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.

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THE BRITISH AUSSIE BATTLER • The P76 is another of Leyland's near misses. When it was introduced in 1973, the Leyland P76 was a genuine threat to the established order over the ditch, having acres of space, brisk performance, good handling, and a swathe of innovations. There’s no way the Aussies were having any of that

ALMOST MYTHICAL Pony • A genuine Shelby GT350 is one of the unicorns of the car world but Vaughan Wilson can verify they do exist and can even be found in New Zealand. He has a close encounter with one in Wellington

RANGE ROVER CSK THE ORIGINAL SUV • Many will assert that Range Rover invented the SUV and the tribute model to Charles Spencer King’s genius was the first to put the emphasis on sport

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The butterfly effect • When a butterfly flaps its wings in the forest, the effect can be felt half a world away — or so the saying suggests. As Ben Selby explains, that could be literally true in the case of the Sera

Rotary racing Kiwi style • Our feature on two astonishing mint Mazda rotaries in the previous issue prompted us to check out the brand’s racing form in New Zealand

Where have all those years gone? • MX-5 reminiscences

THE INDOMITABLE LAND CRUISER • Toyota’s longest-running model gets a little love

TALENTED ENGINEER — and much more • John Nicholson made his motorsport mark in many ways. Donn Anderson remembers visiting his engine rebuilding business in London on several occasions — not to make notes, but to collect Cosworth DFV pistons with a racing heritage

EAGLE SOARS ONCE MORE • The Everson Eagle was designed to meet the local demand for a neoclassic car but an 18-year restoration has raised this Eagle well above its flightless kiwi counterparts

Where motor racing is made • It’s all in the mind. Brian Lawrence’s restless urge to put motor sport in front of fans gets creative and leads to a lasting international legacy of the two-wheeled type

The day the world stood still • In an era when motor sport fatalities became all too familiar the fateful crash 60 years ago that ended Stirling Moss’s career in ‘proper’ racing cars at least spared his life

Lifting the lid • A long-standing gripe about an imported soft-top that never fitted properly persuaded the owner of this TR6 to go local

In a shocking state • In our ongoing series aiming to demystify some of the bigger jobs on classic cars, here’s one that’s genuinely simple, with a few precautions

Why are we throwing away our hedge against volatile international markets?

Classic Garage

WAIT … ERR … THERE’S A SPIDER IN MY FUTURE? • The ’90s version could well be a best buy for someone wanting the class of the endlessly chic Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider for not much cash

Variety is the spice of garage life

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