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Wheelin’ and dealin’: pro street, budget-built XB hardtop
“For a prolific car buyer and parts hustler like Willy Chapman, there was no way his dream car would be anything ordinary!” You’ve

One of a kind: Bodymods-built ’34 Plymouth
When Gerard and Denise Wolvers purchased this ’34 Plymouth sedan some 10 years ago, they had been drawn in by the vehicle’s original shape.

Pumpin’ iron: watch this twin-turbo Camaro rip a hefty burnout
We like forced induction. We like Camaros. We definitely like sustained loss of traction (in legal, controlled environments, of course). So, if you

Far Beyond Driven: 2017–18 NZDRA National Series wrap-up
The 2017–18 season has been the strongest to date for NZDRA, with around 235 licence holders competing in the NZDRA National Championship Series

Lemon Party: 24 hours of mayhem
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize As of 2017, New Zealand was ranked fourth on the global scale of vehicles per capita, with

All revved up: Rev Up Whangarei 2018
The second annual Rev Up Whangarei transforms the city’s CBD View fullsize I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Whangarei over the

VPW to exhibit at Motor Ex in Melbourne
View fullsize Motor Ex attracts many of the top businesses and organizations in the automotive industry, as well as over 25,000 attendees, with

Concept Corner: Romper Stomper
View fullsize You may have gathered by now that Justin Walker is a reasonably capable man when it comes to screwing a car

Ironing out the kinks with Super Finishing
View fullsize We all know that looking after your car makes it perform better and last longer. Your car’s metal surfaces are no

Enthusiast essential: Stay cool with Adrad
View fullsize Older classics are often let down by their cooling systems, which were designed in the days when rush hour really was

Win a set of Street Pros!
The good sorts over at VPW Performance, Australia, have hooked us up with a brand new set of Ridler Street Pros to give away.

Cutting laps: New Zealand track guide
We take you on a tour of New Zealand’s motor racing circuits View fullsize Here in New Zealand we are spoilt for choice

Little Menace: Luke Ennion’s radical homebuilt Bubble Car
Luke Ennion is bringing back the golden days of show rods and proving you don’t need to spend millions to do it! View

Good cause: Meguiar’s Pink Ribbon Breakfast
View fullsize To help support the fight against breast cancer, Smits Group / Meguiar’s New Zealand is chucking on a Pink Ribbon Breakfast

Diamond in the Rough: big, bad, Boss-powered Galaxie
It’s what’s inside that counts, and, for all the patina this Galaxie wears, the underside is a work of art built around a