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    Trillo Metals Muscle Car Madness #34
    Another great success. The weekend started early for some, with the Foo Fighters playing in Christchurch on the Wednesday. I had organised a bus to take entrants to and from the concert. Some of the bus passengers were from Kaitaia. This year, we had
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    Industry NEWS
    AFTER acquiring the legendary Hilborn brand in 2019, Holley has officially decided to end production of Hilborn, the company synonymous with mechanical fuel injection and an eightpack of velocity stacks. After purchasing it and its remaining stock in
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    Waipu Car and Bike Show
    THE annual Waipu Car and Bike Show welcomed a blue-sky summer’s day for a record 3,500 attendees viewing the stunning display of 856 cars, 200 motorbikes and 23 trade vendors. Elvis was in the building leading the entertainment while Jenny Carr handl
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    Kiwis Overseas part 1
    IN October last year, Rotorua’s Neilsen ‘Sku’ Skulander and Matamata’s Dave Green ventured over to California to take in the Nostalgia Drags at Bakersfield’s Famosa Raceway. They met up with ex-pat Kiwi Brett Parkinson, ex-Kaikohe, who now runs Kiwi
    NZ Hot Rod4 min read
    Living The Dream
    JOHN & Arnya Goodall have all the makings of a wonderful life together, including sharing John’s passions, which he’s held from a young boy aged 11 laid up in the Wilson Home Private Trust (more on that later) to where they now reside in Te Aroha, so
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    New Zealand LTD AMERICAHRNA CELEBRATING USA CULTURE
    THE 16th Annual Americarna event was held in New Plymouth from 20th - 24th February 2024. The naming rights partner for the 2024 event was Warner Construction, whose valued support for the event was a huge asset to the Taranaki Vehicle Events Trust,
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    The Way We Were
    THERE’S no denying that we love our cars, and this magazine makes a point of featuring them, but just as important are the people: us, you and me, who have the passion to be different from the mainstream masses. As time changes, we change too, and th
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    Great USA Day
    AT Hancock Park on Saturday 4th, March, the temperature was hovering around 25 degrees for the annual event. The beautiful weather ensured a huge number of spectators and exhibitors. That was great news for the Hospice, which is to receive the profit
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    Flying FAREWELL
    PETER had a few nicknames: Pete, Bread & Butter, McQuay, and I’m sure there were some others. He was a guy in a million who had put his hand to many things over the years. He got into hot rodding in about 1981 after talking to me, and I told him Bruc
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    NZ Hot Rod
    MANAGING EDITOR: Paul Grace ACCOUNTS: Liz Grace SUBSCRIPTIONS: Liz Grace DESIGN & PRODUCTION: hotlobster design ltd (UK) CORRESPONDENTS: Spook Howard, Craig Houston, Greg Stokes, Bruce Taylor, Siggy Eichholz, John Daley, John Faulkner, Lew Bonnington
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    Model A Day
    MODEL A Day has been organised for a few years now by Chris Hornblow and Shane Adlington. This year, attendance was down on numbers, but it was so much more enjoyable with a range of Model A from dead stock to fully modified. As always, people travel
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    Just in PASSING
    NEW Zealand Motorcycle Magazine was an offshoot of NZ Hot Rod Mag and hit the newsstands 50 years ago this month. Gracing the front cover was Aussie Wally Pushkey, who had appeared at both January meets at Meremere. The cover shot alone would have gr
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    IHRA Nationals
    THE IHRA Nationals proved successful, with positive vibes and great reviews following NZ’s premier drag racing event. A good-sized crowd was treated to an excellent meeting under high overcast skies. The track preparation was superb, and the meeting
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    Summer Hot Rod Roadie
    John Daley’s observations and photos of a great experience en route to Muscle Car Madness in January. Long Summer days, warm weather, hot rods, and mates on a mission are the essence of street rodding. It’s where a man tests his ride, friendships are
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    The Grand Daddy
    ONCE again, the annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show was a great success at the Pomona Fairplex, with strong contenders for America’s Most Beautiful Roadster and the Al Slonaker Award both supported by ARP. The show featured many n
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    Box 8 Waipu LETTERS
    HI PAUL and Liz, Yesterday, I was honoured to be presented with an award for services to hot rodding by NZHRA. We get into the sport for the love of cars and speed, but it’s the people who get involved along the way who make it so special. They know
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    Competition 3
    SUNDAY’S weather was cooler than the run of scorching hot summer days, which helped cool the track for a great day’s racing. Three 200-mile-per-hour runs were a treat, accompanied by the Vintage Gassers putting on a great show, linking speed, sound,
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    Upcoming EVENTS
    > 6 Nostalgia Drags presented by Bay Rodders at NAPA Autoparts Dragway, Meremere. Info at www.bayrodders.co.nz > 6-9 April Pre 49s in Oamaru. Entry forms out soon. > 7 Last Chance Drags presented by Bay Rodders at NAPA Autoparts Dragway, Meremere. In
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    Publisher’s PODIUM
    WE’RE celebrating our 57th anniversary with a birthday issue chock full of summertime events this month. Yes, it’s hard to believe that it’s been 57 years since our very first issue back in April 1967. We remain NZ’s longest-running car magazine and
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    Toolbox TALES
    LINDSAY Win of Christchurch’s East Coast Rodders is a petrolhead thru’ and thru’. Over four decades, he’s owned a couple of T-buckets, a Model A roadster, a ’35 coupe, a T coupe, and currently a ’29 A coupe and a ’26 T Tudor. Not to mention a rather
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    Papakura Swapmeet
    LEADEN skies, wet roads, and a grassed area at Ardmore greeted early spring swappers to the annual Papakura Swapmeet. Several bargains were available as another successful club event went into the books, marking the beginning of Spring.
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    A Shot In The Dark
    MOTHERS New Zealand came up with an idea a few years ago to do a Fundraising event called “SHOT IN THE DARK.” It would be a cruise night like no other, with participants being photographed as they cruised the streets and those photos being judged in
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    Wellington Invasion
    FORTY Wellington competitors travelled north to attend the annual Wellington Invasion Twilight meeting at Meremere. A good-sized crowd attended and was treated to a full day of racing, which culminated in the final race, ending the successful meeting
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    Industry NEWS
    MEGUIAR'S D143 Non-Acid Wheel & Tire Cleaner is the choice of professionals for fast and effective cleaning of wheels and tyres. It is powerful and effective at quickly removing brake dust, road grime, light grease and dirt from factory OEM clear coa
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    Box 8 Waipu LETTERS
    HI PAUL and Liz. Thanks so much for publishing the five-page feature on our ‘36 Ford Coupe. Sorry, I only allowed Craig (HoustonEd) to send you teaser photos towards the end of the build. Thanks also for the complimentary copies, much appreciated. Ha
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    Turning Back Time
    GRAHAM Wood is no stranger to hot rods and muscle cars, having previously owned a Deuce coupe, ’35 sedan, ’38 Barrelnose Pickup, ’36 Roadster, ’69 Chevelle convertible, ’38 standard Coupe, 55 Chevy Sedan and a ’70 El Camino. His fabrication, mechanic
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    Publisher's PODIUM
    SEVERAL years ago, I was invited by SEMA to speak at a business roundtable on the topic of the NZ hot rod and performance market. I gladly accepted and anticipated speaking to a small group of 12-20 people. On arrival at the venue in the sprawling La
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    All American Car Day
    HOSTING the event for NZHRA's Area Five for the 33rd time was Taranaki's oldest hot rod club, Scenic City Rod & Custom Club, and they could not have been happier with the sun shining brightly at the TSB Stadium Car Park, New Plymouth. A record number
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    Low ‘A'ltitude
    ASHBURTON carpenter Kevin Sutton joined his local hot rod club, Americars, back in 1980, and pretty soon, he was cruisin’ in his electric blue ’39 Ford Standard Coupe, complete with lake pipes, padded running boards and Turbostyle aftermarket wheels,
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    Rods at Methven 2023
    SINCE 2009 Rods at Methven has been a biennial happening (alternating with Greymouth Rodders’ event) between Christmas and New Year. The Methven event contains a rod run, grasskhana, driving events, campsite parties, and a big car show within the gro

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