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NZ Classic Car

No 363 March 2021
Magazine

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

Rule of thumb

Forever Young • The VW Kombi van is one of the best-known vehicles in automotive history, and for owners such as Steve and Denise Fejos, this loyal steed helps make memories that will never be forgotten

The V8 that started it all • Cadillacs were big but they also had class and made a statement about their owners. The marque was also notable for a number of innovative engineering firsts

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE! • SUBSCRIBE, RENEW, OR EXTEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR MAGAZINE AND SAVE UP TO 36%

AN ALL-BRITISH MUSCLE CAR • One of the great sports car shapes, evocative of its uncompromising power, the TVR is one for the purists. It’s rare and it’s British, with most of the pluses and few of the drawbacks that entails

CLASS LEADER • BMW’s 3.0 CSi was always a class act but appreciation of its timeless beauty is accelerating as swiftly and smoothly as its sophisticated straight-six

50 Years Young • The 50th edition of the Ellerslie Car Show was the biggest and the best

“AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT”

ALSO FUTURE CLASSICS

FAMILIES TO THE FORE

THE RESULTS ARE IN

Hard chargers Wild rides with iconic Kiwi muscle car drivers • When the V8 bellows and drivers are straining every nerve to keep them on the road, muscle cars come alive. Gerard Richards tells the survivors’ tales

Native Snake • A Cobra in all but name, the Almac 427 is New Zealand’s most successful home-grown replica sports car

WOLF IN BRIT’S CLOTHING • A dealer special shows how New Zealand could have delivered a uniquely Kiwi twist on the decades-long battle between Ford and Holden

PUTTING A STAMP ON DESIGN • When Donn Anderson met with Bruno Sacco in 1990, the great Mercedes-Benz designer wanted to talk about stamps

ANNIVERSARY ANTICS • A slew of anniversaries prompts our correspondent’s memories of great cars and drivers, and recent events that will go down in history

Is the government cooking up a classic car emergency?

Classic Garage

Readers’ Writes

KEEP ON DIGGING • Citroën man Kerry Bowman’s foray into MG restoration took him deep into foreign territory

TREATED AS FOOLS — THE TRIALS OF CLASSIC CAR OWNERSHIP IN NEW ZEALAND • Precious gem Fiat Abarth sold overseas to avoid the dead hand of bureaucracy

BETTER GET A B • MGBs have long been an easy way into classic car ownership. They still are

Noticeboard

EVENT DIARY • Due to Covid-19 precautions, events may be postponed or cancelled. Please confirm details with event organisers.

CROMWELL CLASSIC CAR & HOT ROD FESTIVAL 2021 RECORD ATTENDANCE

A CELEBRATION OF FORD IN KIWI MOTOR SPORT TAUPO HISTORIC GRAND PRIX

SAS AUTOPARTS MSC NZ F5000 TASMAN CUP REVIVAL MIKE PERO MOTORSPORT PARK, RUAPUNA, 5–7 FEBRUARY 2021 • COLLINS AND WINDELBURN SHARE RACE WINS / KUDOS AT LATEST F5000 SERIES ROUND IN CHRISTCHURCH

A THUMBS UP FOR AMERICAN VEHICLE DAY

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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 116 Publisher: Rusty Media Edition: No 363 March 2021

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: February 19, 2021

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OverDrive Magazine

Languages

English

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

Rule of thumb

Forever Young • The VW Kombi van is one of the best-known vehicles in automotive history, and for owners such as Steve and Denise Fejos, this loyal steed helps make memories that will never be forgotten

The V8 that started it all • Cadillacs were big but they also had class and made a statement about their owners. The marque was also notable for a number of innovative engineering firsts

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE! • SUBSCRIBE, RENEW, OR EXTEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR MAGAZINE AND SAVE UP TO 36%

AN ALL-BRITISH MUSCLE CAR • One of the great sports car shapes, evocative of its uncompromising power, the TVR is one for the purists. It’s rare and it’s British, with most of the pluses and few of the drawbacks that entails

CLASS LEADER • BMW’s 3.0 CSi was always a class act but appreciation of its timeless beauty is accelerating as swiftly and smoothly as its sophisticated straight-six

50 Years Young • The 50th edition of the Ellerslie Car Show was the biggest and the best

“AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT”

ALSO FUTURE CLASSICS

FAMILIES TO THE FORE

THE RESULTS ARE IN

Hard chargers Wild rides with iconic Kiwi muscle car drivers • When the V8 bellows and drivers are straining every nerve to keep them on the road, muscle cars come alive. Gerard Richards tells the survivors’ tales

Native Snake • A Cobra in all but name, the Almac 427 is New Zealand’s most successful home-grown replica sports car

WOLF IN BRIT’S CLOTHING • A dealer special shows how New Zealand could have delivered a uniquely Kiwi twist on the decades-long battle between Ford and Holden

PUTTING A STAMP ON DESIGN • When Donn Anderson met with Bruno Sacco in 1990, the great Mercedes-Benz designer wanted to talk about stamps

ANNIVERSARY ANTICS • A slew of anniversaries prompts our correspondent’s memories of great cars and drivers, and recent events that will go down in history

Is the government cooking up a classic car emergency?

Classic Garage

Readers’ Writes

KEEP ON DIGGING • Citroën man Kerry Bowman’s foray into MG restoration took him deep into foreign territory

TREATED AS FOOLS — THE TRIALS OF CLASSIC CAR OWNERSHIP IN NEW ZEALAND • Precious gem Fiat Abarth sold overseas to avoid the dead hand of bureaucracy

BETTER GET A B • MGBs have long been an easy way into classic car ownership. They still are

Noticeboard

EVENT DIARY • Due to Covid-19 precautions, events may be postponed or cancelled. Please confirm details with event organisers.

CROMWELL CLASSIC CAR & HOT ROD FESTIVAL 2021 RECORD ATTENDANCE

A CELEBRATION OF FORD IN KIWI MOTOR SPORT TAUPO HISTORIC GRAND PRIX

SAS AUTOPARTS MSC NZ F5000 TASMAN CUP REVIVAL MIKE PERO MOTORSPORT PARK, RUAPUNA, 5–7 FEBRUARY 2021 • COLLINS AND WINDELBURN SHARE RACE WINS / KUDOS AT LATEST F5000 SERIES ROUND IN CHRISTCHURCH

A THUMBS UP FOR AMERICAN VEHICLE DAY

Local...


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