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Weekend Warrior: big-single RX-7
We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified daily drivers get a look in too! It doesn’t

Beautiful lines: metal swaging with a professional
“Simple metal-swaging ideas and inspiration to change the look of your ride” More often than not, the details of a car project are as

Tuning Japan: nine minutes and 43 seconds with Akira Nakai
Akira Nakai is without a doubt one of the most iconic automotive tuners of the modern day. His humble Japanese man cave has become the

Living legend: an interview with the one and only John Force
“We catch up with the biggest name in drag racing to find out what makes him tick, never giving up, and how he changed

Godzilla’s Wrath: incognito 2008 Nissan GT-R
“Sometimes it’s the silent ones you need to watch out for. Stuart’s R35 is the most powerful road-going GT-R in New Zealand, but at

Surprise package: ’57 Bel Air street sleeper
“Classic looks and a supercharged heartbeat make for one cool old cruiser — first published in NZV8 Issue No. 64” As much as we

Godzilla’s Wrath: R-chassis Supremacy
““It takes three generations for a restaurant to perfect the taste of its dishes” — Kozo Watanabe, founding father of the modern GT-R” Nissan

Our top 15 of 2015: 1934 Ford coupe
Over the course of 2015, we’ve featured no less than 69 cars, so when it came time to narrow down to our top 15 of

Dream Shed: step inside Raymond Smyth’s Hemi heaven
“With no fewer than five blown Hemis under one roof, there’s simply no other words to describe Raymond Smyth’s collection” A hot rodder for

Godzilla’s wrath: check out some midnight refinement
It’s been almost 10 years since we checked out every evolution of the almighty Godzilla, way back in our 2006 yearbook. So we took four

Snake charmer: one-off, supercharged Daytona replica
“When a normal Cobra just doesn’t do it for you any more, what do you do? Build yourself a Daytona with a twist of

Our top 15 of 2015: 1972 Ford Falcon XA
Over the course of 2015, we’ve featured no less than 69 cars, so when it came time to narrow down to our top 15

Godzilla’s wrath: Project GT-X
It’s been almost 10 years since we checked out every evolution of the almighty Godzilla, way back in our 2006 yearbook. So we took four

Our top 15 of 2015: 1928 Ford Model A coupe
Over the course of 2015, we’ve featured no less than 69 cars, so when it came time to narrow down to our top 15 of

Who are the Carnales?
“With an interesting mix of low-riders and bombs, we needed to find out more about this family-friendly crew” Carnales is a Spanish word that