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 starting to boom again in New Zealand. NZV8 is not only riding that wave, but leading the way by providing world class magazine that features the cars, events and people that make the scene so exciting. NZV8 covers an extensive range of high-performance V8-engine vehicles. Wherever the local ground shakes to the beat of a tuned eight-cylinder machine, NZV8 is part of the action.

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AUTOFEST REBIRTH

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SHELBY WINNER FOUND

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EVENTS GUIDE • EMAIL YOUR INFO TO: EDITOR@V8.CO.NZ

CARGO • THIS MONTH’S MUST-HAVES

PIPE DREAM • TWO DECADES AFTER HE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE LOOK OF 1957 FORD FAIRLANE VICTORIAS, MARTIN PHILLIPS IS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF ONE OF THE BEST

BACK TO THE MOUNTAIN • FOUR-TIMES BATHURST 1000 WINNER GREG MURPHY IS A STALWART IN AUSTRALASIAN MOTORSPORT CIRCLES, AND A REAL TALENT BEHIND THE WHEEL OF ALMOST ANYTHING. GREG’S CAREER HAS SEEN HIM PEDAL OPEN WHEELERS, TIN-TOPS, RALLY CARS, AND A HOST OF OTHER MACHINERY IN SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, BEFORE HANGING UP THE HELMET FROM FULL-TIME RACING IN 2014. WE DECIDED TO CATCH UP WITH MURPH TO RELIVE SOME OF HIS MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM UNDER THE VISOR, AND CATCH UP ON LIFE AFTER RACING, INCLUDING HIS ENTRY IN THIS YEAR’S REPCO BATHURST 1000 ALONGSIDE FELLOW KIWI RICHIE STANAWAY IN A BOOST MOBILE–BACKED EREBUS ENTRY.

LOVEABLE LARRIKINS

MILD BUNCH TO WILD BUNCH

NZ’S 100 QUICKEST V8 DRAG RACERS • To update your details, email editor@v8.co.nz Yellow text denotes a new entry or bettered et / *Currently competing vehicles only listed

COVID STRIKES, AGAIN

EVOLUTION OF THE SPICES • THERE’S ONLY SO MANY WAYS TO BUILD A B-BODY CHARGER, RIGHT? SPEEDKORE THROWS THAT THEORY IN THE BIN WITH THIS WILD ’68 — CARBON BODIED AND POWERED BY A MID-ENGINED HELLCAT MILL

POWER PLAY • 2021 PROWEAR CHROME EXPRESSION SESSION CHRISTCHURCH

WHAT ALMOST WAS • THE MID-ENGINED CORVETTE WAS PURELY HYPOTHETICAL UNTIL THE CURRENT C8 CAME ALONG. THAT HASN’T STOPPED GM FROM HAVING A GO OVER THE YEARS WITH CONCEPT CARS LIKE 1990’S INCREDIBLE CERV III

THE ART OF SHOWMANSHIP • SO, YOU’RE THINKING OF ENTERING YOUR FIRST ACTUAL JUDGED SHOW, BUT YOU’RE NOT QUITE SURE WHERE TO START. WE’D LIKE TO SAY THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER AND YOU CAN DO NO WRONG — BUT THAT’S NOT QUITE THE CASE

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SOCIAL SCENE • HERE ARE SOME QUICK HITS OF CONTENT FROM SOCIAL-MEDIA CHANNELS AROUND THE GLOBE, CURATED BY LOW FAST FAMOUS. THEY RELATE TO SOME OF THE PROJECTS AND COMPLETED BUILDS THAT HAVE BEEN GENERATING THE MOST INTERACTION AND IMPRESSIONS IN THE PAST 30 DAYS. CHECK OUT MORE OF THE WORK FROM THE VEHICLES HIGHLIGHTED VIA THEIR INSTAGRAM HANDLES LISTED OR AT LOW FAST FAMOUS: @LOWFASTFAMOUS

ATTITUDE PROBLEM • THE IDEA WAS TO BUILD SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX — THE REBIRTH OF THE MUSTANG PROVIDED A PERFECT PLATFORM FOR JASON AND HIS TEAM TO HAVE A BIT OF A PLAY WITH

Shed Raid MAURIE AND JILL BARRINGTON

THE BRIZIO CONNECTION

LURKING Lake side • THE MANGAKINO LAKE HOP IS NOT JUST A BOG STANDARD CAR SHOW

ON TRACK • NAPA AUTO PARTS CENTRAL MUSCLE CARS NEWS

NASCOM • WE’VE ALL GOT CRAZY CAR CONCEPTS IN OUR MINDS; NOW IS THE TIME TO SEE YOUR IDEA BROUGHT TO LIFE IN RENDER FORM

SQUARE ROUTE • MATT GIBSON NEVER LIKED THE THIRD-GEN C10S UNTIL ONE CUSTOMER BUILD CHANGED IT ALL. THIS IS HIS...