View fullsize Just as we thought we had a fair idea of what was going on in the automotive world, a Facebook page named
“Wade Nisbet wanted to build himself a simple and cheap hot rod. Nine years later, he emerged from the shed with one of the
“We all know the myriad problems of owning an old vehicle. Tauranga’s Andy Etchells decided to solve his XY’s problems by overhauling it in
“With an almighty 621ci big block Chev under the bonnet, Glenn Brewer’s brutal Holden HQ has got more than enough bite to back up
“Mike and Kim Gooding really are keeping New Zealand green, rolling through the country in their clean — and very green — ’48 Chev
“This Capri may have run nine-second passes way back in the late ’90s, but it never looked as good as this!” Back in the
“He ran nine-second quarters in his street car back in the ’90s, so when Mike Bari decided two decades later that he wanted another
Over the weekend of October 3–4, 2015, we joined Mid West Street Rods for a run round East Auckland, to check out a bunch of different
“Trevor Smith’s big block ’70 Nova proves that there’s no such thing as finished” View fullsize There are a few different ways you can
“You can talk the talk, but do you really know how torque converters work? Allan Blithe explains” View fullsize One of the most important
Alongside everything that’s required to bolt a magazine together, a fair bit of photography goes into each issue of NZV8. Adam Croy, our main photographer,
NZV8 magazine isn’t just about fully modified vehicles — we also look at cool daily drivers too! If you’re passionate about it, and you drive
“Immaculate doesn’t even begin to describe Grant Eveleigh’s ’69 Camaro” View fullsize “Wow” was about the only word I could muster as I crouched
NZV8 magazine isn’t just about fully modified vehicles — we also look at cool daily drivers too! If you’re passionate about it, and you drive
View fullsize We first caught sight of Luke Orpwood’s 1960 Chev Impala at Repco Beach Hop ’15, and it’s been etched into our memories
NZV8 is New Zealand’s leading V8 magazine and V8 authority, covering everything from hot rods to muscle cars, drag racing and circuit racing through to classics and late model high-performers.