NZV8

NZV8 Magazine was conceived when the passionate muscle car scene was in need of an authority. Thanks to a large population of baby boomers, muscle car and V8 culture is booming in New Zealand. NZV8 is not only riding that wave, but leading the way by providing a world class magazine that features the cars, events, like the annual Beach Hop and people that make the scene so exciting. NZV8 covers an extensive range of high-performance V8-engined vehicles. Wherever the local ground shakes to the beat of a tuned eight-cylinder machine, from a drag race meeting to a car show, NZV8 is there and bringing you all the action.

RAMPING IT UP

NZV8

TALKIN TORQUE WITH FOGG & NOYER

CORVETTE ZR1 SETS FASTEST 0–100 TIME

LONG LIVE THE V8

SUPERCARS CONFIRMS RUAPUNA AND TAUPŌ

EVENTS GUIDE • WANT YOUR GRASS ROOTS EVENT LISTED? EMAIL EDITOR@NZV8.CO.NZ WITH YOUR EVENT DETAILS.

BOLD & BLUE • JOHN GAMBLE’S SECOND SERIOUS CHEVELLE IS A REAL HEAD-TURNER—IT’S NOT FOR THE PURISTS, BUT IT IS UNDENIABLY BADASS

Winning COMES EASY • BRENT SHIPMAN DIDN’T SET OUT TO BUILD A TROPHY WINNER BUT COULDN’T BRING HIMSELF TO CHANGE HIS TROPHY-HAULING WAYS!

CONQUERING THE WORLD THE BRUCE & DENNY SHOW

Premier POWER • TONY WITINITARA’S PREMIER MIGHT HAVE THE AERODYNAMICS OF A BRICK WALL, BUT WITH 2000HP PUSHING IT, THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE!

FOUR ECADES OF Dedication • WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF CARS ATTENDING MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, THIS EVENT DRAWS TO A CLOSE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOUTHERN DRAGWAYS

KIWI DOORSLAMMERS SMASH IT IN AUSSIE

HARDCASTLE’S ’37 COUPE RETURNS

NZ’S QUICKEST STREETERS

NZ’S 100 QUICKEST V8 DRAG RACERS

ALL IN ON RED • A CHANGE IN COLOUR MARKS A CHANGE OF PACE FOR THE BOOSTED BY AEROFLOW TEAM, LIFTING THE SYDNEY CURSE … HOPEFULLY FOR GOOD THIS TIME

NICE DAY FOR A WHITE WEDDING

THE BURNOUT FILES! • FROM RAPANATS TO WAGGA WAGGA, IT’S BEEN A WILD RIDE

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Singular VISION • ONE KIWI’S SIX-YEAR MISSION TO CREATE A MUSTANG THE WORLD HADN’T SEEN — AND WON’T FORGET

PRE-WAR Beach Demons • ‘GROG’ IS A QUICKLY GROWING INVERCARGILL PRE-WAR ERA VEHICLE MOVEMENT CENTRED ON SINKING BEERS WITH MATES AND FLATHEAD V8S

READERS' Rides • WANT TO GET YOUR CAR IN READERS’ RIDES? FLICK US AN EMAIL, ALONG WITH FOUR TO SIX IMAGES OF YOUR CAR, TO EDITOR@NZV8.CO.NZ

IN THE BUILD •  WHAT’S UNDER CONSTRUCTION AROUND THE COUNTRY

DECADE AGO

CARGO • THIS ISSUE’S MUST-HAVES

SOCIAL SCENE • We take a look at various hand-picked builds from abroad — to discover crazy contraptions, find inspiration, or just plainly see what the rest of the world is up to. Let’s go …