Well, the cold doesn’t appear to be easing up so far, but the hot-off-the-press NZV8 Issue No. 123 is packing enough heat to see you through the deepest, darkest depths of the season.
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The headlining act is this incredible 1971 Chevelle, built by renowned tough street-car builder Mike Bari. Packing 598 cubes of nitrous-equipped big block under its shapely bonnet, incredible fabrication and engineering throughout, and a show-quality finish, this truly is a car that will turn heads at shows, the street, and the strip.
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On the other end of the street–strip spectrum, we have Mike and Kim Gooding’s gorgeous 1948 Chev pickup, built to cruise. As their first car in the ‘hot rodding’ scene, it’s a masterpiece that managed to snag our attention at Repco Beach Hop 15 — if you know how many cars you see there, you’ll understand how hard it is for a car to properly stand out. This is one such car.
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Similarly, Jason and Tarina Moorfield’s 1970 Dodge Super Bee is as spectacular in its understatement and lack of pretence. It’s a beautiful old cruiser, rebuilt to a standard far surpassing factory quality, for the sole purpose of getting out there and making the most of it — the bonus is that it’s got a pretty cool bit of history behind it, but you’ll need to grab the issue to learn about that.
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On top of these show-quality cars, we’ve also covered some seriously cool home builds too. Andy Etchells, the man behind the Tauranga-based Falcon Innovations, has come up with this extremely cool Falcon XY, appropriately named ‘RADROO’. Without spoiling the story too much, it’s an old-school body grafted onto a new-school chassis — the best of both worlds, built almost entirely in his garage.
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Wade Nisbet’s got this awesome ’27 Model T roadster, which has been built entirely — and we mean entirely — in his shed with his own two hands. Almost every last component has been painstakingly custom made by Wade over the course of the nine-year build. Don’t read this story if you don’t want to feel totally useless — this man is a true craftsman.
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We know you wanted more of the achievable stuff, so how does this sound — fun on the street, strip, and circuit with change from $20K? Auckland’s Peter Withers has sorted this sweet all-rounder Commodore VK, which he abuses on the track and the road every chance he gets. Who says you’ve gotta spend moonbeams to have fun behind the wheel?
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Of course, we’ve got all the tech and special features that you want too. We speak to the fastest female on the planet, Jessi Combs, about speed, danger, and being a high-profile lady in an industry dominated by men.
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Keeping things action-packed, we look into the science of drifting and how the sport may be losing its Japanese stigma and properly entering the sphere of big-cube V8s. And, if fun in a straight line is more your kinda deal, look no further than our coverage of the Australian Winternationals — all the action and destruction that top-tier drag racing is known to deliver!
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Tech-wise, we look at superchargers and all you’ll need to know to become the neighbourhood guru on crank-driven forced induction, as well as a look into the maths of speed — all the calculations you’d need to get an idea of power, speed, ETs, and the things you’d otherwise be guesstimating. Well, now you can kinda guesstimate a tad more scientifically.
On top of this, we’ve got all the usual columns, news, and features that you can expect from your trusted NZV8. Pop into the shops for a copy, or jump online to giveamag.co.nz to pick up a subscription and get it delivered straight to your door — just what the doctor ordered.
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