This Packard spent much of its life in Wichita, Kansas. On its initial delivery, the car was fully optioned with such features as the dual-cowl windscreen, front spotlights mounted
“Eric Budd proved it doesn’t take huge power, piles of cash or the latest technology to kick ass at NZGT — one of New Zealand’s most intense race classes.
According to the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens (FIVA), or to us English speakers, the International Federation of Historic Vehicles, a ‘historic’ vehicle is not simply an ‘old’ vehicle. FIVA
“Built by British Leyland Competition Department, Abington, UK, ‘GC2’ was one of a pair of Morris Marinas built for the 1972 Heatway Rally, along with a pair of Mini
Racing took place over two weekends in late January and featured plenty of racing along with static displays and demos, including the mandatory Spitfire demonstration. Planning for the 2016 New
What do prostate cancer and classic US chrome have in common? For a start, you can’t check the carburettor efficiency by putting your finger in the exhaust pipe. However, the
‘A Classic Love Story’ is the theme for this year’s New Zealand Classic Car Show, which is being held on Sunday, February 14 (Valentine’s Day) at the picturesque Ellerslie Racecourse.
“Retired drag racer Jim Crain Snr has settled into a relaxing lifestyle, and chooses to spend his time in a more sedate fashion these days — although the car
This 1937 Ford 10hp 7W utility was purchased new by Percy Dellow Tonkin on December 21, 1937 from the Ford agent in Christchurch, Hutchinson Motors. This firm now trades as
Andre Heimgartner returned to the BNT NZ Touring Car Championship over the weekend of January 16–17 at Ruapuna in great style, capturing the round win at the fourth event of
The competition With The Ellerslie Intermarque Concours and Classic Car Show coming up on February 14, we decided to feature this incredibly original 1972 XA GT Falcon, which has been
Crap events don’t survive. And with the weekend of January 16–17 celebrating the 22nd annual Kumeu Classic Car and Hot Rod Festival, that longevity should tell you all that you
“New Zealand Classic Car takes a peek at a handful of readers’ ongoing classic car restoration projects” Home-grown supercar View fullsize When a couple of Wellingtonian mates, Fraser Simpson
“Gordon Campbell opens up a barn and discovers more than 200 classic cars. After blowing the dust off some of them, he sent in this photo report” View fullsize
The year that was 2015 was a milestone event for the New Zealand Classic Car team as they reached Issue No. 300! A creditable effort, I reckon. The June 2015 issue
