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New Zealand’s Quickest Streeters

We’ve included a list of the country’s quickest street cars in every issue of NZV8 and NZ Performance Car, and it’s been great for keeping

Aero warriors: three Nascar icons

  “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

Dream Shed: speedway shrine

  “If you’re interested in Speedway, prepare to have your mind blown” “You don’t need to be crazy, but sometimes it helps,” laughs Gordon McIsaac,

High-mile trophy hauler

  “If you think that none of New Zealand’s most awarded show cars are driven, you’d better think again! After driving 23,000 miles, the Carters’

Dream Shed: the Pink Cadillac Diner

  “What could be better than a shed full of ’50s vehicles with a perfectly executed diner to match?” Lois and Graham Thrupp’s dream garage

Dream Shed: Studeville

  “Got a Studebaker you want modified? Trevor Halstead is your man” View fullsize For years I remember seeing a bunch of Studebakers following each

Queen of speed’s life in the fast lane

Not even a year since rewriting history and becoming New Zealand’s quickest and fastest female, Karen Hay’s quest for speed is still strong. View fullsize At

NZV8 Concept Corner: show ’Stang

  “Every month we ask the cover car owner for the concept they’d most like to build, or see built” The gold ’65 Mustang envisioned

Sam Neil steps up his speedway ride

From karts to motocross, sidecar swinging to TQ racing, 22-year-old Sam Neil from Napier has recently stepped up in speedway to this monster 410ci Haigh-powered

NZV8 Concept Corner: Aston GTX

Every month, we ask the cover car owner for the concept that they’d most like to build or see built. You’ve seen what he can