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.

FINAL LAP

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REPCO KUMEU CLASSIC CAR & HOT ROD FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR 2025

TORQUE TO SPEC

MURICA

EVENTS GUIDE • EMAIL YOUR INFO TO: EDITOR@NZV8.CO.NZ

Silencing THE LAMPS • BIG BLOCK POWER, BIG EXPECTATIONS, AND ONE HELL OF A JOURNEY

COASTAL Classics • KAIKOURA HOP IS THE PERFECT RECIPE OF CLASSICS, PEOPLE, AND LOCATION ALL COMING TOGETHER FOR FOUR DAYS OF ENJOYMENT

Pink PASSION • CHRYSLER WAS THE AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATOR OF THE ’70S, LEADING THE SCENE WITH CARS IN EYE-CATCHING COLOURS WITH MEMORABLE NAMES. CATHY WILLEMSEN IS BRINGING BACK THAT ERA

DRAGGED UP DRAG RACING NEWS

NZ’S 100 QUICKEST V8 DRAG RACERS

NEW SEASON, NEW SETUP • A BOLD NEW COMBINATION, A WORLD-CLASS TRACK, AND PLENTY OF CHALLENGES — THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE NDRC XPRO FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER

BURNOUT DREAMS AND DEADLINES

INJECTION IS NICE, BUT I’D RATHER BE BLOWN (AND MAYBE INJECTED TOO?) • THE STORY OF AL SHADWICK & AL’S BLOWER DRIVES

END OF FIRST-TERM REPORT PART 1 • THE NEXT RUNG OF THE LADDER

Forged IN FIRE • FROM BLOWTORCHED MASTERPIECES TO HIGH-END CUSTOM BUILDS, DAN CARTER PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF CREATIVITY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP, BLENDING FIRE, METAL, AND VISION INTO ONE-OF-A-KIND WORKS OF ART

ONE TO Rule THEM ALL • CLEOPATRA WAS ONCE THE MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD. GARY AND JO-ANNE CROOK’S CORVETTE THAT GOES BY THE SAME NAME HAS PLENTY IN COMMON WITH HER

Rat SALAD • BLENDING A CLASSIC ENGLISH 1950S SILHOUETTE, RAT ROD BUILD INSPIRATION, AND ENOUGH ENGINE SETBACK TO MAKE A SALOON CAR LOOK TWICE, THE ANDREWS FAMILY HAVE NAILED AN INSPIRING LOOK NOT OFTEN ACCOMPLISHED

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

DECADE AGO

CARGO • THIS ISSUE’S MUST-HAVES

SOCIAL SCENE