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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25 BIG ONES

LAWSON’S BIG BREAK

Events GUIDE • EMAIL YOUR INFO TO: EDITOR@NZV8.CO.NZ

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE • IT’S NOT EASY TO MAKE A 1981 CAMARO LOOK GOOD, BUT MICHAEL CRAWLEY KNEW THAT WITH THE RIGHT TEAM ON BOARD, ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE!

Three WHEELING • LOW ’N’ SLOW, TRICK PAINT, AND 100-SPOKE WHEELS ARE THE NAME OF THE GAME — THIS IS THE 2025 LOWRIDER NATS!

BOX of TRICKS • NATHAN THOMAS’S BOXY FALCON XD S PACK IS PACKING A SPECIAL LITTLE SURPRISE

HIGH STANDARDS • WHAT WAS MEANT TO BE A QUICK TURNAROUND FOR RYAN DUNN’S HK MONARO QUICKLY TURNED INTO A YEAR-LONG JOURNEY, TRANSFORMING IT INTO AN AUSSIE-INSPIRED TOUGH STREETER

DRAGGED UP DRAG RACING NEWS

NZ’S 100 QUICKEST V8 DRAG RACERS

NITRO BATTLES • AFTER OUR LESS-THAN-IDEAL FINISH AT THE FIRST ROUND OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE BEND DRAGWAY IN ADELAIDE, STOP NUMBER TWO FOR THE XPRO NITRO FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIP WAS AT WILLOWBANK RACEWAY

ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES •  A KIWI’S SUMMERNATS ADVENTURE

Kumeu YOU BEAUTY • IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE LAST MADE IT TO KUMEU, BUT WITH THIS YEAR BEING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY, IT WAS THE PERFECT TIME TO CHECK IT OUT!

END-OF-FIRST-TERM REPORT

READERS Rides • WANT TO GET YOUR CAR IN READERS’ RIDES? FLICK US AN EMAIL ALONG WITH FOUR TO SIX IMAGES OF YOUR CAR TO EDITOR@NZV8.CO.NZ

HIGH Stakes • WITH ANOTHER DARING AND EDGY CREATION ROLLING OUT OF THE RE AUTOMOTIVE STABLES, TODD HOLLAND’S LATEST TAKE BREATHES FRESH ENERGY INTO NEW ZEALAND’S LOW RIDER SCENE

IN THE BUILD • WHAT’S UNDER CONSTRUCTION AROUND THE COUNTRY

DECADE AGO

CARGO • THIS ISSUE’S MUST-HAVES

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