NZ Classic Car

New Zealand’s longest running classic car magazine – celebrated its 300th edition in January 2016, 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 25 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

COUNTDOWN TO AYRBURN – BREAKTHROUGH ON TRANSPORT RULES

AN HQ TO DIE FOR • Mention ‘HQ’, and most people in the Northern Hemisphere will assume this is an abbreviation for ‘headquarters’. However, for those born before the mid ’80s in Australia or New Zealand, the same two letters mean only one thing: HQ Holden!

AYRBURN TO SHOWCASE CLASSICS AND FUTURE CLASSICS • Ayrburn is set to host an extraordinary display, celebrating classic cars of the past and showcasing the future icons of motoring. This prestigious event will feature a remarkable selection of vehicles, including some of the most legendary and innovative models from renowned brands

A RESTOMOD LIKE NO OTHER • 1922 Delage/Hispano-Suiza CO2

AMERICA’S HEARTBEAT • General Motors’ reply to the Mustang’s overwhelming popularity following its launch in 1964 was the Camaro, setting in place a pony car rivalry that is today as strong as ever

GINO’S RENAISSANCE A family affair • Possibly one of the most universally underrated of all Italian classics has to be the Fiat 124. Launched in 1966 as a fourdoor saloon, two-seat Spider, and the following year as the Sport Coupé, the 124 epitomises the best in Italian car design

ON PARADE • MGs turned out in force at the MG centenary display in Auckland, proving that these perennial favourites are as socially magnetic as ever

A RESTOMOD LIKE NO OTHER • Louis Delâge’s model CO was typical of the interwar period from 1919 to 1939. Built for continental grand touring, they were often the mount of the rich and famous. War-surplus aero engines were cheap and plentiful and were sometimes retro-fitted to these magnificent cars for racing and speed record attempts, although the featured car received its Hispano-Suiza transplant later in life

SALON PRIVE GIRO DEI LAGHI • James samples the continental delights experienced by many who have gone before on the Grand Tour of Europe and finds plenty to be enthused about. And then there were the cars!

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IS MG’S CYBERSTER A REAL MG? • It’s a dramatic car and a welcome return to the two-seater sports car market for MG, but this question is something that most people need to get their heads around first

THE CAR DENNY DROVE TO SUCCESS • Denny Hulme’s favourite Repco V8–engined Brabham BT23, a Formula 1 (F1) single-seater, played an important role in New Zealand’s motor sport history. Never the most powerful F1 engine compared with its rivals, such was its reliability, it was this car that swept the modest Kiwi into Grand Prix prominence and world championship success in 1967

KIWIS AT SPEED • NEW ZEALAND’S MOTOR RACING LEGENDS TELL THEIR STORIES

HOUSE OF CARS • Cars have been a large part of David and Leona Eadie’s life, and, over the years, they have built up an eclectic collection of classic cars, motorcycles, and memorabilia, reflecting their interests. A quirky solution was found to...