Around 18 years ago Ross Maxwell decided that he’d like to buy himself a cool car that he could mess about with on the weekends. Being friends with an up-and-coming race car driver at the time, he turned to him for a bit of advice on what he should look at. That young driver was Andy Booth, at the time an unheard-of-youngster with big aspirations.

Following Andy’s advice, Ross soon purchased a big-block 1973 Corvette. Andy being Andy, and Ross being a sucker, it wasn’t long before Andy had convinced him that the (more…)

There’s a well-known show on TV these days called American Chopper. Chances are that if you’re reading this, you’re interested in all things mechanical, so have probably seen it. If not, it’s worth a watch.

Unlike most reality shows, there are no hot chicks; instead it’s about a father and his two sons who spend their lives building some of the most outrageous Choppers you’ll ever see. It’s not the motorbikes that make the show worth watching though, it’s the behind the scenes banter, bickering and pranks that go on between dad and kids that make it a laugh.

Now it’s likely that if there were to be a reality show about the build of this gorgeous 1969 Chev Camaro it would be much the same. Father and son team John and Shane have had (more…)

In the early years of the car, technology changed so quickly that after just 20-years of production it had surpassed the mode of transport used in the previous 2000 years, the horse. And to this day, that rate of technology and evolution hasn’t slowed. Each and every year cars are built to handle better, conserve more fuel and make more power. While it’s the manufacturers that spearhead many of these improvements, there are similar things happening in the muscle car world too.

Auckland panel shop director Patrick O’Keeffe is one of those people who’s been caught up in that cycle of constant evolution. After owning a variety of cars in his time, five years ago he completed the build of (more…)

We go to Taupo for the NZ GTR meeting and find a grunter Ford Falcon XA. Then be blinded by the bright yellow MkV Cortina that’s got a surprise engine. We talk to Angus Fogg about whether he’s going Ford or Holden, there’s Targa action from Hampton Downs, and a sweet 1970 Chev Camaro big block

We go to Taupo for the NZ GTR meeting and find a grunter Ford Falcon XA. Then be blinded by the bright yellow MkV Cortina that’s got a surprise engine. We talk to Angus Fogg about whether he’s going Ford or Holden, there’s Targa action from Hampton Downs, and a sweet 1970 Chev Camaro big block

1969 Chev Camaro RS group NC racer, Ford XA Falcon Coupe (madder than Max!), ex-drifters turned stuntmen for hire, Twin HDT Toranas worth a fortune and still racing. Powercruise preview with powerskids. It’s all on NZV8 TV

Central Muscle Cars race 4 from Eastern Creek. Classic muscle cars including the Pinepac Mustang, GIO Walkinshaw Commodore, Falcon XC Cobra and VH Commodore. Plus a minter split-window Chevrolet Corvette from 1963

Central Muscle Cars race 4 from Eastern Creek. Classic muscle cars including the Pinepac Mustang, GIO Walkinshaw Commodore, Falcon XC Cobra and VH Commodore. Plus a minter split-window Chevrolet Corvette from 1963