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Day three of Repco Beach Hop 15
The rain that started the previous night hadn’t disappeared as we’d all hoped. Instead, the morning dawned damp, and that’s how it’d stay for most
This or that: classic Chev showdown
Over the years we’ve featured some amazing cars in NZV8 magazine, and with our next issue being our 10th Birthday Special, we decided to try
Day two of Repco Beach Hop 15
View fullsize Day two of Repco Beach Hop 15 kicked off as usual, with a mass gathering at the Ford NZ Reserve prior to
Day one of Repco Beach Hop 15
Everyone who attended Sony Beach Hop 14 last year walked away wondering how the event organizers were going to top it the following year. From
Little ‘Pirate’ up for grabs
It was at the first New Zealand Drag Nationals at Kopuka on a dry summer’s day in 1967, where Bob Rossiter’s ‘Pirate’ dragster faced off
This or that: tubbed Chev showdown
Over the years we’ve featured some amazing cars in NZV8 magazine, and with our next issue being our 10th Birthday Special, we decided to try
Queen of speed’s life in the fast lane
Not even a year since rewriting history and becoming New Zealand’s quickest and fastest female, Karen Hay’s quest for speed is still strong. View fullsize At
This or that: show-car shoot-out
Over the years we’ve featured some amazing cars in NZV8 magazine, and with our next issue being our 10th Birthday Special, we decided to try
Jam-packed with the Jammers
The abundance of cool cars in the lower North Island is a sight to behold when they are all gathered in one place, and that
NZV8 Concept Corner: show ’Stang
“Every month we ask the cover car owner for the concept they’d most like to build, or see built” The gold ’65 Mustang envisioned
A lazy day with the Sopranos at Horseshoe Bend
There seems to be something on pretty much every weekend at this time of the year and that was the case for the weekend of March
Super Southern Swap Meet brings out the bargains
A vast array of new and used automotive parts were up for grabs at the Super Southern Swap Meet held at the Kustom Car Club’s
East Bay Rods and Riverside Rodders hold annual rod run
Auckland-based East Bay Rods, and Hamilton-based Riverside Rodders enjoyed their annual combined rod run on March 8 — a tradition that they have been doing for the
This or that: Barracuda shoot-out
Over the years we’ve featured some amazing cars in NZV8 magazine, and with our next issue being our 10th Birthday Special, we decided to try and
Hiccup fits conquered by action-filled street drags
Every event will have the odd hiccup, but the Wanganui Road Rodders Club experienced a full-on hiccup fit first thing in the morning at the Wanganui
