Automotive20 February 2024
GM hasn’t produced too many cars under the Buick marque of late, but reminiscing about how they used to is a good reason to bring Marin Leusink’s Wildcat out of the shadows. By Mat Mortimer. In the ’60s Buick was butting heads with the Mustang and Thunderbird, Corvette, Impala, and many oth...
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Automotive20 February 2024
Italian style, Japanese engineering, and, in some cases, English handling — surely a recipe for success? Yet not. So now you can add another virtue — rarity By Ian Parkes. Photography: High Art Photography. They do say if you can make your passion your work you are pretty lucky. By that definit...
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Automotive23 November 2023
Staying safe on New Zealand roads during the summer, as with any other time of the year, is crucial to ensure your well-being and that of others. Here are some tips to help you stay safe: Obey Speed Limits: Always follow posted speed limits, which are there to keep you and others safe. Drive Sober...
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Automotive17 November 2023
With an immense knowledge of all things Mopar it may come as a surprise that this numbers-matching, Hemi-powered ’66 Charger represents Rodney and Zeta Holland’s first full build of their own, there is no better way it could have come together In 1964, Chrysler created a legend. Its highly effi...
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Automotive17 November 2023
Having built a reputation for technologically brilliant and inspirational design, the Mazda management team, which always dared to be different, decided to take its new engine into the mainstream market and take on the fuel crisis of the early ’70s at the same time. It almost worked. By Quinton T...
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Automotive17 November 2023
Star Insurance Marketplace: . Ben Selby checks out the perception that our European classics are being sold overseas while the cars coming in are American. In New Zealand, it’s common knowledge that there is borderline obsession with classic Aussie and American cars. With the possible exception ...
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Automotive17 November 2023
Built by hand in Auckland and raced by the late Rodger Freeth, Ken McIntosh’s Suzuki racers took on the best in the world, and won the prestigious Bathurst 500 multiple times. WORDS: Ben Wilkins PHOTOS: Geoff Osborne, John Nisbett. This year saw the final NZCMCR event at Pukekohe, and one New Z...
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Automotive17 November 2023
WORDS: Jock McLauchlan PHOTOS: Geoff Osborne. I know that’s a big statement, but it’s true. Royal Enfield’s Super Meteor 650 is the best cruiser motorcycle I have ever ridden. It is genuinely top fun to ride; a bike that puts a smile on your face for the least obvious reasons… and none of ...
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