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Armed and dangerous: 1982 Datsun Ute
“Weighing around 800kg and putting out close to 800hp, it’s fair to say that Shaun Smith’s Datsun has achieved his goal of building one

50 shades of grey: Tara Campbell’s 1996 Mazda RX-7 (FD3S)
“With a body influenced by Eleanor of the famous movie Gone in 60 Seconds, this RX-7 is said to be as seductive as the

Welcome to the off season: part one
Welcome to the off season of motorsport; a time when colder, wetter weather sends many enthusiasts into the warm refuge of the garage to dream up

We’ve got the gallery of 10 years of ladies in red
We get messages every day from our readers wanting to know where our gallery of all the stunning cover girls went, so we’ve grabbed the first

Three-wheel madness: the thrill of a bike and the comfort of a car
Those who choose to live on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand are hardy souls, and often have to use creativity

Check out Honda’s unique vehicle-release video
Honda always thinks outside the box with their video content. There previous ‘R’ video, unleashing the 2015 Civic Type R, was unique thanks to its

Honda vs Nissan: battle of the 1600s
The ’90s were an exciting time. I know, because I was running rampant at kindergarten/school playing with whatever badass toy was in at the time,

Weekly Motor Fix: Paul Halliday’s 1984 Toyota Corolla Levin
With most people only catching on to the AE85/86 hype in recent years, it’s owners such as Paul Halliday that caught on much sooner. Paul

Tony Quinn picks up Hampton Downs
It’s the start of a new chapter for Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, as it has recently been purchased by Highlands Motorsport Park owner and Australian pet

Video: Touring Car Championship biffo — 1994 style
The year of 1994 saw the birth of what we know today as the V8 Supercars, when the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) split, with

NZ Performance Car Issue No. 223: five reasons to part with $10
Our latest instalment of NZ Performance Car has hit the stores this week, so I thought it right and proper to give you all five

Scraping cats off the road: Michael Macnaughtan’s GX81 Mark II
View fullsize Just a quick little heads up for all of you NZ Performance Car fans. Here’s a video we’ve shot of next month’s feature on

Scrapyard Gains: Nissan Silvia S13 and 180SX
Previously in NZ Performance Car, Scrapyard Gains has covered two very popular cheap project cars — the Honda Integra DC2 and the Subaru WRX GC8.

We’re on the hunt for the ultimate Demon Babe — is it you?
NZ Performance Car Demon Babe Hunt

Scrapyard Gains: top three OEM turbos
With so many aftermarket turbos available at the moment, many are buying up large, and forgetting that Japanese car manufacturers actually released some very aggressive