Innehållsförteckning för No 173 October 2019 från NZV8

While I may share my personal opinions on this page on occasion … OK, quite often … I’m not normally one to delve into politics or political grandstanding, but I’m going to make an exception this month. I’m sure many of you, much like myself, have been guilty of complaining about things going on within local government. While I’ve never got off my high horse to do anything about it, one NZV8 contributor has. That’s right, Craig ‘Sooty’ Lord has put his name in the right standing for Mayor of Auckland, and not just because he’d like for everyone to refer to him as ‘Your Worship’. Being voted in won’t be a small task, and, while at first, I must admit, I was sceptical about his chances, the more I…

EMAIL YOUR NEWS TO: EDITOR@V8.CO.NZ MARINELAND HOT ROD AND CLASSIC CAR FESTIVAL NO MORE We’ve received word that the Marineland Street Rod and Kustom Klub has regretfully confirmed that the long-running and popular Hot Rod and Classic Car Festival, which typically takes place in May, will no longer go ahead in 2020. The club has explained that health-and-safety constraints that come into place when the public is involved, and the increasing attendance at the event, which has caused issues with traffic and congestion, mean that the show isn’t viable in its current format. While an unfortunate loss to the event calendar, it is good news that the NZHRA rod run that takes place on the Friday night and Saturday prior is still going ahead between 1 and 3 May. Entries…

EMAIL YOUR INFO TO: EDITOR@V8.CO.NZ 18–22 SEPTEMBER KAIKOURA HOP SOUTH BAY RACECOURSE, KAIKOURA Kaikoura Hop has been going from strength to strength each year. The 2019 incarnation highlights the popularity of the event, having been bumped up to a massive five-day schedule, which is rammed with all kinds of exciting car and entertainment offerings. Cruising, a drive-in movie, a poker run, live music, a public bar, the Miss Kaikoura Hop competition, markets and stalls, a shed tour, a burnout pad, and drag racing — it’s got it all! Make sure you get your tickets and accommodation sorted if you haven’t already. To book tickets or find out more, visit kaikourahop.co.nz, find the Kaikoura Hop Facebook page, or phone Doug on 022 186 3117. 19 OCTOBER THE VERY VINTAGE DAY OUT…

Mike Clark likes his Mopars. He’s owned too many to list over the years and doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty making them more to his taste in the process. Besides, nobody really likes a standard car anyway, right? We stumbled across his last car, a beautiful silver big block VH Valiant hardtop, at the Palmy Swap Meet way back in 2012 (NZV8 Issue No. 89). The 500-cube Procharger dream that he had planned for under the bonnet of the big Aussie Mopar never eventuated, so Mike decided it was time for a change and to move the hardtop on for someone else to enjoy. He sold it to good friend Malcolm, and, with the funds rapidly incinerating a hole in his pocket, he began searching for a replacement in…

Spring has come early to the south, with sunny skies bringing out record numbers for this year’s Conrodders Rod and Custom Club’s Memorial Run in Dunedin on 18 August. As the event is held wet or fine, organizers were more concerned about fine-tuning the catering numbers for this event than the weather. “We got very lucky with the weather. When everyone started arriving at the club rooms in Green Island, [the numbers] well exceeded my expectations. I had to do a panic phone call to the people at the cafe at Sunnyvale to let them know we had a much bigger crowd coming,” club vice president Kevin Naylor says. With the route being just a quick jaunt up the hill, they didn’t have a whole lot of time to prepare…

Normally, we ask the cover car owner for their concept, but, this issue, we’ve changed things up a bit and asked Marty Jones to let us know what he’d like to see someone build — or build himself. Marty’s name will be familiar to many readers; as a long-time LVV certifier, he’s been responsible for the certification of many feature cars, including the Willys roadster on the cover of this issue. Over the years, Marty’s seen, been involved with, and driven more cool cars than you can imagine, but what he’s never seen — apart from his own, which he sold many years ago — is a tough 1964 Rambler American. Marty’s right when he says that all the common cars such as Mustangs, Camaros, and Tri-Five Chevs have been…

Remember the good old days of motor racing? The days when the race cars on your little television screen, or blaring through the radio speaker, actually held far more than just a passing resemblance to something you could purchase off a showroom floor? The days when that old ‘win on Sunday, sell on Monday’ saying actually meant something? Tauranga’s Rodney Heads’ does, and those good old days are the reason that Rodney’s poured so much time and money into a VL Commodore race car that is unlikely to see much track time at all. Huh? Well, this is a genuine VL Group A homologation model that was raced in the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) and AMSCAR series. It isn’t a replica or tribute car. It’s the real deal and,…

BUY THIS ISSUE ONLINE AT MAGSTORE.NZ WHERE IS IT NOW? IAN RAINBOW 1950 CHEV BUSINESS COUPE Ian Rainbow’s 1950 Chev wasn’t just a quick build for him but a car that held long-term sentimental value for him and wife Trish. Sadly, having used the car as a daily-driver for years, they needed to sell it in 1987, and, while they replaced it with various hot rods over the years, the ’50 still held a special place in their hearts. So, in 1990, when Trish suggested that they track it down, Ian was quick to jump to action. Aiding this was the fact that he’d been hankering to build a tough street-and-strip-style machine, for which the ’50 would be perfect. Luckily, they managed to find it again, and, while it had…

CHECK THEMOTORHOOD.COM FOR REGULAR NEWS UPDATES 2019 MUSTANG GETS THE GULF TREATMENT In what is perhaps the most iconic race car livery of all time, Brown Lee Performance has launched an official 2019 Gulf Oil Heritage Edition Mustang! Drawing on the history books that tell the story of the Ford GT40 hitting the track in 1966 and securing four consecutive victories for the Blue Oval, this special-edition modern-day Mustang pays homage to the 1967 teaming of Ford with lubricant giant Gulf that generated that instantly recognizable mix of light blue and orange on steel panels. The colours have stood the test of time, with an ever-growing army of passionate Gulf fans. And, more than half a century later, the Gulf Oil paint scheme that was worn by both the 1968-and…

IF YOU HAVE A COOL DAILY-DRIVER AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT APPEAR IN DAILY GRIND, EMAIL EDITOR@V8.CO.NZ Awesome-looking car, guys, but we hear you’ve had other American cars? Yeah, we’ve had several trucks over the years, including a ’78 Chev dually single-cab, which had a 454 big block in it. We also had a ’60s GMC double-cab pickup, but they aren’t really suitable as a family vehicle. Not a great deal of room inside! What attracted you to the Olds? Well, the family was getting bigger, so we really needed a practical ride with a good-sized back seat. It’s a bit of a compromise, really as I [Ben] wanted a muscle car and settled on this, which really is a good family car. It’s running the original 371 Oldsmobile…

Take away Mustangs and Camaros, and chances are that the Willys coupe may just be the most iconic shape of the custom car and hot rod world. Over the years, they’ve been transformed into everything from skyhigh gassers through to slammed pro-tourers, and everything in between. Any hot rod fan will know, however, that it’s the pro-street look that really shot the cars into stardom, their massive rear wheel arches being the perfect shape to take an oversized set of tyres. Add some bright paintwork with flames, scallops, or other 1990s graphics scheme, and you’ve got a smash hit on your hands. That’s something that Mark and Gaylene Homan know all too well, having spent six years building the Willys coupe of their dreams and then driving the wheels off…

EMAIL YOUR INFO TO EDITOR@V8.CO.NZ The father-and-son duo of Tony and Anthony Marsh are well known for their exploits with dragsters, be it their record-setting top fueller — currently New Zealand’s quickest and fastest car — or their naturally aspirated (NA) A-fueller. But, for next season, they’ll be on track with something different: a Ford Maverick door car. Tony loves the idea behind the Wild Bunch class. This is a class that sees cars compete between a 6.99-and 7.99-second cut-off, and there are prizes up for grabs, such as for best wheel-stand or biggest burnout. The car they’ve purchased out of Missouri has previously run as quick as 200mph to half-track, so is more than capable of taking the NA power plant that the Marsh Motorsport team plan to build.…

There was once a time when the V8 crowd and the import crowd could barely share a car park without some form of altercation taking place as blind passions took over. So, cramming a mix of over 800 V8s and imports into the confines of a race track with very loose rules of engagement, you’d think might end in nothing but chaos. But, thanks to the long-running group-therapy sessions we like to call the Chrome Horsepower festival, it would seem we have turned a corner, and can co-inhabit the venue in a civil fashion — well, if you can call 100m (328-foot) power skids, sideby-side while five up, civil, that is. Chrome has grown from a small, low-key affair to the biggest horsepower event on the New Zealand calendar, one…

It’s that time of year — chances are that quite a few of you readers will have recently had to dig deep and fork out a pile of hard-earned to the IRD. You’d rather flee the police than try to escape the long arm of the taxman. One year, when John Fenton needed to come up with a large sum in a short time, he did what he had to do and sold his nearly complete ‘Road Hog’ to get there. Quite a few years after that sour experience, John was on the turps with his late brother’s mate Marlon Galloway, and conversation moved to the Model A that John owned before buying the Road Hog. “I said I would like to build another pre-’49 car one day,” John recalls.…

The bare wooden facade, complete with its period signage, could be any 1920s New Zealand country garage. It’s a warm welcome from Allan Brookland to his shed, which is dedicated to New Zealand motoring memorabilia. It also contains some very delectable ‘toys’ taking up centre stage. When we arrive, the first priority is to move the family caravan out of the way to open up the shed and fully appreciate what’s on offer. For this task, Allan uses an appealing little ’35 Ford pickup that was parked in his house’s garage opposite. He explains that he and wife Margaret have just been on a South Island tour using the ’35 to tow the caravan: “This is our tow car. We’ve just been down the West Coast with this towing the…

ROUNDSEVEN RESHUFFLE The event planned to host round seven of the 2019–2020 series has changed, so the committee has been looking into different options. Just before we went to print it was confirmed that the club will attend the April 2020 Supercars meet at Pukekohe. At this stage, there’s not much info available about the event, but it’s set to take place on the weekend of 24–26 April 2020. Part of the meeting falls on Anzac Day, Saturday, 25 April, so racing will not be allowed to start until after 1pm that day. So, it looks like this may be the only season in which the Central Muscle Cars (CMC) takes in two Supercars rounds, with the first round of the season also being the coming Supercars round at Pukekohe…

TORQUEBACK, NZV8 MAGAZINE, PO BOX 46,020, HERNE BAY, AUCKLAND 1147; EMAIL TORQUEBACK@V8.CO.NZ Marcus Madill (known as ‘Wheels’) was born with spinal muscular atrophy (a form of muscular dystrophy) and has used a power wheelchair since the age of six. However, this did not slow Marcus down while enjoying farming life as a young child, and as an adult, he made the city his home for his working career and motorsporting interests. Unfortunately, the last 10 years have taken a toll on our friend Marcus in both his physical and mental well being. In 2011 on a cold Sunday morning Marcus was preparing himself to attend his four-wheel-driving club anniversary outing (Marcus rides co-driver in his specially modified 4x4 with a driver). He went to say goodbye to his dog and…

EMAIL YOUR BUILDS TO EDITOR@V8.CO.NZ WE KNOW THERE ARE SOME FANTASTIC CARS BEING BUILT OUT THERE, SO DON’T BE SHY — FLICK US AN EMAIL WITH A BIT OF A BLURB AND A FEW HIGH-RESOLUTION PICS OF WHAT YOU’RE UP TO BROOKVILLE BEAUTY GMS Hot Rods is used to putting out cars for customers but, currently, business owners Greg Stokes and Tania Foster are making great progress on a build of their own. The 1932 Ford roadster is based on a Brookville body-and-fender package with a 25-louvre Rootlieb hood, all riding on a custom GMS Hot Rods chassis. The point of difference with this car is the low stance and also the fact that Greg pulled the big-and-little wheel-and-tyre combination from his yellow roadster to stuff them under the fenders…

Being a Mopar fan isn’t easy. For starters, there’s generally fewer of them around than there are cars from GM or Ford, and with that comes fewer aftermarket parts and less support. Those in the know call the resulting exorbitant prices asked for decent Mopar cars or parts ‘Mopar tax’. It’s a cruel reality for any Mopar owner, or wannabe Mopar owner, but they can either suffer through it, or do as Paul Dainton did six years ago and take a completely different approach. Having crewed for friends for many years and being well aware of what was involved in building and maintaining a quick street car, both physically and financially, he decided that the best way to get his street car thrills would be behind the wheel of a…

To say the weather hadn’t played ball for the weeks leading up to the Palmerston North Hot Rod Club’s (PNHRC) major annual event, the Palmy Swap Meet, would have been an understatement. If you’d been at Manfeild in Feilding on the Friday less than 24 hours before the gates were opened, then you would have been considering hiring a canoe to get there instead of driving, the weather was just that atrocious. Thankfully, though, the weather gods must have needed a breather (or a refill), because it couldn’t have been more different as dawn broke on Saturday, 3 August. Blue skies and barely a breath of wind was the theme for the day, no doubt bringing forth a huge sigh of relief from the club, for what is touted as…

When does a car become damaged beyond repair? Even if it can be repaired, there’s always the good old ‘she’ll never be the same again’ myth to contend with. In my opinion, this is a completely flawed statement; cars are made by men and machines, so they can be thoroughly repaired by men and machines. Rather than writing off the whole industry, it’s important to realize that a poorly repaired vehicle can normally be isolated to a bad repairer. Arguably, if you have the inclination combined with the right skill set and factory specifications, you could responsibly assemble a car one panel at a time. Don’t forget that the panel-beating industry is now regulated by repair certifiers, and insurance companies are now far more diligent regarding structural repairs and who…

The Mustang has always been a popular car on our shores — long before you could roll up to your local Ford dealership and purchase one off the showroom floor. With the release of the right-hand-drive Mustang in New Zealand, that popularity has rocketed, and Mustangs are a daily sight on our roads. For those who own a piece of that muscle, getting the edge in performance over the next man is as easy as bolting on a new cold-air intake, which K&N estimates will unlock 22.1hp and 13.8lb·ft of torque. The installation is easy and can be completed with minimal tools and mechanical know-how. It also requires zero modifications to the car itself, as it’s a complete bolt-in solution. The kit has been CAD designed specifically for the GT,…

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