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Cruise Mode: Amy Frazer’s chick-built S15
View fullsize Owner: Amy FrazerLocation: Christchurch Occupation: Nurse NZPC: Hey Amy, great to see yet another extremely clean girl-built S15. How long have you
Sandalwood fever: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
“The 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle promised to be leaner and meaner than ever before. Flaunting its new styling and a range of performance options, the
Two-hitter quitter: Turbo B18CR Civic sedan
“Daily driving a Honda is not an uncommon practice but, when it’s a boosted B18CR EK sedan throwing out 260kW at the wheels, that’s
Dream Shed: Keeping track of Tony Cook’s dream slot-car shed
“Tony Cook has been into slot cars for just about his entire life, and that sure shows in his man cave — a shrine
Vitamin Circuit: Alex MacAskill’s SR20SR Coupe
“Alex MacAskill found the perfect cure for his hangover is a good dose of Vitamin C — vitamin circuit racing, to be exact” As a
Daily Grind: Damiaan Schonberger’s 1999 Ford F150 XLT
Here at NZV8 magazine, we also look at cool daily drivers. If you’re passionate about it, and you drive it to work every day,
Cruise Mode: Justin Pillay’s B18C-powered EG Civic
View fullsize NZPC: Hi, Justin. That’s a pretty rad Civic you’ve built — what made you choose a Honda chassis?Justin: It was originally my
S/I Champs Spotlight: Pure-porno C33 Laurel
View fullsize The drifting sessions were a popular part of the track day and what would drifting be without the presence of a Nissan
Straight Talk: a funny thing happened at the drags
I don’t recall just when the meeting was, but I’ll take a wild stab in the dark and say late ’90s, maybe 2000. It
Cool combustion: water-meth injection
“We delve into the world of pre-turbo water-injection units to find out the great benefits this simple system can offer your engine” The search
Floating on air: Steve Kerr’s bagged S15
“New Zealand is spoiled when it comes to next-level Silvia builds, and we’ve found another instant-hit example — say your prayers children, cos it only
Shed warfare: our 10 favourite builds from 2016
Our local automotive scene is blessed with a lot of talent, and we see that in the cars we feature every issue. As we try
Smoke and silver lining: Holden HZ skid master
“Every cloud has a silver lining, right? After selling his prized Holden ute, Ricky Ireland never expected to get back behind the wheel to
Daily Grind: Terry Whitehead’s 1979 Pontiac firebird Trans Am
Here at NZV8 magazine, we also look at cool daily drivers too! If you’re passionate about it, and you drive it to work every
Barn-find fire up: 440 Mopar
As you’ll see in Issue No. 141 of NZV8 (on sale from December 26) the folk from CRC recently sent us a bunch of products