Automotive20 September 2022
A house painter by trade, Clint Wheeler applied his eye for detail to his latest creation, an uber-rare ’62 FJ panel van. By Ashley Webb, photography by Richard Opie. Almost 75 years ago the first FX Holden was driven out of Holden’s Fishermans Bend assembly plant at Port Melbourne to become ...
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Automotive20 September 2022
Words and Photos: Cameron Leggett. It was a Sunday morning not long after lockdown at Cars & Coffee Taranaki where this blue mean machine caught Cameron’s eye. With its huge hood scoop, black bonnet and vinyl roof over its blue patinated paint, it had a look that really appealed to him. Afte...
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Automotive20 September 2022
Joe and Paul Fahey installing the Gurney-Weslake engine into Paul’s Shelby Mustang (Wright Collection). Joe Wright was one of our best race mechanics for many years. A laid-back soul, Joe worked with the brilliant Graham McRae for longer than most. “When I was with Graham it never stopped. We�...
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Motorcycle20 September 2022
With updated Karoo 4 and Tourance Next 2 tyres, we sent Boris out to play in the dirt and on the Putty Road. There are three things crucial to a motorcyclist’s ongoing happiness – lawyers, oil, and tyres. A man should never skimp on any of them. Always hire the best lawyer, always use the best...
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Motorcycle20 September 2022
By Michael Esdaile. Former New Zealand champion Dale Wylie died at his home in Christchurch on March 21, after a long illness. He had an perable brain tumour. Dale Wylie was a man of many talents. In his youth he raced as passenger on a speedway sidecar and made a decent enough impression in road...
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Motorcycle20 September 2022
I’m feeling thankful. Blissful times have returned to KR HQ. We’ve had a 250 two-stroke in to test, for the first time since, well, forever. The bike in question is KTM’s 250 SX - without the F bit. A good old-fashioned motocross two-stroke; a real MX bike. Some of you older riders will alre...
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Motorcycle4 August 2022
Now wearing a set of 17-inch wheels rather than flat track-oriented rubber, Indian’s FTR1200S is a sportier choice for the road. It’s over a couple of years now since we first tested the Indian FTR1200. That first model was impressive with a raucous engine that . was a thrill-a-minute. It wa...
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Motorcycle3 August 2022
Flat Track racing dates way back, with a long history in the US, although in New Zealand it’s pretty new. Going fast on cheap dirt bikes has never been as much fun. Chris Power explains how to have a go. Flat Track racing is making quite the resurgence in NZ, both in the North and South Island...
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