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.

TOUGH CAR UNDERCOVER

NZV8

PUKEKOHE PARK OVER AND OUT

ELECTRIC CORVETTE

FORD BRONCO HERITAGE EDITION

KNIGHTS OF NEW ZEALAND

IHRA SOLD

EVENTS GUIDE • EMAIL YOUR INFO TO: EDITOR@V8.CO.NZ

IMPULSIVE Behaviour • WHEN DAN HENDY WORKED OUT HE WAS A BIT TOO BIG FOR RIDING SUPERBIKES, HE TURNED TO THE NEXT MOST INSANE MOTORSPORT HE COULD THINK OF

Texas TRUCK • THERE’S SOMETHING COOL ABOUT DRIVING AN OLD PICKUP, BUT THERE’S A WHOLE LOT MORE ABOUT BUILDING ONE WITH PLENTY OF TRICKS HIDING BENEATH THE SKIN!

MOUNTAIN MAGIC — FIVE ICONIC MOMENTS FROM BATHURST • Bathurst’s Mount Panorama circuit was originally devised as a tourist road, but the real vision was for it to be used for the purpose of racing. Since the inaugural 500km race at Mount Panorama in 1963, the venue has won a place in the hearts of racing fans from across the globe. With nearly 60 years of racing history, and countless memories, iconic moments are hard to narrow down. However, here are a handful of NZV8’s standout moments.

IMPURE THOUGHTS

THE LEGENT OF Baloo • THE NAME BALOO IS LEGENDARY IN NEW ZEALAND DRAG RACING AS THE FIRST CAR TO RUN A 10-SECOND PASS. JOIN US AS WE DISCOVER HOW PETER LODGE MADE IT ALL HAPPEN!

THE melting pot • NZV 8 SPENDS THE WEEKEND AMONGST THE ACTION AT CHROME, AN EVENT THAT BILLS ITSELF AS THE ULTIMATE HORSEPOWER FESTIVAL!

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TORQUIN SLAMMERS

BUSY SEASON AHEAD

HALL OF FAME

NZ’S QUICKEST STREETERS

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

Pure AR/T • WHAT STARTED AS A HUNT FOR A CONCOURS-SPEC 1968 R/T CHARGER TURNED INTO THE CREATION OF SOMETHING MUCH BETTER

SAND CAT • IS THE LOW-SLUNG, BLOWN STRAIGHT-EIGHT PANTHER PACKARD’S GREATEST TRIUMPH?

Palmy THE FRIEND MAKER • WHILE SOME PEOPLE MAY SAY NOTHING GOOD HAS EVER COME OUT OF PALMERSTON NORTH, THE ANNUAL PALMY SWAP MEET BEGS TO DIFFER!

BACK OF THE FUTURE • THERE’S NO MISSING THIS CLUBBY – IF THE EXTERIOR DOESN’T GRAB YOUR ATTENTION THEN THE INTERIOR DEFINITELY WILL!

Better THAN COFFEE • A BRISK MORNING WASN’T GOING TO STOP THE KUSTOM STREET RODDERS FROM HAVING THEIR MONTHLY MEET AND BREAKFAST — BEFORE THE SUN HAD RISEN, THEY WERE LINING UP AT THE GATE!

LESS IS WAY MORE!

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

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

Blown OUT OF PROPORTION • JOHN POPENHAGEN’S ’61 MORRIS WASN’T ALWAYS INTENDED TO BECOME THE COUNTRY’S WILDEST PARTY BUS, BUT SOMEWHERE THROUGHOUT HIS 20 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THINGS GOT OUT OF...