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.

’Tis the season

YOUR NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR MAGAZINE IS GOING BI-MONTHLY

NZ Classic Car

100 Repco • DRIVEN BY PASSION FOR 100 YEARS

THE UNSTOPPABLE HILUX • In the 1980s Toyota New Zealand scored a marketing masterstroke creating an indelible link between its tough Hilux pickup range and good Kiwi blokes

Beholding beauty • Famously unforgiven for its challenging looks, Ford’s much-ballyhooed Edsel now prompts an indulgent smile wherever it goes

A LANCIA AND A LIFE • A well-conserved original Italian shows how to age gracefully

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ROYAL ROLLERS & FANCY FORDS • As the ’60s got under way, it was only a matter of time before the next royal visit reaffirmed our connection to the old country. The government needed to find some new royal cars suitable for the new Queen

PUKEKOHE THE END OF AN ERA • It’s a well-worn phrase, but nothing else seems fitting for this: The final curtain being lowered on Pukekohe Park Raceway. This is truly the end of an era

MAKING WAVES • Motoring journalist, racing car driver and team owner Murray Taylor admits to being ‘ridiculously ambitious’, a trait that even led to another career at the top of world sailing

The triumph and tragedy of the Ferrari Monza • Whether the handsome Ferrari Monza’s reputation for being difficult to handle was a factor in Ken Wharton’s tragic accident in 1957 is debatable, but that fateful machine has remained in New Zealand ever since

FOX ON THE RUN • This Vixen has been lucky enough to have had just two suitors in its lifetime, both determined to treat her right

THE COMPLETE ENGINEER

CERTIFICATION • Is certification really necessary on old cars? Really?

Passion for Perfection • It’s one of New Zealand’s best-kept secrets as Auto Restorations celebrates 50 years of a passion for perfection while the company enjoys a new focus for the next half-century, making the seemingly impossible a reality for classic car enthusiasts

Cortina for Europe • Not all Lotus Cortinas are white and green, as this eye-catching Alan Mann tribute will testify

DO IT WITH A DYNO • Putting a fresh engine on a dyno is actually the kindest way to break it in, and the ideal way to test different manifold configurations or cams

TOYOTAS: A KIWI OBSESSION • Steve Holmes. Published 2022 by Bateman Books who supplied the review copy. ISBN 978-1-98-853-815-0. $45

ALVIS SOCIETY: A CENTURY OF DRIVERS • David Culshaw. Published 2022 by Veloce, who supplied the review copy. ISBN 978-1-787114-73-9

Classic Garage

JAGUARS TO CLAIM THE SPOTLIGHT AT HISTORIC GRAND PRIX • The sixth edition of the Taupō International Motorsport Park’s Historic Grand Prix will be held on the weekend of 21 – 22 January 2023, with practice sessions all day on Friday 20th

GEORGE BEGG FESTIVAL 2023 TICKETS ON SALE NOW • It’s racing like the good...