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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.

Rusty racer: Steve Gooch’s twin-turbo Thunderbird
Photos: Quinn Hamill “At first glance, Steve Gooch’s Ford Thunderbird may look like a rust bucket, but take a closer look and you will soon

Enthusiast essentials: Futura Trailers low-loaders
View fullsize Towing your garage ornament about isn’t a task to be taken lightly. Spending unnecessary amounts of time strapping that investment (i.e

Electric Future: SIVANZ going to bat for combustion-engines
Simply because it was too important not to be spread throughout the internet, here’s the letter to the editor from NZV8 issue No.

Concept Corner: it’s a gas!
On the cover of this issue [NZV8 161] you’ve seen the Monaro that Peter and Delilah Schimanski dreamt of — clearly they’re a

Unhealthy diet: Matt’s SS ute will eat you for tea!
The number plate on Matt Jukic’s wild Commodore ute doesn’t lie. It’s got an appetite — an appetite for destruction! As

Cut loose: bashing limiters and tyres at NZBC Huntly
It might not have been a Jake the Muss kinda bash, but the New Zealand Burnout Championship’s latest WinterBash at Placemakers Huntly Speedway