NZ Classic Car

NZ Classic Car – New Zealand’s longest running classic car magazine – celebrated its 200th edition in August 2007, an amazing achievement for a publication which began as a simple idea to put local classic car owners in touch with event organisers, car clubs and trade professionals. NZ Classic Car has been a vital part of the local motoring scene for more than 20 years and features unique and extensive classic motoring coverage. NZCC’s enthusiastic and passionate writers cover the length and breadth of the country ensuring extensive classic motoring coverage. Our coverage of New Zealand’s motoring heritage remains unrivalled, especially in the field of motorsport history, plus we include stunning photography, authoritative features and event reports from throughout the country.

NZ Classic Car

Where have the years gone?

THE MAIL CAR • A local-hero version of Holden’s gap-filling EJ became a sought-after treasure, found by an ex-pat Kiwi with his own strong General Motors-Holden’s pedigree

THE BOSS’S SUPRA • You can forget about bank-owned term deposits. Aside from the property market, a surefire way to make good on an investment these days is to buy yourself a collectable car

HEIR TO A MOSQUITO • In Patrick Harlow’s opinion, the Frank Costin–designed Amigo is possibly the earliest example of a perfect union of function and form in a production car

A CHILDHOOD INSPIRATION • It’s a car as legendary for its exotic underpinnings as its eccentric repurposing. New Zealand has a rich history in recommissioning old, outdated racers and extending their usable life, but even in that company, the Morrari stands alone

TRIBULATION AND TRIUMPH • Jim encountered this beautifully restored Triumph TR3A purely by accident

TRAVIS, A VIPER AND HIS SCHOOL SWEETHEART • Vaughan Wilson discovers a few automotive treasures during a US sojourn

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THE SABRE IS IT THE KIWI TVR? • Almac’s Sabre featured a fibreglass body, a spaceframe chassis, and often a stonking Rover V8. Was it a match for the products of the more famous exponent of that recipe from the old country, Blackpool’s TVR?

Third-generation Range Rover magic • Expensive when new, the handsome third-generation Range Rover is now something of a bargain, but the caveats remain

NEVER SAY NEVER • After very nearly breaking into Formula 1, Brett Riley thought that he’d retire from racing, but his talent and the allure of another series meant that he kept turning up on the podium

FLASHBACK WHY THE ’60S WAS THE BEST DECADE EVER • Gerard Richards dons tribute rose-tinted glasses for his look at the ’60s – not just for their retro cool and funky rosy glow, but because he’s convinced that the world, like the glasses, was better, brighter, and more fun back then

F1, INDY 500, AND DRAG RACING • While Liam Lawson has yet to secure a seat in Formula 1, he remains part of the Red Bull squad, ready to take the wheel at a moment’s notice

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SOME BAD NEWS AND SOME GOOD NEWS • Vehicle fees as charged by NZTA, with help from the industry

Book Reviews

Resurrecting Flying ‘A’s

HISTORIC SURVEY PUTS CLASSIC VEHICLES ON THE ECONOMIC MAP • Prompted by the pioneering work of the UK Federation and its influential UK Historic Vehicle Survey (five surveys over the last 20 years), a new survey conducted between June and July 2023 by Glasshouse Consulting for the NZ Federation of Motoring Clubs shows that the country’s classic car sector has an astounding $11 billion footprint on the economy

HW RICHARDSON GROUP HITS THE GAS • HW Richardson Group received the Southern Green Hydrogen...