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Who’s running the numbers? New Zealand’s quickest street and drag cars
In every issue of NZV8 magazine we feature a list titled New Zealand’s Quickest Drag Racers (as seen below). The list isn’t so much
The success that was the ITM 500 Auckland
The 2015 ITM 500 Auckland will go down in the record books as a huge success. The weather over the weekend was just what the
75 things every Kiwi car person should do before they die: part one
“For a small country, we’ve got not only an amazing number of cars, but also an amazing amount of things we can do with
Strewth! Have a gander at the cars of Christchurch’s All OZ Car Show
Whether you were a Ford, Holden, or Mopar fan, there were plenty of great vehicles to keep even the fussiest of diehards happy at the
Full noise: testing and tuning in the Wairarapa
We took the opportunity to head over to Masterton Motorplex for their test and tune on November 7, to get a first-hand look at what
HQ heirloom: the Holden Monaro that is part of the family
“Erin Hearne has owned his Monaro for 17 years, taking it with him overseas, and driving it across a continent. Suffice to say, she’s
Weekend Workshop: putting your boost system to the test
“We investigate how to test your boost system to make sure each and every psi is reaching the combustion chamber” Welcome to the Weekend
Dearborn drag racer: 427 cubes of Ford’s finest
“Cloning a classic takes on a whole new meaning when you look at Steve Keys’ Wimbledon White 1964 Ford Thunderbolt replica” With a lifetime
It’s back to school for V8 Supercar champs Lowndes and Whincup
V8 Supercar greats Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup gave up their morning on Thursday, November 5 — prior to the ITM 500 Auckland 2015 —
V8 mud-slinging at the National New Zealand 4×4 Trials
Wanganui played host to the first round of the 2015–’16 National New Zealand 4×4 Trials championship on October 25, in a small valley under bright
Behind closed doors: raiding sheds in Palmerston North
Let’s face it, we don’t really need much of an excuse to get up early on a Sunday morning when there’s a shed raid involved,
Weekly Motor Fix: tubbed Cortina skid hack
The Scrap Palace Morrinsville Burnouts are done for another year, and one of the reasons we enjoy it so much is the interesting line-up
We get down and dirty at the Sheffield Mud Plug
Approximately 50km west of Christchurch on State Highway 73 lies the small village of Sheffield, world famous in Canterbury for its pie shop above
The perfect storm: 482 cubes of Vortech-supercharged Camaro perfection
“Have you see Jason Fell’s insane, twin-turbo 540ci Camaro RS on the cover of NZV8 Issue No. 127? Here’s the car as it was
The Final Konnexion: the ultimate Japanese-built streeter
“André Finney was on the hunt for the perfect Japanese-built streeter and found it with a RB26-powered midnight purple C33 Laurel” If we were
