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.

NZ Classic Car

Modern dilemma

A BRONZE TREASURE UNEARTHED • Holden’s decision to build a coupé took all of five minutes. It produced one of the all-time great Aussie classic designs

MITSUBISHI’S SECRET WEAPON • Early in 1981 Mitsubishi headquarters in Japan warned its subsidiaries around the world to expect something special in the sports car line ahead of its launch in March. Code-named ‘YDC’ and with no forward information except for some early drawings of the car, anticipation was high

1996 HOLDEN HSV VS GTS-R

THE OTHER Q CAR • The name’s Bond, James — well, actually, no

You can’t beat a Beetle • VW’s Beetle rattled on doing its own thing for decades while focus group feedback took rival cars in a direction that has almost expunged individual character. That makes the Beetle today more refreshing than ever

SAAB’S PUKKA RALLY STAR • The Saab 96 has wonderfully appealing lines but it’s the car’s many other distinctive features that established the brand’s reputation for admirable eccentricity

ANGELA’S ASHES • The 50th anniversary of Howard and Ruth Anderson’s overland adventure prompted Howard to make a serious attempt to locate Angela, the car that pulled their Sprite Musketeer caravan half-way around the world

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FAB FIFTIES FERRARI • Rare and very desirable, the 250 Europa GT was Ferrari’s very first attempt at building a production line car

FERRARI 250 EUROPA GT

Exactly the right wrong address • Perhaps it was fate that sent model drawings of Mercedes-Benz’ magnificent 1936 500K to Chick Hammond, but how did fate know Chick was likely the only person in the country who would be inspired to build his own full-size car?

When our top trio took to the road • What sort of cars did Chris Amon, Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme drive when they weren’t on the race track? Motorman knows

The Temple of Speed • Monza, Pukekohe, and encounters with the masters of motorsport

IMPALAS STILL BOUND TO IMPRESS • The ’59 Impala might have been peak fin for some but the ’60s Impalas evoked a more relaxed and confident kind of American excess

Do we actually need WoFs for older classics?

RILEY & WOLSELEY CARS 1948 TO 1975: A PICTORIAL HISTORY

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Readers Writes

THE LAST OF THE BIG FALCONS • For 100 years this year, Repco has been ‘driven by passion’, and we are helping the good people at Repco celebrate that enduring legacy. This month, we look back on one of the landmark big Aussie sixes, the Falcon XC

GETTING IT TOGETHER • Bolting the front end of a classic American car back on looks simple enough, but get it wrong and nothing will look quite right

Cup of T • There is something in the Italian psyche that decrees every car they design must have an element of ‘vivace’ or lively performance. Even Fiat’s boxy 125 models personified that spirit

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