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Inside Torque: Safe-R-Brakes
Having been in business for over 70 years, Safe-R-brakes were the first specialist brake company to open in Christchurch, importing specialist machines from the USA

Inside Llama Engineering
We take a look around the new premises of one of Wellington’s top performance shops One-stop performance shop Llama Engineering recently held an open day

The History of HAVAL: Redefining the Specialist SUV Market
GWM HAVAL is a specialist manufacturer of SUVs and recorded over 1 million units in global sales to become a deserving SUV expert in 2013.

Shaun shares his lifelong passion for JDM cars
Shaun Moses is one of those people who has got it right. He has managed the trick of ‘never working a day in your life’

AutoFest rebirth
AutoFest is fast growing into the country’s biggest two-day car event for hot rods, classics, V8s, and street machines. All it really needed was a track — and now it’s got one!

Opportunities
Most people simply take their car to Beach Hop, but Glen Eggleton decided he’d take one and bring two home — the second being a

Enthusiast essentials: Garador secure garaging
Garador manufactures and supplies the latest, new-generation, reliable garage doors, so that whatever you keep in your garage, you can be sure it’ll be securely

200 or Bust
A few lads from the land of the long white cloud build the ultimate Mopar to take to the long white dyno! Words: Todd Wylie Photos:

Watch Repco Muscle Garage Season 8!
Repco Muscle Garage is back on TV for its eighth season, airing on Three’s CRC Motorsport every Sunday from 1PM. The show takes

Cherry Pie
After building countless cars for himself, Pete North thought it was about time he built one for his significant other Words: Todd Wylie Photos: Strong Style

Pro Trucking
Pro touring meets show trucking in this stunning black-on-black ’56 Chev hauler Words: Todd Wylie Photos: Strong Style Photo Stop the clock and rewind to 2014.

The Spark Still Burns
Choosing the smell of petrol rather than his family’s passion for leather, Tony Jeffs’ shed shelters a collection that most would envy Words and photos:

Scope Creep
Mike Pearce never set out to create New Zealand’s ultimate Mustang … he just wanted a good one, then the bar moved Words: Mike Pearce /

Better than Before
Some people buy them and build them from scratch, then there’s guys like Charlie Bailey who buy good cars and make them even better! Words:

Ruling the Salt
This August, George Poteet and his Speed Demon crew set yet another Streamliner record at Bonneville, making it the fastest wheel-driven internal-combustion engine vehicle on