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.

EVOLUTION

NZV8

BEES NEARING EXTINCTION • CHECK THEMOTORHOOD.COM FOR REGULAR NEWS UPDATES

MURPH’S HIRED

ADOPTED SON

REPCO MUSCLE GARAGE RETURNS

CRUISE MARTINBOROUGH ALL GO

GRAM STAR • Do you use Instagram? Do you want more exposure for the photos you post? Upload your photos to Instagram and use the hashtag #NZV8 to tag us. In each issue, we search Instagram for your photos and print them on the pages you see here. Look it up, use it, and thrash it! We’ll keep an eye on it and pick out a selection of hashtagged posts each month to print right here.

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

Beyond VANISHING POINT • THE DODGE CHALLENGER IN THE MOVIE VANISHING POINT IS SUCH A GLOBAL ICON THAT CARL BULLIVANT DECIDED TO BUILD HIS OWN VERSION, BUT A WHOLE LOT BETTER!

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

CRAZY Horse • IT WAS ONCE DESTINED TO BECOME THE WORLD’S QUICKEST ELECTRIC STREETCAR, BUT NOW IT’S PACKING A SUPERCHARGED FOSSIL-FUELLED PUNCH LIKE NO OTHER

Blind AMBITION • DAN PARKER SHOWS WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WHEN QUITTING ISN’T AN OPTION BY BECOMING THE FASTEST BLIND MAN ON EARTH!

FINAL THOUGHTS FROM DAN

IMPURE THOUGHTS

LOOK WHO’S BACK

CUTTING SHAPES

NZ’S QUICKEST

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

BEST-LAID PLANS

UNOFFICIAL Showdown • IT WAS ALL GO AT NEW ZEALAND’S UNOFFICIAL FASTEST STREET CAR SHOOT-OUT — THE PETROLHEAD FATHER’S DAY DRAGS

THE LEGEND 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!

Clash OF THE TITANS • AT THE END OF AUGUST, MANGATAINOKA MOTORS HOSTED ITS SECOND-TO-LAST SHOW FOR THE YEAR, THIS TIME PITTING HOLDEN AGAINST FORD

BORN IN THE GREY • CHEVROLET’S DOMINANT 1957 BLACK WIDOW WAS THE ORIGINAL NASCAR RULE BENDER

FULL CIRCLE • THIS ’70 SS HAS BEEN CRUISING THE STREETS OF AUCKLAND SINCE IT WAS NEARLY NEW, BUT NOW IT’S TEARING THEM UP WITH NEARLY 800HP ON TAP!

MENTAL HEALTH

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

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

Double VISION • BEN MARTIN LIKED THE IDEA OF OWNING AN XF FALCON — SO MUCH SO HE DECIDED TO BUILD ONE TWICE

POWER HUNGRY • BRENDON DAY WASN’T GOING TO SETTLE FOR A CRUISER, BUILDING AN ENGINE FOR BOOST AND ADDING HARROP’S LATEST 2650 SUPERCHARGER TO CREATE A DEMON OF A UTE

1500HP NINE-INCH! • PETERSON FABRICATION SHOWS US WHAT’S INVOLVED IN BUILDING A VARIETY OF COMPONENTS...