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Rattling Cages: Rattla Motorsport’s Shelby GT500
“Meet ‘RATTLM’, the Rattla team’s latest weapon, a Shelby Mustang that stings far worse than the Falcon ever did” When the Rattla Motorsport team
Tuning Italy: Rally legend
“Letting the monsters of group b loose once more” “This car reacts faster than I can think; it is impossible to keep up with it!”
Daily Driven: 1G-GE-powered TA22 Celica
View fullsize Owner: Sam McGillLocation: AucklandOccupation: Navy able marine technician (electrical) NZPC: Hey, Sam. You don’t see many people daily driving an old-school Japanese
Daily Grind: Pete’s immaculately restored F100
NZV8 magazine are always on the lookout for cool daily drivers. If you’re passionate about it, and you drive it to work every day,
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
