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Serious Bite: Igor Sutich’s custom Matamata Panelworks ’65 Mustang
Igor Sutich is a man who knows what he wants, and when he decided that he wanted the best damn Mustang in the

Blaze Of Glory: Hayden Wilby’s blown LS1-powered VT Commodore
When Hayden Wilby got the opportunity to compete in the Burnout Masters at Summernats, he knew he’d have to bring his Commodore up

A True ’60s NZ Survivor: Michael Hood’s ’61 Plymouth Belvedere
Michael Hood didn’t need to find his dream car … it’s been with him most of his life! View fullsize We are so

Fast Eddie: Eddie Trybula’s Chev Bel Air gasser
Knowing that buying an already-completed car was the quick way to go racing, Eddie Trybula jumped at the chance to score a ready-to-run

Ratical Goals: David Jeffrey’s latest Bellarat creation (’27 Essex Custom)
David Jeffery’s creations may be well known around New Zealand, but now he’s preparing to head stateside View fullsize David Jeffery and his wife

All-Wheel Insanity: Kiwi-built four-wheel drive, blown LS-powered Pontiac
What’s got four-wheel drive, a blown LS, and was built by a Kiwi? This radical Pontiac, that’s what! View fullsize Working as lead

The Long Game: John Fenton’s ’35 Ford coupe
John Fenton had been out of the hot rod scene for a while when he started on this ’35 coupe build, and there

The kids are all right: Matt Keeys’ 1951 Chev pickup
They say the younger generation aren’t into cars. They say they’re only interested in virtual hobbies. Matt Keeys’ 1951 Chev pickup says otherwise.

Al Capone’s bulletproof ’28 Cadillac Town Sedan up for sale
View fullsize Featuring inch-thick bulletproof glass, a quick-release rear window for firing at pursuers, and 1300kg of asbestos-wrapped steel armour plating (since removed),

Decade Ago: Issue No.58 — where are they now?
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Adam Browne’s 1984 Holden Commodore VHThere are few, if any, cars more iconic in the Auckland scene

From the Ed.: bad ideas are awesome!
View fullsize How good was Muscle Car Madness this year? The number of crazy creations cruising around has to be a new record.

Concept corner: American Psycho ’57 Chev
View fullsize I’ve always loved the ’57 Chev two doors — the smooth lines are out of this world,” says Graham Espiner. Let’s

Daily grind: Katy Tolhurst’s 1923 T-Bucket
View fullsize Hi, Katy. We’ve seen you around with the T-bucket for a while now!Yeah, my husband Trevor started the build in the

Straight Talk with Tony Johnson: getting your license
You know how you have a really great idea, and then, just after it’s too late, you wonder if it’s really such a

Jay Leno inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame
View fullsize Located in Dearborn, Michigan — next door to The Henry Ford Museum — the Automotive Hall of Fame is, as the