THE COVER STAR! – 1967 CHEVROLET CAMARO TWIN-TURBO
Making eight-second runs down the strip was already impressive, but Chris Daley’s ’67 Camaro has just acquired a number plate. Will he still manage to crack eights come February, for NZ’s Fastest Street Car Shootout?
With a Dart-blocked 540 BBC, insane twin-turbos courtesy of Aaron Jenkins’ famous Torana, and 950hp at the wheels, Chris stands a good chance of running deep into our Fastest Street Car list. We check this proven racer out in Te Anau to see if it’ll still do eights with window wipers.
FALCON TAKES FLIGHT — 1965 FORD FALCON XP
Not many Falcons soar as high as Steve’s XP, which has been built from the ground up to be one of the country’s finest examples
Equipped with a 470hp Ford Windsor worked up to 332ci, and with immaculate attention to detail taken by Taylor at Peterson Fabrication, this four-year build has taken a rough backyard find with a mysterious history and turned it into one of the most well executed XP Falcons you’ll ever see.
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST – 1972 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER
Will Bratton’s 1972 Plymouth Road Runner has survived the past half century largely unscathed by predators, accidents, and rust — so he figured it was time to give it a little reward; in the form of a 572 HEMI
AROUND THE WORLD: PURE EXCESS – 1930 FORD TUDOR
We take you to the USA for something different — a Ford Tudor with mind-boggling craftsmanship, time, and attention to detail put into it. We thought you might like to see it
Dana Hinkle is obsessed with creating things that are different. That’s exactly what he did with this work of art on wheels — having over 3000 hours going into the paint work alone. It gets better though, it runs an Indy 540 Wedge, 8/71 blower, nitrous, and puts down a humble 800hp; making this one of the craziest builds you may ever see.
DAD'S GONE WILD – FATHER'S DAY DRAGS
V8s, burnouts, and bragging rights: Father’s Day Drags continues to deliver the goods
There’s a Kiwi institution that takes place on Father’s Day, and we’re not talking about pretending to be happy with some very average artwork and a breakfast that, frankly, could have been better. We’re talking drag racing — specifically, the quick street car kind. The annual Petrolhead Father’s Day Drags have been the place to race your street car for as long as we can remember.
