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.

SHIFTING GEARS

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NEWS • CHECK NZV8.CO.NZ FOR REGULAR NEWS UPDATES

NEW MOTORSPORT PARK FOR BAY OF PLENTY

EVENTS GUIDE

PRECIOUS Metal • HAYDEN BROWN’S 1965 GMC C10 LOOKS LIKE A PERFECTLY EXECUTED HOT ROD TRUCK — IT HAS THE LOW, IT HAS THE POWER, BUT THE SOOTY CLOUDS LEAVING HIS EXHAUST TELL US THAT HE DID SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENTLY

MOLITEN Rubber • MUSCLE CAR MADNESS 2025 CRANKED THE VOLUME, PACKED THE BURNOUT PAD, AND DELIVERED ONE HELL OF A WEEKEND

REGULAR John • AS FAR AS SLEEPERS GO, CLINT FIELD CAN BUILD A GOOD ONE, OR EVEN TWO. THIS TWO-DOOR PLYMOUTH VALIANT MAY HAVE THE HEART OF A PREVIOUS PROJECT CAR, BUT THE BODY HAS A SOUL ALL ITS OWN

DRAGGED UP DRAG RACING NEWS

KIWIS CAN FLY!

MARSH CALLS IT A DAY

NZ’S QUICKEST STREETERS

NZ’S 100 QUICKEST V8 DRAG RACERS • Yellow text denotes a new entry or bettered ET / *Currently competing vehicles only listed

NO REST FOR THE WICKED • NINE WEEKS OF FULL-ON RACING

THE ULTIMATE TREND SETTERS

THE BURNOUT FILES • PROVING THAT YOU DON’T NEED A BIG V8 TO PUT ON A KILLER BURNOUT SHOW — SOMETIMES, THE UNDERDOGS BRING THE REAL ENTERTAINMENT — THIS IS SIX BANGER NATS!

DIAMOND IN THE RUST • AFTER ALMOST 7000 HOURS IN THE MAKING, THE OWNER OF THIS VOLVO P1800 NOW HAS THE CUSTOM CAR THAT HE NEVER DREAMED OF OWNING

NZV8 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

A Legacy ON WHEELS • A RECORD-BREAKING CELEBRATION OF KIWI CAR CULTURE, MARKING THE END OF AN ERA AND THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING EVEN BIGGER

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

CARGO • THIS ISSUE’S MUST-HAVES

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