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.

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’48 CHEVY SUPER TRUCK ‘ENYO’

KEVIN HART’S ’69 PLYMOUTH ROADRUNNER RESTOMOD

MUSCLE GARAGE RETURNS

HELLEPHANT ENGINES

EVENTS GUIDE

TRIPLE THREAT! • BAGGED, BIG BLOCK, AND BAD ASS — WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR IN A TOUGH CAMARO STREETER?

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

Pony EXPRESS • THIS CAR WAS NEVER INTENDED FOR NATHAN HARTLEY TO DRIVE, BUT THANKS TO HIS DAD’S PROCRASTINATION AND CAR-BUYING HABITS, HE’S BEHIND THE WHEEL!

Punching ABOVE ITS WEIGHT • THE TARARUA RODDERS CHROME N CUSTOM AUTO FESTIVAL ONLY ROLLS ROUND ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT IT’S WELL WORTH THE WAIT!

NEVER-MADE nomad • BUICK NEVER MADE A TWO-DOOR ’56 STATION WAGON, SO ROSS HIGGOTT SET OUT TO BUILD HIS OWN!

CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG

IMPORT OVERRUN!

KILLER DEBUT

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

KIWIS CAN FLY • THREE TOP FUEL CARS IN THE 300MPH-PLUS CLUB; AEROFLOW TEAM DOMINATES AT EAST COAST THUNDER; THE FIRST ROUND OF THE AUSTRALIAN 400 THUNDER CHAMPIONSHIP

HUNTING T-REX

‘PROJECT LIGHTWEIGHT’ • LIGHT, POWERFUL, AND EXTREMELY RARE, THE 1963 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT IS ONE OF CHEVROLET’S TRUE HOLY GRAILS

Summer START-UP! • THE EVENT MAY BE CALLED ‘THE SIDE SHOW’, BUT IT’S DEFINITELY SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH TO BE A MAIN EVENT

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

BYGONE ERA • AFTER MANY YEARS OF WISHING AND WANTING, THE DREAMS OF ONE LADY FINALLY BECAME A REALITY ON 24 SEPTEMBER 2022 WITH THE FIRST-EVER RUNNING OF VINTAGE FEST NZ, A CELEBRATION OF YEARS GONE BY

BLACKNBLUE • KEVIN WATKINS HAD GIVEN UP ON HIS DREAM OF OWNING A CHARGER, BUT NOW HE’S MANAGED TO NOT ONLY GET HIS HANDS ON ONE BUT ALSO BUILD IT EXACTLY AS HE WANTED ITI

THE Deuce TURNS 90 • WE STEP BACK IN TIME TO CELEBRATE THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ’32 FORD AND SEE HOW IT BECAME SO POPULAR

CRÈME Brûlèe • “A DESSERT CONSISTING OF A RICH CUSTARD BASE TOPPED WITH A LAYER OF HARDENED CARAMELISED SUGAR” — KIND OF SUMS UP THE VIBE OF THIS THRIFTMASTER PRETTY WELL; ONCE YOU CRACK THE SURFACE YOU FIND SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT UNDERNEATH

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

PRO STREET BRAWLER • TAYLOR RETURNS TO HOME BASE TO BEGIN CREATING THE NEW TWIN-TURBO CONFIGURATION FOR HIS INSANE FORD CAPRI, WHERE HE DISPLAYS ALL OF HIS TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FOR DESIGNING A CLEVER TURBO SET-UP

BESPOKE BARRACUDA

’55 BIG BOY

’69 PRO RIDE

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