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On a shelf near you! The latest issue of NZV8 has landed!
Well, how’s this for a feature car line-up? No one could miss the retinal knockout punch that is Aaron Jenkins’ ’77 Holden Torana — a

Green monster: ‘SYCHO8’ Torana build gallery
She’s a nasty piece of work. There’s no denying that sheer toughness oozing from the lurid green Torana on the cover of the latest issue

Time warp: back in the day at Nostalgia Drags 2017
There’s none of the underlying tension prevalent on competition race days where points are at stake and expensive breakages are a very real

Black mass: Dodge summons most powerful Demon ever
“It’s like the ’60s muscle car heyday all over again, but taken to a whole new level of insanity.” The team

A very thirsty weekend at the Top Alcohol Challenge
View fullsize On April 8–9, Masterton Motorplex came alive to the sound and smell of horsepower for the annual Top Alcohol Challenge. View fullsize

Get your May fix of Central Muscle Car news
Midgley’s Ford Success View fullsize John Midgley was a name on the lips of many at Hampton Downs over the final weekend of the Speedworks

Big bang theory: Raj Patel’s blown XW Falcon
There’s nothing we like more than a mountain of chrome poking out of a hole in a bonnet to signal one’s intentions.

Smokin’ chop: Glen Longley’s chopped Model A coupe
Glenn Longley’s chopped Model A coupe seamlessly blends a hefty new-school punch into a beautifully old-school package View fullsize The worst nightmare

Golden age: behind the scenes at Nostalgia Drags 2017
Despite a dicey-looking weather forecast in the lead-up to the Trans America Shipping Nostalgia Drags 2017, hosted by Bay Rodders, was all go. A foggy

Spruce up your interior with Luxxio
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Your car’s interior may see more wear and tear than its exterior, depending on how you treat it,

Work with Protecta
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize If you love cool cars and dealing with great people, then the team at Protecta Insurance

Streetwise vato: Kenny’s ’70s-style Camaro low-rider
Think you’ve seen it all? Then you’d better get familiar with ‘Chicho’, Kenny Harrison’s crazy Camaro low-rider View fullsize “I knew this car

NZV8 Issue No. 143 is now on the shelves at a store near you!
The latest issue of NZV8 (Issue No. 143), has hit shelves, and we’ve managed a great mix of styles, from a real-deal 1969 Ford Torino

Winding down: Repco Beach Hop 17 (day five)
If the Repco Beach Hop 17 experience can be likened to a bender, then Sunday is most definitely the hangover day — a lazy, laid-back

Concept Corner: Flying Brick
View fullsize With the questionable aerodynamic knowledge around in the day, imagine that this privateer was convinced that the panel-van roofline, tapering to a