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 starting to boom again in New Zealand. NZV8 is not only riding that wave, but leading the way by providing world class magazine that features the cars, events and people that make the scene so exciting. NZV8 covers an extensive range of high-performance V8-engine vehicles. Wherever the local ground shakes to the beat of a tuned eight-cylinder machine, NZV8 is part of the action.

PASSING THE TORCH

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HYPER CADI

NZ’S WILD BOYS

JOIN THE TEAM

GENTLEMAN JIM BOOK

HAVE YOU ENTERED YET?

FANTASTIC FUNDRAISER

EVENTS GUIDE

CARGO • THIS MONTH’S MUST-HAVES

Bone SHREDDER • THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO CUBIC INCHES OF PRESSURISED V8 AND A HEAVY RIGHT FOOT IS THE PERFECT RECIPE FOR MAKING HUGE HORSEPOWER AND CLOUDS OF TYRE SMOKE

HOLDENS Anonymous • THE SECOND ANNUAL HOLDEN ADDICTION NZ NATIONALS TAKES OVER PARADISE VALLEY SPEEDWAY, ROTORUA

GOOFY JOE

DRAGGED UP DRAG RACING NEWS

NZ’S 100 QUICKEST V8 DRAG RACERS • To update your details, email editor@v8.co.nz Yellow text denotes a new entry or bettered ET / *Currently competing vehicles only listed

PUTTING ON A SHOW

TOP FUEL TEAMWORK • BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE AEROFLOW FUNNY CAR TEAM AS THEY TAKE ON THE GULF WESTERN OILS WINTERNATIONALS 2022

REAR-ENDED • BARRY WHITE WANTED SOMETHING WEIRD. HE’S GOT ALL THAT AND MORE IN THIS TWIN-TURBO KEVLAR-CLAD WIDE-BODY COMMODORE!

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE! • SUBSCRIBE, RENEW, OR EXTEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO NZV8 MAGAZINE AND SAVE UP TO 24% OFF RRP

HYPEBEAST • WAS THE VECTOR W8 ALL HYPE AND NO SUBSTANCE? LET’S FIND OUT.

Boosted BRIT • GRAEME AND ADAM BATES’ 1969 PC CRESTA WAS NEVER DESIGNED FOR 180MPH — THAT’S PROBABLY WHY THERE’S BUGGER ALL VAUXHALL LEFT IN IT!

FULL CIRCLE

SOCIAL SCENE • Here are some quick hits of content from social-media channels around the globe, curated by Low Fast Famous. They relate to some of the projects and completed builds that have been generating the most interaction and impressions in the past 30 days. Check out more of the work from the vehicles highlighted via their Instagram handles listed or at Low Fast Famous: @lowfastfamous

ALCHEMI • WE’VE ALL GOT CRAZY CAR CONCEPTS IN OUR MINDS; NOW IS THE TIME TO SEE YOUR IDEA BROUGHT TO LIFE IN RENDER FORM

FOUR-BY-FOUR FOR town and country • LONG BEFORE PICKUP TRUCKS BECAME FASHION ITEMS, THEY, LIKE THE LEVI’S JEANS THEIR OWNERS WORE, WERE BUILT FOR HARD WORK. AFTER 30 YEARS IN A SHED, THIS ONE IS BACK IN HARNESS

PETER BROCK’S POLARISING ERA • The late 1980s proved a turbulent time for Australian motorsport’s golden child Peter Brock as an obsession with a device named the Energy Polarizer lost him factory support, long-time employees, and friends.

THREADING The NEEDLE • THE ART OF DRIVING A MUD-EATING 4X4 MONSTER

CHEMICAL Boost • EVER THOUGHT ABOUT ADDING SOME NOS ON YOUR ENGINE? HERE ARE THE FUNDAMENTAL BASICS SO YOU’LL UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’LL BE DEALING WITH

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

1976 FORD F100 PICKUP TRUCK

LOCAL SPECIALISTS • EXPERTS FOR EVERY NEED

IN ACTION: BARRY PLUMPTON • KIWI RACER BARRY PLUMPTON PRIMING THE NITROUS ON THIS MONSTER 959-CUBIC-INCH PAT MUSI BIG BLOCK AS HIS LINES UP FOR ANOTHER PASS AT THE GULF OILS WINTERNATIONALS AT WILLOWBANK RACEWAY