NZV8

NZV8 Magazine was conceived when the passionate muscle car scene was in need of an authority. Thanks to a large population of baby boomers, muscle car and V8 culture is booming in New Zealand. NZV8 is not only riding that wave, but leading the way by providing a world class magazine that features the cars, events, like the annual Beach Hop and people that make the scene so exciting. NZV8 covers an extensive range of high-performance V8-engined vehicles. Wherever the local ground shakes to the beat of a tuned eight-cylinder machine, from a drag race meeting to a car show, NZV8 is there and bringing you all the action.

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AMERICAN PICKUP PARTS

Kustomville: WHERE THE REAL WORK HAPPENS IN PUBLIC • EVERY YEAR AT COOLY ROCKS ON, A PRECINCT ON THE GOLD COAST DOES SOMETHING MOST CAR SHOWS WOULD NEVER ATTEMPT — IT BUILDS CARS IN FRONT OF THE CROWD. NZV8 CAUGHT UP WITH JOEL ARCHARD, THE AUSTRALIAN BEATNIK BEHIND KUSTOMVILLE, AHEAD OF THE 2026 EVENT

THE Snowball EFFECT • JASON ADAMS’ HK MONARO WAS NEVER MEANT TO END UP WITH A TWIN-TURBO LS PUSHING OVER 1,500HP. BUT HE’S SURE GLAD IT DID.

Silver BULLET • WHEN THOMAS CHRISMAS STUMBLED ACROSS A HALF-FINISHED CHEVELLE WITH A NELSON RACING ENGINES TWIN-TURBO LS UNDER THE BONNET, HE DID WHAT ANY REASONABLE PERSON WOULD DO — TOOK OUT A LOAN AND BOUGHT IT ON THE SPOT

RAIN DIDN’T STOP THE Hop • RAIN OR SHINE, WHANGAMATĀ STILL CAME ALIVE WITH FIVE DAYS OF V8 RUMBLE, CHROME, AND ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, PROVING THAT NEW ZEALAND’S CAR CULTURE IS OFFICIALLY WATERPROOF

BLACKED OUT BRUTE • BEN MARSH’S 1974 HOLDEN KINGSWOOD HQ STARTED AS AN UNFINISHED PROJECT THAT NOBODY WANTED TO TOUCH — SIX YEARS LATER, IT’S ONE OF THE MEANEST PRO-STREET HOLDENS IN THE COUNTRY

FINAL Drive • BILLY DOUCHE WASN’T STOPPING UNTIL HIS 515CI FE-POWERED GALAXIE WAS DONE!

GOLDEN Goose • TREV HALSTEAD’S CUSTOM-BUILT 1951 STUDEBAKER COUPE IS THE RESULT OF A LIFETIME’S WORTH OF SKILL, DESIRE, AND LOYALTY.

Street CRED • THE 1ST AUTO PARTS NZ FASTEST STREETCAR SHOOTOUT SHUTS DOWN THE STREETCAR DEBATE ONCE AND FOR ALL

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DRAGGED UP DRAG RACING NEWS

NZ’S 100 QUICKEST V8 DRAG RACERS

CHASING THE RECORD • MORICE AND THE NITRO HOON TEAM TAKE AIM AT THE FASTEST FUNNY CAR PASS IN NEW ZEALAND — AND BACK IT UP

THE TOUR STARTS HERE • WHAT A START TO 2026 IT’S BEEN FOR BURNOUTS IN NEW ZEALAND — AND WE’RE ONLY JUST GETTING WARMED UP

DANCING WITH THE DEVIL • JUST TEENAGE DIRTBAGS, BABY

DECADE AGO • ISSUE NOS. 126 AND 127 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015

CARGO • THIS ISSUE’S MUST-HAVES

KIWI SOCIAL SCENE • On the NZV8 Facebook page we asked you, the reader, to share photos of your prized rides with us so that we could feature those shots in the magazine. You blew us away with the result, so here’s a handful of those photos.