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Rare Spares NZ named Distributor of the Year
View fullsize Rare Spares NZ have been presented with the Distributor of the Year award by the company’s international office. The award

Watch Teng Tools Muscle Garage, WIN sweet prizes!
View fullsize Back for its third epic season, Teng Tools Muscle Garage blasts your eyeballs with all things V8-related from the New Zealand

TQ madness: pocket rockets ready for lift-off
The Auckland TQ midget club are back for another season of full on action at Western Springs speedway, with opening night set for

Event calendar: Stragglers Cambridge Charity Show — 25 November
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize We should hardly need to introduce the long-running Cambridge Charity Show hosted by Stragglers Rod & Kustom

International Standard: Porter Hire International Sprint Car Series
View fullsize The Porter Hire International Sprint Car Series offers the best sprint car racing action in New Zealand, and will be the

Could this be New Zealand’s best Camaro? Introducing NASTY9
Some may say that beauty is only skin deep, but, on this wicked ’69, it goes a whole lot further — a sneak

Event gallery: Street Machines and Customs Tauranga 41st Anniversary
Having run for some 41 years, the Street Machines and Customs Tauranga annual show remains today as free for all those who wish

Rings add punch: preventing sound loss with SoundSkins Rings
View fullsize Get more punch from your speaker installation by preventing sound loss into door and body cavities. Sealing your speakers against the

Protected: high-risk car insurance with Protecta Insurance
There’s no sadder sight than to see the love of your life, your car, in an accident — even worse when you’re left

A place to call home: Caffeine & Gasoline
View fullsize As many car enthusiasts from the upper part of the country are likely to be aware, the organizers of Caffeine &

Nostalgic charm: The Very Vintage Day Out
View fullsize It can sometimes be difficult to reconcile your hobbies with those of your partner, but the Very Vintage Day Out neatly straddles

Enthusiast essentials: trim the fat with BMRS Progold braided hose
View fullsize Given up the new year diet already? At least your car’s got it easy with BMRS Progold Polyester Braid Convoluted PTFE

Back in it: Repco returns to motorsport, finally
View fullsize Repco is no stranger to the world of motorsport — the brand is credited with piecing together some of the most

Getting dirty: Western Springs’ November line-up
Western Springs Roars Into Life View fullsize We doubt that any of you lot are going to be complaining as the days get

Absolute pandemonium: retro-styled A/FX Coronet
Retro drag cars don’t come any cooler than Darren Selwyn’s altered wheelbase 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 — as featured in NZV8 Issue No.