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.

Classic adventure

Design accord • American cars of the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s conformed to a narrow pattern. Given a few more months of development this brilliant car from the ’30s could have left a much richer American motoring legacy

TWIN PEAK • The BMW M325i M-Tech II was the top-ranking E30 model to be sold new in New Zealand. We reunite two survivors from the 3-Series’ golden era

AT THE TOP OF THE ORDER

A LINK TO MODERN M PERFORMANCE

FOUR-BY-FOUR FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY • Long before pickup trucks became fashion items they, like the Levi jeans their owners wore, were built for hard work. After 30 years in a shed this one is back in harness

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Hiding in plain sight • A friendship chain among four classic bike enthusiasts led to the discovery of a rare 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder that had not been seen by the general public in more than three decades

RAISING THE BAR • The rising standard of car preparation is only adding impetus to the classic racing revival

From the mind of a racing car driver • If the 550 Spyder featured in this mag on page 34 stirred a hankering for classic open-top Porsche motoring, there are a couple of homegrown options more attuned to the depth of Kiwi pockets, and they are more attainable

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS — AND LISTEN TO YOUR MUM • Drivers get the glory but New Zealand has produced more than its share of stars behind the cars. Steve Horne has returned home after forging a stellar career in wrenching and then running highly successful racing teams, especially in IndyCar

POSTE RESTANTE • What happens when an envelope arrives containing motor racing photos that are more than half a century old? Donn Anderson investigates and discovers a fantastic, colourful, and often tragic era of drivers and cars

Fear AND LOATHING THE BLUE OVAL • Our correspondent has worked up the courage to probe some dark places in his memory that might explain his fear of Fords — part one

THE ONE AND ONLY ROBBIE • No matter what the wheels, Robbie Francevic made them perform, providing a lifetime of entertainment

Graham McRae, 5 March 1940 – 4 August 2021 • Had the chips fallen differently Graham McRae could have been our first Indy 500 winner but this engineer and driver had one too many chips to carry

Legislation by stealth

Classic Garage

Something special this way comes • A legendary ‘monster’ is coming to life behind these garage doors

MINOR CORRECTION

MORE ON JIM GREEN • Rodger Anderson replies to a query from Henry Langguth in the June issue about Mission Bay Motors engine builder Jim Green

SETTING THE STANDARD

A TRIO OF TRIUMPHS

THE BENTLEY BOYS AND BEYOND • Motorman Donn Anderson hasn’t been the only motoring journalist going through some old material lately — see his column on page 66. A contemporary of Donn’s, Jon Addison, has stumbled on 10...