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Raw nitro: Dave Gauld’s Fuel Altered fires up
We were given the opportunity to feature Dave Gauld’s AA/FA record-breaking Fuel Altered coupe, also known as ‘Nitemare’. The wild machine doesn’t just look and

Superior Lubrication: Eneos 0W-20
View fullsize High-performance oil brand Eneos is now available at selected New Zealand stockists. Ideal for modern Japanese vehicles, the Eneos 0W-20 product is

Guy shows us exactly how to sell a used piece of crap
Injecting a healthy dose of comedy in the ad for your used piece of crap is a sure fire way to get people looking at

Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk may hit NZ shores
View fullsize You heard it here people, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is as good as confirmed for the Australian market, and since it’s

How to tailor your garage door to suit your classic-steel
View fullsize A classic car owner can find joy in two areas of what they do with their machines. First, the process of buying/restoring/owning

Better than Bonnie Doon: get yourself to the Gold Coast 600
Come October, you’ll be so over this Kiwi winter. You’ll need some sun. You’ll need some fun. You’ll need the Goldie. And what better

The modern interceptor: Mad Max-style FG FPV GT
This month’s cover-car owner, Roger Whyte, couldn’t think of a concept, so here’s something we cooked up — who knows, he might even

Meguiar’s Car Crazy Charity Cruise is back!
Is your ride itching for a mid-winter cruise? Is your ride a hot rod, modified or a god damn big-rig?!? Well Meguiar’s have something coming

General excellence: GMs galore at Clevedon
For those whose tastes in automobiles tend more towards products produced by the General, have we got an event for you. The GM Classic Car

Bay display: 25 years of the Marineland Hot Rod & Classic Car Festival
For those who don’t count duck shooting among their list of hobbies, the Sunday of May 7 may still have held a reason to load

Grab your copy of NZV8 Issue No. 145 now!
If you’re any kind of petrolhead, you’ll be all too familiar with the Mad Max film franchise, not to mention the iconic ‘V8 Interceptor’ Falcon

Ex-Bob Morris 1979 ATCC-winning Torana heads Mossgreen Australia auction
Racecars in general can sell for silly money at auction, but it’s not every day you are presented the opportunity to own a small chunk

Cloudy with a chance of rubber
In early 2016, a few mates got together to revive Taranaki’s once proud quarter-mile street drags. Clearly the drinks were strong because the crew decided

Back in black: Gary Benham’s Holden FX ute
The resurrection of one of the country’s best-known drag cars has resulted in it being reborn as one of the best-presented ones …

Precision pipework: the art of custom headers
Few functional performance parts can match the sheer visual appeal of a properly crafted set of headers. And when it comes to custom header fabrication,