw takes a look at how New Zealand’s oldest dedicated drag strip came to be, and gives thanks to those who made it all happen” A bit like
“Kevin Shaw takes a look at how New Zealand’s oldest dedicated drag strip came to be, and gives thanks to those who made it all happen” I’ve always been
Following the successful one-day Targa Sprint event in Auckland earlier this year, the three-day Targa Bambina event just wound up in Rotorua on Sunday, May 17. Taking top honours were
“The glory days of Nascar racing may never happen again, but that hasn’t stopped one dedicated Auckland family from reliving them” From moonshine runners racing to get their fresh
Handy tips and hints for those planning on having their car professionally restored Although many classic car enthusiasts prefer a hands-on approach to restoring their cars, this is not always possible.
“The Triumph Herald was a unique small car arrival in 1959 which makes it a sensible classic, as Donn explains” View fullsize One of the more endearing qualities of
“Back to the swinging sixties with Maserati’s iconic supercar” View fullsize When we travelled to Queenstown for our South Island Special issue, we got the opportunity to meet some incredibly friendly
“Donn laments the fact that so few X1/9s came to New Zealand, as this sports car provided a breath of fresh air in the ’70s and is now a
View fullsize The addition of Rover’s 3.5-litre V8 was intended to give MG’s hardtop GT a fresh lease of life — but was it too little, too late? MG’s
Are Japanese cars from the early ’70s destined to become the next big thing when it comes to classic car collectability? A few years ago the down-under classic-car market went
Anzac day is a big deal to Aussies and Kiwis, so, what better time than Anzac weekend to honour the quintessentially ‘down under’ cars manufactured by Holden? That’s how the
