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NZPC-built Honda Accord is back! – Blast from the Past
We go back in time and check out the iconic sex-spec Honda Accord, originally built by yours truly for the NZPC TV series!
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Bagged and Slammed Porsche 964
We check out Sean Clark’s aired-out Porsche 964, infused with a Miami Vice flair.
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Intense Twinning – RB26 S15 Silvia + L98 V8 S14 Silvia Combo!
If one badass Silvia is good, then two must be even better… At least that’s Steve Kerr’s logic!
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Unreal and Unruly – 555kW RB26 R34 Skyline
When you’ve already got an R34 GT-R in the garage that’s too good to touch, the only option is to build one that’s even better
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WHAT’S IN THE LATEST NZPC ISSUE! – JAN/FEB
Take a look at the featured highlights from Issue 312!
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Hero Status – Jonah Lomu’s SPL Wagon is back! – Nissan Patrol
When All Black legend Jonah Lomu wasn’t scoring tries, he was busy moving the car audio goalposts
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The Midas Touch – 10-Second Sequential RX-7 and Bagged WW2-Themed Evo VIII Street Combo
Arguably NZ’s most recognisable EVO and its RX-7 garage-mate roam the Auckland streets with a distinctive golden touch
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WHAT’S INSIDE THE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER ISSUE
Take a look at the featured highlights from Issue 311!
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Chrome Nights 2
Rain? Who cares? Kiwis love their cars and they’ll show up no matter the weather. Umbrellas were scattered around the Auckland Showgrounds, but that didn’t stop the excitement and underglow from lighting up the night.
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Retro runner: screaming, Beams-powered KE70
“Dan Yeoman’s Beams-powered KE70 is a testament to just how good a project can be if you stick to your guns and see it
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From the ashes: street-sharkin’ A31 Cefiro
Hamish MacDonald watched his first Cefiro literally melt in an intense fire the first day he drove it, but that didn’t stop him
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Creamy, Dreamy, Doorty – Hot-Hatch AE85
Sometimes it pays not to stay in one lane when you’re into cars. For Christchurch’s Brent Howey, a change in tack from boosted high-power Nissans to the diminutive Toyota AE-chassis opened up a new scope on car culture, and it’s people.
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Type RAD: one hell of a STi Type RA
You can follow the crowd or ignore the purists and build a wide-bodied WRX STi Type RA limited with a worked EJ20 pumping
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Street Legal – 430kW 1.5JZ JZX81 Mark II Grande
We check out Michael North’s 430kW 1.5JZ-Powered JZX81 Mark II street-legal drifter!