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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

Circuit talk: enjoy the action of motorsport’s premier season!
The lights are out and the cars are away The top level of domestic New Zealand motor sport is underway, and is already looking ahead

The power of Port Road
The longest-running street drags in Australasia hit the capital’s infamous Port Road for the 50th year in a row in 2016. You can check out

The legend of Tom Slick
If you’ve never seen Tom Slick before — Tom’s a car, not a person by the way — then chances are you’re wondering what an

Get your January fix of Enzed Central Muscle Car news
View fullsize Clamping down With the popularity of the ENZED Central Muscle Cars, there’s now more new cars being built for the class than

Enthusiast Essentials: stay strapped with Macs USA Pro Pack
View fullsize It’s that time — if you’re trying to finish a project over summer, or taking your pride and joy to an event,

Behind the scenes at Mac’s Equipment
Ian and Graeme McNeill are two commonly heard names in the local hot rodding scene, and for good reason. The two brothers are the faces

Concept Corner: Braden Smith’s twin-turbo taxi
“Every month we ask the cover car owner for the concept they’d most like to build, or see built” A few years back, we

‘Psycho’ altered to hit Meremere
Say the name Cowin to any Australian drag racing fan, and they’ll automatically think of Graeme and Wendy Cowin and their fleet of nitro-powered machines.

The highs and lows of the Central Nats
View fullsize The NZDRA Central Nationals were held at Masterton Motorplex over December 10 and 11. There were 142 cars entered, and a high

Midget series honours fallen driver
The United Trucks International Midget Series have amended their regular race schedule for the four-night series that runs at Western Springs and Baypark, kicking off

Carnage galore at Porter Hire International Sprint Car Series
The second round of the Porter Hire International Sprint Car Series rocked Palmerston North’s Robertson Holden International Speedway on Tuesday, December 6. View fullsize The