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.

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NZV8

TOYOTA SUPRA IN SUPERCARS?

HOONIGAN FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY

EVENTS GUIDE

BETTER THAN THE REST • SEVEN YEARS AGO, RUSS McINTYRE SET OUT TO BUILD THE BEST TRI-FIVE CHEV THAT HE COULD — HERE’S THE FINISHED PRODUCT, WHICH WELL AND TRULY LIVES UP TO EXPECTATIONS!

Redneek PARADISE • IF IT’S CHROME, SHINY PAINT, AND IMMACULATE BODYWORK YOU ARE AFTER, YOU ARE AT THE WRONG EVENT

BLIZZARD OF AUS • BUY IT, CAM IT, DRIVE IT, SELL IT … APPARENTLY

SUBSCRIBE TO NZV8 • GET EVERY ISSUE DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR

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

OXYGEN THIEF • WITH 572CI OF BIG BLOCK AND A PROCHARGER UNDER THE HOOD, THERE’S MUCH MORE TO ALAN MESSENGER’S XY THAN JUST A TOUGH LOOK

NEW SEASON, NEW SERIES

ALTERED INTENTIONS

IT’S ALL NOVA

NZ’S QUICKEST STREETERS

NZ’S 100 QUICKEST V8 DRAG RACERS

UP THE WAIKATO WITH A WARM DOUBLE BROWN • THE AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR CLUB’S V8-ONLY STREET CAR DRAGS IS SEEN AS THE UNOFFICIAL DRAG RACING PRE-SEASON OPENER. SOME OF NEW ZEALAND’S FASTEST STREET-LEGAL CARS TEST TRACTION, AND BRAVERY IS REWARDED WITH BRAGGING RIGHTS IN A TRUE STREET MEETING. AS ALWAYS, FATHER’S DAY DRAGS ENTRANTS MUST HAVE A VALID WOF AND REGISTRATION. ET SLIPS MAY HAVE BEEN OUT FOR THE 2024 RUNNING, BUT TROPHIES AND PRIZE MONEY WERE STILL ON THE TABLE, WHICH SAW SOME CLOSE RACING FROM THE HEAVY HITTERS

QUICK BURN • CHASING SPEED IN THE SHORT OFF-SEASON

NO, REALLY, HE’S A GREAT GUY • “THANKS FOR THE INVITE TO DINNER. I’LL BE THERE. CAN I BRING THIS GUY I KNOW? HE’S FROM OVERSEAS. OK, THANKS, SEE YOU THEN!”

MORE THAN A SIDE SHOW, A WAY OF LIFE • IN THE MID ’80S, A YOUNG GUY NAMED KEVIN PERRY DID WHAT MANY PEOPLE THINK A LOT ABOUT BUT NEVER DO: HE FOLLOWED HIS HEART

MAKING SMOKE • THE DEBUT OF SKDMRK

FAMILY AFFAIR • FROM A ’69 MACH 1 MUSTANG TO A TURBOCHARGED TRANS AM, THIS KIWI FAMILY LIVES THE ULTIMATE MUSCLE CAR DREAM, REVVING THROUGH HISTORY AND HORSEPOWER WITH A GARAGE FULL OF AMERICAN LEGENDS

REAR SUSPENSION ARMS • WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A ’54 CHEV BEL AIR FOR A CUSTOMER. THE BRIEF IS TO KEEP THE PATINA BUT MAKE IT LOW AND GO GOOD. EASY ENOUGH; WE CAN DO THAT!

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

BUCKET 'N' SPACE • A YOUNG TEENAGER FROM THE DEEP SOUTH BUILT A HOT ROD — JUST LIKE THE ONE HE’D SEEN ON TV — FROM SPARE PARTS. HE STILL HAS IT 60 YEARS LATER

DECADE AGO • ISSUES # 110 AND 111 JULY AND AUGUST 2014

CARGO • THIS ISSUE’S MUST-HAVES

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