Motorcycle22 February 2022
In a pleasant point garage, one man’s passion for the engineering of the past coexists with his enthusiasm for the possibilities offered by the technological innovations of the present. By Ritchie WilsonPhotographs: Brian High and Ritchie Wilson. Marine engineer Gilbert Bailey was in the US for...
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Enthusiast22 February 2022
The 50th edition of the Ellerslie Car Show was the biggest and the best. By Ian Parkes, photography Greg Lokes. It’s fair to say that the organisers pulled out all the stops for the 50th annual classic car show. They put on a superb multilayered display that was really appreciated by the big cr...
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Enthusiast22 February 2022
One of the great sports car shapes, evocative of its uncompromising power, the TVR is one for the purists. It’s rare and it’s British, with most of the pluses and few of the drawbacks that entails. By Patrick Harlow. To tell the Griffith story, we need first to look at the Cobra. The AC Cobra...
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Enthusiast22 February 2022
Allan Dick tells us of some of his favourite driving roads in Aotearoa New Zealand. A decade or so ago, Mercedes-Benz launched a new model into the local market and, as part of the promotion for it, ran a competition asking Kiwis to nominate a Great Drive in this land of ours. As I had been publ...
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CamperCare22 February 2022
On safari to the east coast we find the world’s longest place name, New Zealand’s Wimbledon and a publican in a leopard skin dress Story + Photos Jane Dove Juneau. One of the great aspects of New Zealand is if you are tired of one coast it is a relatively short hop cross country to the other si...
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CamperCare22 February 2022
A big day out looping the falls and rapids of the Waikato River plus a peaceful ride along the shores of Lake Taupō. Story Gary Patterson. Just like Goldilocks testing beds to find her preferred softness, my feet found their soothing ‘just right’ warm waters beside the Taupō Trails. Fortuna...
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CamperCare22 February 2022
The VW Kombi van is one of the best-known vehicles in automotive history, and for owners such as Steve and Denise Fejos, this loyal steed helps make memories that will never be forgotten. By Ashley Webb, photography John Galvin — The Surgery. Dutch Volkswagen importer Ben Pon visited the VW fac...
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6 December 2021
Lots of stuff has been cancelled but there are still a number of organisers planning to go ahead with their summer car events. If there’ve got the drive to run them we’ve got the commitment to be there, so here’s our pick of them: . . Cruise Martinborough - 29 January 2022 (Wairarapa)....
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